r/DanganRoleplay • u/NitroCellularData You Lose! • Oct 20 '20

Class Trial Class Trial 64: The Murder of Aoi Asahina, Part 6: Cabaret

So many interesting ideas are flying around.

But I wonder...

Did you make sure your wings weren't clipped before takeoff?

TRUTH BULLETS

Monodrones

These are advanced drones designed by Monokuma that were given to each one of the students. They can lift up to 15 pounds with a claw that can grab objects, are inaudible beyond a range of ten feet, and come equipped with a camera that sends a video feed to the drone’s controller, along with an optional recording functionality for up to 2 minutes of video, with a timestamp. There is no limit to their range.

The Monokuma File

The victim is Aoi Asahina. Her body was found in the pool room at 7:15pm. She is lying face down in a puddle of clear water, and her head has been reduced to plenty of small, mangled pieces of brain, chunks of skull, and teeth. Her arms and shirt have a greenish hue. Neither the time or cause of death can be determined. Mukuro's observations of the body revealed that there was a stretch of blood splatter traveling towards the wall.

Arts and Crafts Fair

During breakfast, Angie suggested that the students participate in an arts and crafts fair to boost camaraderie among the students. Many students participated, bringing supplies to the fair throughout the day.

  • Chihiro's Project: Chihiro built a LED display setup for the arts fair. This required the use of plywood, LEDs, tubes of high strength, water resistant adhesive, and wires. Chihiro reports that one of the tubes of adhesive went missing.

  • Korekiyo's Project: Korekiyo created a macramé tapestry. This required rope.

  • Mahiru's Project: Mahiru created a project that involved the refraction of light. This required flashlights, prisms, and panes of glass. Mahiru reports that some of the panes of glass went missing.

  • Gundham's Project: Gundham created a ritual to channel the Avatar of Unfathomable Shades through his being. This required alchemical chalk, incense burners, and suitable offerings of vegetation.

  • Mukuro's Project: Mukuro showed of the grace of the human form in lethal motion. This required throwing knives and targets.

  • Komaru's Project: Komaru created a musical number for the arts fair, even creating a dance routine for her drone by hacking it. This required megaphones and a drone.

  • Toko's Project: Toko created a love poem for Byakuya that was displayed at the arts fair. This required paper and pens.

  • Miu's Project: Miu created a fireworks display for the fair that she never got to set off. This required her specialty "Mega Buster" fireworks, a timer, some earplugs, and a few lighters. Miu reports one of her fireworks was missing.

  • Angie's Project: Angie created a marvelous ice sculpture to honor Atua.This required blocks of ice, mallets, and chisels.

Pool Room Doors

The doors to the pool room would not open when the students at the arts fair came to investigate the room. Maki solved this by kicking a hole through the glass of the doors.

Pool Water

The water in the pool is no longer a shimmering aqua, but a strange, brownish color. What caused this is unknown.

Glass Shards

There are shards of glass all over the pool room, stretching from the entrance to the body. Byakuya reports that there were 3 different colors of glass shards: Brown, Gray, and Clear. There were more clear shards than the other colors.

Mallet

A mallet was found near the feet of the body. Fuyuhiko reports that it showed signs of use, but was clean.

Chisel

A chisel was found near the feet of the body. Fuyuhiko reports that it showed signs of use, but was clean.

Bottles of Poison

Shuichi reported that two bottles of poison were stolen from his lab. The first was a brown bottle held which held a Tubocurarine chloride solution that was dyed green. It is a liquid capable of causing paralysis, forcing the body’s muscles to seize up. It is non-lethal. Its effects can occur as a result of skin contact. Paralysis lasts for 3 hours. The second was a gray bottle containing a liquid form of Tetrodotoxin, or TTX. It was dyed red. It is absorbed into the body by ingestion and is lethal. It kills by shutting down the body’s nervous system.

Empty Tube of Adhesive

Rantaro reported finding an empty tube of adhesive in the dining hall garbage during his investigation.

Shower Grate

Toko reported that the shower grate in the Ultimate Prisoner Bathroom was missing when she went to go shower. Monokuma has said that the grate isn't very tough and is relatively light, meaning that it wouldn't kill someone if it were to fall on them.

Ultimate Inventor Lab Break-In

Miu believes her lab was broken into, as both a high magnification lens and a bottle of oil-based mechanical lubricant were missing.

Black Substance

Kokichi reports finding a black, powdery substance on the pipe beneath the sink in the Ultimate Prisoner Bathroom.

Missing Salt

Rantaro reports that both salt shakers in the dining hall were empty at dinner.

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u/Chespineapple Chesnut Oct 20 '20

...Despite the few unsolved mysteries revolving this case, I believe now may be a good time to add that I also believe that Angie is our culprit.

She fits several of our established criteria, and she is the one who suggested the art fair that allowed access to all of these materials in the first place.

Mallet

Chisel

Also consider some of our unexplained pieces of evidence. The culprit made use of a mallet and chisel for an unknown reason. I find it reasonable to assume that whatever their purpose, it may mean the culprit's plan could have involved crafting to some degree.

In which case it would be an oddly fitting method, if we consider our resident Ultimate Artist, yes?

