Take Responsibility.

[trustbound]

This particular investigation was likely a difficult one, for various reasons; whether through frustration or sheer disgust at the level of depravity involved, it's been a long day already. It doesn't seem like it will get any easier by the time the door to the courtroom unlocks, gently swinging open to allow everyone downstairs. As always, the stairwell is dark, but the courtroom is already lit up down below, a thin amount of light bouncing up the corridor to guide everyone downstairs; the podium circle stands stark and silent in the center, marking spots for both the living and the dead; by now, the latter far outnumber the former. Kirei, Milla, Angel, and Susan have all had their spots altered, their podiums draped in black cloth and their portraits set atop them; they'll be joining those watching all of you in greyscale as you work today. Do you think you'll do them justice? Either way and as always, the thirty-sixth podium remains empty and unadorned. Once everyone has found their place in the circle, Jericho can be heard over the public-address system; he doesn't seem to have settled any from the investigation. "Peerless, Edifying, and Adroit have all been taken from you - and hey, it looks like you found all of them, we appreciate that. But even if you hadn't, you'd still be down here, and I'm sure I don't need to tell you what you have to do as a result of everything that's happened. This is another one of those things that's either gonna be great or it's going to be terrible, though maybe I'll add in a third option of 'interesting' this time, just due to the setup. As always, you know what's going on here - the innocent versus the guilty. Seventh time lucky, maybe. As always, do your best!" Thirteen Participants remain. We'll see how many leave here at the end of the day.

Comments

[matchbreaker]

What, like literally bashing someone's head in with it? For all of 'em?

[sleepytimegal]

Yeah, that was the idea...

[matchbreaker]

Is the thing dented up at all? If it's just one it'd probably survive depending on what it's made of, but a human skull is pretty hard, ainnit? Let alone whatever the hell Angel's skull is made of and if divine skulls are different.

MODS

[sleepytimegal]

...Uhhh...

[ THAT WOULD'VE BEEN A GOOD QUESTION TO ASK is Susan's medical toolbox dented at all? ]

[trustfellows]

[It isn't!]

[sleepytimegal]

That's a negative? Yeah, no, it wasn't dented.

[matchbreaker]

So probably only one head? Unless it's a hardy material? I don't know metals that well.

[heritrix]

Milla didn't have a head injury, though, by Rideaux's account. [I mean Elda's point remains and it'll be useful in determining what was used on Angel or Susan, but that's a thing to keep in mind.] She was stabbed to death.

[matchbreaker]

Oh. ... Oh, yeah, he did say that.

[ she says that almost distantly, and she yawns a little. Shaking her head, she tries to get back in the game. ]