First Deduction

[modernholmes]

 [Shinichi cautiously follows the signs of disturbance in the castle's corridors.    He still didn't have enough evidence to figure out this situation with any certainty.  Obviously this was a kidnapping.  But so far he had found nothing that hinted as to the identity of the culprits or the motive.  Beyond the box he had found himself in upon waking there had been no sign of any attempts to control his movements.

He needed more information.

Eventually he enters the living area and nods to himself at the signs of inhabitance.  As expected from what he had observed in the corridors.  Someone had been using them recently to navigate this castle.  This looked to be the source.  Casting his eyes across the people in the room, he purposefully approaches a likely candidate.]

Excuse me, may I have a moment of your time?

Comments

[stillshinigami]

Hey! I'm not...

[He stops right there. He was afraid. He took a deep breath, a hand going to his forehead.]

Can you fight? They can be fought back-- it's just... I don't think hand to hand is gonna cut it.

[modernholmes]

[He shakes his head.]

Not in hand-to-hand. But I can hold my own in other ways.

[stillshinigami]

It's not a good idea. Not unless you go with someone who's seen em before.

[modernholmes]

Fair enough. I'll consider it.

[stillshinigami]

Need anything else?

[modernholmes]

Unless there is anything else you've noticed?

[stillshinigami]

The place is an obstacle course. It's not easy to get around all on your own, but you must have noticed that getting here, right?

Or did I take the hard way from that room back there?

[modernholmes]

It was slightly difficult going, but I wouldn't call it an obstacle course. I merely followed the hallways that showed signs of recent use.

[stillshinigami]

How did you get around...

Man, I really have been working too hard. The way I've been using you have to climb up a chain, climb a ladder... It's a pain in the ass.

[modernholmes]

I didn't see any areas like that.

[stillshinigami]

And that's what I keep running into.

[modernholmes]

It sounds to me like some time spent mapping the corridors might be of use.

[stillshinigami]

Might have helped...

You might wanna get on that, smart guy.

[modernholmes]

Aaa, I'll add it to the list.

[stillshinigami]

Any thing else?