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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."
sleepingkogoro: (Default)

[personal profile] sleepingkogoro 2016-03-05 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
It may have been a crime of opportunity! Zagi-san had the misfortune of being awake and out of his bedroom and the culprit took advantage of that.
happysweets: (pic#9226734)

[personal profile] happysweets 2016-03-05 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
That's...

[ Well, an efficient way of doing things. ]
prismbloom: (to our surprise)

[personal profile] prismbloom 2016-03-05 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Can everyone confirm what they've received from the vending machine?

I've received a ukelele, a black notebook, a mobile phone, potpourri, an arrow, some sort of training sword, a bouquet of cherry blossoms, my Wayfinder, a tuning fork, salt, a fur muffler, a straitjacket, a poster of some sort of celebrity, a glass replica of a diamond, and a thermometer.
lackinginfaith: Caren startled. (because there's a pervert)

[personal profile] lackinginfaith 2016-03-05 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds like a whole lot of distraction to me.
happysweets: (pic#9226736)

[personal profile] happysweets 2016-03-05 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
It must be. Misa-Misa can't think of any other reason why someone would kill someone else like this...it definitely wasn't an accident.
wokeupdead: (THRILLER NIGHT)

[personal profile] wokeupdead 2016-03-05 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I know people got things like knives and sword but was there anything that could have made scratches like that?

[Not like anyone would share if they got something like that.]
isafraid: (Needs more worried emotes)

[personal profile] isafraid 2016-03-05 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[Already happening, yosuke. Can't stop.]

R-right... Time to find a murderer.

[yaaaaay]
pokexplorer: (❖ oh?)

[personal profile] pokexplorer 2016-03-05 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
That's true...yet I find it hard to imagine they could come out of a battle with him completely unscathed. Unless they somehow had the upper hand the entire time?
lackinginfaith: Caren frowning and leaning on a table. (iiiii'm just gonna chill here)

[personal profile] lackinginfaith 2016-03-05 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd sooner believe Zagi was the one to pick the fight. Maybe he didn't know the other person could fight back.
amygdalae: (this is a serious moment)

[personal profile] amygdalae 2016-03-05 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
...the marks do look like claw marks, at least, but when I tried to measure them against my own hand, it was too big for me.
bloodisthicker: yeah but what are we going to do with all that melon juice? (pinky are you thinking what i'm thinking)

[personal profile] bloodisthicker 2016-03-05 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
...are we entirely sure that Zagi wasn't interrupted while doing some sort of art project? I don't mean to insult the man's memory, but from the little I knew of him he... seemed like the kind of person who would do that.
isafraid: (Allow me to introduce myself)

[personal profile] isafraid 2016-03-05 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Haven't been in many of those. [Fortunately.

He eyed the podiums.
]

We'll all be facing each other.
goodforsomething: (⛵ air quotes)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-03-05 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Look, I get where you're goin' with this, but I doubt anyone's gonna say if they got a set of claws or whatever.
neverafters: (the king felt his nerves)

[personal profile] neverafters 2016-03-05 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
M-maybe the culprit didn't have time? If there was a plan that didn't go through...
garudynamic: (Listening)

[personal profile] garudynamic 2016-03-05 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Well it's not just that- Zagi told me outright that he uses knives. If the killer had claws or some kinda tool why would they have kitchen knives too? There's no way Zagi wasn't already armed so I bet those knives are his not the killers.

But none of us look slashed up either!
ratingspoint: (KISS ♥ sparkle up your day!)

[personal profile] ratingspoint 2016-03-05 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, it sounds like whoever did wasn't human, so that probably helped them out!

[...Helpful, Mettaton.]
happysweets: (pic#10068766)

[personal profile] happysweets 2016-03-05 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
He can read minds now, too?!

[ misa we've been through this ]
garudynamic: (Serious face)

[personal profile] garudynamic 2016-03-05 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't buy it- he woulda wanted a fight.
cherryblooded: (sweat / now wait)

[personal profile] cherryblooded 2016-03-05 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I honestly haven't kept track - at this point I've received about fifty coins. I don't think any of them could have created marks like those?
isafraid: (Allow me to introduce myself)

[personal profile] isafraid 2016-03-05 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Unless some unfortunate soul pulled a special claw weapon of some kind from the vending machine, it doesn't seem very likely.
lackinginfaith: Caren looking to the side with disdain. (you got told)

[personal profile] lackinginfaith 2016-03-05 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I have a few weapons from the vending machine, but just a sword and a hammer. Bruce can verify that I wasn't used to lifting or handling them, and I doubt any would have left marks like those. I doubt I need to list all the other things from there. Nobody's killing anyone with a hat.
wokeupdead: (THRILLER NIGHT)

[personal profile] wokeupdead 2016-03-05 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I bet we could tell if everyone wasn't so bundled up. These jumpsuits and things are pretty covering.

[Is this the beginning of the... strip search?!]
goodforsomething: (⛵ oh my fucking god ford)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-03-05 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
That's a psychic, kid.
notjustawriter: (♟ and the ground was dry)

[personal profile] notjustawriter 2016-03-05 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Didn't Lynne and Bruce say there were scratches on his body?

It sounds like there was a fight to me.
ratingspoint: (ARROGANCE ♥ that's what she said)

[personal profile] ratingspoint 2016-03-05 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Even if there wasn't, who knows? Maybe someone had a lot of duct tape and a little bit of creativity on their side!

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