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

[avoidcomplications]

[mmmmBUSTED]

[entirely unruffled, kira countered with:

Since we're all being so honest here, why don't I admit to the real Yoshikage Kira? Do you want so desperately to know what my real secret was?

[introspects]

Why don't you go ahead and tell us then, Yoshikage-san?

[avoidcomplications]

Yoshikage Kira is a serial killer with over 48 victims.

Truthfully, that seems both like harsh wording and a high number.

[iaspis]

[hahahaha holy shit]

[introspects]

.......

[ What is wrong with both you and Kimbley, dear lord. It's no wonder you're a match made in heaven. ]

So much for wanting to live an ordinary life.

[avoidcomplications]

What do you mean, Inoue?

That is my ordinary life.

[plegia]

[HE'S JUST GOING TO CONTINUE LOSING HIS SHIT OVER HERE HOLY FUCK THIS TRIAL HAS GONE PLACES]

[introspects]

...Being a serial killer?

[ Holy shit, she can't wrap her head around the Aizen-levels of fucked up going on here ]

Then I suppose you're fine with it ending here, Yoshikage-san.

[oyashiromama]

You killed Chiyuki so you could continue to murder and take what you please from the victims.

[Okay you know her whole thing about "they may be awful but they haven't done anything here," that whole thing?

Yeah Kira just completely violated that one condition so]

[modernmedicine]

[Goddamn, Kira. That is a lower number than Reaper, and he's motherfucking Reaper.]

[officerwilde]

[holy shit]

Oookay, I think it's about time we wrap it up here, huh? Let's throw our murderer friend over here into the pit of black tentacle monsters and call it a night.

[sportadork]

Isn't it weird to talk about yourself in the third person...

[yes. that's what is weird here.]

[alchemicals]

[And that...honestly, that just gets another laugh out of him, low and soft and brief and hollow; he has no idea why that's what finally makes something tick over in his head, but he's just going to smack his hands down on his podium and abruptly push away from it, and he's going to make his way over to Kira in the calmest manner he can muster, and as soon as he's there he's going to draw back and punch him in the fucking face.

There's a surprising amount of strength behind it, the sort of punch with almost no followthrough; just a solid hit fully intended to try punching the goddamn David Bowie off his face.]

You could have fucking told me that, you absolute asshole.

[...OKAY HIS PRIORITIES ARE STILL SHIT but at the same time he is going to pull back like he's going to punch the guy again, does anyone care about the state of Kira's face because- ]

[avoidcomplications]

-?!

[Kira swung a punch of his own in response; wild and untrained, but it would be a solid hit if it connected.]

Did you really think I cared?! You're even more foolish than that idiotic hair of yours if that's the case!

[alchemicals]

[He's fast enough to ensure that it connects with his shoulder as opposed to anywhere more devastating, but still, ow? Ow. He stumbles a little over...what appears to be nothing, but he manages to catch himself.

He's a soldier trained in hand-to-hand combat, salaryman, you wanna fuckin' go - ]

Do you think I give a fuck if you care?! I know damn well that no one does - but you're fucking bomb materials just like everyone else, don't think for a second that you're not!!

[iaspis]

[nah bro you are totally allowed to punch the other murderer in the face, she's not going to stop you]

[officerhops]

[Thats a violation of the law if she's ever seen one, Christ.]

[plentyfriendly]

Well that should make things easier for those of us that would otherwise be morally conflicted over voting to kill you.

[She's standing on the side of her podium that's not immediately adjacent to you why would she open herself to getting grabbed like that]

[oyashiromama]

[...you know what-]

Phi, would you like to come stand over here, for the time being?

[GOLD'S PODIUM IS FREE]

[quadruples]

...Wow. You're a fucked up piece of shit.

[ ...He doesn't usually say things like this at all but he's furious. Chiyuki died because of this asshole?! The sight of him makes him feel sick. ]

[avoidcomplications]

[you're not wrong viktor]

[elepe]

[UM???????????????

...Lusamine is suddenly bringing her hands as close to her person as possible.

The fuck is wrong with you, boy]

[acherontiastyx]

[...YEAH NO HE'S JUST SCOOTING OVER TO GOLD'S USUAL PLACE (WITH ELDA I GUESS) BECAUSE HOLY SHIT]

[elepe]

[Thank you Guzma, you're a pecha berry.]

[quadruples]

[ His hands are shaking with barely concealed rage. ]

...Yes. Tell us.