FINAL INVESTIGATION

[faentasy]

FINAL INVESTIGATION

Good morning and happy Friday. Despite the sense of the coming end, today starts off just like any other Friday in Aira Niluc, with a song finding its way to your ears. Normally this would be followed by an announcement, but there is only silence in it's wake.

The curious might be piqued to gather where what's becoming familiar by now, and they'll find that the fountain is completely drained, leading downward into a completely dark abyss. An emerald slide glitters, clearly an invitation of some sort, but it's probably not best to go down there until you're all prepared. Take stock of what you need, explore to find any other changes in the world, and then gather together.

The end has begun.

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GROUP 1

[faentasy]

[faentasy]

[ Welcome Edelgard, Makoto, Yuri, and McGillis to the Grimm Estate, formerly known as the locked down mansion in the last district. Today its gates are wide open to you and beckon you inward, a strange hush over the grounds. ]

[vogelfrei]

[ McGillis is pretty glad the mansion is open because maybe that will give a trace of Hamelin's whereabouts. He knows they'll see him again for the finale, whatever that means, but his absence is still an unsettling detail. ]

Since Yuri and I are here, we probably have little to fear going inside this place. But still, be on your guard.

[crimson_flamel]

[Edelgard looks at the manor, then at McGillis.]

Have you ever been inside?

[sempiternel]

[ Yuri points to one very familiar window. ]

His office has been there for the past two weeks, so if you've talked to him recently, you've been in there, too.

[crimson_flamel]

[She smiles in wry amusement. All because she and Tenn took an axe to his stupid door.]

Hmmm. I wonder why he didn't move there from the start.

[edamamepon]

Yeah, I wonder.

[ Makoto doesn't wonder at all, but keeps his eyes on the mansion. ]

Are we all ready, then?

[crimson_flamel]

I certainly am. Let's bring this accursed game to a close, hmm?

[She hefts her axe onto her shoulder, as you do. There's a glint of something almost close to excitement in her eyes.]

[faentasy]

[ Stepping into the estate you'll notice that it has two floors; the rooms on the first floor don't bear anything particularly interesting: a meeting room, a billiards room, a lounge and a pretty large kitchen (unstocked). You're free to peek around here as much as you like but you won't find anything of note, or even any hairbrushes.

That being said, the second floor holds promise as that has to be where Hamelin's office is, or you could check out the courtyard in the rear. So where to? ]

[vogelfrei]

[ Jeeze, Hamelin, please stock your kitchen and eat something!! But at least this is truly empty and nothing seems dangerous so far. ]

I'll take the office. Yuri, are you coming with me?

[ If anyone wants to protest Team Hamelin doing Hamelin's dirty laundry, now is the time. ]

[crimson_flamel]

[Absolutely not.]

I think perhaps someone not affiliated with Hamelin should accompany you. While I trust Yuri, I'd be a lot more comfortable if either Makoto or I were watching over you.

[edamamepon]

It's probably better to keep someone he likes in each pair, right?

[ But he can understand... ]

I meant it when I said I'm committed to working with you both.

[sempiternel]

[ Hamelin's office... Yuri casts a rueful glance upstairs, and then shakes her head. ]

There seems to be more to the back that we should have a look at. We'll meet up after?

[vogelfrei]

[ McGillis is going to give Yuri a firm nod. ]

I will take care of his belongings as well as possible.

[ And then a more encouraging nod to Edelgard. ]

Let's go then. Supervise me.

[crimson_flamel]

[She nods.]

Happily.

I won't break any doors unless absolutely necessary. Promise.

[She'll give a nod to both of them and a softer look to Yuri that wordlessly expresses her support.]

Good luck to both of you.

[faentasy]

[ Off to the office you go! The door is unlocked, and you won't find any surprises inside immediately. McGillis will find this space exactly just as he's familiar with, if anything it looks a little sparse given that there's no mess of papers on his desk for once.

Edelgard is free to go through his drawers and while she will find a hairbrush, there's nothing else of note inside them besides some blank sheets of paper. But surely there has to be something else to see in here. ]

[vogelfrei]

[ Alright, McGillis is familiar with the layout of this place but I am not, so let's go through what we have here. If there are bookshelves, McGillis would make a beeline for those. ]

... odd to see it empty.

[faentasy]

[ There are no bookshelves in his office 2.0! McGillis is free to look at the hunting trophies on the wall though, as well as the rifles, they're both unremarkable.

Edelgard's discovery though is probably of interest. ]

[crimson_flamel]

Let me know if something's off. You're more acquainted with this place than I am.

[Time to get the stones out. She'll first point it at the office itself, and then to the paper.]

[faentasy]

[ Edelgard has the right idea. The paper is just that, normal paper, but staring at the office itself will reveal a door along the far wall. Head inside?

NHS searched so hard for this for weeks. ]

[edamamepon]

[ Makoto nods to Mcgillis before offering Yuri a small smile. ]

Alright. That's settled. Let's all do our best then.

[ With that, I guess they're (Makoto + Yuri?) heading for the courtyard. ]

[sempiternel]

[ A warm smile for the both of them. ]

Stay safe. See you soon.

[ That's a promise! ]

[faentasy]

[ Getting some fresh air is always nice. Stepping out into the courtyard, the strange silence will be broken by the calls of birdsong, several magpie flitting about the apple trees. All things considered, there's way worse background ambiance. ]

[sempiternel]

Thank you coming with me, Lord Makoto. [ A quick curtsy, hand over her heart. She means it! ] Let's do our best to stay safe for Tenn's sake.

[ Now then. She takes out her adder stone, just in case. ]

The apple trees should be important. After all, an apple is the Grimm insignia.

[ You know, fairy tales, symbolism... So she'll look at one of the apple tree first! Green apples, red? Anything special or off about them? ]

[edamamepon]

It's my pleasure, Miss Elizabeth.

[ Makoto nods before he swings that cane of his onto his shoulder like he's going to be able to protect her with it, lol. ]

Yeah, I'm not surprised to see them here at all.

[ Yuri's got the trees, so Makoto's keeping his eye on those birds with his own stone. ]