Black Stories 2013 ~ Case 04: Surprise

[Raitaki]

> Did he not go home on subsequent days?
> Was his marriage affected by the pictures taken that day?
> Did he die?

[Conqueror]

>Was there a photocopier involved?

[BT]

>Is "the three friends" a name for something? Or are they just three friends?
>Is the workplace a physical place?
>Is that someone's 'home' a physical place?

May as well shoo the silliness away.

[capt. h]

Sorry, I'll try to limit my questions.

> Did anyone die? Not just the guy who didn't go home, but anyone involved at all?

[FinnKaenbyou]

>Did the men work in a dangerous workplace?
>Was the man unable to go home because of his taking photos?

[Pesco]

Is 'go home' meant literally unable to return to the place where one of the men sleeps every night?

[UncertainJakutten]

>Were they in a place that allowed photography?

[Kilgamayan]

> Did these friends work at a museum?
> Did the event end with one of them in jail?

[Keegster2]

Was one of them a cop?

[CrowCakes]

>Did they have a camera?
>If no, did they steal a camera?

[BT]

Add to my questions from earlier:
>Is "One of them" referring to one of the friends?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Oh dear I really should have gotten around to this earlier today, sorry for that.

> Did he not go home on subsequent days?

Yes

> Was his marriage affected by the pictures taken that day?

It is unknown whether he was married in the first place

> Did he die?

Yes

>Was there a photocopier involved?

No, but I'm slightly curious what you had in mind there, it sounds potentially hilarious

>Is "the three friends" a name for something?

No

Or are they just three friends?

Yes

>Is the workplace a physical place?

Yes

>Is that someone's 'home' a physical place?

Yes

> Did anyone die? Not just the guy who didn't go home, but anyone involved at all?

Yes, there was a death

>Did the men work in a dangerous workplace?

I will admit I had to think about this one for a bit, I will say Generally No though

>Was the man unable to go home because of his taking photos?

Yes

Is 'go home' meant literally unable to return to the place where one of the men sleeps every night?

Yes

>Were they in a place that allowed photography?

This particular detail is Unknown. Whether it was allowed or not is Irrelevant to the case though

> Did these friends work at a museum?

No

> Did the event end with one of them in jail?

No

Was one of them a cop?

No

>Did they have a camera?

Yes

>Is "One of them" referring to one of the friends?

Yes, the man that did not go home was one of the three friends

[BT]

>Did any pictures get taken?
>>Was the death caused by the action of taking pictures?
>>Was the death caused by the action of looking at said pictures?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

>Did any pictures get taken?

Yes

>>Was the death caused by the action of taking pictures?

No

>>Was the death caused by the action of looking at said pictures?

No

[BT]

I thought this was a direct conclusion of some of the responses put together but maybe not?
>Is the death related to the picture taking at all? (as in would it have happened regardless?)

[Dead Princess Sakana]

>Is the death related to the picture taking at all?

Yes.
To clarify on the thing before: "caused by the action of taking pictures" I understand as "it happened because someone pushed a button on the camera". If you had something else in mind, I'll have to ask you to phrase that question differently.

[BT]

No, that's what I meant.
>Was a picture taken before the death?
>Was a picture taken after the death?
>...at the time of death?

[Conqueror]

>Was there anything unusual about the camera used to take the photos?
>Was the man assassinated?
>Were they taking pictures of themselves?
>Was the workplace a zoo? >Was someone or something startled by the sound of the picture being taken?

[Keegster2]

> Was the picture of something dangerous?

[PX]

>Was the flash on?
>Was there a mirror involved?

 :derp:

[Polaris]

>Was an animal involved?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

>Was a picture taken before the death?

Yes

>Was a picture taken after the death?

No

>...at the time of death?

I will say No, as that is what I get from the card, it is theoretically possible that a picture was taken at the time of death though.

>Was there anything unusual about the camera used to take the photos?

No

>Was the man assassinated?

No

>Were they taking pictures of themselves?

Yes

>Was the workplace a zoo? >Was someone or something startled by the sound of the picture being taken?

No and No

> Was the picture of something dangerous?

You could say that, Yes

>Was the flash on?

Irrelevant

>Was there a mirror involved?

No

>Was an animal involved?

No

[Pesco]

Was there any property damage as a result of the camera being operated?

[Berzul]

>Did the action of taking the pictures triggered anything at all?
(and)
>Did the action of taking the pictures triggered something in that work place that was the cause of the death?

[Tamer Anode/Cathode]

Did any of the group of friends have any unusual or supernatural attributes?

[UncertainJakutten]

I'm vaguely surprised no one has asked this (and thusly probably missed it)

>Was the man killed by someone, or something alive?
>Was the man's cause of death unusual in any way?

[Raitaki]

> Did taking a picture prevent any of the men from doing something that could save a life?

[FinnKaenbyou]

>Was the man blinded by the camera flash? If so, did this lead to his death?

EDIT: >Did the man fall to his death?

[theshirn]

> Was the picture of one man?  Two?
> Was the dead man in the picture?  Operating the camera?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Was there any property damage as a result of the camera being operated?

No

>Did the action of taking the pictures triggered anything at all?

No

>Did the action of taking the pictures triggered something in that work place that was the cause of the death?

No

Did any of the group of friends have any unusual or supernatural attributes?

Interesting thought, but No

>Was the man killed by someone, or something alive?

No

>Was the man's cause of death unusual in any way?

Yes

> Did taking a picture prevent any of the men from doing something that could save a life?

No

>Was the man blinded by the camera flash? If so, did this lead to his death?

No. As I said whether the camera used flash or not is irrelevant - and in fact unknown

EDIT: >Did the man fall to his death?

No. I will give a hint though: "fall" is certainly not a wrong idea

> Was the picture of one man?

Yes

Two?

No

> Was the dead man in the picture?

Yes

Operating the camera?

At some point during the case, Yes. At the time of death, No.