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[Alfonso Giovanni]

The King nods. Had the Dutchess replied with a “yes” and admitted to being a rat, this would have been very suspicious and as old saying goes “snitches get stitches.” But since this isn’t the case, he’s much more inclined to take this witness as credible. Besides, his lovely bride thinks very highly of this particular Mirtillo and she’s got good instincts. Her approval goes a long way with him.

The Queen slams gavel on the small table several times. OBJECTION OVERRULED! scream

Making his way back to the witness box, he leans against it and casually gestures. Get outa da box. emotion_eyebrow Determined to get to the bottom of this, he’ll question every single one of these mooks if that’s what it takes for his bride to have the justice she seeks. And if that doesn’t prove to be successful, one by one he’ll start busting caps in peoples knees. twisted

NEEEEEEXT WITNESS!! scream  

[Sergio Gunter]

Gasps at the way this trial is turning. emotion_jawdrop Since Hauk moved and he's now sitting by Franco, he leans over to the Don speaking in a hushed manner. O-M-G…… The Green Rabbit! He should have come to Sergio for a Crimson Transformation! emotion_awesome Because, Honey, THAT rabbit is going to end up FRICASSEE!! talk2hand Triple snaps and elbows the Don.  

[ThisEmptySoul]

*steps out of the box and returns to his seat, flicking the ashes off his cigarette somewhere along the way since there doesn't appear to be an ashtray anywhere. Someone will clean it up eventually.* talk2hand

*ears twitch in irritation. Does she really have to yell EVERYTHING stressed A part of him hopes she loses her voice by the end of production as punishment. It's wonder that none of the supernaturals, including himself, have ended up with permanent hearing damage yet* emotion_facepalm

The court calls Miro to the stand.

*nothing happens for a bit as Miro remains cowering by her seat.*

I said... the court calls MIRO to the stand.

*again, nothing*

*starts to wonder if maybe Miro ended up with hearing damage after all* emotion_eyebrow

*glares down at the cleric by his feet*
Get on with it! That is your cue!
*nudges her with his leg*

But... but Misa gonk

What about her? rolleyes She is just my assistant, and in this scene, a meaningless extra. Now stop dawdling and get up there!

*whines*
If you don't get up there right now, I'll have no choice but to go back to mind control.
Noooooo! Not Miro's brain! gonk
*holds her hands over her head protectively*
Then get up there!
*gives her another, more forceful nudge*  

[Kits Rose]

*forces her ears to stand upright again, despite them wanting to flatten against her head because of the shouting. Leaning toward the elves, she whispers to Miro* It's all right. Go on. cat_biggrin

*has no idea why Miro seems so afraid, but hopes to reassure her anyway*  

[MiroIsBored]

*whines again and reluctantly pokes her head up. Everyone is glaring at her, waiting for her to get on the stand. Well, maybe not -everyone-, but it certainly feels like it! And then there's Misa who just smiles at her innocently and waves like it's no big deal. gonk Her instinct is to run away and forget about this whole movie business, but at the same time, she doesn't want to disappoint everyone by dropping out so suddenly right in the middle of filming. It would probably cause an inconvenience given she has the lead role and all. It's not like she's just some side character that could be taken out in editing and no one would notice.

When Kits chimes in, she jumps a little in fright at first, having not expected anyone else to speak up, but the cheerful smile her boss gives her helps provide her that little extra boost to get her out of her hiding spot. She still looks around nervously as she makes her way to the witness stand and sits down a little too quickly once there, as a minotaur then approaches to get her to swear in first*

EH!? gonk

*has no idea what to even say to swear in and immediately pulls out her script to see if she can find what her line is*

*facepalms* emotion_facepalm  

[Anira Tiernay]

Pulling herself to the edge of Hatter's brim and crossing her arms. Dory rests her chin on her arms and raises an eyebrow. You really think she can pull this off without the mind warp now? confused

Too late to turn back now. Aya should be content enough that she's gonna finish this movie better off (in her perspective anyways) than she started. rolleyes

She seems extra nervous for some reason though. Ever since yesterday I think. Dory looks around the courtroom wondering could have the waif of an elf frazzled so.

