Congrats, you guessed it! [ throws a hand in the air ] So sue me for trying to talk about it with you.
[ ... ] Besides, even you have to admit the death itself was bizarre. The weird story the girls told, the way that lady was covered in bites and foaming at the mouth... what happened last night?
... no, you're right. Thinking about it, I'm surprised it wasn't more of a disaster. Maybe we just got lucky that it wasn't. Heh, if you can call it that.
The only in-road we have to him is the maids—the three with the animal ears.
I've seen them openly talk of respecting and adoring their master. They're either brainwashed, or enthusiastically participating—but it doesn't matter.
They're part of this. If we get a lead, it will be through them.
I rang all four at once. The blue was the only one that was rendered useless. The three useless maids came, so I imagine the bells each correspond to one of them.
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They said you should be "absolutely certain" your call will be answered when you ring it. [whatever that means. but now Isaac knows. even with his ever-impassive face, Asch looks like he wished he'd known sooner.]
[ Rubs a hand over his mouth. ] I thought it looked more fragile. It really broke after you rang it one time? That...
[ He genuinely can't decide if that's deliberate, or just ... a design flaw. ]
Anyway, what does that even mean? "Absolutely certain"...? How the heck would we be "absolutely certain" he'd answer our call?? There's no way to know that!
[ ... ]
Unless... if they're saying something like that, then there has to be some way to be certain about it, right? There must be some kind of clue somewhere in this house.
"Absolutely certain" ... maybe there's some condition we have to satisfy, or a task to complete ... like you said, there's gotta be some rule to it. All we have to do is figure it out.
[ That gets a glance, and Isaac considers it for a moment before nodding. ]
They're not usually, uh, very forthcoming, but yeah, I'll ask.
[ of course he doesn't get a chance on friday and then the trial happens so ha ha har ]
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[ ... ] Besides, even you have to admit the death itself was bizarre. The weird story the girls told, the way that lady was covered in bites and foaming at the mouth... what happened last night?
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hell.]
From the fur we saw... [well, had described to him........] venomous monster attack.
That would explain the reaction to the scratches.
[as blithely as ever.]
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Yeah, but ... how? Did something get let in? And if that's the case, why hasn't anyone else seen it?
Everything about this is completely bizarre. [ ... ] Did you really think all of this was going to happen?
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[We're so stupid
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No. I thought it would kill more of us.
[so his surprise was more that it went so easy????]
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[ he wants to protest, but ... can't. ]
... no, you're right. Thinking about it, I'm surprised it wasn't more of a disaster. Maybe we just got lucky that it wasn't. Heh, if you can call it that.
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[It's a... pessimistic? Or perhaps, pragmatic viewpoint... but he doesn't seem scared, or even bothered by it.]
It won't just be one next time.
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There has to be something we can do.
[ Isaac .... doesn't sound scared, either. Just ... angry. ]
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--looks up at him, eyes sharp. Whatever Asch thinks of him, what he'll do after a short pause is--
nod, slow and serious. ]
Yeah.
[ welp. ]
The only question is ... where do we even start?
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in response, he nods.]
The only in-road we have to him is the maids—the three with the animal ears.
I've seen them openly talk of respecting and adoring their master. They're either brainwashed, or enthusiastically participating—but it doesn't matter.
They're part of this. If we get a lead, it will be through them.
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But ... something else occurs to him, anyway. ]
You have one of those blue bells too, don't you? It's gotta be for him. Master Blue.
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Then:] I rang it already.
[Clarification:] The blue bell.
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[ DUDE............. ]
Wh-what happened?
[ CLEARLY HE DIDN'T KILL MASTER BLUE, SO ]
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I rang all four at once. The blue was the only one that was rendered useless. The three useless maids came, so I imagine the bells each correspond to one of them.
[...]
They said you should be "absolutely certain" your call will be answered when you ring it. [whatever that means. but now Isaac knows. even with his ever-impassive face, Asch looks like he wished he'd known sooner.]
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[ He genuinely can't decide if that's deliberate, or just ... a design flaw. ]
Anyway, what does that even mean? "Absolutely certain"...? How the heck would we be "absolutely certain" he'd answer our call?? There's no way to know that!
[ ... ]
Unless... if they're saying something like that, then there has to be some way to be certain about it, right? There must be some kind of clue somewhere in this house.
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[...]
The only ones who would know more were those three, and they wouldn't say more even when I asked. [read: YELLED A LOT]
Try asking them yourself. They seem to favour children. [OR JUST PEOPLE WHO AREN'T ASSHOLES???]
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[ That gets a glance, and Isaac considers it for a moment before nodding. ]
They're not usually, uh, very forthcoming, but yeah, I'll ask.
[ of course he doesn't get a chance on friday and then the trial happens so ha ha har ]
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[His ire with the three of them has never been more palpable.]
Do that. Tell me what they say. [if anything]