day two - afternoon

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dreamland day two 39 players remaining. [As the day wears on into the afternoon, the dead aren't getting any deader. It's late in the afternoon, and the air is beginning to cool, when the chimes play again over the park loudspeaker. "All of us here at Dreamland wish you luck, guests! Let's meet up in the Hall of Mirrors!" Wherever you are, it's time to make your way over to the House of Horrors, where you'll have to brave the funhouse to find the room on the top floor. Don't delay, or your guest identification bracelet will begin beeping. The House of Mirrors is a large room, more than capable of fitting a crowd. Tall mirrors line every wall, and the door you entered through seems to vanish into a mirror as well. The mirrors give the impression that many, many more are among your number, standing in the background. In the back is a jar filled with blank raffle tickets. You'll have to take a ticket, write down a name, and place it back in the jar. Hopefully you already know who you're voting for, but if not, you only have time for a brief discussion before you're out of time. rulebook character statuses private conversations graveyard Voting will close at 10 PM EST on September 27. Voting

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[glasshole]

[Nods, satisfied.]

But lack of experience...does that narrow the results down significantly?

[perfectstrike]

Yes.

I believe... those who are skilled in swordsmanship would understand, and thus, would be exonerated from this crime. Also those with martial training.

It does not take very much force to crack the human skull.

[glasshole]

And if you propose this...what does that mean for Legion?

[perfectstrike]

I would not say it fully clears him from being a VIP.

But it would clear him from being his murderer. And today, for me, that is enough.

The one who killed Kuzuryuu Fuyuhiko must be the one who will pay. If we cannot uncover that person... than my vote will be for Legion. If there is no other choice.

[terci]

You know, I think you're right! [He didn't really think it could be possible for someone inexperienced to cause that kind of damage.. but it would explain how they had a hard time hitting him and why he was hit multiple times rather than one or two hard hits.]

So if it's someone inexperienced, then that changes the suspect list a little, to people who don't usually fight. Right?

[perfectstrike]

Indeed.

[Sup other Pine. Peko likes your style.]

I cannot believe anything other than it is someone who is not an experienced fighter. Any martial artist would know exactly how much force to use. One strike, perhaps two. An inexperienced person... would assume the skull to be far stronger than it is.

So? Who does that leave us with?

[ineptus]

Oh oh! Let me make a list! [She's good at making these lists. And she likes to do it. Up come the profiles!]

Okay sooooooo....Clash, Patchouli, K, Oz, Royce, Ciel, Missle, Francis, Charles, Maya, Simon, Natalia, Kenny, Kee-you-ya, Kow-roo, Aya, Anna, Sigma, Anise, and Tamaki! Oh um...I don't think your classmates have any experience either?

1/2

[perfectstrike]

My classmates are not to be considered.

[Straight up.]

[perfectstrike]

[Who are half these people though, she focuses on last names for most of them...]

From that list, anyone who spoke with him is suspect. The fact that he is a yakuza heir would not be enough to deem him a threat this early. He would be a better target for conversion, if one were only looking at his profile.

Thus, someone had to know that he would never allow himself to be converted.

Thus, it was someone with whom he spoke. Do you follow?

[terci]

Uh yeah... also? You and I are on that list, Mabel. [As much as he doesn't want to admit it]

I wasn't really paying attention to who he spoke to.. do either of you have ideas?

[ineptus]

No we're not! We've got plenty of combat experience! I kick major butt with a golf club or karaoke machine, and remember how you beat the snot out of Gideon? That counts, doesn't it?

But um. I understand what you mean, that makes a lot of sense! But I don't think I really paid attention either...

[She's clearly thinking hard on this though.]

[perfectstrike]

...

[Does it really count, Mabel... Peko's not sure...]

It needs to be someone who knew him well enough to discern him a threat.

[Is that brief enough for you to pay attention to the whole way, Mabel...]

[terci]

I don't think beating up a nine year old counts as combat experience, Mabel.

[Dipper places a hand to his chin and thinks]

Well besides talking to you and your classmates and Mabel and I, I think I remember seeing him talking to Clash a few times and K? I don't know who else though and I have no idea what they talked about. They could've been talking about really unimportant stuff for all I know. [Shrug]

[ineptus]

Well then what does it count as?

[Nope, she's completely lost the point now, just crossing her arms and puffing her cheeks out at Dipper.]

And what about bashing those zombies with my karaoke machine and you slicing them in half with that shovel?

[terci]

[He mirrors her, crossing his arms and puffing out his cheeks.]

Okay, I guess we've had a few fights that count as some kind of experience but not enough to know how hard to hit someone and kill them!

[perfectstrike]

Focus.

[Peko doesn't have her shinai, but she gestures sharply with one hand as if it were a sword.]

Clash and K are suspects, in that case. Montgomery, that is.

[ineptus]

[Clearly she was going to start arguing with Dipper, but at Peko's word and harsh hand gesture she snaps back to attention.]

Sorry! S-sorry.

[NOD NOD NOD.]

Right, but they were on our list before too.

[terci]

Yeah... so I think at least one of them is guilty. [Two names on all the lists? That definitely has to mean something]