Editing Bakerlon Main Story: Clouds of Suspicion

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''Discuss with NXX members about the suspicious things that Yann Kahn said.''

{{SL|You|Hmm... but something feels off.}}
{{SL|You|Yeah, there was something off about his whole demeanor.}}
{{SL|Luke|What's on your mind?}}
{{SL|You|I just think what Yann Kahn said... was done deliberately.}}
{{SL|Vyn|A person's behavior can be covered by seemingly normal logic, but his emotional state and the tone of his voice cannot be faked.}}
{{SL|Vyn|His tone and expression were abnormal, which means he was not telling us the truth.}}
{{SL|Marius|Well, at least he gave us some clues to work with.}}
{{SL|Artem|But that alone... is not evidence enough to warrant further investigation.}}
{{SL|Luke|Yeah, it still feels like we're missing crucial information...}}
{{SL|You|Speaking of which, I remember something that doesn't feel right to me!}}
{{SL|You|Yann Kahn's reasoning...}}
{{SL|You|He was worried that when the injection points on Mark's feet were discovered, people would point the finger at him, so he chose to hide it.}}
{{SL|You|But who else, besides the people around him, could have injected a drug into Mark's vein undetected and with ease?}}
{{SL|Marius|It's hard to come up with another person on this train other than Yann Kahn.}}
{{SL|Luke|If I had to say it, someone who came in contact with Mark, or... anyone who even got close to Mark is a suspect.}}
{{SL|Luke|Currently, the biggest suspect is Yann Kahn.}}
{{SL|You|Actually, I have another question. If we're working on the theory that Mark's cause of death was digoxin poisoning...}}
{{SL|You|Then... what's with the injection points on the back of his foot?}}
{{SL|Marius|Could someone have injected him with more drugs as insurance, just in case he didn't die?}}
{{SL|Vyn|Yes, that might be a possibility.}}
{{SL|Vyn|Drugs such as digoxin, which are normally used to treat conditions, require large doses at once to reach lethal levels.}}
{{SL|Vyn|It is near impossible to get the victim to ingest a lot of tablets, so...}}
{{SL|Vyn|I believe the killer could have added a combination of drugs, pushing the concentration of drugs in the victim's blood to a toxic dose.}}
{{SL|Vyn|Quinidine, for example, has that effect.}}
{{SL|Artem|A lethal combination of drugs? Hmm... that is certainly worthy of investigating.}}
{{SL|Marius|There's also Dennis. We need to figure out how the killer got him to take phenobarbital. These are the questions that require answers.}}
{{SL|Marius|Well, with so many people on this train, it won't be easy to check...}}
Before Marius can finish his thought, a faint sound "leaks" out from the utility room.

{{SL|???|...S-Stay back!}}
{{SL|???|D-Didn't I already...}}
{{SL|You|That voice... Dr. Ronson!?}}
You exchange a quick look with the rest of the group, and everyone nods.
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''It seems you heard Dr. Ronson's voice. Check out what's happening in the storage room.''

{{SL|Dr. Ronson|Why did she appear... It's too evil! Too evil!}}
{{SL|Dr. Ronson|That damn woman... making things difficult for us even after disappearing!}}
In the utility room, Ronson mutters restlessly as Emmy stands beside him, still looking nervous.

{{SL|Emmy Muller|Dr. Ronson, I... I think you're exhausted, so...}}
{{SL|Dr. Ronson|What do you know!?}}
{{SL|Dr. Ronson|I can't be wrong! It must be her! Maybe she's back...}}
Ronson stops abruptly in the middle of his sentence as if he had just remembered something.

{{SL|Dr. Ronson|Anyway, keep that to yourself, got it? Otherwise...}}
{{SL|Emmy Muller|Ahh? But...}}
{{SL|Dr. Ronson|No buts, or else...}}
{{SL|You|Sorry, we already heard it.}}
{{SL|Dr. Ronson|Wha...!}}
Ronson pauses for a moment, and only then does he see you and the others standing at the entrance.

He frowns while adjusting his clothes, pretending to act normal.