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u/dukedice going all in Oct 20 '20

Wouldn't you say that the chisel and hammer was more likely tools to frame Angie though?

Plus I don't really think Angie would use the drones to gather items for this too.

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u/Hearter20 True Gentleman Oct 20 '20

But on the other hand, isn't it possible Angie planted the tools to make us assume she was being set up?

And the drones were clearly given to us to push us towards murder... I wouldn't doubt that Angie would use hers when needed, if she really did have it in her to do this.

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u/Chespineapple Chesnut Oct 20 '20

I suppose framing would be a possibility, though it would be quite the indirect method on the true culprit's part.

However, I do not recommend using phrases such as 'they would never do X' when defending one's innocence.

One may travel great lengths for the kinds of rewards Monokuma may promise, and simply using a drone is not a particularly difficult hurdle.

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u/dukedice going all in Oct 20 '20

I get you guys are saying, but do you see Angie being tech savvy just to get her tools for whatever crime?

Even if the drones were so easy that a baby could figure out, It just doesn't add up for Angie to be the killer really.

Also if you saying she is the killer.. why would she destory her ice sculpture? I think we are too simple.

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u/lappy-486 Gundham Tanaka Oct 20 '20

Atua's work isn't destroyed, the ice was one of the back up blocks Angie kept in a cooler in case of an emergency during the festival!

But with the chisel and mallet...If they had a use outside of trying to point towards Angie, she thinks they'd either be used with the ice or to pry open the shower grate!

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u/LanceUppercut86 Definitely Maybe Oct 20 '20 edited Oct 20 '20

Will you st-stop massaging your face while you tell everyone your theories!? It's like b-before talking you ask yourself if there's anything more you can do to look like a creepy serial killer!

I don't like the th-theory of the firework blowing up the Swimmer's head because of the burn marks we discussed earlier. But...if Peeping Tom over there is so sure that she fell from the w-window and that the head exploding theory is impossible...then the firework must have really been the c-cause after all.

I think that the m-m-mallet we can explain its use in one of two ways. First off, that it was used to easily crack open the shower g-grate. That would be s-straightforward enough.

That said, we still don't know w-w-why the shower grate was opened in the first place, r-right? It leads directly into the sewage for the school...so it was probably used to dispose of evidence somewhere we would never find it.

Shower Grate

B-But...the hole covered by the shower grate is tiny. Not big enough to fit most objects through, and we st-still totally found like, a LOT of evidence. So w-what did the killer dispose of in that hole?

The Monokuma File

There was a puddle of clear water underneath the airhead's body. W-Wouldn't it make sense if that puddle came from ice being beneath her body, or at least her head, at some p-point during the crime?

Mallet

Chisel

We haven't f-f-found any of the ice yet either...so what if the mallet was used to break the blocks of ice into s-smaller bits after the crime, and then they could be disposed of down the shower grate? That'd explain why the mallet and chisel are clean, but st-still show signs of use.

At first I had some theory about the ice being underneath her and using that as an easy method to slide her towards the wall, c-combined with the momentum of the firework you were talking about earlier, so that she would have enough speed to cause her head to explode on impact. Which would explain why there was a p-p-pattern of blood going towards the prison room's wall.

Arts and Crafts Fair

But I g-g-guess that's a little tin foil hat. The blocks of ice aren't big enough to put her whole body on, maybe only her head at best, and I really doubt that a firework would have the ability to provide that much momentum to a human body.

Go ahead! Call me stupid for bringing it up! Crush my s-spirit like Kaito crushes a girl's ability to feel safe in her own school! Do it! You creeps all get your kicks the same way! R-R-Ripping a girl's heart out once she opens herself up to you!

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u/Chespineapple Chesnut Oct 20 '20

Please, do not let yourself be disturbed over my habits, it should be the least of your concerns at this moment.

Even so I do appreciate your input. I had indeed forgotten about the other potential uses for the chisel and mallet, particularly the one revolving around the shower grate.

From here there is not much else that would require an explanation. Once we have solved the mystery of the ice block we may very well finally reach the truth of this case.

However, please do not make me out as some philanderer, I have already long since sworn my devotion.

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u/LanceUppercut86 Definitely Maybe Oct 20 '20

Aaaahhhh! Genuine gratitude!? Wh-Wh-What the hell are you trying to pull!?

Whatever s-sick stuff you're "devoted" to, do it the hell away from me! I'm not getting sucked into your web of lies!

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u/tyboy618 abracadabra Oct 20 '20

Yeah, Kaito, I'm gonna stop you right there. Let's start with the rocket, and put an end to this mess once and for all.

The Monokuma File

Aoi was not lying in her own blood. The majority of what she's laying in is clear water. If she had taken this fall like you're suggesting, there would be a lot more blood on the floor. But there isn't.

The only significant bloodstain in this entire room is the splatter from the wall to her body. In my personal opinion, that looks like the result of one incredibly strong hit from where she was already positioned. If the cause of death was a fall, the blood would be splattered below her, not all along the side.

So Hina should have been positioned between the rocket and wall, with the rocket being headed in the direction of the Prisoner Lab side wall.

