[ there's a cup in her hand, and she nurses it idly. ]
You don't suppose this might have been a case of self-defense, somehow? Someone awake after midnight, wary of what it means, attacking the first other person awake that they saw out of paranoia?
[ wouldn't it be awkward if the person who was actually awake to do a murder to keep the camp going saw the dead body, went 'welp. guess my work here is done' without doing anything and just. went back to sleep. ]
I'd imagine most anyone awake after midnight would be be paranoid. That it's the only clue we can make out for now, though, seems to imply something about it was quite extraordinary, somehow...
[ pauses. nurses cup down to halfway. ... absently dumps the rest on his head.
[He furrows his eyebrows. He wishes he could wipe this water off of his face but OH WELL. LIFE SUCKS.]
If I remember...there's an item that can cause nightmares in someone and causes them to be anxious when they wake up. But whether that can be considered "paranoia", though...
Ah, yes. Some sort of cursed doll, I believe? I'm not sure that one applies, unless the hint was for us to be on the lookout for someone who seems uncharacteristically anxious today.
Anxiety is different from outright paranoia, after all, but perhaps ... well, I wouldn't know exactly how the doll works. Who knows. But wouldn't it not apply to anyone awake on the night of the murder, considering they wouldn't have fallen asleep to begin with?
That, or they approached Dimitri in a friendly way, but something about how they acted may have made Dimitri wary. And he was probably right to feel that way.
...Or someone was just nervous that it wouldn't work out, whatever the plan was.
I think many people might feel at least a little apprehensive about getting caught, considering the consequences, but that's hardly identifying, nor does it tell us much of anything.
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... I do. Irritating, but manageable.
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I wonder whose it is...Dimitri's? His killer?
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You don't suppose this might have been a case of self-defense, somehow? Someone awake after midnight, wary of what it means, attacking the first other person awake that they saw out of paranoia?
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[Would be bad if it was the self defense, though.]
But I guess we'll see what the evidence reveals...whether it was premeditated or not.
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I'd imagine most anyone awake after midnight would be be paranoid. That it's the only clue we can make out for now, though, seems to imply something about it was quite extraordinary, somehow...
[ pauses. nurses cup down to halfway. ... absently dumps the rest on his head.
don't worry, it's water. ]
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Maybe someone pushed into a certain mental state by an ability, then?
[Hmmmmm. There are still abilities in play, after all, and...]
[He blinks, water running down his face. And then glances upward.]
Uh. [?????] Thanks?
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[ though now she wants another cup... ]
Anyway, you might be on to something. Or it could be another item, again. Hard to say by this point, considering.
[ look at all these break ins, look at all these rewards. there are so many items. ]
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[He furrows his eyebrows. He wishes he could wipe this water off of his face but OH WELL. LIFE SUCKS.]
If I remember...there's an item that can cause nightmares in someone and causes them to be anxious when they wake up. But whether that can be considered "paranoia", though...
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gently pats him dry. ]
Ah, yes. Some sort of cursed doll, I believe? I'm not sure that one applies, unless the hint was for us to be on the lookout for someone who seems uncharacteristically anxious today.
Anxiety is different from outright paranoia, after all, but perhaps ... well, I wouldn't know exactly how the doll works. Who knows. But wouldn't it not apply to anyone awake on the night of the murder, considering they wouldn't have fallen asleep to begin with?
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[Thanks for...patting him dry after dumping his water on him??]
Let me guess. This is your effect?
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In any case. Paranoia seems... A rather odd piece of evidence, especially if it's proximity based.
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[Yeah, he knows its an effect.]
Indeed. Something must have happened near the fire. I wonder if it was Dimitri...or his killer.
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[ what an odd thing, considering. ]
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Someone was that afraid of getting caught?
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...Or someone was just nervous that it wouldn't work out, whatever the plan was.
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