Investigation 1-2: I'm Gonna Change You Like a Remix
There has to be something to crack this case but what? Logic is what is needed but logic right now is giving us no clear answers. Think, Shiro, think. Put two things together and you will figure it out. Getting emotional and freaking out would only hurt your case and be bad for your classmates.
"Ichiko, what do you..." My words trail off as I see Ichiko is in her own world and not listening to me. She is very involved in her own investigation and disturbing her would only be a waste of time. Time is not something to be taken lightly so it is best if I just continue on with my investigation by myself.
The first thing I do is look over the equipment, as figuring out where everything was could help me pinpoint where the killer was with Mei. There was no light so none of the girls could have seen anything. If they did, it was because of the light coming off of their handbooks, and it would be suspicious that they have yet to say anything. Maybe not the killer, but somebody to look out for in future trials, whether or not they are just that stupid, somebody who wants to die by way of execution (which would not make sense, everybody else will die too, except if they also want that too...this is too much speculation, useless to think about until more evidence is found) or an enabler.
Emilynn is also by the supplies, but she is focused on one of her portable consoles. Even during investigations she cannot take her eyes off it. There is a great chance her obviousness to anything outside of it is what causes so much issues for her.
"Sup, Mr. Anime Protagonist. Here to solve the murder? Are you going yell OBJECTION at the trial?" Emilynn grins but does not take her eyes away. That is when I look closer at the screen to see that it is acting as some sort of camera. Turns out I was wrong and Emilynn is investigating...in her own unique way. There is a chance this might give us the evidence for the mystery, however, so I should not be too hard on her. I have seen weirder things before.
"There's a 99.9% chance the murder weapon came from here! Then 0.01% is if we're placed in some kind of simulation and the mastermind killed Mei by summoning a bunch of random things!" Mizore exclaims. She must have recovered from the shock of seeing the body. While Mizore can be...eccentric, her mathematical prowess may help in this investigation.
"Um...I don't think that's entirely accurate-" Natsumi jumps in the conversation but flinches when she gets interrupted so suddenly.
"It must be because of those ducks! Evil ducks with their stupid umbrellas and nonsensical spaceships."
"K but there be like many other things it could rather be. Like, if I had that power, I would just make a bunch of video game references. I would've made Mei's body do a barrel roll!" Emilynn laughs while Mizore and I only stare at her in confusion. What does airplane maneuvers have anything to do with this situation? "Aw, you guys are party poopers."
"All this stress is making me want to get something from the kitchen," Natsumi sighs.
"Guys, somebody is dead, its time to get back on track," Asuka tells the two girls. After that, she continues on her way, and I see that Himura and Sachiko are currently with her. The three of them must be looking for clues together. While there are strengths in working as a team, it would be more effective for everybody to split up. We are all in the same room so there is no chance in anybody killing anybody else. Monokuma would not have another blackout after he got what he wanted.
I look on the shelves that use to house the sports equipment. Some items have stayed on, but most of them have fallen all over the gym. But something about this does not make sense, wouldn't they make sound if they fell onto the ground? Everybody would be instantly alerted if all of these fell at once. Though they could have been placed one by one, yet there are holes in that theory as well. That would take more time than the killer had to be set in place. And there is still the question on why some of them are covered in blood. Only the head wound should have caused blood but, when I saw Mei, she was not bleeding that hard, most of it must be internal. Her legs were broken but there was no blood. Of course, there is also Etsuko, but she would be dead as well if it also came from her. Whoever did this must have known what they were doing, or gotten really lucky somehow.
Looking at my handbook, I see that it has updated again. These might be really useful to all of humanity if we somehow get them out to the real world. Whoever has created these games must have the ability to create a lot of these, considering that there is a minimum of thirty people playing in their games at this very moment.
Truth Bullet #9: The Shelf
All of the equipment on the floor comes from the same shelf that is never properly secured. Some equipment has stayed on, because they were either at the back or there was not enough force to properly move them.
"S-S-Shiro, may I ask what you are looking at?" Sachiko comes up from behind me with Himura in tow. Standing right next to him, Sachiko looks even smaller than she actually is.
"This is where the murder weapon originated, so I thought it would lead to some new information-"
"Or maybe a trap door!"
"Enough!" Asuka begins to drag Emilynn by the ear to the other side of the gym. Having to perform so many tasks is clearly taking a toll on her. She is usually better than this, but, then again, I should not base my judgments on a person on just a few days.