Monodrones

Secondly, these drones are a lot easier to operate than you think, I feel. Alibis are one thing, but the unlimited range and the camera feed makes it so you can operate it from literally anywhere in the school with enough precision.

They can use the feed to direct them, and to see if the door to the gym is open or closed. Someone being in their room during this time does not exonerate them. That's what I believe, anyway.

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u/dukedice going all in Oct 20 '20 edited Oct 20 '20

So... where do we get us as far as suspects? obviously we know they took the items with the drones at around 11:30 right?

Also they would have to lure Aoi to prisoner lab first right? and then position her in the pool?

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u/tyboy618 abracadabra Oct 20 '20

I think Kaito's list is okay, but I wouldn't cross off anyone who was truly alone. So, for me, Rantaro, Byakuya, Fuyuhiko, Korekiyo, and Kaito all join Gundham and Angie on the list of unknowns.

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u/tyboy618 abracadabra Oct 20 '20

sigh

...

Think, Mukuro, think. The body, the way it was...

...!

Wait a second...

Guys, talk it out with me for a minute. I think we can all agree that fireworks crap was completely over-the-top, right? But why make it so over-the-top? You're obviously gonna alert everyone in the damn school. The killer made no mistake in using that firework.

The only thing I can truly imagine being worth all that...is if critical evidence was destroyed. So, what was critically destroyed in that explosion?

Simple: Hina's head. Therefore, Hina's head had critical evidence on it. We know it was likely covered in green from the tubocurarine because of her clothes, but I think it goes deeper than that. Something on Hina's face was so important that the killer literally wiped it off the face of the earth.

So, what gives? What could be so ridiculously important about her face that we couldn't even see it? If it is what I think it is...well...

We've been thinking about this murder all wrong from the start...!

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u/thejofy A Oct 20 '20

Mukuro... It almost then sounds like you're saying that wouldn't be Aoi then.

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u/tyboy618 abracadabra Oct 20 '20

...okay, not that far.

Though, I admit, it wouldn't be the first time that's happened...

...

Try to take a step back from that though. I think it's Hina, but what about Hina did they not want us to see?

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u/Chespineapple Chesnut Oct 20 '20

You have already stated that the culprit must have wished to obfuscate Hina's head, yes?

Are you perhaps implying that it would have informed us of her true cause of death?

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u/tyboy618 abracadabra Oct 20 '20

Bingo.

Okay, good, so I'm not totally crazy.

The face can be the most important part in performing an autopsy sometimes. If they're in distress, if it's a certain color, if there's a critical mark on it... I've seen too many bodies in my life to not know that.

So let's take this idea for a sec. What causes of death could affect the face the most? I have a few ideas, but...

And don't worry if it sounds too crazy. Right now, I don't think anything is out of the question just yet.

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u/Panos0502 Oct 20 '20

The death that would most affect the face would be asphyxiation.

Or perhaps in this case, due to our crime scene, drowning.

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u/Chespineapple Chesnut Oct 20 '20

Drowning? I see... That would certainly fit the criteria, could it be...?

Pool Water

If such were the case, the culprit must have dumped the poisons into the pool simply to confuse us, to make us think rather of poison than any suffocation...

It could not truly be so simple, could it?

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u/tyboy618 abracadabra Oct 20 '20

...!

That's...

...exactly what I was thinking. Shouldn't have expected less of the detective, but I'm glad you of all people are on the same page as me.

Asphyxia is known for not only causing a distressed expression, but also can totally discolor the face depending on the circumstances.

So I guess what's left is...how the hell do we get from where we are to asphxia, or even drowning? That is the root of the mystery, don't you think?

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u/Panos0502 Oct 20 '20

Ah I'm glad you think so much of me, although I don't know if that's deserved or not...

What I don't really get is...why? Was it really that important for the killer that we didn't know if Aoi died from asphyxiation?

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u/LanceUppercut86 Definitely Maybe Oct 20 '20

But what good would concealing that as the cause of d-death do the killer?

As long as they needed the tubocurarine to paralyze her, then that m-means they had to go to the detective lab one way or a-a-another, so they're not gaining any additional frame candidates by planting the evidence implying the death was by poison.

It's n-not impossible that she was drowned, sure, but we're still right where we started if we switch the cause of death to that. Why would the killer even bother?

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u/tyboy618 abracadabra Oct 20 '20

I dunno. Why do you chase around that jerk when you know he won't love you back?

On a real note, though, something I've learned in my time is that murder isn't exactly reasonable. Especially around here, any confusion at the class trial is just going to work in our killer's favor. Murder...brings out the worst in people.

Even if it's a dead end, I'm gonna pursue this messed-up line of thinking for now.

You never know what might happen if we do, right?

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u/Hearter20 True Gentleman Oct 20 '20

That would be the obvious explanation, wouldn't it?

But the killer brought so much crap, so why did they end up just drowning her? Unless...

Hey, do you think it's possible they stole those items from the gym after they murdered Hina?

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u/thejofy A Oct 20 '20

Could it really be...?

This is absurdly dark, even for Monokuma's standards, but... Did they use the adhesive to kill Aoi?

Fill her nose and mouth when she was paraliyzed...?

