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Post by Joker on Mar 21, 2023 20:25:18 GMT
"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." "I don't think it's possible that Mr. Itsunoi threw the knife." Nico said. "Even if he used the Gwynt spell to enhance the throw, that spell only has about as much force as being shoved. I'm no expert here but I don't think that'd have enough force for it to pierce Mr. Fields and have him bleed out in a matter of seconds."
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Post by Kachu on Mar 21, 2023 20:31:39 GMT
"It's actually impossible for Mister Itsunoi to have used Gwynt to attack Mister Fields." Mikoto elucidates. "Granted that he used two during our dodgeball match, both spells costing 40 SP. The most he could've done is summon or dismiss his familiar, or blind our teacher with Golau."
"Which... I suppose is possible," They continue. "But that doesn't account for much else that has happened here. Such as the disposing of the battery case."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 21, 2023 20:46:45 GMT
Yugi sweats profusely at Mikoto’s comment. “On top of each other? I think you’re mistaken.”
“We don’t know the goal of the killer with the photograph, but it doesn’t look like it was taken from someone who was dead on the ground, does it? So it must be the killer’s plot somehow.”
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 21, 2023 21:02:41 GMT
Yugi raises her hand, not wanting to do the irl-equivalent of double posting by not waiting her turn to speak again, but it seems she has something important to say.
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Post by Joker on Mar 21, 2023 21:07:03 GMT
"Um, I don't think you really need to raise your hand here." Nico said, despite not being a teacher. "What's up, Yugi?"
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 21, 2023 21:11:33 GMT
"Thank you Nico! You are so good at keeping us on task in these meetings!" Yugi says despite that extremely not being Nico's job in this meeting.
"Okay, everyone please open your eyes and look at the map! If you look around, there are five doors around the building! Is it possible that our killer used one of these? Any door used over the ice would freeze back up! And maybe there's some magic they could use to get through one of the ones over lava. Does that make sense?"
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Post by Kachu on Mar 21, 2023 21:43:44 GMT
"Would we not have found a door that was forced open during our investigation? I thought the time in between it freezing again would've been a few hours." Mikoto nods. "They could perhaps freeze it again, though. From the outside? Yugi sweats profusely at Mikoto’s comment. “On top of each other? I think you’re mistaken.” “We don’t know the goal of the killer with the photograph, but it doesn’t look like it was taken from someone who was dead on the ground, does it? So it must be the killer’s plot somehow.” "I only suggest it, because, given where we found the body and the photograph, Mister Fields should've been within the frame of the photograph." "Though it doesn't mean he was murdered on top of Mister Itsunoi, what has me curious is why neither of them are in the photograph. If the killer took the photo, then I wonder how they did not step in any blood, as we would've seen it trailing away to the only reasonable escape point- being the infirmary door, because the infirmary windows are too small for one of us to fit through." "If the photo was not taken by the victim, that could explain why he wasn't in the photo, and was likely on the bed? But the point the photo was taken at should've been surrounded by the victim's blood- blood that we see undisturbed in this photo. The tracks we saw during our investigation is Mister Itsunoi's, and those tracks are not in the photograph." "I wonder just how the killer managed to maneuver themselves in this situation..." Mikoto finally stops rambling, seemingly now lost in thought.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 21, 2023 22:03:04 GMT
"They could freeze the door through the opened window though, right?" Yugi asks, hopeful that she found something useful.
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 21, 2023 22:22:52 GMT
"There was a door directly next to the unsealed window." Faye spoke up. "... But then what? Even if they got mister Kameron to open the window, they'd have to refreeze it, so no wind spell to kill him with the knife."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 21, 2023 22:30:04 GMT
“Well, couldn’t they just… stab him through the window?” Yugi says, hopefully. “Maybe the killer is really lanky!”
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Post by Joker on Mar 21, 2023 23:04:20 GMT
"Wouldn't that have to be Yves then?" Nico asked. "For the most part everyone kind of seems tall to me, but she's extra tall. She was one of the ones who found the body though, right? So can't we rule her out based on that?" He said, not wanting to consider the girl as a suspect.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 21, 2023 23:30:37 GMT
Yugi looks slightly dissatisfied with the outcome that Yves is suspected by her careless words, “Uh, maybe not. But the unfrozen window and the door are pretty close so let’s pay attention to their proximity!”
“Did somebody check the outside doors to make sure the one in the kitchen was still frozen?”
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Post by Panda on Mar 21, 2023 23:32:32 GMT
Every door and window, except the window already discussed, was sealed.
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Post by JaytheBluPirate on Mar 22, 2023 0:37:59 GMT
"Just a thought. Are we certain the door was the only way into the infirmary?" Calvin asked the others. "It was established that the infirmary's window was too small for a person to fits through."
"And the chair... We assumed that Mr. Fields knocked the chair over when he fell... But... what if that wasn't what happened?" The cowboy mused as he pulls the brim of his hat over his eyes.
"Just trying to see what sticks and what doesn't."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 22, 2023 0:38:46 GMT
Yugi blushes and apologizes for asking a ‘dumb question’.
“Keep up believing guys!” The teen basically begs the others. “We can solve this!”
Yugi starts working on some charts.
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Post by mec on Mar 22, 2023 3:04:22 GMT
"Perhaps using a lifeline would be in our best interest at the moment." Hella ponders aloud. "Although what kind to use and what for... It should be point of entry for the killer in my opinion. Of course should it prove to be as mundane as the infirmary entrance that would seem to be waste."
