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Post by pancakes on Mar 31, 2023 22:42:15 GMT
"...If it can be Korrigan, why couldn't it be Yugi?" Ige asked. "I mean, think about it! It makes perfect sense! Why would Su-Ah help out the killer? Cause there's love in the air!"
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Post by Joker on Mar 31, 2023 22:43:45 GMT
"Is someone threatening you, Su-Ah?" Nico asks, hopping on the blame Su-Ah train. "And you had to act as their accomplice? You can tell us!"
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 31, 2023 22:45:01 GMT
"But there's still more we need to understand! What about the mysterious glass? Was that part of the window? A mirror? A pair of glasses?" The girl with the huge head of hair goes through a list of items with glass in them.
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Post by Panda on Mar 31, 2023 22:46:31 GMT
"So let me get this straight. The killer walked into the kitchen, killed octopus-guy and then walked out again. Spider-girl cleaned up after the killer," Sissus summarised. "So what's the deal with this thing?" He put the telescope up to an eye and got extreme close-up views of everyone's chins. "If that was the plan, the killer could just walk in, cast the spell and leave again. No need to whack octopus-guy!"
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Post by pancakes on Mar 31, 2023 22:47:23 GMT
"Maybe...the statue was sized down first, to a point where you would need the telescope to find its location? Sort of like a makeshift magnifying glass?"
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Post by NIKI on Mar 31, 2023 22:49:15 GMT
"Awwww... a mini, mini statue... that's kinda cute."
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Post by Kachu on Mar 31, 2023 22:50:21 GMT
“You couldn’t readjust the size until the spell wears off!” Mikoto shouts.
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Post by pancakes on Mar 31, 2023 22:50:50 GMT
"W-Why are you yelling?! I'm just trying to help!" Ige cried, the man who is always yelling.
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Post by Kachu on Mar 31, 2023 22:52:53 GMT
“Because I am THINKING.”
They don’t elaborate.
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Post by NIKI on Mar 31, 2023 22:54:01 GMT
"Is someone threatening you, Su-Ah?" Nico asks, hopping on the blame Su-Ah train. "And you had to act as their accomplice? You can tell us!" "I cannot tell you that, as it's not true."
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Post by wintercoat on Mar 31, 2023 22:54:50 GMT
“Maybe the fuckin’ scope was used to spy on someone,” she said, grasping at straws. “Not in a perverted way, maybe to keep an eye out. I mean obviously it hit something, too, but I dunno…”
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 31, 2023 22:58:06 GMT
"Ige! Please trust me!" Yugi points to her stressed but smiling face. "We are in this together!"
She goes back to thinking hard about the case, not willing to interrupt anyone else.
"Oh, I think that's interesting Caitlin! What if the killer was keeping an eye on Su-Ah with a telescope, which is how they knew to come and then bonk Neuron! And then they set up the whole statue thing!"
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Post by Collin1002 on Mar 31, 2023 22:58:44 GMT
"Um... Mr. Sissus, sir, c-can I see the telescope really quick?" Felix politely asked.
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Post by Panda on Mar 31, 2023 23:01:48 GMT
Sissus shrugged smugly and tossed the telescope over to the tiny chef. "Knock yourself out, buddy. Just don't stare too hard, okay?" He began posing artistically.
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Post by Kachu on Mar 31, 2023 23:02:15 GMT
Mikoto stares at Sissus pretty intensely.
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Post by Collin1002 on Mar 31, 2023 23:04:28 GMT
Sissus shrugged smugly and tossed the telescope over to the tiny chef. "Knock yourself out, buddy. Just don't stare too hard, okay?" He began posing artistically. "I-I'm not doing it to eat the eye candy!" Felix squeaked, somehow taking notice of the disparaging remark about his height in the narration. After taking a moment to regain his bearings, he took in a deep breath. "Let's see if this works... Golau!"
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Post by Panda on Mar 31, 2023 23:08:06 GMT
The spell revealed that traces of Neuron's blood were on the telescope. They were located in a position appropriate for it being used as a blunt force weapon.
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Post by Collin1002 on Mar 31, 2023 23:09:36 GMT
"Well, I-I'm pretty sure we were all in agreement, but this confirms it was used as a weapon," Felix said, moving to hand the telescope back to Sissus.
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Post by wintercoat on Mar 31, 2023 23:11:34 GMT
“Can’t that spell do something useful, like show fingerprints?”
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Post by pancakes on Mar 31, 2023 23:43:18 GMT
"Ige! Please trust me!" Yugi points to her stressed but smiling face. "We are in this together!" She goes back to thinking hard about the case, not willing to interrupt anyone else. "Oh, I think that's interesting Caitlin! What if the killer was keeping an eye on Su-Ah with a telescope, which is how they knew to come and then bonk Neuron! And then they set up the whole statue thing!" "Y-You need to help us, then!" Ige said, taken aback. "I feel like you know something you're not letting on, Yugi! I'm not sure if it's to cover for Su-Ah or something, but neither of you are acting natural, here!"
