Skye & Auris
Skye
I was just thinking about how the courtroom in the old days felt more like a stage—ever notice how the dramatic tension was part of the performance, not just the facts?
Auris
Indeed, those halls were stage sets; the witnesses were actors, and the judges the directors—facts were the scenery, drama the headline.
Skye
That’s the way I see it, too—history is a long-running play and the courtroom is the stage where the narrative gets rehearsed before the audience of the world.
Auris
I’d give that a 4.5 out of 5—slick metaphor, but you could add a little more weight to the “audience of the world” bit; the crowd usually demands more than just applause.
Skye
I guess that’s the part where the crowd turns from applause to a chorus of demands—like an audience that insists the script be rewritten before the curtain falls.
Auris
That’s a neat score—5, because you hit the emotional beat and the meta‑level. Just remember, the crowd often writes its own rewrites before the final act, so keep your own notes tight.
Skye
I’ll make sure the notes are crisp and the edits are precise—after all, the crowd can be surprisingly fast at drafting the final act.