MINI-EVENT DISCUSSION TIME [open]

[trialbyliar]

WHO: Everyone!!
WHEN: April 25th, 6PM
WHAT: Who wants to talk about ~murder~?

[There's a strong part of Kokichi that wants to keep everything he's figured out to himself, especially knowing the "winner" of this mystery will gain a ton of bonus points that could throw a serious wrench into his plans. He tends to work alone, after all.

But fortunately, there's a louder, more pragmatic part that knows everyone needs to come together. Whatever the game is here, no rules have been given. It doesn't seem like they're gonna force everyone together to figure things out. And maybe that's the point – no forced teamwork this time around, a prize to discourage people from working together. This whole setup seems designed to have them all working against each other.

Well, fuck that. The status quo is just gonna get more people killed. It's time to herd some cats and get everyone on the same page. If nothing else, it's a way to learn anything others might have figured out, and a chance to see who here has a working brain.]

--–

[Every transfer student will find an unsigned note in their lockers that reads "transfer students meeting @ 6pm 4/25 in classroom 2-C".

When they arrive at the set location and time, they'll find extra desks have been shoved in from other classrooms so there's seating for everyone. On the chalkboard, written in big bubble letters, is "SUPER FUN MURDER DISCUSSION PARTY TIME!!" with some goofy doodles around the edges. This is very serious, guys. One corner of the room has a square taped off on the floor with a single desk situated inside it, a sign taped to it reading "Crazy Containment Zone". A piece of paper on the desk says "reserved for Komaeda".

No one takes credit for organizing everything. But regardless, it's time to have a discussion.]



((HOW THIS WORKS:

- This post is a free for all! Feel free to start your own threads to discuss any clue/topic/theory/random outburst you want. Jump into any thread anywhere, no need to keep things tidy and continuous. This is gonna be a big group crammed into a classroom all talking at once, so just embrace the chaos.

- Please let the people who discovered clues OOCly be the ones to reveal them ICly! You can assume things have already been explained for the sake of discussing other clues and proposing theories and whatnot, just please don't steal anyone's thunder when it comes to explaining the things their characters figured out!

That's it! Let me know if you have any other concerns or guidelines to consider adding, just shoot me a PM or hit me up on plurk or discord! Have fun!))

Comments

Re: IMPORTANT INFORMATION

[tempingforatlas]

It was pretty easy to put two and two together after learning that Stephanie lost her knife after meeting with Hiro, got it back a few days later, and has refused to talk about what happened to it.

So I just decided to talk to him.

Or, er. "Talk," as much as he does talk.

[Ritsuka triumphantly holds up a note with a lot of writing scribbled on it, and slams it onto one of the free tables.]

He was really cagey, but I'm pretty sure he's not our culprit. Hiro barely even read my response before asking me to double-check how she died, and he ran away right after.

I looked him in the eyes. There's no way he was lying.

If Hiro didn't even know how Okane died, even if he does have something to do with the crime, I don't think he's the murderer.

Re: IMPORTANT INFORMATION

[mermaidcursed]

( holy shit all that emotional turmoil stephanie's been in might have been for nothing. oh no. )

T-Thank you for going this far...

[tempingforatlas]

A lot of problems can be resolved just by actually talking to people. It's the only reason I've survived for this long, really.

[mermaidcursed]

( THAT... MAKES SENSE... tfw you can't actually talk about your problems and forget how to do that whoops )

[sunstead]

[Hiro's handwriting is awful so sorry if anyone else wanted to read this closely, Clamor needs a minute to squint at all these dang words jfc

When he's done, he sighs and hands it off to whoever wants it next. Then he's going to take off his monocle to rub his temples. You kids make him tired.]

Ritsuka... thank you for going out of your way to talk to him, but was it really necessary to imply that the rest of us were plotting against him? No one has even mentioned Hiro's name until you arrived. At most, he was someone who may have been at the scene of the fire, and we just finished discussing how we needed to hear the suspect's side before taking any kind of action. You've probably terrified the poor kid.

[obsessiveness]

[ THANK YOU CLAMOR-SAN u get one +1 respect from him ]

[tempingforatlas]

...I admit, I'm really used to people automatically suspecting someone who I think is innocent of wrongdoing and doubling down when I try to convince them otherwise until I manage to stumble across hard evidence, so I legitimately thought that's what was going to happen.

