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Post by wintercoat on Mar 29, 2023 17:13:34 GMT
"Okay, so the most probable suspects appear to be the four of us who weren't around, or Su-Ah," Caitlin said in her own schizophrenic bubble. "Then there's Su-Ah herself, but did she even have time to prep the murder? Or, maybe a pair or group is covering each other's asses and... ah, don't mind me. Just rambling to myself." "... There's something we should think about, folks." Calvin points out to the others. "The cloak and the telescope. I get why the killer have to ditch the cloak... But I don't really get the telescope... Why take it and then dump it at the planet of Sissus?" "Well, for one thing, it means that the killer knew about the weak point in that planet's bubble. But as for the actual use of the thing, maybe it was to--hang on, can you cast a spell on an object if you can see it from far away? Maybe they used it to see something they couldn't exactly get to for the purpose of casting a spell."
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Post by Kachu on Mar 29, 2023 17:15:21 GMT
“I might have an idea, maybe?” Mikoto pauses. “This is a shot in the dark, and I don’t know how well this matches with other evidence, but perhaps the telescope was used to give the killer a better view of something they wished to cast a spell on?”
“Like say, Gwlad Hud on the statue? Though I’m not sure how much sense that’d make at the moment…”
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 29, 2023 17:35:53 GMT
"Th'fuck did ya do to the rides?" Faye blushed and looked away. "I was trying to get a roller coaster cart to launch off the planet's orbit and maybe impress the fish and get the reward..."“What sort of cool things would you have done with that reward?” Yugi asks Faye brightly during the murder trial.
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Post by Kachu on Mar 29, 2023 17:49:30 GMT
"Su-Ah has to be innocent." Mikoto raises a sleeved arm to the sky and points it forward. "Earlier this day, she already used two spells- one of which to create a miniature statue from metal, and another to blow its size up."
They continue. "If we assume the only way this murder could've happened would be through casting Gwlad Hud on the statue, then Su-Ah would not have enough SP to do such a thing."
"Someone else had to have cast that spell."
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 29, 2023 18:06:05 GMT
“What sort of cool things would you have done with that reward?” Yugi asks Faye brightly during the murder trial. "I thought maybe I could use it to look older so people would take me seriously back on earth..." Faye sighed. "Not like it matters anymore. Forget it. Hey, did you do it? You keep trying to change the subject from the murder."
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Post by wintercoat on Mar 29, 2023 18:08:05 GMT
"Alright, who's covering for who, here? Only someone who knew about the hole in the bubble, or whatever, was involved. So which one of you goons was it? Everyone was in a pair or group, so quit being a buncha dicks." She then looked at her three No Fun Allowed pals and said, "And if any of you guys are lyin' through yer teeth, I'll rip ya a new arsehole."
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Post by Kachu on Mar 29, 2023 18:11:27 GMT
"It's... potentially possible one of us were informed by one of the few witnessing Ige's... incident." Mikoto says reluctantly.
"But that still means someone else was in on it." They nod. "Even if it was one of us four, it'd not have been possible without being told something by someone else. I wonder- Why would someone work with another, do they both escape?"
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 29, 2023 18:49:54 GMT
"I thought maybe I could use it to look older so people would take me seriously back on earth..." Faye sighed. "Not like it matters anymore. Forget it. Hey, did you do it? You keep trying to change the subject from the murder." “No! I’m completely focused on figuring this whole thing out! I was just curious because I think you could do a lot of pretty things!” Yugi says shamelessly. “Maybe you should change your outfit to a more mature one like I did!”
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Post by pancakes on Mar 29, 2023 18:54:50 GMT
"Trying to keep up appearances during a death game doesn't sound mature at all, you guys!!" Ige scolded.
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Post by Kachu on Mar 29, 2023 18:57:13 GMT
“Crying and falling to my knees in a puddle of my own tears will not save anyone.” Mikoto hangs their head. “We are left with no other choices. Steel your mind, we can still fight.”
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Post by NIKI on Mar 29, 2023 18:58:53 GMT
"Hey !!! Having a sense of personal style is extremely important!"
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Post by JaytheBluPirate on Mar 29, 2023 19:03:48 GMT
"Hmm... About the sound that SU-Ah heard just before the murder, couldn't it be possible she hearn the window breaking?" Calvin wonders before frowning. "But, if the window was broken... There's the problem of where the window was broken."
"If the window was broken from inside the building, it would have to be during when Mr. Itsunoi and Su-Ah were cooking. Or if the window was broken from outside... it have to be BEFORE some of y'all came to Sahra to do your errands. Which I think is the latter, most likely."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 29, 2023 19:11:19 GMT
Yugi’s eyes mist up slightly, something about Su-Ah ostensibly jumping to her defense gets her a little emotional. “Thanks Su-Ah!”
“Don’t worry, Ige, I don’t think you were trying to be mean on purpose! I’ll make sure we focus on the task at hand as well!”
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 29, 2023 19:11:37 GMT
"Trying to keep up appearances during a death game doesn't sound mature at all, you guys!!" Ige scolded. "I'm not hearing this from you, Ige!" Faye snapped back. "I'll remember this next time I see you crying!"
