#atroquinine my love is a crazy title btw

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Hey it's aa4 turnabout trump and succession overthinking time!! !

Why did Kristoph kill Zak? We never get it spelled out to us, but I have to guess it was partly to maintain control and partly a lapse in his own self-control. Zak appearing suddenly would be so alarmingly problematic to everything he's built and maintained, he'd have no choice but to take care of it that same night he happened to pass by Zak and Spark.

Like surely he was thinking this was a big play by Phoenix (what are the chances of them having dinner together AND having Zak show up again), but doubly surely he could play him back by pinning the murder on the guy who was actually playing poker down there with the victim.

Thinking about this lead me to wonder how Kristoph was perfectly set up to fall by Phoenix. Did Phoenix choose to work at Borscht Bowl Club because of the unique hidden architecture?

I forget, but was it implied/mentioned that the restaurant was where Zak and Phoenix first played poker?? Maybe he stayed working there for 7 years in part to lull Kristoph into a false sense of security so that his trap would spring flawlessly. Like "Yes Kristoph I'm stuck here because I'm miserable and have a gambling addiction so there's no need to think twice about how best to arrange the scene of the crime to make it look like I did it. Don't mind me while I make a forgery of my own."

I also can't help but think about what things would look like if Kristoph had gotten and won the Magnifi case. He definitely would've outshined his rockstar brother as a result. Maybe it would've cemented his control over Klavier.