#aphex logan

Generally speaking, I think that their fortes are incredibly unique - framing a case around them requires a lot of creativity. I'll assume we mean individual, because I think I'd have to think for a while to come up with something that uses all 5 meaningfully that's not the actual Chapter 0 itself.

Zilch - Any sort of case where animals act as witnesses, I feel. That's not directly how Animal Investigation works, I know, but I think if he ordered a dog to go "show me how the culprit escaped", the dog might do its best to illustrate that. If it was less mind control (how I'm directly interpreting the words) and more animal communication, there's more avenues for fun shenanigans too.

Melami - Her forte is one of the most fun fortes in my eyes - to the point where I think there's a lot of fun things you can do from it. In essence, I'd structure a case around a spirit possessing Melami, perhaps even by accident - something such as Melami thrifting could trigger the forte by accident, thus acting as the hook for a case.

Pucci - A case that relies on synthesizing numerous pieces of information gained from how people talk to one another when they do not think anyone is listening. Kinda like how Chapter 2's case is structured, but not really. Pucci's big strength is being able to compute information quickly, and there could be some cool Sherlock-Mind-Palace like visual with the pieces of information she overhears thanks to her forte. I'd also like to see the villain of a case try to counteract her forte in some capacity once they're aware of it.

Zange - In his youth? Absolutely a parody of James Bond, or some sort of spy-espionage kind of case. I would love to see him in his prime, using his forte to record vital info and send it over all the while using some truly insane spy gadgets. In his present state? I think a fun case for him would be him refighting a foe from his youth in some capacity. I do admit Zange is less active mystery and more spy-thriller story. Oh, uh, this was supposed to be about how to frame it around his forte - it's honestly really hard to actively incorporate it other than him transferring information to another source. He could flip through a ton of documents and then transfer that to a digital device, perhaps?

This will be a... different Wheel segment, given we're in a completely new series. XD

For starters, we'll pick out a Protagonist to follow. This doesn't mean they have amnesia and the Book of Death in Yuma's stead, I'll keep that consistent with canon. We'll just be in this character's perspective. They can still die.

... Oh, and there won't be a massacre in Chapter 0. Just one vic and one killer/traitor.

So we start in his perspective... Let's begin.

Chapter 0

Geez, we start in his perspective and he dies right off the bat. XD Although given the smaller cast of characters, it probably shouldn't be too surprising he had a higher chance of dying... they all did. lol

Let's see who the killer/traitor is.

Aww. Zange's cool, tho. I guess in this AU he's in league with Amaterasu, so... yeah. At least we're left with four survivors~

Just need to spin for a new Protagonist. One that we follow the perspective of; Yuma's still doing the Labyrinths, so we jump to his perspective during those segments. Only real reason I have it this way is Makoto Kagutsuchi is his clone... It'd be weird if he wasn't Number One. XD

But that's just me.

We're in Pucci's perspective, that's fun~ Little moody girl has a short fuse. But she does have sensitive ears, so who can blame her~? :3

The real Zilch is alive and not a traitor, so that's another fun development~

Chapter 1

I can't really spin for new victims in this Chapter... We didn't "know" any of the victims. XD ... Then again, we barely knew the four suspects, so... eh. They were caricatures more than characters.

Still. I'll spin for the Nail Man and the copycat. :3

Seems like he was the Nail Man this time around. XD Seems to fit his character...

Aww. Seems like Nun-chan was the copycat... I guess given her enthusiasm for the Nail Man, it does fit her as well. ... Still sucks a bit. Nun-chan had great energy. XD

I suppose the Priest caught a break this time~...

Chapter 2

This one will be different (again) because this time we know the victims/killers to varying extents. XD

So what I'll do is spin for the girl who died six months ago. Spin for her killer. Spin for the girl that gets the detectives to investigate the case. ... And mayhaps leave it at that. Because I don't want to repeat the collaboration murder again. XD

Yes, I added Kurumi because this spices things up a bit. XD For fun, I'll also make the third spin the "informant" spin. The rest of the girls will be actresses.

First we have the girl who died six months ago.

Awwwww. Kurane-chan... :( That's rough. She's a sweet, gloomy girl.

Let's see who killed her...

I can kinda see it with how reckless Waruna can be, but that's still a bit depressing. XD Means that Aiko and Karen live, tho. That's interesting. :3

Now for the informant that gets the detectives involved...

XD Fascinating choice. Since we're in Pucci's perspective while not in the Labyrinths, I imagine Karen and Pucci butt heads a lot. I'm not keen on changing Karen's wealthy background and shuffling that to Waruna; we won't do that. Karen's grandfather can be the informant before Karen, so she still has that in common with canon Kurumi. But this Karen has the additional friction with her dad, who thinks she shouldn't follow in her grandfather's footsteps. And Karen's so tired of all these mysteries - grandfather disappearing, Kurane dying, Amaterasu doing whatever the hell they like... XD Karen's definitely a short fuse like Pucci. Nowhere near as cutesy as Kurumi.

But Kurumi, Aiko, and Yoshiko can still help the detectives, too, once the mystery of Kurane's death is solved. :3 Pucci can easily infiltrate Aetheria, even without Desuhiko's disguises, but Yuma's her little buddy so you know he'll be dragged along too~

Chapter 3

We're back to a simpler victim, killer spin.

Guess Icardi was murdered this time. Shachi's still the leader of the Resistance, so let's see who the killer was...

Awww. That's rough. I suppose it could be Icardi was planning to backstab the Resistance, and Servan took matters into his own hands when Icardi pressured him to make those bombs. Or it was heat of the moment.

Not much else to say. At least Shachi lives. He's a good man. :3

Chapter 4

I think I'll make this the last Chapter for spins. XD Makoto still dominates Chapter 5, and I don't wanna take that away.

In exchange, we'll have a larger Wheel for this last round, where they go to Amaterasu. :3

Yes, I included the detectives, the Peacekeepers, Huesca, and Fink. XD I'm a madman, but I want there to be some possible tragedy. It's no fun if it's just Huesca who dies~... And if he doesn't die at all, that can be interesting too. n___n

This is a hell of a gamble, tho. So many we don't want dead~... But this is the last Wheel, so we must up the stakes. :3

First, the victim~...

Wowww, that's definitely high stakes... XD For the sake of believability, I'll remove some of these names for the "killer" spin... Fact is, this is Yakou's show, the other detectives got dragged into it. They're not out for blood.

I left Yakou on here for reasons. :3 Really, all of these people have potential motive to kill Yomi~... Makes it a harder case to solve. Was it Fink? If it was, who put the hit on Yomi? If it wasn't Fink, who did it?

Basically, if Fink is the result, I'll spin for the client. Anybody else, that's the end~ XD

That's a sad one... Believable, given how Yomi treats people, and Seth's like Servan in being bullied pretty easily... Still sucks it came to this. If Seth covered up his crime, he was terrified of reprisal from the other Peacekeepers. I mean, who wouldn't be? Yomi had a bunch of loyal dogs, even if he treated them all like trash. XD

Yakou lives. Huesca lives. ... Makoto still finds a need to yoink Yuma to the Abandoned Village.