Black Stories ~ Touhou Edition - Case 20: Down to the bottom of Misty Lake!

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Okay, kept you all waiting long enough.
Well then, my dear players, here is the next riddle I shall present to you.
A quite hard one, if I may say so myself.
I'm curious how you will deal with it.



Nineteenth Case: Busy
A woman died because she phoned too long.

[Spidere]

This is an odd one.

Was she killed by someone else?

Was she killed from negligence?

Was she ever really killed?

Is the wording important?

[Seian Verian]

...Did she take too long when talking to a 911 operator while she was in danger?

[Prody]

Is something that happened in the past related to her death?

[Hououin Kyouma]

was she busy?

did she die because of what was said in the phone?

was she a normal person?

was there some kind of device on the phone?

was the death an accident?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Was she killed by someone else?

NO

Was she killed from negligence?

YES

Was she ever really killed?

YES

Is the wording important?

How? More specifics on that please, if you think it may be important.

...Did she take too long when talking to a 911 operator while she was in danger?

NO

Is something that happened in the past related to her death?

NO

was she busy?

*Looks at case name* YES

did she die because of what was said in the phone?

NO

was she a normal person?

I have yet to meet a normal woman  :V YES

was there some kind of device on the phone?

NO

was the death an accident?

YES

[Pesco]

Was she doing something else while talking on the phone?

Does that task require both hands?

[Fightest]

Was the woman doing something during which making a phone call is hazardous?
Is the person she's talking to relevant?

[Thaws]

The woman was driving with her mobile phone in one hand.
Traffic accident occurs.
Death.

I'd be surprised if it was that simple. :V


Was the phone a mobile phone?

Did she die from physical injury?

Was she on some kind of transportation?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Was she doing something else while talking on the phone?

YES

Does that task require both hands?

I'd say YES, but a lot of people seem to have perfected it with one or no hands at all...

Was the woman doing something during which making a phone call is hazardous?

YES

Is the person she's talking to relevant?

NO. Assume it was a friend.

The woman was driving with her mobile phone in one hand.
Traffic accident occurs.
Death.

Guess what :YES. But that's only part of it, there's a lot more to uncover.

Was the phone a mobile phone?

YES

Did she die from physical injury?

YES

Was she on some kind of transportation?

YES

[Prody]

Was the accident premeditated?

Was she driving a car?

Was there anyone else in the vehicle she was driving?

[Thaws]

Did the accident happen in front of a traffic light?

Did the accident happen at a crossroad?

Did the accident happen due to the woman only driving with one hand?

Did she had to make a turn?

Did she crash into another vehicle?

[WHMZakeri]

Was the accident premeditated?

You mean to ask if she accidentally killed herself on purpose?

While I'm being silly, I'll add this: She had to make a call, but also had to get somewhere in an emergency. She didn't have a cellphone on her, so she thought she's go up to a payphone and grab it while driving.

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Was the accident premeditated?

NO

Was she driving a car?

YES

Was there anyone else in the vehicle she was driving?

NO

Did the accident happen in front of a traffic light?

NO

Did the accident happen at a crossroad?

NO

Did the accident happen due to the woman only driving with one hand?

NO

Did she had to make a turn?

NO

Did she crash into another vehicle?

NO

You mean to ask if she accidentally killed herself on purpose?

N-...Wait, what? Accidentally on purpose? Paradox?

She had to make a call, but also had to get somewhere in an emergency. She didn't have a cellphone on her, so she thought she's go up to a payphone and grab it while driving.

NO How the hell would that even work to make a call? Wouldn't you rip off the payphones receiver?

[Prody]

NO How the hell would that even work to make a call? Wouldn't you rip off the payphones receiver?

ZA WARUDO!

That aside, can the whole death be considered murder?

The duration of the call was really long?

Was the longness caused by the other person?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

That aside, can the whole death be considered murder?

NO

The duration of the call was really long?

It was TOO long, that's the important part. The actual duration is UNKNOWN

Was the longness caused by the other person?

IRRELEVANT

[Thaws]

Was she stuck somewhere?

Did she use up the batteries of the phone?

Was she in a traffic jam?

[WHMZakeri]

Did she drive off a cliff?
Did She Drive into the Ocean?
Did She drive someone insane?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Was she stuck somewhere?

NO

Did she use up the batteries of the phone?

NO

Was she in a traffic jam?

NO

Did she drive off a cliff?

NO

Did She Drive into the Ocean?

NO

Did She drive someone insane?

IRRELEVANT She's a woman, so she might have  :V

[Prody]

Was the cause of death due to the car crashing?

[Thaws]

>If we figure out what to fill in the blank of "She used the phone so long that she _________", would it help us solve the case?

>She used the phone so long that she lost track of time?

>She used the phone so long that she didn't notice what's going on at the road?

>She used the phone so long that she couldn't speak well due to sore throat?

>She used the phone so long that she couldn't use her hands well because her hands were tired from holding the phone, lol?

>She used the phone so long that she died?

>She used the phone so long that she felt tired?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Was the cause of death due to the car crashing?

YES

>If we figure out what to fill in the blank of "She used the phone so long that she _________", would it help us solve the case?

YES. Actually, that _________ is probably the biggest part of the solution you're looking for. And let me tell you, there's a lot to go into that __________

>She used the phone so long that she lost track of time?

IRRELEVANT

>She used the phone so long that she didn't notice what's going on at the road?

NO

>She used the phone so long that she couldn't speak well due to sore throat?

NO

>She used the phone so long that she couldn't use her hands well because her hands were tired from holding the phone, lol?

NO

>She used the phone so long that she died?

Wasn't that the riddle itself? But NO if you wanna say she died from phoning alone.

>She used the phone so long that she felt tired?

NO

Oh my, I'm suprised. I know this one is not easy, but I'm missing a question that I would have expected right at the start. Please look at the case again closely and think, there's a hint there already.

[UncertainJakutten]

>Does her death have anything to do with a busy signal?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

>Does her death have anything to do with a busy signal?

YES. Well noticed, kitten.

[UncertainJakutten]

>Well, I mean it was sorta obvious

I got nothing after that.

[FinnKaenbyou]

She had already crashed the car before she made the call. She was trying to send herself to hospital, but the line was busy so no-one sent an ambulance for her and she died.

[Thaws]

What the hell. I was using > signs in this, this is a sign of playing too much Z-Machines here. ;-;

[Ionasal kkll Solciel]

Did she drop the phone?

[Spidere]

Did she drop the phone?

That's what I call a dropped call!

[Pesco]

That's what I call a dropped call!