Simeon smiled as Eddie came over to congratulate him, glancing up at Miles. One more night was nothing, —
Simeon smiled as Eddie came over to congratulate him, glancing up at Miles. One more night was nothing, —
"Quick deliberation," they commented. "Good sign, you think?"
"Quick deliberation," they commented. "Good sign, you think?"
The judge listened to all arguments, then called for a break for his final deliberation. Simeon followed Eddie out, who clapped him on the shoulder, telling him this looked pretty good to him.
The judge listened to all arguments, then called for a break for his final deliberation. Simeon followed Eddie out, who clapped him on the shoulder, telling him this looked pretty good to him.
While defense and prosecution argued their cases, Simeon spaced out a bit, focused on the empty witness stand.
While defense and prosecution argued their cases, Simeon spaced out a bit, focused on the empty witness stand.
It was rather empty, the interest about the case seemed to have dwindled with time. Simeon didn't mind that, less eyes on their person helped with the nervousness. They sat down in the defendant chair, waiting for proceedings to begin.
It was rather empty, the interest about the case seemed to have dwindled with time. Simeon didn't mind that, less eyes on their person helped with the nervousness. They sat down in the defendant chair, waiting for proceedings to begin.
The bailiffs were calling them in now, Simeon took a deep breath. "Here goes nothing."
The bailiffs were calling them in now, Simeon took a deep breath. "Here goes nothing."
Above them, an alarm suddenly went off. Simeon looked up, then let out a long-suffering sigh. "Oh, lovely. Our time's about to be cut short."
Above them, an alarm suddenly went off. Simeon looked up, then let out a long-suffering sigh. "Oh, lovely. Our time's about to be cut short."
He brushed back his hair, reminiscing a bit. "I did have fun with that, even if it was more like my own kind of witness protection."
He brushed back his hair, reminiscing a bit. "I did have fun with that, even if it was more like my own kind of witness protection."