For this chapter, I tried something a little different. The bold words are meant to be read as if they were highlighted in orange like in the game.
Who's Behind the Mask?
Scene 1
The courtroom is tense, as Phoenix slowly reveals the truth. Ini Miney sits at the witness stand, making a complete mess of her hat.
"Indeed, Ini Miney was not driving the car that night! However! Mimi Miney was also not driving the car!"
"What?!" yelled Franziska. "Then who, pray tell, was driving that night!"
Phoenix shakes his head. "The real question is, who is this witness in front of us?! It is none other than the only other person at the scene of the crime! It was…"
-Dramatic music starts-
"Damon Gant, who was hiding in the back seat!" cried Phoenix triumphantly.
"Nooooooo!" yelled Ini Miney, who was actually Damon Gant.
Franziska screamed. "This makes NO SENSE!"
Scene 2
The old boat shop caretaker sat in the witness stand. Manfred von Karma was grinning, as he always was.
"I don't know the killers name, because he never told us what it is!" Phoenix shouted.
"So," growled Von Karma, "You believe the witness is Yanni Yogi? Where is the proof? Show me the proof! You see proof? I see no proof! Where is proof?!"
"It will be easy to determine the witness's identity!" Phoenix grinned. "Your honor, please take this man's fingerprints!"
"Hahaha… So sorry, Mr. Wright, but… The witness has no fingerprints!"
"Er… well then…" Phoenix grinned sheepishly. "Ah! I know! Your honor! Please, let us perform a DNA test! We can easily find the identity of the witness through science!
"Hahaha… So sorry, Mr. Wright, but… The witness has no DNA!"
"WHAT?! How is that even possible?!"
The witness opened his eyes. "Ayup… ya see… I'm not actually a human. I'm actually a highly advanced death robot built by the evil genius, Polly the parrot! All shall kneel before her supreme power!" The robot then shot a death ray from its eyes, incinerating the entire courtroom, except Manfred von Karma, who is invulnerable.
Scene 3
Apollo stared at the witness. "There is just too much that doesn't fit with your testimony, Ms. Orly! You aren't a waitress at the Borscht Bowl Club at all! You've been hiding your identity all along!"
"What?! That is ridiculous!"
"Ha!" Apollo grinned smugly. "Then how do you explain the cards?!" Apollo leapt over the bench, and grabbed hold of Olga's overcoat. "Admit it! You're really…" Apollo pulled off the heavy coat, revealing…
"Kristoph Gavin! YOU were Olga Orly!!"
Kritsoph stood behind the defense bench. "…Huh? But how can that be me when I'm standing right h-"
-The universe explodes-
Ha! Bet you thought I was gonna but something dirty in the last scene, didn't you? I actually didn't realize it could be read that way until afterwards.
