But yeah. Every week. People staying in the library would get random knowledge, some people woke up with phantom injuries that faded the next day, and one week people even smelled like perfume.
It was an easy way to tell who actually fell asleep the night before. Anyone who was either awake at night or who fell asleep in their room didn't have these effects.
Still. Catching people in a lie is pretty much the entire point of those trials. The more they lie, the easier it is to find one thing that doesn't add up.
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[NOW HE'S JUST BEING A SHIT]
But yeah. Every week. People staying in the library would get random knowledge, some people woke up with phantom injuries that faded the next day, and one week people even smelled like perfume.
It was an easy way to tell who actually fell asleep the night before. Anyone who was either awake at night or who fell asleep in their room didn't have these effects.
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[a beat]
Mostly. People could lie about their effects pretty easily.
[plus when more people stayed in their rooms it became more difficult to tell who was clear due to ROOMS and who was clear due to MURDER]
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It's just a learned skill.
[some people are better at catching liars than others]
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Think you've got it?
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[a wry crack of a smile, but it doesn't reach his eyes]
I think I do.
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Yeah, I guess we've all had some practice. That's... hopefully, it'll work in our favor.
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[but he keeps that to himself, and instead just. . . looks away]