Exam 3

[lockdownmods]

Exam 3.

[ Once again, 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.

Today Han is absent-- only Megumi is present at the front of the classroom. ]


Today you are responsible for finding the culprit responsible for the death of Maya Fey, the Apprentice Falsely Accused.

Your exam begins now.

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]

They went to the music room after it was all said and done, and got blood on a guitar. Don't forget that part.

[devotingly]

Right. They had to put the broken guitar back in its place. [ a pause ] Although that’s the really illogical part of it. They should’ve just buried it. But perhaps they thought it was too precious to bury??

[throwabookatit]

Or they wanted us to find it. Can't any of you see that this looks like we're being herded towards Stuart as the culprit?

[12d3]

[Bless you Rebecca...]

[donotlick]

We can't just disregard all the evidence because it might've been planted. The stab wounds were on purpose! Or they weren't. The guitar was important! Or it wasn't.

The fact is, Maya was knocked out with a guitar. She was chased by the killer, before he knocked her out. So the killer can't have been blind if they were chasing her.

[throwabookatit]

Do we know that for sure? Sight isn't the only way to follow someone, especially if they're making a lot of noise. Wasn't the common room a mess?

All I'm saying is, we're following the easy way, far too quickly.

[donotlick]

Alright, then how did Maya, a girl who could see not outrun or get away from somebody would couldn't? I mean, all it'd take is diving into a closet and keeping quiet.

Maya's no stranger to death. She worked with a defense attorney. I think she would've been alright if some blind kid came at her with a guitar.

[throwabookatit]

She might've thought she lost him. There's evidence that she was taken by surprise, isn't there?

[devotingly]

But look at it another way, Rebecca. Who would suffer the most from getting their senses taken away? A deaf musician is terrible— even Beethoven himself stopped performing when he was almost completely deaf. All he did was compose for almost sixteen years.

[throwabookatit]

We all suffered. Opinionated young men who couldn't speak, a conqueror who couldn't see, a perfect android compromised in any way. You cannot simply say it's Stuart. Not this fast and easy.

[devotingly]

Alright then.

[ he stands up ]

Then vote for me.

[throwabookatit]

[ Okay, that. Throws her completely for a loop. ]

Wha... W-Waver, we've- your feet don't match, I- I'm not doing that.

[lovedanime]

Yes! What happened to looking at the evidence instead of speculating about motives?

[devotingly]

No, but it matches Alexander’s.

[ he grins, despite himself. he feels like he might faint at any moment, but he’ll push through. ]

Alexander is not only my friend, but will become my Servant in the future. I trust that he didn’t do it, because he was with me all night. Therefore, if you think that he did it, then I’ll take responsibility for it.

[lovedanime]

[first yoosung had a girlfriend now this]

[throwabookatit]

I understand wanting to protect him, Waver, but I will not vote for someone I am sure is innocent.

[devotingly]

Then I will not let you vote for him either when the evidence doesn't logically point towards him as much as it does for Stuart.

[pathofconquest]

What gives you the right to lay claim to votes others may rightfully believe to be my own?

[NO WAY IN HELL.]

[swordsinternally]

[ * Shirou will remember this. ]

[sendintheclown]

Oh my.

[covertizer]

We're trying to figure this out logically, Waver. With the evidence and everything.

If you rush a vote because you don't want it to be Alexander-san, and someone innocent ended up killed what would you do?

[devotingly]

I'd find a way to deal with it. But if you're going to erroneously vote for Alexander, then I'd rather be the one being voted off.

[covertizer]

I don't want to erroneously vote for anyone.

[preconstruction]

It clearly wasn’t you. Are you looking to die?

[devotingly]

Not really. But it also doesn't matter to me. [ he shrugs ] I participated in a war for the sake of recognition--whether I die or not doesn't matter.