There is not much else to investigate about the setting that is obvious, so perhaps it is the best time to gain information using other means. And one of those other means is standing right in front of me.
"Sachiko, what happened when you and Natsuki went in the passageway?" I ask her. She is taken off guard by how direct I am being, but this is no time to worry about things like that. Solving the mystery is the main objective at this moment.
"Nothing much, I j-just could not shake this bad feeling, much like now-"
"Heya, kids, how are you doing?" Monokuma falls onto the ceiling and onto my head. It hurts a little but not as much as I was suspecting. For some reason, he is a lot lighter than most robots. "Aw, look at you, all working together, solving your first big murder. I'm so proud of all of...wait a minute...Himura, what the Hell are you doing here!?"
"You were the one that-"
"Whatever, it will make the second half of intros much more easier. Continue on with it." Monokuma begins to bother the other students, including trying to get Mei to respond. Whoever this mastermind is, they like to be more silly than Junko. A part of me thinks they are not trying that hard, and that, even though Monokuma set us up in the room, one of us was not supposed to die this early. That is why there were the trap doors, to allow us to escape and just think Monokuma wanted one of us dead.
"What about you, lover boy? Mei do anything suspicious before she bit the dust?" Etsuko leans on Sachiko, causing her to jump. She sees the blood on her outfit and immediately starts to try to clean it off.
"Why are all the people here crazy?" Himura comments.
"First, I should tell you what happened and why we were away. There was a wall that went in-between us, forcing us to split up," I answer. Although a part of me is telling me Mei would still be alive if I pushed her more on being first, I ignore it. That is too emotional, for all we know she would still be dead. Or I would be dead instead. "What I found odd is that she was getting strangely sentimental about her sister."
Though, with what Sachiko and I said, I notice that the handbooks updated once again. Hopefully my underclassmen would be logical enough to not point fingers at me for being one of the last people Mei was seen alive with during the trial. We do not have the time to settle meaningless arguments.
Truth Bullet #10: The Passageways
Sachiko Isobe and Natsuki Sumeragi were in a passageway together and found nothing relating to the current investigation.
Meanwhile, Shiro Amari and Mei Yamazaki were together, but got separated because of a wall that suddenly intercepted the two of them. Shiro Amari notes that Mei Yamazaki was acting a little odd before her death.
"Wait, I have an idea!" Still trying to get the blood out, Sachiko walks over to me, with Etsuko following her. Himura stares at all of us, not knowing what to think.
"What are you going to do? Summon the dead."
"W-well, while it's true that I can channel spirits, I've never really summoned a dead person' soul… For that, you need to be a spirit medium… I'm so sorry…" Sachiko starts to hide her face to not show any of us any of the clear blush.
"You really need to lighten up, kid. I'm going to go with you to see whether or not your magic is bogus. If we both make it out of here, you gotta stop by my services." Etsuko starts leading Sachiko out of there, who is freaking out more as the her dress gets more and more ruined. "Don't think you're getting out of this one!" Then I become disgusted as well as Etsuko contaminates my clothing as well.
"What about me-"
"Ha! Let's ditch him!" Leaving Himura in the dust, Etsuko leads us somewhere else. Though this might be a waste of time, it would be useful to see how Sachiko's talent works. Especially if she tries to use it to help get away with murder later on. Out of everybody here, the only ones in the clear are Natsuki and Sachiko.
In the storage room, Sachiko instructs the two of us to sit while she gets ready to channel the yokai. I might be skeptical, but I do not wish to be rude like Etsuko. After all, I know a lot of people who follow this religion. The Committee only accepted it a short time ago. Sachiko has probably been surrounded by it her entire life because her town was not always in Committee control.
"See, this will be all the evidence I need to convince you that she has lost her marbles," Etsuko smirks. She has a notebook in her hands. Looking over her shoulder, I see that she has many notes but some of them are covered in blood. Etsuko might not mind, and it could lead to our investigation taking more time, but I really wish that she will change her clothes and take a shower.
"Etsuko, it is not smart or wise to think in that sort of way-"
"Calm down for once in your life! You know what you need. A drink!" Etsuko then leans on me again, ruining all the clothes I have on. The whites on them are ruined forever so it is better not to try. This is even worse than if I forget what time of the month it is.
Both of us quiet when we see that Sachiko begins her dance. Chanting words that I do not quite recognize, the usually clumsy girl moves around with grace, so much that it might make the Ultimate Dancer jealous.
