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]

I raised him exactly the way a boy needs to be raised: to know that all women are whores and will inevitably lead to your downfall.

A woman lead us here. I always do love being proven right.

[sleepingkogoro]

Shut up already!

[cherryblooded]

[His smile twitches, just a little.]

It's such a shame that I couldn't prove you wrong and be your downfall myself.

[notjustawriter]

You.... you bastard.

[ratingspoint]

...Please tell me "all women are wh- that" includes you. You are counting yourself, right?

[psychoh]

Of course not.

I'm his mother.

[ratingspoint]

Well, you're doing a great job leading to his downfall, baby, so it's not like you'd be wrong in including yourself.

[isafraid]

You bloody witch!

[Speedwagon doesn't even know what to feel anymore. There's a bubbling rage mixing in with disgust and abject fear.]

You're wrong! This is sick beyond words!

[captainobnoxious]

[It's wrong to want to put the murder weapon between whatever the hell this thing's eyes, right.]

Looks like you're leading him to his too then, aren't you, seeing as he always wanted to cover for you.

[ignorantly]

Shut the fuck up, you piece of shit.

[ YEAH HE'S MAD. ]

[bloodisthicker]

Well, I guess you could be right about one thing in that statement... the vast majority of women have absolutely nothing wrong with him.

However, the woman who led us here was you.