[Talk - Jurou]
Jurou paced back and forth near the door to the laundry room, sandals clip-clopping against the floor. He’d fixed his eyeliner again, but he didn’t look any less morose.
Jurou
Tim! How… how’s it goin' in there? Didja figure out who did it?!
Timaeus
N-no, I don’t think we’re anywhere close to that yet…
Jurou
But if everyone works t’gether, y’all can do it, yeah?!
Timaeus
Yeah, I hope so…
Jurou
Wish I could help more… but I ain’t smart like y’all.
Timaeus
What? You’re not stupid–
Jurou
Sure I am! That don’t mean I ain’t good at other stuff. Jus' can’t help with this stuff.
Hmm… There had to be something he could do to help, though. What would an Ultimate Ikebana Artist be good at? Judgement of aesthetics, fine motor skills, attention to detail–
Timaeus
Wait, do you remember seeing or hearing anything strange last night?
Jurou
Hrmmmmm… Besides th' movie? That was purty darn strange.
Timaeus
Uh– besides the movie, yeah.
He scratched his neck thoughtfully.
Jurou
Welllllll… Y’know, I thought it was jus' part o' th' movie, but now I reckon I did hear somethin? Durin' the, um, th’first one. But y’see…
Timaeus
What’s wrong?
Jurou
Well, I think it was th’door, an' someone walkin' around, but… my eyesight ain’t that great. Not real long range, anyhow… So’s I didn’t see who it was.
Timaeus
You couldn’t see the door? Don’t you need glasses–
Jurou
I do have glasses… I jus' don’t like ‘em. An’ it was pitch black in ‘ere anyhow!
Timaeus
Wh– but you… oh well. It’s still something.
Jurou
Oh, an' whoever it was, they musta been real tired!
Timaeus
What makes you say that?
Jurou
Well, if it was footsteps I was hearin', they were kinda weird, right? Kinda swish swish, rather than thump thump… Like draggin' yer heels or somethin'.
Timaeus
Huh. Alright.
Evidence List Updated!
Jurou's Testimony
Jurou heard someone leave during the first movie. It sounded like they were dragging their heels as they walked.
Jurou
D-did I help?!
Timaeus
You did! I’m not sure what it means yet… But anything we can learn will help.
Jurou
Yeah! Don’t give up!!
Sounds like he might be a little in denial over the seriousness of the situation… But what he said was interesting. We all saw Gugalanna leave, right at the climax of the film. But I thought she’d been the only one to leave the room…