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

[bloodisthicker]

...we're really doing this, huh.

[...does he have to... well, he'll clear out his pockets first, revealing that he has his room key, the Kingmaker-provided cell phone, and some of the chocolate chip jerky.

...the last one has not been eaten yet at all. He also... goes ahead and takes his coat off revealing that the shirt underneath is actually sleeveless, because Water Tribe. There are no suspicious wounds or anything, but I mean, he has nice arms, especially for a politician, so...]

Is that enough, then?

[ratingspoint]

[why are all of you so pretty]

[capyper]

[ ... ... ... ]

You haven't disappointed in the least.

[bloodisthicker]

...

I'm really glad all of us have our priorities in order, with five people being dead and all.

[that's as much as y'all are getting]

[capyper]

You should learn how to take a compliment! It'll help you get more votes!!

[bloodisthicker]

There's a time and a place for them, you know. If you start flexing during a eulogy you're not going to be able to look at the newspaper for weeks.

[capyper]

.... That's the trouble with society, ya know. You can't aesthetically appreciate people unless it's the right time and place when it's like, look, they don't just stop being hot during a sad moment.

[bloodisthicker]

Well, I'm certain you can, but it's not like you go around telling people about it. You just quietly think to yourself wow, my next-door neighbor cleans up really nicely, doesn't she? and proceed as normal.