Take Responsibility.

[wordsmithery]

The ride up to the courtroom occurs, as before, after an allotted period of time for investigation; the elevator waits patiently for you at each floor - third, second, first - before sending you upwards and on your way to the courtroom high above. As always, the trip is a smooth one; granted, after everything that the morning had been, any small comfort that fact may bring is likely not helping much. There are three less of you this time around, a fact reflected in the podium circle standing in the middle of the room; Alani, Milla and Chiyuki have all joined the ranks of the deceased, their podiums draped in black and their portraits in greyscale keeping a watchful eye over the rest of the trial circle. There's still no one present in the lectern above; however, once everyone has found their place in the circle, the Wordsmith's voice can be heard throughout the room. "I can see that matters are beginning to seem dire for you, Apprentices. I am sure that you all cared for Sympathetic in some measure—all except the guilty party. And now it falls to you once again to determine who that is. For your own sake as well as Sympathetic's, hold her killer accountable and have them take responsibility for their actions." Twenty-four Apprentices remain. We'll see how many remain at the end of the day.

Comments

[uncouthhatcher]

Wanna mix a bit of it all together and lemme have a taste?

[... this is clearly what he needs to be asking, not remembering the color of the liquid or anything, let him have a shot]

[feistytrader]

I can't believe you put that in your mouth.

[uncouthhatcher]

It smelled like alcohol! The other glass didn't.

[gosh he knows what he's about, silver, he's not just gonna lick things willy-nilly

never mind there could've been poison or sleeping drugs or something lacing it]

[feistytrader]

You know there are deadly poisons in this building that you wouldn't be able to taste, right?

[uncouthhatcher]

[shut up he's drinking]

[neverheardofhim]

[Well... he doesn't see why not.]

Can't guarantee it'll taste the same but... [He'll use a cap off of one of the bottles and mix something up. Here you go, kid.]

[officerhops]

[Judy fixes Varric with a look across the podiums.]

Offering alcohol to a minor is one thing, but we don't know what's in any of this. I'm not sure I'd go around drinking things willy nilly.

[neverheardofhim]

[That's a good point but... welp.]

[Hopefully he doesn't die? Varric looks a little guilty now...]

[sportadork]

Is the minor really the best person for this? [LIKE JUST. SAYING...]

[neverheardofhim]

Mi...nor? [Blink, blink] You mean you don't let people his age drink where you're from?

[What the fuck, y'all?]

[foundfate]

Don't most places have rules like that? Where I'm from, you're not supposed to drink until you're 20.

[introspects]

Yup! Though...people in Japan are really relaxed about that sort of thing, but still...

[neverheardofhim]

Where I'm from, you're lucky to live until you're 20. [Shrug]

[quadruples]

Where I'm from, you're not supposed to drink 'til you're 18. In some countries the drinking age is 21.

[neverheardofhim]

You know... I like all the convenience of some of your future stuff, but rules like that. [Shakes his head....]

[sportadork]

No. No, we do not.

[but we can also drink water without worrying too much about fucking cholera so]

[neverheardofhim]

[It's not cholera, it's the Blight, ser, and it's about 100 times worse.]

Sounds pretty miserable.

MODS!!!

[uncouthhatcher]

[HELL YEAH HE'S GOT ALCOHOL SCREW YOU GUYS HE NEEDS THIS





he's definitely gonna go take it and swig it, hello, is it the same as what the dumbass tasted off the cocktail glass? or at least similar.]

[trustwellness]

[Congratulations, you've got the exact same taste! And no poison either! You did it Gold, you licked the evidence and didn't die.]

[uncouthhatcher]

[Oh boy!!! He's alive, he's alive!]

It's the same! Hook me up with a glass of that after all this, I'm gonna pour one out for Chi!

[please he needs to be Drinking]

[neverheardofhim]

[Shifty eyes. If he says yes everyone will yell at him.]

Come see me after the trial and we'll have a talk about your bad habits. [Translation: Keep quiet and don't get me in trouble when I hook you up.]

[uncouthhatcher]

[oh......]

Fiiiine. [hell yea]

[elepe]

Gold, you are far too young for drinking.

[DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT YOUNG MAN]

[uncouthhatcher]

It's just gonna be for her, Lusa, not for me! She worked at a bar, you know? She probably knew exactly what was in it.

[A pause.]

... She might've made it then, huh.

[oyashiromama]

I don't think that's... [honey no]