DRDT Chapter 2: I Have A Theory

DRDT Chapter 2: I have a theory

SPOILERS FOR DRDT CHAPTER 2

Okay so I've thought a lot about what I think happened to Arei, and I've come up with a theory. ( Some parts of this are already confirmed in the trial)

Basically I think the killer lured Arei to the playground with a note pretending to be Eden. ( After overhearing the whole Arturo-Arei-Eden mess in the infirmary.) The reason why Eden is so hesitant to show the group the note is because it makes her the prime suspect. I think the killer then knocked out Arei with Roses turpentine.

Next the killer rigged up a simple pulley system. I think the killer tied one end of the rope around the ball of clothes, then threw the ball over the bars in the ceiling.(This could have possibly been how the light broke.) I think they then discarded of the clothes and tied the rope to the spinny thing. ( The tape on the spinny thing is pull up tape from the gym, meaning it would have grip to stop the rope from sliding.)

Then the killer weighed down Arei to ensure that she was heavy enough to break her neck. I think they did this by taping the jugs of fish water around her wrists. (I don't think the killer bound her wrists as there were two pieces of tape in the bin during the investigation, and you would only need one piece to bind her wrists.) The killer them took off her bowling glove, as they would need it later. The killer then span the spinny thing, suspending Arei above the playground, before letting go. The killer then caught the spinny thing whilst she was halfway to the ground, (They wore Areis bowling glove to make sure it didn't slip.) Stopping her mid fall and breaking her neck.

Finally, the killer lowered her back down, using Areis bowling glove to ensure they do not get any rope/friction burns on their hands. The killer then took off the jugs of fish water and emptied them on the playground floor. ( I believe they did this because they could not access the relaxation room at the time for whatever reason. The killer also knew the playground floor was absorbant and the playground was equipped with plenty of fans.) The killer then got rid of the note, the jugs and the tape, then shoved the rope under the spinny thing. Lastly the killer used the wire to make it look like arei committed suicide by hanging her off of the swing set.

On further reflection, I think that the reason the killer emptied the jugs in the playground was because they broke whilst they were either breaking Areis neck or when they removed the tape. I think the killer intended to put the fish back originally but after the handles broke they had no choice but to just scatter them. (I think this will be the piece of evidence used to catch the killer in the trial.)

As for who actually killed her, I think it was either Levi or J. I'll talk about J first, because I think it is more likely to be Levi.

I think J could have done it because out of all the people who could have overheard the Arturo-Arei-Eden situation it was most likely to have been her, as she would have known arturo was going to meet someone. She could have known about the clothes in the dressing room as we saw her in there earlier in the chapter, and she may have known the trick to turn the clothes into a ball from growing up around a famous mother. ( Who must have had many people around specifically to make her clothes look good, maybe using similar techniques.) J could have probably overpowered Arei, with them being a similar height and build, all J would need is the element of surprise and maybe some of Roses missing turpentine.

Ok, now for Levi. For me, the main thing that points to him is the ball of clothes. Being the ultimate personal stylist, he probably knew about the clothes from spending time in the dressing room, and he would have known the trick to turn the clothes into a ball thanks to his talent. He could have easily overpowered Arei, as he is much taller and stronger than her, and moving the corpse after killing her would not be a challenge for him. As for the the infirmary incident I think he may have been eavesdropping to try to protect Eden. They have already been shown to be friendly with each other in the opening scene of chapter 2, and Levi is shown to be quite protective, so I think If he saw Eden meeting with someone like Arturo, who is twice Edens size and not very friendly, he would want to keep an eye on them.

That's pretty much everything I have to say about this, but I would love to hear everyone else's thoughts on this. (Also sorry if this is badly written, this is my first post.)