Game 07

[crawlininmytome]

[Today, our lovely Angeburger is sitting at a table with a cup of tea. Currently, she has a chessboard in front of her along with a book called "Knox's Decalogue" to the side. Every now and then, she'll flip through the book and then moves a few pieces around on the chessboard as if she's trying to mirror someone else's playing style.] ... Tch.

Comments

[artwithknives]

Ummm...?

[crawlininmytome]

--Hm? What do you want?

[artwithknives]

Is there something wrong? I might be able to help you out.

[crawlininmytome]

I'm highly doubtful. Do you know anything about chess?

[stop_it_tewi]

Ah...?

... that's... to do with your home world, I assume...?

[crawlininmytome]

Ah, Reisen-san. Yeah, I'm just in the middle of trying to figure something out.

[stop_it_tewi]

A-ah... it sounds complicated.

[crawlininmytome]

... [and have a sigh, looking troubled] I think I need a break.

[daughterofknox]

...Your perseverance is admirable.

[ooc: ffffffff your tags]

[crawlininmytome]

Ah, thank you. I've been going at this all day, but I still don't understand how he did it.

[daughterofknox]

Battler understands Miss Beatrice's game. By extension, this means that he must also understand Miss Beatrice herself.

This, I believe, is where your problem lies. Not only do you have a prior bias against her, but the time you spent with her was too short for you to understand her character.

[crawlininmytome]

[KEYWORDS] ... Are you saying that I have to get along with that witch in order to understand everything? She's the reason why my brother, my family and I are all caught up in this mess in the first place! It's all because of her stupid mystery!

[k1_sauce]

You know, playing a game of chess can't be too much fun all by yourself.

[crawlininmytome]

... Are you throwing up a challenge?

[k1_sauce]

I'd never back down from a challenge!

[Sure, Keiichi knows how chess works, but with no experience, he'd likely be easily beaten by a competent opponent.]

I'll give it my all!

[crawlininmytome]

--I think I'm going to enjoy this more than I should.

[wizardoftheweek]

According to Monsignor Ronald A. Knox

[crawlininmytome]

I know my brother wouldn't cut corners by throwing out these rules if he became a Gamemaster. Unlike the witches, he's not as incompetent.

[wizardoftheweek]

Unfortunately these rules also make matters predictable.

[crawlininmytome]

It's predictable if you're dealing with a typical third-grader detective novel.