Unless Miss May had visited herself at other times, I would say that is correct. The longest I ever stayed there was when I spoke to Mr. Latvia while he was resting, but I was more focused than him than on the layout...
If May had had time to see whether or not some pews were already out of place...
But there's no point pondering hypotheticals. She didn't, and she wouldn't be able to testify as to whether a struggle occurred previously. That Beat attacked her with such single-minded intent the moment she entered, though - I still think it possible she was mistaken for someone else.
I suppose it's possible Beat could have attempted to murder her straight-out, but in the chapel when he knew the two of you were planning something there - it's impossible for him to have known you would have let her go ahead for an hour.
It would have been largely impossible for him to know of either of us being there since we did not set a time, unless he was listening in while we were in the kitchen... Or if he intended to simply wait in the chapel, or perhaps could see when one of us left.
[a quiet pause; Kaoru raises one hand, politely hiding the somewhat perturbed frown.] But if that is not the case, to mistake her for someone else... I cannot think of a better explanation for his eyes, at any rate. Mr. Lithuania did not find a swollen tongue, vomit, or anything else to indicate that poison had been used, correct? I would say damage to the eyes might be highly likely. With how red they are, he may not have been able to see at all. If he saw clearly, I cannot see how he would mistake Miss May for anyone, though.
Hallucinations. There are certain drugs that induce hallucinations and madness in the victim. He was, perhaps, incapable of seeing in a different sense.
I know of plants that can cause hallucinations, but madness...? [it's certainly a possibility, though. Kaoru doesn't sound disbelieving.]
So you believe that he might have... not not seen Miss May, but had seen someone else entirely, perhaps? If that was so, it is possible... But it still begs the question; who was he trying to attack, if not Miss May?
We never discussed went into much depth on this, but Beat was... already deceased, in a sense.
[She frowns.]
It's difficult to explain. The point is, I don't think he possessed his powers for fun or for sport. There was a reason he needed to be able to do the things he did.
I can examine the body further in case anything was missed. Perhaps you can take a look at the blade wounds as well - to see how much force must have been applied to each one.
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But there's no point pondering hypotheticals. She didn't, and she wouldn't be able to testify as to whether a struggle occurred previously. That Beat attacked her with such single-minded intent the moment she entered, though - I still think it possible she was mistaken for someone else.
I suppose it's possible Beat could have attempted to murder her straight-out, but in the chapel when he knew the two of you were planning something there - it's impossible for him to have known you would have let her go ahead for an hour.
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[a quiet pause; Kaoru raises one hand, politely hiding the somewhat perturbed frown.] But if that is not the case, to mistake her for someone else... I cannot think of a better explanation for his eyes, at any rate. Mr. Lithuania did not find a swollen tongue, vomit, or anything else to indicate that poison had been used, correct? I would say damage to the eyes might be highly likely. With how red they are, he may not have been able to see at all. If he saw clearly, I cannot see how he would mistake Miss May for anyone, though.
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[She frowns as well.]
Hallucinations. There are certain drugs that induce hallucinations and madness in the victim. He was, perhaps, incapable of seeing in a different sense.
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So you believe that he might have... not not seen Miss May, but had seen someone else entirely, perhaps? If that was so, it is possible... But it still begs the question; who was he trying to attack, if not Miss May?
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[She frowns.]
It's difficult to explain. The point is, I don't think he possessed his powers for fun or for sport. There was a reason he needed to be able to do the things he did.
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...Ah, wait a moment, Miss Sto Helit. Mr. Beat was already dead before being killed?
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He had a status similar to a psychopomp - it explains the wings and the other abilities.
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'Apparently died of a fatal wound' isn't exactly clear in any sense. Fatal wounds to his kidneys induced by poisons would still qualify.
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