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murdermanor2013-10-24 10:19 am
productions) wrote in murdermanor2013-10-24 10:19 am
That could be true, as well. I had not seen her any of the times that I went, but that merely means she may not have been a social drinker, as I was often at the bar when a large number of others were present.
[A slight smile at this response, though it is immediately tempered by a grave expression.]
Precisely.
The second sample was taken from Miss Aozaki's room. It's her cigarette ash.
Precisely.
The second sample was taken from Miss Aozaki's room. It's her cigarette ash.
[ Sonia wipes her hand off on her skirt, nodding, then she looks up suddenly, understanding what Susan has just said. ]
...
W-well...!
...
W-well...!
Well.
[Susan pauses and lapses into thought.]
There is, after all, only one person in the house who indulges in this habit. Everyone knows that. And would she really be stupid enough to indulge in her habit while planting pieces of a body? ...We'll need more evidence and a plausible scenario for how the crime was performed.
But... to be frank, she does fit your criteria, does she not?
[Susan pauses and lapses into thought.]
There is, after all, only one person in the house who indulges in this habit. Everyone knows that. And would she really be stupid enough to indulge in her habit while planting pieces of a body? ...We'll need more evidence and a plausible scenario for how the crime was performed.
But... to be frank, she does fit your criteria, does she not?
[She places the ashtray from Touko's room in the exhibit box.]
It is identical to the ash discovered by Poland in consistency. In smell, the odor of burnt flesh in Poland's sample isn't quite enough to cover the scent of cigarette smoke.
It is identical to the ash discovered by Poland in consistency. In smell, the odor of burnt flesh in Poland's sample isn't quite enough to cover the scent of cigarette smoke.
Yeah, but Rapture was awake 'til 4... if the killer waited for everyone, that's only like an hour before the earliest risers get up. Or less.
[Since Beat sometimes gets up that early.]
[Since Beat sometimes gets up that early.]
...Well, a smoking addiction is... it's an addiction. You never know... how bad a craving might be?
[ Okay, she's getting off track - ]
[ Okay, she's getting off track - ]
Thank you, May. You're right, though; we oughtn't spend too much time pondering on the specifics, so don't fret if nothing comes up immediately.
Actually, she is the only one on the list that fits every part of the criteria.
Thank you, Kaoru - that's still more information than the rest of us can provide.
It still seems most likely that the killer would have wanted to be in the room that night. If they planted it beforehand, they would have wanted to ensure that Michael took the poison, perhaps, or simply watch to see that no one else did.
It still seems most likely that the killer would have wanted to be in the room that night. If they planted it beforehand, they would have wanted to ensure that Michael took the poison, perhaps, or simply watch to see that no one else did.
[Nodding and crossing his arms, as though awaiting for the devil to emerge.]
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[ No that's it. ]
...It doesn't work without the accompanying talisman.
...It doesn't work without the accompanying talisman.
Edited 2013-10-26 03:14 (UTC)
[ Suddenly embarrassed, as if this is the most embarrassing part of the conversation and not the whole thing. ]
O-oh! He might hear you! Shhh!
O-oh! He might hear you! Shhh!
...That was my thought as well. Alice has a temper and is altogether human about what she likes and dislikes. Miss Aozaki is... difficult to read, though invariably pleasant.
Well.
If it is indeed her, let's find the scenario that fits all the pieces of the puzzle. We must not choose the wrong one this time.
I think I shall be brash.
Well.
If it is indeed her, let's find the scenario that fits all the pieces of the puzzle. We must not choose the wrong one this time.
I think I shall be brash.
As it's been confirmed already, I drank red wine that night. I don't stop by the bar too often, twice or thrice a week at most. It's a convenient place to find company at a late hour, and we were a good number on Wednesday night.
Poisoning is the easy part, frankly. Anyone could've slipped poison inside specific bottles earlier, anytime during Wednesday. The killer just needs to know when the victims retire, they could keep watch anywhere between the bar and the bedroom wings, as long as it allows them to beat witness. The bar's the simplest place, but they could divert suspicion away from themselves by not being present during the evening. It's not too hard to bump into someone living on the upper floors by the main staircase while they're headed to bed, after all.
[a beat.]
Then there's the speed of the poison, if we can determine what was used and how long it needs to take effect.
Poisoning is the easy part, frankly. Anyone could've slipped poison inside specific bottles earlier, anytime during Wednesday. The killer just needs to know when the victims retire, they could keep watch anywhere between the bar and the bedroom wings, as long as it allows them to beat witness. The bar's the simplest place, but they could divert suspicion away from themselves by not being present during the evening. It's not too hard to bump into someone living on the upper floors by the main staircase while they're headed to bed, after all.
[a beat.]
Then there's the speed of the poison, if we can determine what was used and how long it needs to take effect.
[ Sonia mumbles in a moody manner: ] And everyone called my profiling stupid... [ Okay, well, just Felicia and Alice. But still. ]
I am sure it will become quite clear shortly.
I am sure it will become quite clear shortly.
I see. I am sure it is most effective when the ritual is completed.
I often observe their behavior, or am here to ensure a fight does not break out, or if they wish me to lend them my knowledge of the written word.
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