Take Responsibility.

[kingmakereffect]

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.

Comments

[isafraid]

Seems like it.

[garudynamic]

Ugh, man at least I wore my jumpsuit this time...

[So it just unzips down to the waist. He's clean]

Don't anyone get too excited over here.

[So deadpan, come on guys he's getting cold]

[penduli]

[ ...he must be feeling so bad because everyone else is built...





well black ain't joining him in solidarity but uh. ]

You really aren't bad looking, Yosuke. [ ch...eer up?? ]

[garudynamic]

[Without a shirt (again) he can't hide how he blushes almost all the way down to his shoulders]

Dude, you could grate cheese off Aqua.

[Life isn't fair]

[penduli]

[ Why, God ]

She's a Keyblade Master whatever that is and you're an ordinary high schooler. You really can't compare the two.

[garudynamic]

[Look, Kanji exists. He can't buy that anymore. But he does sigh and shrug his top half of his jump suit back on, half rezipping it]

Still, it's kinda distracting...

[penduli]

[ Kanji is the exception, not the rule..! ]

...well, assuming the trend of "new culprit, new floor" keeps up, maybe we'll get a gym as a reward when this is over and you can work out a little, if you're really bothered.

[uro_cyon]

You've got to put effort in if you want results.