{{SL|Marius|Weren't you resting in the dining carriage, Dr. Ronson? What are you doing here?}}
{{SL|Marius|Are you also here... to help with the investigation?}}
{{SL|Dr. Ronson|No, I just remembered something about work and wanted a quiet place to instruct Emmy.}}
{{SL|Dr. Ronson|The train ride is long and boring. Proper communication helps activate brain cells.}}
{{SL|Vyn|And that brought you to the place where Dennis died. What a coincidence, Doctor.}}
{{SL|Dr. Ronson|Hmph, I can't waste time talking to you.}}
{{SL|Dr. Ronson|I still have data to analyze. Let's go, Emmy.}}
Ronson completely ignores you and the others and heads to the door.

{{SL|Artem|Sorry, we still have questions for Emmy. Dr. Ronson, we hope you understand.}}
Ronson does not answer, but the tight corners of his mouth betray his feelings.

{{SL|Emmy Muller|S-Sure, I'll cooperate with the investigation.}}
Hearing Emmy say that, Ronson snorts coldly.

{{SL|Dr. Ronson|Emmy, remember to come back early. You have a lot of work to do.}}
{{SL|Dr. Ronson|Oh, and don't forget. As a scientist, "confidentiality" is an essential professional quality.}}
{{SL|Emmy Muller|I...}}
Ronson leaves the utility room without looking back or waiting for Emmy to respond.
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''Ask Emmy about what happened while Dr. Ronson isn't here.''

{{SL|Emmy Muller|My apologies. Please don't mind Dr. Ronson. He's been a little upset.}}
{{SL|Luke|We didn't say anything. You, on the other hand...}}
{{SL|Luke|What happened just now?}}
{{SL|Emmy Muller|Uh...}}
Emmy hesitates, not responding immediately.

{{SL|Artem|Worried about a breach of confidence?}}
{{SL|Artem|I can assure you, anything you say will not be revealed to a third party.}}
{{SL|You|Yeah, "confidentiality" is a professional requirement for attorneys.}}
{{SL|Vyn|I am a psychiatrist, and confidentiality is part of the job description.}}
{{SL|Luke|I'm the same, except I'm a detective, but I've always had a good reputation.}}
{{SL|Luke|As for that man...}}
{{SL|Marius|Huh? What are you guys talking about? Why can't I hear anything?}}
{{SL|Marius|I have a feeling that I probably won't hear anything for a while.}}
{{SL|Emmy Muller|...}}
Perhaps amused by everyone's reassurance, Emmy visibly relaxes.

{{SL|Emmy Muller|Just as Dr. Ronson said, he saw a transparent shadow in the place where Dennis died.}}
{{SL|Emmy Muller|It... was the shadow of a woman.}}
{{SL|You|!!!}}
{{SL|Emmy Muller|Everyone, it's getting late. I need to get back if you don't have any more questions for me.}}
{{SL|Emmy Muller|Dr. Ronson has been a little grumpy lately. If I keep him waiting for too long, I might get scolded again.}}
{{SL|You|Okay, thank you.}}
{{SL|Vyn|Sorry, if I may ask, has Dr. Ronson always been this grumpy?}}
{{SL|Emmy Muller|No, he was always nice to me and the other assistants.}}
{{SL|Emmy Muller|But lately, he's been grumpy for some reason.}}
{{SL|Emmy Muller|The pressure of the research project might be getting to him, plus... everything that's happened.}}
{{SL|Vyn|I see...}}
Emmy nods politely to everyone, then leaves quickly.

{{SL|You|Everyone, let's return to our room.}}
Although Emmy didn't say much, there were bits and pieces of information in what he said.

{{SL|Marius|Well, it's time to sort our clues.}}
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''Discuss with NXX members about the current information. Perhaps you might uncover something.''

{{SL|Marius|Everyone, let's begin.}}
Perhaps to keep the mood from getting too heavy...

Upon entering the room, Marius folds his arms and leans against the table with his trademark smile.

{{SL|Marius|Now, let's begin with Marius...}}
{{SL|Vyn|I believe the three deaths on the Mobius are related.}}
{{SL|Marius|...Hey, don't cut in line!}}
Vyn glances at him, ignoring him.

