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CHAPTER 5 ; INVESTIGATION
CHAPTER 5 - WEEK 5 The clock begins to chime, and on the first note, curfew lifts. Your doors swing open, whether you are ready or not. Leaving your room is a blur. The person you fell asleep beside — are they still there? Have they vanished? Were they ever there at all? You can't seem to recall clearly. What you are most aware of is the pervading sense of wrongness in the air, and how you can't hear anything but the chime of the clock. Even the sounds of your own voice and your own footsteps do not reach your ears. By the time the time the clock strikes nine, you know one thing to be true: blood has been spilt. Search the castle carefully — you wouldn't want to miss a single important detail, would you...?  Welcome to this week's investigation post! This time, the mods will be providing top-levels for you to search. Please note the Locations page for your reference. Evidence — or lack thereof — will be noted in these threads. We ask that group threads consist of no more than 2-3 characters. After the discovery of the body (or bodies) and any pertinent evidence, an IC announcement concluding the investigation will go up. You are then free to make your own toplevels on this post for any threads you would like to have between the end of the investigation and the start of the trial. If you have any questions, please ask on our Discord server or ping us on plurk. Please direct pings to Britt ( Instructions on this week's investigation can be found in a pin in the General chat!
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(frozen comment) CONCLUSION ;
so to hear the next chapter of who has run out of time
With each new part of the Great Beasts' tale
Take caution and tread lightly lest you should fail
You've entered the castle to play along
but listen closely, Narrators, for one of yours is gone…
Once upon a time, there were 38 Narrators. Together, they began to mingle and get to know one another, forming bonds and alliances. However, one day, the Tiger and the Dragon appeared and told them the tale of their great war.
"Every week, at least one murder will occur. An investigation will follow the killing on Fridays and a trial thereafter.
This is a game to determine the winner between the forces of good and evil, a battle royal that requires blood. This is our story, and this is the way that things are."
On Thursday night, 26 Narrators were confined to their bedrooms until the clock struck nine in the morning on Friday. It was then the story began:
As several Narrators fled their dormitories, they had two directions to travel. While the dorms themselves were left alone, Narrators made the choice to head upstairs or downstairs.
On the second floor, Stephanie Brown and Rebecca Bunch found themselves in the tailor, checking the wares and items inside. It was here they discovered two pairs of gloves, identical and stained with crimson ink stuffed away inside a trunk for safe keeping. The armory and the infirmary were empty of any disturbances.
Upstairs on the third floor, all locations remained as they were with little need for the Narrators to explore.
It's the fourth floor of the castle where things appear disturbed.
But before we get to that part, let's check in with another part of the castle, shall we?
While a group traveled upstairs, several Narrators chose the low road and went down to the first floor.
Downstairs, Sanji and Eichi Tenshouin ventured to the kitchen where they found that the sink was left on just barely, a slow and steady drip, drip, drip echoing in the empty room. They also found bread crumbs on the counter as though someone didn't clean up after their midnight snacks, and once they concluded their investigation, settled in for a few cups of tea of their own.
There was nothing of note to find in the foyer, the ballroom, or the hallways, but Narrators found themselves able to head outside to explore the grounds despite the pouring rain.
As they ran for the gardens, Shirasu and Belph entered the hedge maze. They didn't have to venture too terribly far though before they received a leg up in their investigation. That is to say, they came across a green, scaly leg seemingly ripped at the shin and abandoned in the maze. It was the right leg and still carefully tucked inside of the beautiful boot of its owner, though that hardly mattered with how grisly the rest of the limb looked.
Meanwhile, Magnus Chase and Natsuo ventured the path toward Swan Lake. Following a muddied path, they found themselves at the lake, where six swans were fighting over a tiger kigurumi. They found muddy vial containing water and breadcrumbs as they approached the water, and though they attempted to distract the swans with hotdogs, they were only able to retrieve one fourth of the kigurumi before being chased away.
As we reach the climax of our story, dear Narrators, we return to the fourth floor.
Hikage and Varian ventured toward the puppet theater, bracing themselves for impact. Inside they discovered the body of Abe no Sousei among the other puppets. Stabbed in the upper left arm with a broken right wrist, several bruises, a broken right leg and several open wounds; he was also found with a broken neck.
…but naturally there was more to discover.
In another part of the castle in the morgue, Veronica Sawyer and Evan Hansen found the body of Jae-Ha. Missing his right leg, which had been ripped rather brutally from his shin, bruised and stabbed, his body was found propped up against the glass case of Captain Gi-Gan.
...you didn't think that was the end though, did you?
Finally, while these groups had split up, Lord El-Melloi II and Osamu Dazai made their way to the music hall. With a first look of the room, they discovered that most things were in order, but learning from previous investigations, they summoned forth the practice room. Inside they found a rather messy scene, crimson ink scattered between one portion of the room and leading toward the door. A dagger was found as well, ink coating the tip to the hilt. With this weapon found, the pair left for a cup of coffee.
With this evidence discovered and the story unfolded, the Dragon and the Tiger, their hair newly died bright pink, gathered the evidence and locked it all away behind several glass cases. Standing before the group, they gazed upon them and spoke in unison, although they vanished after they spoke. The glass cases remained in their wake for viewing by the Narrators.
"Abe no Sousei, Jae-Ha, and a Narrator you did not find have been slain.
The trial will begin tomorrow at noon in the gardens."