Take...Responsibility?

[kingmakereffect]

Unlike previous weeks in the Vault, there was no specifically allotted time for investigation; for the first time, this weekend the elevator doors remain closed at the end of the first floor corridor. There's no getting down into the courtroom from here – but then, you don't need to. After all, no one is dead. Just the same, however, a crime has been committed; perhaps not one that warrants any sort of death penalty, but one of your number was attacked by someone else still walking among you. The dining hall has been chosen as the allotted meeting place for the day; it's not the same as the trial circle by a long shot, but even so, the portraits of the deceased watch the proceedings from the far wall. Ten Survivors still remain. Let's see who wanted to lower that number by one – or nine.

Comments

[amygdalae]

[Shakes his head and quickly waves it off.]

It's perfectly fine. Don't hang yourself over it.

[cherryblooded]

It'll be fine, so you can put your all into this trial like you do with every other one. More so, even. Alright?

[amygdalae]

And food. We probably need a proper break for food.

[Which is, by the way, incredibly nice.]

[notjustawriter]

That's right.

I'm not the vengeful sort; I don't want anyone dyin' because they tried to kill me. Especially not when it might involve another trial.

[cherryblooded]

Of course.

...Now, if you wouldn't mind, could someone describe the crime scene for me? I wasn't there, and it might help to go over the important details anyway.

I mean I can guess some from Gabriel, but...

[captainobnoxious]

I'd be able to do that better if I wasn't hungry. I mean, we can't help it when we're down there, so I wanna get it done as soon as possible... but with the kitchen so close, isn't it just a waste not to go and fix something for ourselves first?

[cherryblooded]

I can grab you something from the fridge if you promise not to find the culprit in the next minute or so.

[There are sandwiches and everything, it'll take about that long.]

[isafraid]

[kinda looks at her.]

You want breakfast in the middle of an attempted-murder investigation?

[amygdalae]

[yes... time to get to that.

Bruce turns over to address the group at large.]

Detective Mouri and Stan were looking around the room, so they'll talk about what they have on their own end; for myself I more or less only investigated the mark around Gabriel's neck. The mark matches the chain of his tailsman, and from the pressure and the way the marks look its most likely that he had been attacked from behind, like so.

[Bruce closes one hand in a fist and holds it from a distance behind his head, simulating the chain being yanked from behind.

(Also look at this, Bruce using everyone's first names now. Isn't that amazing.)]

[captainobnoxious]

The kitchen's right there.

[So, yes.]

[isafraid]

[A nod!]

This makes it all a fair bit easier on us, doesn't it? Looks like standing in a trial room for hours on end wasn't good for us.

[as though anyone needed confirmation on that.]

[amygdalae]

We probably should plan for a break.

[Even Bruce doesn't want to sit here and discuss 'whodunnit' for hours after doing it for all these past few weeks.]

[captainobnoxious]

Let's bring out something for everyone! No harm in talking it out over some food. I'll help out.

[C'mon Cherryblod let's get everyone some grub.]

[notjustawriter]

A lunch break sounds great, actually.

[cherryblooded]

If it's for everyone, Bruce has the right idea about having a break in the middle.

[Maybe not yet.]

[cherryblooded]

Lunch break it is. How long from now?

[garudynamic]

So it was probably a crime of opportunity?

[captainobnoxious]

[Sigrun hesitates for a moment, then settles back down.]

I can wait then.

[cherryblooded]

Is it time for lunch yet? I always lose track on Fridays.

[penduli]

From behind? [ ...huh... ] I guess that's one way to make sure your victim doesn't see your face.

...or would-be victim in this case. [ No one died, after all. ...gabriel has probably just realized whether or not he's into asphyxiation ]

[cherryblooded]

Sorry, dear. I'll make you something extra nice.

[amygdalae]

Possibly. It doesn't seem like it was premeditated, at least.

[captainobnoxious]

Just like most of them. He just happened to be in the right place at the wrong time, or however it goes here.

[notjustawriter]

It could be an early lunch, couldn't it? If it's past eleven, it counts.

[Totally counts. But with Gabriel's luck and his whole... everything, it could be much earlier.]

[goodforsomething]

It's funny...I found one of those throwing knives on the ground by the chair. Gabriel says it wasn't his, so they could've just stabbed him.