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Post by satan on Mar 21, 2023 0:50:44 GMT
"Even if someone did do that, there would have been signs that they did," Hawk pointed out. "Either the investigation would have borne fruit in that direction, or the investigation spell would have. Besides, it would have taken far less effort to simply open the window, throw the battery case through it, and then close the window."
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Post by pancakes on Mar 21, 2023 0:51:55 GMT
"I got it! Then both windows were of normal sizes earlier, but shrunken to make it seem like no one could climb through it!" Ige added very unhelpfully, giving a wink. "And no one noticed! It's all coming together!"
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Post by satan on Mar 21, 2023 0:54:12 GMT
"Relying on 'magic' as the crutch of your argument does not serve you well," Hawk observed. "I would note, again, that there are far more mundane ways to accomplish this task. Let alone that the windows were not tampered with, beyond opening or closing it."
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Post by Neotelenta on Mar 21, 2023 0:57:38 GMT
"Y-You ultimates are just ganging up on the normal guy!" Ige said, getting increasingly irritated (and irritating others) as his whining ramped up. "I-I got it! I'll prove my innocence by being an actively helpful force! Here's the truth: someone shrunk themselves to slip through the window! Or maybe they made the window really, really big so they could climb through, and then shrunk it again while climbing out." Korrigan turns to Ige. "Don't take them personally. None of the evidence currently points to you. If you're innocent, don't lose your cool. If anything, on a related note...You don't suppose a familiar could carry a weapon through the opened windows, could they?"
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Post by Kachu on Mar 21, 2023 1:00:52 GMT
"Why would they need to?" Mikoto asks the man in the fabulous suit. "The killer would still need to be present, and need to still leave the infirmary through normal means, and either cross the foyer, leave through another window, or remain in the East Wing."
"Unless you mean to say a familiar is the culprit? The window would have to had been opened by someone first, though."
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Post by Neotelenta on Mar 21, 2023 1:10:19 GMT
"Why would they need to?" Mikoto asks the man in the fabulous suit. "The killer would still need to be present, and need to still leave the infirmary through normal means, and either cross the foyer, leave through another window, or remain in the East Wing." "Unless you mean to say a familiar is the culprit? The window would have to had been opened by someone first, though." "I was suggesting the possibility that a familiar is the culprit, yes. I don't have enough information to give the idea much weight, but it was something I thought of." Korrigan looks around at the familiars everyone has. "Say...Speaking of not enough information. Caitlin. Would you mind enlightening us about what you were looking up on the computer?" Korrigan points an inquiring finger towards her.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 21, 2023 2:13:36 GMT
Yugi breathes deeply.
Earlier when the group had found Mr. Fields, she had cried ("Sorry! I didn't realize that I would cry! I won't do it! I just really liked him! Gosh, I didn't think anything bad would happen!").
She bites her lip and looks around at the others, her absolute bean-bag of a haircut looking a little deflated.
In a moment though, she flips on the energy. "Okay!" She smiles. "Let's do this!"
She starts writing down a bunch. She's looking a little lost with all the different threads. "Why are we talking about magic? Couldn't the killer have just walked in and stabbed Mr. Fields?"
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Post by NIKI on Mar 21, 2023 2:20:38 GMT
"Maybe if they concealed the weapon somehow... then they could have stabbed Mr. Fields more easily. In that case it must have been someone that knew he'd be there, right? And with someone unconscious to use as a suspect. Could be someone that saw what happened during the game."
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 21, 2023 2:27:20 GMT
"Maybe if they concealed the weapon somehow... then they could have stabbed Mr. Fields more easily. In that case it must have been someone that knew he'd be there, right? And with someone unconscious to use as a suspect. Could be someone that saw what happened during the game." "So definitely not Ige then..." Faye sighed, not even hiding her disappointment.
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Post by Collin1002 on Mar 21, 2023 2:28:22 GMT
"I dunno if any of our familiars would have the amount of power to fatally stab someone, let alone someone as strong as Mr. Fields..." Felix remarked. "Not to mention I think very few of them could properly even hold a knife."
"A-Anyway, I've been thinking. We saw Mr. Magno cross from the east wing to the west at 11:25, right?" he asked the other three people that were with him. "And ten minutes later, we saw Mikoto do the same."
He placed a hand on his chin.
"The foyer is the only direct route to and from both wings... and it I dunno if they could've used the window, since our sin level was too low to cast the fire spell at that point. So it was melted afterward, probably to discard of the battery grip. So the killer was definitely in both wings at some point..."
