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An Empire of One Raven

Chapter Two: The Trial

Count everything. The goat is lying to you.

The most anticipated trial ever announced from a dive bar. It is in session. The brownies are not. Ending it is your job.

The Quest: Take testimony from all five witnesses and present the empty tray at the High Bench. Adjourn the trial forever. The goat will lie throughout. You are the raven. Count it all.

Warner Empire Interactive (a department of one raven)

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★ The Court Is In Session ★
The courtroom, which is a dive bar with a gavel now.
The Courtroom Moves: 0 · Goat blamed: 0 Carrying: nothing
Quest: Take testimony

Tap the buttons or type. ASK RAVEN anywhere for a true hint. You are the raven; the consultation is brief. BLAME GOAT anywhere, for morale. The defendant's story changes every time he is asked.

Chapter Two: Adjourned

Adjourned.

The gavel came down like weather. The record is complete, the evidence is a bear's lunch, the only eyewitness is a fish, and the case is closed the only way it ever could be: forever. Everyone in the empire agrees it is the best possible outcome. The goat agrees twice, differently.

The verdict is a shirt you can wear.

Totally Not A Cult T-Shirt
Totally Not A Cult T-Shirt
$34.00

Play Chapter Two again \u00b7 Play Chapter Three \u00b7 Play Chapter One \u00b7 The other amusements

Chapter Three is being subpoenaed. The fish has not responded. The fish will not respond.

The Record

On the night in question, brownies were baked. On the same night, in the same empire, the brownies were eaten. Everybody ate the brownies. It is in the bear's name. It is most of the bear's name.

A trial was called, because that is what courts are for. The defendant lied in real time. The raccoon testified in two directions at once. The Minister of Snacks ate the evidence, as is his ministry. The only eyewitness saw everything and is a fish. One witness declined to testify on the grounds that he will outlive the case, and the court found this reasonable.

The empire does not exist. The goat invented it to sell shirts. The court's jurisdiction over it is therefore total, eternal, and adjourned. The full record is in the comic and on the map.

The court stands adjourned. By "the court," management means you. The raven took the record. The raven always takes the record.