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Post by Yarn Witch on Mar 7, 2015 7:51:35 GMT 12
Half? Maria had to find the gun before the next round started. It'd make it too easy for the culprit to get away if they had all of it.
"It's the missing box of ammo from grandpa Kinzo's room." Maria said. She digs into the box, just to see if there was anything else in it. "The culprit has taken half the box, and the rifle they used is still missing.."
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Post by animex75 on Mar 7, 2015 8:56:36 GMT 12
Maria finds only bullets in the box. As Maria searches, the servants leave to get started on lunch.
"I believe we can conclude this investigation. Let the vote begin." Clair motions the remaining family, minus Kinzo who stayed in the study, into the parlor to vote. "Three votes and we can move on to the next phase."
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Post by Yarn Witch on Mar 9, 2015 5:02:54 GMT 12
"I guess.... Aunt Eva is the culprit?" She was pretty sure it was narrowed down to just a few people, but she still wasn't sure who was most likely.
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Post by Vasiah on Mar 9, 2015 11:40:44 GMT 12
vote eva
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Post by animex75 on Mar 9, 2015 15:08:25 GMT 12
"Very well, any dissenters?"
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Post by animex75 on Mar 12, 2015 3:21:44 GMT 12
"That's three. Voting phase end." With that, Clair takes Eva's armband. "Eva Ushiromiya was innocent. This leaves Maria, Hideyoshi, Jessica, Rudolf, Lion, Natsuhi, Willard, Krauss, and Kinzo alive."
After the trial, Krauss and Natsuhi come downstairs, followed later by Kinzo and Nanjo. A few minutes later, Kumasawa announces to the family that lunch is ready and the family heads to the dining room, taking their seats. During lunch, Rosa leans down to Maria. "So, Maria, how are you liking playing detective? I hope you're having fun so we can end this witch nonsense."
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Post by Yarn Witch on Mar 13, 2015 6:10:10 GMT 12
For a moment, Maria's face is unreadable. Then she begins to laugh.
"Kihihihihi. Oh Mama, don't you know? Maria figured it out a long time ago, the witch is the real culprit. All of the victims have followed Granpa Kinzo's witch riddle." She says, grinning. "They don't actually need to kill anyone for real, it's just symbolic. Like how you keep a tree inside your house on Christmas. That comes from an ancient tradition where you'd bring an evergreen inside during winter as sympathetic magic, so the life of the tree would sustain you as it sustains itself through the winter."
"At the end of this game, the witch will revive."
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Post by animex75 on Mar 13, 2015 7:47:21 GMT 12
Rosa facepalms, Lion snickers, and the rest of the family laugh. "Sorry Rosa, looks like you'll have to try harder!"
Not long after lunch, Willard and Lion leave, followed by Kinzo, Krauss, Natsuhi, Jessica, Hideyoshi, Eva, Rudolf, Kyrie, and the servants take the dishes back to the kitchen. Rosa, Maria, and Clair are left alone in the dining room and Rosa speaks up. "Maria, are you sure you don't want to be a detective? Battler has novels that you can read...."
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Post by Yarn Witch on Mar 14, 2015 5:14:47 GMT 12
Maria planned on following Natsuhi and Krauss, but her mother's words distract her.
"Uu- Uu- Battler?" The look on Maria's face says clearly that she has no clue who that is.
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Post by animex75 on Mar 14, 2015 5:31:56 GMT 12
"Right...you were pretty little when he was here last, so you wouldn't remember...." Rosa sighs. "He's your other cousin, Ange's big brother."
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Post by Yarn Witch on Mar 14, 2015 5:33:41 GMT 12
"Ange... has a big brother... Uu-" A frown crosses Maria's face and she crosses her arms thinking. "Is he sick too?"
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Post by animex75 on Mar 14, 2015 5:54:57 GMT 12
Rosa thinks for a moment, and sighs yet again. "...No, he's a bit...upset with his father over how quickly he married Kyrie after Asumu died."
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Post by Yarn Witch on Mar 16, 2015 4:44:41 GMT 12
Maria thinks about this for a little. "Aunt Kyrie is Ange's mama, so... that means Aunt Kyrie isn't Battler's mama?"
There is a clear look of confusion on her face. What does this have to do with the detective game?
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Post by animex75 on Mar 17, 2015 8:45:56 GMT 12
Before Rosa can answer, Genji walks in and whispers to Clair. "I'm afraid the lesson on the family tree must wait, as our detective is needed elsewhere." Clair stands and closes her book.
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Post by Yarn Witch on Mar 17, 2015 8:52:00 GMT 12
Maria let out an annoyed noise. She wanted to keep an eye on people, but mama just had to distract her.
"Where did the culprit strike now, Genji?" Maria asks.
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Post by animex75 on Mar 17, 2015 8:59:22 GMT 12
"One outside, and two upstairs." Genji leads them to the front door where Hideyoshi hands his armband to Clair. "Looks like they got me, eh?" Hideyoshi chuckles.
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Post by Yarn Witch on Mar 17, 2015 9:05:45 GMT 12
If Uncle Hideyoshi was outside, he was probably smoking, wasn't he? Maria frowns, looking around the front porch for clues.
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Post by animex75 on Mar 17, 2015 9:13:52 GMT 12
Maria finds a bullet laying on the ground. "Oh, yes, I should do the sounds, shouldn't I? You heard what sounded like thunder, and considering how rough the weather is getting you didn't think anything of it at the time."
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Post by Yarn Witch on Mar 17, 2015 9:26:50 GMT 12
"But the culprit still has a bunch of bullets left, I bet. The box was half empty." Maria says.
She inspects around Hideyoshi, looking for a cigarette to check on her theory. She also peers out from under the canopy, looking around at the windows, to see if any of them were open, or if it was possible for someone to shoot from there.
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Post by animex75 on Mar 17, 2015 9:32:37 GMT 12
Maria finds a discarded cigarette that's been stomped out, but none of the windows open. As she's looking around, Lion can be heard doing some overly-dramatic crying in the distance.
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