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Post by Akkordian on Mar 21, 2023 2:44:40 GMT
While the window-tampering and magic-usage discourse is ongoing, Yves clears her throat, quietly, and then raises her hand to signify to anyone that bothered to look at her, that she wanted to speak.
"Um... I know we're trying to figure out what part the opened window has with the murder, but, uh, there's a part of that I think is important. Mr. Fields didn't have his camera during the dodgeball game most of us played, and he took Mr. Itsunoi right to the infirmary, right? Well, we found the camera on his b-body, and there was a pool of his blood in the picture. This is just a guess, but, that would mean that whoever murdered Mr. Fields also stole his camera, beforehand... and they were the one that took the picture and planted it on him before they left. I don't know why they would do that, but..."
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Post by Kachu on Mar 21, 2023 2:51:03 GMT
"Are you certain the camera was stolen?" Mikoto asks, turning to Yves now. "Would it not make sense that Mister Fields simply put his camera away in the change room, and took it back once we were no longer playing dodgeball? It seems impractical to carry one's camera around their neck during sport."
Mikoto beings to nod sagely, with their eyes shut, crossing their arms. "That would be like if the lonesome bee began to bathe themselves in pollen wile still wearing their business suit. It would get filthy, and covered in pollen. Which is precisely why the bee leaves their work suit at home, where it is safe."
Mikoto continues. "However, if their camera was stolen, it would be from the staff change room, leaving Mister Hawk as the only possible culprit, as it is possible Mister Fields did not retrieve his camera from the staff change room, and Mister Itsunoi and Mister Korrigan did not have a chance to as well. Mister Hawk even had the key."
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Post by NIKI on Mar 21, 2023 2:51:38 GMT
"Oh, true. Mr. Hawk was the last one in the staff changing room. Was the camera still in there by then? Or did Mr. Fields take it when he got changed?"
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Post by satan on Mar 21, 2023 2:54:22 GMT
"Even were I to 'take' his camera, my goal would only be to return it," Hawk stated firmly. "I don't know the first thing about puotography, but I respect that it was owned by someone who is not me. Moreover, if I wanted to kill someone, why would I even bother with a weapon from the armory? After all, I am already armed, and far more skilled with this blade than any in the armory.
"If you wish to examine it for evidence of any wrongdoing, I will gladly surrender it to be examined. Though, if it is deemed clean, I would prefer it be returned."
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Post by Joker on Mar 21, 2023 2:54:59 GMT
"Mr. Fields set the camera to a timer for the group photo, right?" Nico asks, trying to recall the events of the day. For once the speleologist wasn't smiling, and was quiet as he tried to think about possibilities of what could have happened.
"If he had the camera on him when he died like Mikoto suggested, then maybe he tried to take a picture of the killer, but the timer was still on and that's what caused the weird picture?" He suggested. "I don't know if that really changes anything, though..."
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Post by JaytheBluPirate on Mar 21, 2023 3:10:31 GMT
Calvin nods in agreement with Nico.
"If that was likely the case that the photo was explained away by the timer... Then someone should have noticed the camera was on a timer when they used the camera to take pictures of the crime scene..." The cowboy said as he rubs his chin with a hand.
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Post by Akkordian on Mar 21, 2023 3:23:09 GMT
Yves runs a hand through her hair as Nico decimates her guess with a much more logical one. "Oh, right, that makes a lot more sense than someone stealing it and taking the picture... sorry for thinking one of you would steal..." She does not realize that the only person she was calling a thief was also the suspect for the murder that just happened, and maybe didn't need to apologize for that.
"But, um, if Mr. Fields did have the camera on him, from when he took Mr. Itsunoi to the infirmary, up until he died, doesn't that make the camera grip we found tossed out the window even more... suspicious? Whoever did it would have had to thrown it out there after he was already dead, in that case..."
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Post by NIKI on Mar 21, 2023 3:26:10 GMT
"Maybe they foolishly thought getting rid of that thing would get rid of the picture? Or that the camera running out of battery meant there would be no evidence? Bahaha!"
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 21, 2023 3:39:06 GMT
"There's another thing, though." Faye spoke up. "Like yeah, the timer thing makes sense, but shouldn't mister Kameron's body be in the picture? It showed almost the whole infirmary except for the bed, didn't it?"
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Post by Kachu on Mar 21, 2023 3:53:47 GMT
"When you take a photograph, you're often not in frame." Mikoto elucidates. "Perhaps the simple answer is the correct one- Mister Fields himself took the photo."
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Post by Akkordian on Mar 21, 2023 3:56:03 GMT
"But, if the timer was on, and he hit the button when he was killed, then when the camera fell after he got stabbed and... well, died, the rest of his body would be in frame, past the point where the camera was resting on his body."
