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Post by kotaro7914 on Jul 19, 2011 4:32:41 GMT -5
Kotaro shook his head. "I'll pay. I feel guilty if you spend it on what might be a lost cause." He smiled and took the keys she handed him as well as the directions. He read the directions and noticed the other message. His face didn't change. That would be a dead give away. Instead he went straight to his room. "People end up dead...." he wondered if Cornello had told the truth about his sister.
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Post by Yen on Jul 19, 2011 4:42:06 GMT -5
A few hours passed, and eventually a knock came from the door. Ana cautiously peeked inside. "Hello? Are you still awake?" She called before letting herself into the room. "Sorry for all the secrecy, but you have to know, even if Cornello's followers didn't hear us and get mad, something else might've. It really scares me, just how fast people go missing around here. I'd leave for my own safety, but I can't just abandon good people that I might be able to help."
She pushed at the door to make sure it was thoroughly locked, then checked the windows before proceeding. "Just two days ago, I found a corpse with a nice hole through his heart. No other wound marks, no defense marks, just a single clean cut. Whatever it was had to be more precise than a bullet. Kinda strange yes? I don't think it's just any coincidence either, there's three of em' that look all the same. I think there's some kind of monster at Cornello's control... that or the other way around. What do you think?"
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Post by kotaro7914 on Jul 19, 2011 4:47:02 GMT -5
Kotaro listened intently to what Ana said. Cornello's guards would be a problem, as well as any loyal followers. "So you want to help me end this because you don't want anymore dead." He said with a nod. His eyes narrowed at the mention of the murder. "A clean stab through the heart. No defence noticed. Could a man or chimera even do that?" He said gritting his teeth.
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Post by Yen on Jul 19, 2011 4:53:03 GMT -5
Ana nodded, glad that the alchemist understood. "I hate it when innocent people, just minding their own business die. If I died, that was because I was poking around. But innocent, random people? It's strange, and it tells me it's control through fear."
She seemed worried as Koraro's teeth clenched. "I'm sorry, I was hoping that you would be able to figure out what kind of weapon it was, as I'm at a loss. Perhaps if I took you to the morgue, you could figure it out. You are the weapons master... still, I'm not sure if that would help us at all. Not even a weapon could directly link the strange occurrences to Cornello."
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Post by kotaro7914 on Jul 19, 2011 4:56:15 GMT -5
"Not necasarilly." Kotaro said. "If the weapon is known, I can track it through whoever owns the weapon to its source." He shrugged. But even I have no idea about such a death." He shook his head. "We need an audiance with Cornell. Well, I do. If i confront him about the stone it might get him talking."
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Post by Yen on Jul 19, 2011 5:00:50 GMT -5
"You sure about that? He might not exactly be happy to talk about everything. I've had a hard enough time watching from the sidelines, trying to gather what I can. I've been lucky that I haven't been noticed yet." Ana asked, an obvious fear growing in her voice. "Maybe if we were to catch him in the act, we could get him to publicly confess, that'll be the only way to stop him for good. Otherwise he'll just lie, not everyone's honest like you."
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Post by kotaro7914 on Jul 19, 2011 5:04:56 GMT -5
Cornello's a proud man, that much I can tell." Kotaro said. "True, we need a way to prove him guilty, but I know how to get him talking." Kotaro looked up. "I'll need to meet him in a place that suits him. The temple, where he will feel safe. Then once I confront him, I'll get him to use the stone. Of course it won't be proof to anyone but us that he's a faker." He sighed. "We need a way to get him to confess without knowing."
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Post by Yen on Jul 19, 2011 5:09:13 GMT -5
"How will that help if we already know he's a faker? Are we going to install some kind of a video feed? Record him in the act? Because I have no idea... people here are kind, but stupid in large quantities. They'll believe anything if they think that it will make life easier." Ana said mournfully. Despite the fact that the statement was blunt, it was true, this had to be thought out, and carefully.
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Post by kotaro7914 on Jul 19, 2011 5:13:56 GMT -5
"That's my point. They need to hear him say it. A video feed is smart, but how would we set it up? I was stuck on this. He won't just confess, no matter what." He sighed. "He needs to without meaning too. First things first, I would like to see the body of the murdered."
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Post by Yen on Jul 19, 2011 5:18:51 GMT -5
Ana nodded softly in response. "I know where the bodies are, so it's not a problem. First things first, it's late, and you're probably tired. Get some sleep, and we'll have everything ready tomorrow. Not to mention, it's not safe to go to the morgue at this hour. I'll see you early tomorrow, and we can set off then." She then left the room, locking it as she disappeared behind the door. "Goodnight!"
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Post by kotaro7914 on Jul 19, 2011 5:22:51 GMT -5
Kotaro nodded as she said to get some sleep and he laid on the bed. "Goodnight." He said as she left. The next day would be one he wouldn't easily forget. A wound like that was deadly not only because of the location, but how nothing shown any defence. It puzzled him. He closed his eyes and tried to get some sleep for the next day's events.
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Post by Yen on Jul 19, 2011 16:56:17 GMT -5
Early that morning, Kotaro was awoken to hear Ana's tapping on the door, though it strangely seemed more flustered than usual. "Kotaro, I have your breakfast! Wake up!" Ana wasn't usually so prompt on waking her guests up, but she had to tell him what she saw from last night. A lady, no a beautiful lady all in black talking to some short, fat, round man.
She thought she had heard something funny coming from the back of the inn, and when she had ventured there, she could hear them talking, or rather the lady talking (as the fat man didn't do much but drool) about Cornello. Ana had nearly been discovered, as the lady shot out some kind of weapon, but Ana didn't see whatever it was that cut her arm. All she heard was a noise like steel as she rushed back into the safety of the inn, hoping that the company would keep her from an untimely death.
Ana was afraid that the two were looking for whoever was out last night, as there must've been blood on the lady's weapon. However, she was good at keeping silent, and even better at hiding pain. She hoped that now that they knew who the weapon belonged to, she and Kotaro could start to pinpoint some kind of plan. Until that is, he woke up, it was a game of hide and destroy.
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Post by kotaro7914 on Jul 19, 2011 17:59:11 GMT -5
Kotaro's eyes shot open as he heard Ana tapping the door furiously. "Come on in." He said sitting up and yawning. What a night. Another bunch of flashes of dreams. Things he didn't understand. It was annoying, but some of the images showed his sister. He couldn't make any of them out.
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Post by Yen on Jul 19, 2011 19:06:36 GMT -5
Ana walked in, gently handing Kotaro his plate of food. "I saw something, and I got close to that weapon last night. I got really lucky." She spat out quickly, trying to ease the tension that was building up inside as she shut the door with a slam. "There was a lady, and a short man, they were talking about Cornello last night. I think they heard me, I got lucky to get away like that! I couldn't see the weapon, or even make it out when it came close. There was just a noise that sounded like steel, that's all."
Taking a few moments to calm down, and catch her breath, she then resumed her usual calm voice. "I'm sorry I didn't wake you up earlier, you just seemed like you needed your sleep." She apologized, forcing a weak smile on her face as she held her left arm with her right.
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Post by kotaro7914 on Jul 19, 2011 19:18:34 GMT -5
Kotaro almost choked on the food when she mentioned what happened to her the previous night. "What!?" He said choking. He managed to clear his throat and listen to everything she said. "Two figures talking about Cornello....." he then noticed her arm. "Christ! What happened?"
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