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Post by Panda on Mar 22, 2023 15:04:16 GMT
Strangely enough, there was no blood on the battery grip when it was found outside.
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Post by JaytheBluPirate on Mar 22, 2023 15:22:38 GMT
"That's strange. If the battery grip have no blood on it... Was there blood on the camera when the crime scene was discovered?" Calvin asked the others.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 22, 2023 15:29:16 GMT
"Yeah, I think it is strange!" Yugi agrees. "If there was blood on the camera strap, then I would expect it on the grip if it was there at the same time."
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 22, 2023 15:37:38 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. "It's the only thing that makes sense. If the killer wasn't caught on camera, they were behind mister Kameron when he took the picture. If they were behind him and inside the room, they would have walked over the blood while getting out. This is besides the logistics of where they'd be standing to stab him while he was facing the bed, judging by the blood splatter." Faye said. "The question here is how to get there. Wind spell to launch the knife plus refreezing the infirmary window plus refreezing the door on the other side is 120 SP. And I don't think they could launch it into his chest all the way from the unsealed window..."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 22, 2023 15:55:06 GMT
"Wow, Faye, yeah that's pretty smart compared to what I was saying!"
"Wait, here's an idea, do we think maybe Kameron's camera was trapped somehow? He was stabbed in the chest which is where is camera usually is!" Yugi glances around, hoping that anyone in the world thinks this is possible.
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Post by Joker on Mar 22, 2023 15:57:57 GMT
“The Wonderland spell!” Nico suddenly shouted, as inspiration struck. “Would it be possible to use that on the pool of blood? To either shrink down an original set of footprints and cover them up? Or to increase the size of the pool of blood to cover up any footprints that were left behind?”
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 22, 2023 16:01:11 GMT
Yugi goes through her list of spells, desperate to be the first to answer.
"I don't know! The object wording seems like it could apply to a puddle of blood though!"
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Post by Panda on Mar 22, 2023 16:05:58 GMT
[While you could probably enlarge the puddle or shrink an individual footprint, this wouldn't account for a full set of footprints that such a killer would have left.]
Everyone recalls Kameron's ever-present camera. It's a pretty good match for the location of the stab wound.
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Post by JaytheBluPirate on Mar 22, 2023 16:11:21 GMT
"Well, if the killer were to stab Mr. Fields, they would ends up hitting the camera. And with the battery grip lacking any blood on it, it suggests the killer grabs onto that part to mover the camera out of the way to stab him in the chest, I would reckon." Calvin commented. "Maybe the killer need to take the battery grip with them as it could possibly contains incriminating evidence that would places them at the crime scene..."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 22, 2023 17:25:45 GMT
"Is it possible that the knife was planted on the camera and then a caster reshaped it to stab him using something like Metel? Maybe he thought it was the camera grip?"
Yugi looks at Mikoto and Hawk, "Uh, do you think that's possible?"
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Post by Panda on Mar 22, 2023 17:28:02 GMT
The two blade experts each confirmed that it was possible, in theory.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 22, 2023 17:31:56 GMT
"Holy!"
Yugi falls over.
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Post by pancakes on Mar 22, 2023 18:19:26 GMT
"If that were the case, someone separated from the group at one point and took the time to plant a knife inside the camera, right? Or am I misunderstanding something?"
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 22, 2023 18:39:56 GMT
Yugi nods to Ige. "Ige, you're so smart! I think that makes the most sense with this theory."
"If the killer replaced the camera grip, they must have done it between the picture at 10:10 and the murder. The only time we know the camera was unattended was during the game! From 10:15 when the teachers were getting changed, until we saw it at 10:35 when Kameron got changed and picked up Neuron!"
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Post by Kachu on Mar 22, 2023 18:43:19 GMT
"Metal can only be reshaped once a day, I believe?" Mikoto chimes in. "Which makes me wonder if this grip was prepared in advance or not."
"Though replacing the grip had to have been during the game, as Yugi is saying. Mister Fields did keep the keys with him at all times, no? I don't think any of us students would've had the chance to sneak into the change rooms...?"
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Post by Kachu on Mar 22, 2023 18:51:46 GMT
"Or perhaps someone sent their familiar through the vents?" Mikoto adds on, double posting.
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Post by pancakes on Mar 22, 2023 18:54:08 GMT
"There's a lot to think about with that theory, though," Ige said. "For instance, the real camera grip was found outside the window by the west wing, right? Which means the killer also had to make it there at some point to dispose of it."
