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robowest2017-02-03 06:00 pm
[ WEEK THREE – INVESTIGATION ]
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sheriff swanson (sheriffexe) wrote in robowest2017-02-03 06:00 pm
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[He'll take that as a relatively positive sign and step closer, fishing his cellphone out of his pocket as he does so. He hopes that Percy, at least, remembers the conversation they had.]
Aside from Annabeth, Nui and Riku have also been confirmed dead by the Sheriff. It sounds like Riku was decapitated, but otherwise... it seems like everything else might've been burned or dissolved in chemicals.
The body you found is probably the only one left intact [for a given degree] and the Sheriff has already told us that we won't have rights to the corpse during the trial.
[He'll take that as a relatively positive sign and step closer, fishing his cellphone out of his pocket as he does so. He hopes that Percy, at least, remembers the conversation they had.]
Aside from Annabeth, Nui and Riku have also been confirmed dead by the Sheriff. It sounds like Riku was decapitated, but otherwise... it seems like everything else might've been burned or dissolved in chemicals.
The body you found is probably the only one left intact [for a given degree] and the Sheriff has already told us that we won't have rights to the corpse during the trial.
[ normally, he doesn't care - he didn't even bother helping find the bodies this time - but his eyes widen at the mention of Nui's name. It might be the first actual reaction he's had to any of this, aside from his initial shock at appearing here at all. ]
Nui...
[ he grips his fist. he knew this would happen. he told her to keep her head down! he knew she wouldn't listen, too. Despite his mechanical innards, he manages to feel a little bit sick.
Alone with the humans again. ]
... You'll pay for this. I should have known things would end this way.
Nui...
[ he grips his fist. he knew this would happen. he told her to keep her head down! he knew she wouldn't listen, too. Despite his mechanical innards, he manages to feel a little bit sick.
Alone with the humans again. ]
... You'll pay for this. I should have known things would end this way.
What is even happening!?
[ No, really??? Also, the monkey is mimicking Simon's expression exactly. ]
[ No, really??? Also, the monkey is mimicking Simon's expression exactly. ]
Fuck him. [The words are spat out, angry and irrational but he follows after Shinnosuke as they head closer to the body. Almost carelessly, he kicks the coyote's corpse to the side. Part of him is glad Nui's dead. But Riku...he didn't know him well, but it seems like a shame.]
Found a can of gasoline under the Sheriff's chair on his porch. [He's crouching next to Annabeth, doing his best not to throw up while examining the state of his hollowed-out girlfriend.] Not hard to guess what happened.
[His hands are still moving, though they hover. There's nothing left for him to touch and his breath hitches for a moment before he focuses. Almost calmly, he removes her necklace.]
Do what you need to do, Shinnosuke. If photos are all we have, so be it.
Found a can of gasoline under the Sheriff's chair on his porch. [He's crouching next to Annabeth, doing his best not to throw up while examining the state of his hollowed-out girlfriend.] Not hard to guess what happened.
[His hands are still moving, though they hover. There's nothing left for him to touch and his breath hitches for a moment before he focuses. Almost calmly, he removes her necklace.]
Do what you need to do, Shinnosuke. If photos are all we have, so be it.
It's hard to tell. As far as I know, the last time anyone has seen her was back at the mines. [ Like Natalie. ]
Someone must've gone back for her and brought her here. The lack of a blood trail must mean she lost her leg inside this church rather than the mines, but who am I to make sense of this place?
[ These things are best saved for the trial. ]
Someone must've gone back for her and brought her here. The lack of a blood trail must mean she lost her leg inside this church rather than the mines, but who am I to make sense of this place?
[ These things are best saved for the trial. ]
[ He nods in understanding, though it's not quite what he was hoping to hear. ]
I will work under the assumption that I should be quick, in that case.
[ He withdraws the needle and simply waits until he's reasonably certain it's taken effect. He can't be sure, since she's not concious enough to tell him, but that's just a risk he'll have to swallow for now. ]
You may stay, if you are comfortable potentially being my assistant. Otherwise, could I trouble you to find someone willing to help in that role?
I will work under the assumption that I should be quick, in that case.
