Does anyone know when the first body part was discovered? Mr. Clyde and myself were awake before breakfast but I did not see anything out of the ordinary and he did not make mention, either. I believe it can safely be concluded that the parts were distributed before the earliest risers due to how risky it would otherwise be, which gives us a window of 9:30 in the evening to 5 or 6 in the morning for Altman, and 8:30 in the evening to the same for Miss Belarus.
I awoke at 7:00 and discovered that my ability had been removed, whereupon I immediately went to check on Belarus down the hall. Very shortly after, there was a cry from the library where Lithuania found the leg.
For one reason or another, nobody who habitually awoke at 5 or 6 seems to have stumbled upon any of the body parts prior. Perhaps we were all slipped some sleeping powder as well.
Yes... It is strange, though, that no one earlier had noticed. Though I'd imagine I would have come close had Mr. Stilinski not attended to the kitchen at the time he did, since I enjoy a cup of tea at around 8, toward the end of breakfast. [that would have been a rude awakening... Kaoru feels some pretty legit sympathy for Stiles.]
But surely the killer could not have placed the parts around that quickly... I will maintain for now that I believe our window is roughly 9 or 10 to 5 or 6, though that is still a large number of hours.
...I would put it later than that. 5, certainly, since we all know you're awake at that time from previous trials. But any number of people are still awake and about at midnight. I've been in the habit of being in a public room until everyone I'm keeping track of has gone to bed - and then I wait an hour just to be sure. Generally, I retire around midnight nowadays.
Mr. Spain and I retired to our wing together at around midnight last night, as well... But that would mean that the culprit had only five hours to kill two, dismember one, spread the pieces all over the manor grounds, and clean up as much as they could... And potentially attempt to set parts of the body on fire, as well.
The poison was likely administered in advance. ...It mustn't have acted very quickly; both targets only began to show symptoms once they had returned to their rooms. The dismemberment and the spread of the body parts... 2 hours, perhaps, could suffice if they knew what they were doing. Another half hour for clean up.
It's simply extraordinary, though, that they even dared to commit a murder that would take that long to carry out to full.
Their method is enough to hint that they do not quite care about the same things that our previous culprits have... But it is true, most certainly. There are many risks involved, especially if she was truly dismembered in the kitchen as some seem to think.
The weapons were left there, and the blood-trail was thickest. There's no real way to... remove blood from the other rooms and amass it in the kitchen, I don't think. There doesn't seem to be deception involved there.
...So, in essence, any potential grasp on the personalities of our suspects could be false.
I will say now, though, that Miss Rapture was not surprised to know that Miss Belarus had been the one to be dismembered. Additionally, I spent a good deal of time around Mr. Clyde throughout Wednesday and Thursday morning. [then again, the Kanaya thing...]
It seems a little ridiculous to carry on believing that this is a charade after so much has occurred...
Ah, but— Mr. Clyde has been very kind since the very start of this. In my opinion, he is a gentleman who does not enjoy stepping on toes. He has been largely polite and genial; we often speak of the weather or whatever material we have been reading when we wish to seek reprieve, and he's spoken of his home once or twice. It seems that he is from the same time period that this manor is from... But those are largely as far as our discussions go.
In other words, he's the private type and doesn't like to speak much about himself. You discuss niceties and trivialties, and you enjoy each other's company, but you don't actually know each other very well.
I would say that is true, correct. He does not speak at length about his thoughts beyond the occurrences at the manor, and I do not know much about him.
As far as I can ascertain, Mr. Barrow has occasional run-ins with the law, though not to any great extent beyond the type of thing detailed on his information card.
[She refers to 'lockpicking' and 'improvised weapons'.]
But he seems to be fairly reticent and unappreciative of the public eye.
He talks with relative ease about his time in jail, though. I do not believe that it is for any great offense, as you have surmised. It would seem to me that he simply dislikes several laws... I can understand the reasoning, as he has said that even simple things like liquor are banned where he comes from.
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I'm sorry, I just wish I could help more.
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If you can think of anything that may help guide the investigation, though, it would be appreciated.
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Does anyone know when the first body part was discovered? Mr. Clyde and myself were awake before breakfast but I did not see anything out of the ordinary and he did not make mention, either. I believe it can safely be concluded that the parts were distributed before the earliest risers due to how risky it would otherwise be, which gives us a window of 9:30 in the evening to 5 or 6 in the morning for Altman, and 8:30 in the evening to the same for Miss Belarus.
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For one reason or another, nobody who habitually awoke at 5 or 6 seems to have stumbled upon any of the body parts prior. Perhaps we were all slipped some sleeping powder as well.
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Surely it is not so... Mr. Stilinski found the scene in the kitchen, correct?
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I wouldn't feel terribly unhappy about not discovering any of these things. It really wasn't much to be pleased about.
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But surely the killer could not have placed the parts around that quickly... I will maintain for now that I believe our window is roughly 9 or 10 to 5 or 6, though that is still a large number of hours.
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It's simply extraordinary, though, that they even dared to commit a murder that would take that long to carry out to full.
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[As opposed to bite.]
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I cannot say that I know any of them well enough to determine whether or not they would possess that kind of belief...
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But then, we could be dealing with an excellent actor, of course.
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I will say now, though, that Miss Rapture was not surprised to know that Miss Belarus had been the one to be dismembered. Additionally, I spent a good deal of time around Mr. Clyde throughout Wednesday and Thursday morning. [then again, the Kanaya thing...]
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[Susan sounds rather judgmental here.]
You get along rather well with Mr. Barrow, don't you? What is your opinion of his character?
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It seems a little ridiculous to carry on believing that this is a charade after so much has occurred...
Ah, but— Mr. Clyde has been very kind since the very start of this. In my opinion, he is a gentleman who does not enjoy stepping on toes. He has been largely polite and genial; we often speak of the weather or whatever material we have been reading when we wish to seek reprieve, and he's spoken of his home once or twice. It seems that he is from the same time period that this manor is from... But those are largely as far as our discussions go.
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[She refers to 'lockpicking' and 'improvised weapons'.]
But he seems to be fairly reticent and unappreciative of the public eye.
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He talks with relative ease about his time in jail, though. I do not believe that it is for any great offense, as you have surmised. It would seem to me that he simply dislikes several laws... I can understand the reasoning, as he has said that even simple things like liquor are banned where he comes from.