Shodan was of a mind to say something sarcastic to Phoenyx's latest question. What the Councilor does? It's more important what he is: a coat of paint, a glittery face tasked with giving the impression that there's any unity to speak of amongst the Mighty, any shared interests or agendas. Sadly (or perhaps not) he doesn't get to voice that opinion as Star walks in and interrupts, a cup of noodles in his hand and checkered shirt on his back.
If there's going to be a trial What's that supposed to mean? Did the man knew something Shodan didn't?
"I'd still be for Phoenyx" He finally says "And that's for two reasons: first, I know for a fact she is genuinely interested in how other people think. At the same time, she has her principles and never backs down. I'd say that's very... senatorial" Of course, it is also on her watch that Galatea and Kaze slipped through the cracks. But it's neither here nor there "The second reason, if you'll forgive some selfishness here, is that if Winter winds up on the panel of Councilor judges at my trial, that means an ex-prosecutor is tasked with reviewing the evidence he himself collected. It's pretty clear he's convinced of my guilt" What he'd do with that conviction is anyone's guess, but in any case it stacks the deck heavily against the Libertine "Unless he'd step away from that particular judgement, you can see how that's... less than ideal" And not just for the Prime Mover. It'd set a dangerous precedent if one could freely jump between roles in the criminal proceedings of Awakened society.