Last Summer

[Cassie]

And you say this "Libre" person's equipment was found near the corpse? Sounds like an obvious framing job. Far TOO obvious. I suspect Libre planted that stuff there to make it look like an unsubtle framing attempt!

Can you refute this?

"I destroyed my knife and zapper specifically to counter any framing attempts against me!"

[Cassie]

"Clearly for me that I didn't anticipate the slashers to still use that shit against me even after I wrecked it!"

[PointMaid]

...Is there a reason you specifically thought someone was going to frame you? Or just... in general?

[Florien]

That's a piss-poor way to counter a framing attempt, if you'll pardon the expression. I find it much more plausible that you broke them and made it look like an obvious framing situation by dumping them on the scene of your own crime, then simply said "You see, I broke them, and thus, this is a framing attempt!" But in damaging the items deliberately, you gilded the lily and made it too clear that this was meant to be taken as a framing attempt! It would have worked well enough if you just dumped the items unaltered!

Big Ben slams his hand down on a table, denting it.

What purpose would destroying the items serve to prevent framing? NONE! The items are still yours! But then, it is also possible that you failed to realize that. But somehow, I doubt it. I do suspect you of having planted this item on the scene yourself to get yourself exonerated and placed BEYOND suspicion, because no one would suspect someone who'd been framed!

[LavenderDream]

"This is tiring. Can we just get this over with?! Libre, no one heard or saw you destroying the damn knife! How would they know to frame you?!"

[Cassie]

...Is there a reason you specifically thought someone was going to frame you? Or just... in general?

"My fucking weaponry made me the perfect framing victim there! I wasn't gonna let it happen! And i still fucking failed, fuck!"

[Kennifer]

2o you claiim you de2troyed iit before 2omeone could u2e iit but iit had blood on iit, 2o clearly 2omeone diid u2e iit, whiich ii2 iit?

[LavenderDream]

"Damn right you failed! You failed miserably! The closest thing I've experienced to our current situation is a fucking browser game. You are getting your evil plans foiled by a kid who has only played Town of Salem. This is sad, even for a killer."

[Kennifer]

we dont even have whatever a town of 2alem ii2 on alterniia and even ii thiink youre 2u2piiciiou2, liibre.

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

It's not lookin' good for you, Libre...

[PointMaid]

I take it by'Town of Salem' you're not just talking about the town with the witch trials? There's a game based on it? Huh.

But, yeah. Something's fishy.

[Cassie]

To Big Ben: "...Counterpoint: Would the framing actually be different if I: didn't destroy my weapons, and dumped the shit unaltered? How? How would I NOT be framed, when WHAT I DID, is in fact the counter-tactic!????"

To Lars: "...A liar or a snooper, if that's the stinking case."

To Sollux: "...clearly the latter...or someone deliberately stained the shards after the deed was done."

To Lars, electric boogaloo: "Are you fucking kidding me, bitch!?"

[Florien]

In what way, pray tell, is that in any way a "counter-tactic"? I've heard enough. Either you're a murderer or a fool, and most likely both.

/Vote Libre

[Dookie]

“Guys! Guys! Are we not going to acknowledge the skinnier person up beside us?”

That might be a good time to:

> Examine the skin and muscles for anything not yet seen

[Cassie]

"Then one thing's clear. Those slashers are framing me, and wrecking my weaponry changes nothing on it. I'm always the perfect frame victim."

(also PLEASE register those actions, hosts)

[Guma]

I'd love to vote, oh yes, but there's still reasonable doubt here.~ Anyone would probably try to destroy anything that could incriminate them.~

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

I don't wanna vote yet, either, unless I'm sure it's the right call, but you're not doin' a good job of defending yourself, Libre. Keep sayin' over and over I've been framed doesn't really help your case.

[Kennifer]

but diidnt you 2ay you de2troyed iit, whiich even iif you diidn't do the kiill ii2 de2troyiing eviidence and thu2 2tiill pretty 2u2piiciiou2. what2 your explanatiion for why you de2troyed iit after iit had been u2ed?

[Cassie]

"I did not notice as to whether it had seen use or not before destroying it! I destroyed it to avoid being framed, unaware as to whether it had been used before I destroyed it! That I forgot to pay attention to!"

[PointMaid]

...You can ask us to believe that you didn't notice blood all over them, but I'm not sure we're going to believe it That seems kinda hard to miss..

[Kennifer]

2o youre telliing me the kiiller u2ed iit two try two frame you and you 2omehow got the iidea two de2troy iit after thii2 and diidn't notiice iit had blood on iit? ii2 that what your 2tory ii2?

Sollux looked like he did not believe a word of this.

[Florien]

You destroyed an item... to avoid being framed by someone using that item. How does this plan make any sense whatsoever? Would it not be better to just keep that item on your person, or explicitly give the item to another person for safekeeping? Or anything else! Does this story not make equal, nay, much GREATER sense if you instead destroyed an item to avoid detection after USING IT?

[Cassie]

To Sollux: "Yes! That's what I fucking oversighted! Also, what's with pieces of their skin looking more torn than slashed!?"

[Cassie]

Would it not be better to just keep that item on your person, or explicitly give the item to another person for safekeeping? Or anything else!

"How could I notice in the middle of the night that my weapon got used until after the murder had been done, if I didn't destroy it!? If there's a thing that doesn't change here, is that destroyed or not, it. Gets. Used!"

[Zanreo]

"Still, seems kind of pointless to just destroy it? ...especially if that would make you possibly seem suspicious..."