[ He withdraws the needle and simply waits until he's reasonably certain it's taken effect. He can't be sure, since she's not concious enough to tell him, but that's just a risk he'll have to swallow for now. ]
You may stay, if you are comfortable potentially being my assistant. Otherwise, could I trouble you to find someone willing to help in that role?
[ Nisha will also jump in on this detectiving. ]
Seems more likely to me it's the two from the mines... Ocelot's hair is gray, anyway. Still dunno who the fourth one would be, though.
Seems more likely to me it's the two from the mines... Ocelot's hair is gray, anyway. Still dunno who the fourth one would be, though.
...The hell? Three people?
[ Nisha doesn't look actually upset, but she certainly looks annoyed. ]
This is gonna be a pain in the ass.
[ But she also looks around the crowd, because one of those names is her roommate, and also the girlfriend of someone who is probably gonna care a lot about this. ]
[ Nisha doesn't look actually upset, but she certainly looks annoyed. ]
This is gonna be a pain in the ass.
[ But she also looks around the crowd, because one of those names is her roommate, and also the girlfriend of someone who is probably gonna care a lot about this. ]
That, or they were incapacitated and they shot them at point blank. Kind of superfluos to use a rifle if you're going to do that, though.
Edited (mystery skull is a mystery) 2017-02-04 02:40 (UTC)
Well, I was gonna look for the bad guys, but I don't mind sticking around. I'm sure Chane would want me to. [ Pause. ] Or would she want me to go look for the culprit? Did she say anything else to you? Agh, I just can't decide!
[ He looks down at Sei. Poor, poor Sei, stuck with these freaks. ]
No! I should stay. I'm gonna help you, doc.
[ He looks down at Sei. Poor, poor Sei, stuck with these freaks. ]
No! I should stay. I'm gonna help you, doc.
[ A little exasperatedly: ]
Are we even allowed to accuse more than one person?
Are we even allowed to accuse more than one person?
[He nods, watching as Percy removes the necklace, before turning his phone on.
There's... not much to take a photo of (or rather, there's too much, he supposes), but he does what he can, taking a few of the entire corpse and then some close-ups of whatever could seem relevant. Throughout the process, he keeps his expression carefully neutral.
Someone else might take this time to comfort Percy, but really, Shinnosuke wouldn't know where to begin.]
There's... not much to take a photo of (or rather, there's too much, he supposes), but he does what he can, taking a few of the entire corpse and then some close-ups of whatever could seem relevant. Throughout the process, he keeps his expression carefully neutral.
Someone else might take this time to comfort Percy, but really, Shinnosuke wouldn't know where to begin.]
[It's fine, he wouldn't know what to do with it anyway.]
There may not be much we can get from this, but at least we'll have it on hand. What's the state of the other bodies? And what happened last night that you were talking about?
[He can't break down yet. He needs to focus on the bigger picture first. She'd be so pissed at him if he didn't, really.]
There may not be much we can get from this, but at least we'll have it on hand. What's the state of the other bodies? And what happened last night that you were talking about?
[He can't break down yet. He needs to focus on the bigger picture first. She'd be so pissed at him if he didn't, really.]
[He pauses, going over the information in his head to organize it, before he speaks.]
Did you see the Sheriff digging a hole by the tree yesterday? Either he or someone else filled the thing with chemicals and threw four bodies in there. Jason, Rin, and I weren't able to identify them—we just saw the skulls, a couple of bones, bits of flesh, and some hair. Blonde, grey, and blue.
The blue hair probably belongs to Ao, though, since her grave's been dug up. I wouldn't be surprised if two of the other bodies were people who died earlier this week, but... one of the skulls had a hole in it like it'd been shot through the head, and a rifle was found buried in a grave.
[...]
Seems like Xion found Riku's head and Nui's parasol—she's not in a good mood, so watch out if you approach her about that. Some frills were found in the bonfire too. Probably Nui's stuff.
All in all, there's a reason why the Sheriff told us that the "corpses are, ehh". I don't know whether to say that we've got too much to focus on tomorrow or too little.
Did you see the Sheriff digging a hole by the tree yesterday? Either he or someone else filled the thing with chemicals and threw four bodies in there. Jason, Rin, and I weren't able to identify them—we just saw the skulls, a couple of bones, bits of flesh, and some hair. Blonde, grey, and blue.
