Day 5, afternoon

[pandatreasure]

[SO HEY, THIS MORNING WAS SUPER COOL, HUH??? EASTER EGG HUNT, BODY PARTS, TOO MANY LEGS, SUPER FUN, RIGHT????

and the fun don't stop here at Nope's Peak Academy, because once that announcement has gone off and everyone's had a couple of minutes to...pretend to catch their bearings and deal with the fact that all of the body parts are gone except for the major award leg lamp Ichigo's stuck holding, there are more announcements to come.]

As of now, you have the rest of today and tomorrow to figure out who to punish for the murder of Sigma Klim! You should double check your rules page if you forget what that entails. Or if you didn't! Nyehehehe.

[And there's something new on that rules page, too, for those who take a minute to check.]

You can vote whenever you want, but make sure to do it, okay? It's going to be a problem if you refuse to vote at all, nyehehehehe!

[When the characters open up their tablet again, laborious instructions will guide them through getting to the voting app and using it; both names and pictures are showcased. Votes can be changed at any time, and there's a countdown at the top of the app for how long until votes are due.]

Good luck, everyone, nyehehe!

Comments

[respendent]

That's against the rules the raccoons have set out for us! Considering the amount of power they seem to have, I am dead certain they would make it a pain for any groups that decided they wanted to try a murder ménage à trois, yes!

[ But he does alter his paper to reflect Minvera and Mae. ]

[suppressthedark]

The other person wouldn't have to commit murder, though - they'd just have to lie.

[respendent]

Correct, but there is little to gain from that, unless they had a personal stake in the murder! I don't mind moving on to that once all are confirmed, but for now assuming only one person lied is easier, yes!

[suppressthedark]

Look at the rules again. The killer can stay here for a greater prize if they successfully commit murder. There's nothing stopping two people from making an agreement and staying around.

[respendent]

To become an alibi in the future for the other person, that's correct! However, that makes this much more complicated, and assumes we have two such devious people amongst us! Someone devious would wait until later, when they have a better read on everyone, rather than jumping at murder the first chance they get! It's possible, certainly, yes!

But to open ourselves to that possibility from the start opens the playing field rather than narrowing it down. I am not arguing it is impossible, I am arguing it is unlikely and we have more to gain by checking the simplest solution first! Ichigo-kun, don't be so fussy!

[insurgeont]

It is more likely than someone claiming an alibi without first guaranteeing the false alibi's cooperation. Do you think the murderer is an idiot?

The most likely explanation is that the murderer and accomplice both stood to gain from the incentive given to the murderer. This is not impossible. I will not share what I was offered, but I can say I would not be the only one to benefit if it were fulfilled. The ones who are most suspicious are those who knew each other prior to this.

1/2

[respendent]

Yes! To murder someone so quickly, with so paltry a carrot, I do think they would be, yes.

2/2

[respendent]

But to address your second concern! If you assume those who knew each other had motives that would coincide and not conflict! That said, it is much easier to check if anyone lied, first. We can move onto the second theory if you like, but if we overlook an obvious idiot because you all overthought it, I will not be pleased!

[insurgeont]

Perhaps what you were offered was paltry, but you cannot speak for everyone. I was offered something unattainable by any normal means. If the culprit were truly so shortsighted, they would have acted on the first killing night. I stand by my previous statement.

[respendent]

Of course.

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

Has anyone ruled out this being some crime of passion?

Alternately, could it have been done without their partner's knowledge?

[respendent]

A crime of passion, with an arrangement ahead of time to lie? Those things do not work together well, Seto-kun!

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

--What did you call me.

[since that's the important part here]

[respendent]

Seto-kun! It's what the tablet says your name is, yes!

[ hiyori is going to fight everyone over his right to be obnoxiously over-familiar with them ]

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

No.

[respendent]

It does, see!

[ PRESENTS: TABLET

set to the ultimate dragon fanboy page ]

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

Give me that.

[from his expression, hiyori may want to think twice]

[purrtagonist]

[shakes his head]

"Don't talk about your killing night plans in public."

It doesn't say anything about talking about them in private.

[respendent]

That is not the rule I am quibbling over!

[purrtagonist]

[-- oh]

Which one?

[HE JUST ASSUMED]

[respendent]

[ Opens up his tablet and zooms and highlights:

1. New areas may open up during this time, and you can explore the school in groups of two: No more, no less. (If you have trouble remembering that number, you can think of this time period as “Lovey Dovey Couple’s Night!”)

2. Don’t try and kill anybody who’s decided to stay in their room for the night. They’re already sad and alone, y’know?

]

These!

[purrtagonist]

[aha]

There's a way around that.

[holds up a finger!]

Two people make an agreement to say they were partnered up on killing night when they really weren't. One stays in their room, while the other commits the murder with their real partner.

That scenario also fits with what the raccoons said about four people not "making friends" last night. The victim and the killer, obviously. The accomplice, and then Jack.

[respendent]

In your scenario, the real killer was the one who actually partnered with Sigma-san, and the alibi was in on it! While it is certainly possible, we should first check and make sure no one has lied! If we miss an obvious liar, going off chasing after the unlikely, I will not be happy, yes!

[purrtagonist]

[another nod; that, he can agree with]

I don't think any of us would be. I just get the feeling everyone's is going to be confirmed.

[BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE LIARS]

[respendent]

Once that is through, we can start going through and thinking of who has behaved suspiciously so far! However, when I began with that, no one was willing to voice their thoughts, yes! So I resorted to fact-checking, which everyone has now taken issue with instead, ahahah! ☆

[ does that. annoy him? if it does, he's certainly not letting on in his ever-peppy voice or behavior, but why would he say that if he wasn't annoyed. ]