Well who wouldn't be worried about the Red Queen and her wrath? ninja

I doubt that's most of what's fretting her. stare  

[Alfonso Giovanni]

The King approaches the witness stand and motions casually with a free hand for the Minotaur to get on with it. talk2hand

The Minotaur gets closer to the witness box, opens a scroll and snorts suddenly as smoke escapes from its nostrils. The beast leans in closer to the witness with glowing red eyes stares directly at the waif while speaking in a very low Demonic tone Do you swear by the All Mighty Deities of Wonder to speak the truth and only the truth to Their Majesties and citizens of the Red Dominion that stand before you or be struck down by the Righteous Hand of Queen Red? twisted Lowers the scroll and glares at the waif to answer. As she hesitates he starts to get closer and sniff the witness.

While he’s waiting, The King pulls out a fresh Cuban and lights up while the Minotaur recites the swearing in and leans on the witness box. At the hesitation, he looks over to the witness and raises an eyebrow noting the look on the girl’s face. Nothing is going to stop him from getting his bride the justic she so desires. If this girl thinks she can turn on the waterworks to get him to go easy on her, she’s sorely mistaken. This is business. twisted  

[MiroIsBored]

Eh... eto...

*shaking nervously, her eyes dart between the Minotaur and Misa. She's surrounded and has nowhere to run now crying *

Ano....

*feverishly flips through the pages of the script to try to find her line quickly, but with all the eyes and pressure on her, she can't focus on the writing long enough to even make out what's on the page gonk She doesn't want to screw it up by saying the wrong thing, but everyone's waiting on her crying After a while, she tucks the script away and reluctantly answers*

Y-Yes? sweatdrop  

[Alfonso Giovanni]

Good enough. The Minotaur rolls up the scroll and stomps to his assigned position as the King blows his cigar smoke off to the side. He raises an eyebrow at this skiddish girl. Yous knows dis Mirtillo ‘ere? Motions his head slightly in the direction of the Knave of Hearts. An dis Mirtillo ‘ere? Motions his head slightly in the direction of the Green Rabbit. Yous go an tells Ol’ Gio ‘ow yous comes to know dem an if yous seen any a dem rubare i pasticcini. emotion_eyebrow  

[MiroIsBored]

*the minotaur getting out of her personal space only provides a little relief, but at least it was something. She takes a seat and immediately starts bouncing her legs anxiously, eyes searching the courtroom for nothing in particular, though she was so preoccupied by it that she almost missed the questions entirely*

Eh? Do... wha? What's a Mirtillo? confused

*looks to her script again to try to find an answer*

*drags his hand down his face* emotion_facepalm  

[Anira Tiernay]

emotion_facepalm Unable to watch, Dory climbs down Hatter and levitate low to the ground hopefully out of the camera shot to make it look like she ran over and climbed up the stand to sit on the railing in front of Miro. He means the Knave of Hearts and the Green Rabbit my dear. His Majesty has a funny way of saying it but he is asking if you how you came to know them both and if you have seen either of them....She thinks how the translation comes out. Oh yes stealing any pastries? She lays down on the railing, thankful she's wearing pants and not a skirt. And resumes her drowsy repose while being near Miro to play translator since it was obvious they wouldn't get anywhere in this film otherwise. emotion_zzz  

[Alfonso Giovanni]

This would be on of those “are you kidding me” moments and he stares expressionless at this talking mime. To answer her question, he goes over to the Knave of Hearts, grabs him by the back of the collar and yanks him out of his seat so his standing. DIS is da Mirtillo! Ya mima fottutamente fica!! stressed Shoves the Knave back into his chair and walks over to the witness box again. Holding his cigar and not seeing the doormouse, he places both hands on the railing just missing the mouse and leans in slightly as he speaks to the mime. Yous tell Ol’ Gio if yous seen dis Mirtillo swipe dem pasticcini. Capire? mad If she wants to do this the hard way, then we’ll do this the HARD WAY! twisted  

[MiroIsBored]

*jumps up for a moment when she sees a mouse in front of her gonk , but it turns out that mouse wasn't a mouse at all, which is a relief. Those things can carry diseases, you know!

