Day 17 - WHODUNNIT?

[pandatrash]

[It's that time again! The Great Detective has been killed, so put those little grey cells to work and find the culprit!]

[Most of the flooding has been stopped as well, though it's uncomfortably damp just about everywhere. Looks like the raccoons only half-assed their cleanup.]

[Speaking of half-assed, where's Tycoon? I mean, broken ones, sure, but has anybody seen him up and about? Looks like you guys might be flying blind this time around...]

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Comments

[flamingprick]

Cut the crap, Hiyori.

[YEAH UH. He doesn't look particularly impressed.]

Erika's a huge jerk, but involving her in your vendetta was not right at all. If you wanted Will dead- which I KNOW you do, don't even try lying there- you should've killed him.

[respendent]

I should have, but did not! He continues to be here, so you cannot lay any blame at my feet for that,

[flamingprick]

So you don't deny killing Erika, then?

[respendent]

Listen, Rin-kun. I did not kill Erika-chan! I would have killed Will had the opportunity arisen, but it did not!

[flamingprick]

Then why did you pull me to the side to try and convince me to vote for Will?

[respendent]

How does that disprove anything I said? I've been clear. I want Will gone. There were two clues. I solved them, and gave you the information.

[flamingprick]

See, you're lying again. You told me the stuff you did specifically because you know I'm mad at Will for being involved in Dazai and Tsumugi's deaths. You even admitted to it when I said that's what you were doing before!

[respendent]

No? [ looks confused ] Rin-kun, you asked why I shared with you the information. I told you it's because you were mentioned in Dazai's message from the dead. We had this conversation in front of two other people, lying now would be ridiculous.

[flamingprick]

Yeah! They heard it too! And I told you then that I didn't believe you were doing it out of the goodness of your heart!

[respendent]

Yes! To which I told you I had my ulterior motives. I'm biased against Will, and would have likely not shared the clues had they not been pointing at a man I blame. Tsumugi-kun left me the clue, the least I could do was share it. As one of the few friends I have, he does deserve that much.

[flamingprick]

And you know, that's fine. Up until you're one of the three people who could've murdered Erika. Then it starts to look like this is all some big complicated plan.

[respendent]

Rin-kun, I threatened to put her eye out during the first investigation. What chance do you think there was she would trust me?

[flamingprick]

None, but- everything you're doing is so suspicious! What am I supposed to believe?

[respendent]

That someone who could have possibly managed to do it did the crime! Rin-kun, do I seem like I would side-step blame? I have admitted to everything I have thought about doing, even the things that make me seem suspicious! Don't you think I would have lied about something else?

[suppressthedark]

[Yeah, sorry Hiyori - but he's had time to think it over.]

Rin's right - out of 16 people, Four would be close to majority vote, especially if you got a few other people to think he was guilty. On top of that, you're the only one who has the most to gain out of this situation.

[respendent]

Ichigo-kun. . . I didn't kill Erika-chan. I would kill Will Graham had I the chance to.

[suppressthedark]

But you could frame him to make it look like he was the one who killed Erika, by bringing up what Tsumugi and Dazai have been saying on Recyclr.

You did do just that - by getting me, Rin, And Akira alone to tell us your theory.

Listen - I don't like Graham, either. But I don't think Tsumugi was talking about Erika's death.

[He continues, even if he doesn't look happy about it.]

On top of that, if we take that into account...There are two outcomes that would be the best for you. Either by successfully framing Graham and then being able to leave because you 'won' the game, or by a random vote happening, which you'd still be able to leave afterwards.

...I'm not trying to single you out. I'm just thinking about this logically.

[respendent]

Ichigo-kun, I am neither thoughtful nor methodical! I am flattered you think me capable, but I would never do so! It's not in my nature. If I committed a crime, it would be because I wanted to, and not with any large chessboard of moves planned out!

[suppressthedark]

Hiyori, I don't know you that well. And I'm used to being around people who are very good at hiding how smart they are.

[AHAHAHAH AIZEN...]

And you keep saying it's not in your 'personality', which doesn't excuse anything.

[respendent]

I publicly threatened to take out Erika-chan's eye very early on. It's both a voucher for my impulsiveness, my lack of desire to hide things, and that Erika-chan was unlikely to trust me as a possible partner!

[suppressthedark]

Except she might go with you if she didn't have any other choice. Her partner for the night ended up getting grounded by someone else, so she was alone...and even if you'd threatened her before, Erika wasn't someone who'd want to stay in during a killing night.

[respendent]

That might well be, but I didn't do it! I've told the truth this entire time, why would I stop now?!

[suppressthedark]

You said earlier that you wanted to kill Graham, but you didn't say anything about killing someone else if you happened to meet them.

You've admitted you threatened her before, and you just said you're impulsive. And I'm sorry, but I feel like you'd hide this if you thought Graham had a good enough chance of being convicted.

[respendent]

He obviously has no chance of being convicted now! If I was lying, why wouldn't I stop now? It's obvious my life being at stake is not what I'm concerned about, or I wouldn't have just provoked Will again!

[suppressthedark]

That's not true. We all know the rules, right?

[he opens up his tablet to the rules, as a refresher.]

Don't hurt each other physically. Considering we've seen two people be killed for violating the bullying rule, it stands to think that hurting another person would cause the same punishment.

You were trying to get him to hurt you so he'd be punished.