So, the magic show seemed to involve dropping the hammer from all the way at the top of the tower, whereupon it would hit the ground. Whether it was supposed to strike the victim (non-lethally, of course) or not was still an unknown, though. It was probably intentional... just not lethally.
He ought to go back and look at the hammer again.
Taking a pencil from his pocket, he began to sketch a drawing of the computer panel and release mechanism. Having come from the past, all this new technology was foreign - thus his lack of a camera. However, his eye for detail and drawing skill meant that the sketch would serve the purpose of a photograph in the investigations. His book's pages could be wiped clean once they returned to Hinoto-Ri, anyway.
The descent from the tower took quite some time, and he needed a while to catch his breath. Afterwards, he returned to where Shelly and Bobby had been talking. Shelly seemed to have replaced the cloth, which meant he had to move it again...
Walking towards where the hammer was, he lifted the cloth's corner and took a look at the metal instrument. Perhaps even tapping it gently with his pen, just to make sure it was indeed made of metal.
please correct me if I've interpreted the procedure wrongly, I'm kinda really confused orz
He ought to go back and look at the hammer again.
Taking a pencil from his pocket, he began to sketch a drawing of the computer panel and release mechanism. Having come from the past, all this new technology was foreign - thus his lack of a camera. However, his eye for detail and drawing skill meant that the sketch would serve the purpose of a photograph in the investigations. His book's pages could be wiped clean once they returned to Hinoto-Ri, anyway.
The descent from the tower took quite some time, and he needed a while to catch his breath. Afterwards, he returned to where Shelly and Bobby had been talking. Shelly seemed to have replaced the cloth, which meant he had to move it again...
Walking towards where the hammer was, he lifted the cloth's corner and took a look at the metal instrument. Perhaps even tapping it gently with his pen, just to make sure it was indeed made of metal.