trustfell | Take Responsibility.

After a while, 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; it's not as bad as it was last week, but again, there are decidedly fewer of them than there were last time.

The podium circle has changed once again, with Rick, Tabby and Sukuyo joining the ranks of the deceased, their podiums draped with black cloth and adorned with greyscale photographs. The shadows are quiet down in the darkness of the pit; for the time being, it's hard to say what the pit itself looks like after the explosion last week.

One way or another, we'll find out by the end of the day.

As usual, the proceedings are being watched from behind that panel of glass behind podium 30; he'll speak as soon as everyone has found their place in the circle.

"Familial has been taken from you. Regardless of what her affiliation was – whether she was with me or the lot of you – you know what you have to do by now. 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."

Ten Participants remain. However many more we lose today is up to you.

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Yeah, the important thing is that the rat poison's not the poison used.

... Man, this murder just confuses the hell out of me. I also can't tell if the killer is a genius or an idiot.

Let's settle for "complete asshole" and work out the intelligence ratin' later.

I think we can throw in "sick fuck" there too, but yeah, agreed.

[ mimes a high five of agreement across the courtroom ]

[ AIR HIGH FIVE... at least trash talking the killer feels good, even if it's not productive... ]

[Cabanela tugs at his collar.]

Whoever did it was a reeeal monster, that much we can surmise.

Do you mean you more so than the other murderers, or...?

Not really.

Just as much as any other.

I guess so... I mean, I guess I wouldn't label all of them monsters.

[ ... ]

But that's not really relevant, I guess.

Might be.

You think? How so?

Dunno. I just find it a little weird when people change their tune.

... If you're thinking what I think you are, then you have an issue with what the inspector just said, right? Because it doesn't align with what he's been saying until now.

[....!]

Isn't that obviously my issue? If it were Susan sayin' the killer was a monster, I'd have no issue. No offense, Susan - that's a fair point of view.

[ She gestures vaguely. ]

But it's always been pretty clear cut where we fall on the scale of what we call the culprits, hasn't it? Anyway, it's not a big deal just yet, I'm just curious about why this killer qualifies the term "monster".

... You know what? I agree.

Because I basically just said I believe the inspector seems suspicious, and he barely reacted. Kind of not what he did in previous trials. Maybe somebody feels guilty?

And we only have his word that his supply of those pills ran out.

[ MAY AS WELL GO ALL OUT, HERE. ]

If it was just sleepin' pills, why bother tryin' to confuse the issue...? The real cause of death had to point to the true killer, right?

Yeah, we've already established at this point there must be a reason for the rat poison cover-up. And if I'm right about how the cloth was used, too... that lines up as well.

... I'm kind of wanting to hear a denial now, but I'm not hearing anything.

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[It doesn't look like Cabanela is going to comment.

He's finding his sleeve fascinating right now.]

Hey, old man. You told Hibiki to stop when she called Asuka a monster, right? So...is the reason it's different this time because you're the culprit, or what?

[ SOL, YOU COULD EXERCISE TACT no she couldn't she never does ]

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None taken.

[Just sort of. Watching Cabanela.]

[....]

We still have a case to solve, after all.

Yeah, first things first.

I agree!

...But yeah, it really isn't relevant right now.

[And she's probably still in deep shit.]

Yeah, and I feel like we always get sidetracked whenever we start talking as a group about how morally upset we are, and how even more upset we are people aren't reacting the same way.

Sooooo we should probably get back on track, yep.