| >> |
08/02/11(Tue)18:48 No.52800875>>52800810
>Continued
Battler's
game is dependent upon Erika not taking Detective Authority. If she
does, her examination of the FT "corpses" is absolute and she knows
they're faking. Battler loses on the first move if she does this, but
despite offering it to her before and during the game, she doesn't take
it. Battler isn't so stupid as to not even wonder what this means. I
think it's obvious he expected Erika would do something she couldn't do
if she were considered the detective. There aren't many things that
could be, and he conveniently left a bunch of
supposedly-dead-but-not-really people lying around for her...
...and
conveniently, one of those is Battler himself. Battler is a massive odd
man out; his inclusion in the FT grouping makes little thematic sense.
This draws Erika's attention to Battler for several reasons. First, it's
obvious that he's the person to expect to be the culprit because he
doesn't fit in with the victims. Second, it's Battler's own piece, and
he has to know Erika is out to humiliate him because Bern is leaning on
her hard. And third...
The letter provides a specific challenge,
namely that Battler is missing. Again, a clear challenge to locate and
dispose of Battler's piece. The letter itself also presupposes the setup
for the Logic Error; if Battler must stay in his room, and no one else
can escape, no one can set that letter (in Erika's mind; there are still
ways it could appear without that scenario changing but the easiest
ones involve someone leaving a room which Erika doesn't think is
possible). |
