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

[innocentloveholic]

[ ...Mmmmmmmhmmmmm. ]

Front, actually.

[heritrix]

Really? You're sure about that?

[innocentloveholic]

The only thing I'm sure of is my own head right nowwww, though that pain's totally starting everywhere because of— [ a gesture at ALL THESE PEOPLE, RIN. ]

[heritrix]

The thing is, if it were hurting your whole head it wouldn't be because of them. Hunger headaches are all over. It feels like a tight band has been tied around your head. As a tension headache, they're unlike migraines too, in that there aren't many physical symptoms. They're not made dramatically worse by light or sound.

[innocentloveholic]

[ ...Well then. She giggles and gives a half-hearted little wave—she's got some bruises showing too now, thanks Yuri... ]

You sure know your stuff, huh? Then maybe you can tell me what's causing it.

[heritrix]

[Honestly, she hates this, but she's always known Aligula was that sort of person.]

I think someone walloped you in the head. Maybe it was Susan, with her medical kit? [Rin points to Aligula's arm.] It's completely different from your arm. You've been favoring your right side, but those bruises look more like defensive injuries. That came from fighting Milla.

[innocentloveholic]

[ You're probably right, but Aligula's a little more preoccupied with Elda's question right now. ]