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LeeDless posted:I played through the whole of Umineko in various states of inebriation and I don't remember who was killed in this episode. I feel like the best way to play Umineko would be while completely tanked on absinthe.
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Kytrarewn posted:I managed to get at least one of the deaths ruined for me (Shortly before this LP was started) by looking at shocking scenes from a different VN and a different anime series on youtube and getting drawn into watching some compilations. I wouldn't really say they were "ruined" for you. The fact that people die isn't a spoiler. This is a Murder Mystery, after all.  The real question is, who how and why did the people die horribly? A witch kills them.
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It's basically impossible to spoil Umineko completely without listening to about 3 hours worth of metaphors and breakdowns thereof, so don't worry if you know about one of the deaths.
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A single death isn't much of a spoiler. I can think of things that'd be far more spoilery, and even then most of them'd only be confusing out of context (though I still recommend against looking up anything Umineko related). Don't worry about that particular spoiler you were exposed to. I got more spoilers than you did, but I still was surprised by a lot of things, even including some of the things I was spoiled on (seeing the actual execution is another matter entirely).
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In this case, the who was shown, the how was displayed, and I can hazard a pretty good guess as to the "why" already. Still impatiently waiting for the next update, since there's a whole lot more to this thing (I read a little bit about the 'when they cry' series on Wikipedia after seeing the scene in question, but remember exceptionally little about it, since I wasn't terribly interested by the premise) than I had thought. Good characters (except for Jessica  ), good writing/translation and a whole lot of family drama that I can relate to on some degree.Mainly just a caution that if you want to avoid being spoiled, avoid any of the various "Most gruesome deaths in animes/VNs" videos/lists that can easily be found accidentally on the internet. Based on the fact that what took several hours to read took place in 15 minutes in the anime (per earlier report), I'm sure there's a whole lot even to what little I saw than I had been exposed to.
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Kytrarewn posted:Based on the fact that what took several hours to read took place in 15 minutes in the anime (per earlier report), I'm sure there's a whole lot even to what little I saw than I had been exposed to. Well, it's like almost 40 minutes, since it's an episode and 14 minutes of the next one. Although the VN to Anime adaptation doesn't become so evident till later on, when BIG chunks of plot are missing, which are vital to solve the core of the story. When we reach that point, which maybe around next year, I will bring it up again with more detail.
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'When the Seagulls Cry' is a crappy name for this game. It should be something like "All Ushiromiyas are Assholes Forever". Seriously though, finally got my hands on a copy and am working my way through the Question arcs. I'm looking forward to all the speculation in the thread.
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I just wanted to check in and say that I am really enjoying this thread and am glad it is full steam ahead for the game and for the LP itself. Right before hurricane Sandy I pretty much copy/pasted the whole thread into Word. It gave me some good stuff to read through, all rationed out like, during a six day power outage. So, thanks for that. I'm pretty much totally out of touch with anything anime/manga, and wasn't sure this was really going to be for me, but once I got familiar with the cast (which is a bit bigger than I am used to from the only other pseudo-visual novels I am familiar with, Phoenix Wright, 999, Dangan Ronpa, etc.) I started really enjoying it.
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^ ^ ^ You should go ahead and read Higurashi while following this LP. If you're enjoying Umineko then you'll certainly enjoy that.
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LeeDless posted:^ ^ ^ You should go ahead and read Higurashi while following this LP. If you're enjoying Umineko then you'll certainly enjoy that. I'm open to it. Was that ever LPed? Or do you mean just get it for myself or whatever?
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I mean try it yourself as no LP exists. Manga Gamer has the complete first episode available for free download. http://www.mangagamer.com/allages/Titles/Details/DB2324F5-8829-455B-B75B-93C14A560794/higurashi-when-they-cry
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An issue with Higurashi is that its original art was even worse than Umineko's original art, and Umineko's original art was terrible. Such is the curse of the author also being the artist. If you read it, make sure to get a version with the updated art.
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KamikazePotato posted:An issue with Higurashi is that its original art was even worse than Umineko's original art, and Umineko's original art was terrible. Such is the curse of the author also being the artist. If you read it, make sure to get a version with the updated art. No, Umineko's art was perfect, cease your lies.
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Rodyle posted:No, Umineko's art was perfect, cease your lies. I wouldn't call it perfect, but I do prefer the original art in a few places. Namely, the original does facial expressions better. Especially when it comes to what really matters, the trollfaces.
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KamikazePotato posted:An issue with Higurashi is that its original art was even worse than Umineko's original art, and Umineko's original art was terrible. Such is the curse of the author also being the artist. If you read it, make sure to get a version with the updated art. But that was part of the charm of the original game.
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I actually prefer the original art over the redone style (mostly for the facial expressions), but it definitely, definitely isn't for everyone. I'd much sooner recommend the redone art.
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Oh many people enjoy the original art, you're not alone. http://fuuka.warosu.org/jp/thread/S6964543
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But /jp/ hates visual novels, especially translated ones.
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Umineko's original art is the awesome kind of awful, pretty much entirely because of the faces. Higurashi's is just terrible. The horrible mutant hands aren't enough to redeem it. Though I say this as someone who only played one episode of Higurashi with the original graphics, and only because I couldn't find a functional patch for Ep 6 at the time. Maybe the art would have grown on me if I'd played all 8 patchless. Update should be up tomorrow night, by the way. Possibly tonight if things work out.
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VNs always start so slowly. I remember Fate/Stay Night was kind of like that too. But looking at the Ushiromiya family, I have a very important question. How much incest should I expect? On a scale of 1 (those cousins are a bit too flirty) to 5 (your father is also your uncle and possibly your cousin). If it's something like a solid 4 or 5, then I need to prepare myself for it. Or is this the one way the Ushiromiya clan isn't screwed up? (Also, I am still puzzling over whether there really were 12 siblings to start with, but eight got killed off. I just can't tell if that's a joke, or seriously part of the backstory.)
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Pretty interesting story so far. With all the foreshadowing going on, I'll hazard a guess that someone's going to wind up dead in the morning. After all, that letter said that the entire fortune would go to the person who solved the epitaph. That epitaph mentioned a lot of stuff about sacrifices and killing, and there's bound to be someone on the island who interprets that to mean stabbing their relatives is the way to win the gold. And that's not even getting into who "Beatrice" is. Is this all a plot by Kinzo to get his heirs to murder each other because his absinthe-soaked delusions have convinced him it would bring back "Beatrice"? Or has one of the other people on the island set this up for nefarious reasons? Let's see what happens in the next update.
