Take Responsibility.

[kingmakereffect]

The allotted time for investigating comes to an end, and those elevator doors slide open at the end of the first-floor corridor; it's a bit of a walk down from the fifth floor, but at least the ride down is swift and smooth. To say nothing of spacious. Your numbers are running low. The podium circle, as always, stands out against the black-walled courtroom where it's encircling that pit in the center; Mettaton and Shirazu have joined the ranks of the deceased, photographs in greyscale watching the proceedings from their podiums draped in black. The Kingmaker, too, is watching all of you; as always, it isn't until everyone has settled at their podium that he speaks, his voice sounding out through the room for all to hear. "Sacrificial has been taken from you. Maybe this time the guilty party is going to actually succeed at Rule Seven - but of course, whether they manage it is still up to the rest of you." Eleven Survivors remain. How many are still standing by the end of the day is up to you.

Comments

[cherryblooded]

Thank you.

[He probably would not do anything to Black anyway.]

[captainobnoxious]

[yikes]

Yessir.

[cherryblooded]

Seems that way, doesn't it.

[captainobnoxious]

[SHE IS INSANELY CURIOUS]

[sleepingkogoro]

I-I don't think so.

Maybe this is not t-the best time for this topic.

[Because it's awkward as hell and Cherryblod looks ready to snap the neck of the next person who talks about this]

[isafraid]

[AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]

C-can't ya just ask that after the trial?

[cherryblooded]

Later, dear. Not at a murder trial. And not while I'm around.

[pokexplorer]

I would be happy to!

[Pokemon mechanics, Sigrun.]

[isafraid]

[Don't look at him like that.

not like he wants to know who Mettaton can eat out.]

A-at least we're all adults here.

[captainobnoxious]

[not while you're standing right next to her anyway gods almighty why does she open her mouth]

[isafraid]

[YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT THE CAT AND CURIOSITY RIGHT]

[captainobnoxious]

[... yeah...]

What we had was enough anyway.

[amygdalae]

[Hmm.

...hmmmmmm.]

Pure iodine crystals have a particular property - in that they stain on almost anything, including human skin. These stains are also particularly tough and near impossible to get out through conventional means.

If the person had handled these crystals with their bare hands, there's a good chance that the stains are still there.

[captainobnoxious]

[NO--]

Yes.

[cherryblooded]

At least there's that.

[Yosuke is the youngest and apparently it's way too late to protect his innocence. Can you imagine if the King was still around?]

[uro_cyon]

[ Is that a smirk?]

I'm not bad at it.

[captainobnoxious]

[YEAH SATISFACTION BROUGHT IT BACK]

[cherryblooded]

[Everything's just fine here as long as we go back to talking about dead people and chemicals.]

[isafraid]

Thank you.

[Cherryblod's right here, man. And he looks like he might explode too.]

[captainobnoxious]

[Looks like someone's got some skills.]

Sooo, Mr. Not Bad At It, what else can be hacked? Besides trees and trolls.

[pokexplorer]

...Would someone who is familiar with chemicals like these actually do that? Something tells me no.

[isafraid]

[WE DON'T NEED THAT KIND OF SATISFACTION RIGHT NOW]

[cherryblooded]

So... hand check? Or do we remember who usually wears gloves?

[captainobnoxious]

[WELL YOU DON'T]

[cherryblooded]

No, they wouldn't. But they wouldn't be able to wear their stained gloves right now, and they wouldn't have a replacement pair.