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trusthell2016-03-19 12:00 pm
kingmakereffect) wrote in trusthell2016-03-19 12:00 pm
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. |
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... Sigrun can't find a reason for wanting to keep Mettaton around outside of "I don't want you to die" and she struggles to bring the shock off her face, but it's just... Well, she's not that good at hiding her emotions.]
You're not allowed to do that again either.
[that is all she's got.]
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[And that's...flippant, because it's easier to have the emotions off and the empathy shot straight into the ground right now.]
Don't look so upset - I'm fine, sweetheart. Promise. And it's not like I particularly want to die or anything.
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Right, I still have to give you and Cherry a grand tour of my place. And this place isn't half as pretty as you could ever make it. It'd be stupid just to give up before you've beautified everything.
[It's an excellent reasoning as far as she's concerned, however temporary. Whereas Zagi had felt like one of her brother in arms, Mettaton's just... kind of become someone she's used to be around and would be really sad if he died so don't??]
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