I'm sure someone would think so. I'm not positive I disagree with their reasoning. He was a sweet dog, and killing animals is cruel, but if you've already decided to be cruel...
[she's sad about pickles, in a way, despite this.]
I did try not to get attached to the boy. It was inevitable someone would punish him for being too much of a handful.
Pickles told me that he would refrain from the affinity contract, so that rules him out as a victim of consequence because of one of the other two dying.
[ So it is absolutely an on-purpose murder, as far as Daan is aware. ]
But murder is... it's not like I haven't seen boys die. I've seen all kinds of cruel things... on the streets, in orphanages, in war.
He was a bit of a jerk to some people, but it's hard to think someone would actually kill him over it.
Then again... if it was because of the possession, then it's not as if they can control themselves.
Mr. Boothill did have personal reasons to want to kill Mr. Aventurine, though. So I wonder if it's more of the same? A huge amplification of negative thoughts to an unreasonable degree.
These monsters... for better or worse, they're a part of us. And the overseers listed heightened aggression, survival instincts, and emotional irrationality as potential symptoms.
Not that it couldn't be random, but it might be something to consider... if we end up getting a narrowed suspect list.
Yeah. The ritual they do during the nine hours is a suppression, but I don't think it necessarily means a complete control and containment of the affliction during that time.
...Gotta pay attention. Only have so much time, between now and tomorrow evening.
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Even if we presume two possessed, as per the suggestions of the overseers... that's still one body too many.
And Pickles...
It'd be possible, wouldn't it? That someone thought it would be easier to kill a dog than a man.
[ Bleak. ]
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[she's sad about pickles, in a way, despite this.]
I did try not to get attached to the boy. It was inevitable someone would punish him for being too much of a handful.
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[ So it is absolutely an on-purpose murder, as far as Daan is aware. ]
But murder is... it's not like I haven't seen boys die. I've seen all kinds of cruel things... on the streets, in orphanages, in war.
Just didn't think someone here would do it too.
[ He was in a BARREL? ]
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I do think he was actually rather sweet, and it's a terrible shame.
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Then again... if it was because of the possession, then it's not as if they can control themselves.
Mr. Boothill did have personal reasons to want to kill Mr. Aventurine, though. So I wonder if it's more of the same? A huge amplification of negative thoughts to an unreasonable degree.
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[she hasn't really considered that.]
That does seem plausible. Truly losing oneself is the more rare form of possession, I think.
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Not that it couldn't be random, but it might be something to consider... if we end up getting a narrowed suspect list.
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...Gotta pay attention. Only have so much time, between now and tomorrow evening.
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...Not knowing the truth... it's a pretty bad feeling.
Let's do what we can to fix that.