Take Responsibility.

[wordsmithery]

The time allotted for investigation this week is a bit longer than normal - not due to anything done wrong on the part of the Apprentices, but perhaps due to a basic understanding that two corpses are going to be decidedly more difficult to handle than one. However, at the end of the time period you've been given, the elevator is waiting for you, as cold and sterile as always in its journey up to the courtroom; you're down to almost half of your original number, and if anything is going to indicate that this shows no signs of stopping, it's probably this week. The deceased have had three more join their numbers since you were here last - Gold, Varric, and Viktor's portraits have been greyed-out and set atop their spots in the podium circle, the podiums themselves draped in black fabric. As always, the lectern above stands empty. Whether he's with you or not, however, once everyone has found their place in the circle, the Wordsmith's voice can be heard throughout the room. "Welcome back. Two more Apprentices are missing from your number today, and I have little doubt that weighs heavily on your minds. Balanced and Capricious have been lost to you, so that the guilty may have a chance to leave the academy and possibly even gain something otherwise impossible to attain. If you wish for your fallen Apprentices to receive justice in death, then you know what to do: yet again, hold the guilty accountable." Sixteen Apprentices remain. However many leave here at the end of the day has yet to be seen.

Comments

QUESTION

[introspects]

[ because i didn't know where to put this: ]

Does anyone know who made the creampuffs at the after party? If we can narrow it down to that, or at least anyone who knows who can make creampuffs here, then we can narrow down our list more that way.

[oyashiromama]

I did.

[...Ah.]

Gold taught me. These, however...the wrappers alone let us know they're from reheatable ones. Just about anyone could make them, should they follow the instructions.

[introspects]

They're reheatable?

[ well, shit. ]

I didn't know we had something like that...though...someone must have really liked eating creampuffs to have that many lying around.

[oyashiromama]

Well, yes, they're delicious.

[...like, they're the best food ever-]

We have a restocking batch here, though, yes. I discovered them early on, and introduced Gangrel to them when I did.

[introspects]

...And how did Gangrel take to those cream puffs? Did he enjoy them?

[oyashiromama]

Very much so. [...] B-but I believe we must look at all aspects before pointing back at him.

[That's already beating a dead horse.]

[plegia]

Of course I enjoy them! Once again, someone's framing me!

[elepe]

...Who knows that you like cream puffs, and would have been able to get ahold of that fur?

[That might be a good direction to go in, at least.]

[plegia]

[..................]

I don't know. I've heated up cream puffs around several people and everyone knows I'm in the dojo daily, so it could be anyone.

[iaspis]

[......gangrel........]

[plegia]

[shut up]

[elepe]

Do you know anyone who would be the most likely? Someone who would want to do something like this.

[plegia]

I don't know. Honestly, I'd make a damned good scapegoat. I'm surprised no one's tried it before now. Most of you don't trust me and everyone knows I'm terrible. Anyone with any sense would frame me.

[...gangrel.]

[elepe]

[...god, why is this so difficult. It gets an irritated look from Lusamine.]

...There's no way to know for certain, then, is what you're saying.

[... ... ...]

I apologize.

[...she says that as quickly as she can before focusing away from him.]

[plegia]

[...Oh.]

Apology accepted. You're lucky you changed your tune quickly or I'd still be angry!

[deofoled]

Anyone who knows how to use the microwave.

[ Cause some people still don't know how the stove works, looking at you Elda and Mikazuki's fail at making anything other than tea.]

[matchbreaker]

.... What's a microwave?

[ . . . ]

[deofoled]

It's the silver box in the kitchen. You put food in and press the buttons and it cooks food for you.

It doesn't make food nearly as good as actually cooking it.

[matchbreaker]

Oh. So it's different than the oven.

[ Sage nod. Okay thanks. ]

[introspects]

Right. So...that at least gets rid of a few people.

[deofoled]

Yeah.

[firstaid]

Mikazuki doesn't know how to use it. So it couldn't have been him. Or Elda... She can't even crack an egg.

[deofoled]

Yeah, it couldn't have been either of them.