Definitely my screwup there.

1/2

[closewithnewintown]

[picks up the note. reads it.

reads it again.

reads it for a third time.]

[closewithnewintown]

[tears the note in half. lets the two pieces fall to the floor.

staring sightlessly forward with an expression that can best be described as "trying very hard to not say one of the three swear words she has learned here."]

[unsurely]

[ he's gonna... pick up the torn note before it gets any worse, sorry stephanie, but he hesitated for a moment first if that's any consolation? they probably do still need to look at it, but before then... ]

...Are you alright?

[closewithnewintown]

I... [words are hard when you're upset!] Ugh! This is exactly why I didn't wanna tell! He's gonna hate me!

[unsurely]

[ ...

ok he can't in good conscience say not at all, but. ]

...I suppose... he might be angry. But you said it yourself, didn't you? Friends forgive each other if you say you're sorry.

[closewithnewintown]

If we're even friends! [ah good we're at the part of the episode where she absolutely does not practice what she's been preaching.] Why would he ever be friends with me again if he knows I'll just run off and tell a bunch of-of crazy people all of his business!

[unsurely]

...

[ hold on, he's doing his best to process this, he's just not exactly a pinnacle of handling these issues either. ]

Ah, but... you still said you trust him, right?

[closewithnewintown]

... I do. So you'd think I'd be happy if everyone thought this was enough to leave him alone.

[it's just that. she doesn't think that.]

[tempingforatlas]

...I'm sorry, Stephanie.

[Ritsuka doesn't even try to give Stephanie an excuse. She clearly needs to let it all out.]

[closewithnewintown]

... You scared him. That's why he ran. He doesn't even like talking about anything, let alone something like this.

[and the fact that he physically can will remain a secret now because she no longer trusts you hoes!!!!]

[tempingforatlas]

You're right. I... definitely could've handled that better.

Looking at what I wrote, I sound a bit nuts, don't I. No wonder he got spooked.

[YEAH YOU DEFINITELY DID RITSUKA.]

[closewithnewintown]

None of you guys are gonna have to see him in class almost every day...

[tempingforatlas]

Stephanie.

Just like I know that Hiro isn't he culprit, I know he wouldn't resent you. He cares about you more than he'd care to admit.

[whiteshroud]

[....]

...I'm sorry. I don't think this is enough to clear him as a suspect.

[tempingforatlas]

Jun, I know some of the most horrible murderers on the planet. They're my coworkers.

And I'm a murderer myself.

I have a sense for it, and I can say this with absolute certainty that Hiro is not our culprit. If you don't believe me, fine, but I'll fight tooth and nail to find a way to prove that he isn't.

[whiteshroud]

[Uh...wow. He pauses before continuing]

Okay, putting aside all the problems with you just admitting you and your coworkers are murderers because we don't have time to unpack all that...

[Because #YIKES]

This isn't evidence. He didn't provide a testimony or an alibi that we can follow up on. This is you projecting your own biases and issues on the case to fit the narrative you want, and hoping tht's enough to serve as a character witness for a guy you barely know. Having a "sense" for murderers isn't good enough.

And what's worse, since you made it sound like all of us are out to get him, he'll be unwilling to cooperate with us whether he did it or not. Not to mention you made things harder for Stephanie.

You want to prove it? You'll have to do a lot better than this.

[tempingforatlas]

Honestly, it was my screwup because I'm so used to everyone else assuming that somebody who is clearly trustworthy if weird and occasionally shady has to be the culprit back home that I thought everybody here would jump on that train which is my personal biases playing in I'll admit but my point is that I was just trying to try and keep you from going down a path I thought you were going down but apparently not so yes this is my mistake!

[At least she admits it.]

And... I know Stephanie's been feeling terrible ever since I figured out the wounds match, and I wanted to make her feel a bit better about all of this because even though I have no proof, I know Hiro isn't the culprit.

[whiteshroud]

Uh, right...okay. At least you admit it. Please refrain from jumping to such conclusions next time.

[As for the other part...he glances over at Stephanie interacting with everyone else over this]

...I don't think you made her feel better.