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For several, this week's investigation was a little on the disturbing side, to put it gently; between the live decapitation and the victim's...that, it's been a rough day. But that doesn't mean that anyone is exempt from due process - by which we mean that there's a process, and you're all expected to do it.

The allotted time during which everyone is expected to investigate comes and goes; once it's passed full, those doors in the center of the second corridor slide open once again. The fluorescent overhead lights of the operating theater fill the room with light, bright and steady, as soon as the first person walks in; those seats remain empty above you, surrounding the podium circle in the center of the room. Two more have joined the ranks of the deceased; Nachetanya and Wesker's absences have been marked in the usual way, their podiums draped in black cloth with their portraits have been placed upon them, observing the proceedings in greyscale.

Once everyone has found their place in the circle, the public-address system returns to life with a crackle of static, followed by the Transmitter's voice carrying throughout the room, at least somewhat composed now, compared to earlier.

"Undying is...no longer with you. This is a little...different this time, but the guilty is still among you and you still have to seek them out, if you wanna prevent Rule Seven's completion.

Talk it over. Good- good luck"

Twenty-one Patients remain. We'll see how many leave at the end of the day.

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[ I am certain we are dealing with someone who is very agile and nimble.

That's what Kogami said... And Nozomi certainly fits that. ]

Nozomi, did Wesker... attacked you?

I wasn't out there last night. Why would I be? I wasn't planning on killing anyone.

You were in the media room, weren't you? Checking on the hostage that was taken for you. Wesker found you there.

[We were just trying to have a nice time, and then Wesker was here.]

[Goddamnit Wesker just let everyone have their good times]

[...]

I told you already, I- I can't move that statue with my own strength. I'm serious.

[For what it's worth, she doesn't appear to be lying.]

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But you're not denying Wesker found you.

You wouldn't believe me, even if I denied it.

So who did?

I don't know. Why don't you tell me?

If it wasn't you, you're defending another. So someone who helped you, or someone you care about.

That's where you're wrong, Rin-chan!

Whether I did it or not doesn't matter. As long as the culprit gets away with it, all of our loved ones are safe.

Are you listening to yourself? Do you think they would want you to die, assuming you're not the culprit?

My mother gave me a duty to protect my family. I don't care if it sounds crazy. I won't let anything happen to them, understand?

So if you think it was me, then drag it out of me, just like you did with every other culprit.

[Despite her words, she doesn't sound very confident.]

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... So you are protecting someone...

My family means the world to me, Sakura-chan. I'm sorry.

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And we won't. Not everyone is so selfless, Kaminashi.

I'm my own loved one, and I'd sure as fuck die.

But how do we know if the Risen will even keep their word! We could all die for nothing, and they would still be in danger!

Exactly.

If they lose us, they may need replacements for their sick game. Who do you think would be their likeliest candidates then?

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Or it could all be a damn trick!

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Would they thank you for taking so many lives on their behalf?

They didn't say that. They said they might let all of them free.

...Did you dodge it when he tried to knock it over onto you? Or - push him into the way?

I'm sorry, Rose. I won't help you.

[She waves her hand dismissively in a back and forth motion.]

...Even if you weren't planing on killing anyone, the incentive weigh heavily on your mind, right? So much that you couldn't sleep, so you went out for a walk?