trusthell | Take Responsibility.

For the third time, those elevator doors at the end of the first-floor corridor open up at the end of the allotted investigation period; the ride down is, as ever, smooth and quick-moving.

You're down by five.

When the doors slide open, the podium circle still stands in stark contrast to that now-familiar black void of a courtroom, and once again, it's changed to reflect your losses – Caren and Mion have joined those with podiums draped in black, their framed greyscale profile portraits staring out at the rest of you.

(The portrait of Pearl hasn't been removed from her room, but it seems the Kingmaker has replaced it with another; either way, her photograph is in the courtroom along with the rest.)

As before, the Kingmaker waits until everyone is settled at their podiums before he speaks; he still isn't visible, but he can clearly be heard, his voice coming from everywhere and nowhere all at once.

"Capable has been taken from you. I'll confirm one thing for you so no one will waste time asking – the killer wasn't me. Looks like the guilty decided to take a shot at Rule Seven after all – and whether they succeed or not is up to you."

Twenty-two Survivors remain. We'll see how many the group has lost at the end of the day.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

... There are so many sleeper hits that are being unearthed today.

[ YATO IS NOW THE TIME ]

[...yato

yato now is definitely the time

god damn humans are excellent]

[you two...................]

[ HE JUST HAS A TOTALLY 100% AESTHETIC APPRECIATION FOR THE HUMAN FORM! 100% AESTHETIC! ]

[ shhh miss sigrun shhhhhh

don't comment... just let it happen... ]

[DON'T FOLLOW THEIR LEAD BE PURE]

[ LOOK..... THERE'S NO HARM IN LOOKING, EVERYONE ELSE IS, IT'S NOT OUT OF PLACE AT ALL RIGHT NOW

...AND WE DO HAVE AN UNFAIRLY ATTRACTIVE LOT OF PEOPLE, FOR THE MOST PART ]