Black Stories 2013 ~ Case 04: Surprise

[theshirn]

does the defendant have genetic material?

>Is the defendant's existence due to sentient life?

> ...Is the defendant a Reaper?

[BT]

does the defendant have genetic material?

NO

>Is the defendant's existence due to sentient life?

NO

> ...Is the defendant a Reaper?

NO

You're thinking too hard

Hint to happen soon enough

[Conqueror]

Specify what you mean by "carbon-based".

>Does the defendant contain carbon molecules?

>Is the defendant radioactive?
>Is the defendant gaseous?
>Is the defendant a wave?

[BT]

>Does the defendant contain carbon molecules?

YES

>Is the defendant radioactive?
>Is the defendant gaseous?
>Is the defendant a wave?

YES
YES
NO

[Conqueror]

>Is the defendant THE SUN?

[BT]

>Is the defendant THE SUN?

YES

[Raitaki]

...well shiet

The Sun was sued for somehow burning/singing/cause skin damage/causing lasting radiation-related genetic damage to one or some persons on Earth with its UV rays. The plaintiff was a woman who promptly got yelled at by the judge for being silly and kicked out of court, right before he started asking around for whichever fool that let this case through.

[BT]

This is pretty much it, except you've yet to name the exact charge. I recall some answers that should limit this to one obvious answer.

[Pesco]

I bet it's got something to do with her hair.

[Yaersulf]

The sun was taken to court by the plaintiff for giving someone/someones cancer due to ultraviolet radiation. The plaintiff was then laughed out of court for being absurd and stupid.

[BT]

The sun was taken to court by the plaintiff for giving someone/someones cancer due to ultraviolet radiation. The plaintiff was then laughed out of court for being absurd and stupid.

That is good enough

She was an unfortunate victim of skin cancer.
Her condition worsening, she could not possibly return to her former way of life.
Such an injustice cannot be overlooked, now can it?
Staring at her, the judge mustered a reply. "Sorry, miss, but it is not in our power to help you."
The bright rays of the sun obscuring her vision, she left the coutroom on that same day.

You taking over again, Sakana?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Case 04: Surprise
A man came home, found a surprise and was dead a little while later.

[Conqueror]

>Was the surprise a birthday party?
>Did the surprise involve a weapon?
>Did the man die within an hour of finding the surprise?

[theshirn]

> Did the surprise kill him?
> Is the surprise related to his death?

[Momijibot]

>Did the surprise trigger anything such as PTSD or Epilepsy?
>Is the man's state of health prior to the surprise relevant to the case?

[BT]

:silly:
>Was the home his home?
>Was the surprise surprising?

:lesssilly:
>Was his death instantaneous?

[Momijibot]

:silly:
>Was the home his home?
>Was the surprise surprising?

>Was the death deafening?

[PX]

> Was there blood?

[DNAbc]

>Are their any supernatural factors involved in this incident?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

>Was the surprise a birthday party?

No

>Did the surprise involve a weapon?

No

>Did the man die within an hour of finding the surprise?

Yes

> Did the surprise kill him?

Yes

> Is the surprise related to his death?

Yes

>Did the surprise trigger anything such as PTSD or Epilepsy?

No

>Is the man's state of health prior to the surprise relevant to the case?

You could say that, yes

>Was the home his home?

Yes

>Was the surprise surprising?

Surprisingly, yes

>Was his death instantaneous?

No

>Was the death deafening?

Deafinitely no

> Was there blood?

No

>Are their any supernatural factors involved in this incident?

No. This case could very well take place in the real world as we know it

[theshirn]

> Was the man poisoned?

[BT]

>Are third parties involved? (if the surprise is considered a party :V)
>>IF YES: Is more than one third party involved?

Edit: Inspired by my own question:
>Is the surprise lifeless?

[Raitaki]

> Did the man kill himself, or allow himself to be killed willingly?

[capt. h]

> Did the man die of a heart attack?

[Conqueror]

>Did the man have long QT syndrome?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

> Was the man poisoned?

No

>Are third parties involved? (if the surprise is considered a party :V)

Yes

>>IF YES: Is more than one third party involved?

No

>Is the surprise lifeless?

Yes

> Did the man kill himself, or allow himself to be killed willingly?

No

> Did the man die of a heart attack?

No

>Did the man have long QT syndrome?

I had to google that one :V  No

[Conqueror]

>Was the surprise alive at one point in time?
>Did the man have a phobia?
>Was an appendix involved? Was the man Houdini?
>Did the man die of laughter?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

>Was the surprise alive at one point in time?

No

>Did the man have a phobia?

He was scared of being watched by ducks. That's not relevant to the case though, so No

>Was an appendix involved? Was the man Houdini?

Are we talking about the organ or is there some meaning of that word I don't know? Though I am still certain the answer is No

>Did the man die of laughter?

No here too.

[BT]

>Was the surprise caused by the third party?
>Was the third party aware of the surprise before it happened? After it happened? While it was happening?

[theshirn]

> Would the surprise have been lethal to anyone else?  To everyone else?