Settling down, she nods as the tiny elf not-mouse translates for her and puts her attention back to the camera. No wait! You're not supposed to look at the camera while filming. Or are you? Newscasters do it all the time, so maybe you are. But that's different from acting, now that she thinks of it...

As she's trying to decide where to look, Giovanni starts grilling her again and her eyes well up slightly at his tone and the way he looks at her. He is just acting, right? That's probably it. No need to get upset. Although, it's hard not to when someone's yelling at you like that, and not even being able to understand what it is they're yelling is a frustration in itself.*

E... eto...

*fidgets with her apron and looks to the not-mouse for more help*

-Did- Miro see him steal the pastries? Miro's not sure if she's even supposed to know him or not. Miro knows Tes, but Tes isn't Tes and Miro isn't Miro, so just because Miro knows Tes doesn't mean that -Miro- knows -Tes-. confused  

[Alfonso Giovanni]

Still leaning on the railing of the witness box, he keeps his eyes right on Miro and his eyebrow raises as she speaks. This Donna is making absolutely no sense! stressed The King stands straight up and starts to slowly walk away from the witness box speaking to nobody in particular as he raising his voice. SOMBODY BEDDA GETS OL’ GIO A CAZZO DRINK! scream

Typically, when he’s interrogating someone they are very eager to spill what they know and then some and after he’d established his reputation, it became rare for him to have take measures anymore but that doesn’t mean he isn’t capable of doing so. If that’s what it takes, then that is what it takes. This is business after all and it makes no difference if his subject is male, female or any other race or color. The job gets done…period.

As he walks by each of the Mirtillo, he starts to prepare himself mentally for what looks like the “hard way” with this Donna. He plunks his cigar into his mouth, cracks his neck and knuckles and when his drink is delivered to him by some skinny kid holding up a silver tray to him, he picks up the fresh Manhattan and downs it quickly placing the ornate red lowball now filled with ice back onto the silver tray. He walks back to the witness stand taking a puff of his cigar and blowing it right at Miro. Once again, the King leans against the witness box and speaks a little more casually to the witness. Less just say yous DO knows da Mirtillo. Capire? Less say yous knows dem boat. Yous knows da Rosso Mirtillo gestures to the defendant an yous knows da Verde Mirtillo. gestures to the Green Rabbit Capire?

Starts to walk around again casually gesturing with the hand holding his cigar by rolling his wrist. Wens da lass place yous seen ‘em sides Castello Rosso, eh? Yous seen any a dem Mirtillo sneakin rounds anywheres doin’ anyting yous finds sospetto? Yous seen any a dease Mirtillo developin’ mehbe… shrugs as he turns to look at the witness …an appetito per pasticcini? Eh?

Casually walks over to the witness box and leans up against it again except leans in to be closer to Miro. Now don yous preoccupati ragazza mima. He states to Miro in a very charming way much like the Big Bad Wolf enticing Little Red Riding Hood to speak with him. Ol’ Gio ain’t gonna lets dem Mirtillo rivalersi. All’s yous gotta do …… yous whispa ta Ol’ Gio jus wat yous seen. He leans in even closer so all she’s gotta do is just give up the info real quiet like. twisted  

[Sergio Gunter]

Noms on chocolate bar and ends up fanning himself. He elbows the Don again. O-M-- I wish G would talk to me like that. crying I-- I think I need to be a witness! emotion_awesome Oh YES! I saw something for SURE! I'll TALK!! emotion_yatta ninja Offers the Don a piece of dark chocolate.