Murder Trial #3: Sova Maahes' Walk of Death

[Marie]

Mr. Static. Do you have any prove it was Nox there?

Mr. Static, I am without a doubt 100% sure Raphael was at the bedroom.

[silence [Static]]

"The main point of bringing attention to Nox is that his title and abilities are much more suited to the abilities required to pull off an engineering feat, whereas Raph's simply seem less likely.

"Raphael cannot be blamed for making a microchip if it is not within his capabilities to do so. Seeing as none of us here are clear exactly what he is capable of (or not capable of), we have to take into consideration the fact that no powers similar to the ones required were mentioned before now... when it became convenient.

"Also, Trucy, how you know for a fact that Raphael was in Sova's bedroom. If you would care to explain?"

[Marie]

Aug 8, 2015 20:44:29 GMT -8 silence [Static] said:

"Also, Trucy, how you know for a fact that Raphael was in Sova's bedroom. If you would care to explain?"

Do you deny that I'm wrong in believing Raphael was there?

[silence [Static]]

Aug 8, 2015 20:46:15 GMT -8 Marie said:

Doyou deny that I'm wrong in believing Raphael was there?

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"I am asking what proof you have of his presence at that specific time and place."

[Marie]

She then convinced Raphael into giving her a microchip that she could examine as a SRCL Analyst. She then manipulated Sova into opening up his room for her, and she set up the scene to make it look like Sova struggled with someone in his room. She had Sova stab himself with his own spear to incapacitate him, and she stitched up the microchip into his wound. She knew that Sova had gotten into a fight earlier and thought most might attribute this wound as being from that original fight. She then forced Sova to burn himself alive with Raphael's microchip combined with her manipulation ability, rendering Sova virtually unable to resist going into the flames.

You don't mention that Raphael was there with Junko! So let me cut through your theory!

Verbal Sword #7 - Yin saw Raphael inside Sova's room as Sova walked out.

Yin who was hiding at the time in the hall had been watching the whole scene. That's when she saw Raphael enter sova's room with sova leaving towards the grand foyer!

[silence [Static]]

Aug 8, 2015 20:51:11 GMT -8 Marie said:

[Yin who was hiding at the time in the hall had been watching the whole scene. That's when she saw Raphael enter sova's room with sova leaving towards the grand foyer!

"Them... With this evidence I must concede. I have no way of explaining nor defending Raphael at this point in time. After this, Raphael looks to be guilty."

[Marie]

I demand we take a recess. Without the mastermind here to play up this. Or answer irking questions...
I do not believe we can continue this trial.

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After a short while of listening, the woman directed her attention towards Trucy.
"So rather than presenting your evidence and witnesses, you are deciding to wait until someone pulls up something you can deconstruct with them in order to drag this out?" Bambi asked, leaning back casually in her chair. "Are you really keen to catch the culprit, or are you just trying to boast your intellect? I won't deny that thus far the most I've done is explain minor details and not present anything for it." she continued nonchalantly. "But this feels more like a boost to your ego."


"In defense of Raphael, I saw Raphael pick up the scalpel and compare it to the chest wound, sending it into the
wound and swishing it around. Why would he compare it to the wound if he already knew that a knife had created it? I can understand your argument for his search. Of course, if he knew the chip was there before hand, he could have easily taken it out. But the swishing of the scalpel dictates otherwise. If he was searching for it purposefully, it was because he suspected something he made had been used to kill someone."
Bambi chuckled softly a she heaved a sigh.


"I would also like to take into question some of what you told me during our little session yesterday."

Trucy: "I wasn't involved in anything violent, I saw Sova standing in the West Wing though."
Trucy: "I had been back to the infirmary last night because I fell down the stairs..."
Trucy: "Then we heard Yin exclaim: Lancer's getting to work hurry! We followed her to the West Hall where she was gone, me and Kizami at least. Venera went on her own and Rena did too."

Bambi: "So do you know specifically what Lancer was doing?"

Trucy:"Not at all... He wasn't even in the west hall when I arrived."
Trucy:"Well be sure to watch Raphael."

Bambi: "Why?"
"That's for you to find out."

((this isn't all of the dialogue, it's snippets of what I thought was important.))
"What I want to know is, did you ask Yin about someone entering Sova's room after they called for you? Or was this earlier?"

[Marie]

Well now, let's not rush off into things just yet. I suppose you could say I'm trying to get things rolling.
I don't withhold information for the sake of I want to stoke my ego, rather there is a time and place for everything.
We must address these things piece by piece because even my theory has lacking holes.
Even more so I have been waiting for the proper moment to address it all.
Unfortunately, could I can place Raphael at the crime and go into a fight with sova.
But there's something bugging...
I feel there's more than meets the eyes, to which I've spent most of my time baiting the right information.
However the thing is I now need to go on the offensive, in which I have two targets in my sight.
Without Raphael here I can't even touch the other target.
So... That brings us to a stalemate. Where I have to attack head on to our suspects.
Unless you have a different way to go about it. I'm all ears.

