Recipe for a Serial Murder Case

"I saw it, you know."
I gave a light reply to Eiko, who always exaggerated everything she said.

"Brown and red... oh!"
Just imagine the sight of being skinned.
The exposed white flesh and red flesh left carelessly on the board; I thought it was heartless. I can't stop my tears."

Eiko was an aspiring novelist, wasn't she?
She must have embellished it dramatically anyway. I avoided letting Eiko's self-indulgent story drag on.

"Every time the meat is cut, blood drips."
Chopped into pieces... there was no need to go that far.
And, of all things, they used fire!
Fire, you know? What do you think?"

It was all so abstract; if you really witnessed a serial murder case like that, don't talk about it here, report it to the police. Isn't that common sense?

How should I reply?
Either way, it's probably not a police matter. Honestly, I'd prefer a more interesting story.

"It sounds just like the process of making curry or nikujaga."

I wondered how Eiko would react if I gave her the punchline first.

Eiko's mouth opened and closed, unable to say a word.
Hearing her say, "Animal cruelty..." made me truly sick to my stomach at how out of touch she was as a human being.

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