"ORDER!"
"NO!" *THWAPTHUNK*
"I only let you in here to be timekeeper, not naysayer!"
"Well, if you would let me finish my sentence, you would've known we are 22.5246963271 seconds early."
*mumblestupidexactingrobotictimekeepermumble* Goes the Judge. 22.5246963271 seconds later, the case (actually) begins. The Prosecutor begins.
"This is a formality. Defendant stole military equipment, is clearly visible on Defendant's ship. I will win, you will be thrown in the lava pit-"
"*Ahem*Are you the Judge here, or am I, Mr. Wasno?" The Judge says, cutting off his monologue of monotonality.
"That is the standard punishment for major theft, is it not?"
"Are you attempting to bring down the contempt of the court before you even finish your opening, Prosecution? New records in that receive no medals or honors." The Judge replies, obviously in no mood for arrogance. Your lawyer scratches out part of the defense and rewrites it, presumably less forceful.
"The Defense may now start, but hurry it up. I will waste no unnessesary time in this formality, I have a schedule to keep." Wasno ends. He is known for only taking cases that are undefendable or seem so, winning by uncrackable logic or just steamrolling the pitiful defense. Perfect Record, no losses.
Our Defender Mr. Alteon, on the other hand, is known for pulling facts out of his arse, bluffing the hell out of everything, and eventually finding something to pierce the Prosecution's argument with that is neither of the above. Usually. Occasionally the object does not have enough force behind it, which requires MORE DAKKA BLUFFING. He also has not lost a case yet.
In other words, this should bring the case from "Meh military theivery case" to "WTF how is is still going? military theivery case" The only reason this was dragged into court is likely just because the War General wants to prove that Explorer General actually allows us to 'borrow' things from them, and this was a good excuse.
(and yes, lava pit is actually the standard punishment for anything major on Ramstar. They needed a use for it and lacked the dwarves to get one, so its just a big hole filled with that red hot orangey molten goodness.)
How shall we start?