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Jan. 30th, 2014
Note: Finally. Just need to write a short epilogue and I think I'll have this finished by the end of the weekend.
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The signal from Stellar Justice cut off, the judges disappeared, and suddenly the courtroom was buzzing as Aunt Razi and the rest of Ali's family let out loud whoops of joy, and Lady Melanie collapsed into her husband's arms sobbing. Leaving Ali to be hugged hard by Salli as she stood stunned.
“Wait, what just happened?” Ali demanded, regaining her voice. “Did I just get sentenced to do what I would have been doing anyway if they'd let me go free?”
“I believe so, yes,” Salli said, laughing and crying at the same time. “Clever of them, don't you think?”
( They had help coming up with the idea. )
* * *
The signal from Stellar Justice cut off, the judges disappeared, and suddenly the courtroom was buzzing as Aunt Razi and the rest of Ali's family let out loud whoops of joy, and Lady Melanie collapsed into her husband's arms sobbing. Leaving Ali to be hugged hard by Salli as she stood stunned.
“Wait, what just happened?” Ali demanded, regaining her voice. “Did I just get sentenced to do what I would have been doing anyway if they'd let me go free?”
“I believe so, yes,” Salli said, laughing and crying at the same time. “Clever of them, don't you think?”
( They had help coming up with the idea. )