kingmakereffect: (Static)
The Kingmaker ([personal profile] kingmakereffect) wrote in [community profile] trusthell2016-03-12 12:00 pm

Take Responsibility.

And after a given amount of time, those elevator doors at the end of the first-floor corridor open up; as it was last week, the ride down is smooth and quick-moving, even if there are less of you this week.

(Technically, you're only down by one in the elevator; Bruce has ensured that Pearl is with you in some way, albeit unconventionally and by the grace of Ziploc.)

However, when the doors open up to the podium circle standing in the middle of that black void of a courtroom, there's no mistaking the fact that there are fewer people present than there were last week – Kamui and Pearl have joined those with podiums draped in black, their framed profile portraits watching the proceedings in shades of grey.

It's still impossible to tell exactly where the Kingmaker is watching the proceedings from, though it's obvious that he is; he'll wait until everyone is settled before he speaks, his voice coming from everywhere and nowhere all at once.

"Devoted has been taken from you. All of you know what the stakes are now, but this happened anyway – looks like someone's determined. Whether they succeed or not is up to you."

Twenty-four Survivors remain. We'll see how many are still standing by the end of the day.
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[personal profile] capyper 2016-03-12 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, consider this! The culprit might not have been aiming specifically for the gem. Like Tarrlok said earlier... if you bonk somebody on the head really hard, they're, uh.

They're not gonna get up after that, generally speaking.

... And, well... I didn't really wanna go here? But where else would you hit somebody with a blunt force weapon for a sure kill? You could just mangle the person and not kill them.

[ ... such important input ]
garudynamic: (Wince)

[personal profile] garudynamic 2016-03-12 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Gross. Fair, but gross.
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[personal profile] capyper 2016-03-12 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I did say I didn't really wanna go there...

Anyway, the point being! I'm pretty sure the killer didn't need to know about Pearl's nature. It would help, sure, but it's not a surefire way to narrow down the list here.
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[personal profile] garudynamic 2016-03-12 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah... if they didn't take her out in one hit she could have escaped or called out... ya know, assuming anyone else was up and about.