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

[psychoh]

... A-Are there people who don't shower in the morning? [Y'ALL NASTY...]

[garudynamic]

I shower at night, but it's not like we all had time before the alarm went off.

[psychoh]

Depends on when you, uh, wake up, doesn't it? Some of us d-don't sleep very well.

[cherryblooded]

That's a point. When did you get up this morning?

[psychoh]

[shrugs] An hour or two before the whole, um... the whole mess started? I-It's not like I could hear anything, through the walls.

[cherryblooded]

Fair enough. That's really of no help to anyone, unless they decided to take a morning walk.

[psychoh]

D-Doesn't sound like a good idea, does it? They'd probably be dead, too.

[cherryblooded]

Probably. Don't recommend it.

[garudynamic]

Yeah true. If you were up early it wouldn't be surprising to already be clean and ready to go. I was still in bed when the body alarm went off but.... heh I know I'm kinda the exception there.

[There's a reason Sigrun calls him lazybones, okay]

[cherryblooded]

I tried to sleep in, but I was doing that intentionally, after three weeks of being one of the first to find the body.

[You get tired of that really quickly.]

[garudynamic]

Ugh, yeah I don't blame you. I was up late worrying so I ended up passing out hard.

[isafraid]

It's more likely then you think.

[SAYS THE MAN FROM THE 1800s]