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Post by satan on Mar 21, 2023 8:49:11 GMT
Hawk gestured at his eagle. "Mine is not small enough to fit through those vents. But yours is, Mr. Tsutomu. Perhaps you'd like to re-examine your statement?"
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Post by Panda on Mar 21, 2023 9:50:45 GMT
Everyone who had been in the gym cast their minds back. They clearly remember Kameron having his camera on him when he carried Neuron out.
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Post by satan on Mar 21, 2023 10:22:04 GMT
Hawk put a finger to his forehead, much like another character from another series about prosecutors would when he was deep in thought. "So, like I thought, Kameron had his camera on his person when he left. Therefore, nobody stole it, and nobody had to try to put their familiar into the vents to try to steal it, whether or not the item would even fit aside.
"And the bed itself was bloody, though there was a clear outline of a body where Mr. Itsunoi would have been laying. Therefore, it is hard to imagine that Mr. Itsunoi got up, stabbed Kameron in the chest, and managed to get back into bed to account for the lack of a bloodstain where he would have been laying. Additionally, I would think that those actions would have forced Kameron back several feet from the impact, leaving a very different blood spray behind and causing there to be footprints in the pool of blood in the picture Kameron managed to take before his... before his untimely passing.
"If this is all taken into account, then there are very few leads left to us. Of those of us skilled with weapons, Ms. Koizumi and I are proficient with the blade, though as I said before, I would use the one I have on my person first and foremost. Mr. Marston is more skilled with firearms, though there is an argument for Mr. Marston to use a knife instead of his revolver, as that would make the murder too obvious. Of those left who have not been mentioned..."
A thought occurred to him, then, and he slowly lowered his hand, looking directly at Korrigan.
"Korrigan. Would you be so kind as to remove your helmet for a moment?"
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Post by Neotelenta on Mar 21, 2023 13:09:54 GMT
Korrigan looks to Hawk. "Very well." he says, sounding a little dejected. He removes his helmet.
And loe and behold...There was Korrigan's face. Nothing was different about it, other than his hair being a bit jostled from the process of removing it.
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Post by rei. on Mar 21, 2023 13:42:32 GMT
[ Sorry about the delay and lack of posts. I'll try to fit in Neuron's statements generally, if you don't mind. ]
"I-I...! I can't believe this. How long has it been since I passed out."
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"Defense? I can lay out what I can say, whether it makes me suspicious or not. I'm good at that... I think. First suspicion, my proximity and timing of the murder. Second, my bloodied clothing and my footprints. Third, my... personality. But I can, or anyone can tell, that these aren't outright proofs of suspicion! There are too many things that don't line up. In the first place, that camera..."
[ Insert discussion about the clothing and camera. I can fix this write up if it doesn't align. ]
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Post by JaytheBluPirate on Mar 21, 2023 14:08:32 GMT
Calvin's eyes widen when Hawk talked about him being able to use a knife rather than his gun.
"Actually, 'twa'n't me who could have committed the crime, Hawk." The cowboy points out to Hawk. "It's becase Blackie, my saphead familiar made one hell of a mess as he rampaged around in the kitchen. I cleaned the kitchen up the best I could. After I cleaned up, though... I felt very peckish so I prepared myself a snack."
"... I was still in the kitchen when people came to get me and informed me of what happened. Meaning that I was inside the kitchen the entire time."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 21, 2023 14:32:20 GMT
“Great to see you’re doing okay, Neuron!” Yugi gives him a smile. “It seems that you couldn’t have done the murder since you were not feeling good!”
She turns to Calvin, “That’s great that you got to eat! I’m kinda hungry if I’m being honest but maybe after this trial we can all have a big meal!”
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Post by Joker on Mar 21, 2023 14:36:51 GMT
“Umm… Not that I want to suspect a friend…” Nico said to the cowboy. “But did anyone see you in the kitchen while you were cleaning? If not, it’s kind of hard to remove you as a suspect based on your word alone.” He frowned, clearly not happy about making this accusation.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 21, 2023 14:46:09 GMT
“Well, even though the window is suspicious, right now it seems like someone in the east wing did the murder, right? The kitchen is thankfully in the west wing where everyone is innocent!”
Yugi gives a thumbs up to Calvin.
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Post by Kachu on Mar 21, 2023 14:46:44 GMT
"While that's true," Mikoto chimes in, looking at Nico. "We cannot remove him as a suspect. But until we can determine a way for the killer to cross sides, or somehow evade the group of four in the foyer, I don't see what we can gain from suspecting anyone we found on the west wing."