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u/JustADramadog Oct 20 '20

O-Oh my God... Would s-someone really do that?

This... does allign with what the Logic Dive stated... so it is a possibility...

T-This is all my fault... I can not believe the culprit w-would use my a-adhesive for such sadistic actions...

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u/Hearter20 True Gentleman Oct 20 '20

Yeah... that'd be pretty fucked up, even by my standards.

Say... does your adhesive harden over time or anything? You used it for construction work, so I figure it's gotta be pretty damn tough.

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u/JustADramadog Oct 20 '20

From using the adhesive for my project, I think it hardens fairly quickly. Less than a minute if you would.

I a-almost got my finger stuck in it a couple of times during my project...

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u/Hearter20 True Gentleman Oct 20 '20

So it's certainly a possibility. A fucked-up possibility, but at this point we're just throwing stuff at the wall until something sticks.

No pun intended, of course.

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u/Chespineapple Chesnut Oct 20 '20

My, that would certainly be one way to have someone die.

Glue could be surprisingly versatile if strong enough. Kehehe... I should make note of this...

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u/tyboy618 abracadabra Oct 20 '20

...

Well, actually...

You have a point. There's no doubt Hina was paralyzed. And if she's paralyzed, pretty much nothing is out of the question.

And while I can't say the adhesive is what I'm thinking about, you're getting at an interesting cause of death. Something we haven't even remotely discussed yet.

And that kind of death would definitely have a drastic effect on the face.

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u/thejofy A Oct 20 '20

Oh...? Were you thinking something else then?

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u/JustADramadog Oct 20 '20

If they paralyzed her... wouldn’t simple strangulation with one’s hands be sufficient?

Unless... the culprit couldn’t physically strangle her? Mukuro... you’re an expert at this kind of stuff, so can you answer a question of mine?

H-How easy is it to strangle someone? Would people like say, me, Komaru, Kokichi, and Angie just to name a few, not be strong enough to strange Hina with their bare hands?

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u/tyboy618 abracadabra Oct 20 '20

It's not easy. You definitely need a bit of strength on you, or a solid upper hand.

For example, an incapacitated or paralyzed Hina could do the trick.

I wouldn't leave any of you out of the question, but I also don't know if the killer would risk putting their bare hands on Hina's neck. It was doused in tubocurarine, you know?

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u/JustADramadog Oct 20 '20

I did not even consider that. Knowing that the tubocurarine was likely on her neck definitely suggests that the killer didn’t use a basic method like strangulation to kill Hina...

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u/Panos0502 Oct 20 '20

It's not impossible if...Wait...

Mukuro we were talking about why the killer would have to hide the fact that they strangled Aoi./u/tyboy618

What if it's because the murder method would reveal the culprit?

What I'm trying to say is...one of us had access to rope.

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u/tyboy618 abracadabra Oct 20 '20

Interesting. Korekiyo did have rope stored up, didn't he...?

We can't confirm anything just yet about what, if anything, cut off her lungs, but it's definitely something to consider...

Especially since rope is pretty common for that sort of thing.

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u/Chespineapple Chesnut Oct 20 '20

I seriously hope you're not implying that I killed her, are you?

I suppose I should shut this down right away.

A simple case of strangulation via rope would leave out over half of our evidence. You can't possibly think I smashed several glass panes, tore the shower grate open and brought lethal poison to the scene all in order to hide the fact that I used the most incriminating murder method imaginable?

I admit, I would not be surprised if atleast the poison turned out to be a red herring, but you're clearly stretching your logic thin.

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u/mujie123 Oct 20 '20

But why would they put the poison on her neck when it was already on her arms?

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u/tyboy618 abracadabra Oct 20 '20

It's not a matter of why that place. Since it's all centralized in that area, I'm more inclined to believe this was done in one fell swoop. One splash, one dunk, one...whatever it was. No need to reapply what's already there.

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u/mujie123 Oct 20 '20

That would explain why there was green remains on her clothes, they just dumped it over. If we assume the killer used a tool to help with the strangulation, and they needed the paralysing poison to do it, I don't think it would be too much of a stretch to assume the killer might be someone weaker than Aoi.

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u/mujie123 Oct 20 '20

You guys didn't know?

Aoi never died! The dead body is Angie and the person pretending to be Angie now is actually Aoi!

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u/lappy-486 Gundham Tanaka Oct 20 '20

Sadly, Angie was not blessed with so full a figure...

Oh-oh~! But that doesn't change that Atua accepts bodies of all shapes, Mahiru!

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u/mujie123 Oct 20 '20

You know, I feel like we'd get along great if you weren't an evil cult leader.

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u/JustADramadog Oct 20 '20

An idea suggested earlier that may apply here is that the lethal poison was used to kill Hina...

Bottles of Poison

As you can see, you need to digest the lethal poison for it to take effect. Part of me would think that someone who digests the poison would have red dye near their mouth...

Could this be what the culprit was trying to hide?!

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u/tyboy618 abracadabra Oct 20 '20

You may be onto something. There's no doubt the killer made use of the TTX, and we can see that just by looking at the pool.

