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And once the allotted time for investigating comes to a close, those elevator doors at the end of the first-floor corridor open up; the ride down is fast, smooth, and understandably tense as far as atmosphere goes.

You're down to less than half of your original number.

The doors slide open and the podium circle comes into view, standing stark against the black-walled courtroom and encircling that pit in the center; Misa and Aqua have joined the ranks of the deceased, photographs in greyscale watching the proceedings from their podiums draped in black.

Of course and as always, the deceased aren't the only ones watching; the Kingmaker will make his presence known once everyone has settled at their podium, his voice sounding out through the room for all to hear.

"Resilient has been taken from you. Maybe this time the guilty party will actually succeed at fulfilling Rule Seven, seeing as this is the sixth try and all. Whether they manage it is up to the rest of you."

Thirteen Survivors remain. However many will be down by the end of the day is up to you.

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But why would they even switch them in the first place? Its not as if it will be useful in anyway.

Not like we've ever looked through anybody's phone at one of these anyway, whatever they were texting.

Yeah, but after what Misa did it might have come up again. Now that we know the KM will interfere if it'll get him a kill.

You're not suggesting we look through everyone's texts for an answer, are you?

Not all of them. That's private. But if everyone can confirm it's their phone it'd help.

Only if their phone had something on it they didn't want us seeing- but honestly we've never done a phone check before so I dunno why...

Wait! Like with Misa! She asked for something that could help her kill. If the killer did something like that they might want to hide it.

...The texts, sweetheart.

If the killer is executed, people will have access to their phone. Perhaps there was a discussion on there they didn't want anyone to see.

[.....]

Why would there be something they want to hide...?

[........]

Wait a minute, you're suggesting someone is working with the Kingmaker?

It doesn't have to be that.

...There could be other things he'd want to spare us from seeing.

[There could be things that he'd already wanted to keep Cherryblod from reading.]

I suppose we've all got our secrets.

Some more then others...

[The most put-upon sigh, Cherryblod.]

If you've got something to say, sweetheart, just say it already. Don't keep us in suspense.

It was just a thought I had. Not even evidence or a theory, much less proof of anything.

[Nope.]

[Giving him a Look]

[And she's giving him a Look.]

[Sorry Sigrun, he's too busy looking pained at Cherryblod to notice Sigrun giving him the stinkeye]

[...

Fiiine. She'll give it up this once and save her unnecessary self for someone else. Look pained all you want, kiddo.]

[Oh no, other son, he can't do it if you give him a look...]

...The week after you and Bruce volunteered for that incentive, I talked about taking your phone away and you told me I wouldn't like anything I found on it.

It just reminded me of that conversation. Doesn't mean anything.

Still, there has to be SOMETHING on there that's okay to show. Just... you know, to keep things consistent.

Right.

Mettaton, someone's going to need to see your phone.

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[...Ah.]

Well, it's...true that you wouldn't. But that would hardly be my first priority if I'd just killed someone.

I know, dear. Because you'd be trying to get away with it, so plans for if you failed would be secondary.

[Welp thanks for reminding him about that, Cherryblod.

He's just going to take a moment to just... yeah.]

[He's sorry.]

...I suppose so.

[If they're dead then it really doesn't matter as much, he think, but Bruce supposes there are things people just want to bring to their grave. It's a feeling he can relate to.]