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Anastasiya posted:But looking at the Ushiromiya family, I have a very important question. How much incest should I expect? On a scale of 1 (those cousins are a bit too flirty) to 5 (your father is also your uncle and possibly your cousin). 1, Battler is the only one that flirts with other people cause it's his defining character trait, so far.
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By the way, I would advise anyone who doesn't usually listen to music in these updates to listen to all of the music from here on out. It's truly a defining aspect of Umineko and contributes heavily to the experience; most of it has been pretty low-key so far, but that's probably going to change soon.
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Anastasiya posted:(Also, I am still puzzling over whether there really were 12 siblings to start with, but eight got killed off. I just can't tell if that's a joke, or seriously part of the backstory.) Let's just say this isn't the first time Kinzo lended Beatrice the ring.
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Anastasiya posted:VNs always start so slowly. I remember Fate/Stay Night was kind of like that too. It's more than 1 but not as much as 5. Organza Quiz fucked around with this message at 10:10 on Nov 8, 2012 |
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Walterion posted:1, Battler is the only one that flirts with other people cause it's his defining character trait, so far. Well, that's a relief. I was ready to start thinking the worst and wonder about Maria's notably absent father. It's better to avoid that kind of thing. Kudos to you, game. Now show me in what ways they are messed up.
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Organza Quiz posted:Spoilers Could you please remove that?
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Organza Quiz posted:stupid poo poo No spoilers, even in tags.
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Anastasiya posted:Well, that's a relief. I was ready to start thinking the worst and wonder about Maria's notably absent father. Kinzo already said that Rosa had a bastard child. It looked like he just walked out on her.
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A note for those playing Higurashi: You'll probably want to finish it before Shiny finishes Episode 1. It helps the reading experience that way. Luckily, you'll have plenty of time to finish it since it will be a while before the thread reaches that point.
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Rodyle posted:No spoilers, even in tags. I'm massively against spoilers, in fact I consider some of the things the OP has said in the LP to be more of a spoiler than should be in the LP. But if someone asks whether there's a serious issue that's going to badly affect them involved in something then it's only fair to tell them the extent of it honestly. But in any case, I edited to give even less detail. Organza Quiz fucked around with this message at 10:10 on Nov 8, 2012 |
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Part Fourteen: You Shall Lift Up As Sacrifice The Six Chosen By The Key (Section A)  Maybe the rain had died down a tiny bit since the previous night. ...But it didn't look like the thick rain-clouds were planning to let any trace of the morning sun get by. The morning was dim, and far from refreshing.  : "...As expected, it doesn't seem that it will stop today." : "Sorry for keeping you waiting, Genji-sama."Kanon finished checking his appearance, and exited the washroom. In a normal schedule, it was rare for anyone to have to suffer going straight from a midnight shift to a morning shift. There was a special system for the two days of the family conference. But then, as long as the typhoon didn't leave today, the relatives' stay on this island would last until tomorrow. Kanon thought that it was best to be prepared for the special schedule to be extended one more day.  Even though they had spent several days making it beautiful to welcome the guests, it had only taken one stormy night to ruin it. Kanon sighed.  Though of course, they didn't bother making backgrounds to show that the garden is ruined now... They reached the overhang by the entrance to the mansion, and folded up their umbrellas. Genji took from his pocket a bundle of several keys, and used it to unlock the front door. There was nothing on Rokkenjima outside the Ushiromiya family mansion, so, in the past, they hadn't been in the habit of locking up. However, Natsuhi had ordered that the mansion would be locked up from midnight to early morning.  Silence had fallen in the mansion, giving the impression that the mansion itself was asleep. : "...Well then, let us begin the morning chores.": "Yes."The two of them split up and began opening the curtains throughout the mansion. ...If the curtains remained closed, the inside of the mansion would still be dim, as if it hadn't managed to escape the previous night, and they wouldn't be able to clean. Kanon, in a well rehearsed procedure, went around the mansion opening one window after another without having to retrace his steps once. Even with this horrible weather, by opening the curtains, it began to feel just a little bit like morning. While doing that, he passed in front of the kitchen. ...Even though he knew that he wouldn't be able to smell it yet, his stomach started aching for some of Gohda's much bragged about cooking.  The kitchen was darkly lit, and there was no fan for ventilation, much less curtains to be opened. Since it was still cold without a hint of a fire, it was obvious that no preparations for breakfast were taking place. ...Even though it wouldn't be permitted, maybe Gohda had overslept. Even servants are human. Except the ones that are actually very well disguised chairs or whatever. They can sometimes be late when they are unable to wake up. ...In the rare case when that happened, clamoring to hide the unsightly scene, casually smoothing it over, and making sure that the presence of such a mistake was never noticed by the master were just some of a servant's virtues. Kanon took the receiver of the phone that had been fitted to the wall and dialed the number for the extension line to the room where the servants slept. : "...?"...He couldn't hear that characteristic sound of a dial tone. Kanon tried picking up the receiver again, but even so, he couldn't hear the usual dial tone. He tried dialing again, but it had no apparent effect.  No way to get off the island, no way to contact anyone outside it. The closed circle has been fully established. The equipment in this mansion was all worn out. Kanon fully understood that even the smallest thing could have caused it to break down. Kanon gave up trying to wake him with the phone, and dashed over to the room where the servants slept.  Her sleep was always light, and she wouldn't even have been able to sleep at all without medicine. ...To Natsuhi, sleeping was definitely not a happy thing. When she looked outside, she saw that it was still pouring. If she hadn't sensed a tiny amount of light, she might have mistakenly thought that it was still last night. ...She herself was one of the hosts, so she mustn't wake up later than her guests. Urging herself on, she raised up her body, which still hadn't completely recovered from yesterday's weariness.  ...Then wouldn't it be better to just stay locked up in this room forever...? Natsuhi smiled bitterly at this delusion. ...She was starting to sound like Kinzo. That is not a bad thing, Natsuhi. At all times, in all situations, you should strive to be more like Kinzo. Well okay maybe not in the “be a complete ...Even though most of the time she would carelessly call Kinzo names for staying locked up in his own room, the truth was that she actually longed to do so herself. ...Natsuhi gave her head a small shake, and her fantasy was replaced by the reawakening of her usual headache.   Surely, Jessica had said something about it having the power to repel magic, and that she should hang it from her doorknob. ...Maybe it was thanks to the charm that at least this room had been protected from her husband's siblings' malice. ...As she thought this, her mood began to get a little more cheerful.  : "...I wonder if it was thanks to Jessica, ...that I was able to get a little peaceful sleep..."Then Natsuhi remembered. That's right, last night, I promised Jessica that I would give her a charm of my own in exchange for this one, didn't I? Natsuhi opened a drawer on her dresser, and she took out an antique accessory case that she had treasured when she was a child. Inside, there were many small objects that Natsuhi had thought were valuable at the time. From amidst those, she pulled out a red pouch. ...Inside was a small, round mirror about 10cm across.  She had heard that this mirror was a spiritual mirror to ward off evil spirits, and she had been given it specially by her Grandmother when her grandfather's mementos had been distributed. It had been believed since long ago that a strange power slept in that mirror. It was believed that, in the same way it reflected light, it also deflected misfortune and malice. Wait you already had some form of witch protection and you still took the charm? Way to hog all the wards, jackass. Now watch as your daughter turns up dead because she didn't have her scorpion pendant and it'll be all your fault. Natsuhi returned the mirror to its pouch. ...It would probably be a fitting object to hand over to Jessica. Just as she was placing it in her pocket, the sound of someone knocking on the door suddenly echoed throughout the room.  No servant had ever come to her this early in the morning, nor had they come to her directly. Maybe something bad had happened. For example, maybe some fatal oversight had been made during the preparations for breakfast and the household had been put to shame in front of the guests, or something. ...Natsuhi took a deep breath in anticipation for whatever troubles she was about to be told of...  : "...Good morning. Did something happen?": "My apologies. ...It seems that the telephones have broken down because of last night's lightning. ...The extension telephone has been interrupted, so please forgive my coming to see you directly.": "The extension telephone has been interrupted? That will be troublesome. Will it be possible to repair it?":"...I am afraid that we don't know the location of the damage. I would like to call an expert and have him repair it.": "Does that mean that we will be unable to repair it until the typhoon has passed? ...Which means that the guests will be unreachable for the duration of their stay. ...Will there be any problem for our guests?": "...We will do all we can to make sure there is none.": "That is fine. ...I will be counting on you to make sure that there are no blunders."Natsuhi let out a small sigh of relief. She had been prepared for the worst, but damage to the telephones wasn't the kind of trouble she was worried about. ...But then, even this would probably be enough to spark sarcasm from Eva. Natsuhi gave her head a light shake.  Up from “sleeping in” to “gone,” eh? Number one, perhaps... Natsuhi was indignant. To her, this was a much bigger problem than the phones not working. And despite that, this piece of information was the part that had been postponed. Why did everything go well most of the time, and then come to something like this when the relatives were visiting... Natsuhi smacked her head with her hand and nodded distractedly. : "I guess everyone oversleeps sometimes. Anyway, it doesn't matter who, just hurry with the breakfast's preparation. ...Wha-"  ...Well. Guess the charm works for that after all. Also, lazy visuals again!  : "Wh, ...what kind of prank is this...? How awful...!": "...I also just noticed it as I came to call you. I will clean it later." : "...P, ...perhaps, a vulgar joke by one of the guests. Disgusting, truly disgusting...!"Who in the world would pull such a childish and disgusting prank! Natsuhi had a pretty good idea, but of course there was no proof, so even if she pushed the issue, it would just seem as though she was making a fuss about nothing. On the contrary, after having such a prank played on her, it would definitely be better if she didn't notice it. Natsuhi gave the order to have it cleaned, and headed off to the parlor with a squeak of her heels.  : "...Good morning, everyone." : "Mornin', Natsuhi-san. Gohda-san was makin' breakfast too, ain't he? My stomach's been gettin' all excited since I woke up. Wahahaha." : "It looks like food is the best you can look forward to in the main house, right? *giggle* *giggle*.": "...You too, Eva-san, I'm pleased to hear that you are well this morning."Natsuhi returned Eva's gaze, which was fiercely competitive even though it was early in the morning, with a weary expression. Then Kanon jogged in. After bowing in apology to the relatives for running inside the mansion, he noticed Genji and told him something in a small voice.  Kanon glanced at Genji. ...It looked like he had something else to report, but that he was asking Genji whether he should say it himself. ...Genji nodded, and he decided to give the report himself.  : "...Madam. It is not only Gohda. ...Your husband is also nowhere to be found."Two. : "My husband?": "Yes. I thought I would report to him before Madam about the lack of preparation for breakfast, and visited his room, but I did not find him there. Furthermore, it was not only he who was missing. ...Rudolf-sama and his wife, as well as Rosa-sama are nowhere to be found."Three. Four. Five. : "Not even in the guesthouse? Not in the mansion?": "...Yes. They are also not in their rooms in the guesthouse."When she had heard that Gohda alone was missing, she had thought that he might have slept in or was loafing around somewhere, but once she heard that several of the relatives were also missing, her optimistic way of thinking began to change.  Or maybe they're all okay and we'll get more family conference action with sleep deprivation added to the mix. ...But probably not. ...The part about 'cooling off their heads' really sounded like something Krauss would like to say. Probably, Gohda had been called to go with them to aid them with something. Gohda was not a man who lost track of time. He had to have understood that, if he did not return, the preparations for breakfast would be hindered. Even so, there had been that inescapable atmosphere, so maybe that conference had continued to this very moment. ...I see, thought Natsuhi. To her, this was an extremely persuasive theory. Natsuhi remembered the illusion that she had felt that morning of being sucked into a continuation of the previous night. ...When she learned that the feeling wasn't just an illusion, she once again took a deep, weary breath. Because that banquet of filthy vultures circling around Kinzo's property was still continuing.  : "Nii-san and Rudolf sure are tough. Maybe it's just youth in Rosa's case? ...The two of us were so tired that we had to go back to bed just after midnight. I do remember that Nii-san and the rest were still having a heated discussion at that point. ...Men sure are nasty when they get excited."Natsuhi snorted, her face still blank. : "Kanon, search outside. If you find Gohda, tell him to return immediately and begin preparations for breakfast.": "...Certainly.": "Natsuhi nee-san, they aren't necessarily outside, right? Couldn't they also be inside Father's study?" : "...I see, that wouldn't be impossible to consider. I dunno what they've been discussin', but there's also a decent chance that they've moved to Father's study and included him in the discussion."Or maybe he called them in to take a more active hand in the selection of sacrifices. : "...I can't imagine that Father would be so pleased at that detestable topic that he would invite them into his study." : "...Eva-san, a guest such as you mustn't trouble herself. I will go. I can also tell him good morning." : "Really, then I'm counting on you, alright? But I somehow doubt whether he will return your greeting. Natsuhi nee-san, have you always been on such good terms with Father?": "...I don't know whether it could be called good terms, but I am sure that I have gained his trust as the wife of the successor to the Ushiromiya family." : "Then I'm sure that he will at least answer you, right? I want to at least eat breakfast with Father. I wonder if you could convince him to come down and join us? ...It seems that he thoroughly despises the rest of us, but I'm sure if his trusted Natsuhi asks, he will surely listen. ...If you can't convince father after speaking to me so sharply, and have to come down by yourself..., I'm sure you will never again be able to say that you're trusted by him, right...? *giggle* *giggle* *giggle*!" Eva's mean-spirited and unreasonable demand made Natsuhi clench her fists slightly. ...When Genji realized this, he softly spoke to her over her shoulder. : "...Madam. If you would, please take this.": "This is...?"Genji handed Natsuhi a sparkling gold key of ornate design. It was the key to Kinzo's study. The study would always lock itself, and couldn't be unlocked as long as Kinzo forbade entrance. However, since Genji was especially trusted by Kinzo, he was allowed to carry a key to that door...  Until now, Natsuhi had thought of Genji as a cold servant who, since he worked directly under Kinzo, would not do anything for her. But it looked like she would have to alter her understanding of him... She wanted to communicate her feelings of thanks, but by then, Genji had already turned his back on her, and was walking down the corridor with Kanon. ...The words that reached Natsuhi from behind her as she watched them go were sneering. : "Then, you must bring Father with you, right? After all, it's his son's cute wife who's asking. I'm sure he'll listen to you. *giggle* *giggle* *giggle*. We are guests, so let us leisurely relax here.": "Quit it, Eva, you're talkin' too much. Sorry, but Natsuhi nee-san? We're counting on you about Father..."Natsuhi, without answering, forcefully spun around on her heels and quickly left that place.   : "..."As she rubbed her sleepy eyes and looked around, the loud snoring coming from the three cousins continued. ...For a while, Maria had to think about what had happened. After that, she realized that her mother was not with her and quickly got lonely. Maria left the cousins' room, trying to head to the room that had been arranged for her and her mother. Paying no heed to the three who were sleeping soundly, she made a loud banging sound. In response, Battler mumbled and rolled over in his sleep, but it wasn't enough to wake him up. After a while, Maria returned, once again opening the door with a lively bang. :"...Uu-."When she had left the room, her face had been sleepy, but after returning, she now looked discontent. After that, she climbed up on Battler's bed, which happened to be the closest, and started yelling and jumping on it like it was a trampoline.   After making sure that I was awake, Maria moved over to George-aniki's bed and started jumping on that too. ...In that manner, the three of us were all greeted with an extremely pleasant awakening. What the hell kind of hellish lives do these poor bastards live that a pleasant way to start the day is being screamed at by a nine year old jumping on your bed?  : "Thanks, Maria-chan, for waking us up. You stopped us from sleeping in after that late night... ...But maybe it would be better if you could be a little more gentle..." : "...George nii-san, you really are an adult, I respect that..." : "It'll be 7:00 soon... Well, it's not really a bad time to wake up. *yaaawn*."  : "No-t he-re!! Uu-uu-! Uu-! Ma-ma-! Uu-uu-uu-!!"Maria kept groaning 'uu-uu-' and looking unhappy. It seemed like she wasn't simply lonely because she couldn't find her mother, but actually unhappy because her mother wasn't in the place Maria thought she was and this made her feel like she'd been tricked. She might have been satisfied just to hear where her mother was, but unfortunately, as long as Rosa oba-san wasn't here, we had no way of knowing where she was.  :"Anyway, it's time to go to breakfast, so let's head over to the mansion.": "That's right. Maria, will you go to the mansion with us? I'm sure Rosa oba-san will also be there." : "Uu-? Mama's in the mansion? Then I'll go. Uu-." : "That's right, let's go to the mansion. Our parents have probably already gone there."Maria, as though her earlier temper had been a lie, regained her usual composure. We got dressed, left the room, and headed for the mansion.   ...Even though he was the head--no, especially because he was the head, he couldn't fail to make an appearance. ...I wonder if I can convince him myself? Natsuhi readied herself, and, using the key that she had borrowed from Genji, opened the door... Even though she was prepared for the sweet stench that seemed to eat into her brain after pouring out through the small crack in the door, she couldn't help but grimace. 7 AM and the absinthe is already flowing. Kinzo knows how to start the day. Thinking that he might still be sleeping, Natsuhi entered the room quietly...   : "S, ...so you're awake... Good morning..." : "...How did you get in?"Kinzo spoke with his back still facing her. His voice was not harsh, but calm, and Natsuhi was slightly reassured. ...However, even though he had been awake, he was at least in a bad enough mood that he had ignored the sound of all of that knocking. Natsuhi wasn't able to break the tension.  : "Y, yes...Breakfast will soon be prepared, and I would greatly appreciate it if you would join us..." : "I will eat here. Have it brought here like always.": "But Father... This is the annual family conference. Please, at least let them see your face.": "...Go back downstairs. Are you asking me to join in on the discussion of how they chew my inheritance to bits after I die? How foolish. ...They can keep talking about that kind of thing as much as they like without me. And if that's what you call a family conference, it's nothing so important that I should leave my room for it. I am busy. Do not bother me."With his last words came the threat that any further questions would be useless. ...Natsuhi realized that adding any further pleas would finally bring his wrath down upon her. It would be annoying to hear Eva sarcastically say that she hadn't been able to convince him after all, but there was nothing more Natsuhi could do... : "...Is that so...? ...Understood... I am sure that everyone will be sorry to hear it, but I will tell them."Natsuhi decided to give up. Bowing silently, she tried to leave the room before Kinzo's spasmodic temper could fire up. As she did, Kinzo spoke to Natsuhi. ...Compared to the usual Kinzo, this voice was calm and gentle, like it came from another person.   