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

[captainobnoxious]

[Gasp! A clue!

...

...

By chance, is the sword damaged? She'll even wipe off some of the blood to find out.]

[trustharder]

[No, it isn't.]

[amygdalae]

...Captain Eide, may I look at it for a second?

[It's a far fetched idea for now but they are all lost in the dark, so.]

[captainobnoxious]

Well shit, there goes that. It's a piece that was broken off of something, but it's not the sword.

[Naturally, her gaze goes to the only metal person she knows, but she doesn't want to really say anything. Sigrun's eyes go back to the piece and she ignores the niggling worry in her mind.]

Alright, I'm done, that's all the thinking I'm due for today.

[ratingspoint]

[Don't worry, he's not offended; he'll notice, but it's fine.]

[garudynamic]

Could it have busted off in a struggle?

[Sorry Mettaton, he does check to see if it matches at all colorwise. Just to be safe]

I would guess you're a bit too sturdy to be chipping off.

[Yeah, he doesn't sound at all like he suspects Mettaon in any seriousness. After all, Mettaon likely doesn't know human anatomy near well enough to do that wound]

[ratingspoint]

[He's not without his share of silver metal parts, admittedly.]

You can check all you like, sweetheart. You won't find anything, though - it's a waste of time.

[garudynamic]

I'll keep that in mind. No reason to go that far yet.