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

[garudynamic]

She let them in? She KNEW the deadline was coming up... damn it Megumi-san.

[amygdalae]

'Deadline'?

[Bruce doesn't remember there being a 'deadline' of any sorts. Of course, he could easily be wrong.]

[garudynamic]

[Nah, Jess just mis-remembered the incentive]

Well I'd think the Kingmaker would expose them eventually, right? Or what's the point of showing us he had them? Either way, letting someone into your room at night that you don't 100% trust is way too risky!

[amygdalae]

None of us really know why he's hanging it over us, but...

[Yosuke has a point there.]

Still, its hard to say. While we're not going to be exchanging Facebook profiles anytime soon, we have been stuck together for a while now. I wouldn't call us strangers either.

[psychoh]

[for the most part, Norman is able to control his overwhelming urge to know everything about the future, mostly because whenever he asks, it's usually super fucked up.]

... What's a Facebook? [if it's a book made out of faces he's fucking quitting.]

[captainobnoxious]

Maybe it's a book made out of faces.

[psychoh]

[THANKS YOU ARE SUCH A FUCKING COMFORT]

[penduli]

It's just a website.

[amygdalae]

[Oh. Ah.

...also thank you, Sigrun, for being so helpfully informative.]

Its a... website. [Brief pause as he realizes quickly that Norman probably doesn't know what 'website' even means. Or 'internet', for that matter. ...Bruce also doesn't use Facebook at all so this is going to go well.]

Its sort of a thing where people use to talk to each other and share things like pictures and audio. [That's... close enough right.]

...I'll try to explain it better after this.

[This probably requires diagrams and a better explanation when they're not busy solving a murder.]

[notjustawriter]

.....I'm with Norman, the heck's a Facebook?

[amygdalae]

[AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE.]

[pokexplorer]

[The hell is a Facebook.]

While that may be, this was during night time hours. I am not wrong in thinking it would be at least somewhat suspicious to have someone at my door during that time, am I? At least, unless I was expecting them.

[amygdalae]

The person could have easily said made up some reason for her to open the door.

[uro_cyon]

All that Facebook is good for is data mining.

[captainobnoxious]

You mine it? What kind of spider hang out is this? They get everywhere! It's kind of gross, really!

[amygdalae]

...I can think of somebody who'll easily agree.

[garudynamic]

Facebook? Is that like Tweetster?

[You kids and your MyPlaces and LifeJournals]

[penduli]

[ Tweetster?? ]

I'm guessing that's similar to Twitter?

[ratingspoint]

Incorrect.

[...Mettaton, can you not- ]

Tell me something, Yosuke-darling - when was a deadline ever announced?

[garudynamic]

Oh point! I kinda just assumed since he held it over us. Still, why would she trust someone to come into her room when it was such a risk?

[ratingspoint]

Maybe she didn't think it was a risk at all! Maybe it was someone she trusted - Cherryblod has been sleeping in my room sometimes, and Sigrun has fallen asleep with me in her room. I could have killed either of them at any time, but I didn't.

[cherryblooded]

[Nod nod.

...Cherryblod, you should look at least a little worried when he says that.]

[garudynamic]

Megumi was really nice... I could see that.

I mean I wouldn't do it, but still.

[captainobnoxious]

[Nod nod!!!

... Sigrun's a light sleeper anyway, and... there was that time she could've killed him is she'd really wanted to too, but it's nothing she'll speak up about.]

[ratingspoint]

[Well, that one's nobody's business...]