(Spoilers) about Episode 1 resolution

[mecha_yota]

So, at the end of the Episode we learn that the whole deal with fake blood was done by Mio, already aware of Eiko's ulterior motives.

What I don't get is when exactly was the blood splattered in Eiko's apartment? It was said the two went to eat, and upon coming back they discovered the mess. Which means Mio was with Eiko all that time.

Same with the last scene. When Eiko gets home to confront the hooded guy, Mio is already inside. How did she even get there before Eiko?

Either I'm just dumb and missed something, or the game never elaborated on that.

[Tystefy]

Short answer: plot hole


Long answer: It's not a plot hole, it just comes off as one.

After the blood is splattered at Eiko's apartment AND after you've investigated / exhausted all dialog, Eiko will at some point remember a specific detail. Once she and Mio got down to the lobby (to leave to eat), Mio claimed she forgot something in Eiko's apartment and went back up. Eiko waited in the lobby for her. Then, the two went outside together (and Jasmine saw them leave together).

I believe Eiko relays this detail in, like, one or two sentences. And again, she remembers this at a later point after the fact. The detail is not even written down in your notes - it truly is a 'blink and you miss it' clue.


As for Mio beating Eiko to her apartment... well...

Short answer: Just expect some transitions between days / scenes to not make much sense. Looking at you, Chapter 2. Its just how the game was made.

Long answer: There are several possible explanations. An unknown amount of time might have passed? Maybe Eiko didn't want to call her accomplice and instead wasted time meeting up with him before dragging him to her apartment? Ultimately, it doesn't matter since spending time explaining how Mio got there first would undermine the tension of the dramatic finale.

[mecha_yota]

Oh, interesting. Yeah, I must've missed that extra interaction. Thanks!

[baka.cdaz]

Also how did Mio get under the bed that doesn’t have UNDER BED to beginning with?

Did she really materialized as The Man Under The Bed or Eiko just hallucinating?
(Like she actually hiding in the kitchen or something like that.)

[Noelemahc]

Yeah that last one felt weird because the player character takes the time to point how little space is under Eiko's bed.