Very quickly, the whole of the Ostrich family was thrown into chaos; most elders had been poisoned and thus tied to their beds.
Even the family head (Jonathan) was unable to escape that fate, no matter how hard he tried.
When it was discovered that the elders who got sick were actually poisoned, Jonathan started obsessively checking his food to make sure he stayed safe, but, what a pity, Michelle wasn't using food to poison the elders.
That would be way too inefficient in a family as big as the Ostrich family.
In reality, Michelle used a poison that came as small, dust-like particles to be inhaled.
Even sticking to skin could work, but less effectively.
So, whenever Michelle wanted to infect a new elder, she would sneak into the room and scatter a lethal dose over their pillow and bedding.
The dose was so large because she knew it was unreasonable to think someone would breathe it all in.
