In the s1 finale, who is Miku talking to on the phone?


I'm asking because we see that Miku is talking on the phone with either Itsuki
or Ichika. Who is it?

> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vYJTW.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vYJTW.jpg)

We know (s1 spoiler)

> Itsuki impersonates Ichika but not really (at least in the anime)
> specifically when and to what extent. I'm not sure if Ichika actually did go
> out skiing for a bit. Did Itsuki impersonate to the extent of stealing
> Ichika's phone?

Is it perhaps clarified in the manga?

**Guesses** : (s1 spoiler)

> 1\. It really is Ichika who temporarily went out of the cabin.

> 2\. It is actually Itsuki who somehow got ahold of Ichika's phone and is
> impersonating Ichika _even_ on the phone besides in person.

> 3\. It is Ichika on the phone but the person on the right hand side is
> Itsuki...who is for some reason making a separate phone call at precisely
> the same time.

> 4\. Much like in (Higurashi/)Umineko, the scene on the right hand side _did
> not happen_. But then please explain...did Itsuki steal Ichika's phone and
> then answer while outside the doorway of Ichika's room? (Or inside the room
> but Ichika was asleep?) Or what?

> 5\. Other?




Here's what I understand.

  1. Itsuki went out impersonating Ichika (the '[Uesugi-kun](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FC5V1.jpg)' part) and then
  2. **Ichika ALSO went out** (during this Ichika talks to Miku) but then later
  3. **Ichika went back in** and
  4. Itsuki was still impersonating Ichika, and **Itsuki really hadn't been caught impersonating** because when Ichika went out, Ichika hadn't run into the other quints or something.

**What I don't quite buy is A - that Ichika indeed went out and then just went
back in.** This sounds like a really weird
[overanalytical](https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/4509/is-it-ok-
to-overanalyze-an-anime) Higurashi/Umineko kind of explanation like when a
culprit steals a key and then later returns it or something. **And B - That
Itsuki somehow wasn't caught.**




Here's what I understand.

  1. Itsuki went out impersonating Ichika (the '[Uesugi-kun](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FC5V1.jpg)' part) and then
  2. **Ichika ALSO went out** (during this Ichika talks to Miku) but then later
  3. **Ichika went back in** and
  4. Itsuki was still impersonating Ichika, and **Itsuki really hadn't been caught impersonating** because when Ichika went out, Ichika hadn't run into the other quints or something.

**What I don't quite buy is A - that Ichika indeed went out and then just went
back in.** This sounds like a really weird
[overanalytical](https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/4509/is-it-ok-
to-overanalyze-an-anime) Higurashi/Umineko kind of explanation like when a
culprit steals a key and then later returns it or something. **And B - That
Itsuki somehow wasn't caught.**