The blue hair probably belongs to Ao, though, since her grave's been dug up. I wouldn't be surprised if two of the other bodies were people who died earlier this week, but... one of the skulls had a hole in it like it'd been shot through the head, and a rifle was found buried in a grave.
[...]
Seems like Xion found Riku's head and Nui's parasol—she's not in a good mood, so watch out if you approach her about that. Some frills were found in the bonfire too. Probably Nui's stuff.
All in all, there's a reason why the Sheriff told us that the "corpses are, ehh". I don't know whether to say that we've got too much to focus on tomorrow or too little.
[Shit. He doesn't move away from Annabeth's body despite the fact that it's burned and hollowed and disgusting, but he also doesn't look away from Shinnosuke.] So what, Sheriff burning the bodies wasn't good enough for them? Where did they even get the chemicals?
[A pause.] There's also no guarantee the rifle is what was used to shoot someone in the head. You and I both know nothing is as clear-cut as that. [There's a deep breath.] Someone needs to keep an eye on Xion. She's been through enough this week.
Having all of the pieces kind of helps. We're going to spend hours arguing tomorrow and be stuck voting at the last minute, again, but at least we're starting to get used to this.
[A pause.] There's also no guarantee the rifle is what was used to shoot someone in the head. You and I both know nothing is as clear-cut as that. [There's a deep breath.] Someone needs to keep an eye on Xion. She's been through enough this week.
Having all of the pieces kind of helps. We're going to spend hours arguing tomorrow and be stuck voting at the last minute, again, but at least we're starting to get used to this.
Who knows? Maybe the clinic?
Ah, though I should've mentioned: Milla and Yuna heard a gunshot last night. So the gun, or at least a gun, was used, even if not for shooting someone.
[But he agrees: decisively concluding that it was a murder weapon may be misleading.]
I'm not going to pretend dealing with people are my strong suit, so I'm not volunteering. [Re: Xion, he means.] You think you can keep it together tomorrow?
Ah, though I should've mentioned: Milla and Yuna heard a gunshot last night. So the gun, or at least a gun, was used, even if not for shooting someone.
[But he agrees: decisively concluding that it was a murder weapon may be misleading.]
I'm not going to pretend dealing with people are my strong suit, so I'm not volunteering. [Re: Xion, he means.] You think you can keep it together tomorrow?
[There's a very, very long pause like he's suddenly remembering something really important. There's one missing thing here.]
You don't get it. [He shakes his head.] You really think I would have left her here alone without some reinforcement? [Where the hell did it go. Wait. That wasn't with the body, so where the hell did it go? He shakes his head again and glares for a moment.]
I'll be fine. [It's too sharp, too quick, snapping more or less.] Something's wrong.
You don't get it. [He shakes his head.] You really think I would have left her here alone without some reinforcement? [Where the hell did it go. Wait. That wasn't with the body, so where the hell did it go? He shakes his head again and glares for a moment.]
I'll be fine. [It's too sharp, too quick, snapping more or less.] Something's wrong.
[He could make a dry comment right now, like how would I understand the feelings of a lover, but while Percy doesn't intimidate him, for the sake of keeping things productive, Shinnosuke has reason not to provoke him.]
What's wrong?
What's wrong?
[Thanks for taking .5 seconds not to be a jerk, Shinnosuke.]
I left her with a gun last night. It's gone.
I left her with a gun last night. It's gone.
[You'd better appreciate it, Percy.]
... You mean like the pistol that we all got?
... You mean like the pistol that we all got?
[A nod, and he moves to pull up the bronze dagger that's currently covered in coyote blood.]
We traded. [A dry tone.] Being locked in the stocks meant she couldn't fight the way she's used to, but with a gun she would have been able to shoot unless some asshole disarmed her immediately. The gun's gone.
We traded. [A dry tone.] Being locked in the stocks meant she couldn't fight the way she's used to, but with a gun she would have been able to shoot unless some asshole disarmed her immediately. The gun's gone.
[Nice reminder of your start to No Mercy, Percy...]
... Well, that gives rise to a few scenarios as to what happened with the gun, doesn't it?
... Well, that gives rise to a few scenarios as to what happened with the gun, doesn't it?
Yeah. Probably. [...he doesn't quite get what he means but he also doesn't care too much.] Just keep that in mind tomorrow. It's going to be enough of a mess without us forgetting anything.
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