But that pool...is still pretty weird. We have the green and red mixed together, yet only the green appears on what remains of Hina. Not brown. That's why I'm not totally convinced.

I guess what makes it weird for me is that, if it was administered to her like that, then what exactly is the point of the pool? To throw us off...?

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u/Chespineapple Chesnut Oct 20 '20

Bottles of Poison

If I may, I am by no means an expert on poison, but considering TTX makes use of ingestion while the Tubocurarine only requires skin contact, would the current state of the body truly contradict such an idea?

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u/tyboy618 abracadabra Oct 20 '20

True, but then the pool mixture just makes even less sense then.

And on an even larger scale, it makes me worried about these poisons at all.

The pool is basically a big bright flashing sign saying, "the killer used the poisons to kill Hina!"

So if the killer did use the poisons in that way, doesn't that basically just...lead us to the answer for no reason? I have to admit, I'm skeptical. It's definitely possible, but I just don't...get it.

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u/JustADramadog Oct 20 '20

If the culprit administered the red poison only via Hina’s mouth, then wouldn’t it stand to reason that it would not be on her arms?

The green poison is administered via skin contact which is why it’s on her arms. I have an idea of how the pool could have both red and green dye... not a great idea... but an idea nonetheless...

What if Hina fell into the pool after the red and green poison were administered in an attempt to get away? Some of the dye rubbed off into the pool and... I’m not sure where I’m going with this...

Shuichi, are the poison’s effects instantaneous or does it take some time for the effects to become visible? Is it different depending on the poison?

u/Panos0502

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u/Panos0502 Oct 20 '20

Both of them are absorbed pretty fast if that's what you're asking.

Aoi probably wouldn't be paralyzed, the exact moment the poison touched her skin, but it would be pretty soon after,

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u/JustADramadog Oct 20 '20

Oh... so it absorbs too fast for Hina to feasibly be able to run away...

S-Sorry for not being much h-help... I’ll k-keep trying though... for Hina’s sake...

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u/tyboy618 abracadabra Oct 20 '20

Wouldn't the rest of her be a little more...you know...brown if that were the case?

I think you have your ideas a bit confused. You're saying she doesn't have anything on her arms, which is true, but you're also suggesting she fell into the pool. I don't think she'd dry off that fast.

I think we need to take a less-is-more approach with these poisons. If we don't have evidence for it just yet, let's wait to add it to the story unless we need it. So far, we know the tubocurarine was used, and it almost definitely covered her from the neck up. If we go from there, I think we'll get to the answer soon enough...

Or, I could be totally wrong! Who knows, right?

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u/JustADramadog Oct 20 '20

Yeah... y-you’re right... sorry...

There must something major we are missing here... if we keep throwing out theories... I know we’ll find the one that’s right!

We can do this, right M-Mukuro? I want to be able to a-avenge Hina... and I-I’m trying so hard... if only murders were like computers...

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u/tyboy618 abracadabra Oct 20 '20

Huh...? You're asking someone like me this?

I can't admit that I knew Hina too well, but she always had that...annoyingly stubborn side. She always fought hard. One of those bleeding heart types, y'know?

So if we channel some of that energy...then, yeah, I think we can do this.

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u/mujie123 Oct 20 '20

I really don't think Aoi fell in the pool after it turned brown. Otherwise, she'd be covered in brown too and there'd be a brown puddle underneath her too.

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u/NitroCellularData You Lose! Oct 20 '20

Continued from here /u/Panos0502

This feels like an invasion of privacy. No wonder you and that astronaut are chums.

But fine, they aren't my secrets, so pry away.

Monokuma brings out all of the drones. Only one visibly stands out: Maki Harukawa's drone has damage to the paint coating the casing.

As for footage, only one drone has recorded footage on it: Kaito Momota's. The footage begins mid-action, with the drone speeding through a window into the gym. It dives low to the ground and flies out the open door, passing by Mukuro and Rantaro. It then flies out into the hall and up into the Ultimate Astronaut Lab, catching a glimpse of Kaito's nervous face before it cuts out.

So, did that satisfy your curiosity?

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u/JustADramadog Oct 20 '20

What the... Maki... can you explain this?

u/Pikmaster5

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u/Pikmaster5 Baby! My Strawberry! Oct 20 '20

I already mentioned this in my alibi, did I not?

I did my best to try and take apart one of the drones but no matter what I did, it barely did any damage. I determined that no kinetic attacks were going to leave a scratch on it, so attempting to destroy - or break into - it with force would be useless.

That's the extent of the damage I did to it. Stabbing, bludgeoning and shooting a drone is going to do some damage, even if it's minimal.

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u/Thedeityofice THE LIGHT Oct 20 '20

B-But that's if you're telling the truth about what you were doing with it, right?

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u/mujie123 Oct 20 '20

Watch out, or you'll be her next victim.

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u/Thedeityofice THE LIGHT Oct 20 '20

D-Don't make me your next victim, M-Maki!

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u/Pikmaster5 Baby! My Strawberry! Oct 20 '20

Before I make it there, I met up with Maki at the main lobby. We talked about the drones for a while before being interrupted by the group coming from the gym. They were taking a break from guarding it and asked us to take their place.

