Rin Timeline
6:00 AM
Character Sheet
I went to work the earliest today, as per usual.
It was raining, so I brought an umbrella and put it in the
umbrella stand.
I punched my me card.
Summary
6:20 AM
Sales person and in-house SE who comes earlier and leaves We were in the process of adding phone numbers of repeat
later than anoyone else, whose job is to manage the dig al customers to the phone contact list, which we do once a
tools used in the company, such as issuing e-mail addresses month.
and se ng up Wi-Fi. I always thought that the job of a sales
person is enough. As I’m working, I no ce that the in-house extension line is
automa cally set to go to Aomi at 10:00 AM today.
This func on automa cally calls an extension that reads out a
specified message on a specified date and me.
I couldn’t believe my eyes. I looked at the automa c extension
se ng and saw that it said, “Today, I will kill an employee of
your company!”
It takes me a surprisingly li le me to decide to take the
plunge.
I had long been planning to kill my sarcas c boss, Sec on Chief
Hayakawa. I would have enough me to go back and get the
murder weapon, a kitchen knife, and come back again.
6:25 AM 11:00 AM
I decide to get one of those mini-hammers from the factory. My boss, Hayakawa, was furious with me for working so much
That would cast suspicion on the factory people. over me and told me to go home early today. How dare he
say that a er assigning me such an absurd workload?
7:00 AM
I had brought a bag with the kitchen knife from home. If I don’t do it, who will?
I le it in my locker in the locker room along with the hammer
I stole from the factory. 2:00 PM
All sales people except Hayakawa and myself had gone on a
Come to think of it, the automa c extension func on in this business trip. It seems that all of them are either staying
instance was used as a reminder, but I had never seen anyone overnight or going directly home today instead of returning to
use it before. the office.
I think the only person who knows about the automa c Only me, Aomi, and Hayakawa are in the office.
extension func on is someone who has been around for as
long as Aomi…. 3:18 PM
I hear the sound of the locker room opening.
7:10 AM
With this on my mind, I walk out of the locker room and was 3:30 PM
surprised to see Aomi. I hear the sound of the locker room closing.
I say “Good Morning” and return to the office. Aomi usually 4:00 PM
arrives at the office around 7:45 AM, but…they are very early Aomi talks to me and says, “You’re going home early today,
today. correct?”
Oh, they’re trying to get people to leave early because of the
10:00 AM death threat.
I glance over at Aomi, who is earnestly making an inquiry
about the morning’s death threat. 4:58 PM
Hayakawa leaves his seat. It’s his usual cigare e break. He will
probably take a 20-minute break at this point.
5:00 PM
Thunder begins to rumble. “Umbrella? Don’t worry about that. Just go home.”
The regular chime sounds. To me, it’s the signal to get rid of Are those his last words?
Hayakawa. I head for the locker room.
5:10 PM
The door to this locker room opens and closes loudly. I must The warning bell sounds.
be careful. Hayakawa takes the umbrella.
Aomi never goes home on me and the locker room is far Hayakawa’s hands are fumbling trying to open it.
from the factory. So, if I retrieve the murder weapon at this First, I hit Hayakawa with the mini hammer to knock him out.
me, no one will see me.
Next, I push Hayakawa down with a thud and stab a knife
5:05 PM through the top of the umbrella into his chest. I hear a few
Hayakawa doesn’t carry an umbrella when he goes to the umbrella ribs break, but that’s okay.
smoking area.
Let’s give him one, shall we? Hayakawa’s screams are drowned out by the warning bell and
I quickly grab an umbrella other than my own for him. thunder.
I enter the locker room. The inside of the umbrella is spla ered with blood.
I retrieve the murder weapon and slip it into my uniform. None gets on me.
I take the short path from the locker room to the smoking I manage to fold the umbrella.
area. I put the kitchen knife and mini hammer inside the umbrella.
5:09 PM 5:15 PM
As Hayakawa is about to return to the office, I approach him I wanted to leave as soon as possible, but it would look
with the umbrella held out. suspicious if someone who always works late-night over me
le early. Hurry up, Aomi, go home…...!
“Chief Hayakawa, you forgot your umbrella.”
Hayakawa looks surprised.
I put the umbrella in the umbrella stand, hoping for the best. I
wipe the rain the best I can with my handkerchief. Main Goal
Someone other than yourself gets the most votes (3 points)
5:20 PM
I’m back inside the office. Secondary Goal
The last chime rings. Uncover the secrets of Assistant Manager Aomi (2 points).
Aomi goes outside.
Items and Informa on
5:25 PM
I hear the locker room door open and then close immediately. Item
5:30 PM Working History:
I again hear the locker room door open and then close You, Rin, oversee recording the office staff’s coming to
immediately. work and leaving on me, so you know who came in and
when they le .
5:35 PM
I go about my business as if nothing has happened. Some mes, Haru and Hayakawa would get into very loud
Then I hear a scream. arguments.
I go to the doorway and find a bloodied person holding the Your movement during the crime.
knife I had used to kill Hayakawa. A er walking along the sidewalk (no rain shelter) and past the
smoking area to the locker room, you went down the sidewalk
Aomi is already there, stunned. (no rain shelter) and killed Hayakawa in the smoking area.
Aomi is a li le wet from the rain.
I could not fully understand what was going on, but it was
convenient anyway.
I make it look as if I was so upset that I ran away and head for
the smoking are on the side of the office where Hayakawa was
killed.
Time of Arrival on the Day of the Crime Time of Leaving on the Day of the Crime
Rin 6:00 AM Rin None
Haru 7:58 AM Haru Error
Assistant Manager Aomi 7:10 AM Assistant Manager Aomi None
Rin is assigned to manage mecards.
If there is no mecard in the
mecard storage area, an error will
occur.
