It is one of my better skills. [ he says, with a slight smile cast her direction, but. ]
... And yes. You're correct: something happened, as far as he told me. Once he started to talk, he talked quite a lot. [ ... ] But I'll be honest with you, Tama. I have little patience or grace for his reasons behind it.
[ i love you library of ruina. honestly the last time you fight argalia is the funniest thing and i will never be over it. ]
Oh, so take my assumptions and up them by 900. Got it. [ ... ] Nimona's still going to miss him though. She's not had a good couple of weeks.
[ i mean have any of them? damn. ]
... It's likely Norma was killed by a shot gun. From what we could tell. The wound didn't quite match, like it had been messed with or something had been dug out. [ ... ] And Chiemi had two used bullets on her person. We couldn't match the handwriting on the bento note to anyone alive, and it didn't match Norma's handwriting so it was probably Chiemi's.
I just don't know why she'd kill her. Or why Norma would let her use that bravery medal, as I'm assuming that's what happened. If you assume that Chiemi used it, then it feels like she didn't want to kill her. More like she had to.
[ my nimona. weh. but - even still, the world is probably better off? it is definitely better off.
at any rate. the conversation switches to the case, and he settles into it, listening, looking thoughtful. ]
I do think you're onto something. The question of "had to" can be divvied even in and of itself. Had to as in someone possessed her to, whether literally or metaphorically? Had to, as in her world was at stake, and she felt there was no other choice? Or even simply that she had to, because it was just the two of them who were awake, until Argalia's unfortunate arrival?
Ultimately, we'll never know. The only person who could tell us what happened is dead.
But I believe you're right: the note in the box is quite important.
I don't care about Argalia. But I don't necessarily want to see him die. Even back home, we wouldn't find someone's guilt in nine hours and sentence them to death as a default. There's something wrong with this place.
[ deeply wrong. ]
I wonder about the tea as well. Three cups. I don't for a moment think Argalia sat down to tea with them and agreed to hunt the last person standing, but weren't there tea cups involved last week as well?
If that was meant to be a hint to us, then it doesn't suggest to me she was doing it to save her world and get away with it. It sounds like a purposeful hint.
[ thinks about his own canon... laughs.... sometimes you're medieval. he has plenty of experience with something very similar. alephan's wisdom does help, sometimes - it certainly kept osvald from a far worse fate, but to play judge, jury and executioner... well. an inquisitor's duties are sometimes unpleasant, in moments of great necessity. it's hard to feel like argalia deserved anything than what he'll be receiving.
but, he won't explain any of that because why would he. instead, he just tilts his head. ]
Perhaps. I do agree - I doubt Argalia joined them. What do you think that hint is suggesting?
It's like people sat down to talk about something before the murder happened. The fact there's three cups suggests it was three people. But as far as we know, only Chiemi and Norma fought each other than night.
[ presumably. ]
Unless there was an accomplice, and we never picked up on it.
And we didn't cotton on to any particularly suspicious injuries on anyone still living that participated in the injury check. Even if there had been an accomplice, there wouldn't have been much we could have done about it - I suppose we could have voted for them, but who knows what that would mean, by our end results?
The simplest answer was that Argalia was there. [ sweats in my still continuing pc with argalia ] But, in terms of physical evidence, we've little else to go on.
But we do have healing items now. I know they can't do wonders, but they could do enough to hide an obvious injury and make it look older or less obvious.
I wouldn't have wanted to vote for them. I doubt it counts unless they land a finishing blow. I'd just want to know, so I could ask questions.
[ she sighs. ]
And he stopped off for tea? Maybe he'll have more to say about what happened. If he feels like talking rather than doing a soliloquy.
... Probably. I doubt Argalia sat around politely waiting for them to be done. He could've come across Chiemi as she was heading back to the park after killing Norma.
If he just woke up, he'd have been in the prime place to run into her.
Were I in Chiemi's shoes - I imagine I'd be exhausted. If she could talk Argalia into a chat, then that might have given her time to recover her strength, even a little. Indulging his idiosyncrasies might have bought her a little time.
[ though... clearly not enough, but he deosn't need to say that. ]
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[ our fellow white hair... ]
That man is a piece of work.
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He's... someone I'm not sure I want to understand.
