Hostile Action Trial

[mockmods]

[As you all finish investigating, an electric chime rings out across the PA system.]

I believe that should be sufficient time for you all to prepare. Assistant, please escort everyone to the trial room.

[Penny emerges from the Security office again, head down, and slowly collects everyone; she leads you all to the east side of the common room, to the short hallway between dorms B1 and A2, that’s dead ended through your entire time here. As your group approaches, the wall seamlessly slides up to reveal a hidden doorway. Passing through leads to another short hallway and a small, round room, just big enough to hold all of you. Penny passes her ID over a small pad near the doorway, and it blinks green before the room lurches slightly beneath you; an elevator going down.]

[A short trip down leads you to a larger chamber, with a series of twenty-two podiums set up in a ring; in the center is a column of computer stations with large monitors, behind a set of thick metal beams with occasional faint flashes of energy arcing between them and a constant, low hum.]

Welcome to your first trial, Participants. You will use this time to determine which among your number killed the Legendary Bassist, and send them to justice. Failure to choose the correct culprit will have dire consequences for you all.

[Trial: commence.]

Comments

[mightdoriya]

[Izuku nods, swallowing around the thick lump in his throat.] N-no, it's alright. I'm sorry, Kageyama-kun.

[hyaku]

[The other teen shakes his head.]

It's not your fault. It's Robot-san's fault.

[As awful as this entire situation is, he doesn't even blame whoever did this to Yaiba.]

He's not going to get away with this.

[mightdoriya]

He won't. [Even though Izuku is a little more driven to finger the actual, physical vulprit here...Shigeo isn't wrong, either. At the core, the real blame should be placed on the Researcher.] We'll figure out who did this.

[hyaku]

Mm.

[Shigeo nods with determination in his eyes, still a little red from crying bc i forgot this wasnt a day later icly

He doesn't blame them, because they were forced to do something so terrible by having the pressure built up on their shoulders. Of course they're still at fault, but Shigeo would rather see the Researcher come to some kind of punishment than them.

The guilt from murdering Yaiba would be punishment enough, in his eyes.]

[mockmods]

I was not the one who killed the Legendary Bassist.

Consider it a free clue.

[hyaku]

....it's still your fault this happened.

[mockmods]

If that is what you wish to believe.

[canbebeautiful]

I'm all for people being innocent until proven guilty, but it's really suspicious to just offer up the information that you didn't do something.

[mockmods]

In this case, it is objective fact.

When the time comes you may vote as you wish, but I will warn you now that incorrectly voting will result in punishment.

[canbebeautiful]

What, you gonna post our embarrassing baby photos too?

[mockmods]

Voting incorrectly will result in execution alongside the culprit.

A majority misvote will result in all Participants save the culprit being executed.

Is this clear enough?

[canbebeautiful]

God, you really are an asshole. [It's not like this is new information, but.] Would that be a "win" scenario or a "fail" scenario in this experiment?

[mockmods]

It would be a scenario.

In either case, I gain new information.

[windowsexplorer]

That kind of literal response seems like some kind of stupidity, Crocus.

[Crocus???]

[mockmods]

I am attempting to tailor my responses to those receiving them.

[windowsexplorer]

Because we aren't prepared to handle your mighty intellect?

[Apparently this is hilarious.]

[mockmods]

That is what the evidence so far suggests, yes.

[windowsexplorer]

All will bow before your genius!

[She shouts it really fast in an attempt to get the whole sentence out before she bursts out laughing. She almost succeeds.]

[in4apounding]

[Don't laugh don't laugh don't laugh don't laugh don't fucking laugh-]

[windowsexplorer]

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