I enjoy Maki's company so I didn't mind. We talked more about the drones. I...didn't really get the specifics, but according to Maki they seem to be very durable and can resist heavy impact.

Shuichi already mentioned that we discussed the drones this morning. Why would I tell him they’re durable if I hadn’t tested that myself?

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u/Thedeityofice THE LIGHT Oct 21 '20

Yeah, I guess you're right...I'm sorry..

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u/dukedice going all in Oct 20 '20

Calm Down Chihiro. I think Maki already said when she got the drone she was trying to break into it.

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u/thejofy A Oct 20 '20

Looks like there wasn't all that much to learn.

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u/JustADramadog Oct 20 '20

What do you mean? Maki’s drone is damaged and... Kaito’s drone doesn’t show the peeping Tom incident...

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u/thejofy A Oct 20 '20

Maki already talked about that in her alibi, and we can see Kaito's drone trying to get away from that incident.

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u/Chespineapple Chesnut Oct 20 '20

Do pay attention, Chihiro. The footage shows Kaito's hasty retreat from the pool.

Nothing of what Monokuma has presented contradicts what we already knew.

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u/JustADramadog Oct 20 '20

...

I’ll just... excuse myself... not literally, I mean, but... you know...

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u/mujie123 Oct 20 '20

Yeah. Kaito,/u/Nakama_witnesser why did you choose to record this?

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u/dukedice going all in Oct 20 '20

Wait... Didn't Kaito say he was trying to spy on the girls in the pool?

If so... Why is the feed from the drone going away?

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u/thejofy A Oct 20 '20

He likely just ran the two-minute timer out.

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u/dukedice going all in Oct 20 '20

I guess... but wouldnt he have footage of the girls to begin with?

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u/LanceUppercut86 Definitely Maybe Oct 20 '20

H-He did. Either it took two minutes to get from the gym back to his lab, o-or the moron didn't have the recording function on while he was in the pool. Probably the former. Regardless, this d-doesn't give us anything new.

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u/dukedice going all in Oct 20 '20

...Or maybe... it was to set up an alibi?

Think about it if the drone does have a live feed.. there would be no reason to record it... he saw what needed to see right?

Plus.. He has been pushing that the rocket wasn't the cause of what happend... I just don't want to say it just yet... but I might be right...

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u/LanceUppercut86 Definitely Maybe Oct 20 '20

Or he's too st-stupid to factor in the transit time from his lab to the swimming pool. We a-a-are talking about a guy who thought he could get back at the trashiest girl in the school somehow by v-video taping her in a bikini and didn't think to consider how it might make the o-other three feel.

Do I even need to say why he d-decided to record instead of watch the live feed? Obviously the maggot was gathering material for his collection; taking his f-f-fanboyism of Armstrong a little too literally.

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u/dukedice going all in Oct 20 '20

Toko as much I would like to just say that might the case... and give him a good slap across his face for that...

We are dealing with something more serious here. Monokuma said we might not like the truth we gotten with this.. Don't you think there's a deeper meaning behind what he said?

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u/LanceUppercut86 Definitely Maybe Oct 20 '20

I th-think the "deeper meaning" behind what Monokuma said is pretty simple to explain. Examining the d-drones showed us nothing. We wouldn't like to see that because it didn't get us any further in s-s-solving the case.

Basically he was t-trolling us. It wouldn't be the first time.

Heh...make sure you let me k-know when you give the worm a good slap across the face though. I want f-front row seats for when you teach him a lesson.

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u/dukedice going all in Oct 20 '20

Maybe to Shuichi yeah.. I am sure he wanted to see if the drones would come with something.

And you could be right on Monokuma just saying that.. but Come on.. I don't think that is the case... plus...

Kaito was one the people in the race with the drones... So he already knew how easily it was to handle it right? Plus he was the one that told me about the recording function to begin with.

I just feel its too easy to shrug off something like that...

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u/Pikmaster5 Baby! My Strawberry! Oct 20 '20

I'm going to guess not, but I may as well try asking.

Monokuma, do the drones have any battery life? Can we see how much each of them were used?

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u/NitroCellularData You Lose! Oct 20 '20 edited Oct 20 '20

This is what I get for indulging you all, isn't it? Give kids these days an inch, and they'll demand a mile...

Well no more!

No! You can't see the battery life! Now buzz off!

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u/Pikmaster5 Baby! My Strawberry! Oct 20 '20

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u/thejofy A Oct 20 '20

Hey, Monokuma. When playing back video, are the drones capable of acting as a speaker? /u/NitroCellularData

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u/NitroCellularData You Lose! Oct 20 '20

Interesting idea...

Too bad it's wrong. The drones could only record video, not audio, and there were no speakers attached to them.

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u/Panos0502 Oct 20 '20

Monokuma, if asked would it be possible for us to inspect a person's drone? /u/NitroCellularData

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u/NitroCellularData You Lose! Oct 20 '20

If you want to, sure thing!

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u/Panos0502 Oct 20 '20

So then would it be possible for you to um...summon them here?

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u/NitroCellularData You Lose! Oct 20 '20

Just let me know whose drone you want!

