Taking Responsibility.

[kingmakereffect]

And a while after that strange, dark floor is accessed, after you've had time to look things over and get some idea of what's happening...well. There won't be any sort of official announcement to tell you to get downstairs, nor will there be a personal invitation for you to do so. Instead, the doors at the end of the corridor (were they there before? You find that you don't remember. It doesn't matter anymore, though-) slide open, as they always do, and the elevator ride to the courtroom is probably the first familiar thing that's happened all day. It's smooth and quick, though it seems to take a bit longer than it usually does. And when the doors open at the end of the line, the courtroom looks different. The dark, weirdly cylindrical room is largely the same in and of itself, but the usual twenty-seven podium circle is gone; instead, there's a smaller setup in the center of the room - ten podiums total, and you'll likely find the way your spots have been distributed to be very familiar indeed. Of further notice is the balcony - there's a structure that wasn't there before in view of the courtroom, situated high above, barred-in by a railing that'd probably be at about waist-height on your average person; there's no one up there just yet, however. There are so few of you now. It seems that today there are no speeches to give; maybe the Kingmaker is absent, maybe he just doesn' have anything to say. Either way, however, the implication in the fact that you're here at all is clear. For one last time, make the guilty take responsibility.

Comments

[garudynamic]

...

[There's something almost comforting about this set up now. Horrible, terrifying, but it's something they know.

It's over now, one way or another. Still-]

You think he'd explode me if I tried to climb up there?

[pokexplorer]

[YOSUKE FOR THE LOVE OF-]

I wouldn't put it past him.

[garudynamic]

[He grins at Colress, obviously not really intending to do it]

But man, if I managed it and caught him by surprise it'd be pretty great.

[pokexplorer]

...I cannot disagree with that.

[notjustawriter]

[.......]

Let's not risk it.

[garudynamic]

Awww, Gabriel is no fun at all.

[sleepingkogoro]

Surviving kind of requires not being fun.

[In other words: get to your podium, you silly teenager]

[garudynamic]

[He sticks out his tongue at Mouri a little, but does as ordered. Serious face time]

[captainobnoxious]

There's no rule against it. I'll help you out if you want.

[... Because god knows she's not fucking climbing in her dress and bitchin' boots, thanks.]

[garudynamic]

Be ready for a boost if it turns out this turns into a brawl.

[Unlike his responses to the others this actually seems 100% serious]

You know, if we get permission or think we can take him out in one hit. [... honestly he's probably the best bet for get one good ranges hit on the guy if she can give him the air]

[captainobnoxious]

[Don't worry boy she's got your back.]

I'm ready for anything, sweetheart. [...] Mostly anything.

[Some Shit Happened and she's more or less feeling fucking put off as hell, but she'll be ready for that anyway.]

[garudynamic]

[He gives her shoulder an hard squeeze on his way to his podium.]

We got this. If one of us can't keep it up, the others will cover. Don't worry about it.

[ 'If he tosses our loved ones at us, or anything else, we'll protect you, Sigrun']

[cherryblooded]

That depends how sensitive he is. It's not an attack, technically speaking.

[garudynamic]

Technically.

[cherryblooded]

...Don't actually risk your life betting that the Kingmaker has thick skin.

[penduli]

[ ...Black hates this set-up, primarily because he recognizes it as the same one from his trial and boy was that ever the most unpleasant shitshow, guys.

Anyway. ]

You're welcome to try, but you'll probably fall back on your ass before you get too far. [ There's no clear way up after all. ]

[garudynamic]

We could human tower it.

[It's okay Black, he's clearly not serious]

[penduli]

[ ... ]

Or we could call, "Kingmaker, Kingmaker, let down your long hair" and see if he'd Rapunzel it for us.

[garudynamic]

...I'd dig yanking on his head a little.

[isafraid]

...Doesn't exactly look climbable, if you ask me.

[garudynamic]

Probably not, but man the idea is nice, huh?

[isafraid]

I'll say, standing atop a place you can look down on all of us...

[Maybe the view's nice up there? But god does this place need some color already.]

Maybe if you got up there you could shove the kingmaker down here when he shows up.