mineo.

[enfangs]

Comments

[sengokus]

Between this and the paw prints... I dunno. We can check the dog park tomorrow, but I wonder if it just means this is related to Eleanor-san's death.

[enfangs]

Like with the toblerone thing? Maybe.

Though that might not help much tomorrow, especially when we've got three bodies to deal with.

[sengokus]

[ . . . ]

We're gonna have to work quick, and stay on task.

[enfangs]

Yeah, we're all gonna have a tough time with that. [...] Three bodies isn't great odds for us... but at least there's probably more than one killer—though that might actually not be a good thing.

[sengokus]

[ . . . . ]

I wouldn't be surprised if someone just - acted again after we couldn't catch them before.

[enfangs]

Maybe. Get away with murder enough and it tends to make you confident.

[sengokus]

[ . . . . he just. manages a bit of a bitter sigh.]

.... then we have to try to make sure that they don't get away this time - as much as we can.

[enfangs]

Mm.

[he watches mineo for a bit, before:]

... Any leads on the whole motive for killing besides indulgence thing?

[sengokus]

... no. Apparently if someone talked to the robot or Fukuda-san, we might've had a lead but - nothing, so far. I don't even know why Fukuda-san but...

[what a weird fucking place they're in]

But... Sloth-san told me that maybe if we find a new killer, we'd catch an old one, instead of just fixating on past cases, so...

[enfangs]

[he runs a hand through his hair.]

Basically, "tough luck but also good luck", huh? Well, we'll see how things go.

[maybe they'll catch yet another independent killer/attempted killer, third time's the charm]

[sengokus]

That's pretty much what Sloth-san always says.

[deeply supportive and encouraging but phew unsure if it's helpful. he'll just move to exit the planetarium then]

Gonna do rounds to see if I catch anything - wanna come?

[enfangs]

Yeah, pretty much.

[he'll follow mineo out, which is a "sure".]

Think we're gonna deal with more curses tomorrow? I'll punch you if you get thrown off, if you want.

[this is

white being nice]

[sengokus]

Yeah, do that.

[he

agrees so easily?????]

[enfangs]

[mineo.........]

Cool, glad we have that agreed on.

[sengokus]

[he's just going to nod and - honestly he's going to be in investigation mode? as they go through all the rooms, he'll just point stuff out for white to help him with, at least up until they make it to the opium den and

mineo is going to try to open the door and

fail.]

... huh?

[enfangs]

[white does as he says like a good assistant with zero braincells

...]

Is it locked or something?

[sengokus]

No, I can move the handle but...

[he tries again with a bit more force and - it doesn't budge.]

... is something on the other side...? You try.

[white will naturally be able to get inside ofc]

[enfangs]

[well cool he opens the door and strolls inside, before looking back and giving mineo a weird look.]

[sengokus]

[i don't even know what mineo sees but he probably looks unreasonably confused. the door will just naturally close again and then mineo will step back a few paces and then

from inside the room white will just hear the thump of him slamming himself against the door]

[enfangs]

[...

he opens the door again, hopefully when mineo is not slamming against it?]

[sengokus]

[yeah he only does it the once

before he just frowns]

... well, I think we found a location to come back to tomorrow.

[enfangs]

[he steps back out, waving a hand in front of his face with a grimace that suggests he finds the smell of smoke distasteful.]

Looks that way. Nothing seemed off to me—though I don't usually hang out there—which means I'm not one of the lucky chosen ones.

[sengokus]

[he frowns at that]

Well, we can keep going with the other floors if you wanna keep checking.... but at least that's something.

[enfangs]

[he shrugs.]

Might as well, right?

week 5, post-trial

[sengokus]

[mineo is actually - peering outside his room, like he's looking for someone? but when he sees that it's white instead, his eyebrows raise before he goes to approach him]

Hey.

You okay?