Aristotle Ahn Did Some Investigations...

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Aristotle Ahn has been given a mission of deathly importance. Find out how Mr. Qualls died. His quest takes him around campus and into town, let's see how it went...

Without wearing a mustache, he took his question to several teachers first, counting on either (a) them just answering it, or (b) using the natural legilimency he definitely inherited from his mom. The best teachers to ask are the ones who are locals, or who have otherwise been here the longest. It’s kind of hard to say exactly who that is, since some of the teachers are careful about their personal lives, but here is what he learns:

• For the most part, members of staff are reluctant to talk about it, the general gist seems to be that they’re concerned about Mr. Qualls’ privacy. Mr. Crockett, however, can’t resist these kind of stories and shares that he believes it happened in a house fire. On the other hand, Healer Greatheart is almost positive it was falling rocks or a collapse of some sort.


• Mr. Purcell just begs Aris to please stop touching his forehead like that when he thinks he’s performing legilimency.


• Aris gets the sense that Bub has told him everything he knows about the incident, but Bub does not speak English, and Aristotle isn’t sure how to interpret those soft purring noises he makes. Thanks anyway, Bub!


• Ms. Gunzenhauser doesn’t like to gossip, but being so softhearted about her students, she confides in Aris that she’s fairly positive it was electrocution from a broken muggle device — untimely, certainly, but nothing worth investigating — and advises him not to bring it up to Mr. Qualls, as he’s been known to get a bit ‘glitchy’ when he talks about it.


• Ms. Altizer is among those who think it’s inappropriate to talk about the nature of Mr. Qualls' death behind his back. That is, until Mr. Berzelius swings by and blurts that, oh, Qualls, himself, told him it was a portkey accident. Ms. Altizer insists that he’s wrong: she’d been told that it was an accident with an experimental spell. The two of them start to argue in the main hall of central classrooms over who is more correct, and whether it’s splitting hairs if the spell misfired and caused a fire.
  • CLAIMED. (Witnessed by: Chanel, Laszlo, Elijah)

Well. That was illuminating. Moving on...

While wearing a (bad fake) mustache, Aris took the question to Elflock Falls next, and he asked several older people around town about it. Here is what he learned:

• Zippy Zebrowski gets distracted first by how nice Aris’s mustache is, and then with reminiscing about how Mr. Qualls used to bring his son (...Sons? No. Wait. Son. It was just the one. He thinks.) in every Friday. Try as he might, Zippy just can’t recall what happened. “Amazing what you forget in thirty years, huh?” He seems to feel quite bad about it, though, oddly, not for long.
  • ZIPPY DIP EMPLOYEES MAY HAVE WITNESSED THIS EXCHANGE. Comment below to confirm if you saw it!
• At Pizza Pi(e)rates, Bruno Ellerby seems to think it was tied to the mafia, or some secret organization like that. The way he delivers it, skeptical himself but also in a low whisper, makes it hard to tell whether he’s joking or not.


• Lir Liu still remembers the headline from when he died saving the mayor’s daughter, but the older woman with him tuts and shakes her head. “No, it was his daughter—no, son—no. He died saving his sister’s son.”


• At the Dis ‘n’ Dat, Jarvis Shamburger declines to speak on the matter, but Misters Pompel & Swint are nearby. Mr. Swint remembers that day like it was yesterday, except that once he tries to call it up, he simply can’t at all. He mentions there was a fire but he can’t recall where, or if that even had anything to do with it. Mr. Pompel jokes that this is a sign Mr. Swint should retire and leave him the shop. Anyway, everyone knows that it was an Artificing experiment gone wrong. Doesn’t Mr. Swint remember they closed Peckenpaugh and Elflock Local both for a week? Mr. Swint insists that was something else, and the two begin to argue about it in the middle of the store.
  • CLAIMED (Witnessed by: Fred, Holland).
• During the hubbub between Misters Pompel & Swint, a professional woman who looks strikingly like Kyle from Spellunking sidles up to Aristotle and slips a note into his hand. “You’ve stumbled on the elephant in the room, kid.” She murmurs before wandering off. The note says ‘PUBLIC RECORDS IN THE LIBRARY, 1988 - 1990’

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[peckishmods]

OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[peckishmods]

OOC - CLAIM A SPOT!

