Take Responsibility.

[wordsmithery]

Again, the elevator is waiting for you after the allotted time for investigation is over; it idles almost patiently at each floor, waiting for everyone to be on board before sending all of you up to the courtroom high above. Over a third of your original number is dead. The losses are made all the more apparent by the addition of several greyed-out portraits around the podium circle at the center of the room; Kira, Mercy, Judy, Nick, and Kimbley have all joined the ranks of the deceased, their podiums draped in black. Meanwhile, the lectern above stands empty. The Wordsmith waits for everyone to find their place in the circle before he speaks; once that much has been done, his voice can be heard easily throughout the room. "Welcome back, Apprentices. The past several days have been troublesome indeed, and I need not point out that your number has dropped significantly. But a matter even more pressing requires your attention at the moment. In accordance with Rule Seven, the guilty seeks to leave the university and rewrite history. If you wish to prevent that, hold them accountable and have them take responsibility for the fate of Incendiary." Nineteen Apprentices remain. However many leave here at the end of the day is up to you.

Comments

[oyashiromama]

Oh no, I believe another party had to have been involved. Just...if he were the one making the gas, that could have been his impetus.

[matchbreaker]

[ That's... Elda bites her lip, and actually starts off on Edging towards Hanyuu's platform ]

Are you saying someone killed him to save everyone else, someone killed him out of pity like Bubblegum says, or it was just coincidence?

[oyashiromama]

It could be either. I'm just thinking through...what I knew about him.

[Kimbley's not here to speak for himself, so someone has to.]

[matchbreaker]

Yeah, that's true. Someone oughta.

[ Elda apparently failed to do that, so. ]