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Who:

veritadorata [closed]
Where: Violet City
When: The afternoon of April 3rd
Summary: Two magicians meet to talk about MYSTERIES.
Rating: G, PG at the highest
Log:

[Needless to say... in this storm, with those things wandering about, being outside wasn't exactly at the top of Kaito's list of things to do. But his last conversation with his fellow magician friend had left him curious and uneasy, and now that he was in Violet (the same city Battler claimed to be in) he was going to seek the redhead out for some answers.

He normally didn't pry any further into mysteries than what was necessary. Some things weren't meant to be known, and Kaito had long since earned a deep appreciation for the unknown. When someone brought up 'murder,' however... things were far, far different.

Right now, Kaito was darting through the streets of Violet City toward the inn, flinching as he brushed past a few flopping Magikarp and hopping Chinchou. If he didn't look at them, then he'd be okay... right? Right?

There had been no sign of Battler so far, but even if the spiky-headed magician was in a rush... he was keeping an eye out for a splash of red amongst the gloomy, rainy backdrop of the afternoon]

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Impossible? It is the witch's epitaph after all.

At the first twilight, you shall lift up as sacrifice the six chosen by the key.

Besides, didn't Beatrice sent a letter saying she would take back what was hers, with interest?

[[I kinda forgot the letter part and stuff, that's why |DDD]]

[He nods]

'S pretty simple on the surface... but this wouldn't be a game if it were as simple as "a witch did it," right?

((... oops. I did too so we're both good XD /assumes!))

If you think it isn't this simple... then prove me wrong. You are taking the place of this Battler guy, aren't you?

Tell me how this story will continue.

[Leaning back again thoughtfully, before repeating part of the story he had already committed to memory]

At the second twilight, the surviving shall tear apart the two who are close.

If those six died in a way predicted by the epitaph, then it sounds like someone is killing people based on the epitaph. Two more people die, don't they? Two people who are close.

Everyone is family, so "the two who are close" can't be determined by simple family bonds... 's gotta be something stronger than that.

[A beat] A couple. Shannon and George sound like they'd fit, but Shannon is already dead. [Another pause... he's thinking]

Would it be Eva and Hideyoshi?

Not bad, Kaito-san!

Eva oba-san and Hideyoshi-san needed some rest, since everyone was under a lot of pressure.

The door was closed, the chain was up. Hideyoshi-san was on the tub, his forehead pierced cleanly, the same wound that they found of Eva oba-san's head, as she was lying on the bed. Windows were closed and locked.

How did this happen?

[Thoughtful paaaaaause]

Some doors let you lock them before you exit. You twist the lock and pull the door shut, and while you were able to step outside, no one else is able to enter.

'S gotta be something like that.

Do chains set themselves too?

-- chains.

[That makes things much more difficult, but being a magician... Kaito knows nothing is completely impossible]

Assuming they're both murders, all the culprit would have to do is set up some kinda mechanism to close the chain from the outside. A wire of some sort. Something they can stick through the cracks.

[This... feels nostalgic. Of course, Kaito is not himself, and he's not Beato. He's not going to play with him, no... he wants the thief to understand, that's all.]

We can't use devices with no explanation, or difficult to understand.

-- oi. A hooked wire isn't difficult to understand.

[He's... getting there |D]

So, how did the murderer managed to kill both Eva oba-san and Hideyoshi-san when there's no sign of fighting? Did you examine their wounds? There's a wooden stake in there. There is no weapon that can shoot those, is there?

[... scratching the back of his head thoughtfully]

So is this how the game works? You said it was mystery versus fantasy... humans versus witches.

The mystery side is the one trying to explain how the murders happened through human means, right?

~~[SOB SO PROUD]~~

...yeah. This is a witches game. Humans need to solve every riddle, though the witch only needs to break one of the human's theories to win. It's a cruel game.

[snort] Favors the witches, doesn't it... I guess that makes a human victory all the better.

Do you really think so?

Then let's flip the chessboard for a moment.

You're the witch now, Kaito-san. For this game, you need to make a riddle tht has an explanation, a riddle that has logic. And you have to make it sound like it was magic, something humans can't do. All your game depends on that.

[snorts] Technically, I do that on a nightly basis.

Do you still believe the game is biased?

Ha... you've got me there.

...This is what I'll do. I'll do magic through words. I will... make a night Johto will remember.

[And he'll find his answer...]

Do you really think Johto has the answers you're looking for?

Why else would I be here...?

[The question was more to himself, but well, he did say it loud enough.]

... [and suddenly, it hits him]

You think you were brought here as part of your game?

[Opens his mouth.... but then closes it again. The gameboard, the pieces, the riddle, the closed room... he looks at Kaito. ]

It has to be.

Edited 2011-04-15 03:19 (UTC)

I dunno about that.

I wasn't a part of your game before I came here. I wasn't even a part of your world.

[THIS IS HIM TRYING HAD NOT TO-----]

I have a vivid imagination?

[---he did.]

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