FIRST INVESTIGATION

[faentasy]

INVESTIGATION I

Good Morning. Did you sleep well? It certainly feels like you have, perhaps too well, even for those who don't normally sleep. Maybe that's to be expected in this fairy tale, maybe it was only a matter of time.

Regardless, rise and get ready for your day, and keep your eyes to the sky. For who knows if someone fell to temptation?

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Re: MANSION -- ROOFTOP

[mathodical]

[ hi, william and koto are both here to poke around!

does anything look out of the ordinary? does it look like this place was broken into or anything violent happened here? ]

[kowashi]

[ what the smart math man said! ]

[faentasy]

[Well like, there's a parrot next to a body so that probably stands out.

But anyways as for other weird stuff around the rooftop, there sure are some points of interest!

However, before we get to all that... a couple questions: how did you guys get up here, and how much were you paying attention on the way up?]

[mathodical]

[ flying--

no ok he did not in this case, mostly because there is a child tagging along with him, but he would have entered through the front door and up the stairs (until realising the stairs don't go up rip) - a little late (considering that he and koto would have had to walk over from the lodging area after the body announcement!

since the stairs don't go up to the rooftop, william and koto will both end up climbing the slats once they realise that pericles is on the rooftop - they're both pretty agile and it's fine, they'll be fine. a little bit winded, but they'll be fine.

he's more interested in getting to the scene of the crime while it's still relatively fresh so while he'll probably investigate more thoroughly while on the way downstairs, anything that is obviously out of place inside and outside (blood spatters? knocked over furniture? signs of struggle?) would probably be taken note of and investigated later unless one of the other groups got to it first ]

[kowashi]

[ I'm gonna say Koto was told to wait a bit after Moriarty to get up there for safety, so that it isn't broken by their combined weight. Now, is it sturdy and in good shape still after a bird, a victim, a murderer, and a man have climbed it? She would rush it, but rushing a climb ain't easy on a not ladder. Time for her to investigate the climb and trellis sorta! Either now or after thorough body investigation because Moriarty told her to. Yes she's grumping. ]

[faentasy]

[Right, well one thing to note on the way up the trellis is that it's not the most sturdy structure in the world here; William alone is fine, Koto alone is fine, but it would be readily apparent that having them both get on simultaneously would be asking for trouble (or a couple broken necks). In fact, William alone would be enough to warp the slats a little during the climb, so be careful on the way up.

As for the rooftop itself, no blood or anything like that, but there are a couple of places where the clay roofing tiles look like they were dislodged. One spot is closer to the east side of the roof, while the other spot is closer to where the body was found. Where to first?]

[kowashi]

[ East side for starters then! She'll even investigate the surrounding tiles if they're hard to dislodge normally, like with her feet by kicking or nudging.]

[faentasy]

[East side story it is, then! The tiles are actually not that difficult to dislodge, so her kicking at them would be enough to shift some of them around some.

On the east side though, she'll find that the tiles have only been dislodged and it was even enough to form a small hole in the roof that Koto can actually peek down through if she wants. Say hi to Raven in the attic?]

1/2

[kowashi]

[ Is it really just a thin layer of tile on top? Dang. Okay thought let's get it out of her system. She peeks through and yells:
]

Hellooo!

[reallyfishy]

[Oh! Raven peers up and offers Koto a little wave.]

Heya, Koto! Findin' anything up there?

[kowashi]

A dead body!

[ Honesty. ]

2/2

[kowashi]

[ If that's all there is to east side story though, time for the body side tiles. Is the damage similar to east tiles or different? Also is there anything noteworthy besides that and uh... Body nearby. ]

[faentasy]

[It's pretty much just a layer of tile at the top, yeah. The tiles themselves are decently thick at least, but you sure wouldn't really wanna go running around recklessly on the roof, that's for sure.

As for the body side, it's certainly similar in that some of the tiles have been shifted somewhat (although not enough to make a hole this time), but it's also pretty different in that there are actually some tiles here that are actually cracked or broken, with some smaller chips of clay and the like still chilling around the area.]

[kowashi]

[ also because I'm dumb, how big was the first hole? Roof integrity is now a slight concern. The size question also applies to here: looking at the tiles that are cracked or broken, how big is that area and does it go under Samidare's body?

Even then! Is she allowed to take tiles for souvenirs by the way? One from the first displaced area, and one from here? ]

[hellochildren]

Herr Moriarty, Frau Koto.

[The birb is by the body, giving the two only the shortest of glances before returning his attention to it. At least he isn't telling them to leave?]

[mathodical]

[ nodding in acknowledgment. he doesn't seem surprised or shocked at the body At All, just kind of... impassive? ]

Have you been here long?

[hellochildren]

Not horribly so.

[So he isn't the only one being more or less emotionless about this. Good, the more level-headed people there are, the better.]

An ott place to leave a body, is it not?

[mathodical]

[ he's also a little bit winded from actually climbing the damn trellis, so give him a moment to catch his breath. ]

A very... inaccessible place, as I'm sure you agree.

[hellochildren]

Indeet. I believe it can narrow down some sings, but I assume speculation woult be best left for the...trial.

[Because this really isn't a trial-or a normal one, anyway. It's gonna be a weird one.]

[mathodical]

[ time to go poke at a body ]

[hellochildren]

[peck peck pecks the corpse-]

[kowashi]

[ Oh. Bodies are not her Forte so she'll keep a distance to ask. ]

...We can help?

[ A bird can do only so much, yeah? ]

We were just going to check the roof because it seemed out of the way.

[hellochildren]

Do vhat you can here.

[He's not fully sure what much Koto can do, but if there's witnesses to know he's honest about the scene, better for him.]

Be careful you don't fall. Ve do not neet any more innocent lives lost today.

[kowashi]

[ Nod! They can vouch for the his honesty at least. ]

The trellis is getting wobbly. Is that the only way up here?

[hellochildren]

It seems to be. Unless someone vas able to climb srough a vindow and onto the roof, that had to be how they got here.

[They, the killer? They, the victim? Either or, honestly.]