Categories > Original > Mystery > Detective Moon and the "Lady of Ice" [English]
There was screaming. A lot of it. So much, that Helen covered her ears. This was getting too much for her. She pressed her eyes close, trying to calm down. Then, she felt a hand on her shoulder. She almost wanted to shrug it off, but it was somehow grounding. She slowly opened her eyes. It was the detective. It was Moon. Moon had a hand on Helen's shoulder as an attempt to calm Helen. She was talking, but Helen couldn't hear her over the screaming and the hands on her ears - and there was no way she would put her hands away from her ears. Helen looked at Moon's lips. At least she could lip read. "Are you okay?", is what Moon kept asking. And for a split second, Helen wanted to be honest. She wanted to say that she wasn't okay, that the noise was too much for her. But instead, she nodded. She might have informed herself about Moon beforehand, but she still didn't know her. Her whole plan could go south if Helen made the mistake of trusting Moon. And judging by the look Moon gave her, she didn't quite believe her, but let it slide. Then she turned to where the stage was. No one seemed to be actually harmed, only some people who claimed to have gotten scratches (they weren't even close to the accident).
"Time for the detective?", Helen asks. Moon barely heard her. It was very loud. Melina and Marc came running to Helen, Melina immediately hugged the smaller girl. "Are you okay?", she asked Helen. Helen again nodded, but Melina didn't believe her and instead hit Helen's head. "Idiot." "Ouch! That hurt, you know?!" "That's what you get for being an idiot." "You are an idiot!" Helen stuck out her tongue at Melina. She was seriously acting like a child right now.
"Anyways, I gotta look at that situation over there.", Moon told them and pointed at the stage where the lamps fell. She really didn't feel like hanging around those people acting like kids.
Moon ran over to the place of the accident. Luckily, no one got hurt. At least one thing less to worry about. At the place of the accident, Moon found a five-pointed snowflake, indicating that it supposedly was the "Lady of Ice" that caused this. But something didn't feel right to Moon. Sure, there was at some point always a snowflake at a crime scene caused by the "Lady of Ice" - after all, that's where the name came from. But since day one, it was always a six-pointed snowflake. Only a year ago did there also appear five-pointed ones. Of course, it could just be that the "Lady of Ice" got bored and tried something new, but it just didn't sit right with the detective.
While Moon was examining the snowflake, Helen came over. Moon noticed that Helen was no longer covering her ears. Well, just then, Moon noticed that the screaming toned down a lot. She saw her colleague Merisu, probably trying to calm the people.
Helen looked confused at the snowflake, then at Moon, then again at the snowflake and seemed like she understood the situation. She asked: "Did the person that caused this chaos leave it there?" Moon looked at her. Somehow, Moon was surprised that Helen got that, even though it was such an obvious thing.
"Yea, uhm... Yea. You know something about this?", Moon then asked. After all, she only met Helen because Helen might potentially have either been a next victim or the criminal. So, perhaps she did know something.
"Hm... Snowflake... Winter... I heard that 'Snowflake' exists in slang, referring to an overly sensitive person that doesn't take criticism well. But I doubt that the slang has any meaning in this. Otherwise, I don't think so. Perhaps someone has a nickname related to snowflakes or winter in general."
Moon was wrong. Helen would make a terrible detective. And there is no way Helen could be the "Lady of Ice". Like, seriously? Snowflake in the context of slang? The "Lady of Ice" appeared too smart to use that as a reason for the snowflake.
"Yea... no. Absolutely not.", Moon answered. So, Helen is definitely not the "Lady of Ice", one of the two potential possibilities about Helen Haag. Helen Haag might just be another possible victim. Maybe that's why this place was attacked. Because the "Lady of Ice" knew that Helen is here and tried to kill her. That begs the question, why the "Lady of Ice" would want to kill someone like Helen Haag. After all, there is nothing special about her.
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Several hours later, there was absolutely nothing Moon could do. Moon had no clue and with that nothing to continue her investigation. Instead, she's now sitting in a bar with this Helen Haag. Helen invited her to a drink. She said: "You seem like you aren't done with whatever is was regarding me. So, this might be the perfect way to get to know each other and become best friends! Or to become two people that will never ever see each other again. Don't know which I'd prefer actually." Moon was not planning on building a friendship.