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Post by satan on Mar 21, 2023 3:58:27 GMT
Hawk frowned as he considered something new.
"Hold on. Speaking of the photo, the pool of blood was untouched in the picture. If Mr. Itsunoi was the killer, then he would have most likely been captured in the shot, no matter which way he would attempt to hide. With this in mind, I do not believe Mr. Itsunoi is the killer any longer. So if that is the case, then... Hm."
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Post by Kachu on Mar 21, 2023 4:02:19 GMT
"But, if the timer was on, and he hit the button when he was killed, then when the camera fell after he got stabbed and... well, died, the rest of his body would be in frame, past the point where the camera was resting on his body." "But then how would the killer get this photo without disturbing the victim's blood?"
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Post by mec on Mar 21, 2023 4:12:28 GMT
"If one would recall the timer it was set for less than 10 seconds at the class photo. The blood would only need to remain undisturbed until the photo was taken."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 21, 2023 4:18:05 GMT
Yugi thinks hard, scribbling notes furiously.
"There's blood in the picture right? So, Mr. Fields was already dead by the time someone took that picture. But Mr. Fields isn't in that picture at all! The only part of the room you can't see is the bed! Does that mean that either Mr. Fields was in the bed or he wasn't in the room at all?"
The president looks around, trying to see if anyone has the answer.
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Post by Collin1002 on Mar 21, 2023 4:41:51 GMT
"T-There was that big clear patch where Mr. Itsunoi was laying though, remember?" Felix said. "If Mr. Fields was ever on the bed, there'd be a lot more blood on the sheets, and if he ever left the room -- o-or his corpse -- after being stabbed there'd definitely be a trail of blood. Given the way the weapon was built, and how much blood Mr. Fields lost, he probably died almost immediately after he was stabbed. So if he didn't take the picture, then why did the culprit...? O-Or maybe he was fast enough and pulled out the camera to take the picture before he died... but why?"
He sighed.
"And I still wonder why exactly the battery case was disposed of outside and not the camera itself..."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 21, 2023 5:00:47 GMT
Yugi thinks for a moment.
“Well, you’re right Felix. Is it possible that the blood in the picture isn’t blood?”
“Or is it possible that Mr. Fields and Neuron were in the bed together?” Yugi suddenly blushes, “Not like that! Just they both had to be very close in that corner… and the killer.”
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Post by Kachu on Mar 21, 2023 5:17:12 GMT
"Was there blood in the bed?" Mikoto puts a sleeved hand to their chin. "If there was, then it's possible. But if the sheets are clean, then I can only imagine it's a delayed photo taken by our poor teacher before he passed..."
"Though I suppose we should try and confirm if standing where the photo was taken would disturb the victim's blood or not."
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Post by Joker on Mar 21, 2023 5:19:53 GMT
Yugi thinks for a moment. “Well, you’re right Felix. Is it possible that the blood in the picture isn’t blood?” “Or is it possible that Mr. Fields and Neuron were in the bed together?” Yugi suddenly blushes, “Not like that! Just they both had to be very close in that corner… and the killer.” "Wouldn't that mean Mr. Itsunoi was the one who killed him then?" Nico wonders. "Three people in one bed seems kind of unlikely."
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Post by pancakes on Mar 21, 2023 7:31:04 GMT
"Maybe if they concealed the weapon somehow... then they could have stabbed Mr. Fields more easily. In that case it must have been someone that knew he'd be there, right? And with someone unconscious to use as a suspect. Could be someone that saw what happened during the game." "So definitely not Ige then..." Faye sighed, not even hiding her disappointment. "You're the worst," Ige huffed. "And by the way," he started saying to no one in particular. "What is this talk about the camera? Kameron didn't have his camera on him? If he left it in the changing room, why in the world would he take it with him when he needed to nurse Neuron? It's not like he took any pictures of Neuron to check on his condition, it just seems like a weird pit stop. But the conversation seems to be steering in the direction that Kameron had it on him to begin with." Ige shook his head in confusion. "No, it makes much more sense that someone stole it, in my opinion. And here's how! Get ready, cause I'm about to prove my innocence again!" Ige's puppy began to bark, hyped up about his upcoming revelation. "Our familiars! We all have tiny enough familiars to fit into the vents that run straight through the changing rooms. Clearly, someone used their familiar to navigate through the vent system, commanding their familiar to enter Kameron's changing room and take the camera he left behind. Hmph! You'd better think twice before accusing me again, Faye." Ige's puppy stopped barking, and looked at him in confusion.
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