"That would have us focus the discussion on myself, Mister Korrigan, Mister Hawk, and yourself, Nico." They said. "Although I do not deny the strong possibility that the killer crossed sides, I do not see much reason to discuss who could've done it until we determine how they crossed at all."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 21, 2023 14:59:57 GMT
“I don’t think the killer could have crossed sides at all since the only other way around that we know of is the windows and nobody here shrunk or anything… I guess there are doors but none open onto the ice.”
“Unless someone is a talented knife-thrower and just completely killed Cameron without entering the room at all. Through the windows.”
“Also, are we sure Nico couldn’t fit through a window? Because I know he could if he tried really hard! Not that I suspect him,” the president gives her secretary an apologetic glance for casting doubt randomly upon him for no other reason than to believe in his skills.
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Post by JaytheBluPirate on Mar 21, 2023 15:21:25 GMT
"... There's two possibilities regarding the killer's movements." Calvin said as he counted on his fingers.
One: The killer left the east wing to go to the west wing. This would casts suspicions on Mr. Magno and Mikoto.
Two: The killer was still inside the east wing, but was someplace else within the east wing. This would casts suspicions on Hawk, Caitlin and Nico.
"However... I reckon the first possibility is the most likely as... bring to mind where the unsealed window was and where we found the battery grip. It's possible that the killer is either Mr. Magno or Mikoto." The cowboy reminded everyone of the unsealed window and the camera's battery grip.
"If there are any arguments to be made for why the second possibility is possible, I'd like to hear it."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 21, 2023 15:33:04 GMT
"Well, maybe uh..." Yugi knits her brow.
"The killer threw the grip out the window from the infirmary, and then they used two spells, one on the infirmary window and one on the window in the hallway, such that the hallway one would look melted and the infirmary one would look frozen. So they did a Dwfr and a Tân."
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Post by JaytheBluPirate on Mar 21, 2023 16:09:12 GMT
"Actually... Come to think of it, we never found out how big the distance was between the infirmary window and the hallway window was, did we?" Calvin asked. "Because if I bring to mind correctly, the range of both the Dwfr and the Tân spells are 5 ft..."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 21, 2023 16:19:33 GMT
"Ahh, then our killer had to have opened the hallway window from the west wing!" Yugi says, nodding and scribbling out something in her notes. "And the window had to have been opened within an hour of when we found it otherwise it would have frozen over!"
She shudders. "But I guess we still don't know why someone would use the window aside from throwing the battery pack out there."
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Post by satan on Mar 21, 2023 16:26:33 GMT
Korrigan looks to Hawk. "Very well." he says, sounding a little dejected. He removes his helmet. And loe and behold...There was Korrigan's face. Nothing was different about it, other than his hair being a bit jostled from the process of removing it. "Thank you." Hawk inclined his head. "I merely wished to confirm that you weren't hiding your face for uncouth reasons." He listened as Calvin and Yugi went back and forth, before raising his hand, much like Yugi would. "If I may. Would casting Tân not start melting the glass in the window? If not outright shattering it due to the extreme temperature difference." He paused, thinking, then sighed, shrugging. "It feels like there's something very basic we're missing in order to crack this case wide open. But my eyes are too closed to see it."
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 21, 2023 16:30:27 GMT
"... Maybe someone could use a wind spell to throw a knife with enough force through a window." Faye said. "But... No, that doesn't really work. Unless they had something to open the infirmary window from outside without a fire spell. Also, doesn't explain all the camera weirdness."
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Post by Joker on Mar 21, 2023 17:04:08 GMT
“Also, are we sure Nico couldn’t fit through a window? Because I know he could if he tried really hard! Not that I suspect him,” the president gives her secretary an apologetic glance for casting doubt randomly upon him for no other reason than to believe in his skills. "I was already in the east wing, I'd have no reason to go through the window!" Nico said. "Er, not that I killed Mr. Fields, though..."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 21, 2023 17:34:46 GMT
"Okay, okay!" Yugi says defensively. "Sounds awesome that you didn't kill him!"
"So the killer stabbed Mr. Fields. Do we think they got blood on them?"
"Neuron, would you allow the blood on you to be examined to make sure that it's Mr. Fields's?"
(She would use Golau on the blood if possible.)
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Post by Kachu on Mar 21, 2023 17:36:28 GMT
"Perhaps we should make an attempt to narrow down the possible routes the killer might've taken?" Mikoto proposes to the group. "Would it not be possible for one to freeze a window from the outside, again? I believe that would be how they re-freeze on their own after enough time, correct?"