{{SL|You|(These two...)}}
But this brief interaction seems to ease the tense atmosphere for Artem and Luke.

{{SL|You|After Mark and Dennis were killed, a red paper poppy was placed beside their bodies.}}
{{SL|You|That suggests that someone wants us to link the two events together.}}
{{SL|You|As for Ernst, I'm not certain his death was part of the mastermind's plan...}}
{{SL|You|The only connection so far is that he was from Kahn Corporation, so I think Dr. Richter has the right idea.}}
{{SL|You|We can investigate the three murders as one.}}
{{SL|Luke|Moreover, I think they might be connected to the subject of my investigation - Sheila Hill.}}
{{SL|Marius|Let me think... Mark clearly yelled out "Hill" before he died.}}
{{SL|Marius|Dr. Ronson also claimed to have seen Hill's shadow in the utility room where Dennis died.}}
{{SL|You|And then there's Dennis.}}
{{SL|You|According to Susan, Dennis got into an argument with Ernst a year ago, which was when he started drinking.}}
{{SL|You|And Hill also disappeared from Kahn Corporation's research lab a year ago...}}
{{SL|You|Do you think any of this...}}
{{SL|Artem|Although it is unclear whether his change in behavior had anything to do with Ms. Hill...}}
{{SL|Artem|Both appear to be an odd coincidence, so we can't rule out the possibility.}}
{{SL|Marius|Hill has become an unavoidable topic.}}
{{SL|Marius|It feels like the woman's disappearance is at the center of this mystery.}}
{{SL|Marius|But how did she disappear, and why?}}
{{SL|Luke|I kinda understand why my client wanted me to board this train...}}
{{SL|Luke|Perhaps the mysterious client wanted me to investigate this matter?}}
{{SL|Vyn|Perhaps. After all... when the stage is set, there must be an audience, no?}}
{{SL|Luke|Are you sure I'm here to help, and not crash the party?}}
You seem to catch on to keywords in their discussion.

Hill, shadow.

{{SL|You|Everyone...}}
{{SL|You|I think... we've also seen Hill's shadow.}}
{{SL|Marius|When was that?}}
{{SL|You|Just earlier in the exhibition room... Don't you remember? That...}}
{{SL|Vyn|Over there!}}
{{SL|You|What... is that?}}
When you ask that question, your mouth feels stiff.

{{SL|Vyn|A person!? N-No, not a person...}}
{{SL|Artem|It's a shadow.}}
Or rather, the shadow of a woman.

{{SL|Marius|Are you saying that figure back then... was Hill's shadow that Dr. Ronson saw?}}
{{SL|You|Yeah, didn't you guys find that shadow odd?}}
{{SL|You|She felt completely different from the ghosts that drifted in the night fog, almost like she was a separate entity... even...}}
{{SL|You|Even to the point that I felt like she was something real.}}
{{SL|Vyn|I feel the same way.}}
{{SL|Vyn|The shadow also appeared at night, but was quite different from those phenomena caused by the strange changes in the magnetic field.}}
{{SL|Vyn|She seemed more like a living person with emotions to me.}}
{{SL|Marius|A living shadow? This is getting weirder and weirder.}}
{{SL|Marius|Is it possible that someone is playing a trick on us?}}
{{SL|Artem|We may find out... if we get the chance to see it again.}}
{{SL|You|Yes...}}
A life that was once vibrant disappears before your eyes without warning, leaving behind a constant stream of confusion.

Strange shadows, hidden in the mist, are terrifying.

It's as if a hidden spider is spinning an invisible web, turning the whole train into a prison.

{{SL|You|I think whether it's a paranormal phenomenon or a human... Since it exists, it may appear once more.}}
{{SL|Marius|Then we just have to wait, maybe until nighttime...}}
{{SL|Vyn|Everything will be unveiled then.}}
{{SL|Artem|[Player], look out the window.}}
You look out the window at Artem's behest.

