Exam 5

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Exam 5.

[ 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.

Han is no longer here to watch over you. And yet at the desk, a beautiful vase of flowers sits by his name plate. It is Oswald who stands at that desk, though Vivienne watches him intently from the side of the room with a sharp gaze. But his eyes are frozen on those delicate flowers. With his knuckles white, he grips the desk as one, and then several more tears fall.

Vivienne waits, but he doesn't speak. So ultimately she's forced to do it herself. ]

...Professor Han was... a good man. It's truly unfortunate that he won't be able to finish the semester with you all I know... he would have wanted to. In... his absence, I will... do my best to support you in his place, the way he would have wanted to.

[It's hard for her too. This is... it's just sad. It's all just... sad. But they have to press forward.


Today we're here to find the person who is responsible for the death of Waver Velvet, the Apprentice of Magecraft.

...Take your time. The evidence you need is all here.

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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motive questions time!

[ososoi]

[ Osomatsu tenses up before he assumes a serious look on his face. ]

...We might as well bring up the motive. Because that may or may not be involved.

The motive was kill someone and you get to send any message to any universe.

So! [ He addresses the suspects. ] I'm sorry I gotta ask this, but... What message did, or would, ya wanna send?

[myliteratureclub]

I can't lie... I'm pretty sure the motive is why I'm on the list in the first place. If I could send a message...I'd send it to the person I love.

But you'll have to take my word when I say I didn't kill Waver for that.

[sendintheclown]

Who would that be?

[said with all the enthusiasm of a teen girl at a sleepover]

[myliteratureclub]

Heheh... it's a secret!

[covertizer]

Now you're just taunting us with juicy secrets.

[myliteratureclub]

Ahaha! Well it's no one anyone here would know anyway.

[covertizer]

Do they make you happy?

[myliteratureclub]

Oh absolutely. They were the only thing I cared about back home.

...That doesn't really help me look less guilty, does it? Aha...

[covertizer]

We know the drill by now. We look at every angle, until we find an answer. If you did it, then we'll find out. If you didn't, then it's fine.

[myliteratureclub]

Heh, of course. Thank you for not pointing fingers.

[covertizer]

Pointing them in the past never did us any good.

[lovedanime]

Monika-san... You said to me once you were "terrible at being a club president".

Is it because you were prioritizing the person you had come to like...? I think maybe that's not so unnatural. With enough time I'm sure a healthy balance can develop.

[myliteratureclub]

[.....]

Are you asking out of curiosity or is it relevant to the case?

[lovedanime]

It just seems like... You think your disregard for your fellow club members would make you more suspicious in the case. So I just wanted to reassure you, I think you're doing your best. That's all.

[myliteratureclub]

Ah... thank you, Mitarai.

[covertizer]

There isn't any message that I could or would send home that would be worth someone else's life.

[unhalting]

...We were in some danger back home, so I would've considered sending a call for help. But only sending a message on my end wouldn't have done crap. We wouldn't be able to get what we needed unless we had some form of two-way communication.

[lovedanime]

I can't lie... You all know I seriously proposed trading Connor's life for someone else's so we could call for help. Rebecca-sensei opposed me, of course. ...and after the events of this week, I've realized she was right.

Rebecca-sensei had researched the situation better than any of us. Her tragic death laid bare the caprice of the Administration. Han might have been telling the truth that the motives don't have catches per se, but there's still nothing preventing the Administration from continuing to inflict harm upon us before such help materializes - maybe even declaring the class a failure.

That's why... I didn't kill Waver-san.

[sendintheclown]

[He's a little disappointed you didn't kill Waver but he supports you anyway.]

[reshoot]

My best friend back home in named Chloe...The place we were in, Arcadia Bay, was in serious danger, so...

I guess I'd tell her to get as far away as possible. Considering I may never come back.

Or maybe I'd just tell my parents that I love them.

I don't know. I certainly wouldn't kill anyone over either of those...After all the motives we've already had, this isn't hte one that would get me to do something like that.