Take Responsibility.

[wordsmithery]

The time allotted for this week's investigation passes fairly briefly, but not easily - what with the state of the body and the things that have been found, the mood is perhaps oddly sobering. Either way, eventually the elevator will be waiting for you at the exit of your floor of choice, bringing you up to the courtroom swiftly and easily. There are so few of you now. Two more portraits have joined the ranks of the dead, watching over the proceedings. Gangrel and Orihime's images watch over you with with eyes that see nothing, all colored in greyscale and set up on their places in the podium circle, black fabric draped over each setting. As always, the lectern remains empty and unaffected by what's happened here. After a while, however, once everyone has found their place in the circle, the Wordsmith can be heard addressing the group, voice audible throughout the room. "Sacrificing one to save many—that is ostensibly why Harmonious is no longer among you. Truly, that is the most pragmatic of options in a situation with no chance of victory. I may even come close to commending such a decision. But I must also wonder if the dead can be said to have been 'saved', when they have passed beyond your reach in all but mere messages. Unless you should wish to follow Harmonious and join them, hold the guilty accountable for their practicality." Eleven Apprentices remain. However many leave this place is up to you.

Comments

[tsugomori]

[ You know what...

You can yell at him, if you want, Watanuki, but he will stand there smiling instead. ]

[foundfate]

[What if he leaves his podium to stomp over to Mikazuki's, then?

Silver is the only one still between the two of them so.]

[tsugomori]

[ He's at podium 25 right now, right next to Estelle! ]

[foundfate]

[WHOOPS then he's actually right next to Watanuki, so.

Yeah he's going to try punching Mikazuki in the face.]

[feistytrader]

[Well excuse him while he runs over and just does something like this then-]

[feistytrader]

[Silver grabs Watanuki pretty abruptly and puts no small amount of force into pushing him down to the floor.]

Calm the hell down. I'm not losing you today.

[oyashiromama]

Thank you, Silver.

[Yeah no, Hanyuu's gonna leave her podium and stroll around to try and be an extra barrier. None of this today, not at all.]

[foundfate]

[WELL THEN instead of punching he is suddenly on the floor, trying to pull away from Silver.]

Let go of me! He deserves it!

[feistytrader]

[Nope. Silver's getting right in front of Mikazuki.

He cares deeply about Orihime, he cares about Watanuki, but at the same time-]

I'm protecting him the same way he protected me. The same way he protected Alani.

[tsugomori]

[ ... ... he has nothing to say, but he did hear this. ]

[matchbreaker]

[ Elda didn't leave from Gold's podium, but in her case: ]

Deserving doesn't have anything to do with it. Now, let's get to our final act.

[ If this is a play, this is where Mikazuki does some dramatic thing, right? ]

[firstaid]

Did you... fear that Killia would be erased if you did nothing?

[Her voice... cracks more this time as if she's trying not to cry.]

Did you lie to me about making sandwiches and cake next week.

[She looks to him now, tears filling her eyes.]

Tell me the truth.

[tsugomori]

[ ... ]

I'm glad that you didn't have to fight anyone.