SECOND INVESTIGATION

[faentasy]

INVESTIGATION II

Early to bed, early to rise. At least it seems that's how it was for you last night, no matter what you were doing. Given the events of the past weekend, you might find your mind jumping to conclusions.

Only one way to find out if you're right.

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[faentasy]

[The cut is clean!]

[hellochildren]

[Alright, that’s one thing cleared up about the weapon already. Possibly minor, but anything is better than nothing.

Chest wound next. What’s the size of it? Does it look like it could be from the same blade as the one that caused the neck wound? Is there much blood coming from it?

What’s the deetz.]

[faentasy]

[The chest wound is a stab wound! The slit is a little more than an inch long and not super wide, and yes, there is definitely quite a bit of blood leaking from it and staining the clothes considering how it's just to the left of Gin's heart.]

[hellochildren]

[Hm. He half expected that to be a post mortem wound, considering the level of blood coming from his neck. But hey, maybe ghosts are just built different or something.

If he gets a little closer, can he tell if it’s a clean cut as well? Perhaps by the state of the cloth cut by the blade? Or is it too hard too tell?]

[faentasy]

[The stab is clean, yep! No obvious bits of flesh ripped away at the edges or what have you.]

[hellochildren]

[Alright, probably the same weapon for each then. Nobody went and stole a kill.

If there’s nothing else to note about the chest, he’ll look over the wounded arm. Obviously there’s a scratch or a cut, but is there any bruising? Is it also a clean cut? On the shallow side, or is it a deep cut?

He’s not gonna let himself miss anything here.]

[faentasy]

[No bruising! It is indeed also a clean cut, which is also pretty superficial.

While he's checking out the arm wound though, Pericles might notice a couple of somethings in Gin's sleeves. One of them gleams in the dim light.]

[hellochildren]

Oh, did someone leave somesing incriminating?

[Said with the same level of glee as a child that enjoys tattling on others.

He’ll take a closer look. What’s this glittering thing? Shards of glass? Glitter? Some other third thing?]

[faentasy]

[It's...! A whole ass short sword with a wrapped hilt, its blade peeking out of its light blue scabbard.

Congrats on the weapon??

As he's fetching that, he might dislodge a small piece of paper, too.]

[hellochildren]

[...congratulations, the parrot is struck silent for a good thirty seconds because, of all the things he was expecting to find, a while ass short sword was not one of them.

Also, if you don’t think he is stealing this, you’re dead wrong.

First, can he tell anything about this sword? Mainly whether or not this is a medieval type of sword? He knows what’s more likely to be found in the shop, but Gin talked about wielding a Japanese sword, and after Wednesday he knows even things from their homes can show up here, so anything’s possible as far as he can tell.

Second, after picking up the paper, can he see if anything is written on it?]

[faentasy]

[If he can carry it, he is free to steal it! That's how it works, right--

Anyways, it's definitely a Japanese sword--a wakizashi, if he's familiar with those.

The note is quite small (think Post-it note size) and also soaked through with drying blood, which obscures the writing quite a bit. However, if Pericles really squints at it hard enough, he can barely make out something like:

I have what you want.]

[mathodical]

[ handwriting check time!!! because William is just here for handwriting analysis hours goddamnit notegate

Does it match anyone's handwriting that he's seen, whether it's on hot or not, the fountain notes, or gin's note that was brought up at the meeting? ]

[faentasy]

[The blood has made it really hard to distinguish the writing, so it's inconclusive, unfortunately!]

[faentasy]

[The note is quite small, and not only it says 'I have what you want.', it also has directions to go into the Echo House A]

[hellochildren]

[After reading the note with much difficulty, stares at it for a second more, looks to the sword, looks back at the note, and comes to a conclusion.]

An unfortunate way to be reunited wis your sword, Herr Ichimaru. Especially if it truly lead to your death.

[It seems like this a clear cut conclusion on how this crime occurred, even if who is still blurry.

After placing the note in his scarf, there’s two more things the parrot will do if there’s nothing left of note about the wounds.

One, are there any signs of the sword being used recently? Does unsheathing the sword reveal any blood on it? Does the sheath itself have any nicks like another blade struck it? Or does it look completely untouched, apart from blood splattered or dropping from the injuries?

Two, what does Gin’s face look like? He probably had to get close to his face to really inspect the wound, and he’s curious. Are the eyes open? Does he look surprised? Scared? Or smiling as always?]

[faentasy]

[There's no blood on the sword and yes, the scabbard looks like it's in good condition aside from the blood.

Gin has his usual squintiness happening there, although he's definitely not smiling. It's just kind of a neutral expression?]

[hellochildren]

[Not even a chance to defend himself. Tragic.

The parrot didn’t know Gin Ichimaru very well, but if he could tell one thing, the guy wasn’t interested in the normal and common.

He wouldn’t want to Rest In Peace.

And so, when Pericles moves a wing over the man’s face, it leaves Gin’s eyes wide open.]

May your rest be as unrestful and interesting as you wish it to be.

[And with that, the parrot flies out of the house, sword clutched in his claws.]

[mathodical]

[ CLARIFICATION QUESTION: can he tell whether the stab wound, the slit throat and the gash on gin's arm are pre- or post-mortem? just realised that wasn't actually asked, whoops ]

[faentasy]

[All of them bled pretty significantly, so they're most likely pre-mortem.]