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

[tsugomori]

Well there were quite a few people from what I remember, but someone does stick out to me.

[ HERE HE GOES... ]

Kira is one, isn't he? He did look troubled by the motive.

[plegia]

...Really? Him? What could someone that dull have to hide?

[HE'S NEVER SPOKEN TO KIRA]

[avoidcomplications]

[THANK YOU]

[plegia]

[THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AN INSULT OH MY GOD]

[elepe]

Perhaps that's the crux of it all. That he simply appears average.

[Lusamine chuckles despite it, though. Kira's the most normal person here, there's no reason to suspect him.]

[avoidcomplications]

How does one 'simply appear average', Lusamine?

[elepe]

...It was a joke, Kira.

[...if he's asking, though...]

People craft appearances all the time that betray who they truly are. I highly doubt you're one of them.

[avoidcomplications]

I suppose that is true, isn't it? People tend to be peculiar that way.

[plegia]

[........you know he actually can't find a way to be an asshole to lusamine with that comment, so...]

That's certainly possible, but it's so dull. Why would he do that?

[elepe]

[She shrugs.]

That I do not know. Besides that, it was simply a joke. He's just as he appears on the surface.

[plegia]

Plain, boring, and so Average it hurts?

[oh my god]

[avoidcomplications]

I don't expect you to comprehend it. I am someone who wants nothing more than to live a quiet life. What the rest of you call plain and average is my ideal way of living.

[alchemicals]

He likes being boring, apparently.

[elepe]

[g a n g r e l]

That's rather rude to say about him.

[tsugomori]

[ ... He almost said 'a family', but is this the time for that... ]

[introspects]

A lot of people seemed troubled, Munechika-san... What makes Yoshikage-san stick out?

[tsugomori]

Hmm I didn't think too well when I threw that out. Let's discuss the matter some more.

[alchemicals]

Kira's also entirely too much of a fussy bastard to leave everything in disarray like this.

[tsugomori]

Ah, I see. That's a fair point.

[avoidcomplications]

I'm far from alone in that, but you're correct. I was somewhat rattled when we received those letters, but it's not an issue I would kill over.

Besides, I told Kimbley my secret outright. It's no longer a complete mystery to everyone present.

[tsugomori]

... You did? Hmm, alright then.

[ Back to the drawing board, as simple as that. ]

[alchemicals]

Yeah, I can verify that he did.

[foundfate]

[Since Mikazuki brought up the line of questioning earlier-]

Was it anything that would indicate that he would know how to make bombs?

[He's not going to ask specifically what the secret was, because privacy. Unless Kira actually turns out to be the killer, then all bets are off.]

[alchemicals]

Not to my knowledge.

[foundfate]

[The particular wording of that answer worries him.]

...

Is there anything else about him that would make you think he knew how to make bombs?