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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."
captainobnoxious: (19 yeah that's broken)

[personal profile] captainobnoxious 2016-03-05 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
You could've been taken advantage of too, dilly-dally, with how you sat in the hallway all by your lonesome. Or you could've been the one doing the killing.

[Just throwing it out there, randomly.]

We have a loooot of nightowls, if you didn't notice.
goingdigital: (Someone help Yamato's being preachy)

[personal profile] goingdigital 2016-03-05 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
What.

[That was really odd, especially considering that the library is at the other end of the building.]

Zagi was found in the dining hall right? That's a bit far from the corpse, isn't it?
happysweets: (pic#10066574)

[personal profile] happysweets 2016-03-05 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
So whatever we're dealing with is something huge...

[ How scary... ]
neverafters: (Flyby; Even if we never)

[personal profile] neverafters 2016-03-05 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He doesn't want to be involved either, he understands...! ]
isafraid: (I hope you've got a plan)

[personal profile] isafraid 2016-03-05 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
It's madness for one thing.

[And that's another.]

Seems that's the gist of it though.
uro_cyon: (Fᴏʀ Tʜᴇ Pᴏʀᴛғᴏʟɪᴏ)

[personal profile] uro_cyon 2016-03-05 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't underestimate the element of surprise either.
amygdalae: (science tiem)

[personal profile] amygdalae 2016-03-05 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
The only weapon-related items are I have are throwing knives, an arrow, and what I assume is a decorative sword.
prismbloom: (l'oscurità dell'ignoto)

[personal profile] prismbloom 2016-03-05 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
I can't be sure. That may be true, but it's hard to answer, since...
cherryblooded: (calm / say what)

[personal profile] cherryblooded 2016-03-05 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
But they were in the same pattern as your hand? Not, for example, talons.
goodforsomething: (⛵ mr mystery)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-03-05 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
.....so you're sayin' we should all take our clothes off.

[LET'S GO]
lackinginfaith: Caren judging from a distance. (how big is your phone)

[personal profile] lackinginfaith 2016-03-05 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
He wants to give us a chance, I suspect. Though who knows with someone like that.
happysweets: (pic#10068739)

[personal profile] happysweets 2016-03-05 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
O-oh, right, right! Misa-Misa knew that!
captainobnoxious: (02 i'm the best ofc)

[personal profile] captainobnoxious 2016-03-05 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
If I'd do it, so would he.

[and she should]
lackinginfaith: Caren looking over her shoulder. (adventure!)

[personal profile] lackinginfaith 2016-03-05 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[Caren nods.] It's easy for my eyes to adjust, but all this darkness might be a problem for some of us.
wokeupdead: (THRILLER NIGHT)

[personal profile] wokeupdead 2016-03-05 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
That's what I think too. [Why the fuck you lying, murderer?]
garudynamic: (Yes tell me more)

[personal profile] garudynamic 2016-03-05 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[He walks over to Speedwagon, patting his arm]

Hey... you okay? You need a sec?

[You gonna be sick?]
captainobnoxious: (05 vague noise that finnish mage makes)

[personal profile] captainobnoxious 2016-03-05 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
No one wants to see you or dilly-dally naked, gramps. Slow down.
clubleader: (40)

[personal profile] clubleader 2016-03-05 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I haven't gotten any weapons.
lackinginfaith: Caren making a discovery. (i don't know how to comment on that)

[personal profile] lackinginfaith 2016-03-05 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
You mean they were using the books for something else and were interrupted by their plan to kill Zagi. ...Wait.
isafraid: (No way!)

[personal profile] isafraid 2016-03-05 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
In case, I brought a box of matches.

[you know, for dramatic entrances.]
goodforsomething: (⛵ let's think about this)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-03-05 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hm]

Yeah, that'd be a pretty easy thing to rig up. Get us to talk about what instead of who.
notjustawriter: (♟ after three days in the desert fun)

[personal profile] notjustawriter 2016-03-05 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Unfortunately Stan's right, I don't see anyone admitting if they got a set of claws from the machine.

I've gotten a set of lighters, a wooden sword, and a couple bottles of arsenic from the machine, in any case.
wokeupdead: (inside a KILLER THRILLER TONIGHT)

[personal profile] wokeupdead 2016-03-05 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
...Is it possible to make cuts with duct tape?

[That is what he means. Obviously.]
amygdalae: there's a pain that goes on and on (sideways and under bridges.)

[personal profile] amygdalae 2016-03-05 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
The anatomy does seem to be generally human - even if the proportion is a bit off. From what I can make out its either that the nails were extremely long or the hand itself is bigger than the average human hand.
penduli: (09 every fire turns to ashes)

[personal profile] penduli 2016-03-05 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
No.

[ LET'S NOT. ]

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