They looked down together at the reams of paper on the carpet.
"It's not environmentally friendly," Ravi said, "but I've always wanted to make a murder board."
"Me too," Pip said. "And I'm well prepared, supplies-wise." From the drawers in her desk, she pulled out a pot of colored pushpins and a fresh bundle of red string.
"You just happen to have red string ready to go?" Ravi said.
"I have every color of string."
"Of course you do.