Take Responsibility.

[kingmakereffect]

The elevator doors slide open at the end of the allotted time for investigating, and the ride down is quick-paced and smooth; there's a lot more space in here than there was at the start of the game, that much is obvious. But then, perhaps that's to be expected with almost a third of your original number dead. The doors slide open when the courtroom is reached, the podium circle waiting as always in the middle of what still seems to be an endless dark void; Yato, Taichi and Megumi have joined the ranks of the dead, their podiums draped in black, greyscale portraits set upon them. Watching the proceedings. And as always, they aren't the only ones watching. The Kingmaker waits until everyone is settled at their podiums to begin speaking; it's still impossible to tell where his voice is coming from – other than, perhaps, 'everywhere.' "Protective has been taken from you. Looks like the guilty thought their secret was worth more than her life... Or maybe they just wanted out and decided to be the one to succeed at Rule Seven where everyone else has failed. Whether they succeed or not is up to you." Nineteen Survivors remain. How many are still alive at the end of the day is your decision.

Comments

[isafraid]

...."Noisepress"?

[um, Sigrun?]

I'm guessing you mean the piano?

[captainobnoxious]

Yeah. I don't like the name since it doesn't make sense, so it's a noisepress now.

[isafraid]

But it does, and...

[....We could probably stand around and argue about this, but... you know. Dead person.]

Uh, in any case, it could be important that it's been broken in half.

[captainobnoxious]

[They can make it their next dinner conversation.]

I think someone got smashed on it. Probably teach. We're gonna have to replace it.

[psychoh]

I-It'd have to be someone pretty strong then, wouldn't it? To be able to take her downstairs, too.

[captainobnoxious]

She's not that weighty of a person. I'll bet even someone like Yosuke over there could've got her downstairs.

Paging mods over here

[sleepingkogoro]

Sakura-san didn't seem heavy to me. Maybe someone of average strength would be able to carry her.

[But the piano is an entirely different matter]

It isn't easy to break a piano, so no idea about that part. If someone grabbed Sakura-san and smashed her against the piano I think that would indeed require some strength to break it...and her body would be much more broken than it was.

We could suppose it wasn't broken because she was slammed into it.

[Or maybe it was a pretty weak piano.

Mouri has gotten behind Black. With subtlety, he opens his handkerchief to compare Black's hair against the ones found in Megumi's fist]

[trustharder]

[It's kind of hard to tell from back here but it's probably not a match.]

[amygdalae]

[Bruce just

giving you a look here.

What are u doing, Mouri.

(He's right beside you, Mouri, he can see when you're moving.)]

[sleepingkogoro]

[MOURI IS THE TOP DETECTIVE OF THE VAULT.

LET HIM WOOOOOOORK golly this look silly and he knows it]

[penduli]

[ ............................................

no you

you know what he's just.

he's not gonna comment. this is fine. ]

[captainobnoxious]

[you fucker do you think he could lift anyone HE CAN BARELY LIFT HIS SPIRITS]

[cherryblooded]

[...What is subtlety.]

Detective, you don't have to try and be secretive about it. For one thing, it's not working.

[sleepingkogoro]

I have no idea what you are talking about.

[nothing suspicious at all.

Mouri just quickly gets away from Black just to continue pacing around the podiums]

[notjustawriter]

[really, mouri

what the hell]

[isafraid]

[even Speedwagon doesn't know what to say]

[isafraid]

If someone was smashed into it, I think someone would have a fair bit of bruising all over if they hit it hard enough to crack!

[....does this mean more stripping?

oh no]

[captainobnoxious]

[-- YOU KNOW

SHE'S REALLY IN FOR THE STRIP SEARCHING THIS TIME IN PARTICULAR

BECAUSE SHE'S GOT A NICE BRA ON TODAY.]

They'd be aching for sure. I mean, I'm still a little pained from my fight with Klinky last night.

[isafraid]

[good lord]

In that case, I guess it's safe to say that you'd have an alibi then.

[Which means potentially no stripping??]

[pokexplorer]

[Okay this is supposed to be a very serious trial.

But.]

You gave a nickname to my Pokemon as well?

[He has never once considered doing that.]

[penduli]

Its original name was "pianoforte" before it was shortened to just "piano," and it referred to being able to have soft and loud dynamics compared to the instrument that came before it, the harpischord.

Pianoforte. Soft-loud. [ ...humans are dumb. ]

It just got shortened because "piano" sounds nicer. What doesn't make sense?

[captainobnoxious]

[.....................]

Because it's not soft when you press it.

[penduli]

[ ............... ]

If you press it softly it is.

[captainobnoxious]

[...............]

How softly do you have to press it.

[penduli]

Softly. I'll show you later.