Close Circle

[psychedelicate]

Fuyuhiko wakes up and walks straight into the chaos.

"Okay, what the FUCK is goin' on here!?"

[PointMaid]

...If you have any insight into this, go ahead and spill

[KungFuCutbug]

"while we're waiting for Soseki to tell us his theory... well, nobody's found any stilts. how much you wanna bet the killer burned them away afterwards and that's what the ashes Gin found in the toilet were?"

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

> Look around for a second dart gun. Is there one? Was it taken from the store room? (Snakeweed)

Your searching only resulting in making some crates fall on top of you.

>Check one last time for evidence, particularly of the framing variety, then we can have at it (Gin)

Not really finding anything.

> . .is there anything else that might aid a short person? Ladders, for example? (Alto)

There are some ladders in the storage room, but they don't look like they were used.

[MadeOfMilk]

That's the most likely theory. Say....

> Can you find any matches anywhere?

[Subparman]

Oh well, it was worth a shot. Snakeweed, you're fucked, but first Gin looks to Fuyuhiko.

Be quiet, meow!! The old guy's about to explain the murder, woof.

[PointMaid]

...Ow

> Attempt to untangle yourself from the boxes

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

>locate stilts (did they got wrecked or put away somewhere) and assist Snakeweed for any other dart guns (Yukichi)

No other dart guns used, though on closer inspecting of the sludge in the bathroom, you do make out a splinter.

[PointMaid]

Excuse me?

[Kennifer]

"Could they have tried to burn a dart gun too, you think?"

[Cassie]

"Found a splinter in the sludge!"

[artsyGeek]

> . .okay uh. Check the crates I guess?

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

> Can you find any matches anywhere? (Escargoon)

No.

> Attempt to untangle yourself from the boxes (Snakeweed)

You free yourself, but you end up straining your muscles while you do it.

[PointMaid]

...I mean, I wouldn't be surprised if that was what was burned...

[psychedelicate]

"Shut up, kid."

[KungFuCutbug]

"called it." [Pizzabug decides to head back to the storage room for a second, a new hypothesis—if a slightly absurd one—starting to form in their head, waiting to be tested.]

> find another set of stilts and see how much taller they would make someone

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

> . .okay uh. Check the crates I guess? (Alto)

You haven't learned anything new the others haven't learned.

[Subparman]

Again with the are-you-an-idiot stare to Yukichi... Well to be fair to him that evidence was already established.

...That's what was burned, meow. The killer was too short to reach the top of the closet or take down the big guy by themself, so they had to use the stilts and sedate him, woof.

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

> find another set of stilts and see how much taller they would make someone (Pizzabug)

Are these crates not properly stacked or something? Now they fall on you.

[wingedcatgirl]

Loren has no the fuck idea what's going on right now, so she's going to

>assist the next person with whatever they're doing

[KungFuCutbug]

> ...push the crates off of yourself and try again to find another set of stilts

[PointMaid]

Yes, probably... I'm not the only short one here, you realize?

[artsyGeek]

> Investigate. .wherever the crates are

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

>assist the next person with whatever they're doing (Loren)

You get a crate off Pizzabug. Not enough to really help her out though.

> ...push the crates off of yourself and try again to find another set of stilts (Pizzabug)

Crates are off you, but can't find the stilts though.

[Cassie]

"Yeah I'm pretty short myself." Yukichi follows after Snakeweed.