Turnabout Coin-Part 1
There are 2 sides of a coin.
"Heads or tails?" I asked.
If you could decide which side it'll land on, which would you choose? Once you have your answer, pick up your badge.
September 21, 9:25 P.M
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"Uggh." I got up a bit too quickly and tumbled back on my back. I let myself lie there for a moment, letting the headache pass. Before trying again, I opened my eyes. The lights were thankfully dim.
With my sight back, my other senses finally kicked in. I heard someone...crying? I slowly got back up, my headache returning for a bit. Once it passed again, I saw what laid before me.
A karaoke room? I never sing. Then I saw the body. He was laid across the table that was now a mess. Dead. Most definitely. My hand shifted, hitting something soft. Looking, it was another girl, unconscious. Drunk or not, I didn't care. There was a balding man next to her. Now he was definitely drunk. Someone's waking up with a hangover. After the shock of a dead person passed, I turned to the person who was crying. It was a girl, cuddled in the corner. I got up and approached her. She didn't seem to notice me.
"Excuse me?"
The girl yelped and jolted. She turned around quickly and seemed to calm down after seeing me, "Y-You're awake."
"What were you doing?"
"Um...th-there's a..."
"Corpse? Yeah I saw."
"O-Oh..."
"Can I help you?" I asked, "Maybe...a drink?"
I looked around. None of the bottles seemed to have any form of liquid left in them. And I don't think I should call for a refill.
"N-No. I think..." She gulped, "I-I think I'll be okay."
"Then you won't mind if I ask you any questions."
"..."
Talk-Who are you?
"Who are you?"
"M-My name is R-Relisa White." She answered.
"Do you have a job?"
"N-No." Relisa frowned, "Do you?"
"No."
"Well then we're the same." She smiled.
"Not exactly."
"Huh?"
"You don't have a job. I got bored of all my jobs."
She looks confused...
Talk-Relations
"Do you know the departed?"
"N-No!"
"It's be more convincing if you didn't answer with so much emotion."
"O-Oh. B-B-But you've gotta believe me! I've never met him before!"
"...Then what about the other two?"
"No..."
"..."
Talk-Here
"Why are you here?"
"I don't know." Relisa said, "I can't even remember what I was doing before I got here."
"I see."
"What about you?"
"No idea."
"Oh..."
Something stirred. I turned around to see the second girl getting up. She had her own headache, but eventually returned to normal and screeched when she saw the body.
"What happened?" She cried.
The 2 of us shrugged.
"When's the police coming?"
I looked at Relisa. She blushed and looked down, "I-I haven't called the police yet."
"What? Why? Nevermind, I'll do it."
"Okay." the girl sighed, "They'll be here soon. We should leave this room."
"Why?" Relisa asked.
"B-Because..."
I nodded, "If we stay here, we might mess up the crime scene."
The girls looked at me.
"What? It's common sense."
But when the other girl tried the door, "It-It won't work!" She cried, "H-How...the lock's not yielding!"
"Oh no." Relisa muttered.
"We're trapped." the girl gritted her teeth in frustration. She sighed, "Well, mind as well wake him up."
She moved towards the only one still asleep. I stopped her.
"What are you doing?" She asked, a bit apprehensively.
"I'd like to examine the crime scene. I'd rather you not wake him up. It's enough of a chore taking care of you girls."
The girl clenched her fists.
"Please."
We glared at each other until she walked off to question Relisa. I didn't pay attention to them, instead focusing on my investigation.
Examine-Corpse
There seems to be a knife wound on his chest. Near the heart. If it was a direct hit, he would be dead instantly. I can't tell for certain though. Hm? What's this?
Examine-Knife
This knife has blood on it. Could it be the murder weapon?
Knife memorized.
Examine-Blue thing behind the couch
This is...a hat? It has an emblem on it. What company could this belong to?
Hat memorized.
"Hey, you should stop touching everything." the girl interrupted, "What will you do when the police arrive?"
A knock came on our door, "This is the police! We've received a report that a murder was held in this room."
"Officers!" The girl cried, jumping to the door, "You've got to help us, the lock won't work and we can't leave!"
"Stand back."
The girl stepped back as the guards pounded on the door until it burst open.
