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	[color=ADD278][i]Hmm. Something doesn’t quite seem right.[/i][/color] Thomas briefly ran through every he knew about this case so far from his spot in the court of carnage, which was almost too big for Thomas. The Infinites consensus was alarmingly ignorant of certain variables, and it seemed that all anyone wanted to do was state their speculation as a fact.

	Faith, Cyrus, Noel, and Ice were acting too hastily. That irk, the one from before when he was investigating Mercy’s corpse, flared up. [color=ADD278]“Gentlemen, lower your voices. Haste is convenient, but it is no excuse for sloppy logic. Assumptions have no baring where an Infinites life is in the question.” [/color] He glanced to Max, and then away. [color=ADD278]”Before we proceed, we must decide for certain [i]how[/i] and [i]what[/i] exactly caused Mercy to die.”[/color]

	Thomas raised a hand up to his upper lip, and placed his gaze on a certain heterochromatic Infinite. [color=ADD278]”And I know just where to start, [i]Infinite Recon[/i]”[/color]

	[Color=red]"Huh...?"[/color] Alice looked up over to Thomas, trying to appear calm. But it was still obvious that she was a nervous wreck over her friend's death. [Color=red]"Whadya mean...?"[/color] she asked, tilting her head in confusion.

	[color=ADD278]”Hmm?”[/color] Thomas lifted his chin slightly. He picked up on Alice’s discomfort, but he was unable to attribute it in a meaningful way. [color=ADD278]”You are… or, err, [i]were[/i] the closest to Mercy. I’d like to clear up some particularities regarding her and her behavior.”[/color]

	[Color=red]"Oh- Oh, okay."[/color] The recon nodded in reply. [Color=red]"What do you need to know first?"[/color]

	Thomas was pleased with Alice’s compliance. [color=ADD278]”Good. Let’s start with something fairly basic then. Did Mercy have any condition that would impair her ability feel in her hands — such as diabetes?”[/color] 

	[Color=red]"N-No, and she didn't like sweets much, so she ate more healthy and savory foods. Dunno how she'd have diabetes in that case."[/color] She told him, shaking her head. 

	[color=ADD278]”Ah! Excellent. I’d expect nothing less from the Infinite Plague Doctor!"[/color] Thomas cleared his throat. [color=ADD278]”Ahem. So. Is there any reason, besides the wound on Mercy’s hand, that she would be wearing those bandages that were on her hand? And if there isn’t, would you agree that Mercy herself was aware of the fact that there was a puncture wound on her hand?”[/color]

	[Color=red]"I don't know. The only reason I could think of is if she accidentaly hurt or cut herself, and even if she did, I doubt it was bad enough to need the bandages. Unless she somehow cut a vein open."[/color] Alice shrugged. [Color=red]"But yeah, I agree to the fact that she was aware of her wound.[/color]

	[color=ADD278]”I see. Is Mercy prone to this sort of accident? As in, does it happen often? Is it possible that she is insecure about showing her own injury, and that is why she covered her hand?”[/color] Thomas raised his eyes, and frowned [color=ADD278]”On that note, is it unusual for Mercy not to tell anyone about a small injury like that?”[/color]

	[Color=red]"E-Erm, I don't think she is. I-I mean, the other time she accidentaly harmed herself was when she punctured her lung, resulting in her asthma."[/color] Alice explained, resting her head in her hand. [Color=red]"And I don't think she'd be insecure about it too, she mostly walks it off or ignores it, a-as her injuries weren't as important as others'. Atleast that's what she told me before. So yeah, it's not unusual for her to not tell others about it, unless they're stuborn..."[/color]

	Thomas nodded, and turned to the rest of the infinites [color=ADD278]”Very well. I have one last question, but first, an exposition. As far as we are aware, whatever killed Mercy was a poison. I agree that the poison is the one we have seen in the textbook, as the poisons described bear similar symptoms to what we have observed. We know that these poisons have two methods of entry, via the bloodstream or via ingestion. Because of the puncture wound on Mercy’s hand, there is a possibility that her hand was where the poison first entered her body.”[/color]

        Thomas’s then looked back to Alice. [color=ADD278]“What we’ve just established is that Mercy knew about her hand being punctured before she succumbed to the poison, and even bandaged it up.  There is no room for doubt about this.”[/color] Thomas droned on, making sure everyone was on the same page as him. [color=ADD278]”Now, I have personally investigated this wound, and its size is comparable to that of a pencil tip punctured part way through the hand. While it must have been considerably painful, the wound was certainly not enough to warrant a full bandage. A simple band aid and neosporin would have sufficed.”[/color]

        [color=ADD278]”There are several possible reasons for this, some of which would render that fact irrelevant to this case. However, before we come to a consensus I would like to hear your answer to this final question.”[/color] Thomas directed his full attention to Alice. [color=ADD278]”Do you think it is possible that Mercy knew that she was poisoned, before she succumbed to the poison?”[/color]

	[Color=red]"N-No! I don't think she'd know if she was poisoned. Cause if she did, she could've searched for or created an antidote before it killed her!"[/color] the recon answered.

	Thomas nodded. [color=ADD278]“That will be all.”[/color] Satisfied with his queries, he shifted back in his podium, indicating an opportunity for other Infinites to speak.