Rosa
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Newton. But where is Oldton?
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Post by Rosa on Mar 23, 2023 10:21:45 GMT
Kenji rolled his eyes. "You all are wrong, obviously. I'm totally not in the wrong here. Bruce is incompetent, he could never do such a thing. Still haven't got him to be useful yet, sadly. Isn't that right, you tiny little bat-stard? C'mon, carry yourself with some gait at least."
Bruce woke up immediately after Kenji said the word "Carry", eyes opening wide. As if taking the word being called as a sort of command, he immediately started flapping around as if looking for something to pick up. Seeing the book in Kenji's hand, he immediately picked it up and started flying away with it, as if taking it somewhere else, with an unusual amount of diligence to his moments. Almost as if he'd been trained for such a thing.
"NO! You dumb bitch!" Kenji howled, a look of murderous rage visible on his face. "I didn't actually mean 'show yourself off'! What the hell?!"
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Post by satan on Mar 23, 2023 10:57:02 GMT
"..." Hawk once again gripped his podium, but this time, cracks started to pop across its surface, the creation creaking and groaning under the stress.
"... Why." The single word dripped with so much hatred and vitriol. The kind gentleman was gone in this moment.
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Post by Neotelenta on Mar 23, 2023 11:51:08 GMT
Korrigan's fingers stop tapping and he becomes very still before his hands intensely grip his own arms. A few seconds later, a very easy-to-miss bead of clear liquid escapes from the bottom of his helmet and immediately gets absorbed into his turtleneck. A few more beads join the first one to keep it company.
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Post by wintercoat on Mar 23, 2023 12:34:55 GMT
“Betrayed by his own familiar. Classic,” Caitlin commented, giving her an impressive TWO lines spoken during this trial (sorry). “Serves yer dumbass right.”
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 23, 2023 13:12:00 GMT
“Wha-?” The only emotion to cross Yugi’s face now is fear. She moves slightly away from Kenji.
She covers her head in a don’t-kill-me pose.
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Post by JaytheBluPirate on Mar 23, 2023 13:54:20 GMT
"So, quit beating the Devil around the stump and own up ter what yer did." Calvin asked Kenji as one of his hands rests on the revolver's handle. "I'd say that yer gave your plan a lick and a promise."
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 23, 2023 14:00:17 GMT
"It's not like we need a confession. We just need to vote." Faye said. "Mist- I mean, Kenji Lopez killed Kameron Fields."
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Post by Neotelenta on Mar 23, 2023 14:13:24 GMT
"Kenji Lopez killed..." Korrigan adjusts his turtleneck and clears his throat. "...Kameron Fields."
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Post by NIKI on Mar 23, 2023 14:14:46 GMT
"Wow. You're so rude to your familiar, no wonder it has betrayed you!" Su-Ah smiled and cast her vote.
"Kenji Lopez killed Kameron Fields."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 23, 2023 14:19:26 GMT
Yugi continues to cower, "You're... horrible... What did we do to deserve this...?"
She swallows uneasily, "Mr. Lopez killed Mr. Fields."
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Post by JaytheBluPirate on Mar 23, 2023 14:20:34 GMT
"I reckon it's time ter get it done and over with." Calvin said as he points a gun gesture at Kenji. "Kenji Lopez beefed Kameron Fields!"
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Post by Joker on Mar 23, 2023 14:45:06 GMT
“Mr. Fields was a good guy…” Nico said, sadly. “And I’m sure you were too, before we were put in this situation. But what you did was unforgivable. Things didn’t have to turn out like this.”
“Mr. Lopez killed Mr. Fields.”
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rei.
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Neuron Itsunoi - Art Assistant Teacher
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Post by rei. on Mar 23, 2023 14:56:18 GMT
"I thought you and I were alike. We were both little helpers of some sort after all." Neuron looked on with a smile, just before squinching his face.
"I too concur. I believe the librarian, Kenji Lopez, was the one who killed Sir Kameron."
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Post by Collin1002 on Mar 23, 2023 15:14:58 GMT
Felix quickly wiped at his tear-filled eyes, and let out a long, shaky breath.
"Why did this have to happen...?" he weakly asked no one in particular. After a moment of hesitation, he spoke again.
"K-Kenji Lopez killed Kameron Fields."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 23, 2023 15:23:45 GMT
"Eee! Everyone's crying!" Yugi covers her ears which you would think are already thoroughly covered at this point.
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Post by Kachu on Mar 23, 2023 15:37:32 GMT
Mikoto takes a deep breath. "All we've seen and discussed leads to this..."
"Kenji Lopez, you killed Kameron fields!"
"But... Nobody deserves to die... not like that... So why...?" Their voice cracks a little, clearly trying to hold some emotions in.
