Black Stories II ~ Case 33: Cursed Vacation

[Edible]

The robbers started the robbery as planned. In the process, they fired a shot with their gun as a threat. The shot hit a car outside the bank, causing the driver to panic and hit another car, causing an accident. The man in the other car was a bank teller, working at the bank that was robbed at the moment, who wanted to get to work but was unfortunately killed in the accident. Because of the accident, the robbers couldn't get away in their escape vehicle and got caught by the police who had been called by the people inside the bank.

I believe this summarizes the entire riddle nicely.  Well done, everyone.

[Dead Princess Sakana]

YEEEEEEEEAAAHHHHHHHH! Nice that I could get the final move in this one~

That was definitely a nice riddle, and I had fun being on the asking part for once. Just tell if you wanna do another one sometime.

Next riddle from me will come tomorrow.



EDIT: And once again I lied. I'm very sorry for the delay, real life decided to be an asshole. *apologetic bow*

The game will continue in about 24 hours, meaning Monday night. Please wait warmly~

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Are you ready, my dear players?
Much has happened those last few weeks,
but that shall not disturb our game.
Once again, I shall assume the position of gamemaster,
and present to you, our next riddle.
Shuffling the cards, I let luck decide on what you shall face next,
and it seems the powers of fate want you to solve a very nice riddle.
Let the curtain rise again on this Black Story~



Case 32: A Spoonful of Grandma
With great joy the family ate the grandmother a spoonful at a time.

[theshirn]

Let's ask the obvious ones, hmm?

Was the family human?
Was the grandmother human?
Was she the grandmother of any members of the family?
Did they know they were eating the grandmother?
Is that why they were happy?

[Pesco]

Is grandma a kind of food? A medicine?

Could grandma be eaten any other way - with different utensils?
                                                                          as a solid or liquid?

Was grandma eaten at as a single serving? A shared dish? Over more than one meal?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Let's ask the obvious ones, hmm?

Hmm, the subjects are learning *scribbles notes* interesting, very interesting *scribbles more notes* 

Was the family human?

YES

Was the grandmother human?

YES

Was she the grandmother of any members of the family?

While I can not completely rule out a 'yes', I'll answer NO because that should be more correct in regards to the solution you have to find

Did they know they were eating the grandmother?

NO

Is that why they were happy?

NO

Is grandma a kind of food?

NO

A medicine?

NO

Could grandma be eaten any other way - with different utensils?

I'd say YES

                                                                         

as a solid?

NO, I don't think that counts as solid
                                                                         

or liquid?

NO

Was grandma eaten at as a single serving?

NO

A shared dish?

I think YES, but what exactly is the definition of 'shared dish'?

Over more than one meal?

YES

[Edible]

Is Grandma alive?

Is she preparing the meals?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Is Grandma alive?

NO

Is she preparing the meals?

NO

[Edible]

Is this actually about unintentional cannibalism?

Did grandma work in, visit, or perish due to a meat-packing plant or other similar food processing facility?

[FinnKaenbyou]

Is their grandmother Edible? :V

Were they eating the grandmother's ashes?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Is this actually about unintentional cannibalism?

It seems to fall under the definition of cannibalism, YES

Did grandma work in, visit, or perish due to a meat-packing plant or other similar food processing facility?

NOne of this at all

Is their grandmother Edible? :V

Apparently YES

Were they eating the grandmother's ashes?

YES

[Edible]

Oh.

...

I see Rou just solved the riddle.  Thanks Rou!

Was Grandma's urn acidentally tipped into dinner? <_<

COMEDY OPTION: Were her ashes mistaken for another cooking supply?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

I see Rou just solved the riddle.  Thanks Rou!

Oh, do not be mistaken. What Rou solved was a very important part of the riddle, but it is not all. Not by far

Was Grandma's urn acidentally tipped into dinner? <_<

NO

COMEDY OPTION: Were her ashes mistaken for another cooking supply?

NO

[Spidere]

I wish I didn't know this one.

[Fetch()tirade]

Did grandma die in a fire?

[E-Nazrin]

Was it intentional that grandma's ashes ended up in the food?

Was anyone other than the family and grandmother significantly involved in this?

Is their "great joy" significant to the riddle? Is it related to the meal?

Is the grandmother biologically related to anyone relevant? Is it just being used as a catchall for 'old woman?'

[Hououin Kyouma]

did grandma taste good?

were they happy because the food tasted good?

is the type of food they were eating important?

were the ashes misplaced?

is her age important?

is the location important?

is this part of a ritual?

was the grandma killed?

is the duration of the time, she was dead important?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Did grandma die in a fire?

IRRELEVANT

Was it intentional that grandma's ashes ended up in the food?

Wrong assumption

Was anyone other than the family and grandmother significantly involved in this?

YES

Is their "great joy" significant to the riddle?

YES

Is it related to the meal?

See above, wrond assumption

Is the grandmother biologically related to anyone relevant?

