Take Responsibility.

[kingmakereffect]

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.

Comments

[captainobnoxious]

[Cherry, please, don't.]

You of all people are turning your back on him? Don't you have any faith at all?!

[cherryblooded]

Don't you think I want so badly to be wrong right now? Don't you think I want this all to be a terrible act he's putting on?

But I have two children here. If he's innocent then he can be honest about it and we'll find out who did this, but I can't - I can't just dismiss the idea. I can't...

[captainobnoxious]

[Sigrun's got no words. She knows if he's putting on this much of a show about it, the chance that it's him is... up there. But she doesn't want it to be.]

[isafraid]

Cherryblod....! [What can he even say]

[amygdalae]

We can't simply turn away from this just because of what we feel.

[Bruce doesn't like it as much as anybody else, but he's steeling himself well - the time where his control comes into play.]

I truly hope he isn't the one, but if he is... [A pause.] Then we need to find the truth. No matter what it takes.

[cherryblooded]

I know that. I know.

[It's the only reason he isn't just crying on his podium still.]

[notjustawriter]

[He shoots Cherryblod a sympathetic look.

It's all he can do.]