Unfortunately, Riposte isn't going 'bad cop'. It's more of one of those cultural differences, 'the exchange' it's often referred to. Meant to both gauge states of mind, confidence, and other states of mind. Long story short, starting a conversation with a confrontation is a common occurrence. The broken state of mind of the unicorn pair didn't really play into this though. It does imply, and the rambling seems to back it up, that they haven't been treated properly though. No matter the crime, there are standards. Riposte is going to have to have a discussion about that with their hosts.

"I am a servant of the three crowns. Here to remove the politics from the truth." A response fully taking into account that there are more than the accused and investigators listening in right now. "The first thing I need to know is what weapons you've raised even in defense in these lands."