After some talking, Helen begged Moon to tell her a story about a past crime. Moon was very reluctant about that, but then decided to talk a case that she solved years ago. The press talked about the case already, so it isn't a secret anyway. While Moon tells Helen about the case, Helen downs a glass of cognac as if it's nothing.
"And then I said- Holy shit, how? How did you do that?", Moon asked, completely amazed and impressed by what Helen just did. "I'm pretty sure you're not talking about the case anymore, am I right?", Helen asks. "Well, obviously I'm not talking about the case anymore, idiot. How did you just down the drink like that? It looked like you just drank water! But I know it isn't water. But what if you're just playing a prank on me?", Moon kept on rambling like that until Helen stopped her. "Geez, Detective, no need to freak out about something like that. First of all, yes, it is cognac and not water. I'm not playing a prank on you. It wouldn't be fun like that. You can try to smell the glass if you don't believe me. Anyways, I just don't have much of a problem with drinking alcohol. People sometimes say that it's because I'm partly Russian, but I don't believe in such stereotypes." Moon couldn't help herself but look bewildered. "I have so many questions. You're partly Russian? What kinds of people say stuff like that? How high is your alcohol tolerance?" Moon paused for a moment, but then it seemed as if she just got the best idea in the world. "What would you think of a little contest?" "A contest?" "Yes, a contest! You know, to see who of the two of us has a higher tolerance? You with your Russian blood or me with my French blood?" Moon kept on smirking while it seemed like Helen was actually pondering this idea. Then Helen also started smirking - as if to copy Moon's exact smirk - and said: "Oh, I would absolutely love this. But only if I may pay!" Moon looked confused at the fact that Helen was the one who wanted to pay. But nevertheless, she agreed. And, oh goodness, has she made a grave mistakes by competing against Helen. While Moon started to get tipsy after just one drink, Helen didn't seem to be fazed that much by some more than two.
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"So, it was neither of you. Damn it." Helen was mad. Not mad at Marc or Melina. She was mad at whoever it was that ruined the celebration. She knew that it was neither Marc nor Melina - they wouldn't dare doing that without her.
"Do you have an idea who it could have been?", Melina carefully asked. She knew that she needs to be careful around Helen when Helen is this mad. But she still wanted to know. Somehow, Helen always knows who's behind something. Maybe also this time.
Helen didn't answer her question. Instead, she threw around the things in the room - the vase, the cups, the chair. The room became a mess. Helen was THIS mad. "I'm going to fucking kill her!", she yelled.
Melina quickly ushered Marc out of the room. Marc had no idea how to deal with a mad Helen. But Melina did. After all, Melina and Helen knew other since they were 12.
"Alright, how about you first calm down. Then you could tell me who you're planning to kill and then we could figure out a plan together." Melina was carefully. She knew that one wrong word might make everything worse. And despite them knowing each other for such a long time, she still could make a mistake. Helen is like a ticking bomb that might explode at any moment.
"You know very well who the copycat is, Melina.", Helen answered. And Melina knew very well who Helen was talking about. And that changed the whole situation now.
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The celebration wasn't continued. Which was understandable. After all, an attempted murder - probably, it's not clear if it was an attempted murder yet - happened. People are in shock. Someone could've died if the stage lamps had fallen just a bit different. They first swung to the audience's right and then they fell. Had they first swung to the audience's left and had they then fallen, then someone would've been dead. 2 to 5 people would have been dead now. They were in the perfect position. It could have been a perfect kill. No one saw anyone near the lamps. The only hint that it wasn't an accident was the snowflake. The snowflake that usually indicates that it was the "Lady of Ice". And yet, this does not look like the work of this supposed "master criminal". If it had been her, then two - most likely five - people would be dead now. The "Lady of Ice" always perfectly calculates the crimes. Was this a slip-up or was there a grant plan behind this?