YES. I suppose she was a biological grandma, not just a social one.

Is it just being used as a catchall for 'old woman?'

NO

did grandma taste good?

UNKNOWN

were they happy because the food tasted good?

Wrong assumption

is the type of food they were eating important?

Wrong assumption

were the ashes misplaced?

NO

is her age important?

NO

is the location important?

Kind of, YES. Assume that the family in the riddle description lives in Germany.

is this part of a ritual?

NO

was the grandma killed?

IRRELEVANT, assume NO

is the duration of the time, she was dead important?

NOt really. Assume she died recently.

[Pesco]

Kind of, YES. Assume that the family in the riddle description lives in Germany.

Is it a grandma of someone you know? :V

Is there wordplay afoot?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Is it a grandma of someone you know? :V

NO  :V Actually, my saying 'assume that...' was kind of wrong. It's even on the riddle card that they live in Germany, so it's a fact.

Is there wordplay afoot?

NO

[E-Nazrin]

Wrong assumption

Wa-- okay, time to get to the bottom of this.

Did the family directly eat the ashes, thinking they were something else? Did they eat the ashes at all? Is anything else they ate relevant?

Is the use of 'spoonful' significant? Does it mean actually using spoons? If so, is the use of spoons significant?

Is there one other relevant person, or multiple? Does it matter?

Is/are the other relevant person(s) biologically related to the grandmother? The family? By marriage, to grandmother? To the family?

Is/are the other relevant person significantly involved in how grandmother's eatenity came about? Did they intend for it?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Did the family directly eat the ashes, thinking they were something else?

YES

Did they eat the ashes at all?

YES

Is anything else they ate relevant?

NO

And with that you have discovered the reason for the 'wrong assumptions' before 

Is the use of 'spoonful' significant? Does it mean actually using spoons? If so, is the use of spoons significant?

The spoons were pretty much only a hint to get to the ashes. So, they are NOT significant any more.

Is there one other relevant person, or multiple?

YES

Does it matter?

NO. Whether it is only one other person or mutlitple doesn't matter I think. But you may assume there are multiple persons.

Is/are the other relevant person(s) biologically related to the grandmother?
The family?
By marriage, to grandmother?
To the family?

Whether by marriage or biology, is UNKNOWN. However, the other persons are related to both the grandmother and the family, YES.

Is/are the other relevant person significantly involved in how grandmother's eatenity came about?

YES

Did they intend for it?

NO

Oho, those were some very good questions, Mouse. Keep at it~

[Thata no Guykoro]

Is eatenity a real word?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Is eatenity a real word?

UNKNOWN AND IRRELEVANT.
I was wondering that as well, but we all understand what it means, so whatever  :V

[Seian Verian]

Did the family know that grandma was dead?

Were they aware that they were eating ashes of some kind?

Were there any other people involved, who might have misinformed them of what they were eating?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Did the family know that grandma was dead?

NO. At least not at the time relevant for the riddle.

Were they aware that they were eating ashes of some kind?

NO

Were there any other people involved, who might have misinformed them of what they were eating?

Other people involved: YES. Those people misinformed them: NO

[E-Nazrin]

Is eatenity a real word?

NO

UNKNOWN AND IRRELEVANT.
I was wondering that as well, but we all understand what it means, so whatever  :V

YES

Was grandmother cremated? Were the other people related to the cremation? Did they perform the cremation? Transport the ashes?

Is it necessarily relevant what the family thought the ashes were, aside from "edible?" Do you think it would help significantly? Was it a type of pudding?

When the family was eating the ashes, had they been last/currently stored in an urn? Vase? Box? Was it something that is intended for funerary ashes?

Are cultural differences/misunderstandings relevant to this?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Was grandmother cremated?

YES

Were the other people related to the cremation?

YES

Did they perform the cremation?

IRRELEVANT. I guess it was performed by a professional, they just ordered it.

Transport the ashes?

NO. Think a bit more along the lines of that question though.

Is it necessarily relevant what the family thought the ashes were, aside from "edible?"

YES. At least the basic idea the family had, you don't have to discover the exact thing.

Do you think it would help significantly?

Possibly YES

Was it a type of pudding?

NO

When the family was eating the ashes, had they been last/currently stored in an urn?Vase? Box?

It only says 'container' on the card. Let's assume a type of URN

Was it something that is intended for funerary ashes?

YES, but apparently it was not obvious to the family

Are cultural differences/misunderstandings relevant to this?

NO

[Pesco]

Did the family receive the ashes in the urn and the family mistake the urn for a food container? Going by the assumption that they received the urn and thought it was something edible from grandma.

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Did the family receive the ashes in the urn and the family mistake the urn for a food container?

Pretty much, YES. I'll go ahead andsay they mistook it for vitamins.

That's the 'how' they mistook it.
Now for two more things:
'Why' did they mistake it?
And why did they receive it in the first place?

Also:

Going by the assumption that they received the urn and thought it was something edible from grandma.

The red is truth.