Day 53: Sun Room, Morning

[scarefaux]

With breakfast finished and a new acquaintance made, the Scarecrow's mind turned to his other friends. The disappearance of Depth Charge's friend had brought back memories of how he'd felt when Kaiji went missing: helpless, useless, as though he should have and could have done something more to find him. If only he had his brain, then maybe he

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[bodhiandspirit]

Ridiculous

[witchdetective]

Her morning conversation with Sync did little to refresh Erika's mood, despite their agreement to never speak of the revelations they learned about each other last night. Probably because the detective was burning with the desire to find out exactly what transpired last night and smash it apart, so show Landel that he was wrong. That spark of hate was enough to motivate Erika to finally begin her normal morning routine, and this included checking the bulletin board

[bodhiandspirit]

There was a flicker of annoyance in her expression when Rita looked up at the person who had interrupted her, but it subsided when the stranger stated her purpose. The truth behind the events of the previous night was something Rita wanted to unravel herself, but at a glance, she couldn't tell whether this person was interested in facts, or if she also believed all that supernatural garbage. If it was the latter, then this conversation was going to be a headache

[witchdetective]

As soon as the word "trick" escaped the girl's lips, it was like Erika's morning was brighter already. It even coaxed a smile from the detective's lips as she made her way around and sat down on the seat next to the girl's, even if she wasn't invited. They had a common goal, so it was best to get comfortable. It would assist her thinking, at any rate.

"< Good! > I would also like to figure out what sort of tricks were used last night. And yes, I experienced the same thing. It seems like others have had too." Of course, her main assumption was that the events last night happened to everyone who was out in the Institute, but perhaps this girl knew of exceptions. Not that Erika was expecting any, but she had to be careful with her assumptions. Without the red and blue truths, she had to make sure to be thorough in her searching and make sure not a single clue was left unexamined

[bodhiandspirit]

'Furudo' seemed like an odd name to Rita, but she supposed she shouldn't be surprised to encounter weird names from time to time. These were technically aliens she was talking to, as bizarre as it was to even think that

[witchdetective]

Once they were introduced, Erika appreciated how quickly Rita went to the heart of the matter. A theory... She looked a little disgruntled at first, but even though that shadow of hers had attacked her ruthlessly, not even her shadow presented any red or blue truth. In other words, her theories were neither denied nor confirmed. Of course, there were other clues that probably weakened them, but that was just in her case. Right? If other people had experienced the same thing, then each experience might be different... And some parts might be the same. Erika was more than ready to crack open this illusion, by any means necessary

[bodhiandspirit]

As Furudo spoke, Rita listened in silence, offering no reactions to her words... until she mentioned the shadows touching people, which caused Rita's eyes to widen. "It touched you? You're sure?" That was unexpected. If true, it would create even more holes in Rita's existing hypotheses. However, if true, it would also bring them closer to the truth. No evidence could go overlooked. "How did it touch you? What did it feel like

[witchdetective]

"It was cold. Like metal." Erika stated this quite plainly, believing it to be an important clue. Indeed, it was like metal... though she wasn't able to touch it. Of course, at the time, Erika had thought of another explanation but didn't have the time to propose it before Sync's shadow went berserk. Erika hated to admit that she had lost her cool then... Not that she particularly cared about her companion, but it was a troubling sight. Now that her head was clearer, she was able to form a new theory to explain that little quirk. On top of that, Rita's shadow hadn't bothered to make contact, which meant perhaps the illusion truly remained an illusion to some. First, though, Erika wanted to address Rita's first point about the shadows

[bodhiandspirit]

Cold, like metal. Rita nodded, acknowledging that this supported Furudo's theory of projections over a device. Rita's weapon could have passed through hers because she was striking at a non-solid portion of a thoroughly disguised device.

This girl's ideas about the lighting also seemed to make sense. "I suppose that's right," she agreed. "In the dim light, and with the distractions in front of us, it wouldn't be so difficult to obscure the real shadows to the point that we wouldn't see them." Could that really be it, though? It would still be insulting to know that her eyes had been deceived by such a simple trick.

For a short time, Rita's gaze wandered around the room, allowing her to watch some of the nurses as they went about their work. Looking back to Furudo, she asked, "So how often does the Head Doctor here reuse his tricks, anyway?" If at all, that was. Rita wasn't about to give him too much credit, however. "I can't say I want to run into those things again, but it would be easiest if we could just test these theories."

[witchdetective]

Seeing Rita accept her theories so easily did wonders to Erika's bruised ego, and the detective had a look on her face that seemed to scream "well, of course it'd be right." Of course, then Rita had to go and ask her a question that she couldn't really answer, so Erika paused for a moment to think about it. Actually, she had been given a run-down of some recent events by Sync earlier... all of them sounded unique. He had been here much longer than she had, obviously, so while it wasn't the absolute proof that Erika would have wanted, it was an educated guess and that was acceptable enough

[bodhiandspirit]

"So we may not get a chance to test anything," was what Rita was gathering from this. "But it's still possible that some elements of the illusions could be repeated in the future, so it can't hurt to keep our eyes peeled." Rita also didn't plan on staying long enough to see too many patterns take shape, but she was going to at least be prepared for a long term imprisonment, just in case.

Furudo's next question caused Rita's eyes to narrow; she couldn't help but feel apprehensive about discussing that particular aspect of the illusion