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

[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.

[cherryblooded]

No blood?

[amygdalae]

I didn't see any on Gabriel himself, at the very least.

[cherryblooded]

So no injuries other than the marks from choking... That makes things easier, at least.

[amygdalae]

It's a relatively pleasant change.

{Aside from the whole 'almost being dead' thing... but its better than Shizaru's everything and Aqua's, um, kicked in head.]

[goodforsomething]

Nothin' from fighting back, even?

[Stan turns to Gabriel.]

Knew I needs to teach you how to punch right.

[goodforsomething]

Nah. It's right here, looks clean.

[Stan just sets the knife on the table.] Easier showin' stuff around like this.

[cherryblooded]

[That sure is a clean, unused knife.]

Certainly does help not to be across a pit in the dark.

[goodforsomething]

I could've tossed it at ya!

[cherryblooded]

For some reason I'd prefer if you didn't throw sharp metal objects at me.

[amygdalae]

[captainobnoxious]

[nnnnuuuggh]

So the attacker got cold feet on that front. Good for them, saved us two more deaths.

[garudynamic]

Knife?

[Yosuke goes a little pale and laughs breathlessly]

If I didn't know better I'd say this looks like I attacked him.

[Knife fail, stuff knocked over, not having the balls to finish choking someone out...]

[penduli]

[ ...yosuke... ]

You do have pretty much all the knives around here now, don't you.

[garudynamic]

Not all of them, Speedwagon kept his but that's a butterfly, not a throwing knife.

[He does pull up his sleeve so they can see his throwing set on his arm, where it's been this entire gd game- still a full set]

It's not mine.

[penduli]

[ ....YOU KNOW HE'S SORT OF BEEN MEANING TO ASK ANYWAY?? ]

Why do you carry those around all the time?

[isafraid]

[Don't mind Speedy as he pulls the folded knife out of his coat.]

Still have it right here.

[cherryblooded]

Anyone can have any vending machine item at any time, rule number one for trials.

[penduli]

Oh, definitely, I'm just... sort of amazed that anyone'd trust a teenager with most of their knives, that's all.

[ granted, yosuke is more capable than most teenagers but

yeah ]

[captainobnoxious]

Oh, honey, trust me, I know that exact feeling. That fancy toe's trial would've been my own ticket to the pit, knowing what I can do. Don't worry about being framed too much as long as you've got a good conscience.

[garudynamic]

Yeah I'm not worried about it. It IS kinda scary though.

[cherryblooded]

It doesn't, actually.

[And while part of that is Cherryblod's insistence that Yosuke would never hurt one of the others-]

You've used a knife before. There's no reason using one would be impossible for you now.

[...aside from the 'against another human being' part.]

[garudynamic]

Awww, thanks Cherry. Though I will admit I've never attacked someone and tried to like, legit kill them before.

[He has been seen spinning knives and dropping them though, but other then Mouri and his spanners everyone that saw that is dead so oops]

[goodforsomething]

Besides, you see how this looks. You'd pick up after yourself, you ain't that dumb.

[garudynamic]

Not if I panicked like I think this guy did. I'd LIKE to think I'm not that spazzy.