Take Responsibility.

[kingmakereffect]

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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EVERYONE LINE UP

[wokeupdead]

[There has been enough talk about this mysterious towel. Lynne is going to go around the circle and check everyone over. THIS IS A PAT DOWN, GUYS.

Please note if they are wearing any white or if there are any tears or visible injuries. No strip searches just yet but don't make her. She totally will.]

Excuse me! This'll only take a second.

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[sleepingkogoro]

[Mouri's shirt is pretty much white and pretty much intact. You'll have to check somebody else]

[notjustawriter]

[All clear here.

Gabriel's not in white; he's wearing a jumpsuit in a particularly eye-searing shade of vibrant yellow.]

[capyper]

Be gentle with me, Lynne!!

[ He's wearing white ceremonial robes, which covers almost all of his body but there are no tears on it anywhere. ]

[isafraid]

[Speedwagon is wearing a white dress shirt under his chimney sweep getup. It is fortunately clean and intact!]

[ignorantly]

[ Shirazu's wearing his hideous jumpsuit, so no white here. ]

[wokeupdead]

[Oh right, as for herself Lynne is clean. She only works in bright primary colors, thanks.]

[captainobnoxious]

[Her jacket's white, and there's a few tears that've been sewn up on her left sleeve where she had the stitches last week when they had a strip fiasco, but otherwise there's nothing of note.]

[cherryblooded]

[As earlier mentioned, Cherryblod has white gloves and a white shirt, but as far as tears and injuries he's pristine.]

[pokexplorer]

[Colress is wearing his white lab coat and white gloves, but there are no visible tears or imperfections in either. He also doesn't have any visible injuries!]

[amygdalae]

[Bruce is also stuck in garish neon colored jumpsuits and has been since day 1, so no dice from him here.]

[penduli]

[ Black's decided to forgo his sweater and puffy vest combo today, so all he has is his white plaid shirt. No tears or anything here though!

...and since he was expecting a trial (as they, you know, had one after the last murder) he didn't bother wrapping up his fingers to keep them from getting pricked, so he's clean. Sewing can wait until after this is all through and he needs something to do that doesn't include being anywhere near food. ]

[garudynamic]

[No white... since his whites are now a lovely shade of pale orange.

Yes, even the underpants, you wanna check that, Lynne?]

[cherryblooded]

[No she doesn't.]

[garudynamic]

[DON'T BLOCK HIM SHRIMPDAD]

[cherryblooded]

[Not in front of dad, god. Have your teenage hormones somewhere else.]

[wokeupdead]

[thank's for the save, friend.]

[cherryblooded]

[No problem.]

[prismbloom]

[ Aqua's also wearing white, but she's completely clean--no tears, cuts, injuries etc. ]

[lackinginfaith]

[The only white on Caren belongs to the bandages on her hands. Which might be a little torn up from everyday wear, but there are damp traces of suspect dust.]

So?

[wokeupdead]

[That........ is super suspect. Lynne will stop for a closer inspection.]

Did you search the laundry room with Yosuke and Aqua earlier?

[lackinginfaith]

[She stiffens and frowns at Lynne.]

I didn't. I just got out of bed at the siren and saw that everyone was going, so I took some of my things down.

[prismbloom]

[ .... ]

How did the dust get onto your hands, Caren?

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[happysweets]

[Nothing white on Misa! She's wearing all black as usual.]

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[goingdigital]

[Beyond the shirt for his uniform? Everything is pretty much white and intact.]