It was definitely not an exaggeration. Natsuhi had been that determined when she had taken the name Ushiromiya. ...That was why she was so sorrowful that, despite all of her fruitless effort, she was not even accepted by her husband. : "...If Krauss were a woman, ...and you were his husband...No, ...I won't say that.": "Wh, ...what do you mean by that, ...Father?"Natsuhi was shocked. ...If Kinzo's words just now had been meant literally... ...To Natsuhi right now, those words would be more than enough to make up for all she had suffered up to that point.   : "...Father. ...Even though I, Natsuhi, am not connected to you by blood, I am still your daughter. ...The honor and glory of the Ushiromiya family, ...and everything that you have left, ...I, Natsuhi, will definitely show you that I can protect it...!" : "...You do not have the qualifications to wear the One-winged Eagle. ...However, the One-winged Eagle is surely engraved in your heart. ...In that case, you are definitely my blood relative, a person who will inherit the glory of the Ushiromiya family. ...Some will sneer that there is no eagle on your clothes. However, that is nothing to lend an ear to. ...Only those who hold the eagle in their hearts are my true blood relatives. ...I now believe that it was an honor that you were welcomed into the Ushiromiya family..."D'aww. Another person Kinzo likes. We're up to...let's see... -Genji -Kanon -Shannon -Beatrice -Sometimes Nanjo -Maybe Maria? -Natsuhi -Absinthe ...That's a pretty long list for someone as full of general loathing as Kinzo. Huh. ...Also this raises the question of why he doesn't just let her wear the damned Eagle if he thinks she deserves it more than his actual kids. He's the guy who dictates the rules for that poo poo, who's gonna stop him? Maybe he's just loving with her to amuse himself until the roulette spits out more results. That probably makes more sense... Without saying anything more, Kinzo remained with his back to Natsuhi. However, Natsuhi couldn't help but feel something warm well up inside her that she hadn't felt since long ago, when she had been just a child... Natsuhi bowed silently to his back and left the room...  When Natsuhi left the study, she saw Eva climbing the stairs and their eyes met. Eva, thinking that Natsuhi would leave drudgingly after failing to convince Kinzo, was smirking unpleasantly. However, the way Natsuhi was now, such a frivolous laugh would not disturb her. ...She was not permitted to wear the family crest on her clothing. ...But she was permitted to wear it in her heart. So she spoke calmly, clearly, ...and confidently with the dignity of the one who would protect the glory of the Ushiromiya family. : "Father said that he would not join in on the family conference. He says that he has no interest in such an obscene topic.": "...I'm sure he said something like that. If you weren't able to persuade Father, say so frankly." Natsuhi did not answer. Just as Kinzo had done earlier, she showed Eva her back as she headed down the stairs. Eva finally realized that she was being made fun of, and that something had happened to quickly bolster Natsuhi's confidence. Even so, she didn't have the courage to risk Kinzo's wrath. Unable to even knock on the door, she could only scratch at the air in front of it, cluck her tongue, and follow after Natsuhi.  : "...I didn't get the chance to ask, but they were not inside the study. ...It is impossible that Father would let them into the room for such a lowly conversation, so there was no way for him to know where they went. Let us go downstairs and wait for the servants to return from their search. ...Breakfast may be late, but how about some tea, Eva-san?": "...Th, ...that would be fine."Eva couldn't hide her confusion over the complete difference in Natsuhi's appearance. ...She was acting so boldly, and while Eva hated to admit it, she even had a sense of dignity about her. Unable to find fault with anything, she could only follow Natsuhi back to the parlor.  : "You still have not found my husband and the rest?": "...Yes, my apologies. ...Also, Kumasawa has begun the preparations for breakfast. She said that she will need just a little longer."The clock read a little past 8:00. 8:00 should have been the time to start breakfast Normally, going over that time limit was a disgrace to the host. : "...Kanon is now searching outside. ...Furthermore, no one has seen Shannon."...Well, that makes a nice round six, then. And everyone but those six pretty well eliminated by showing up alive onscreen. Poor George... : "Even Shannon? ...Seriously, how many people does my husband have to order to go with him when he wants to go for a walk?"How many people couldn't be found? After the number of people had grown so large, it was starting to feel truly unpleasant, as though they were the only ones being left out on something interesting. At the very least it looked like the children, no, Maria especially felt the same way. She was indignant, her stomach grumbling, almost as though her mother and the others had left her alone to go off and eat something delicious without her. Trying to fix her bad mood, the other children were flipping through the channels on the television, trying to find a program that might interest Maria. Nanjo was sitting in the sofa, gazing blissfully at the children while reading a book. It must have been a book about chess. The sound of footsteps came rushing towards them with a pitter-patter. There was only one set, so they realized before they saw the source that it was not Krauss and the rest, but probably Kanon.  She didn't know where they were, but they had to be somewhere on this island. They hadn't put anything in their mouths since last night, so their stomachs must be growling about now. They would surely saunter in any time now. ...Natsuhi was already dumbfounded, and she had begun to think that there was no urgent need to find them right then. : "I will go to the kitchen to prepare some tea for all of the guests. Thanks to both of you for all of your hard work so early in the morning."Natsuhi, acting as though the release in tension had caused a new surge in her headache, left the parlor. ...Kanon tried to call to her back, but Natsuhi left swiftly.  Kanon sounded evasive. He still didn't know where they were, but maybe he had found something with some relation to that. When Eva and Hideyoshi noticed this exchange of words, they came over. Maybe Kanon had noticed something that looked strange. : "What's goin' on, Kanon-kun? Did you find Krauss nii-san and everyone else?": "...Actually... Something looked odd about the rose garden storehouse.": "...Something looked odd, ...what do you mean by that?": "...It was, um, ...how should I explain it..."Kanon once again hesitated. ...He wasn't speaking anything like you'd expect from the usually fearless Kanon. Eva and Hideyoshi looked slightly doubtful at his appearance... : "What do you mean? They aren't inside the storehouse, are they?": "No, ...I am going to inspect the inside now. I was just returning to bring the key, but...umm..." Kanon dashed off to the servants' room and returned with the key. Genji left the parlor, saying that he would go check, but Eva and Hideyoshi also followed. ...What was this 'something odd about the storehouse' that had caused the usually fearless Kanon to hesitate? It was still pouring outside, but their curiosity over this 'something' that Kanon couldn't talk about won out. While the children made a big fuss watching television, Kanon and the rest dashed over to the entrance...   