Twilight is closing in, and night is just around the corner.
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 {{SL|Emmy Muller|It... was the shadow of a woman.}}
 {{SL|You|!!!}}
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-{{SL|Luke|A female shadow? Is it the shadow that appeared in the night mist before?}}
-{{SL|Emmy Muller|I'm not sure...}}
-Emmy scratches his head in frustration.
-{{SL|Emmy Muller|To be honest, I accompanied Dr. Ronson into the utility room, but I... didn't see anything.}}
-{{SL|Emmy Muller|Dr. Ronson insisted that he saw someone in the corner, someone that he knew in the past. Then he asked if I saw anything...}}
-{{SL|Emmy Muller|I'm wondering if he was overly anxious due to what happened today.}}
-{{SL|Artem|Someone that he knew?}}
-{{SL|You|(A female shadow of someone he knew...)}}
-{{SL|You|Did Dr. Ronson say who the shadow was?}}
-{{SL|Emmy Muller|Yeah... I think he said it was... Hill? Yeah, Hill!}}
-{{SL|You|!!!}}
-Hill. That name again.
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-{{SL|Marius|Hill again!?}}
-{{SL|Emmy Muller|Do you guys know her?}}
-{{SL|You|No, we've heard that name from other people.}}
-{{SL|You|She... used to be a researcher for Kahn Corporation, right?}}
-{{SL|Emmy Muller|Yes, Dr. Hill worked at the same research institute as us.}}
-{{SL|Emmy Muller|Dr. Ronson worked with her for a brief time, completing research for a complicated project.}}
-{{SL|Luke|Hill worked with Dr. Ronson?}}
-{{SL|Emmy Muller|Yeah... If I recall correctly, I think it was "The Magnetic Field of Ore and its Effect on Biological Genes" or something...}}
-{{SL|Emmy Muller|At the time, I had only joined the research institute and didn't know anything... So I didn't have any contact with them.}}
-{{SL|Emmy Muller|Later...}}
-Emmy hesitates for a moment, biting his lips.
-{{SL|Emmy Muller|Later, when I qualified to help in the research group, Dr. Hill was gone.}}
-{{SL|Vyn|What does that mean?}}
-{{SL|Emmy Muller|Dr. Ronson said she left the research institute and went abroad for further study.}}
-{{SL|Emmy Muller|What's strange is Dr. Hill left so abruptly without saying a word, so...}}
-{{SL|Emmy Muller|It seemed to me as if she had disappeared into thin air.}}
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-{{SL|You|So Dr. Ronson told you that Hill left Kahn Corporation on her own accord?}}
-{{SL|Emmy Muller|Yeah, that's right.}}
-{{SL|You|That makes things even stranger. Why would Dr. Ronson be afraid of seeing a colleague who left the company?}}
-{{SL|Emmy Muller|That... I don't know.}}
-{{SL|Emmy Muller|Dr. Ronson rarely talks about the past in front of the assistants.}}
-{{SL|Emmy Muller|Especially about Dr. Hill, including all her research data. It was never mentioned again.}}
-{{SL|Luke|Even the research results...?}}
-{{SL|Emmy Muller|But...}}
-Emmy smacks his head, as if recalling something.
-{{SL|Emmy Muller|I heard Dr. Ronson and Mr. Yann Kahn mention Dr. Hill when they met up earlier.}}
-{{SL|Artem|Do you remember what they said?}}
-{{SL|Emmy Muller|Sorry... After her name came up, they kicked me out of the carriage, so I didn't hear their conversation.}}
-{{SL|You|(Miss Schneider also said Hill disappeared mysteriously...)}}
-{{SL|You|(Moreover, Dr. Ronson and Kahn Corporation keep a tight lid on anything related to Ms. Hill.)}}
-{{SL|You|(The clues match up... but the so-called disappearance...)}}
-After all, disappearance is not a good word.
-Not only does it mean that her whereabouts is unknown, it can also sometimes mean "death."
-{{SL|You|(I hope that I'm overthinking it...)}}
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 {{SL|Emmy Muller|Everyone, it's getting late. I need to get back if you don't have any more questions for me.}}
 {{SL|Emmy Muller|Dr. Ronson has been a little grumpy lately. If I keep him waiting for too long, I might get scolded again.}}