Take Responsibility.

[antitrust]

And when the door at the bottom of those stairs unlocks and it swings open gently of its own accord, allowing everyone back down into the courtroom, there are decidedly fewer of them than there were just a few days ago. The change in the podium circle is massive this time; Dio, Logan, Marty, Yuuri, Hibiki and Mordecai have all joined the ranks of the deceased, their podiums adorned with black cloth and greyscale photographs. Furthermore, the mass of shadows in the pit at the center seems agitated again, shifting and breaching upward toward the glass if one looks at it long enough. It's been something of a bad week, to put it gently. Not that it's evident from the Conductor's behavior; as usual, the proceedings are being watched from behind that panel of translucent glass behind podium 30, and he'll speak as soon as everyone has found their place in the circle. His words are a bit more rapid than usual; he seems interested in this one. "Temporal, Lucent, Vivacious and Universal...all four of them have been taken from you. Does whomever is responsible for this really deserve your compassion? There can be no hesitation; you should offer no mercy. It's you against the guilty. Take control of your fate, and hold them responsible." Thirteen Participants remain. You've lost five people this week, and eight since the last investigation; we'll see how many more you lose today.

Comments

WARHAMMER RECAP

[openterrain]

So unless we're missing something, the only likely suspects for Yuuri and Hibiki's murder are Tabby, Giovanni, Katsuki, and myself.

[ Much as he hates to admit to it... ]

So I think we should focus on narrowing it down between the four of first.

[sunsong]

Uh...do we think any of the culprits got hurt this time?

[openterrain]

I don't think so... I mean, they might have, but I don't think there's any evidence that it happened.

[sunsong]

Huh. So a search might not help us this time.

[withabigsmile]

...Why are we narrowing it down to you four again?

[openterrain]

The warhammers are really heavy. Being able to swing one hard enough and accurately enough to hit two different people square in the chest takes a lot of strength.

[withabigsmile]

And how to we know how strong anyone is? We didn't know Logan could heal holes in his chest until a few days ago.

[sunsong]

[ nodding along. ]

Also, it's bullshit so many other people kept their fuckin' powers.

[blazeit]

Seriously. God is a fucking asshole, can't even keep his standards straight.

[clearasmud]

Logan didn't know that either, to be fair!

[ ...that's really not the point, youko ]

[openterrain]

Assume just anyone could lift it doesn't get us anywhere.

I'm not saying we should execute anyone based just on that, but if there's something else that ties one of us to the murders that makes it way more likely, don't you think?

[sunsong]

Yeah, I'm not sure we should do that, either...I mean...I'm pretty sure Jean thinks that's who could've lifted the hammer, but.

Re: WARHAMMER RECAP

[icysemblance]

[That look from Weiss is a 'please don't let this have been you' look. Someone's not blushing, okay, it's just warm in here GOSH]

[rickdiculous]

[GAYYYY]

[icysemblance]

[So very gay]

[openterrain]

[ Oh man Weiss, it definitely wasn't him. They just need to eliminate every possibility!

He's definitely going to look embarrassed and glance away, however. ]

[icysemblance]

[SHE BELIEVES IN YOU OKAY]

[blazeit]

[ yes let's get back to business... ]

Also, how about this. Is there a way to use the hammer as a weapon without having to lift the full weight yourself? Like some lever and pulley shit, I dunno.

[sunsong]

You'd think the victims would've fuckin' dodged that, though.

[rickdiculous]

It was waaayyyy too brutal-looking to be some - machine shit. Nothing in the art room pointed to that.

[sunsong]

Yeah. I think we can assume the culprit actually swung the hammer themself.

[openterrain]

Yeah, whoever it was would have had to tie them down or something.

[rickdiculous]

Dick Dastardly isn't - he isn't a student here.

[sunsong]

Which we found no evidence of, so...

[blazeit]

So I guess it does come down to who was actually able to lift and use a warhammer. Well, that fucking blows for us, doesn't it.