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mec
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Post by mec on Mar 23, 2023 15:43:27 GMT
"I'll miss Fields." Hella sighs. "Thank you Bruce." She says to the absent bat familiar "You really were stupid."
"Kenji Lopez definitely killed Mr. Fields."
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Post by Panda on Mar 23, 2023 16:00:36 GMT
[#spoiler=Case Summary] Yugi was in a bit too much of a state to summarise everything. There was someone more than willing to take the reins however.
"See! I told you!" Ige yelled, oblivious to the air of discomfort in the room. "You were all accusing me, but it's like I said from the start! Here, I'll even walk you through it."
Faye tried to interrupt. "No, you really don't-"
"Sometime in advance, the killer used Metel to shape a knife into a duplicate of Kameron's battery grip. Then he waited for an opportunity to swap it out." Ige began, undeterred.
"When Kameron announced the game of dodgeball, he found his opportunity. He waited until everyone was inside and had probably finished changing, then sent his stupid bat familiar through the vent in the maintenance room. Like I told you all earlier! The bat carried the camera back, he made the swap, then the bat carried it back.
"Again, he now just needed to wait for an opportunity. Maybe he just hung about and spied on the gym door like a creep. When he saw Kameron exiting with Neuron in his arms, he figured this was a good chance.
"The killer went back to the west wing, waited a bit, then forced open a door so he could go outside to the infirmary window. Peeping inside, he saw Kameron and cast Metel on the fake battery grip, shaping it back into a knife. The transformation thrust the knife into this chest, killing him and spraying blood everywhere.
"The camera geek was probably pretty confused. One moment he's standing around, the next there's a knife in his chest. He probably didn't see anyone out the window, and why would he even suspect that? In his dying moments, he spun around to try and photograph his attacker, but found the room to be empty. I guess he died without having a clue what just happened. This place really sucks, you know that? It sucks! It really sucks!
"Meanwhile, the killer scrambled back the way he came. He probably slipped on the ice and dropped the real camera grip before he could properly dispose of it. He went back inside, then forced open a window and cast his newly-unlocked Dwfr spell through it to re-freeze the outside of the door, covering his tracks. Then he went up to the library and prepared a cup of coffee for himself, because he's a cold psychopath like that.
"See? You guys are all monsters for thinking I could do all of that. The real killer was Kenji Lopez!" [/spoiler]
[#spoiler=Result] "...You are... correct," Zofra said plainly. "Both... method... and culprit."
The tension in the room dropped, though not all the way. They still wanted answers, and were made freshly aware that a killer was standing just a short distance from them all. [/spoiler]
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Post by JaytheBluPirate on Mar 23, 2023 16:21:08 GMT
"Alright, Mr. Lopez, quit beating the Devil around the stump and own up to what yer did." Calvin said as he points a gun gesture at Kenji. "Why'd yer do it? Mr. Fields was a good feller..."
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rei.
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Neuron Itsunoi - Art Assistant Teacher
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Post by rei. on Mar 23, 2023 16:22:01 GMT
"No matter the crime, most would have a motive. A reason to kill." Neuron looked straight at the librarian.
"Why."
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Post by wintercoat on Mar 23, 2023 16:38:07 GMT
“Did he really need a motive beyond gettin’ the hell outta here?”
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Post by Collin1002 on Mar 23, 2023 16:39:43 GMT
Felix buried his face in his palms, doing everything he could do prevent himself from breaking down sobbing.
"T-This isn't..." he weakly croaked out before being stopped as his voice caught and wavered before trailing off entirely.
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Rosa
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Newton. But where is Oldton?
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Post by Rosa on Mar 23, 2023 16:42:53 GMT
Kenji stood silently as people voted for him. As everyone finished, he shook his head, looking as irritated as ever. "Why, you ask? Why..? I'll tell you why! That damn stooge you guys idolised so much? I was sick of him! And I needed outta here!"
"You don't know how hard it's been for me. All my life, I've been trying to be somebody. Someone successful and well off, respected by others and with a good name for himself. I've spent years trying to get somewhere, but all I've got is a bunch of dead end jobs all in a row and a bad case of insomnia! You know how it feels to be all alone in bed, just unable to drift off and occupied with thoughts about how you might never get the big opportunity you need?! Yeah, I thought not", he shook his head, not even giving others the room to respond themselves. "I had to live in that hell for ages, even before the hell we're in now."
"But that Kameron... He promised me a good position here. At a school like this, I felt like I was going to get somewhere. Finally, this was my big break! And then I get the job and, wouldn't you know it? He lied to me! I just got a lousy position as a librarian here! To just sit around some dumb brats and loan some books! Honestly, even before all of this went to shit I was pissed beyond belief. Felt like nobody was taking this seriously at all, and the idea of being around you pricks was frankly nauseating."
