#plagg’s fault
Class Jury
This is more of a prompt/outline for a draft for an actual story
Suspect: Adrien
Witness turned Accomplice: Nino
Victim: Kim
Judge: Marinette
Officer: Alya
Adrien’s Lawyer: Chloe
Crime: eating the whole stinky four-cheese pizza meant for the class to enjoy
Naturally Marinette is inclined to show leniency on Adrien, and everyone knows it.
Marinette tried to clear Adrien by calling Nino to testify that he had stood guard over the party food. She even brings in security footage as further evidence.
Said evidence reveals Nino saw Adrien hunched over the pizza box but ignored it.
Alya: Nino!
Nino: my best dude was starving! It’s like his dad has spies everywhere (Lila) if he can’t even eat Marinette’s breakfast croissants.
Meanwhile Markov’s recording was still playing.
Marinette was present to drop off macarons. However at the sight of Adrien’s blond hair, she lost focus and just stared dreamily at him.
The class is unsurprised and exasperated.
Lila: should Marinette really be the judge for this case? We all know she can be…ahem, sentimental.
Alya looked sadly at Marinette. “I’m afraid she’s right, girl. We need an unbiased judge for this case.”
Marinette tried to protest but cannot think of a decent argument.
Alya: I will take over as standing judge. Adrien, do you have anything to say for yourself?
Adrien slumped, dejected. “I plead guilty.”
“Ridiculous,” Chloé slammed her hand down on the table. “My client has been taught to be passive. As his lawyer, I will argue on his behalf.”
Jury: the evidence is in the video.
Ivan: and we all know Adrien likes cheese.
Chloe: yes, you do. But what did you expect Adrien to do? He’s starving and you laid a feast out before him! True, I will never understand his diet, but Adrien must have been truly hungry to have forgotten his manners
Alix: he could have asked.
Chloe huffed. Why should he ask when he paid for part of the pizza?
Max: partly, not all. Everyone but you and Lila paid for the class feast.
Lila: I donated all my money to the animal shelter.
Chloe: whatever. Anyway, shouldn’t you all be a good example like Ms Bustier says and let bygones be bygones.
Jury scoffs. “Then why don’t we just let Hawkmoth go free?”
Mylene: we all like Ms Bustier but her head is stuck in fairytale land.
Jury: we find the suspect guilty
Alya lifts her toy hammer. “Adrien Agreste, you are fined the total sum of our party feast and forbidden from partaking it without permission.”
Later, Lila tries to suggest that Marinette is not fit to be class president because she prioritizes Adrien over everybody else.
Marinette refuses to resign to Lila.
Alix: I can take over. Alya can still be deputy.
At night, Adrien blames Plagg for getting him into this mess and getting Marinette replaced.
Plagg: you should seen it coming. Besides, this way pigtails has more free time.
