Nerd(Eddie)

[Ookla de los Cuervos he/him]

Richard sits in a corner and cries. "Why must we have ridiculous courtrooms like this..."

[Wierdo he/him]

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Can I be in the jury?

 

[Through the Living Hope]

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I shall also be jury

 

[Ookla de los Cuervos he/him]

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I love the idea of just some guy crying in the corner just saying "quit misusing my courtroom"

 

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

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I guess I'm a prosecuting attorney, then.

Until it all falls apart and devolves into interdimensional chaos again. Inevitably.

 

[RoyalBeeMage he/him]

5 hours ago, TheRavenHasLanded said:

Richard sits in a corner and cries. "Why must we have ridiculous courtrooms like this..."

“Well what else is it being used for? It’s not been used since the stick custody war.”

2 hours ago, The Bookwyrm said:

 

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Can I be defense attorney Eddie?

@Edema Rue 
“And why does the prosecution believe that my client is a nerd? What evidence do you have against her?” @The Bookwyrm

Edited August 28, 2024 by RoyalBeeMage

[Edema Rue she/her]

2 minutes ago, RoyalBeeMage said:

“Well what else is it being used for? It’s not been used since the stick custody war.”

@Edema Rue 
“And why does the prosecution believe that my client is a nerd? What evidence do you have against her?” @The Bookwyrm

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Go for it lol

The accused doesn’t get to be in charge

Eddie stuck out her tongue and Bookie.

Edited August 28, 2024 by Edema Rue

[RoyalBeeMage he/him]

1 minute ago, Edema Rue said:

Eddie stuck out her tongue and Bookie.

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… I knew that… 

“I recommend that you should stop aggravating the prosecution. Or you should go all out.”

[Edema Rue she/her]

18 minutes ago, RoyalBeeMage said:

“I recommend that you should stop aggravating the prosecution. Or you should go all out.”

Eddie stuck out her tongue at him.

[Throw TheLiving Silverware he/him/il/lui]

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I request to be in the jury too

 

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

14 hours ago, RoyalBeeMage said:

“Well what else is it being used for? It’s not been used since the stick custody war.”

@Edema Rue 
“And why does the prosecution believe that my client is a nerd? What evidence do you have against her?” @The Bookwyrm

"I would like to remind you of the definition I gave earlier," Bookwyrm said. He pulled out a recording device and hit play.

"Hm...it's impossible to define precisely. I'm not going to go to the general "google it" definition, as that will not serve our purposes here. Additionally, there are certain parties in the world that the status we are reffering to is not "nerd", it is "geek", but I feel as though in this specific setting the difference is arbitrary.

Essentially, for our purposes, a nerd is one who has a great interest and investment in a specific interest, such as a hobby or form of media, to the point that it becomes an aspect of their personality (not always in a bad way.) These interest are usually not exclusive, and in fact, many nerds grow to develop multiple areas of interest over their lives. It's what allows them to grow into such amazing people.

Eddie has proven that she has many interests that she holds great investment in, and they serve to define her character and help her grow. They help her form freindships and bond with those who share those interests, as so neatly evidenced by the Arcane discussion SUs.

With this evidence taken into account, the only conclusion is that she is indeed a nerd."

Bookwyrm tucked the recording device back into his suit. "If more evidence is required, then I would be happy to gather it."

[Mags she/they]

3 minutes ago, The Bookwyrm said:

"I would like to remind you of the definition I gave earlier," Bookwyrm said. He pulled out a recording device and hit play.

"Hm...it's impossible to define precisely. I'm not going to go to the general "google it" definition, as that will not serve our purposes here. Additionally, there are certain parties in the world that the status we are reffering to is not "nerd", it is "geek", but I feel as though in this specific setting the difference is arbitrary.

Essentially, for our purposes, a nerd is one who has a great interest and investment in a specific interest, such as a hobby or form of media, to the point that it becomes an aspect of their personality (not always in a bad way.) These interest are usually not exclusive, and in fact, many nerds grow to develop multiple areas of interest over their lives. It's what allows them to grow into such amazing people.

Eddie has proven that she has many interests that she holds great investment in, and they serve to define her character and help her grow. They help her form freindships and bond with those who share those interests, as so neatly evidenced by the Arcane discussion SUs.

