The only thing I can think of that I did differently last week was talking to the reapers one on one - besides the vote, I mean. I've done the tasks each week, and voted right most weeks, so... I don't know what else changed, exactly.
...let's check on Monday and see how the money we get compares. We voted alike, we talked to them, we took part in the weekly tasks, and neither of us investigated this past Friday... so it should be identical, shouldn't it?
...that makes sense. Shu received the same amount after finding Hikari.
[so there's... sort of a baseline there.]
Even if we don't get confirmation about the votes... I... [...] ...it feels like almost too much of a coincidence that the bite mark could have matched Simon's monkey. It could have been a Noise, but... a Noise that just so happens to have a similar bite as an animal in the possession of someone who could use a Psych that we have reason to suspect was used?
I'm with you on that. Saying it could have been a noise is... convenient. I don't remember anyone mentioning seeing one on Thursday, so it's possible it was with Lambda-san if one came up, but we haven't even seen one that's... monkey-like. And Alex was insistent that Lambda-san isn't that cold normally.
Maybe it wasn't Keyes-san himself - I don't know. But it really does make the most sense for it to be someone on their team.
...I think it fits the most if it is him. The bite on her arm, the way the lions were involved to dispose of the evidence... you could argue that maybe the monkey would have followed anyone on his team, but other than the bite... there wasn't a lot of indication that he was there, was he?
In a situation like that, I would expect an animal to panic. Especially if it got close enough to Lambda to bite her. ...but if it was accompanied by someone who could train animals - maybe Simon would have been able to keep him calm enough to keep from leaving more evidence it was there.
He did have a point that using the lions to get rid of Lambda-san's arm was an obvious point against him, so I agree that if someone was framing him, that was deliberate. But he kept insisting that the fires would have been better - and that's true, but we have no idea when they happened. If Lambda-san was attacked first, they wouldn't have been there at all yet, so... use what's there, right?
And Money... I've never seen him panic at all, but he's always with Keyes-san. I could see him trying to protect Keyes-san, though. And he is strong, so maybe he really could have helped somehow.
It was an obvious point against him, but only because they... hadn't finished disposing of it.
[she frowns slightly.]
...but I'll be honest. If I were going to give something to a lion, I wouldn't expect any trace of it to be left. And the rest of us are hardly likely to go looking for something in a lion's stomach.
Even assuming the fires were out there... it would take a lot more time for the fire to burn it all without leaving any trace whatsoever than it would for a lion to swallow it whole. So for him to try to say that fire was the better option... that doesn't feel right to me.
We did end up finding it, but only because we were lucky enough that the lion hadn't finished it entirely. But from what I know of animals... and, granted, I'm thinking more of Sumeru's Rishboland Tigers, so maybe they eat differently than lions do... that isn't what would have happened in most cases.
I could see him throwing it to the lions thinking we would have no way of finding it at all.
He argued that the lions probably wouldn't even realize it was something they could eat because she didn't bleed like a human. Maybe that's exactly what happened.
[ because these are all good points, none he can argue with. maybe simon thought it would be the same as a human limb, but it wasn't, and he's trying to cover his tracks. ]
...Fukuzawa-san seems to really believe him. He'll be hurt, if we're right about Keyes-san.
It can become a bad thing if they won't even consider the possibility, even knowing about the missions people get on Thursday nights. Although what happened to Lambda-san was definitely going too far for that.
If it turns out that we're wrong, I'll apologize to him later.
[ but not before then. not when someone innocent takes the fall instead. ]
...yes, the state of Lambda's body is extremely concerning to me. It's one thing if your hand is forced or if you end up defending yourself if you become a target, but to go that far...?
[it leaves her so uneasy that someone really brutalized a body and set traps for the investigators and they don't know who.]
I'll apologize later if we're wrong, as well. But I can't shake these suspicions.
If they were willing to go that far in the first place, there's a possibility that they'll do it again. Maybe not the same exact thing, but something just as terrible.
...If they're smart, they'll wait at least a week to let the dust settle. But Keyes-san will know some of us still suspect him, so... who knows?
[ kazuki is just a normie, he doesn't know how murderers think and doesn't want to. ]
...he does seem worried that someone will retaliate against him.
[nahida frowns.]
