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by **Balin** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:18 pm

Inez moved her head. Aric went home. Why?

by **Zanreo** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 12:56 am

Her = Inez? Someone else?
Did Inez moving her head signify something to Aric? Moving head - to the left? Right? Up? Down? Moving once? Back and forth? Shaking her head?

by **GalFisk** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:11 am

Moved her head: looked somewhere? Traveled? Made a gesture or signal? Triggered an event? WAG: was Aric an ICU nurse watching over Inez, and when Inez moved her head, she didn't need to be monitored as closely?

by **Doriana** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:30 am

Inez = H/A/F? Aric = H/A/M?

Does Aric see Inez move her head? If so, does he see her in person? a recording of her?

Is Inez at work when this happens? Is Aric?

by **Balin** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:46 pm

Her = Inez? Yes Someone else?
Did Inez moving her head signify something to Aric? No Moving head - to the left? Right? Up? Down? Moving once? Back and forth? Shaking her head? Once, to the side (not sure whether left or right, irrel)

Moved her head: looked somewhere? Traveled? Made a gesture or signal? It'd call it a gesture Triggered an event? WAG: was Aric an ICU nurse watching over Inez, and when Inez moved her head, she didn't need to be monitored as closely? No, nice guess though

Inez = H/A/F? Aric = H/A/M? H/C/F and H/C/M, respectively

Does Aric see Inez move her head? Yes If so, does he see her in person? Yes a recording of her?

Is Inez at work when this happens? Is Aric? No to both

by **GalFisk** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:58 pm

Did Aric go home because: he wanted to be home? He was expected to be home? He didn't want to be with her? He was afraid? To get something? Because he was hungry? Did Inez want him to go home? Was she agry with him? Happy? Indifferent?

by **hominid** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 11:31 pm

Is this related to your previous puzzle involving someone named Inez?

Do Inez and Aric know each other? Are they relatives? siblings? friends? classmates? Are they at school? Is "home" Aric's house? Does he live with Inez?

Did Inez's head movement signify something bad for Aric? something good?

by **Doriana** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 9:03 am

Are they playing a game? Does the head movement indicate that Aric has lost?

Other people relevant? If so, other children? adults? parents?

by **Balin** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 11:56 am

Did Aric go home because: he wanted to be home? He was expected to be home? He didn't want to be with her? He was afraid? To get something? Because he was hungry? None of these
Did Inez want him to go home? It wasn't her direct intent but she was pleased to see him go Was she agry with him? More annoyed, but somewhere on the scale from annoyed to angry Happy? Indifferent?

Is this related to your previous puzzle involving someone named Inez? No

Do Inez and Aric know each other? Yes Are they relatives? siblings? friends? classmates? This Are they at school? Yes Is "home" Aric's house? Yes Does he live with Inez? No

Did Inez's head movement signify something bad for Aric? something good? Neither

Are they playing a game? No Does the head movement indicate that Aric has lost? No

Other people relevant? No If so, other children? adults? parents?

by **Doriana** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 12:46 pm

Does this happen before school? in class? between classes? during recess? during a club / extracurricular? after school?

Was Inez annoyed because of something Aric said? did? wrote?

by **Balin** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:23 pm

Does this happen before school? in class? This between classes? during recess? during a club / extracurricular? after school?

Was Inez annoyed because of something Aric said? did? This wrote?

by **hominid** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:42 pm

Did Aric go home because he was sick? Was he displaying symptoms?

by **GalFisk** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 4:36 pm

Did Aric leave during class? Did anyone object to him leaving? Did Aric know that Inez was annoyed? Had he annoyed her? Was Aric annoyed? Angry? Sad? Glad?

by **Balin** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:34 pm

Did Aric go home because he was sick? For svv of "sick" Was he displaying symptoms? For svv of "symptoms"

Did Aric leave during class? Yes Did anyone object to him leaving? Assume No Did Aric know that Inez was annoyed? Probably Had he annoyed her? Yes Was Aric annoyed? Angry? Sad? Glad? Glad -> sad

by **Doriana** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:39 pm

Does Aric have a relevant chronic condition? disability?
Did he pretend to be sick?

by **Balin** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:08 pm

Does Aric have a relevant chronic condition? No disability? No
Did he pretend to be sick? No

by **Doriana** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:36 pm

Is Aric relevantly injured?

Relevant what kind of class they are in? If so, maths? science? English? foreign language? history? social studies? gym? music? art? homeroom? detention?

by **JenBurdoo** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:40 pm

Is anyone else present? Is anyone else relevant? The teacher? The other students? Is their age or grad relevant? The type of school? The class taken?

by **Balin** » Sun Jul 05, 2020 12:17 am

Is Aric relevantly injured? Yes

Relevant what kind of class they are in? No If so, maths? science? English? foreign language? history? social studies? gym? music? art? homeroom? detention?