With this evidence taken into account, the only conclusion is that she is indeed a nerd."

Bookwyrm tucked the recording device back into his suit. "If more evidence is required, then I would be happy to gather it."

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this implies that you physically record everything you've ever said just so that you can replay it in the small chance you ever have to repeat yourself.

iconic.

Edited August 29, 2024 by J. Magi

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

2 minutes ago, J. Magi said:

 

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I just didn't want to find a way to re-state everything and thought it would be weird if I somehow word-for word repeated myself.

Also this is a roleplay.

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Also, who's the judge?

 

[Through the Living Hope]

5 minutes ago, J. Magi said:

 

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Have you never watched Zootopia?

 

2 minutes ago, The Bookwyrm said:

 

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Uuuuuuh....

@SmilingPanda19? @Lotus Blossom? @Exotic Almond?

Edited August 29, 2024 by Spark of Hope

[Mags she/they]

3 minutes ago, The Bookwyrm said:

 

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true true

3 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

 

@SmilingPanda19?

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only like once when it first came out, I remember almost nothing

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, J. Magi said:

 

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She had like a carrot pen that could also record speech, she used it to trap people with what they themselves confessed

 

[Immortal Platypus]

  

On 8/25/2024 at 5:53 PM, RoyalBeeMage said:

One has a social life and the other doesn’t 

I raise my hand from the jury box. "The jury would like further clarification. Which one has a social life?"

14 hours ago, Edema Rue said:

Eddie stuck out her tongue and Bookie.

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they're not in charge, but they can choose their own defense attorney (assuming they can pay for it. If they can't, then the court will assign an attorney, who must defend to their upmost capability or the defendant can appeal on the basis of ineffective council.) Also, we should be using defendant, not accused

3 minutes ago, The Bookwyrm said:

 

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Curse my lack of time! I want to judge but can't. I can be in the jury though!

 

[Mags she/they]

1 minute ago, Spark of Hope said:

 

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oooooooooooooooooooooooooh wait okay I do remember that

Bookwyrm has a little carrot pen, confirmed.

[Exotic Almond he/him]

8 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

 

@SmilingPanda19? @Lotus Blossom? @Exotic Almond?

What? What's this?

[Through the Living Questio he/him]

I sit on the ceiling and decide to be on the jury.

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, Exotic Almond said:

What? What's this?

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We're having a court case to decide whether Eddie is a nerd. Want to be the judge?

 

[Exotic Almond he/him]

2 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

 

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Sure? I guess?

I put on a powdered wig and sit on the bench.

[Through the Living Hope]

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Current standings:

Judge: Exotic Almond

Jury: Myself, Immortal Platypus, WhyEverNot_8, Just a Silvereye, Wierdo (jury has five, so let's stop jury applications now so we can't tie)

Defense Attorney: RoyalBeeMage

Prosecuting Attorney: The Bookwyrm

Defendant: Edema Rue

 

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

5 minutes ago, J. Magi said:

 

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...It's not a carrot pen.

 

7 minutes ago, Immortal Platypus said:

I raise my hand from the jury box. "The jury would like further clarification. Which one has a social life?"

"As I said earlier, for the intents and purposes of this case, utilizing the common definitions thrown around by pop culture, and the connotations associated with them, is not feasible. Because it is impossible to concretely define the term "nerd" without falling into an argument over semantics, we're going with the definition I provided; the definition that most of the people in the community of the Shard would associate with the word. Trying to differentiate between a 'nerd' and a 'geek' in this courtroom is going to get us nowhere, because I believe they effectively point to the same definition for our purposes."

[Mags she/they]

Just now, The Bookwyrm said:

 

"As I said earlier, for the intents and purposes of this case, utilizing the common definitions thrown around by pop culture, and the connotations associated with them, is not feasible. Because it is impossible to concretely define the term "nerd" without falling into an argument over semantics, we're going with the definition I provided; the definition that most of the people in the community of the Shard would associate with the word. Trying to differentiate between a 'nerd' and a 'geek' in this courtroom is going to get us nowhere, because I believe they effectively point to the same definition for our purposes."

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Yes it is