Week 6, Saturday

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[After a tense night and a quiet morning, everyone will get an email at 11 am. The email comes straight from MC.]

Meet me in the studio at noon.

[It's probably best to follow those instructions.

When they get to the studio, they will find that twelve podiums have been arranged in a semi-circle on the stage. Each person can take whichever one they want, they aren't assigned.

There is the box of prinny jurors once more, but this time the twelve prinnies seated there might look familiar. In addition, there is a new spot next to the prinnies where a single stool behind a small table is left empty.

Given that the seat John used previously is taken up by MC, John looks at the group awkwardly before going to sit on that stool.

It's time to begin the final trial.]

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Comments

[guileturncoat]

Of course I did! I put a lot of work into researching how he acted, and writing like him was a part of it.

[darkova]

So in theory, Dazai, if he faked that letter, would not even need to do a forgery... as you in fact were the recursive forger?

[guileturncoat]

...

I think I gave myself a headache trying to think about that.

[But yes, Ingway has it right.]

[oceanicbutterfly]

[...siiiiiiiigh.]

Well, at least now we know who was in your office going through your things.

[guileturncoat]

Why would he leaves my glasses and stuff out though?

[darkremnants]

For us to find. He might not have known how much we knew

[guileturncoat]

...

[John seems bothered by all of this, but says nothing.]

[oceanicbutterfly]

[...]

If you have something to say, you should say it.

[guileturncoat]

[He shakes his head.]

I can't say.

[darkremnants]

What are you thinking?

[guileturncoat]

I can't say.

[darkremnants]

Whisper it to me.

[dereban]

Come to think of it: the letter on the bed was signed with Dazai's name on it but the one he wrote for me wasn't.

[ just saying ]

[darkova]

Indeed. By this theory The real Dazai Osamu was a better actor at pretending to be John pretending to be him than John himself ever was.

And by that fact gave himself away.

[iblistriggered]

... My head hurts.....

[dereban]

. . . Dazai was always a good actor.

That's like, canon. Basically Dazai being too good of an actor was what caught him.

[ IF HE HAD FIFTEEN, JOHN SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS ]

[iblistriggered]

So wait... was the real Dazai trying to frame John? Is it possible that the real Dazai really wanted to take down the Foundation?

[dereban]

It looks like the former is possible, but I'm not so sure about the latter.

I don't know what point in time Dazai's from besides 'somewhere in the Port Mafia days', and I don't want to make an assumption. It's possible that he could have wanted to take down the Foundation himself as it might have given him a reason to do something, or find his answer.

[iblistriggered]

I mean.... that sure would be a reason to live. And we know there's gotta be people like that in the Foundation.

[houndumb]

[IN THE BACKGROUND A DOG FACEPALMS AND KIND OF FEELS LIKE HE FINALLY UNDERSTANDS A FEW THINGS UNRELATED TO THIS TRIAL]