[Fin] Murder in the Mountains (End)

[Florien]

Lotuses are found in North America, The Caribbean, and Southeast Asia. There are many other species of things called "lotus" but they aren't actually Lotuses. LOTUS IS IN THE HELLISH TORTURE CELLS FROM WHENCE SHE ARRIVED HERE FROM AS PART OF HER PLOT TO VIVISECT US ALL AND FEED US TO EELS! BEING FED TO EELS IS THE WORST WAY TO DIE, SO SAYETH THE TENETS OF THE SEVEN CIRCLES! But no, I haven't seen her, have you?

[Caret]

"Yeah, Lotus has been oddly quiet ever since we first questioned her. Why is she staying quiet? Is she hiding something from all of us?"

[Kennifer]

Amy tries and fails not to snicker at Malakhiri.

[TenOfSwords13]

Red has finished eating and I have finished sleeping, and he returns to where everyone else is.

Did any important details surface whilst I was absent?

[Florien]

Yes, you see, I've announced my membership in the great masonic lodge of the seven circles, along with Mitsuha, and also the ghost is claiming to be the CPR Doctor. AND ALSO LOTUS IS GOING TO FEED US TO THE EELS ALIVE! ALIVEEEEE! THAT'S THE WORST WAY TO DIE! Or maybe she isn't, and I'm just panicking over nothing again. It's been known to happen.

[TenOfSwords13]

... I can think of much worse ways to die than being devoured by eels. Being devoured by shrimp, for instance. Anyways, it does seem like everyone now has a claim. And yet no contradictions in sight.

Now what?

[psychedelicate]

"We're, um... just waiting for Lotus to... explain some things..."

[artsyGeek]

“What sort of things do you want her to explain anyways?”

[Florien]

Well, first and foremost among our questions should be WHY SHE'S GOING TO FEED US ALL TO THE EELS!

Why exactly Malakhiri has become so suddenly convinced that Lotus has eels nearby and intends to feed people to them is unclear, but that hasn't impacted the apparent sincerity of their belief in that. Then again, a lot about Malakhiri is unclear and fails to impact the sincerity of their belief, so maybe it's just par for the course with them.

[PointMaid]

...Kondraki said he swapped Malakhiri and Red that first day, Lotus said she stalked Malakhiri and heard the music which gave Kondraki the alibi. Which would have to mean Red was the Rick Roller, or Kondraki never switched them at all.

...And then Lotus said she was going to try to stalk Malakhiri again. But she never said what she found out, did she? I didn't hear so. That's what we want to know.

[wingedcatgirl]

Votes (7/12 to confirm)
Malakhiri - Red
No Elimination - Malakhiri

[Kennifer]

"Yeah, Lotus was supposed to get a confirmation on who the music had actually come from so we'd know if Kondraki had switched anyone that night or not. I think she'd said she went to see someone else because she'd gotten names mixed up or something? I'd really like some confirmation on this."

[TenOfSwords13]

… I'm still voting, am I not. Er…

/unvote

[Zanreo]

"...So, Lotus, you got anything to share?"

[PointMaid]

...Yeah. I think Knuckles was going to check on what she was doing, too.

[Caret]

"I remember that Knucles said that he didn't see Lotus stalk Malakhiri at all that night, which means that there is something going on with Lotus. Is she pretending to be a Stalker so she can obtain information for the cultists to use? I better hope that's not the case..."

[PointMaid]

...Yeah. That's concerning. We definitely need to figure out what that's all about.

[Caret]

[*Knuckles, not Knucles]

[TenOfSwords13]

Red thinks to himself This conversation is getting nowhere… through no fault of mine, I can't really add anything right now… I could use a coffee right now…

He writes the events that he has yet to record in his notebook.

[Magolor]

"Allow me to explain my actions all these nights.
The first night, I intended to Stalk Malakhiri because he claimed to be a cultist. I was then switched to Red, who is definitely a Rickroller. That's why I, Kondraki, and Amy all heard that music.

However, the second night, Knuckles visited the self-proclaimed cultist. I verified this as the Stalker. I already explained that was to confirm he was telling the truth. He mentioned no music, and actually confirmed I didn't visit the crazy geezer.

I wanted to visit the one who claimed Bulletproof—Z—but confused them with Amy. That's how I was able to conclude Amy was either an unjester, or a Rolecop.

As it stands, most of us cannot confirm our roles without using them up. Commuter, CPR Doctor, Bulletproof, Masons, and the Amnesiac's new role come to mind... the Masons are particularly dangerous, while our CPR Doctor is particularly valuable.

I'm starting to get suspicious of how often you guys forget what I'm saying... Perhaps some of the ones who forgot are particularly crafty Cultists, or they're just braindead."

[door-kun]

"I'm an observer, I can't exactly see what she's doing - just who visits her, y'dig?"

[Kennifer]

"Look, there's so much shit going on today and unlike some people I didn't bring a notebook. I'm trying to keep track the best I can here! Plus, we KNOW that people have to be lying here, so getting as many stories straight as we can is helpful."

[Magolor]

"Knuckles, I don't believe you have told us what you did last night."

[Kennifer]

"I'd also kinda like to know how you got me mixed up with Z, since... we don't look a bit alike and our names are on opposite ends of the alphabet. I know Kondraki says he swapped Z with someone last night but... I could've sworn he said he swapped her with Lotus."

[PointMaid]

...Yeah pretty sure that's what he said, too