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Post by satan on Mar 22, 2023 3:22:56 GMT
"In that case, the Effigy Ritual would be our best shot," Hawk suggested. "Unless we can use it to guess the killer, I agree with Hella. We must needs find how the killer got in."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 22, 2023 3:34:01 GMT
Yugi sweats profusely as she keeps working.
"No Mom, I don't need any help. I can get this done..."
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Post by Joker on Mar 22, 2023 3:59:46 GMT
"Think Nico think..." The speleologist mumbled to himself. "There's got to be something we're overlooking, right?"
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Post by mec on Mar 22, 2023 4:04:38 GMT
"We could have someone be a demonic oracle. Might not be safe, but they'll hopefully get multiple answers to something or other." She takes notice of Yugi. "I-. Uh, neverminded." She stops herself, deciding it best to leave Yugi be.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 22, 2023 4:26:58 GMT
Yugi glances at Hella, a look of mortification strikes through her expression. She slowly goes back to scribbling notes, hoping nobody else will say anything.
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Post by rei. on Mar 22, 2023 5:20:21 GMT
"I agree. Knowing the point of entry is important. However, perhaps the phrasing is vital to this question." Neuron seemed to be suggesting a different view.
"Perhaps rather than the point of entry, we should discuss on the point of escape. However, that's in assumption that the killer entered in the first place."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 22, 2023 5:25:23 GMT
Yugi goes to her limit thinking.
"Okay, so it seems like the only legitimate suspects are Mr. Magno and Mikoto, but!" she pauses dramatically, "We don't know why either of them would go to the west wing just to open that window."
"So I guess, we should try to solve the one major contradiction that we know in this case: why didn't Kameron capture his own body in his picture? Also should the chair be in the picture?"
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Post by JaytheBluPirate on Mar 22, 2023 5:57:32 GMT
"If we're to assume that Mr. Itsunoi was unconscious at the time and if Mr. Fields was killed... Then the killer took the photo." Calvin made a thinking gesture. "But... given where the killer was standing when they took the photo... It would be difficult to leave the infirmary without disturbing the crime scene..."
"But, what if the killer was standing on the chair?" The cowboy suggested. "Would that even be possible?"
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Post by Neotelenta on Mar 22, 2023 11:54:57 GMT
[Putting Panda’s reference here for in-thread ease of viewing: cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/419756119049764865/1087751817447874640/image.png ] Korrigan suddenly snaps to attention and grips his podium. "...The battery grip is what powers the camera. A camera cannot take a picture without power. Which means that when the picture was taken, the killer had either already left the room, or was right behind Kameron as it took the picture. And only THEN was the battery pack removed. Which is to say...After Kameron was stabbed, the killer lingered around long enough to grab the battery grip. Why would they care about the battery grip, and why did they DROP it?" "Furthermore...Did we even test the battery grip? Kameron had MORE THAN ONE of them, did he not? We want to be sure that the battery grip that's on the ice is actually the one that was attached to the camera at the time of the picture-taking." "Lastly...Forgive a question that may have already been answered, but is there a way to see just how much SP a person has at this time?" Korrigan speculates. "I, for one, have not used a single bit of magic today."
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Post by Panda on Mar 22, 2023 12:30:49 GMT
Korrigan recalls that he was able to view photos on the camera during the investigation, even though the battery grip wasn't present. Presumably the grip extends battery life, but the camera functions without it.
Kameron only had one battery grip. The grip has a slot where you insert batteries.
Everyone recalls that the demons restored their SP when the investigation began. They had no way of determining who used spells before then.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 22, 2023 14:10:10 GMT
Yugi listens to the others in de
“Oh for the picture, maybe Kameron was still alive. The autopsy said he died within seconds, so it’s reasonable for him to take a picture!”
“But if this is shortly after Kameron was stabbed, where is the killer? The door is shut and there are no tracks on the ground!”
“Does that confirm that the killer may have somehow done this without being there?”
“My other theory is that the picture may have been taken by setting up the timer and putting the camera on a familiar that can fly through the room!”
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Post by Panda on Mar 22, 2023 14:16:38 GMT
Thinking back, the players are sure that they found the camera still attached to the strap around Kameron's neck. Blood had splattered on it.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 22, 2023 14:20:38 GMT
“Oh maybe anyone else holding the camera is just stupid. But it is crazy that the camera didn’t capture the killer don’t you guys think? That means the killer somehow killed through the window, right?”
Yugi looks like she needs validation on this.
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Post by Neotelenta on Mar 22, 2023 14:54:39 GMT
"Did the battery grip have blood on it?"
"...How would the camera have taken a picture and not seen even Kameron but yet still be connected to the strap? The picture had to have been taken without Kameron even wearing it. Which means the killer themselves took the picture to throw us off. At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if...if perhaps the entire business with the opened windows and the discarded battery pack are ALSO meant to throw us off."
"You don't suppose the killer just walked into the room, greeted Kameron, they both look at Neuron, and the killer stabs Kameron before pulling him back and setting the stage to make it look like they escaped through the window, would they? After all, the windows are too small for a lot of people to crawl through, but even if they weren't through magical means, it would look VERY suspicious to have a person show up on the other side of the building suddenly, wouldn't it?"
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