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

[cherryblooded]

Thank you, Sigrun.

[And that's sincere too - as... herself as Sigrun is, he knows she wants to solve this murder too.]

If that's the last place they were at, and Megumi showed no signs of putting up a fight, can we assume she was fleeing her attacker?

[captainobnoxious]

Maybe... But then again, I'm not sure. The most blood was in her room. Now that I'm thinking about it, not sure why they couldn't have just punched her in the back of the head and then killed her in her room.

[cherryblooded]

If they did that, they'd have to get an awful lot of blood on themselves to trail it all the way to the incinerator and bar. So whatever happened, it wasn't that.

[ratingspoint]

I don't know, sweetheart, apparently humans contain a lot of blood.

[See: Taichi.]

[cherryblooded]

[See: Taichi, indeed.]

Up four floors?

I'll consider it.

[wokeupdead]

I think that's the most likely... None of the blood seemed pooled or from dragging in the hallways. I doubt she left her room.

[Which brings it back to someone abused her trust and is Horrible.]

[captainobnoxious]

If they tossed something into the burning place and then went to the bar, why not just toss the weapon there too? Wouldn't melt it or anything, I guess, but... You know.

[...]

And it's not like normal trash would be tossed there. I got told just to use the cans.

[notjustawriter]

Maybe the incinerator was used to destroy something they were wearing that got covered in blood.

[amygdalae]

[Speaking of that...]

There was something besides the candy wrappers that was found, if I recall correctly...?

[cherryblooded]

[Cherryblod picks it up from his podium.]

This blue piece of fabric. Definitely bloodstained.

[amygdalae]

Is it singed in anyway?

[notjustawriter]

What kind of fabric?

[Does it look like it could have come from a towel, clothing, blanket...?]

mod ping!

[cherryblooded]

[Things that should have been asked earlier: probably these questions!

Is it singed, and what kind of material does it look/feel like?]

[trustharder]

[It is singed, but only a little bit on one side. As for the material itself, it's not from the jumpsuits, but it's definitely from some sort of garment.]

[cherryblooded]

Singed on one side, and definitely clothing. Not from the jumpsuits, either.

Who wears - or wore - light blue?

[notjustawriter]

[Huh.]

Can you tell if it's got any kind of pattern or somethin'?

mod ping, again!

[cherryblooded]

[Is it just light blue, or can you make out some kind of pattern on the not-bloody parts?]

[trustharder]

[Unfortunately, it's too bloody and singed to tell.]

[captainobnoxious]

[Well, seeing as Cherryblod and Sigrun are right beside each other--]

Nothing to be seen, looking at it. It's really bloody and singed. And it's not like we have anything to clean it off with.

[.... unless.... she can like, suck on it and see if that helps any......]

[amygdalae]

[Bruce has nothing but jumpsuits right now, so.]

...I'm not too sure. A fair number of us do have a variety of outfits right now, so its hard to say.

Although it being singed does tell us that its entirely possible that it was once from what was burned in the incinerator.

[goodforsomething]

There's plenty of cloth in the sewing room too. Wouldn't take long to whip somethin' up.

[Like Bruce was earlier, he doesn't say.]

[amygdalae]

If necessary, yes.

[Bruce doesn't even think about that but thank you, Stan.]

[cherryblooded]

Think that's likely. So that's some progress.

[amygdalae]

Hopefully a step in the right direction.

[isafraid]

That's a reasonable idea.

[meow]

I... really don't want to sound rude to the dead, but Miss Megumi didn't strike me as someone that would put up a fight. And against someone that could do that much damage? It couldn't be her first thought.

[Ninja warrior theory aside... Speedwagon sounds rather depressed when he says it.]