#he was uncooperative at the scene because he hadn’t been found out legally yet

[ninyard]

not to disagree with the ninverse on main but, hear me out

Aaron and Neil are friends. Which means!!!!!!!! once Neil has to testify to what he saw, knowing that's what will/could actually prove to the jury that it was 'a justified murder' or something

he does.

he doesn't bat an eye.

literally wymack/Abby/Dan will go to him being like 'hey I know you don't like cops and don't want to talk but if you testified--"

Neil: no doubt, I'll do it.

AND HE DOES. He swears on the oath, not once does he say his full name because lying under oath even on one small detail could literally invalidate whatever he says, he says everything he has witnessed (and he's allowed to say post-discourse with the lawyer I guess+discussion with Andrew to ask for his boundaries on how much he can tell about what he saw) and not once is he a problem.

a menace? always. hell always be sassy and slightly annoying because thats who he is.

but he is the most helpful and everyone is like do you not hate him and Neil is like hjfdhfYES but I'd do the same if I could

and AAAAA yk

that's my HC anyway you can disregard this in the ninverse

OH NO the ninverse (i love that) agrees 100%

the funny hc is that neil is an awful witness. terrible. doesn’t answer anything, too awkward, can’t do it. acab uncooperative etc etc. pissed off the lawyers so much that they don’t have him on the stand for longer than 60 seconds.

the truth (my hc of it anyway) is that neil NEEDS to be there, and he needs to tell the truth. i don’t know about how much he talks about his relationship to andrew, but i think neil is hugely the reason aaron gets off. without neil he simply wouldn’t. neil handing him the racquet is the difference between premeditated murder and whatever the other option is. neil knowing who drake was, leading aaron up the stairs, breaking down that door - it’s all integral to aaron’s defense. so truthfully i do actually believe that neil does EVERYTHING he can to help, and that includes talking A LOT. probably talks the most out of any witness. but neil has such a compelling and intelligent way with words that i think him alone could’ve convinced the jury you know??