(The judge was talking to the prosecution.)
The judge grumbled. "Hmpf. You keep up with it, eh? Very well- I know enough anyway.
Defendant Light Stone is sentenced with community service for 36 hours for the fake ID. However, you win the case- you will be placed with a foster until you're 18. Local authorities are going to look for a suitable home.
"Alright, now we've got him on our side... but if I leave it to the Local Authorities to search for a Foster Family, that could still end with him having to move away from the Apartment Area, if he ends up in a Foster Home... however, there MIGHT be a way for me to secure his future... wait a second... of course!"
"Your Honor... The Defense believes that having the Local Authorities search for a Foster Home wouldn't be necessary, for there is already someone who can, without a doubt, take good care of him."
"In fact, the one I would suggest happens to be inside this very courtroom!"
"Should she agree with the idea, then I would like to request that, instead of troubling the Authorities to go through the process of searching though the whole city for a proper Foster Family, we have my Client move in with one of the closest connections he has, who is already verified to be of Legal Age!"
"The connection, of course, is the victim he was trying to defend from his parents... Mary Love!"
"After all, she
does have a job, so food and utilities wouldn't be a problem. And she lives close enough to
his work place, that he wouldn't even have to search for a new job, and could keep his current one."
"This is what the Defense requests, Your Honor... however..."
"I also believe that it should be Mary Love's choice, in the end... however, should she refuse..."
"I can't just let him go into the Wilderness... he might not make it... I have to improvise!"
"Then
I will choose to adopt him, myself!"