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don't wait for a knight in shinin' armor, your savior's reflected in the mirror
[That sure was a fucking thing. That execution was a fucking thing. Those secrets are a fucking thing.
Cabanela retreats to his room, but not for all that long. Everyone will get a note eventually, written in very neat handwriting
I do not plan on bowing down to threats and intimidation. If you did not act, it means you were, like me, aware of the risk, but decided against it. Your reasons are entirely your own.
Join me in the dining room if you agree enough is enough, and that you won't acquiesce to threats. I don't plan to let this stop me, and neither should you.
-C
In the dining room itself, Cabanela has set up coffee and tea for those who want it-- there's no food, because to be honest, he doesn't know how to cook. Two more candles have been lit-- he wasn't really sure what to do about the whole... parasite thing... so Fern's candle will have to make due.]
Cabanela retreats to his room, but not for all that long. Everyone will get a note eventually, written in very neat handwriting
I do not plan on bowing down to threats and intimidation. If you did not act, it means you were, like me, aware of the risk, but decided against it. Your reasons are entirely your own.
Join me in the dining room if you agree enough is enough, and that you won't acquiesce to threats. I don't plan to let this stop me, and neither should you.
-C
In the dining room itself, Cabanela has set up coffee and tea for those who want it-- there's no food, because to be honest, he doesn't know how to cook. Two more candles have been lit-- he wasn't really sure what to do about the whole... parasite thing... so Fern's candle will have to make due.]
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[Look. Look. After the mess that was today, she needs a win. And Rin is her win. It's a Win-Rin situation.]
And then later, we can have a field study!
[An investigation duo...uwah, she's excited already!]
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Rin gets out of her seat to move around. She got a few books from the vending machine the other day; where did she put them?]
If it's a field study you're after, we should test your observation skills on regular rooms, instead of after someone's been murdered. That will be a great way for you to practice, actually.
[Maybe she left it in the sleeping bag. Alright, Mr. Shark, what do you got going in your belly? Rin stuffs her arm through it's mouth, fishing around until... Aha, here we go! It's a book about bird watching, or something or other.]
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[Her face lights up when she talks about Susan, too, just like it does when she's told she gets to learn something new. If she knew how her face lit up, she'd be proud of herself.
Despite everything and to the end, she wants to be vivacious.]
Your shark's really cute! Did ya get him from the vending machine? All I got was an eye and a necklace.
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Yes; it was the first thing to pop out, no less. It made hauling things back to my room easier, all the same.
[She got quite a bit. Including this book, which she hands off to Hibiki now.]
Here, you can use this to write on. [She steps away to the desk for a moment, and then Hibiki can have the pen and paper too.]
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[Let it sink in that, again, Hibiki has an alligator and rides sharks for a living. But soon sharks don't matter, because she has the book and the paper and she's ready to start writing! Taking notes reminds her a little bit of idol work, too. You can't do a professional job if you don't study your work.]
Alright! I'm ready! By this time next week, I'm gonna be a pro investigator!
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Don't let anyone tell you you're less of a badass than them, okay?
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But right, let's get started. [Rin raises a hand in the air.] When investigating anything, there's two basic approaches to keep in mind. Almost everything can be fit into one of these categories.
[Rin counts each point off her fingers as she names them.] What's out of place, and what could have been overlooked.
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[Everything she does is so normal to her. She blinks, but...alright, moving on! This lecture is pretty important, and she actually smiles while she starts to scribble down notes.]
What's out of place...that'd be like when I found the painkillers in the hallway, right? But that was pretty easy. Can you give me an example of the other kind?
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What's been overlooked tends to be small things, or a crucial mistake made by the culprit. A lock of hair, for example, or a footprint.
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I see! So, things they wouldn't even notice leavin' behind. That's really profound! Hehe, though if it were one of my hairs, it'd probably stand out a lot.
[... ... ...]
N-not that I'm gonna be a culprit!
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C'mon, c'mon! We shouldn't joke about stuff like that!
[But it did cheer her up. She misses comedy routines!]
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Sorry, sorry. I saw that opportunity, and I couldn't help myself.
[Rin waves her hand.] Anyways, you're on the money, but there's two halves to that coin. This is more important to keep in mind during trials, but In addition to physical evidence someone might not realize they've left behind, sometimes a person will forget the things they've said too.
Try to remember the incidental things people tell you about themselves; it's as good for socializing as it is for catching them in a lie.
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[She's done some comedy on TV, so it feels like stepping into a comfortable pair of shoes to laugh like that.]
Incidental...things... [She parrots the words while she writes them down.] That's really tricky! Usually I just believe what everyone tells me right away.
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I've noticed. You should work on that habit as well, but I imagine physical evidence will come to you more easily,
We'll focus on that for now, but just remember to pay attention to the things people say. You'll probably make improvements without even realizing it.
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Mm...alright. That'll be kinda tough for me, but alright! I'm the kinda idol who can do anything, even self-improvement!
[She taps her pencil on the paper after writing down that last bit.]
I think one of my dreams was about that now that we're talking about it. It was kinda scary.
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[That would be scary to someone who's nervous about interacting with people, Rin bets.]
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[She's trying to remember her dream, so she closes her eyes, really focusing. It was wet. She didn't remember the entire situation, but she was wearing her television clothes, and...]
Someone told me to get in the car to be taken to shoot on location, but then they left me on the side of the road so I'd be late. They sped off, and that's when I fell. But I don't remember anythin' that happened before or after that.
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I see. If I'm understanding you correctly, you think they may have been lying to you, then.
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For example, you said he was taking you to a shoot, so where did he pick you up from?
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I think...I was at where the crew gathers in front of the wildlife reserve where I host my weekly TV segments. And from there, I'm taken to somewhere further away to see a specific animal to introduce to all the viewers.
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[That's an incidental comment, on the way to this next question. If Hibiki regularly visits this wildlife reserve, she's probably seen a lot of it, right?]
Do they often have animals offsite?
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[She nods.]
The wildlife refuge is pretty big, and sometimes I visit aquariums and stuff, too. But we always start the shoot right at the entrance with the red panda and Hamuzou.
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