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Post by pancakes on Mar 29, 2023 19:14:18 GMT
Yugi’s eyes mist up slightly, something about Su-Ah ostensibly jumping to her defense gets her a little emotional. “Thanks Su-Ah!” “Don’t worry, Ige, I don’t think you were trying to be mean on purpose! I’ll make sure we focus on the task at hand as well!” "...I...right..." "Trying to keep up appearances during a death game doesn't sound mature at all, you guys!!" Ige scolded. "I'm not hearing this from you, Ige!" Faye snapped back. "I'll remember this next time I see you crying!" "Okay, I don't get this!! I cry in my own solemn, PRIVATE moments! I mean yeah, sometimes, I wear my emotions on my sleeve, but..!"
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Post by satan on Mar 29, 2023 20:10:48 GMT
"Enough!" Hawk roared. "While the rest of you nicker like children, a murderer lurks in our midst, and you're all too busy being at each other's throats to even care. You all should be ashamed of yourselves.
"Now, let us refocus. Ms. Cooley, you never did answer my accusation leveled unto you. Your level of energy could be perceived as unnatural, and while I am loath to believe it, I have watched as you have been the focus of deflecting our attentions away. What say you in your defense?"
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Post by Joker on Mar 29, 2023 21:27:18 GMT
"Hmm... About the sound that SU-Ah heard just before the murder, couldn't it be possible she hearn the window breaking?" Calvin wonders before frowning. "But, if the window was broken... There's the problem of where the window was broken." "If the window was broken from inside the building, it would have to be during when Mr. Itsunoi and Su-Ah were cooking. Or if the window was broken from outside... it have to be BEFORE some of y'all came to Sahra to do your errands. Which I think is the latter, most likely." "The window would have to be broken from the inside, right?" Nico asks, rubbing the back of his neck in thought. "Hella found shards of glass on the ground outside. There were some tiny pieces of glass inside as well, but if the larger pieces are outside, then surely that means it was broken from the inside?"
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 29, 2023 22:19:54 GMT
"I can at least confirm it wasn't me," Hawk asserted. "Even approaching it solely from a logical perspective, I am far too busy to organize an entire murder. And I wouldn't use such a convoluted method, either. "That being said... Ms. Cooley, you are certainly quick on the mark today. You've also been heavily pushing for other events to occur. One cannot help but feel that this causes some amount of suspicion to fall upon you." "Enough!" Hawk roared. "While the rest of you nicker like children, a murderer lurks in our midst, and you're all too busy being at each other's throats to even care. You all should be ashamed of yourselves. "Now, let us refocus. Ms. Cooley, you never did answer my accusation leveled unto you. Your level of energy could be perceived as unnatural, and while I am loath to believe it, I have watched as you have been the focus of deflecting our attentions away. What say you in your defense?" "It's my responsibility to organize events for the enrichment of our class! I am simply taking that responsibility seriously, Hawk!" Yugi gives a wide grin. "If you have any additional questions I would happily answer them!" "If you think about it, I have an airtight alibi. According to Golau, I was with two other witnesses during the time of the crime! If you notice a hole in it, let me know and I can address it!" The president gives a confident, if gloating, smile.
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Post by pancakes on Mar 29, 2023 23:00:29 GMT
"The enrichment of our class? Someone else died, y'know! Can you come back down to reality anytime soon, Yugi?!" Ige snapped, growing more aggressively exasperated at her endless, inhuman positivity. "This is what I was talking about, earlier! You can't just wave away all your problems with a smile!"
Ige grasped his hair in frustration. "Ugh, forget it. I'm not gonna start something again. I wanna confirm our current thoughts: someone went to the temple on Sotress to steal one of the statues. I think Mikoto is correct when she said the statue was sized up with that one spell. The murder happened on Sahra, but then the killer retreated back to Planet Sissus to remove the items. Is that correct?"
Ige clutched his chin. "Y'know what? I just had a thought. Why did the killer dispose of the items on Planet Sissus? They must have known we'd find it eventually."
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Post by Kachu on Mar 29, 2023 23:09:18 GMT
“They’d be far less likely to encounter someone else, I believe.” Mikoto nods at Ige. “Considering we were occupying most of the planets, and some of us were impossible to account for. Planet Sissius is the only place where the risk of running into Caitlin, Hawk, Faye or myself would be zero.” Mikoto crosses their arms. “Which really further pushes the point that the killer was there to witness your… accident, but I digress.”
“I do wonder why the telescope is there as well. I don’t see why the killer would need to remove it from the scene. I wonder if it was already absent and used from Elsewhere, like Caitlin suggested?”
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Post by JaytheBluPirate on Mar 29, 2023 23:09:53 GMT
Calvin seems deep in thought.
"The dead meat been unrecognizable... The telescope being in the planet of Sissus... I don't reckon the telescope was battered by the waves. What if... the killer was struggling with the victim, but Su-Ah couldn't hear due to all the noise going on in the kitchen? It could explains how the telescope could've got damaged. And it could explains why the killer have to take the telescope when they left the crime scene."
