( fukuda: h o l e )

[nodo]

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[nodo]

That's not what I'm referring to.

[ stop. that's not what he means. ]

I mean, what part of that is relevant to what happened. Are you saying that she was high the night of when the murder took place?

[ and if i missed that part during trial then it's because i had fish brain. ]

[holeful]

[It was not said this explicitly during trial, no.]

Yes. Mollymauk invited a bunch of us to share with him that evening. I think he got it from one of the Avatars? Omi, Mr Douman and I were still high when we fell asleep in the kitchen, so I'm sure miss Beauregard and Mollymauk were too.

[nodo]

[ ah. ]

Is this supposed to collaborate with both of their stories of not remember what happened?

[ which is...kind of edging toward moral gray but not at the same time. ]

It's not impossible for people who are under the influence to kill anyone.

[holeful]

No, but didn't the murder seem rather involved and complicated? Either way, it does seem like it wasn't her that killed Tamaki.

[So it seems as good a thing to believe as any.]

[nodo]

Is that how you see it?

[ ...was it complicated? ]

[holeful]

Well, in that it wasn't like he was just stabbed or shot once and that was the end of it. Things could have been a lot more straightforward.

[nodo]

He was beaten to death; it seemed rather straight-forward to me.

[ more or less? ]

[holeful]

Well sure, but it seems like there was a struggle. And then there's the skull that may or may not be related, the destroyed simulator, and those animal sounds we keep hearing.

And given the shield we found and where, it seems like the fight was spread over several locations.

[nodo]

[ all good points, tbh, but some of them definitely just don't match up because...well. there's something else in the mix. ]

It's entirely plausible that the fight happened across multiple places. If someone's attacked they have either a fight or flight response.

[holeful]

Well, based on the shield, I think his choice definitely wasn't fight...

[nodo]

Not everyone is willing to fight.

[holeful]

And which sort are you, doctor?

[nodo]

If someone wants to start a fight with me, I'm not going to run away.

[holeful]

Haha, what happened to "first do no harm"?

[This is a joke he knows that's not how it works.]

[nodo]

[ he gets the joke(??) but he just moves on regardless. ]

I can't help anyone if I can't help myself.

[holeful]

Ah, it was just a joke, you know. You don't have to be so serious all the time.

[A MAN IS DEAD, FUKUDA?]

[nodo]

[ a man is, indeed, dead and law is just like this.... ]

I know, but it didn't change my answer.

[holeful]

You know, I'm starting to wonder what your smile might look like, doctor.

[nodo]

[ ??? ]

What does that have to do with anything?

[holeful]

Well, you're just always so serious and gloomy, is all. It reminds me of my partner.

[nodo]

Good for you.

[ he isn't always serious and gloomy...just...99% of the time. ]

[holeful]

[Hm. He's just going to keep talking.]

Aah. But he's a good man, the same as you. He used to be a detective. I'm not quite sure what happened, but I know his wife and daughter died. I can only assume that's why he's in such a terrible mood now.

[nodo]

[ go...do you, fukuda. law will let you talk. he makes a noncommittal noise about the assumption that a man would be grumpy after losing their wife and child. law has... well, it's not shocking.

feel free to fill the air between them, fuckda. ]

[holeful]

[HE!!!! WILL!!!! Soon they will be at the tea room and law will have a reason to make him stop.]

He really gives off the aura that he's a scary and dangerous guy, but I've seen him at night, the way he stares at his pictures... He does have a heart, but he's locked it away. And I mean, his work speaks for itself.

[nodo]

[ what if law never gives him a reason to stop though??? it's not like fukuda is saying anything particularly offensive to him. though, he's almost surprised that he has this much knowledge and concern about a single person.

amazing...... law makes a noncommittal noise initially but then wonders if he should he offer some sort of comment? well, it will depend on how much longer fukuda keeps going. ]