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

[neverheardofhim]

Lucy... [He knows this reaction. He would be doing the same damn thing if it were Orihime and Vanille.]

Why don't you come over and talk with me awhile. Let them finish stuff up over there?

[elepe]

I'm fine. There's nothing to finish up.

[God, she's gripping her podium so hard at this point.]

[matchbreaker]

[ elda doesn't call out Lusamine just yet - but she's on Hanyuu's podium and this is like two away from her, and makes Significant Eye Contact with her. ]

[elepe]

[Yeah, she's seeing that.]

Don't you dare look at me like that, Elda. You don't get it at all.

[matchbreaker]

[ Doesn't she?

... No, she probably doesn't. But she keeps the hard gaze, despite her own body language being rigid. ]