Is anyone else present? Her classmates and the teacher are present Is anyone else relevant? No The teacher? The other students? Is their age or grad relevant? The type of school? The class taken? All irrel

by **GalFisk** » Sun Jul 05, 2020 6:37 am

Was Aric injured by: Inez? Himself? A classmate? An object? The teacher? Did Inez intend for him to be injured? Did Aric try to injure someone? Himself? Did Inez move her head in response to something Aric said? Did? Had? Was Inez happy that Aric got hurt? Relieved? Shocked?

by **Doriana** » Sun Jul 05, 2020 7:47 pm

Is the injury on Aric's head? neck? torso? arm? hand? leg? foot? back?
Did the injury happen seconds before Inez moving her head? minutes? hours? days? weeks? After Inez moved her head?
Does Aric relevantly use crutches? a wheelchair? another mobility aid? Does he have a cast? sling?

by **Balin** » Mon Jul 06, 2020 1:27 pm

Was Aric injured by: Inez? Himself? This A classmate? An object? And this The teacher?
Did Inez intend for him to be injured? Yes Did Aric try to injure someone? No Himself? No Did Inez move her head in response to something Aric said? Did? This Had? Was Inez happy that Aric got hurt? Yes Relieved? Shocked?

Is the injury on Aric's head? This neck? torso? arm? hand? leg? foot? back?
Did the injury happen seconds before Inez moving her head? minutes? hours? days? weeks? After Inez moved her head? This
Does Aric relevantly use crutches? a wheelchair? another mobility aid? Does he have a cast? sling? No to all

by **Doriana** » Mon Jul 06, 2020 2:04 pm

Does Aric trip? fall? bump into something? Does Inez' head movement cause Aric to also move his head? Which then leads to him not seeing something and bumping into it? At the time of the injury, is Aric walking? standing? sitting?

Is the injury caused by a blunt object? If so, a door? chair? desk? shelf? the floor? By a sharp object? If so, a pen? pencil? scissors?

Is the injury a cut? bump? concussion? Is there any blood? Does it require medical attention?

Relevant which part of his head is injured? If so, top of the head? back of the head? forehead? eyes? nose? cheeks? mouth? chin?

by **GalFisk** » Mon Jul 06, 2020 3:08 pm

Did Inez trick Aric into injuring himself? Could it be said to be Inez' fault that he did? Is it the reverse arm wrestle prank, or similar? Did he hit himself? Stab himself? Cut himself?

by **Balin** » Mon Jul 06, 2020 6:16 pm

Does Aric trip? fall? bump into something? This Does Inez' head movement cause Aric to also move his head? Yes Which then leads to him not seeing something and bumping into it? Yes At the time of the injury, is Aric walking? standing? sitting? This

Is the injury caused by a blunt object? Yes If so, a door? chair? desk? shelf? the floor? None of these By a sharp object? No If so, a pen? pencil? scissors?

Is the injury a cut? No bump? This, at minimum concussion? Possibly but assume No Is there any blood? Assume no Does it require medical attention? Possibly

Relevant which part of his head is injured? It may help If so, top of the head? back of the head? Back or side of head forehead? eyes? nose? cheeks? mouth? chin?

Did Inez trick Aric into injuring himself? Yes Could it be said to be Inez' fault that he did? No Is it the reverse arm wrestle prank, or similar? No Did he hit himself? This Stab himself? Cut himself?

by **Doriana** » Mon Jul 06, 2020 6:45 pm

Does he bump into the wall?

Does Inez say anything relevant in addition to moving her head?

by **Balin** » Sun Jul 19, 2020 2:58 pm

Does he bump into the wall? No, but OTRT

Does Inez say anything relevant in addition to moving her head? No

by **Doriana** » Sun Jul 19, 2020 3:29 pm

So, he hits neither the wall nor the floor, right? Does he bump into a person? into a window? into the blackboard/whiteboard?

by **Balin** » Sun Jul 19, 2020 3:37 pm

So, he hits neither the wall nor the floor, right? Correct Does he bump into a person? into a window? This into the blackboard/whiteboard?

by **Doriana** » Sun Jul 19, 2020 3:44 pm

Does Inez open the window while Aric is looking away?

by **GalFisk** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 5:34 am

Does the window move? Does Inez say anything relevant? Does Aric hit the pane? Frame? Damage the window? Is the window damaged before?

by **Balin** » Thu Jul 23, 2020 12:40 am

Does Inez open the window while Aric is looking away? No

Does the window move? No Does Inez say anything relevant? No Does Aric hit the pane? Frame? Could be either Damage the window? Assume no Is the window damaged before? No

by **GalFisk** » Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:38 am

Does Aric imitate Inez' movement? Respond to it with a different movement? Are they playing a game?

by **Doriana** » Thu Jul 23, 2020 12:08 pm

Is the window open when Aric bumps into it? closed?

by **Balin** » Thu Jul 23, 2020 12:11 pm

Does Aric imitate Inez' movement? Yes Respond to it with a different movement? No Are they playing a game? No

Is the window open when Aric bumps into it? This closed?

by **GalFisk** » Thu Jul 23, 2020 12:53 pm

Relevant why Aric is doing this? Is he making fun of her? Does she notice him imitating her? Does she intentionally move her head in such a way that his imitation leads him to banging his head?

by **Balin** » Thu Jul 23, 2020 1:20 pm

Relevant why Aric is doing this? Is he making fun of her? Does she notice him imitating her? Does she intentionally move her head in such a way that his imitation leads him to banging his head? Got it.

****SPOILER****

Aric was annoying Inez in class by mimicking all her movements. Noticing that Aric was sitting near an opened window, Inez swung her head to the side; Aric made his same movement and slammed his head into the window. He had to go home early because of the resulting headache.

Well-solved!

[Balin] It takes fewer muscles to smile

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