(mingle) cat herding, round two

[sisters]

( on february 2, transfer students will find that there are notes hung up around the dormitory with doctor's scrawl handwriting that a few people might recognize scribbled across it. it reads: )

TRANSFER MEETING
february 2, 5:00 p.m.
dorm common room

( the early-arrivers will find that amami is already set up in the common room, making himself comfortable on the far side of one of the couches with a sketchbook, but beyond a wave and a smile he won't offer much to speak of. it's only once it looks like there's a good handful of people that he'll glance around, grimace a bit, and speak up. )

So... I'm sure you guys already know why we're here, right?

( rest in piss, hiro. legend almost took two transfer students with him on his way. )

I know I might not be the person anyone wants to hear this from, but I figure everyone's had some time to gather evidence and any witnesses we might've had by now. I don't like the idea of this continuing more than anyone else, and if we want to keep it from happening again, it's probably best if we compile what we know.

( and unfortunately what he knows is nothing, because he was busy getting stabbed, so the floor is officially open. )

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(ICly, this meeting begins on February 1. However, to keep us from trapping ourselves in another time cube, when things start to slow down, Amami will pitch that they regroup in a couple days. The details don't matter so much, but you can assume they'll come back for more discussion intermittently if anything new comes to light before Disney. This doesn't all have to be in one day! Feel free to PM/ping me anywhere if you'd like me to add any other helpful links. )

• IC Recap - Maya & VP's deaths
• IC Recap - Hiro Arisu's death
• OOC Recaps - Miro board & Google doc
• Meeting Recap - What's been covered
• Per mod guidance, the murder methods abide by Knox's commandments

Comments

[crystallomancy]

( he does Not want to hi5 either, hit his face i dare you )

[sisters]

( like fire isn't a physical thing that inflicts physical wounds, huh? not that amami knows well enough to nitpick at that. he'll pause for a long moment before nodding, and give a huff of a sigh as he looks away.

...

he is going to go danganronpa stand closer to shin though. even if he's fighting off the waves, just in case he can do something, y'know? no guaranteeing natsume's the only one thinking that way. )

[commences]

( danger is in the palm of your hand, komaeda wants to be burned. )

[crystallomancy]

( this isn't for you nagito-kun get lost )

[commences]

( give! give! )

[crystallomancy]

( natsume would count it under "magical means" rather than physical, given how it manifests. the only way he can get around this wording. )

[notsosou]

Ahaha, maybe I wouldn't be convinced... but I'm not the only one here.

[It's a battle for hearts and minds! It's not about if you can convince your opponent, but if you can achieve the majority... but Shin would prefer if evidence was what won out instead.

Shin's still getting used to using magic, his small lifeforce and and even smaller thready connection to it, channeling only enough for a small flame or a single papercut. Even the reason the array on his scarf is as complicated as it is is because it's optimized for efficiency, using his tiny trickle of magic as the force falling on one end of a very very long lever. He couldn't hope to compete with a fireball, but that's not stopping his soul reacting instinctively and defensively and making his hair and clothes prickle with static electricity.]

You wouldn't happen to know if he didn't do anything else on his jog, Sakasaki-san? Especially considering he does it before the silence lifts...

[He'd been paying attention to Subaru's alibi earlier.]

[closewithnewintown]

When you guys get married, am I invited? My uncle said I could be a flower girl at his wedding, but I'm pretty sure that will never happen.

[holds up the paper she was doodling on. eerily photorealistic sketch of komaeda and rokkun holding hands. rokkun is in the wedding dress.]

[heroicpolonaise]

[god there is so much and i can only play one character at a time.

you get it, chase. anyway--]

... If someone wanted to control the flow of conversation, they'd take any chance they could -- even if it meant putting themselves in the spotlight. I don't think we should rule out anyone.

[sisters]

( it's a cop-out of an excuse that wouldn't stand up to scrutiny and he knows it. this isn't a pokemon game with splits between special and physical damage — it's all damage at the end of the day. )

[dereban]

...

[While everyone else is going on about accusations and such, given that she was addressed for this, she's going to go ahead and take a peek at the note, and.

Hm.]

What are those creases for... was it just simply folded...?

