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Case 2, beginning

aw man. I had this hope that Ryunosuke and Kazuma would part ways, and then meet up at the end to take down whatever villain we're tracking in this game. but instead, Kazuma shows up dead on the ship taking him to London, with... Ryunosuke stowing away, now in handcuffs?

I kind of don't believe it. the relationship between those two was the basis of the game. I guess you could say the same about Mia in AA1 though, and this does have some parallels to that. still, I have a sneaking suspicion, probably just blind hope, that this a red herring, that he's not actually dead. the picture didn't look especially convincing, and the crime really reminded me of Apollo's in 5-1, when he was knocked out by Tonate.

I'm immediately apprehended and given the Susato Takedown by who seems like the new Maya. I like Susato. she doesn't mess around and isn't overly bubbly or silly, which is a first for the series. she's understandably reeling from Kazuma's death here and doesn't come to my defense at all. after talking through how I couldn't have created the locked room scenario, we start to kinda get her on my side and start investigating the room.

in the middle of this, I get to meet Herlock Sholmes. I have to believe that this is a copyright thing and that he's just Holmes in the Japanese version. Sholmes is... oh man. like, I'm not going to say he's Luke Atmey, but if you ran him through a Redd White/Richard Wellington filter? yeah, let's go with that. this guy seems to be clever but with the worst deductions possible. it's kind of entertaining. it's also sorta exhausting. I'm not sure to having a guy like this in an AA game. usually it's just a goof like Gumshoe or a plot device like Ema.

speaking of plot devices, inspector whats-his-name is here too. I'm really hoping that this guy isn't just a receptacle for hidden/stolen evidence at convenient moments! I see his new outfit and call it a night.

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