Take Responsibility.

[trustbound]

And once everyone has done what they need to do and gathered at that bottom of that stairwell in the dormitory, the door before them once again seems to unlatch and swing outward, lightly and of its own volition. It's the fourth time in the span of about a month; perhaps there's some strange, dark sense of familiarity in it. Perhaps, too, that stairwell leading further down is beginning to feel familiar, dark and unwelcoming though it is; the courtroom is still illuminated at the bottom of it, sending a slight amount of light up the stairs and guiding everyone down to that stark room made of concrete and steel. The podium circle stands still and silent in the center, waiting for everyone to take their place around the darkened pit below; once again, there's been a change in the circle itself in the form of three more podiums joining the ranks of the deceased. Fern, Tabby, and Sigrun all have their places in the circle marked with black cloth and a photograph in greyscale, keeping watch over all of you in a manner both unseeing and vaguely judgmental. As always, the thirty-sixth podium stands blank and unoccupied among you. Once everyone has found their place in the circle, Jericho can be heard over the public-address system; he seems to have collected himself at some point during the investigation, it shows in his voice, as little as anyone really wants it to. "For better or worse, Boundless is no longer among you. I'm sure you guys all know what that means by now, what you're here to do. And before you ask, because I know it's going to come up eventually and now's as good a time as any - yeah, we'd have you down here if someone tries to be a big damn hero for the group, because someone's still dead because somebody fucked up. It just means the dead person and the guilty person are the same person. So you know what, the game's the same, no matter what happened here - innocent against the guilty, fourth time, let's go! And as always, do your best!" Twenty-six Participants remain. However many leave this place is up to you.

Comments

[explosivecombat]

That's entirely fair, but there have been some people claiming all manner of things, such as the setup beginning at night.

But for the sake of clarity, I can say with utmost certainty that he was in the room all night, and well into morning.

[matchbreaker]

[ She'll nod and smile because... uh. For better or worse, Kimblee's one of the people she most respects here. So if he's saying it, that's honestly more solid than her alibi with Rin last week. So. Good enough for her.

... though a thought does pass, more a curiosity than anything: ]

Did you end up finding time to pay your respects to Sigrun or Tabitha this time?

[explosivecombat]

I always do. Such things are important to me, particularly in a place like this.

[matchbreaker]

Oh good. I was running around the whole time, so I suppose I missed you.

[ Which... you know, a lot of shit happened super fast, so. ] It's be a shame if you missed an instance.

[explosivecombat]

It would. But no, it's fine.

[destage]

[That makes sense, then, and Sayaka nods her head.]

We can count Archer-san out of this, then, with certainty.

[She remembers Kimblee's words at the motive, at least, and he doesn't seem like he'd be happy with someone doing this. Even if, apparently, he's sleepovering with Archer.]