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optimistical) wrote2017-08-24 07:39 am
optimistical) wrote2017-08-24 07:39 am
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[ when you're in a dream, you never truly question the things around you. it's like you have a bigger suspension of disbelief and only realize that things have been really strange after you wake up. so when naegi find himself in this strange puzzle room with someone he doesn't really know, he doesn't question it. instead, he focuses on the items that he could examine. ]
Hm... don't these kinds of rooms require you to do something elaborate before you can escape?
[ that's how escape rooms are, right? rather than trying to pick the lock on the door, you have to hit some specific keys on a piano, put an anatomical model back together, and solve an upside down sudoku puzzle before you can then escape. it's never as easy as finding a key... ]
The operating table looks pretty suspicious... maybe we should look at that first.
Hm... don't these kinds of rooms require you to do something elaborate before you can escape?
[ that's how escape rooms are, right? rather than trying to pick the lock on the door, you have to hit some specific keys on a piano, put an anatomical model back together, and solve an upside down sudoku puzzle before you can then escape. it's never as easy as finding a key... ]
The operating table looks pretty suspicious... maybe we should look at that first.
[ unfortunately for naegi, this is nothing new for him... it's another trial, another murder, and his heart still pounds so loudly that it rings in his ears. his throat is parched and he does his best to participate in the trial, trying to point out contradictions and loose ends. ]
... I agree with Tatsuma. I think we should examine the crane some m--
[ and it's at this point, one of their faceless interrupts ]
"Who cares? It's just a paper crane. We already know who did it! They probably just dropped it while trying to make their escape."
... I agree with Tatsuma. I think we should examine the crane some m--
[ and it's at this point, one of their faceless interrupts ]
"Who cares? It's just a paper crane. We already know who did it! They probably just dropped it while trying to make their escape."
[And sometimes you get chased around by Blueberry.
Theo looks Fairly Unsure about all of this, but he does move to check out the operating table.]
Looks like you can strap someone in, yeah. What worries me is what kind of operation needs to make sure the patient can't move.
Theo looks Fairly Unsure about all of this, but he does move to check out the operating table.]
Looks like you can strap someone in, yeah. What worries me is what kind of operation needs to make sure the patient can't move.
[ and if you're an idiot enough, you'd stick your arm out to let that blueberry chew it up and the inconvenient your two party members ]
... do you think that we'd have to use it?
[ is that the gimmick of this room? ]
... do you think that we'd have to use it?
[ is that the gimmick of this room? ]
But... why?
[That's the part that doesn't make any sense.]
It's really suspicious, isn't it...? They tried to clean up a little.
[That's the part that doesn't make any sense.]
It's really suspicious, isn't it...? They tried to clean up a little.
I think we're probably going to have to, yeah. It's too obvious to be some scenery dressing.
[Scratching at the back of his head...]
...But let's check out the rest of the room before we commit to it.
[Scratching at the back of his head...]
...But let's check out the rest of the room before we commit to it.
[ the student who spoke up lets out an annoyed sigh, crossing their arms and pointedly stares at tatsuma ]
"Then all right. Who does it belong to?"
"Then all right. Who does it belong to?"
All right. I'll take this side of the room.
[ splitting up and looking for clues should speed things up. although naegi has no idea what he's searching for, he just examines everything that he can get his hands on. he goes through pages, opens up drawers, looks up and down the walls, but unfortunately, he comes up empty-handed. hmm, is he missing something? ]
... did you find anything on your side?
[ splitting up and looking for clues should speed things up. although naegi has no idea what he's searching for, he just examines everything that he can get his hands on. he goes through pages, opens up drawers, looks up and down the walls, but unfortunately, he comes up empty-handed. hmm, is he missing something? ]
... did you find anything on your side?
[Some looking around and he comes across the laminated sheet, eyes skimming over the instructions with a frown. He'll wave it at Naegi when asked, the plastic making a strange wobbling sound.]
...This is probably it.
[On the top are large, bold letters: INSTRUCTIONS FOR A SUCCESSFUL OPERATION!
Somehow, the cheerfulness makes it even creepier.]
...This is probably it.
[On the top are large, bold letters: INSTRUCTIONS FOR A SUCCESSFUL OPERATION!
Somehow, the cheerfulness makes it even creepier.]
I don't know.
[Bluntly.]
But... we should figure that out, right? 'Cause we don't know who's it is...
[Bluntly.]
But... we should figure that out, right? 'Cause we don't know who's it is...
[ naegi walks on over, trying to take a closer look at the sheet that theo waves. he immediately gets a horrible unsettling feeling when he reads the title. ]
... what do you think?
[ naegi has his reservations but if this really seems like the only way out then maybe... ]
... what do you think?
[ naegi has his reservations but if this really seems like the only way out then maybe... ]
[ when tatsuma admits that he doesn't know, there seems to be a collective groan among the students. some of them feel like it's a useless piece of evidence while others are firm in their belief that their faceless classmate was the murderer. however, naegi nods in agreement with tatsuma ]
Let's go over the evidence and everyone's alibi one more time. We might have missed something.
