[he just. lifts an eyebrow. and it goes higher and higher the longer she talks while he hops in the truck to grab the blankie for her.]
So wait...Ryuunosuke wasn't guilty at all but the guy who was the real killer wasn't actually a killer but he was hurting the squirrels so he was committing a crime anyway?
So you uncovered something else while trying to help Ryuunosuke. It’s strange it was all an accident actually, but… looking for the truth got you answers.
Well, he did run away after his friend died and let Ryuunosuke take the blame. [ so maybe. that's why he was arrested. what's a law indeed ] But yes. We had to look for clues outside, where it happened, and then Ryuunosuke's partner, um... Herlock? I think that's what he said his name was. He showed up, and we had to correct what he thought happened.
[ there's a pause ]
He was really off track. But... the weirdest part is, when we corrected him, we all did a little... [ she twirls in place ] Like it was all part of a play, almost.
[his one braincell seems to be working hard here.]
You think somebody was watching and controlling what was happening then? [magic is weird and they all know it, and they still don't know how the magic works in this world.]
I don't know. [ that's to both of them, and kairi looks more pensive than freaked out ] I didn't feel controlled the rest of the time. Just for those corrections. And they were conclusions we came to ourselves anyway... Maybe it's just part of the magic that brought us there in the first place? Or maybe it was that man. Everything became really theatrical when Holmes showed up.
[ so it has to be magic, clearly. also trying to reassure riku she is not possessed thank you ]
But... There was this voice near the end, like a narrator. That's why it made me think of a story or a play. I don't know if any of it means anything.
[he's just...thinking this through. it has to be magic, sure, but he has many questions.]
You know...Iris told me about her friends earlier. Runo and Susie? She said Runo was a defense attorney, and Susie was a..."judicial assistant." [whatever the fuck that means.] She said they lived in her attic. Plus, that first day, when we were all on the radio? She mentioned a guy named Herlock who was her roommate or something. Do you think that's just a really weird coincidence?
[Thank you for the reassurance, it's appreciated. His thoughtful look shifts from Kairi to Sora.]
Well... [Hm. He is quiet for a long, moment, holding his chin.] If you say it... Ryuunosuke. Ryuno. Runo. It sounds a little similar, if you shorten it and say it fast. Nabiko is always giving everyone nicknames, too. It could be like that.
So Kairi and the others might have done something familiar to Iris?
[ <= wasn't in com or coded but knows more about the plot of it than Sora now, somehow ]
It's happened before. [ she learned the entire plot of kh and i think thats funny. anyway; ] But... what would the clue be? I don't think squirrels is the answer. Which just leaves...
[He doesn't want to think about it being murder and murder solving, but guess it is. His eyes shift from Sora to Kairi because he too would like to know the answer to this question!!]
Was it only getting the other guy to tell the truth, or...?
[ she's trying to think of the details of it all now ]
Even after we knew Ryuunosuke didn't do it, we had to figure out exactly what happened with the victim. So ... I guess we had to solve the whole thing?
It sounds like a start for us, at least. We'll have to see what else happens while we're looking for a way to get back. Maybe it'll make more sense the more we find out about this place.
[ sora's dislike makes her giggle a little, at least, so. thank. ]
Maybe. But... maybe it's like how Sora could open pathways between worlds by helping people in them? We're being sent places to help so we can open up more things here?
[ she is TRYING to be optimistic that it's not about murder. because it's monday. ]
[there's a slightly sheepish grin to both of them.]
Maybe. We did travel here by truck, and you said you got back there after you left the snow, right? So maybe we do have to fix things in our worlds to fix whatever's wrong here.
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So wait...Ryuunosuke wasn't guilty at all but the guy who was the real killer wasn't actually a killer but he was hurting the squirrels so he was committing a crime anyway?
[squirrel.]
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[the justice system]
So you uncovered something else while trying to help Ryuunosuke. It’s strange it was all an accident actually, but… looking for the truth got you answers.
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[ there's a pause ]
He was really off track. But... the weirdest part is, when we corrected him, we all did a little... [ she twirls in place ] Like it was all part of a play, almost.
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You think somebody was watching and controlling what was happening then? [magic is weird and they all know it, and they still don't know how the magic works in this world.]
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But also,
he frowns because this just gives him terrible Ansem possession vibes. He looks disturbed, but does not say this.]
Something was saying you were doing the right things…?
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[ so it has to be magic, clearly. also trying to reassure riku she is not possessed thank you ]
But... There was this voice near the end, like a narrator. That's why it made me think of a story or a play. I don't know if any of it means anything.
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You know...Iris told me about her friends earlier. Runo and Susie? She said Runo was a defense attorney, and Susie was a..."judicial assistant." [whatever the fuck that means.] She said they lived in her attic. Plus, that first day, when we were all on the radio? She mentioned a guy named Herlock who was her roommate or something. Do you think that's just a really weird coincidence?
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Well... [Hm. He is quiet for a long, moment, holding his chin.] If you say it... Ryuunosuke. Ryuno. Runo. It sounds a little similar, if you shorten it and say it fast. Nabiko is always giving everyone nicknames, too. It could be like that.
So Kairi and the others might have done something familiar to Iris?
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There was this gun there... it looked a little like the one she carries? It had powder inside of it. Could it be... we ended up in her world somehow?
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[this is from a dingdong that doesn't remember anything about com or memory worlds, just sleeping ones.]
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Sorey.
ALSO, he looks at the camera like he's on The Office. :|]
It's possible. [That isn't the weird part to him.] Was it... a clue? Or a key to figuring out how to get back home?
[dying to go home. imagine.]
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It's happened before. [ she learned the entire plot of kh and i think thats funny. anyway; ] But... what would the clue be? I don't think squirrels is the answer. Which just leaves...
[ murder and murder solving. ]
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...how exactly did you get Ryuunosuke declared innocent? What did you have to do?
[is the answer a trial?]
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Was it only getting the other guy to tell the truth, or...?
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[ she's trying to think of the details of it all now ]
Even after we knew Ryuunosuke didn't do it, we had to figure out exactly what happened with the victim. So ... I guess we had to solve the whole thing?
[ murder solving. ]
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Okay. So the key to getting out of here is solving...how we got here in the first place? [he seems to pout.] Sounds kinda dumb.
[and also not entirely accurate, which is concerning.]
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[Fondly exasperated by Sora's dislike.]
It sounds like a start for us, at least. We'll have to see what else happens while we're looking for a way to get back. Maybe it'll make more sense the more we find out about this place.
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Maybe. But... maybe it's like how Sora could open pathways between worlds by helping people in them? We're being sent places to help so we can open up more things here?
[ she is TRYING to be optimistic that it's not about murder. because it's monday. ]
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Maybe. We did travel here by truck, and you said you got back there after you left the snow, right? So maybe we do have to fix things in our worlds to fix whatever's wrong here.
[he likes that a lot more than possible murder.]
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Possibly. Or we could have to fix things here somehow to get back home. We just... don't know what we're trying to fix yet.
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[ this is fine. ]
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...either way, I'm just glad you guys are okay. [just. looping back to kairi and the suspicious squirrels.]