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Trustfell Mods ([personal profile] trustharder) wrote in [community profile] trusthell2016-03-05 12:00 pm

Take Responsibility.

And after all has been said and done and all clues have been found, those large steel doors at the end of the hallway open up.

The elevator both is and isn't a particularly nice one; it rides smoothly and quickly and it's obviously been kept-up, but there's nothing on the interior walls, lending a claustrophobic feeling to what's already a relatively small space, particularly with all of you in there. (Well. Almost all of you.) No distractions from what just happened, nothing to take your mind off of considering what might, just you and your fellow Survivors in an unadorned steel box. There's no visible panel for buttons, either; looks like it's pre-programmed; at least the ride is a relatively short one, though it's difficult to tell the distance traveled before the door opens again.

You would be forgiven for your initial thought being that it opens into a void.

It isn't complete darkness, but it's enough of a visual shift from the elevator that it probably takes your eyes some time to adjust; instead of the usual concrete and steel, the walls are a dark, heavy black, making the room look far smaller than it is. There aren't any corners to it, either; the room is tightly circular, complimenting the setup in the center of it.

In the center of the room is a circle of podiums, twenty-seven in total, arranged so that everyone standing at them can see each other. So everyone can look each other in the eyes, if they so choose. The podiums are interlocked - there's no cutting across the center of the circle, and for good reason, it looks like there's a lot of nothing down there where the floor should be, just a massive black pit in the center - and each is bearing the title of the person who's assigned to stand at it. No names, just adjectives, emblazoned across two brass panels on the very top and the front of each podium.

Affixed to the podium itself is a glass touchscreen panel; it's dark for now, but it'll probably be relevant later. At least the glass is shatterproof, in case things get heated.

In general, though, all of the podiums are identical, except for the one intended for Zagi. The podium that should bear Adaptable's title has had a black cloth draped over it, and a copy of Zagi's profile photo is sitting on top of it, framed and colorless, an image in greyscale.

It's hard to tell where the Kingmaker's voice comes from, when it does; it seems to come from everywhere and nowhere at once, like it's being piped in from someplace you can't see. But he's very definitely audible when he does speak.

"Adaptable has been taken from you. Looks like the guilty among you is attempting to end the exercise by carrying out Rule Seven. It's up to you whether they're held responsible for their actions or not."
garudynamic: (Wince)

[personal profile] garudynamic 2016-03-05 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Werewolves would like, tear the body up or something I'd guess... not lick up all the blood or whatever happened here.
captainobnoxious: (20 boy is that shit broken)

[personal profile] captainobnoxious 2016-03-05 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll ask your thoughts on it later then, and in return I'll tell you about my world. Whether or not you answer directly, I guess, since I said I would anyway.

[That's a solid deal.]
amygdalae: (but who was phone)

[personal profile] amygdalae 2016-03-05 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
That sounds about right.

But the entire hallway had blood, didn't it? Does that mean the dining area wasn't Zagi's first place to go to?
cherryblooded: (calm / frown)

[personal profile] cherryblooded 2016-03-05 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Unfortunately, you're right. Don't have any holy items on me, and there's no sunlight in the entire vault, so that's no good.
prismbloom: (magical mystery)

[personal profile] prismbloom 2016-03-05 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
But what sort of dare would be so secretive--or dangerous--that someone would kill Zagi for interrupting it?
kingmakereffect: (Default)

[personal profile] kingmakereffect 2016-03-05 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Focus on what you have to do now, Boundless.
happysweets: (pic#9226734)

[personal profile] happysweets 2016-03-05 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
You...you...

[ ugh fine but THIS ISN'T COOL ]
isafraid: (Grr!)

[personal profile] isafraid 2016-03-05 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Grr.... It's a joke! He's having a laugh about this all along, and sitting back while we sort out the damnable mess!
sleepingkogoro: (Default)

[personal profile] sleepingkogoro 2016-03-05 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
It is likely that is not Zagi-san's blood. I insist it is the culprit's.
goodforsomething: (⛵ looking cocky)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-03-05 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Eh, it doesn't mean they've gotta be human. Just that they probably ain't a werewolf.
notjustawriter: (♟ and the ground was dry)

[personal profile] notjustawriter 2016-03-05 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah.

I don't think it could be a werewolf.

[But the guy talking about clawed vampires has Gabriel's attention.]
lackinginfaith: Caren making a discovery. (i don't know how to comment on that)

[personal profile] lackinginfaith 2016-03-05 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe it's not the content of the dare. Zagi loved to fight and he wanted to get out. He believed that any of us could kill, and he's attacked a few of us. He didn't even care about his own people.

I think he ambushed someone looking for a fight so he could escape. He just didn't know they could turn into something else, and he lost.
isafraid: (I hope you've got a plan)

[personal profile] isafraid 2016-03-05 06:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[.....]

I guess there's not much that will help me if I say I'm not a vampire.

[meep]
ratingspoint: (KISS ♥ sparkle up your day!)

[personal profile] ratingspoint 2016-03-05 06:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Wrong!

[HE SAYS, CHEERFULLY, GODDAMN.]

The kitchen is locked at night, remember? So Zagi probably already had the knives on him.
cherryblooded: (calm / frown)

[personal profile] cherryblooded 2016-03-05 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
A bit pointless, but I have no reason to disbelieve you right now.
pokexplorer: pixiv id 28497569 (Default)

[personal profile] pokexplorer 2016-03-05 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
I can't imagine that the killer would be in very good shape right now if all the blood in the hallway was theirs. It was quite a lot of blood.
notjustawriter: (♟ and the ground was dry)

[personal profile] notjustawriter 2016-03-05 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
That does sound like him, doesn't it?
happysweets: (pic#9226737)

[personal profile] happysweets 2016-03-05 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
So he came prepared? He would've had to have them on him...before he came in to Truth or Dare, right?
prismbloom: (forze del male)

[personal profile] prismbloom 2016-03-05 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Then the culprit killed him in a fit of desperation--I don't think anyone here, at least who I've talked to, would willingly engage in this game.
cherryblooded: (smile / pallette)

[personal profile] cherryblooded 2016-03-05 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
You're right, of course. I forgot.

[For some reason that gets a hint of a smile?]
goodforsomething: (⛵ sometimes you gotta stab a guy)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-03-05 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
We can try and whip up some holy symbols later, if we want 'em.
sleepingkogoro: (what was that)

[personal profile] sleepingkogoro 2016-03-05 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Then the chair could be the culprit's attempt to defend themselves?

[At least until they turned into that monster]

Wait! Did the chair in the hallway have claw marks?
happysweets: (pic#10068760)

[personal profile] happysweets 2016-03-05 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
The worst part is that he knows who did it, too...
ratingspoint: (ASIDE ♥ okay but enough about you)

[personal profile] ratingspoint 2016-03-05 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
It looks that way, sweetheart!
cherryblooded: (calm / frown)

[personal profile] cherryblooded 2016-03-05 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes.

[Pay attention.]

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