I'll try to keep an eye on him. If he's innocent, then he'll need help against the people who suspect him. And if he's not... then we need to try to have some idea of how he might react next.
After today's vote? I would be, too, if I were in his shoes.
...He and I aren't exactly friends, but if he is innocent, let me know if there's anything I can do. I don't have to like him to not want to see someone innocent get blamed.
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I can't think of anything about my actions that would have been different between those weeks - only that.
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[ it was tutorial week he's probably thinking too hard tbh ]
This was the first week I got more than that. [ hmmm. ] I can let you know what happens on Monday, either way. Maybe we can still figure it out.
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[her brow furrows a little at that.]
I wonder if there's anything you and I did differently from each other that week, then...?
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Oh... the week I voted wrong was also the week I didn't speak with them one on one.
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...let's check on Monday and see how the money we get compares. We voted alike, we talked to them, we took part in the weekly tasks, and neither of us investigated this past Friday... so it should be identical, shouldn't it?
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...But if the vote doesn't affect it, then we're still left without any answers.
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[so there's... sort of a baseline there.]
Even if we don't get confirmation about the votes... I... [...] ...it feels like almost too much of a coincidence that the bite mark could have matched Simon's monkey. It could have been a Noise, but... a Noise that just so happens to have a similar bite as an animal in the possession of someone who could use a Psych that we have reason to suspect was used?
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Maybe it wasn't Keyes-san himself - I don't know. But it really does make the most sense for it to be someone on their team.
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In a situation like that, I would expect an animal to panic. Especially if it got close enough to Lambda to bite her. ...but if it was accompanied by someone who could train animals - maybe Simon would have been able to keep him calm enough to keep from leaving more evidence it was there.
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And Money... I've never seen him panic at all, but he's always with Keyes-san. I could see him trying to protect Keyes-san, though. And he is strong, so maybe he really could have helped somehow.
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[she frowns slightly.]
...but I'll be honest. If I were going to give something to a lion, I wouldn't expect any trace of it to be left. And the rest of us are hardly likely to go looking for something in a lion's stomach.
Even assuming the fires were out there... it would take a lot more time for the fire to burn it all without leaving any trace whatsoever than it would for a lion to swallow it whole. So for him to try to say that fire was the better option... that doesn't feel right to me.
We did end up finding it, but only because we were lucky enough that the lion hadn't finished it entirely. But from what I know of animals... and, granted, I'm thinking more of Sumeru's Rishboland Tigers, so maybe they eat differently than lions do... that isn't what would have happened in most cases.
I could see him throwing it to the lions thinking we would have no way of finding it at all.
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[ because these are all good points, none he can argue with. maybe simon thought it would be the same as a human limb, but it wasn't, and he's trying to cover his tracks. ]
...Fukuzawa-san seems to really believe him. He'll be hurt, if we're right about Keyes-san.
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[aside from the blood, her arm did look - and feel - very human. she wonders if the scent would have been enough.
...but that's just speculation.]
It's not a bad thing to trust your teammates, but I... [she hesitates.] ...well. I hope Simon isn't taking advantage of his teammates' good nature.
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If it turns out that we're wrong, I'll apologize to him later.
[ but not before then. not when someone innocent takes the fall instead. ]
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...yes, the state of Lambda's body is extremely concerning to me. It's one thing if your hand is forced or if you end up defending yourself if you become a target, but to go that far...?
[it leaves her so uneasy that someone really brutalized a body and set traps for the investigators and they don't know who.]
I'll apologize later if we're wrong, as well. But I can't shake these suspicions.
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...If they're smart, they'll wait at least a week to let the dust settle. But Keyes-san will know some of us still suspect him, so... who knows?
[ kazuki is just a normie, he doesn't know how murderers think and doesn't want to. ]
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[nahida frowns.]
I'll try to keep an eye on him. If he's innocent, then he'll need help against the people who suspect him. And if he's not... then we need to try to have some idea of how he might react next.
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...He and I aren't exactly friends, but if he is innocent, let me know if there's anything I can do. I don't have to like him to not want to see someone innocent get blamed.
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I'll see what I can find out, and I'll let you know. Thank you, Kazuki.
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...I'll do my best to live up to your faith in me.
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You're not doing it alone, either. We're still here with you, so we'll all help.
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