It was definitely not a pretty building. Because of its appearance, it had been built hidden in a corner of the rose garden.  They entered a small path just off the rose garden, which was normally off limits for those appreciating the garden and only used by those maintaining the garden. As they dashed along that as well, the front of the storehouse came into view.  It was a very old shed of a storehouse, and compared to the flawlessly perfect beauty of the rose garden, it was pretty seedy-looking. It was easy to understand why it had been built in a hard to see place. Eva and Hideyoshi arrived at the storehouse long after Kanon and Genji. : "Ha..., ha... Ya two sure are fast...! I thought my heart was gonna explode..." : "I guess they did build a storehouse over here. ...bu, ...wha, ...what is that...?"When Eva looked at where Kanon was pointing, she was at a loss for words. Noticing this, Hideyoshi also followed Kanon's finger and was likewise too shocked to speak. The entrance to the storehouse was a kind of shutter. ...And there, ... ...Everyone there suddenly realized why Kanon had been unable to find words that could describe what they now saw. On the shutter, which was completely filthy from being exposed to wind and rain for so long, stuck right on it...   Well, there goes the neighborhood. Goddamn kids, running around graffitiing up the buildings. Determined little fuckers too, coming all the way out here in the storm to get it done. There were no words that could describe it. Some kind of mark was drawn, ...with a ghastly substance meant to look like blood, ...in a shape meant to suggest something ominous. ...Two circles were drawn there, and inside them was a design that looked like a cross. The four ends of the cross were widely exaggerated, and it looked like some kind of crest from somewhere around Europe. And in the cracks between these shapes, written closely packed together, were some unfamiliar characters, or possibly symbols...  : "When was this written...?!": "...Last night, I came here before it started raining, but there was nothing drawn here at that time.": "...We must do something before anyone else sees this. If they laid eyes upon it, it would cause them great discomfort..." : "That's right... Even though it's just a shed, I don't want to leave such an unpleasant scribble alone for even one second.": "There is some paint inside the storehouse. Let us paint over it temporarily as an emergency measure, than repaint it again someday when the weather is good. ..."Genji remembered that he had just recently seen another scribble, and that it too had been made with a strange, dark-red substance of the same color as this... ...That must have been..., ...that's right, he had seen it on the door to Natsuhi's room...  Kanon squatted in front of the shutter and unlocked it. He then lifted it up with all of his strength. A boisterous noise resounded, and the eerie shape drawn on the shutter began to get sucked in through the top as the shutter was raised. ...At least for the time being, that sign of misfortune disappeared from their direct gaze, and they all breathed a sigh of relief... (continued in next post) Shiny777 fucked around with this message at 05:18 on Nov 10, 2012 |
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Part Fourteen: You Shall Lift Up As Sacrifice The Six Chosen By The Key (Section B)  Battler and Jessica were making fun of the kids' program at every turn, cackling. George was enjoying the program along with Maria. Nanjo sat on a sofa by himself, passing the time by reading quietly. They heard hurried footsteps coming from the hallway. They were footsteps from a single person. ...Did that mean that it wasn't the group of four that had just left?  He had probably come dashing back from outside the mansion. His shoulders were soaking wet, and he didn't have his usual smart appearance. When Genji noticed Nanjo looking at him, he gave a small, silent bow and quickly approached him. : "...Doctor Nanjo, my apologies. Please, come with me, quickly." : "Wh, ...what has happened?"  Genji whispered something into Natsuhi's ear, and Natsuhi's face too changed color, shocked. ...Then, leaving the serving cart where it was, the three of them started dashing towards the entrance... George noticed them running down the rose garden through the window. : "...What is that? Genji-san and Doctor Nanjo and, ...and that's Natsuhi oba-san, isn't it?": "What's up, Aniki?": "...Maybe something has happened. They looked horribly flustered."Jessica and Maria also realized that something had happened from the fact that Eva, Hideyoshi and Nanjo were no longer in their seats, and because the serving cart had been abandoned in the entrance to the parlor. : "Could there have been some kind of accident...?": "...Let's go check it out. It's no fun if we're the only ones left out, right? Ihihi!"For some reason, what Battler said sounded extremely indiscreet. ...But they couldn't deny that they were a little insecure and concerned after seeing the adults run off into the rain regardless of appearance. : "...Let's check it out, alright? I'm worried something might have happened..."Jessica's insecure words spoke for all of them.  : "Then only the rest of us will go. Maria-chan, we'll be back soon. Stay here watching TV.": "Uu-!"  It felt like the wind suddenly got stronger. ...The malicious sound of thunder began to ring out like it had the previous night. It felt like an eerie something had surrounded the island, and was trying to stop us from moving forward.  Just as Jessica had said, they began to see a storehouse in front of them. They could also see the adults there. The shutter to the storehouse was open, and several adults looked as though they were searching for something. For some reason, only Natsuhi was outside the storehouse. Without even holding an umbrella, she looked like she was hanging her head, and her back was facing them...  When Natsuhi realized that the children had come, a terrible expression rose to her face, and she ran at them with her arms spread wide.    : "KyaaaaaAAAAAAaaaaaAAaa!!!"Jessica's piercing shriek rang out. ...But that was just because Jessica's scream was the loudest. ...The same thing spilled out of Battler and George's mouths as well...  : "George, take everyone and return to the mansion!!! Quickly!! Right now!!"When Natsuhi had spread her arms, I had thought that she was trying to prevent us from advancing any further. ...However, right now, that wasn't why Eva was spreading her arms. ...She was trying to hide that terrible scene from the kids. It was her mother's heart, trying to protect the eyes and hearts of us children by attempting to block our view of that terrible scene by at least the width of one of her arms!  : "...Is this some kind of joke? Is it...?!"...I had seen this kind of cheap scene all too often.  Well, uh. Guess Rudolf totally called it, then! Good for him...  : "Dad, DAD!!!": "You mustn't, Jessica!! You mustn't go in!! You mustn't look!!!": "Dad, Dad!! HyyaaaaaAAAAAAa!!!" : "...So what does that mean? Just killin' 'em wasn't enough, ...they went on to do somethin' like this!! The devil, this here's the work of the devil!!"Natsuhi oba-san caught Jessica in her arms and Eva oba-san caught George-aniki, ...so I was the only one who could approach the entrance to the storehouse. ...Aah, ...if only there had been someone there to catch me too, I wouldn't have needed to have this horrible, evil scene burned into my eyes...  ...Just as Jessica had said, it did look like a storehouse used to keep gardening tools.   I didn't know whether it had been one of these gardening tools, which if used for something other than their intended purpose could definitely be wielded with a naked brutality, or whether some horrible tool had been brought in here specifically for this. ...Anyways, ...the bodies which had been tumbled into here, each of them had been given an atrocious makeup. ...It wasn't makeup, ...it was more like..., "their faces had been plowed"...!  : "...UwooooOOOOoooooooohh!!! Daaaaaaaaaaad!! I always thought you were going to hell?! But still, not like this, right? You weren't such a son of bitch that you should have to suffer so brutally!! And even Kyrie-san, ...didn't I tell you to stop going out with this guy...even you, ...there was no reason for even you to go through this, was there... ...There's no face..., there's no face... drat it drat it drat it drat it, hiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!" : "...Battler-san, you mustn't look any more... There's no way that your mother and father would want you to see them like this...! For your mother and your father's sakes, ...you mustn't look any more!!" : But you know, why even Kyrie-san's face...? Kyrie-san wasn't a bastard...I sometimes got a little sick of her, but..., she was a little cool, just like a big sister to me...and then..., and then this...!! At least Krauss oji-san's better, ain't he!!? It's not his whole face, just the side!! He at least has half of his face left, doesn't he!! That's still better, that's still better!!": "NooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooOOOOOooooo!!!"Trying to shut out my reckless words, Jessica tried to fill her ears with the sound of her own screaming.  It was as if I was crying on behalf of everyone there... Representing the feelings of everyone there, I screamed over and over...  : "...No. ...There are six people. ...There's, ...one more person..."The body that Hideyoshi was looking down on now was hidden in the shadow of a mountain of random objects, in a blind spot to George, who stood by the entrance. ...So George couldn't tell , ...whose body it was... ...Therefore, ...George cursed himself. He cursed himself for always imagining the worst...!  : "...So, ...the one lying at Father's feet is, ...Sha, ...Shannon, isn't it...?"  George was completely silent. ...He shook slightly, his lower lip trembling... He wanted to run up to his beloved, screaming and crying. ...But, ...before rashly running up to her, ...he mustered up all of his strength, and asked his father.  Hideyoshi deeply understood the meaning of those words. ...So he couldn't give George an answer. ...No, ...he thought that, to George right now, that was the only possible sincere and loving response. When George had asked whether she was the same, ...he had meant to ask whether her body was the same as the others. ...Since Hideyoshi hadn't denied it, it meant that the body was just as horrible.  : "...Can I, ...look at Shannon...?": "...No, ...you can't." : "I see...when you left her, what kind of face was she showin' you...?" : "...I see. ...Then, Shannon-chan must also have wished to leave you with that smile."...Hideyoshi looked down upon Shannon's body lying at his feet. ...Just like the other bodies, it was in such a horrible state that it would make anyone want to cover their eyes. ...Half of the face had been smashed off, and no more than half of her expression remained. ...If the remaining half, soaked red with blood, had been wiped clean, that graceful smiling face might have peeked out. ...Only half of it... Without thinking, Hideyoshi slapped his hand over his eyes. ...How cruel...   In these moments of chaos, Kanon remains a bastion of stability. Nothing, but NOTHING, can force him to form an expression other than  Kanon was not crying. ...Tears had risen to his eyes, but they did not drip down. But that didn't mean that he wasn't feeling as much sadness as everyone else. ...Losing Shannon, who had lived with him in the same orphanage, who he had loved as a sister, must have been just the same as losing a blood relative... : "...George. ...I'm sure Shannon-chan, would say thank you...if you didn't look at her in such a pitiful state. ...I'm sure, ...she would thank you for stayin' strong..." : "...Father. ...I have a request.": "What...?": "...I want you to look for me. On Shannon's finger, ...is there a ring...?": "...A ring...? ...Let me see..." Hideyoshi crouched down. ...As he did, Kanon silently pointed to one of Shannon's hands.  And the known living cast jumps back up to 13 as Hideyoshi clones himself. : "And, ...which hand, which finger is it on?": "...Hmm, the ring finger of her left hand. ...I see, ...was Shannon-chan, ...engaged...?" Eva: master of tact and timing. : "Eva!! Right now that doesn't matter!! A man made a lifelong promise to Shannon-chan...! A man promised her happiness for life... Who could possibly be in the wrong here!? Being told that by a man..., it's a woman's dream, isn't it...? ...I don't know when she received this ring. I also don't know who gave it to her! However, ...even so, Shannon-chan took this ring. Then, ...she accepted it, and put it on her left ring finger. ...I'm sure the man who gave it to her, ...was also happy."To most of the people there, Hideyoshi was simply disturbed by this extraordinary situation and was blurting out strange things. ...But, ...to those who knew the truth about George and Shannon's relationship, ...everything he said made sense.  George stood up. The traces of tears still streaked his face, but his expression had returned to its usual calm...  Jessica sniffled once, and showed her mother, who had been holding her the whole time, her face, trying to say that she was alright. ...When she faced George again, she once again had on her usual face. ...Although she still couldn't smile. : "...Battler...don't lose heart..."Battler kept on crouching in front of his parents' bodies...  Battler's face was still bright red from the tears, but even if it was a bitter smile, he had at least recovered enough to fake a smile. : "...Kanon. ...You too mustn't remain here any longer. Take the children and return to the mansion."Natsuhi, unable to take a step into the storehouse, had been standing under the rain the whole time. ...Maybe she had her own way of grieving, different from Battler's. She realized that she had to take on a sense of responsibility now that her husband was dead, ...so she gave Kanon those orders. : "...Yes. Madam."Kanon rose silently, and turned to face her. His face was pure white, almost as though his own heart had died along with Shannon, ...there was no life in his expression. On an ordinary day, if he had been told to guide the children through the rose garden, Kanon would have led the way and guided them. ...But now, there was no distinction between Kanon and the children. ...They were now just kids of about the same age..., with the wounds of having lost someone close to them. Natsuhi ordered Genji to see that the children returned.  When she heard that, Natsuhi remembered. That's right, the telephones were out today, weren't they...? However, since it had been assumed that there could be trouble with the phones on this isolated island, a radio had been installed. ...Anyways, let's contact the police and receive their instructions. ...Everything else can wait. : "...Doctor Nanjo. ...Is there anything you can do here anymore?": "Unfortunately...I cannot do anything...": "...Understood. ...Genji, could you at least cover their faces with something? Exposing them like this is humiliating to them as well...": "...Yes."Genji picked up several dried up towels from inside the storehouse, when Eva stopped him in a shrill voice.  