The celebration wasn't continued. It's understandable. It shocked people. Doesn't matter whether it was attempted murder or an accident. It shocked people. And yet, Moon can't help but be disappointed that the celebration wasn't continued. She met Helen Haag, and for the first time in her life, she felt truly understood. It was clear to Moon that Helen wasn't even close to her level, but Helen understood her better than anyone ever could. Helen understood her better than Max ever did...
Moon shook her head. She didn't want to think about that right now. She didn't have time to get all emotional. She had to keep an eye on Helen in case the "Lady of Ice" was trying to kill her. That just begs the question: Why would someone want to kill Helen Haag? What connection do they have? What connection did Helen have to the other victims? Moon needed to figure that out. Whatever it takes.
"Time for the detective?", Helen asks. Moon barely heard her. It was very loud. Melina and Marc came running to Helen, Melina immediately hugged the smaller girl. "Are you okay?", she asked Helen. Helen again nodded, but Melina didn't believe her and instead hit Helen's head. "Idiot." "Ouch! That hurt, you know?!" "That's what you get for being an idiot." "You are an idiot!" Helen stuck out her tongue at Melina. She was seriously acting like a child right now.
"Anyways, I gotta look at that situation over there.", Moon told them and pointed at the stage where the lamps fell. She really didn't feel like hanging around those people acting like kids.
Moon ran over to the place of the accident. Luckily, no one got hurt. At least one thing less to worry about. At the place of the accident, Moon found a five-pointed snowflake, indicating that it supposedly was the "Lady of Ice" that caused this. But something didn't feel right to Moon. Sure, there was at some point always a snowflake at a crime scene caused by the "Lady of Ice" - after all, that's where the name came from. But since day one, it was always a six-pointed snowflake. Only a year ago did there also appear five-pointed ones. Of course, it could just be that the "Lady of Ice" got bored and tried something new, but it just didn't sit right with the detective.
While Moon was examining the snowflake, Helen came over. Moon noticed that Helen was no longer covering her ears. Well, just then, Moon noticed that the screaming toned down a lot. She saw her colleague Merisu, probably trying to calm the people.
Helen looked confused at the snowflake, then at Moon, then again at the snowflake and seemed like she understood the situation. She asked: "Did the person that caused this chaos leave it there?" Moon looked at her. Somehow, Moon was surprised that Helen got that, even though it was such an obvious thing.
"Yea, uhm... Yea. You know something about this?", Moon then asked. After all, she only met Helen because Helen might potentially have either been a next victim or the criminal. So, perhaps she did know something.
"Hm... Snowflake... Winter... I heard that 'Snowflake' exists in slang, referring to an overly sensitive person that doesn't take criticism well. But I doubt that the slang has any meaning in this. Otherwise, I don't think so. Perhaps someone has a nickname related to snowflakes or winter in general."
Moon was wrong. Helen would make a terrible detective. And there is no way Helen could be the "Lady of Ice". Like, seriously? Snowflake in the context of slang? The "Lady of Ice" appeared too smart to use that as a reason for the snowflake.
"Yea... no. Absolutely not.", Moon answered. So, Helen is definitely not the "Lady of Ice", one of the two potential possibilities about Helen Haag. Helen Haag might just be another possible victim. Maybe that's why this place was attacked. Because the "Lady of Ice" knew that Helen is here and tried to kill her. That begs the question, why the "Lady of Ice" would want to kill someone like Helen Haag. After all, there is nothing special about her.
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Several hours later, there was absolutely nothing Moon could do. Moon had no clue and with that nothing to continue her investigation. Instead, she's now sitting in a bar with this Helen Haag. Helen invited her to a drink. She said: "You seem like you aren't done with whatever is was regarding me. So, this might be the perfect way to get to know each other and become best friends! Or to become two people that will never ever see each other again. Don't know which I'd prefer actually." Moon was not planning on building a friendship.
After some talking, Helen begged Moon to tell her a story about a past crime. Moon was very reluctant about that, but then decided to talk a case that she solved years ago. The press talked about the case already, so it isn't a secret anyway. While Moon tells Helen about the case, Helen downs a glass of cognac as if it's nothing.
