THIRD INVESTIGATION

[faentasy]

INVESTIGATION III

Some days are long and some days are short. If this wasn't the third week of your stay, perhaps you might think that exhaustion had crept in from Wednesday's nights activities. But you know better than that by now.

Consciousness comes to you groggily, perhaps uncomfortably depending where you were when sleep suddenly took hold of you. While the world stands on the verge of awakening as the horizon blazes with a fiery glow, the sky remains a navy blue where you are.

The time is 5:00 AM. You could return to your slumber, but do you really think third time's the charm?

((OOC NOTE: Investigation is open until 10PM EST.))

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[faentasy]

[Nothing weird here unless Phil being alive here is something strange!]

[scythegun]

[Better than finding him dead!!! Might as well do a quick sweep of the living quarters hallway just to make sure no one died outside their rooms since it seems like everyone fell asleep elsewhere.]

[faentasy]

[There's nothing immediately off about the hallway so no bodies here (again) at least!]

[scythegun]

[Yor's room is spared (but Yor is not)!!!

Might as well head out to the clock tower, then!! He's just going to sidestep the whole fountain situation because that is so far above his paygrade, don't worry about it.]

[faentasy]

[RIP Yor and your drunken antics.

The clock tower is... actually kind of weird because it's definitely not set to the right time and it looks like it's around noon in the vicinity, but that's something that will be more important to look at later. No additional bodies here, at any rate!]

[scythegun]

[Oh cool, a clue!! But this is definitely not helpful right now and since there are no bodies, he'll leave it be. The furniture store's up next! Any bodies in here or the workshop?]

[faentasy]

[Nothing off about the furniture store, nope! Maybe his fourth time will be the charm...?]

[scythegun]

[Listen it's better to check everywhere and find nothing than to risk losing a body somehow!!!! That probably wouldn't happen but you never know!!!!

The bakery's next!! Hopefully there's no more blood in here???]

[faentasy]

[It's true, losing a whole body would be terrible. The bakery has meanwhile been spared this time, so Yeager is free to grab breakfast if he wants and not have a corpse ruin his day!]

[scythegun]

[That is absolutely what he's doing, but hey if there's no announcement by the time he's done then he's eventually off to check the boutique! If there are bloody clothes in here again he's gonna be annoyed.]

[faentasy]

[You're not you when you're hungry, after all. Anyways, no bloody clothes or corpses in the boutique either!]

[scythegun]

[At least there's that!! How's the general store doing? Probably no bodies in here, but hey, might as well check!!]

[faentasy]

[With such a thought perhaps you shouldn't be surprised you jinxed it, Yeager, becuase as soon as Yeager comes in he'll immediately be able to tell he hit the jackpot. What else can you think when you see the various objects lying around?

And also the corpse. That's alarming.

It's right beside the entrance, so when Yeager comes in he'll notice it. Careful where you step, pal, keep a wide berth. There's quite a lot of objects strewn here]

[scythegun]

[ding ding ding we have a winner!!!!]

...Seriously...

[Well, he's not going to leave, that would look bad. Time to go see who we've got here! If he can get over to this poor person without messing with any of the crime scene or stepping in blood or something, he will! Who do we have here?]

[faentasy]

[Finding the unfortunate victim is easy. He's located near the entrance, after all -- and given what the general store usually holds, such a large item on the floor stands out among the rest of the trinkets perhaps you're used to.

The area right around that body is in total disarray. A broken shelf lies just under the corpse, blood and water and items adding to the grim scene. Pieces of lanterns, probably having been on that shelf, litter the floorboards. Clay from some fragile objects, and boxes full of everyday objects are around the body, as if it's all trying to protect it. It's useless, though, this person very clearly is dead.

You'd expect there to be a lot of dark red, but no. There's far more black than red. Black hair, black clothes despite the lack of robes, almost fitting for the end of a life.

Approaching the body is difficult, like fate itself is trying to shield the unlucky victim of a murder. Be watchful where you step, wooden splinters, items rolling around, and the victim's own, black hair are spreading from the center of this tragedy, outwards, like an aura threatening to engulf those who will have to investigate and find out what exactly happened here.

Such is how this game goes.

Even if you don't see his face, the appearance narrows it down right away to two people. One look at the face proves which one it is:

Wei Wuxian is dead.]

[crimson_flamel]

[Edelgard follows after him after running into him leaving the boutique. The general store was her next stop anyway. Her expression turns grim as she sees the corpse, but she's staying silent for now.

Another double murder.]

[mirrite]

[He'll bump into Marcus looking... more than a bit concerned, actually.]

Have you seen Phil?

[scythegun]

Oh, he was in the lounge! He's not dead, don't worry.

[.......is that literally all yeager checked before leaving? yeah. sorry, phil, hope you're doing okay otherwise??]

[mirrite]

[Look, that's what matters most right now so he'll let it slide.]

And still asleep? Sounds about right.

[He's so relieved he lets out the breath he hadn't even realized he'd been holding in a long exhalation.]

Where are you gonna go check next?

[scythegun]

[A nod!]

I'm going to start with the clock tower and do a general sweep from there. I imagine the others are rushing off to check out the other locations, and I figured this would be a good way to make sure we've looked everywhere.

[mirrite]

[He'd really like to stick around until Phil wakes up, but... well, he can leave a note.]

Good idea. I'll head off to the palace, then.

[scythegun]

Ja, of course. Best to keep our eyes open!

[And with a wave he'll take his leave, good luck on your investigation as well, Marcus!!]

[biqe]

[ yeah he's good..... is this just going to keep happening earlier every week!!! ]

[scythegun]

[no rest for the wicked........ or the not-wicked either!!!]

[mirrite]

[It may be for the best that you keep on napping for now, Phil...]