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

...paging kingmaker

[cherryblooded]

...Kingmaker, just to confirm, but we don't have to play along with this, do we? We could stand here in silence until you called for the vote.

[kingmakereffect]

And I could just leave you all standing here forever then, couldn't I?

Get to work.

[cherryblooded]

[Wow. Thanks.]

Do we still explode if we fall asleep here?

[kingmakereffect]

You have better things to do than question me.

[cherryblooded]

I'd rather talk to you than talk to someone who isn't worth my time or attention. Could you answer the question, please?

[kingmakereffect]

Focus on the trial, Dedicated.

[The Kingmaker sounds totally done.]

[cherryblooded]

[Rude.]

[isafraid]

[Have a hand on your shoulder, Cherryblod.]

Come on. Sooner we figure it out, the sooner it ends.

[cherryblooded]

I suppose. I'd like to have a nap soon.

[This is stupid.]

[isafraid]

When we ever get out of here, I'd like to sleep for thirty years..

[That would be enough to work off this stress. Right?]

[cherryblooded]

Wouldn't that be nice? Maybe sixty, in my case.

[isafraid]

I'd say that by the end of all this, we'd deserve it.

[Just everyone falling asleep in a big pile.

Perfect.]