Day 3

[kentucky_mcgiygas]

[ A bright new day has dawned, maybe. It's not like you can see the outside world. But the tablets keep diligent track of time, and promptly at 6am they provide something for you: A new immunity challenge. ]

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Comments

[very_good_end]

As you prefer, Ms. Blackquill.

Will you consent to a little interview for the purpose of my investigation? Nothing I wouldn't ask anyone else, of course.

[robosb4bros]

Is this part of the detectiving? I must say I don't have the best rapport with the police.

[very_good_end]

Then, you will have no problem with me. I am not at all affiliated with the police.

[she smiled]

First things first. Please, tell me where your first vote fell. Was it for Ticky Mikk?

[robosb4bros]

That was the plan, wasn't it?

[very_good_end]

It was. And did you follow through?

[robosb4bros]

I thought about it. I am curious what monkey's paw side effect takes place when someone's immunity is challenged. However, in the end, I just couldn't be the one to disappoint poor Simon when he was trying so hard.

[very_good_end]

...Hm. So to clarify, you were tempted to vote for Reigen Arataka-san, but you eventually relented and your ultimate vote was for Ticky Mikk?

[robosb4bros]

Yes, you did successfully comprehend the English language. I haven't decided who I care to vote off the island next time, in case you cared.

[very_good_end]

I am the detective, Ms. Blackquill. I must establish what you mean to say beyond a shadow of a doubt. There is no room for error in vague words, or otherwise.

Though, would you feel more comfortable conducting this interview in private? You seem hesitant to speak, and that will not do for my investigation.

[robosb4bros]

Am I a suspect?

[very_good_end]

Ms. Blackquill, everyone is a suspect.

[robosb4bros]

In our mass kidnapping? Or do you suspect some other setup?

[very_good_end]

Ah. Your question has many layers built upon it. Surely there are those who will commit murder via the vote, those who have enabled this incident through various means, and, of course, the hidden identities of the Ronald McDonald and Colonel Sanders themselves, including whatever mastermind is guiding them.

All are, to some extent, guilty. All will be discovered. That is but a mere matter of time.

When you are a detective, you cannot content yourself to simply identify one cog in a whole murderous machine and call it a day. You must expose the entire inner workings. And when you are a Great Detective, you cannot accept anything less.

[robosb4bros]

...Is there something about solving murders that makes people just want to wax poetic about the whole justice-y nonsense? It's happened enough by now that it really makes me wonder if it is just an involuntary response.

[very_good_end]

You don't know? Solving a mystery is nothing if there are not stakes. And, of course, there is no higher possible stake than that of a murderer being allowed to go free.

...Something which you and your brother know much about, am I right?

[robosb4bros]

...I suggest you think very carefully about your next words.

[very_good_end]

... [she giggles]

I am the detective. That I give careful consideration to my words is self-evident.

For example, the exact words that will best reveal a possible line of reasoning.

What did you hear when I spoke those words, Ms. Blackquill?

Did you hear a reminder of how your brother is imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit?

Or, perhaps the opposite, a reminder that your brother is a criminal justly imprisoned for his crimes?

Two possibilities exist now, though formerly there were three. Tell me, which one is correct?

[robosb4bros]

[her hands twitch a bit, as if used to having something in front of her to clench]

I heard a cheeky little girl trying to be manipulative when she doesn't know a thing about what she's talking about. This conversation is over.

[very_good_end]

Oh, but I do. I am the detective. Finding out this sort of truth is very easy for me. The only unknown is, or rather was, your own viewpoint, so I must ask.

...You really won't stay and chat a little more? [she shrugs] All I did was answer your question.