EXAM 2

[lockdownmods]

Exam 2.

[ Like last time, the exam begins with the desks arranged in a perfect circle; one desk for each person that's participating in the program. There are nameplates for everyone, and they have been bolted to each of the desks, facing the inside of the circle...

...including the deceased. Their chairs have been placed on top of their desks, signifying that they will not be needed. Above of their desks are holograms of their portraits from their profiles, grayed out and bloodstained.

Han is at the front of the classroom again, looking noticeably neutral about the entire setup. His laptop is closed behind him. ]

You know the drill. [his voice sounds soft, tight.]

Be careful with who you pick, as they'll be answering for their crime with their life.

Victim.






Suspects.



[ The physical evidence tray sits in the middle of the circle of desks; you all have the Evidence app on your tablets to access photo evidence. ]

Examination START.

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Comments

[donotlick]

Yeah, the suspect probably slammed Henry into the ground. If you wanna put it in murder weapon terms, the murder weapon was the floor.

[ Hey, good job, kid. ]

The jacket's sleeves were cut cleanly. I doubt that part happened during the fight -- unless we're talking about a different jacket.

The tear in his cape... If somebody tore it with something sharp, maybe they realized doing the same thing to Henry's face would've implicated them specifically, so they went with a kick instead of using whatever sharp thing they used to cut the cape.

[lovedanime]

Sharp thing...

Are you suggesting claws?

[whatsmytalentagain]

I dunno... I think Velvet-kun might be onto something.

[donotlick]

Yeah. Claws. That's what I'm saying.

[lovedanime]

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The culprit doesn't seem to have been thinking much about framing people... but... maybe they didn't use that particular sharp thing at first because they didn't intend to use killing force..

[donotlick]

It'd make sense, wouldn't it?

If Henry was seeing things, and he attacked Viral then maybe it was self-defense.

[lovedanime]

Henry was such a good fighter, though... Why couldn't he defend himself in time!!! How was he ever supposed to attack Oswald like that???

[THE EMOTIONS ARE FINALLY HITTING HIM]

[machrophage]

...You should be careful, Hank. If someone wanted to kill and get away with it, you're going to wind up making yourself a target.

[devotingly]

What does that mean?

[lovedanime]

Moving a body doesn't have to do with getting away with anything! All it does is show off the killer's physical strength and m-make it look like they could pretty up a corpse somehow! Which is wrong!

[throwabookatit]

[ . . . ]

Viral. Just what are you saying?

[devotingly]

...perhaps Viral wanted to stop Henry from killing Oswald and ended up accidentally killing him

[itwasfeyt]

But... but then, if everything was an accident...!

[covertizer]

... They wouldn't care.

[devotingly]

Well, that’s bullshit! I’m not going to vote for someone that didn’t want to murder— it was only an accident!

[machrophage]

That's exactly what happened.

[throwabookatit]

Then we'd be- accidental manslaughter isn't murder! This whole thing would be- [ She shakes her head. ] Besides, he... He wasn't- yesterday morning, he... He spent so much time...

[ Not...helping with the investigation, and comforting her. "The others can manage without me for a little while," right? ]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

Us detectives are already targets by default... really... anyone who contributes majorly to trials becomes a target.

[If you want to get away with murder, kill the people figuring the others out.]

[buriedearth]

What do you mean by that?

[ Bruh. ]

[whatsmytalentagain]

[. . .]

[ososoi]

...Oi.

[ Suspicious... ]

[donotlick]

Real funny, Viral. I'm a cop. Putting out theories and taking in all the evidence is my job. You can't play the "wow, you're being suspicious" when I did this same shit last week.

I'd believe your little accusation if you weren't the guy who matches up with most of the evidence.