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Post by Kachu on Mar 22, 2023 19:00:41 GMT
"There's a lot to think about with that theory, though," Ige said. "For instance, the real camera grip was found outside the window by the west wing, right? Which means the killer also had to make it there at some point to dispose of it." "That isn't much of an issue, I think." Mikoto nods. "To get each other up to speed, I encourage anyone to correct me if I'm wrong here, but..." "First, the killer must've used Metel on a day before the murder, to reshape a knife into a replica of Mister Fields' camera grip." "Following that, they would've needed an opportunity to get it on his person." "Then, once he was in the infirmary, the killer could've cast Metel again, to reshape the camera grip back into a knife, stabbing our poor teacher in the chest." Mikoto sighs and drops their shoulders. "That was a little stressful. I hope I got nothing mistaken, here?" "Oh, and Ige, I believe the killer must've gone through the west wing window, in order to get a good view of Mister Fields to cast the spell on him. This would mean that anyone who was present on the west wing had the opportunity, I believe. It would've also been a nice chance to dispose of the grip, it seems."
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Post by pancakes on Mar 22, 2023 19:10:22 GMT
"Hmmm...okay, I think I get it," Ige said, feeling a little better. "I don't understand what you mean by the killer casting a spell through the west wing window, though? For that matter, when did the killer use Metel to reshape the fake battery grip back into a knife, anyways?"
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 22, 2023 19:12:41 GMT
"They couldn't go through the window, but like Yugi reasoned out earlier, they could open the door, reshape the grip back into a knife from the frozen infirmary window, then go back and refreeze the door by leaning out the unsealed window. It works." Faye said. "SP lines up too, since the first Metel cast would have happened the day prior."
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Post by Kachu on Mar 22, 2023 19:15:02 GMT
"Ah! True!" Mikoto nods happily at Faye. "Thank you for making me not seem like a TOTAL FOOL IDIOT LOSERFACE"
Mikoto didn't actually say that last part.
"This would likely mean that those we found on the east wing are innocent?" They continue. "And given the time I crossed from the foyer to the west wing, I believe that should show I had very little time to commit the crime myself!"
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Post by pancakes on Mar 22, 2023 19:20:12 GMT
"Kameron wouldn't notice the battery grip turning back into a knife?" Ige asked.
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Post by Kachu on Mar 22, 2023 19:21:18 GMT
"I think it depends on how fast the spell works." Mikoto says to Ige. "Perhaps someone here can give an example here with the spell, using something metallic? If the motion is quick, and the death quick after, there'd have been little time for Mister Fields to react."
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Post by Neotelenta on Mar 22, 2023 19:25:15 GMT
"...A crime like that? How much time would one possibly need to commit something like that if all of that preparation was already done?" Korrigan questions, turning to Mikoto. "If your idea is true, then it all hinges upon the change metal spell being quick enough to kill."
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Post by pancakes on Mar 22, 2023 19:27:54 GMT
"There's still also the issue of the photo, right? Why and how was the photo taken? If this spell were the cause of death, then Kameron definitely is not the one who took the photo."
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Post by JaytheBluPirate on Mar 22, 2023 19:28:50 GMT
"Something metallic... The only metallic object I have on hand is my revolver." Calvin glances down at his gun holster, where his revolver is being kept. "Uh, does anyone else got something metallic on hand?"
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 22, 2023 19:31:01 GMT
"Metel." Faye said, a chunk of metal roughly the size of the camera grip manifesting in her hands. "... Mode A, remember?"
"... Metel." she said again, thrusting the object forward as she tried to make a blade out of it.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 22, 2023 19:34:08 GMT
“We know it took a few seconds for Mr. Fields to die, so, I don’t see what’s weird about him taking a photo. He gave us the most information he could with what little time he had!”
The president jitters idly as discussions go on.
She watches Faye with wide eyes as she makes her demonstration.
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Post by Panda on Mar 22, 2023 19:34:35 GMT
The metal transformed very quickly. The group are reminded of how Neuron ended up unconscious: he transformed the wood beneath his feet to boost him into the air. It seems the transformations are quite fast and can have force behind them.
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Post by pancakes on Mar 22, 2023 19:35:47 GMT
“We know it took a few seconds for Mr. Fields to die, so, I don’t see what’s weird about him taking a photo. He gave us the most information he could with what little time he had!” The president jitters idly as discussions go on. She watches Faye with wide eyes as she makes her demonstration. "It's not really strange, but I assume he would have been trying to capture something specific."
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