"And then I said- Holy shit, how? How did you do that?", Moon asked, completely amazed and impressed by what Helen just did. "I'm pretty sure you're not talking about the case anymore, am I right?", Helen asks. "Well, obviously I'm not talking about the case anymore, idiot. How did you just down the drink like that? It looked like you just drank water! But I know it isn't water. But what if you're just playing a prank on me?", Moon kept on rambling like that until Helen stopped her. "Geez, Detective, no need to freak out about something like that. First of all, yes, it is cognac and not water. I'm not playing a prank on you. It wouldn't be fun like that. You can try to smell the glass if you don't believe me. Anyways, I just don't have much of a problem with drinking alcohol. People sometimes say that it's because I'm partly Russian, but I don't believe in such stereotypes." Moon couldn't help herself but look bewildered. "I have so many questions. You're partly Russian? What kinds of people say stuff like that? How high is your alcohol tolerance?" Moon paused for a moment, but then it seemed as if she just got the best idea in the world. "What would you think of a little contest?" "A contest?" "Yes, a contest! You know, to see who of the two of us has a higher tolerance? You with your Russian blood or me with my French blood?" Moon kept on smirking while it seemed like Helen was actually pondering this idea. Then Helen also started smirking - as if to copy Moon's exact smirk - and said: "Oh, I would absolutely love this. But only if I may pay!" Moon looked confused at the fact that Helen was the one who wanted to pay. But nevertheless, she agreed. And, oh goodness, has she made a grave mistakes by competing against Helen. While Moon started to get tipsy after just one drink, Helen didn't seem to be fazed that much by some more than two.
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"So, it was neither of you. Damn it." Helen was mad. Not mad at Marc or Melina. She was mad at whoever it was that ruined the celebration. She knew that it was neither Marc nor Melina - they wouldn't dare doing that without her.
"Do you have an idea who it could have been?", Melina carefully asked. She knew that she needs to be careful around Helen when Helen is this mad. But she still wanted to know. Somehow, Helen always knows who's behind something. Maybe also this time.
Helen didn't answer her question. Instead, she threw around the things in the room - the vase, the cups, the chair. The room became a mess. Helen was THIS mad. "I'm going to fucking kill her!", she yelled.
Melina quickly ushered Marc out of the room. Marc had no idea how to deal with a mad Helen. But Melina did. After all, Melina and Helen knew other since they were 12.
"Alright, how about you first calm down. Then you could tell me who you're planning to kill and then we could figure out a plan together." Melina was carefully. She knew that one wrong word might make everything worse. And despite them knowing each other for such a long time, she still could make a mistake. Helen is like a ticking bomb that might explode at any moment.
"You know very well who the copycat is, Melina.", Helen answered. And Melina knew very well who Helen was talking about. And that changed the whole situation now.
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The celebration wasn't continued. Which was understandable. After all, an attempted murder - probably, it's not clear if it was an attempted murder yet - happened. People are in shock. Someone could've died if the stage lamps had fallen just a bit different. They first swung to the audience's right and then they fell. Had they first swung to the audience's left and had they then fallen, then someone would've been dead. 2 to 5 people would have been dead now. They were in the perfect position. It could have been a perfect kill. No one saw anyone near the lamps. The only hint that it wasn't an accident was the snowflake. The snowflake that usually indicates that it was the "Lady of Ice". And yet, this does not look like the work of this supposed "master criminal". If it had been her, then two - most likely five - people would be dead now. The "Lady of Ice" always perfectly calculates the crimes. Was this a slip-up or was there a grant plan behind this?
The celebration wasn't continued. It's understandable. It shocked people. Doesn't matter whether it was attempted murder or an accident. It shocked people. And yet, Moon can't help but be disappointed that the celebration wasn't continued. She met Helen Haag, and for the first time in her life, she felt truly understood. It was clear to Moon that Helen wasn't even close to her level, but Helen understood her better than anyone ever could. Helen understood her better than Max ever did...
Moon shook her head. She didn't want to think about that right now. She didn't have time to get all emotional. She had to keep an eye on Helen in case the "Lady of Ice" was trying to kill her. That just begs the question: Why would someone want to kill Helen Haag? What connection do they have? What connection did Helen have to the other victims? Moon needed to figure that out. Whatever it takes.
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