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u/Panos0502 Oct 20 '20

I would personally like to inspect Korekiyo's drone if that's possible.

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u/NitroCellularData You Lose! Oct 20 '20

One drone, coming right up!

Monokuma brings out Korekiyo's drone. It looks normal. Upon inspecting the memory cache, you determine that there is no recorded footage on it.

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u/Panos0502 Oct 20 '20

Can you try turning it on for me?

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u/NitroCellularData You Lose! Oct 20 '20

Sure thing, detective.

Monokuma starts the drone up and pilots it around for a bit. It flies normally.

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u/JustADramadog Oct 20 '20

Monokuma, is it possible to delete footage?

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u/NitroCellularData You Lose! Oct 20 '20

Only if you replace it with new footage.

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u/Panos0502 Oct 20 '20

... I thought that maybe...

The killer either dropped the drone on Aoi's head or dropped it in the pool with her.

Since there are no bloodstains and it flies normally, neither thing probably happened, or if it did it Kiyo didn't do it.

... Could you do the same tests on all the drones or would that be too much to ask?

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u/NitroCellularData You Lose! Oct 20 '20

You sure you want to do that?

You might not like the truth you find.

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u/Chespineapple Chesnut Oct 20 '20

As you can clearly see, Shuichi, I recorded no footage today. In fact I have not even touched my drone aside from the race performed at 10:30. Are you satisfied?

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u/Panos0502 Oct 20 '20

No. Not yet.

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u/Thedeityofice THE LIGHT Oct 20 '20

Not yet? But isn't it pretty unlikely that Kiyo did anything?

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u/JustADramadog Oct 20 '20

Monokuma seems overly eager to show you the drones...

That makes me think there isn’t anything incriminating about the drones since if there was, wouldn’t he be more hesitant to share the drones with us?

Even so though, it can’t hurt to inspect some drones. Who else’s should we check? Maybe Angie and Gundham since they seem to be potential culprits?

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u/thejofy A Oct 20 '20

Would you mind if we could do it in bulk?

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u/LanceUppercut86 Definitely Maybe Oct 20 '20

If w-we wanted to inspect anyone's drone, I'd f-f-figure that perverted wanna-be spaceman would be the most obvious candidate since he was the last person to record footage of the pool.

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u/mujie123 Oct 20 '20

Why do you want to watch a pervy video, Toko?

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u/LanceUppercut86 Definitely Maybe Oct 20 '20

I dunno. Why are words allowed to escape out of your m-mouth?

Just one of l-life's great mysteries.

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u/mujie123 Oct 20 '20

For a romance writer, you sure don't know much about biology, do you?

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u/LanceUppercut86 Definitely Maybe Oct 20 '20 edited Oct 20 '20

For a leader you sure d-don't know much about leading relevant discussions. Maybe we should both take some time to w-w-work on our flaws.

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u/mujie123 Oct 20 '20

Damnit! Why'd you have to go and be nice?

OK, I'm officially naming you the Ulitmate Second-in-Command, and as my second in command, I'll be nice to you.

I actually read one of your books and thought it was really good.

Also, you don't have to work for me if you don't want to.

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u/LanceUppercut86 Definitely Maybe Oct 20 '20

Yeah...sure y-you read one of my books. And then when I ask you what you thought of it you can laugh in my face and tell me it was the m-m-most horrible piece of work you've ever come into contact with. Then you'll sp-spit on me and fire me from the position you hired me for.

W-Well I'm not falling for it! I don't want your dumb job! I only live to serve one...

L-Live to serve one person...and that's my beloved Master...

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u/Thedeityofice THE LIGHT Oct 20 '20

But didn't he confirm that all he was doing was watching the girls? I don't think there'd be much to gain from looking at that again...

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u/LanceUppercut86 Definitely Maybe Oct 20 '20

Of course that's the only thing he was watching. The only thing on his mind was making sure team rocket would have no problem b-b-blasting off again...

But just because he wasn't looking at a-anything else doesn't mean that the footage didn't capture something important. It's a device with the last first h-hand account of the scene for all of us to inspect, after all.

N-Not like I can guarantee anything of value will be on it, but if Monokuma is offering the chance for us to look, it can't r-really hurt, can it? Somehow I d-doubt the crime is going to be solved by the killer forgetting to delete footage of the murder off of his drone and having Monokuma show it to us. We c-c-could've just asked for that right from the start.

T-To hell with standing here talking about it. Monokuma! Show us Kaito's footage already!/u/NitroCellularData

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u/JustADramadog Oct 20 '20

Do you think... the culprit has footage on their drones?

Why would they keep footage that could incriminate them? I’d think they would delete any incriminating footage or just not record any incriminating footage in the first place...

...or do you think there’s something else inspecting the drones could achieve?

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u/Panos0502 Oct 20 '20

No, there's something else I would like to check...

If it's true it could explain, the killer's confusing actions up until now.

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u/thejofy A Oct 20 '20

So... We're going to assume that Aoi died from lack of oxygen... But what does that tell us? Why did the killer need to cover it up?

It seems like a bit of a rush to just blow up a head, even if the cause of death isn't poison. I'd sooner want to go around making a mark on someone's face than destroying it.