Natsuhi glared at Eva, offended. ...Objectively speaking, Eva was right. Even so, she glared at Eva as though accusing her of refusing to do those tragic corpses, which had been humiliated even after death, the simple kindness of covering their faces. ...However, Eva had spoken both calmly and correctly. This horrible state was definitely not an accident. It was a crime. ...Someone had killed them. It was a murder case. In that case, they should be careful not to further disturb the site. They had to aid the police at least this much, so that they might hand over a clue that could be used to find the detestable culprit.  : "...You're right. ...Understood. Close it up. ...And, just in case, we should put a different lock on it.": "...A different lock?": "Yes. ...When we came here, the shutter was locked. ...That means that the culprit used the key to the shutter to lock it." : "Th, ...that makes sense. Then, does that mean that the key which opens this shutter will have the culprit's fingerprints?!" : "...That was careless of me. ...My apologies...": "Genji-san. Are there other keys to this storehouse?": "...No. Only this one.": "Which means that the culprit walked out of the servants' room with that key, and then conscientiously returned the key to where they found it, right...?"  The actual place where the six were killed wasn't necessarily here, but it was normal to think that they had been killed somewhere on this island, carried to this storehouse, and hidden to delay the discovery of the crime. ...But that graffiti drawn on the shutter that looked like an eerie magic circle had eloquently indicated that the corpses were hidden here. ...It didn't specifically say that they were here, but after six people had gone missing, by making such an obvious scribble and even returning the key to open it, it seemed almost as though someone had wanted the corpses to be discovered here.  Genji fished around inside the storehouse, and unsealed a brand-new padlock which had been inside a small box. : "What should I do with the key...?": "...I will take it. I will take responsibility and hand it over to the police."Natsuhi took the key to the padlock from Genji's hand.  Genji crouched down in front of the shutter to fasten the new padlock. ...In addition to the main lock on the shutter, there is sometimes a place where you can attach your own lock in front of it. This was one of those types. In the midst of the roar of thunder and the pouring rain, the storehouse stood there, ominously... With its closed shutter still covered in a blood-like, creepy substance, it swallowed up the bodies of the six. ...To Natsuhi, putting the new lock on wasn't mainly to preserve the scene for the police, ...she might have felt like she wanted to shut that mouth for all eternity, to prevent the victims from being swallowed any more by that eerie demon... : "...Come on, let's go, everyone. ...Doctor Nanjo, thank you very much for your work. ...Genji, quickly, contact the police.": "I will contact them as soon as I return..."The adults left the storehouse.   Some of the character bios have been updated. Whenever someone is confirmed dead, the normal bio is replaced by notes on where they were found, what condition their corpse was in, and possibly how they appear to have died. Plus their image is grayed out, with red spots covering the damaged areas.      Not much new info here, but it shows that four of them had their heads completely smashed, with only Krauss and Shannon keeping roughly half of their faces.  So there we are, folks. We're down a third the cast one update into the second day, and the murder mystery has finally begun in earnest!  Next time: Aftermath of the First Twilight.
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The poo poo storm began. What I found the most creepy out of the VN is the updated Bio, it gets even more creepy as we move on. This scene, as in, the one on the garden shed is important to look at. Someones pictures speak louder than words. I will contribute on that aspect with the following clip. Viewer warning: Graphical gore. Via polsy: Six by the shed Walterion fucked around with this message at 11:58 on Nov 9, 2012 |
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So at least some of the victims' faces are damaged beyond recognition... which is one of the ways a murderer can disguise themselves as being dead. At this point, I guess we can rule out Maria (for the lack of strength) and Battler (doesn't seem like an unreliable narrator) as murderer. Oh, and the old maid has not appeared thus far. This is suspicious. Jeek fucked around with this message at 12:44 on Nov 9, 2012 |
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Nov 9, 2012 12:33
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I was mildly disappointed that with the updated artstyle/CGs they still didn't include any for the gory scenes (well, not this one at least), but I guess it's not too bad - the imagination is often better than a goofy picture after all. With an actual crime committed now, it's possible for speculation to start in earnest. One interesting thing to ponder so far is why Shannon and Krauss didn't have their faces fully smashed. While the faked-death explanation is somewhat thin anyway (where would any of the apparent dead find a convenient body-double with similar proportions/hair on the island? Older corpses would have been obviously decomposing to even non-experts by now surely), only smashing 4 faces instead of all 6 would just make the culprit more vulnerable to being discovered if the survivors consider the theory, and for no apparent gain. And it doesn't appear to have any relation to the epitaph, which was nowhere near that specific, so it has no obvious occult explanation either.
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This scene kind of floored me the first time I saw it. Epitaph or not, I was not expecting the game to murder 1/3 of it's cast at the same time in a highly brutal fashion. Battler's insane reactions, combined with the music, combined with their bios being updated with that weird addendum got to me as well.
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Nov 9, 2012 15:32
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While it's nice that the bios update to contain information about the victims, I can't help but feel that putting red blotches over their faces is a little tasteless. I'm not saying I can think of a better way to handle something like that. It was just the first thought that popped into my head.
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Nov 9, 2012 17:40
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Eldataluta posted:While it's nice that the bios update to contain information about the victims, I can't help but feel that putting red blotches over their faces is a little tasteless. I'm not saying I can think of a better way to handle something like that. It was just the first thought that popped into my head. They couldn't have it done in another way, if not it would have been too graphical.
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I'm not sure what's tasteless about that at all, honestly.
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