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

[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.

[plegia]

...You are so dull. How can you want something that boring?

[needs more war tbh]

[avoidcomplications]

Because a quiet life in my small town is simply perfect to me. I see no other way to explain it.

[plegia]

"Average" really does suit you.

[UGHHHHH WHATEVER, YOU DO YOU.]

[alchemicals]

He likes being boring, apparently.

[plegia]

Apparently. I can't see how anyone would.

[he just sounds sort of insulted now???]

[uncouthhatcher]

Agreein' with you here, dude, borin' is borin'. I gotta have some excitement in my life!

[plegia]

Exactly! I'm glad someone here understands!

[uncouthhatcher]

[THIS IS WHY WE'RE FRIENDS, GANGREL!!!]

[alchemicals]

I mean, it's not like anything we do is going to matter in the end, anyway. If he likes being boring, then he should just be boring, there's not much point in caring about what he does.

[plegia]

Well, maybe it won't matter for most of you, but I'm the King of Plegia! My legacy shall live on long after I've died!

[because you were a horrible tyrant everyone wanted dead??]

But I suppose you're right. If he wants to be as dull as dirt, he's welcome to it. I suppose the world does need people like him.

[...for npcs]

[elepe]

[g a n g r e l]

That's rather rude to say about him.

[plegia]

It's entirely true though! You certainly can't argue that!

[elepe]

[...the sad part is that she really can't, and she honestly kind of agrees.

But Kira said it's fine, and she'll never admit to agreeing with Gangrel. Ever.]

If that's how you wish to see it...

[avoidcomplications]

No, no, it's perfectly fine. If that's how he chooses to see things, I have no reason to complain. I loathe being the center of attention.