[peckishmods]

There are three events here that students other than Aris may have witnessed.

• The argument between Berzelius and Altizer in central classrooms may have been witnessed by up to 3 students besides Aristotle.


• His exchange with Zippy may have been witnessed by any Zippy Dip employees


• The argument between Misters Pompel and Swint at the Dis 'n' Dat in town may have been witnessed by two characters.

Please comment on this header to claim a spot. And remember that only Aristotle (or anyone Katie confirms that Aristotle may have had with him, if she'd like) has seen the rest of the exchanges!

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[ohwormhole]

I'm... gonna snag a Dis 'n' Dat spot, since Fred has been all up in Shamburger's business being a snoop lately on all the wrong townsfolk.

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[peckishmods]

You got it!

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[necrodanseuse]

Cannnn Chanel have seen the Teacher Argument she could make alchemy miserable with her shipping and that’s my biggest reason

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[peckishmods]

Chanel's got the REAL takeaway here...

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[necrodanseuse]

The couple who argues about death is meant 2 be

Was that not our lesson

(Okokok so the death itself is also intriguing)

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[notpoison]

Laszlo and Chanel were together y/y?

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[necrodanseuse]

Sorry sorry I had to immediately disappear into an interview but of Course they were together??

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[wildchild]

Can I grab the other dis n dat for Holland please? 💖

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[peckishmods]

Just trying to SHOP and THIS happens

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[gold_digger]

Everything is stressful always!!!!! Her skin is going to suffer and Mr. Swint is going to notice!!!

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[notpoison]

Can I grab a teacher witness spot for Laszlo?

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[peckishmods]

Yep yep! Added!

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[gasgiant]

Just confirming ftr that Jupiter saw the Zippy Dip exchange at work.

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[bratsquatch]

Same same for Felicity please!

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[freyanorris]

Freya too, please!

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[lockit]

Caaan I take the last teacher argument slot for Elijah?

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[peckishmods]

Elijah just trying to get past them in the hallway as they gesture wildly.

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[bigyikes]

why is everyone fighting :(

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[arisahn]

...I feel like I owe this entire town an apology for my trash son. asdfhasdf

(Just for you, Mr. Purcell.)

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[tristfully]

Viola is SO proud and definitely thinks that she and Aris are bound together on a dangerous and exhilarating mysterious adventure.

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[arisahn]

Viola being proud of him makes it WORTH IT. He'll report back to her when I have time to write a post~

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[peckishmods]

I love his Totally Real And Legitimate Legilimecy Gift so much.

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[arisahn]

1000% Legit. He's sure it'll kick in any day now.

The character his PB is playing in this show does have psychic abilities. I could make so many of those icons. :')

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[wrencredible]

👀👀👀

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[ohwormhole]

oh this would have been far more appropriate from a Local Hometown Darling





this is neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeat

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[necrodanseuse]

But also wow what a hero, Aris??!
This is so good!!!!

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[arisahn]

Expel him. He bad.

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[gold_digger]

Excuse me he is good at his job???,

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[arisahn]

Is he though?

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[gold_digger]

Clearly?? Holland thinks so

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[notpoison]

Laszlo is impressed.

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[freyanorris]

THE BEST

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[lionellovelace]

Please don't talk to Mr. Qualls about this!!! Please don't overwhelm him!!!

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[notpoison]

Laszlo needs to interview Mr. Qualls

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[lionellovelace]

Oh no. Lionel would like to see a list of questions beforehand.

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[notpoison]

You can't censor the press, Lionel.

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[lionellovelace]

Lionel is going to have a long talk with Xenia about one of the intrepid reporters under her employ.

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[wildchild]

What a good ghost dad??

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[arisahn]

He woooon't. He'll just talk to literally everyone else.

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[freyanorris]

oooooOOOOooooh