"Here's a theory: Mr. Itsunoi must've hearn something from upstairs and went to investigate, not wanting to endanger Su-Ah. There, he discovered the killer hiding up there. The killer and Mr. Itsunoi must've got into a struggle, which damaged the telescope and maybe the window. We don't know how the victim died, all we can do is spectacle on what happened. It was likely dark up there, so the killer must've grabbed what they thought was the gun. In reality, the killer must've grabbed the fake one and tried to fire it. Upon discovering the gun being fake, they must've beaten Mr. Itsunoi to death. Then they placed the fake gun back on the victim. I reckon that they came up with the idea to make it looks like Mr. Itsunoi was killed by the enlarged statue. Finally, the killer used the Wonderland spell to enlarges the statue that was placed on top of the victim. We know what happened next. The killer took the damaged telescope and fled the crime scene to get rid of both the telescope and the cloak. As for how they flew out the window, it could've been the wind spell, I reckon."
"As for how they knew about the secret to get into the planet of Sissus... There's two possibilities that could've happened."
One: The killer overheard the group's discovery of the note indicting how to get into planet Sissus. Two: Someone in the discovery group told the killer about the discovery.
"I know it's quite a lot to take in. I pray that some of what I came up with makes some sense in a way..." The cowboy explains.
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Post by satan on Mar 29, 2023 23:29:37 GMT
"The window could have also easily been damaged when the killer attempted their escape," Hawk pointed out. "And why would they replace the gun after the statue was enlarged? No, I am in agreement; two people here are in cahoots about this. It doesn't natrow down our suspect list, though; after all, there's no telling where I was, nor the rest who refused to engage with Sissus' sinister schemes of scallops and scales."
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Post by pancakes on Mar 29, 2023 23:30:21 GMT
“They’d be far less likely to encounter someone else, I believe.” Mikoto nods at Ige. “Considering we were occupying most of the planets, and some of us were impossible to account for. Planet Sissius is the only place where the risk of running into Caitlin, Hawk, Faye or myself would be zero.” Mikoto crosses their arms. “Which really further pushes the point that the killer was there to witness your… accident, but I digress.” “I do wonder why the telescope is there as well. I don’t see why the killer would need to remove it from the scene. I wonder if it was already absent and used from Elsewhere, like Caitlin suggested?” "The killer could have burnt the cape, maybe?" Ige asked. "I was just going to suggest that...maybe the killer didn't know we knew about the bubble's weak point?" "I don't know, I just wonder if there's a reason why they disposed of it at Sissus. You're probably right, anyways."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 29, 2023 23:53:30 GMT
"The enrichment of our class? Someone else died, y'know! Can you come back down to reality anytime soon, Yugi?!" Ige snapped, growing more aggressively exasperated at her endless, inhuman positivity. "This is what I was talking about, earlier! You can't just wave away all your problems with a smile!" "I feel the same problems you do, Ige! I just express myself differently! Don't worry!" Yugi says confidently. "So... The killer flew out the window. Is it possible that the killer didn't need a spell to fly? After all, we all could use our familiars to fly around!" Yugi winks randomly. She is feeling herself for some reason now.
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Post by Joker on Mar 29, 2023 23:57:08 GMT
"Yugi, you're acting a bit weird..." Nico said. "Is everything okay? Did you use the Ffasâd spell on yourself or something?"
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 30, 2023 0:03:43 GMT
"What the...? No... That's really funny though! Wouldn't you have heard me? We've all been together!" Yugi gives Nico a big smile. "If you're really concerned come over here and feel my pulse! You'll realize that I'm feeling the same things as everyone else! I'm just keeping us happy and focused!"
"Well, I would be if I wasn't sidetracking us! Let's get back on topic!"
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Post by NIKI on Mar 30, 2023 0:04:54 GMT
"Yeah! I think Yugi's acting normal."
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 30, 2023 0:08:09 GMT
"... We found glass outside underneath the window, sure, but I also found some tiny pieces caught in the floorboards inside. Are we sure that window was broken out of and not into? After that you can just throw the shards out through the window to make it seem otherwise."
"It wouldn't mean much, but at least we would know how the killer got in."
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Post by pancakes on Mar 30, 2023 0:08:52 GMT
"What the...? No... That's really funny though! Wouldn't you have heard me? We've all been together!" Yugi gives Nico a big smile. "If you're really concerned come over here and feel my pulse! You'll realize that I'm feeling the same things as everyone else! I'm just keeping us happy and focused!" "Well, I would be if I wasn't sidetracking us! Let's get back on topic!" "God, what the heck are you on then, anyways?! I know you haven't gotten much sleep since the dance for who knows how long! I thought you Ultimate students could conduct yourselves better than this!"
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 30, 2023 0:14:38 GMT
"Yeah, I was thinking that, Faye! Maybe the big shards were thrown out! Which would explain why the different sizes are where they are!" The mediator gives Faye a wink as well. "Of course you thought it first and deserve the credit! Great job Faye!"
She gives another quiet thank you to Su-Ah with a blush. It seems her crush can still make her feel a little self-conscious
When Ige opens his mouth, Yugi can't help but reply, "We need to make the most out of every day! Especially when we don't know if we'll see tomorrow! I get all the sleep I need!"
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