Mikami's morning rounds and location logs

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[Mikami's morning schedule is as follows unless interrupted;

From a little after midnight until 7AM, he'll be sleeping on the office couch, in full suit and tie, aside from his shoes at the front entrance. He's a light sleeper but not so light somebody intentionally trying not to wake him couldn't enter and do something.

At 7AM he will wake up and look out into the main area, then return to check the computer if nothing's thrown him off schedule.

Unless he makes alternate plans due to talking to anyone via computer, at 7:30 he'll briefly check the laundry room. He'll then head to the Master Bathroom and proceed with basic morning hygiene and showering.

By 8:00 he'll head to the kitchen and either interact with whoever else is there or just make coffee alone.

At 7:30, he takes Ed to the laundry room and moves the laundry to the dryer before heading to the beach with him.

...This is a rather dry read, but that's Mikami for you. For being transported into a murderous land of magic and mystery where waking up alive is perhaps a small miracle, his morning habits are quite normal. Arguably unsettlingly so. He seems entirely comfortable and at home in the setting to anyone observing.]

Comments

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Alchemy was a disproven science even by your era. That you're clearly from another world does support the idea of of other ones existing, of the Shinigami being pulled from his, and that this is potentially another one altogether. But, he was allegedly able to travel between ours and his before this. You, me, and the others would normally leave "other worlds" to the realms of fiction.

[So he says while trying to straighten out the clothing he admittedly isn't very fond of. Unlike L, he tucks his shirt in, then nods to the door behind him, past the sinks with the note.]

It urges against getting in without some code, but only mentions breaking down the door as a potential hazard.

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[Cupping his chin, he walks closer to the wall. It looks like normal wood, it won't be a problem.]

Even if it's some kind of trap, it won't trigger if the door doesn't open. I'm going for it. [Without waiting for an answer, his hands clap.]

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Are you even going to consider what a problem it'll be if the power goes out?

[Not that he's stopping him.]

[tochallengethesun]

I'll fix it.

[Without any hesitation, he presses his hands to the wall.]

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[And thus the wall gives way to reveal the server room. The power does not go out. Mikami peers past him. It's dark, but there are two computer screens lighting the room.]

[tochallengethesun]

That's our prize? I kinda thought it was going to be something more. There's already a computer in your room.

[But Ed does walk on inside, approaching the laptops.]

These look different, maybe they do something else.

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[Mikami's briefly distracted in heading to the computer with the security feed, surprised to find there's no log in requirements. After a few moments, pulling up the camera interface, he glances back.] Those are laptops. Portable versions of computers. [His attention returns forward to his computer as he pulls up the history.] See if they have anything on... [He stops and frowns. Entirely at himself, really. What, exactly, is Mikami expecting someone from the early 1900s to do with a laptop?]

[tochallengethesun]

Typewriters are already portable.

[He knows there are some differences, but he was letting Mikami know they seemed to have the advantage there.

Instead of going on his own, even with Mikami's dropped instructions, Ed follows behind and glances over the older man's shoulder.]

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A computer is more than a typewriter.

[Since Ed's now paying attention, he pulls up the cameras, shifting aside to let him look.]

This one is connected to the security cameras. Nobody seems to be anywhere visible now, which means they're either outside or in one of the bedrooms...

[He switches the interface back over to the camera system, looking to see how far back he can make it go.]

[tochallengethesun]

You can see in the rooms with it?

[Admittedly, typewriters couldn't do that.]

What else does it do? Can you use it like a phone?

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It doesn't look like any of the cameras show inside of the rooms... As expected. I didn't see any cameras in them. As for their capabilities, they fan function as an audio phone, video phone, or to send instant text-based messages. They can also thereby function as a camera, a video recorder, an audio recorder, a camera that needs neither film nor time to develop...

[tochallengethesun]

Then use the phone to call somebody. I can still make the boats, but it'll be even better if they picked us up instead.

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It doesn't connect outside of the house.

[tochallengethesun]

What kind of second rate phone only works inside?

Can it actually do anything helpful?

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The camera service and anonymous communications. There is some activity on the message board this morning.

[tochallengethesun]

Yeah? Like what?

[Without worrying about personal space, Ed tries his best to see what Mikami is doing. Even more complicated, he tries to understand it.]

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Someone's anonymously asking about the Foot trolley problems, it looks like. [He shifts away, making a grimace about the other crowding him in. The computer is on the anonymous post that popped up that morning.]

It looks like there's at least one other new arrival. A girl.

[tochallengethesun]

Yeah, two judging by the clothes.

This is the kinda guy we're supposed to be worried about? He doesn't sound scary at all.

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[He'd meant on the post, but he decides it's not worth explaining how feminine the text talk seems.[

It may be another house member anonymously. Potentially the killer obfuscating something.

[tochallengethesun]

[Looking at Mikami and then to the camera, he backed up a little.]

Asking to find out which one of us would kill somebody to save the rest?

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Who can say what their motivation would be? Nobody's looking to answer it, either. There's probably something hidden to it.

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[Pushing himself off, Ed stands back up.]

We've looked at it, now let's make the boats. If the guy wants us to play that much, he'll give chase, and we'll kick his ass then.

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[After looking for another moment, Mikami moves to the other computer.]

Let me check something else first.

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[Reaching up, Ed hooks his hands behind his head before looking around.]

You're putting it off, huh? Afraid of water?

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No. I'm checking what else is in place on the computers in here. It's clear on the message board that two people are communicating something covertly. [Typing, moving his finger over the mousepad, he verbally pauses even as his hands don't, before adding:] Poorly.

[If Ed's not really watching the screen, the text popping up won't mean much.]