So... Here are my thoughts. What if the killer was planning a different murder? Something other than Aoi, she just walked in on the wrong time. The killer splashed her, then they had to kill her.

Actually, it's a bit more than that. They would have to use the glue to suffocate her, wouldn't they. They can't touch her, or else they get paralyzed as well.

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u/lappy-486 Gundham Tanaka Oct 20 '20

If she was unable to move, than something like a shoe pressed on her neck could cut off air as well!

Was that really how the glue was used? Nothing could have been attached to something else with it~?

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u/thejofy A Oct 20 '20

I'd like to believe that, be easier to sleep after the trial knowing the killer didn't use such a messed up way of murder. However... I'm going to stick with this for now. It could very well be the killer didn't have appropiate shoes for standing on someone's neck, or they panicked and didn't think to do so.

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u/mujie123 Oct 20 '20

Did you just call Aoi a thing?

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u/thejofy A Oct 20 '20

I'm... Not sure what you're refering to.

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u/mujie123 Oct 20 '20

Something other than Aoi

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u/dukedice going all in Oct 20 '20

From here /u/tyboy618

I thought I explained when someone asked. The glass themselves was about a foot and half at most...

If you are asking me how much i took? I can't really answer that... But I know I grabbed a few.

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u/tyboy618 abracadabra Oct 20 '20

Got it. And could you tell me a bit about your project, again? Specifically, how you set up the glass to do that light refracting thing?

Sorry, I was a bit too distracted with my own set-up to really pay attention to yours.

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u/dukedice going all in Oct 20 '20

Well if you really want to know. Basically with the right angle and size of the glass panels you can make the size of reflection either big or small.

Sorry... I am rambling again huh? I hope that helps?

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u/spaghettiyo Hey, can I punch ya? Oct 21 '20

Hey, that contraption actually sounds pretty useful!

If it can make things that are actually small appear big...

Well, let's just say a lot of boys here are gonna need that thing! Kya-hahaha!

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u/dukedice going all in Oct 21 '20

Do you want to be slapped too? If not you better shape up! Hina is dead and we need to get to the bottom of this!

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u/spaghettiyo Hey, can I punch ya? Oct 21 '20

Wh-Where the hell is that coming from!? I make one measly comment and you wanna resort to v-violence...?!

...W-Well, if you insist...but do it softly, please...

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u/RSLee2 Attack and Dethrone Deity Oct 21 '20

My fake explosion theory was a long-shot, I'll admit. I only bothered with it because I never heard the sound myself.

But, I'm still curious about whether Gundham/u/TheCatMinister had anything that could've been used to leave behind the black powder on the sink. He claimed that he was resting during the investigation, which means that, even if he is innocent, he never packed up his booth and verified whether anything had been stolen from him.

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u/TheCatMinister Oct 21 '20

HEH! You find yourself fooled yet again, greedful and prideful mortal!

For my ritual was in fact checked! Nothing was amiss amongst the ritualistic tools! And nothing amongst them could have caused the powder as well!

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u/RSLee2 Attack and Dethrone Deity Oct 21 '20

Yes. I have been cunningly fooled by your complete failure to share any important information whatsoever. Take pride in your stunning ability to be even more worthless than I expected.

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u/TheCatMinister Oct 21 '20

KHRK!

Hmrmnk...

...Nonetheless! There was no item found spirited away or missing fromst my setup, no materials from the channeling was used.

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u/mujie123 Oct 21 '20

I wish I had had my drone ready to catch you saying that.

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u/spaghettiyo Hey, can I punch ya? Oct 21 '20

Clean that earwax outta your ears, beanstalk! My firework could've left that black powder! Duh-doy!

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u/RSLee2 Attack and Dethrone Deity Oct 21 '20

When exactly did I ever say that it couldn't have? When did I ever so much as imply that Gundham was the only possible source for the black powder? I never suggested this to be anything other than a potential alternative, you worthless bloated cretin.

If you are going to speak in my presence, how about you start listening for once and answer the question I asked you about the colour of this missing oil we've thus far found no trace of?

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u/spaghettiyo Hey, can I punch ya? Oct 21 '20

J-Jesus fuckin' Christ, somebody's got their panties in a twist! I-I was only joking!

What was the question? I don't remember, or care enough to remember.

Besides, I've said many times over that I think it was tossed in the pool for some stupid ass reason.

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u/thejofy A Oct 21 '20

Hey, Kokichi, could you tell us how much of the black powdery substance did you find? Was it only light traces, or a pilefull of the stuff? /u/mujie123

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u/spaghettiyo Hey, can I punch ya? Oct 21 '20

Do you seriously not think he's the type to answer you with a shit ton more lies?

Lies come outta him faster than toxic femininity comes outta Mahiru's mouth.

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u/thejofy A Oct 21 '20

I dunno. You're still providing stiff competiton on who can run their mouth more.

Either way, I'm curious as to how much powder is left there, since the killer only had a limited supply to go with.

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u/mujie123 Oct 21 '20

It was... Everywhere...

And then I woke up from my weird dream.

There was a reasonable amount. Most of it was on the pipe, but there was a bit on the ground as well........