[ naegi doesn't think it hurts to go over everything more carefully. their lives depend on this, right? plus, it's been bothering him as well. they shouldn't rush over this ]
Let's go over the evidence and everyone's alibi one more time. We might have missed something.
[ naegi doesn't think it hurts to go over everything more carefully. their lives depend on this, right? plus, it's been bothering him as well. they shouldn't rush over this ]
...
[Honest answer, he hates it, but also:]
It won't kill whoever's on the table. It's like some kind of sick joke.
[A lot of marking "parts" for removal, but nothing about actually taking them, thankfully. He scratches at his cheek.]
All you need to do is grab a sharpie and mark 'em off. Should be quick and easy.
[But is he up for it?]
[Honest answer, he hates it, but also:]
It won't kill whoever's on the table. It's like some kind of sick joke.
[A lot of marking "parts" for removal, but nothing about actually taking them, thankfully. He scratches at his cheek.]
All you need to do is grab a sharpie and mark 'em off. Should be quick and easy.
[But is he up for it?]
The evidence is important. It's still a part of the evidence.
[Man though, talking so much is rough. Umm...]
The crane is... made of a wrapper, right?
[Man though, talking so much is rough. Umm...]
The crane is... made of a wrapper, right?
[ after a prolonged silence, naegi speaks up ]
... we can mark it on me if you want.
[ if theo doesn't want to do it then naegi is willing to take that risk for them both ]
... we can mark it on me if you want.
[ if theo doesn't want to do it then naegi is willing to take that risk for them both ]
[He glances at Naegi, and then at the table, and then... sighs, shaking his head.]
It's fine. It's just a little marker.
Don't mind me taking a snooze while you figure out what to mark.
It's fine. It's just a little marker.
Don't mind me taking a snooze while you figure out what to mark.
Are you sure...?
[ this is something that naegi has to ask because yeah, they're just drawing on one of their bodies for now but who knows what's after that. ]
[ this is something that naegi has to ask because yeah, they're just drawing on one of their bodies for now but who knows what's after that. ]
[ don't worry, tatsuma. whenever you don't want to talk, naegi will do his best to take over. they have to work together on this ]
"Are you suggesting that whoever made it had some sort of sweet tooth?"
"Are you suggesting that whoever made it had some sort of sweet tooth?"
It's bad enough we're in here to begin with, if you keep asking like that I'm seriously gonna lose my nerve for any of this.
[Let him have a snooze instead of having to worry about potentially being asked to eviscerate someone else, please.]
[Let him have a snooze instead of having to worry about potentially being asked to eviscerate someone else, please.]
A-Ah, sorry...
[ whoops, that was totally not naegi's intention but he could see how asking something like that could make it more worrisome. um, maybe they should just move through this asap ]
I'll try to do this as quickly as possible.
[ whoops, that was totally not naegi's intention but he could see how asking something like that could make it more worrisome. um, maybe they should just move through this asap ]
I'll try to do this as quickly as possible.
Thanks.
[And he'll just... jump onto the table, removing his shirt and generally looking about as uncomfortable as one might expect from having to do a pretend operation. Luckily, all the marks are on the upper body, so no depantsing necessary.
The light above turning on once he's laying on the table is super not appreciated though. It's extremely bright and also extremely unnerving.]
...Some kind of weight mechanism?
[That's what he's assuming, anyway. Creepy.]
[And he'll just... jump onto the table, removing his shirt and generally looking about as uncomfortable as one might expect from having to do a pretend operation. Luckily, all the marks are on the upper body, so no depantsing necessary.
The light above turning on once he's laying on the table is super not appreciated though. It's extremely bright and also extremely unnerving.]
...Some kind of weight mechanism?
[That's what he's assuming, anyway. Creepy.]
Yeah.
[That, he says pretty certainly.]
It's someone who had wrappers with them.
[That, he says pretty certainly.]
It's someone who had wrappers with them.
[ as theo gets onto the table, naegi goes over to pick up the laminated instruction sheet that was found earlier. he takes a glance over it to make sure that he knows what to do and he then goes over to find a marker that he could use ]
... it's probably to make sure that you don't leave.
[ leave mid-"operation" which makes it a lot more creepy. ]
I'm going to start now, okay?
[ just going to give theo a head's up before naegi starts drawing all over his body like some weirdo ]
... it's probably to make sure that you don't leave.
[ leave mid-"operation" which makes it a lot more creepy. ]
I'm going to start now, okay?
[ just going to give theo a head's up before naegi starts drawing all over his body like some weirdo ]
[ someone who enjoys eating candy and has wrappers on them... naegi can immediately think of a person who might fit that profile ]
... Akiko, don't you normally have a lot of candy with you at all times?
[ just pulls a "random" name out of my ass :') ]
... Akiko, don't you normally have a lot of candy with you at all times?
[ just pulls a "random" name out of my ass :') ]
[He shuts his eyes, but he can still see the light through his lids, it's so bright.]
Go for it.
[The directions are simple enough. A circle around the right eye, a circle around the heart, and a slash over the left kidney. He knows where the kidney is, right?]
Go for it.
[The directions are simple enough. A circle around the right eye, a circle around the heart, and a slash over the left kidney. He knows where the kidney is, right?]
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