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[ gods. ]
He told me quite a bit about himself, whether he realized it or not, this week. To say that he is certifiably insane is putting it lightly.
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[ ... ]
Something usually happens, for someone to end up this way. I know that much.
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... And yes. You're correct: something happened, as far as he told me. Once he started to talk, he talked quite a lot. [ ... ] But I'll be honest with you, Tama. I have little patience or grace for his reasons behind it.
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One of those people who likes talking about himself, when he gets the chance then. [ she knows the type. ]
A reason, or an excuse? Not that it makes any difference to what happened to Chiemi now, anyway. She’s still dead.
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Mm. You could say that. [ a crazy person to be honest but he won't say it because he's very polite. ]
And you're correct. [ poor chiemi. ] What do you think about the theory of her and Norma?
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Oh, so take my assumptions and up them by 900. Got it. [ ... ] Nimona's still going to miss him though. She's not had a good couple of weeks.
[ i mean have any of them? damn. ]
... It's likely Norma was killed by a shot gun. From what we could tell. The wound didn't quite match, like it had been messed with or something had been dug out. [ ... ] And Chiemi had two used bullets on her person. We couldn't match the handwriting on the bento note to anyone alive, and it didn't match Norma's handwriting so it was probably Chiemi's.
I just don't know why she'd kill her. Or why Norma would let her use that bravery medal, as I'm assuming that's what happened. If you assume that Chiemi used it, then it feels like she didn't want to kill her. More like she had to.
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[ my nimona. weh. but - even still, the world is probably better off? it is definitely better off.
at any rate. the conversation switches to the case, and he settles into it, listening, looking thoughtful. ]
I do think you're onto something. The question of "had to" can be divvied even in and of itself. Had to as in someone possessed her to, whether literally or metaphorically? Had to, as in her world was at stake, and she felt there was no other choice? Or even simply that she had to, because it was just the two of them who were awake, until Argalia's unfortunate arrival?
Ultimately, we'll never know. The only person who could tell us what happened is dead.
But I believe you're right: the note in the box is quite important.
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[ deeply wrong. ]
I wonder about the tea as well. Three cups. I don't for a moment think Argalia sat down to tea with them and agreed to hunt the last person standing, but weren't there tea cups involved last week as well?
If that was meant to be a hint to us, then it doesn't suggest to me she was doing it to save her world and get away with it. It sounds like a purposeful hint.
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[ thinks about his own canon... laughs.... sometimes you're medieval. he has plenty of experience with something very similar. alephan's wisdom does help, sometimes - it certainly kept osvald from a far worse fate, but to play judge, jury and executioner... well. an inquisitor's duties are sometimes unpleasant, in moments of great necessity. it's hard to feel like argalia deserved anything than what he'll be receiving.
but, he won't explain any of that because why would he. instead, he just tilts his head. ]
Perhaps. I do agree - I doubt Argalia joined them. What do you think that hint is suggesting?
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It's like people sat down to talk about something before the murder happened. The fact there's three cups suggests it was three people. But as far as we know, only Chiemi and Norma fought each other than night.
[ presumably. ]
Unless there was an accomplice, and we never picked up on it.
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And we didn't cotton on to any particularly suspicious injuries on anyone still living that participated in the injury check. Even if there had been an accomplice, there wouldn't have been much we could have done about it - I suppose we could have voted for them, but who knows what that would mean, by our end results?
The simplest answer was that Argalia was there. [ sweats in my still continuing pc with argalia ] But, in terms of physical evidence, we've little else to go on.
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I wouldn't have wanted to vote for them. I doubt it counts unless they land a finishing blow. I'd just want to know, so I could ask questions.
[ she sighs. ]
And he stopped off for tea? Maybe he'll have more to say about what happened. If he feels like talking rather than doing a soliloquy.
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Can you not picture him having a tea party before he goes off to murder someone?
[ because he can. it's the dramatic thing to do. ]
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[ argalia has a bad sense of humor. ]
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If he just woke up, he'd have been in the prime place to run into her.
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Were I in Chiemi's shoes - I imagine I'd be exhausted. If she could talk Argalia into a chat, then that might have given her time to recover her strength, even a little. Indulging his idiosyncrasies might have bought her a little time.
[ though... clearly not enough, but he deosn't need to say that. ]
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