"Has anyone tampered with the crime scene?"
"That man was looking around." The girl said as she left.
I scowled at her. The officers looked at me.
"I haven't touched a thing." I said, "I'm willing to swear to it."
"Good enough. Get out." The police noticed the man sleeping on the couch, "Ah!"
As they rushed to the man's side, Relisa and I walked out into the hallway.
September 21, 9:30 P.M
Hallway
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"Oh, why did this happen to me?" Relisa muttered, "What did I do to deserve this?"
"Hey there." Some one with a longcoat approached us.
I would guess he was a detective, but he didn't seem like one. A longcoat does not a detective make.
"I'm Detective Gumshoe."
Oh what a shock.
"You 3 were the only ones the the room right?"
"There was one more." Relisa said, "I don't know him thou-"
"WHAT HAPPENED HERE?"
Seems like he's awake. Although it doesn't look like he has a hangover. The man stormed out and began to approach us angrily shouting,
"You! One of you did this! I swear you'll pay! Don't you know who I am? I'm-"
"P-Prosecutor Payne!" Gumshoe cried, restraining the man, "Please, calm down!"
It took some manpower, but the Prosecutor eventually calmed down,
"Hmph. Detective Gumshoe, guard them-no, interrogate them. I would do it myself, but I have to lead the investigation."
"But that's my-"
Payne glared at him.
"Y-Yes sir."
"Good." Before he left though he took one more shot at us, "Don't you worry, I'll find evidence to incriminate one of you."
"Alright. You heard the Prosecutor! I want your names! Now, pal!"
"R-Relisa White."
"Hmhmm..."
"..."
"Well?"
"Sorry. I'd like to go last, if I have to." I said, deep in thought.
"Well...fine then. You?"
"Samus Aras." The girl said, "T-The victim...is my boyfriend, Justin Bailey."
"O-Oh! I-I'm sorry for your loss."
"It's okay." Samus said, looking away.
"Hmm..." Gumshoe turned to the 2 of us, "Did any of you have any connection with the victim?"
"No."
"No."
"Hmmmmm...One of you is lying."
"AHA!" Payne reappeared, waving an evidence bag with the knife in it, "I HAVE IT! THE INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE!"
"What?" Relisa cried, "Already?"
"HA! I bet you wished we'd never find this!" Payne smirked, "This! Is a knife with your fingerprints on them, girly!"
"W-What?" Relisa cried.
September 22, 10:10 A.M
Home
Bedroom
It has been a day since the incident...or maybe just a few hours. Relisa was arrested on the spot as a suspect. Samus and I were told to give them our contact information just in case. I don't know what will happen next.
Something slid into my mailbox. I got up and went to retrieve it.
...Well, I know now.
It was a mail. A request to stand as a witness to the crime.
...No.
September 22, 10:12 A.M
Detention Center
"O-Oh. It's you." Relisa said, once she saw me, "I bet you've been called upon to be a witness in my case have you?"
"Yes."
"Well then...what are you going to say?"
"Nothing. I'm not going."
"Wh-What?" Relisa cried, shocked, "But if you don't won't you be penalized?"
"I thank you for the concern. Although I don't see why you're worried. My absence might help your case."
Relisa looked down.
"...Have you got a lawyer yet?"
"No." Relisa frowned, "They're scared of Payne."
"Payne?"
"Yes. He does seem a bit too enthusiastic about this case."
"So Payne's going to be the prosecutor?" I asked, "Why am I not surprised?"
"He demanded the role. Or so I've heard." Relisa said.
"With that attitude, he's going to make a mistake." I thought aloud.
Relisa looked even more depressed.
"...Pick a side."
"Huh?"
I brought out a coin, "Pick a side. Heads or Tails?"
"Um...Heads."
I flipped my coin, catching it in midair and laid it across the table.
"...Heads."
"Um...What was the point of that?" Relisa asked, confused.
"I will defend you."
"H-Huh?"
"You heard me. If you want me to, I'll be your attorney."
"..."
September 22, 10:14 A.M
Home
Living Room
I walked up to a small glass case. I slid it open to retrieve an object.
Attorney's Badge added to Court Record.