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"Yes... one problem is the wound on Sova's hand. it wasn't calculated- it was very rough. Though it matches the spear, it seems that Sova did not create that wound before being stitched up and implanted with the chip." Bambi hummed, becoming a little calmer as the discussion progressed. "I won't deny that at this point Raphael is being practically nailed with everything....' she mumbled. Raising a brow, she groaned. "I ran into the same situation with trying to question some people. They weren't available and have not been since the murder occurred."

Pausing, Bambi wasn't sure if she should necessarily try anything yet. But... "Do you know where Yin was before you questioned them and they revealed seeing Raphael enter Sova's room? Also, Does anyone recall seeing Raphael traveling with anyone?"

[Marie]

Yin was hiding in the hallway around the time she brought us there to help her against a "pervert".
Most likely under Junko's desk or something? She never told me before we found each other to talk.

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"....that explains why the desk was outside of Junko's room. And the screaming I heard earlier." Bambi replied, cupping her head in her hands due to mental exhaustion. "How about we go over the rest after a quick recess? All of this non-stop thinking is going to leave people confused."

[Chatt]

Please try not to overdo it, Bambi ...

Please keep in mind, this is all baseless conjecture from the baseless conjecture I heard from you, Bambi.

Your defense of Raphael is rather flimsy. If anything, it's even more incriminating. We all have the ability to easily see that the scalpel caused the wounds on the wrist. They are very nice, precise cuts. As one would expect from a scalpel. There is no way that a scalpel could cause the shoulder wound without countless uses. There is absolutely no need for Raphael to swish it into the main wound that was stitched up. And even worse, Raphael reached into the wound, to probe around. Now ... the probing alone isn't too odd.

But ... he found something. And he didn't bother to take it out and look at it. He simply crushed it then and there. This means that he knew what is was. Computer chips are NOT easy to break. And he made a conscious effort to break something he found in the body. He might not have known what it was. In fact, even if he did know it was a computer chip, people would pull it out to show people. No, he simply broke it. The logical assumption? He knew what it was. He wanted to break it.

Baseless conjecture, and that's what it leads to if one uses logic. However, I find it hard to believe that Raphael would be so sloppy. Perhaps there are bigger forces at work? I have no idea.

I propose that we continue to use true evidence until most everything is laid out. Then, we can use conjecture to figure out if magic was involved.

[Daiwa Scarlet]

(Haven't finished reading everything so far yet but Ill toss what I had typed yesterday)

“Hmph... I heard rumors of people suspecting me before so I will dispel them with this.”
*Yin shows her spear, unused as it had been before*
“It is not a unique spear like those of Lancer... and it is also obvious where the second spear came from.
Speaking of Lancer, I will have to apologize for accidentally adding you to the suspect list. I heard muffled yells about perverts and just assumed it was you from your earlier actions. I had alerted some nearby of my suspicions on the 'pervert' before I was able to confirm. It became more awkward later when I heard Sova's grunts while looking for you. I decided not to get involved in such... business... But later I saw Sova walk out of her room and toward the Grand Foyer... with injuries more... serious... than one would get from the assumed activities... For the next parts, I will need confirmations from the hosts... For those still suspecting Lancer, do reevaluate whether your theory makes sense if Lancer was not the next person to leave the room.”

[Daiwa Scarlet]

Everything said, I support Trucy's theory for Raphael as the culprit. I'll even toss out a few times for you guys to play with. The time I heard the muffled yelling was at 5:58 pm pst, which I assume is slightly after the incident started (aka leave room for error with exact times). At 6:01, I had gotten aid and heard the grunting from Sova's room (correction on the previous where I said I heard Sova grunting). At 8:18, I saw Sova walk out with a blank expression, sewn up wound, and holding a knife. She went to the Grand Foyer... I assume the suicide was almost immediate, but please do correct me if I'm wrong... I'm sure one of the six witnesses can tell. I saw Raphael in the room at this point. He later left and I noticed he had no weapons and some blood on his shoulder and left shirt sleeve. He went to his room.

With the discovery of the micro chip, the method of controlling Sova becomes apparent. Controlling abilities seem to be common among our group so saying that you don't believe in magic is quite foolish... We have two ghosts within the palace and hints that alchemy exists.

To ruin Zacharias' theory on Junko, she had never left her room from when I was in the East wing until Sova's death. Thus she did not attack Sova in Sova's room, if the fact that I saw Raphael there isn't enough to convince you. (Do argue if you want, it'll only validate Trucy's use of the seventh sword.)