Then, all of the sudden, Sachiko drops onto the floor. I go to try to help her but then she comes up again, with her eyes rolled back in her head.
"That's a creepy trick you got there, Sachi, but you got to try harder than that to fool me." Etsuko crosses her arms but I do not quite feel the same way. There is something about Sachiko that is different. I never thought I would think this, but perhaps the yokai are indeed real.
"We should go," Sachiko tells us in an assertive voice. Although I do not know everything about yokai channeling, I did not know that it was anything like this. "All of you are in danger. This accident is not what you think it is."
"Who are you?"
"I-" Just before Sachiko can answer, she begins to cough. She falls to the ground, gasping for breath.
"She might be cray cray but that's not pretending." Catching me off guard, Etsuko is actually somewhat serious about the situation. I immediately try to think of possible ways to get out of this situation. CPR might be what is needed but I do not believe I can do it properly. Not doing it properly can lead to serious injury-
"You think too much!" Etsuko, patting around Sachiko's body, finds an inhaler and then places it in her mouth and activates it. "You got to examine your surroundings. I might be a quack but I'm still a psychologist."
I cannot believe that Etsuko out of all people has managed to see right through me.
Oh my God, rejoice DiOS actually updated! With new content! Yes, I'm giving you new DiOS content for Christmas. It is still on hiatus but will be taken off as soon as I'm done with FoD. Considering FoD is in its sixth chapter, hopefully it will be done January-February.
This is my first time writing with these characters in awhile so, if I get anything wrong, just tell me. Even Shiro is hard to write after this long. XD My poor logical boy.
There are actually three investigation chapters for DiOS instead of the two in FoD because of the structure. Just thought that would be an important note.
Reviews~
VioEli-Thanks so much, glad to know that you feel that way to endless suffering. The Committee is always watching you. ;) Shiro needs to find out what the plot is. I think Shiro would be disturbed if he read FoD at this point of the story since this is before things seriously go to shit. Like things go to shit. Good, because I think I like this case way before than my first one for FoD, though my favorite so far is what is planned for MoDE since I'm really proud of that one. Of course, they'll decipher it, but it might lead them down a rabbit hole known as the FoD plot. ;) Hopefully they will, or else they're all deader than dead. This is me we're talking about, I love mindfucking.
tobi-is-an-artist-too-It lives once again! Etsuko is too badass for us all. Sachiko almost dying, she's like get over yourself Shiro. I love me some puzzles. ;) Thank you, I think I'm at least somewhat getting better with the typos...watch this chapter be accidentally full of them.
RioA-The Committee is always watching you.
Scissor-Snipper-Plot twist! There's always something odd with the first case victims (totally not giving you this information to theorize for MoDE). Ichiko is badass, I think she's the only one like seriously, seriously investigating at the moment. Etsuko is Etsuko, which means it can be anything. Thanks, yeah I think we need more good SYOCs on this website with shorter chapters. I mean, her foot technically is in space.
TheUnkindledHunter-Poor Shiro and Ichiko are the only one who have any idea what they're doing. Well, except for Etsuko but Etsuko is Etsuko. The boys are somewhere else, not spoiling that. A part of me now wants to make a side story with Shiro reading FoD. Thanks, so...here's some more evidence! Himura tries but the power of Etsuko is too much for anyone to handle. Thanks! :D
ThePlothand-I approve of this statement. Well, we got the first person to die of old age in DR, peeps. Dang it Grandpa indeed. No, I just participated in way too many ARGs...I really need to do that again. XD
TheRoseShadow21-THE SIXTH BULLET IS THE SIXTH BULLET! Thanks so much. Let's see if this chapter helps a bit.
Tobi-as-a-guest-Congrats, Tobi, you were the first! :D This Saga is despair. Don't worry, DiOS will soon have the same despair as FoD.
KananMari-And you were the second. :D My twin sister is screwed too. I'm screwed in the V3 verse since my name starts with K. Emilynn approves. I love all fanart for this series. :D I know the pain, I always ship even when I know it will only lead to pain and misery. Good luck finding out this one. Thanks. XD Its still the most annoying thing in the world...other than loud chewers.
Guest-I mean, the next one is set on Bunny Island so...we have only fun places in this saga. That's actually a good idea. Random person, you just created more Hell for these characters. ;) HELL YEAH!
SanityRequiem-Hello, past me. Can't believe I haven't truly updated this story since July. Poor, Poor DiOS.