Void Rift (rp) - Intermission

"Why not?" Katie asks, offering Alice a glass of water, the glass itself made of ice.

 

Alice takes it and downs the water in one gulp, exhausted.
"See, we've gotten a letter from the criminal pointing fingers straight at the guy. We've done mind readings, and he really doesn't know anything. I have nothing to run off, and I can't go do field work until I recover."

 

"Maybe the criminal made the guy do things, but he was sort of in a zombie-like state so he wouldn't remember?" Katie asks, putting her hand over Alice's glass. The glass quickly re-fills with water.

 

"We checked his subconscious, too. There hasn't been anyone else in or out for years."

 

"Did you check the letter from the criminal? Like, wouldn't he have left DNA on it?" Katie asks, though sounding like she's branching into unknown territory for her.

 

"Of course, but it seemed to be handled by a robot. Here's the part I worry about telling my boss: the grip on the envelope matches Eve's hand flawlessly."

 

"You don't think someone managed to somehow hack Eve, do you? Or...maybe frame her?" Katie asks.

 

"I think you all know everyone's hoping for the latter." Alice sighs. "I don't have clearance to get into her room until, again, I recover."

 

"Maybe I could try and get in for you? I'm one of Aj's friends." Katie asks kindly.

 

"Actually... could you request Eve come here? I'm only forbidden to go into her room, but nobody said anything about her coming here."

 

"Um...I think so!" Katie says happily.

 

"Thank you so much... for the water especially. I've spent the last two days sitting in my room just working the case... to find it's bullshit. Anyhow, even if it doesn't work, I'm grateful."

 

"I'll be back in a bit, then!" Katie says, giving Alice another glass of water if she hasn't drank her last one before running off to the robotics labs.

A long while later, Eve and Katie take the elevator to Alice's house, looking to see if she's still outside it, and knocking on her door if she isn't.

 

"Come in!" Alice shouts, sounding weary.

 

Eve opens the door.

"Detective Alice? Katie informed me that you wanted to speak to me about your case." Eve asks.

Katie waits behind Eve happily.

 

"Yush... uhn sehend..." She utters loudly.
Seconds later, she comes out of the kitchen, wiping coffee off her face.
"So, I have troubling news... I don't know how to say it nicely; your hand matches the grip of the criminal who sent us this taunt letter. Flawlessly." Alice says, pulling out the note that simply has a name of a fire guardian on it.

 

"I have not sent any letters like this. No physical mail recently either. I've mostly been in my room." Eve says, before observing the font used in the note.

 

"I'm not accusing you, I just was hoping you could offer insight. This stupid case is a paradox in and of itself as it stands..." She grumbles.

The font seems to be... not a font, but written as Eve would handwrite it.

 

"I believe this was an attempted frame of me by another robot or android. They've managed to perfectly replicate my handwriting. Though, if it would help your investigation, I can show you footage of what I was doing before the time leading up to when you recieved this letter; in order to prove my innocence." Eve says.

 

"Sure. I don't know if it'll help, but I doubt it'll hurt. This thing came in two days, five hours, and forty seven minutes ago."