[starrypoint]

[why him............. why is it detective akehoshi time........... he got his dream day with his dad in december and then everything crashed in the new year this is some karmic retribution.]

That's easier said than done, Rio-chan~. I only guess right on stuff, see? I'm not some great detective or anything like that, I get too caught on one thing and then can't see the rest.

[it's happened before, and it'll always happen. it's a bad habit he can't break.]

But um, I sorta have to try a little harder than normal. It's true I could've held Macchi up, but I couldn't have hammered her there. I knew both of 'em, but I'd throw myself in the way of danger before I ever hurt a friend -- even if I can kill someone, I wouldn't wanna unless I absolutely had to.

[to defend himself, to defend someone else...]

But that's off track, um. Should we start from Hiroppi, or Macchi...?

[commences]

Nice sketch, it looks just like him. That's not what's important... if you paid that much attention to the case like you do the lines you drew, maybe you'd understand the discrepancy in evidence.

( he places a hand on the drawing, smudging it a bit so that he leaves a fingerprint in the corner. )

[notsosou]

Ah, that...

[That's... a little bit of a relief, even as the thought is in his head again now.]

Ahaha, that's a bit of a fallacy, isn't it? Just because I can lie, doesn't mean Subaru can't. If anything, it only shows it's possible...

[That lie is getting less vital the closer things get to the release date for the students, but it's clear he's testing his footing a little more cautiously now, like a cat nosing back into an area they've been picked up and put down away from.]

[samuraiwomen]

No um...I'm really serious here. He tried to kill me like...four times?

[ Counting out on her fingers. So there was the first main game, abandoning her to Russian roulette, the sacrifice card, and the second trial...does trying to get her to fight with Keiji count? She's not going to count that. ]

He gets pretty shouty and starts lying a lot when he's trying to pull of a big plan. Even his eyes get weird...just accept it when I say this absolutely isn't how he'd act if he was trying to hide something!

[ She's an expert! ]

But your other point, Bonnie-chan! So this note wasn't to mislead us, but to guide us. A wrong note...at the right time...so we'd think about this again?

[ Who would do that...Looks at Komeada.. ]

[dokkans]

[ bonnie just watching the adults bicker and popcorning..... yeah...... ]

You're right as rain, Miss Kaede! After all, in this case we're not talking about strength, just who could've led poor Hiro astray.

If someone had the evidence to show Hiro, that'd set him up to be picked off pretty easy.

[closewithnewintown]

Aw, you messed it up!

[takes her precious art back and sniffs.]

So, it's something about the fingerprints? You could just say what it is, y'know. If you went into his room and pressed his fingers against the note or something...

[crystallomancy]

He just JOGS. I wouldn't be surprised if he stole a ball or two to chase for FUN, but it's his jocky little time to wake up and unWIND. Even he needs moments away from being "Subaru Akehoshi".

( to just be nameless. )

[commences]

Yes, Chidouin-san, how may I help you?

( why is she looking at him. )

[samuraiwomen]

Can you do something for me pretty please!!

[ Let her pull out her notebook real quick, come on over here. ]

[dokkans]

...I'm sorta surprised you haven't killed him yet.

[ Wow. This Hiyori sure has guts, but it sounds like he sucks at murder. Not that this one isn't easy! ]

Why, of course! It got us looking at Mr. Subaru again, so maybe we'd have to look at who's around him that could pull this off.

...and, maybe cause trouble.

[ ok but she'd be disappointed if it were komaeda tho...... ]

1/2

[commences]

...

[heroicpolonaise]

[see thank god you afford subaru the same belief or else it'd be "how you gonna stick up for the guy you're in divorce court with and not your ginger bro]

I'll trust you to know then, Sara, but I'm a little surprised to hear that about Hiyori-kun of all people at the same time.

[once... twice... four...?]

[commences]

Don't you think my plan was brilliant! Sneaking into his room while he was asleep with Adams-san with acute hearing, and Sakasaki-kun who wants me dead immediately! What a smart plan!

( !!! )

Anyways, anything else?

[commences]

Yes, what is it?

( he'll follow to look at her notebook? what is going on, are they about to play mash? )