So, as I said right in my first 1-5 post, these screenshots are actually all from before I started my replay of THAT, and so are the notes. Let's see if they're coherent enough for me to piece together what I was thinking last week when I did this. Also, uh, I love everyone in this case. In fact, it's one of my absolute favourites, right up there with 3-5. This will hopefully be entertaining! Well then, let's do this.




Put yourself in Juan's place for a moment: hell yeah, I'm up against The Amazing Incaboy, the Generic Rangers and Touristman. This award is in the bag, right?




Nope, the Nickel Samurai just shows up, slices the fucking moon in half and he's all "I'M THE CHAMPION, BITCHES." See the Jammin' Ninja back there? He's clearly on the verge of tackling Matt like he never has before.




Will Powers is a sweetheart and I want to hug him forever:




EXHIBIT A: He's not even listed in the profiles in the beginning of the case, despite having invited the whole gang here.





EXHIBIT B: Kids apparently hate his face. D8 I don't hate your face!




With everyone either going "who the hell is the Jammin' Ninja" or "what the hell kind of premise for a show is that", no wonder Juan became kinda bitter.


(Commenting on how she heard Matt and Juan don't get along at all)

I... find it amusing that Maya knows Matt's name and not Juan's.




And how, Will. And how.




My thoughts at this point? "How come Juan has so many more flowers than-- oh right Oldbag." But upon examining each batch...




... Juan's flowers come from fans, co-workers and family; Matt's flowers come... from the studio staff. A hint that Juan was generally a more likeable person and Matt was alone at the top, so to speak?





I love how the conference just got canceled and the police was like "NOBODY MOVE" and everyone is absolutely TERRIFIED to... see Oldbag again.




Oldbag fully acknowledges her status as a harbinger of death, by the way.




Now, shall we talk about first-time reactions? How many of you were all "Oh, hey, is the Bellboy from the first game back heeeee




eeeeeOH GOD WHAT'S UP WITH HIS FACE." I was. I know I was.



sdgdfnhr why didn't they go with Maya ;___;




Lotta is very, very happy about the murder.




... Teehee. Matt and Juan. Bumping off.




I wanted to point out the wording used to describe their rivalry in each of their profiles (because I'm a geek and I need to exercise my Literature skills). "Bad terms" unmistakably points to a bad relationship. With Engarde. "Rivals," however, can still have positive connotations, and note that it says his rivalry is with the Jammin' Ninja. Is the game itself helping Engarde look more innocent?




You know, just in case the stitches and the monocle didn't look ominous enough.




Notes say: "-Bless you Pearl oh look who just called;" I stand by my "bless you Pearl."





You know what? Speaking of "item", I think Shelly did believe that Phoenix and Maya were boyfriend and girlfriend. I mean, that's probably the first impression that a stalker would get. Plus I kinda ship Phoenix/Maya shhhh




... Also, this bit along with... one or two others in the case have led me to believe that Shelly is downright condescending towards the law, but it still feels like I'm pulling it completely out of my ass and I'd just like to know if I'm right or not. ;_;




... Oh God, I'm going to need to read some fluff later.





I do wonder to what extent did he already know the crime scene had been altered. Obviously, he didn't know about Adrian herself, because, well...

... Oh my God, this case would have ended so badly if he had known all about Adrian.





Sooo... yeah. Oh, I should mention one more thing: one reason for why I'm doing this is to see if I can identify the exact point where I began to like Shelly. Because I hated his guts at first. And I know exactly when I started to like all the other characters from this case, so... WELP IT IS A MYSTERY AND WE SHALL ATTEMPT TO SOLVE IT.


Now, picture this: you have no idea where you are, you've lost track of your best friend and little cousin, your head hurts...



AND SUDDENLY, CREEPY OLD MAN OUT OF NOWHERE. I'd have emptied my bladder on the spot.




I shouldn't even mention this, but apparently I very vaguely referred to it in my notes, so I guess I really wanted to say it and I will: I find the way he phrased that intriguing. Probably because I look too hard into things.




Oh, but he's such a reassuring old man. "Don't worry, I'm not going to kill you YET. =w="




Now look at Pearl. LOOK AT HER. SEE HOW SHE FEELS? How could I not have hated the guy at first? He made the most adorable character cry, "de Killer" was possibly the dumbest name for a villain I'd ever heard and then there was his ridiculous "DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT CALLIN' THE COPS." But it's all slowly starting to make sense, in a very contrived way. See, he gets his cheesy lines from the terrible old movies he makes Adrian and Shoe watch with him!




Here's the amazing thing: I had been spoiled (in a way; I had read that he was a villain), and Matt's façade still fooled me. He looked so disarming that I convinced myself I had to be mistaken!




Matt having no idea about the conference that he was apparently going to give is the first sign we get that something was not quite right that night. Aaand it's nifty.




... My only comment on this is "heeee".




Matt's refusal to take Phoenix as his lawyer...





... immediately disappearing as soon as you mention the creepy old guy who asked you to defend him? NOT SUSPICIOUS AT ALL.

But that's one of the things I love about this case. No matter how unsubtle the foreshadowing may seem, it still keeps you second-guessing.




... And yet there will never be enough fanart of him.




"so how was your relationship with the--" "SHUT THE FUCK UP WHY DO YOU NEED TO KNOW I mean duuude dude?"





After this case, Phoenix took an extensive course in "ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS EVER TO PHRASE A QUESTION."


And we'd better end this here, before I begin an angry rant against a very specific niche of Matt fangirls. Next time: INVESTIGATIN'. WHICH I ALMOST MISTYPED AS "INVESTIGANTIN'". IN FACT THAT WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME I NEARLY TYPED GANT DURING THIS POST.