CHAPTER 6 ; INVESTIGATION

[themodsgrimm]

The Story Continues... CHAPTER 6 - WEEK 6??? Narrators Remain ; 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 1-2 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 (bloodthirstiest) and Danielle (entrappings), as they will be taking point on this investigation! Instructions on this week's investigation can be found in a pin in the General chat! full navigation. locations taken (statuses) stories (profiles) info & faq wishing well private conversations

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[sanguinairy]

[Oh. He doesn't like that. BAD. Souji will... look around these golden droplet splatters. Is it a trail leading to or from somewhere? Are there any smudges, footprints? Does it look more like a splatter from someone getting brained? ARE THERE ANY MORE FINGIES.]

[themodsgrimm]

[It doesn't seem to be a trial or pattern leading in any one particular place. If he follows the splatters, he won't find anything in particular...on the ground. He might notice, however, that something seems off about a nearby bookshelf.]

[sanguinairy]

[There better not be another limb here

But once he gets to the shady bookshelf, he'll check it out. What's going on, are there books in disarray? Fingers sticking out anywhere?]

[themodsgrimm]

[Stop asking about fingies you weirdo! First of all, it looks like there's a space where a book is missing. A bit further off from that, however, closest to the gold ink splatters, there's definitely something shoved into the space above the top of the shelved books.]

[sanguinairy]

[stop i want the fingies

BUT NICE what books are surrounding the missing book, just to get an idea of what sort of thing he should be looking for if he goes on bookquest? ...Also what's that. Does he need to get a ladder to look... He'll stand on his toes first to see if he can get a gander that way, first.]

[themodsgrimm]

[Sorry I was petting a dog and got distracted.

It looks like the books are out of order, so it's not going to be easy to tell what's missing. That's rude. :(

He can reach it without a ladder! And...it looks...like something dark and cylindrical?]

[sanguinairy]

[that's a mood

whoever just jumbled up the books is also a mood. Is there anything at all to indicate what books are in this aisle?? HE'LL TRY TO LOOK.

AFTER he gets this dark and cylindrical thing off the top of the bookshelf. ...He'll pull his sleeves over his hands just in case.]

[themodsgrimm]

[Nah, son, someone went to heckin town and the ghost librarians are gonna have a damn field day.

Souji has acquired one handgun silencer. I'm sure he can recognize it with his blessed modern knowledge.]

[sanguinairy]

[WHO DID THIS.

Also he's 200+ years old and what the heck is a handgun silencer. He just stares at it, puzzled, but decides it's probably important since it's out of place. YOINK.

Is there anything else out and about in the immediate area? More sketchy blood splatters, weird items stuffed behind books, etc?]

[themodsgrimm]

[Nope! It looks like he's found the weirdest things to be found in this area!]

[sanguinairy]

[TIME TO CONTINUE THE SEARCH, THEN. Souji will go back to scouring the bottom floor first, this time making sure to scrutinize the shelves as he goes, checking to see if any books are misplaced or if anything looks like it's been shoved around or left disordered. Are the books in any other areas rearranged, or was it just the shelves back there? He'll also check the rest of the tables, wooden chairs, plush chairs, and couches as he goes.]

[themodsgrimm]

[Souji is a good boy who is doing his best, he must be so tired, please let him rest. It looks like the area with the gold splatters was the only noteworthy place to check--everywhere else seems to be untouched!]

[sanguinairy]

[HE'LL REST WHEN HE'S DEAD!! CHOP CHOP BLOTTERS

don't think i forgot the second level you fiends. Naturally he's going to fucking wheeze his way up the ladder to check those shelves, the tables, and the chairs. Also to get a look at the library from a birdseye view while he's up here.]

[themodsgrimm]

[Hmmm, still nothing. I mean, he has now achieved Extreme Lung Distress, and from up here he can see the way that the splatters appear to lead in different directions more clearly, but...nothing new.]

[sanguinairy]

[OH GOOD now he can just briefly pass out on the floor up here.]

[themodsgrimm]

[RIP]

[concasse]

[Um excuse me???

SANJI IS LOOKING FOR YOU, SOUJI, WHY ARE YOU ON THE FLOOR?]

-- OI. Souji!!

Your ass better not be dead!

[Actually checking this fool's pulse first!!]

[sanguinairy]

[HIS PULSE IS STILL THERE he probably doesn't even need to check since Souji is very clearly breathing, just also wheezing very badly. He just searched a whole library alone who let him do this.]

I'm-- fine-- [Is he though. He's not moving.] Just a few moments...

[concasse]

Stop talking.

[Sorry this is not the kdrama you were looking for. Sanji is the bargain bin Jae-Ha; he'll pick Souji up with delicacy, princess style, but the rest is just insults]

Really, what were you thinking? We can't lose you on top of everyone else who might've died.

[MARCHING HIM OUT OF THE LIBRARY.]

[sanguinairy]

[It's better that Jae-ha isn't here to carry him around kdrama style okay. THANKS FOR BEING DELICATE, AT LEAST...

Souji, meanwhile, just looks sheepish as he's carried out. Give him a little bit to catch his breath!! He at least won't repeat I'M FINE like he wants to or argue with this punk... Instead, he saves his words for a simple:]

--Do you know what this is...?

[Holding out the gun silencer, which he's still holding tucked in his sleeves so he doesn't get fingerprints on it.]

[concasse]

... That's a gun silencer.

[SANJI SURE DOES KNOW WHAT THAT IS. Thanks One Piece for verifying Sanji knows how to handle firearms of all kinds.]

It helps muffle the sound of a gun when you shoot it off.

[sanguinairy]

[AT LEAST ONE OF THEM HERE IS FAMILIAR. Souji's brow furrows a little, though.]

I found it tucked into the space on top of one of the shelves... All of the books had been rearranged too, but I'm pretty sure one was missing, and there was gold ink in the area.

[concasse]

The thing is, without a gun to actually fire, it's just a piece of metal.

[So did someone get shot? Who fuckin knows.]

... Gold ink, huh?

I was in the pumpkin patch and found a charred body. It bled gold, too.

[sanguinairy]

I wonder if this was used on that person, then...

[Or maybe the one that got fckin HACKED TO BITS.

WOW.

WHY ARE THE MURDERERS LIKE THAT.]