[nope] day 19 - Kaiba

[afailedmurder]

[At some point during this bloodbath of an investigation, Akechi will bring Kaiba aside for a discreet chat.]

It may not matter with the bodies piling up as they are, but I should warn you: McGonagall knows you were with Tomoe last night.

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[afailedmurder]

How about you? Did you find anything interesting in those files?

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

Depends on your definition of 'interesting'. The files seem to be part of some other logic puzzle, but as you were already aware, the titles and names referenced weren't us. They were linked to information that had been deleted from the network, thus the corruption. So, if you'd been thinking that at least all this had been prepared specially for us, you're going to have to think again. Nothing functionally useful, though.

[afailedmurder]

I see. The implications are certainly interesting. Actually, I didn't mention this before because it seemed pointless, but...

[Pulls a folded scrap of paper out of of his pocket. It's a Junior Jumble, with light marks where letters have been repeatedly written in pencil and erased.]

This was taped to the door. Another puzzle... well, of a sort.

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

Aren't you the puzzlemaster today. Did you find out the password is 'butts'?

[afailedmurder]

Not at all, though—

[squints at the puzzle]

It seems that one was already tried. Despite not having any of the correct letters for it.

But no, in fact. it was a simple, unlocked door.

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

Then what's the puzzle for?

[afailedmurder]

Perhaps a better question to ask is, what are any of the puzzles for?

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

Wasting our time so we'll spend our energy thinking about them instead of attempting to leave this place.

[afailedmurder]

That's a possibility...

But you're right, let's focus in on the more important matters at hand. I hear you've pulled the wool over McGonagall's eyes.

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

Don't be silly. I simply chose to confess privately rather than be exposed in front of everyone. Many people enjoy honesty.

[afailedmurder]

Of course, it's none of my business what you talked about.

[whatever you say, idgaf]

But that could be very convenient. If you, me, McGonagall, and Saihara-kun all coordinated, we'll be able to take out anybody we like. Those two will want it to be a murderer, naturally, but somehow I feel like that won't be an issue.

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

There are a lot of them. Saihara suggested drawing straws. But I'd go between Ein and Ulaz as the easiest options.

[afailedmurder]

That sounds doable. I'll check in with Saihara. He's going to want to do the right thing, but he can be convinced.

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

At least one of them murdered Illyasviel von Einzbern. So there's that.