"Then, if I'm not incorrect, our killer could've opened one of the other east wing windows, and then thawed the window leading to the west wing, freezing the east wing window behind them."
"If not, however, then is it possible the killer hid in the toilets, to sneak past once the foyer was clear?"
"Even then," they continue, "Perhaps our best bet at the moment is to figure out what happened with the photo we found. Undisturbed blood, no sight of the victim's body... I wonder how that's even possible?"
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Post by satan on Mar 21, 2023 18:02:28 GMT
A horrid thought occurred to Hawk, and he visibily grayed, his face taking on a pallor like he just rose from the grave.
"... Unless our victim and our killer are one and the same."
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 21, 2023 18:18:23 GMT
"Well. They're not."
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Post by satan on Mar 21, 2023 18:32:57 GMT
"It would fit all the necessary points for the case," Hawk pointed out. "How the window was opened, why there's only one set of footprints in the blood, and so on.
"Admittedly, Kameron never struck me as the type, and I don't have an explanation for why he would willingly throw away his battery case. If anyone else has a better argument for another person, I would like to hear it."
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Post by Panda on Mar 21, 2023 18:35:59 GMT
Golau confirmed that the blood on Neuron was real, and was Kameron's. No-one else had any blood on them.
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Post by rei. on Mar 21, 2023 18:45:44 GMT
"Of course."
Neuron lets himself get examined.
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"So we can truly say it was Sir Kameron's. What a useful spell..." Neuron seemed to be distracted.
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 21, 2023 18:58:18 GMT
"It would fit all the necessary points for the case," Hawk pointed out. "How the window was opened, why there's only one set of footprints in the blood, and so on. "Admittedly, Kameron never struck me as the type, and I don't have an explanation for why he would willingly throw away his battery case. If anyone else has a better argument for another person, I would like to hear it." "There's easier ways to kill yourself than shoving a demonic knife through your own chest. He would have slit his own wrists or throat." Faye sighed. "And why do it in a way that would get blood all over mister Itsunoi?" "... I might have an idea about that battery grip, though. What if someone threw it out there to get Kameron's attention? Make him open the infirmary window, maybe? How far are the windows from each other, do you think someone could cast the freezing beam from the unsealed window?"
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Post by pancakes on Mar 21, 2023 18:58:38 GMT
"It would fit all the necessary points for the case," Hawk pointed out. "How the window was opened, why there's only one set of footprints in the blood, and so on. "Admittedly, Kameron never struck me as the type, and I don't have an explanation for why he would willingly throw away his battery case. If anyone else has a better argument for another person, I would like to hear it." "Is there batteries in the camera now? Maybe he had to change the batteries at some point."
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Post by Kachu on Mar 21, 2023 19:04:28 GMT
"... I might have an idea about that battery grip, though. What if someone threw it out there to get Kameron's attention? Make him open the infirmary window, maybe? How far are the windows from each other, do you think someone could cast the freezing beam from the unsealed window?" "I'd imagine it's well out of range, given we cannot shoot that spell further than 5 feet." Mikoto explains. "Given that it would be like our esteemed talented friend Nico's height between windows, I'm willing to bet it's impossible." "Though, it might be fine to freeze it from outside. Perhaps getting Mister Fields' attention by banging on the window? But I can't see how that would get us any closer to figuring out what happened here."
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Post by satan on Mar 21, 2023 19:11:06 GMT
"There's easier ways to kill yourself than shoving a demonic knife through your own chest. He would have slit his own wrists or throat." Faye sighed. "And why do it in a way that would get blood all over mister Itsunoi?" "... I might have an idea about that battery grip, though. What if someone threw it out there to get Kameron's attention? Make him open the infirmary window, maybe? How far are the windows from each other, do you think someone could cast the freezing beam from the unsealed window?" "You do have a point," Hawk said thoughtfully, rubbing his chin. "Even then, there is a point to ending it quickly, which the chest wound would do, along with the explosive blood loss. "As for why it got all over Mr. Itsunoi, I haven't a clue. Unless we believe Mr. Itsunoi threw the knife."
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Post by Kachu on Mar 21, 2023 19:15:53 GMT
"We can consider the possibility that Mister Fields was murdered on top of Mister Itsunoi?" Mikoto looks down at their podium, thinking really REALLY hard. "It would explain why we do not see the victim in the photograph. But I fail to see what any killer could accomplish by doing that."
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