"But! I could've beared all of that. It still would be better than my tenure down at the soup kitchen last year. But then Kameron, foolish as ever, let a demonic ritual take place right under his nose, and dragged me into it just to suffer even harder! And to boot, Bruce exists! Just to torment me! It's a miracle I could even train him to carry off that camera, that lethargic little beast. To give the guy with a sleeping issue a creature who does nothing but sleep as a familiar... I just couldn't take it. And all the while, Kameron just goes about trying to pretend there's any semblance of normalcy about.. any of this nonsense! I mean, I just couldn't take any of this. How dare he not compensate me for how much he wronged me specifically?! I'd had enough, and I needed to reach that man a lesson. Killing wouldn't stop me. Most people wouldn't be able to sleep at night after murdering someone, but thankfully, that's just a state of normalcy for me. I don't regret what I did, only that I had been more careful about executing it all."
"Is that enough for you bozos?! I hope you're happy! I was reclaiming my freedom and trying to return back to my regular life, and you just had to stop me in my tracks for no real reason. Hell, maybe this was my final obstacle to a good life! But no, gang up on the evil sleepless guy, why don'tcha? It's fine, none of you would ever get it. You wouldn't understand the hell I've been going through down here at all", he huffed at the fourteen other people who had literally undergone the same exact hell with him till now. "I hope you buffoons never forget my face till you die. Remember me as the man who almost could've had it all, but whose life of success got cut short by your very own hands just before it started! Never forget how you've wronged me and may you go to the deepest, darkest pits of hell knowing th-"
THUNK!
A heavy looking book landed on his head out of nowhere, knocking Kenji out instantly mid-ramble. A small screech sounded from above, and looking up it seemed that Bruce has returned.
It appeared he had finally managed to complete his master's final order before he was gone. Good work, Bruce!
"Kee! I never liked that guy, but it sure won't be the same without having his arm to nap on."
Did the bat talk, or has everybody collectively imagined it out of nowhere? It was hard to tell. How peculiar!
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 23, 2023 16:48:17 GMT
Faye idly played with a strand of her hair during the entire display. She wasn't exactly crying and didn't seem interested in displaying that fact. The book falling on Kenji's head got her attention, however.
"... We have lots of familiars antagonizing their own summoners here. I wonder if it has something to do with personality..."
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Post by wintercoat on Mar 23, 2023 16:50:47 GMT
“Huh, I guess he can finally sleep, at least,” Caitlin remarked. “Poor bastard just needed a nap.”
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 23, 2023 16:51:47 GMT
Yugi quivers, not willing to even look at Kenji.
Of course, she is always happy to get an A+ on an assignment and they had just done so with the trial. She had been eager and hardworking for the last few hours. No matter how sad it was to lose a friend and teacher, she could happily help out her classmates and get a victory.
This is what victory felt like.
Being in a room with the heartless person who took a friend away from her. Sweet memory after sweet memory being wrenched from her. Her plans coming apart.
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Post by satan on Mar 23, 2023 17:07:47 GMT
With a grunt, Hawk broke his podium, the cracks finally overtaking the limits of the creation. Even as it reformed, however, he didn't even deign to look at Kenji.
Instead, he stepped away from the shattered remains of the dreams he had held, and walked to Yugi, gently hugging her.
"It won't ever get easier, child," he whispered gently to her. "But you will not want to watch what comes next. Close your eyes, close your ears, and close your heart to it."
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Post by JaytheBluPirate on Mar 23, 2023 17:08:37 GMT
"Well, that was all talk, but I reckon that Mr. Lopez is gonna be dead meat in a bit." Calvin said, looking serious and not showing any sign of sadness.
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Post by Joker on Mar 23, 2023 17:12:13 GMT
Felix buried his face in his palms, doing everything he could do prevent himself from breaking down sobbing. "T-This isn't..." he weakly croaked out before being stopped as his voice caught and wavered before trailing off entirely. Ignoring Kenji’s rant, Nico makes his way over to Felix’s podium. “Hey.” He said, extending a comforting hand out to the other boy, for him to take if he wants to.
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Post by Neotelenta on Mar 23, 2023 17:32:05 GMT
"You act as if Kameron wouldn't have tried to fix it if you simply talked to him. Now BOTH of you will become the lesson, not the collector of them. For what little it's worth, die knowing that I'm sorry on your behalf, Kenji." Korrigan resignfully speaks, looking to the librarian.
The barn owl seems to blink awake as it notices that Korrigan as well as others in the room were crying. It softly coos and looks around, anxiously shifting around on Korrigan's shoulder.
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