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 31, 2023 23:57:34 GMT
“I’m not covering for Su-Ah! Honest, Ige! I would do anything for her, but I don’t know about anything that happened! I just knew that thing about Neuron but I thought we all knew that!” Yugi pleads. “You would know if I’m lying!”
“I’m trying really hard to figure this out!”
“If I’m acting weird, it’s because I’m scared I did something wrong when I made the teams for the festival.”
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Post by pancakes on Apr 1, 2023 0:17:32 GMT
"...A-Alright, alright," Ige said, giving in. "Okay, Yugi...that's...that's fine, okay."
Ige tilted his head at her last statement. "Hmm? What do you mean by that, exactly? Doing something wrong while you were making the teams?"
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Post by Kachu on Apr 1, 2023 0:28:24 GMT
"If one is meant to see Planet Sissus with the telescope from the window... would it make sense to see in the window from elsewhere?"
"We're assuming the statue was resting on the rafters, but what if that wasn't the case? What if the accomplice was holding it up, and dropped it in line of sight of the window, to allow someone far away to cast a spell after all?"
"Then, that would mean that our killer stopped by Sahra to knock Neuron out cold as soon as he arrived in the kitchen..."
Mikoto cringes. "The more I think about this the less likely it seems..."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Apr 1, 2023 1:24:18 GMT
“I don’t know if I should’ve put Neuron alone with anyone! Especially not Su-Ah!”
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Post by NIKI on Apr 1, 2023 3:20:40 GMT
Su-Ah eyes dart around the room nervously.
"And why is that...? Was he really that threatening or...?"
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Apr 1, 2023 3:49:59 GMT
"Okay! Let's not worry about it! I'm just having second thoughts about that! I thought his intentions were pure, but it seems like he lied to me about that prank. I don't know what to think!"
"Please don't worry! Let's solve the mystery!"
Yugi flips open a notebook and starts scribbling. Something has kicked her into higher gear.
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Apr 1, 2023 5:16:51 GMT
"Hey I found something! Maybe? The first time we saw anyone at the window was when the cloaked figure left it, right? But if you look at the evidence, it looks like the little bits of glass on the inside indicate the glass was broken inward! So the window must have already been broken all day while our eyes were on it. Since we probably would have seen the killer take it otherwise. Hella, Mr. Magno and I have excellent vision!" Yugi tries to keep a steady breath, she's eager to figure things out, but still dreading the outcome of the trial.
"But if the window was broken since we arrived there, why would the window be broken? Someone was lurking upstairs? Is that even possible? If I could see the whole floor, then they had to have been downstairs. Either way, they were lurking and they probably acted opportunistically when Neuron was distracted. Sometime over the hours! So I think that means our killer was in the restaurant for hours after breaking in through the window!"
"Is it possible that the killer is someone who accidentally launched from a roller coaster and crashed through the window? Otherwise, I'm not sure why anyone would enter through the window. Though that would be quite a coincidence."
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Post by Kachu on Apr 1, 2023 14:30:43 GMT
"When the window was broken... Does it matter much? If someone went in through it while you were all practicing, you'd see them. If they went through the front doors instead, then it'd have to be before Su-Ah arrived on the planet, or something." Mikoto sighs.
"What Sissus has really had me thinking, though... With all we've seen and discussed, we know that the telescope was used to hit the victim. But if the killer could've just stayed up in the kitchen's second floor, then there'd be no need to hit him with it! So the killer either needed some other reason to knock him out, or they weren't able to simply wait for him to wander into position."
Mikoto beings to sway back and fourth, eager to figure something out today. "I don't know how possible it is for them to have been there under your noses and away from their partners, if we think about it. There must be something we're missing that'd either allow them to do that... or a reason for them to have knocked him out with the telescope, beyond keeping him in place..."
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Post by Kachu on Apr 1, 2023 14:33:05 GMT
"Well actually!" Mikoto double posts. "With what we heard from Faye during that ritual, the killer must've had a chance to hit something with the telescope! Likely Mister Itsunoi?" They pause.
"But they obviously couldn't have been the one who stayed there the whole time, or the cloaked figure that flew away, right? What's the thing we're missing here..."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Apr 1, 2023 15:06:13 GMT
"I'm saying the evidence points to the window being broken before we all arrived! Someone had to have been in the restaurant the whole time! That's my point!" The mediator says, nervous. "And it would be weird for anyone to have been in there all day like that. Especially when we know they knocked out Neuron with the telescope as opposed to just killing him with their trap! So even if they were trying to kill someone with their trap they ended up going down to the first floor and attacking Neuron. Something forced their hand!"
Yugi looks at the bladesmith, "Mikoto, I'm most curious as to how the cloaked figure might not be our killer. What alibi does it really provide? We all agree that the killer had to have been present in the second floor of the restaurant to drop the statue right? Since you can't see it from outside. So the killer was in the restaurant at 15:00ish when we heard that noise!"
"Unless it wasn't the growing that made the statue drop. Maybe the statue was perched on the rafter for a while? And then maybe the rafter was weakened and then broke later?"
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