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[quote=Zachary Ackerson][color=0076a3]"I'm sorry, Jez."[/color][/quote][/center]
 
[color=#bd71e8]“Zach, what is this? What is he saying? Is he lying? There’s no way you’d kill anyone, right?” Not unless they deserved it, right? Totally not a kid.”[/color]

The cacophony of the courtroom began to lose its intensity, and all color seemed to be draining from the world. The gears of life slowly stopped turning. Zachary couldn't even make out what people were saying. He did not look at Jezebel. He couldn't. His eyes lost any shine to them they once held as he solemnly looked at nothing in particular. All of his hope had seemingly turned to ash. 

[color=0076a3]"...it wasn't... I didn't..."[/color] He couldn't do it. The energy to muster up any sort of defense just wasn't there anymore. His words were whispers in the wind, easily lost under the shouting and yelling that filled the courtroom, that continued long after he had ceased. 

Somehow, he heard his name being called in the midst of things. He didn't look up, but instead down at his handbook. For a second, he stared at it, but then returned to staring at nothing. [color=0076a3]"...does it matter?"[/color] he breathed. He didn't want to tell them. Things had already ignited, an inferno of distrust spreading among the Infinites. He... didn't want to pour more fuel on the fire. 

George whistled. [color=brown]"Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit, wasn't expectin' ya'll to love killin' so much. Reckon you'd fit right in with my last posse. Quite a few scoundrels, the lot,"[/color] he looked back down to his handbook as Ice asked him about his investigation. He simply shrugged. [color=brown]"Took a gander at our bowman over here, ain't nothing new."[/color]