Dora Dora

*WARNING!!*
*This article contains spoilers for* AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES *from this point on. Proceed with caution!*

## Status

### Appears in

* *AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES* (mentioned)

The **Dora Dora** Mahjong Parlor is a location mentioned in *AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES*.

Dora Dora is an exclusive mahjong parlor that Congressman So Sejima frequents. In the early hours of November 3rd, 2019, on the Branch B timelines, So Sejima was seemingly playing mahjong at Dora Dora, providing an unreliable alibi for the apparent murder of Iris Sagan.

## Management

Dora Dora is a private-room mahjong parlor, in which 4 individuals can play matches of mahjong within closed rooms inside the establishment. The parlor is owned and operated by one singular person, whom Date suspects may be bribed or otherwise externally compensated by So Sejima in some way. The individuals that compete within the enclosed rooms are generally strangers to one another.

### Visitors

* So Sejima
* Three unnamed opponents

## History

On the Saturday and Sunday night of November 2nd-3rd, 2019, Congressman So Sejima visited Dora Dora and competed against 3 strangers as opponents. The matches lasted all through the night, as So was actively playing at 3 AM on the 3rd, the suspected time of death for Iris Sagan's hypothetical death.

Later the next night, So Sejima is brought into Police Headquarters after Kaname Date witnessed So leaving the scene in which he found Manaka Iwai's body (which he mistook for Iris Sagan). During the interrogation, So attempted to use his visit to Dora Dora as an alibi for "Iris's" approximate time of death. However, neither Date nor Aiba were convinced that his alibi was solid, as they suspected that the owner's establishment could be "in So's pocket," and all of So's opponents were strangers he could not identify to support his statement. However, as So Sejima was truly innocent of any criminal activity within the night of November 2nd-3rd, it is extremely likely that his entire alibi was the whole truth after all.

## Trivia

* In Branch A of *AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES* (Ota Route, Mizuki Route, and Annihilation Route), So Sejima is asked for his alibi on the night of November 2nd-3rd, the same time slot in which he is asked for his alibi in Branch B (Iris Route and Resolution Route). However, instead of stating that he was playing mahjong at Dora Dora, he instead claims that he was at home. It is currently unconfirmed why his alibis are different across both timelines; it could be that So's Dora Dora alibi was fabricated to appear more innocent, or perhaps both alibis are fabricated on the spot for different illicit reasons. However, considering that his Dora Dora alibi is more detailed and has more eyewitnesses involved compared to his "home alone" alibi, then it appears more likely that So Sejima fabricated his alibi in Branch A, and that something in that timeline prevented So from visiting Dora Dora.
	+ One potential explanation for why So Sejima wouldn't have visited Dora Dora in Branch A of the timeline would be the possibility that Hitomi Sagan blackmailed So Sejima on the night of November 2nd in Branch A, instead of November 3rd as in Branch B. Within Branch B itself, Hitomi Sagan spent the whole night of November 2nd accompanying a mute Mizuki Okiura, something which explicitly never occurs in Branch A. However, within Branch A, Saito Sejima (while in the body of Iris Sagan) claims in his alibi during the night of November 2nd that he was alone at home, as Hitomi had apparently spent the entire night away and didn't return until morning. As such, with the actions of both Hitomi and So inconsistent across both timelines, it seems possible that Hitomi's blackmail prevented So from visiting Dora Dora later that same night. For more information on this possible explanation, see the spoiler section in the FAQ.

## Navigation

Hitomi Sagan • Mayumi Matsushita • Renju Okiura • Mama • Shoko Nadami • So Sejima • Moma Kumakura • Rohan Kumakura • Cyclops Serial Killer

## References

1. ↑ Branch B only: Iris Route and Resolution Route