[ WEEK THREE – INVESTIGATION ]

[sheriffexe]

INVESTIGATION

The town is quiet, eerily so. All animals, all chatter, all gusts of wind have come to a complete stop this morning. A tumbleweed passes by through the center of town and the rocking chair on the Sheriff's porch sways but remains silent. Everything is muted and as the door of the hotel opens, the only sensation that rings utterly true today is this: One of your own is gone. And now, as the rules state, it is your job to discover their fate. Welcome to the investigation post! If your character decides to search an area, please post the name of the location in your header and wait for the mod replies. Anything to discover or not to will be indicated during the course of the thread. After the body is discovered, an announcement will be made and characters are free to spend the rest of the afternoons how they like. If there are any questions, please shoot a message either to this journal or at robowest.

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BONFIRE

[thatsthespirit]

[HI SHE'S HERE now that Ezio and Elizabeth have released her from the clinic]

[she slows to a trot when she reaches the bonfire, gaze harrowing, as she looks for anything out of place. she's focused particularly on the ground, and is especially on the lookout for something shiny]

[cherrypuncher]

[SHE WAS NOT BUILT FOR SPRINTING LIKE THIS so when she catches up to Milla she's wheezing, leaning forward with her hands on her knees to keep herself from collapsing.]

There's—there's—no one here...!

[sheriffexe]

[ OR I COULD JUST POST THIS HERE

But well, thank goodness someone finally took a look because as the girls approach the bonfire, they'll notice something not supposed to be there.

As in, some clothes.

They seem pretty burnt up at this point but not far gone enough for them to not notice the frills on the edge of the pile.

There is also some blood on the ground and splattered against the restaurant porch. ]

[leadastray]

[And Elizabeth is following after, also not the most physically fit person in the world, so she has to catch her breath too.]

Why...[breath] Why were you locked in there? Why rush here?

[thatsthespirit]

[Milla's gaze narrows when she sees the blood and the slightly burnt clothing. she approaches the porch and crouches next to the blood spattering. does it lead to any particular direction, such as into the restaurant?]

We heard a gunshot come from this direction last night.

I believe someone was shot here.

[not answering the "why were you locked in there" question, tho]

[leadastray]

That doesn't answer my first question.

[Elizabeth will check out the charred pile, kneeling down to search through it.]

Why only the clothes?

[thatsthespirit]

[a little clipped, though not purposefully so. her attention is just focused elsewhere right now. namely: on the blood]

Natalie was too injured to return to the hotel, so Yuna and I spent the night at the clinic with her. The Sheriff must have locked us in.

[stands up, and then strolls over to where Elizabeth is rifling through the clothing]

Do they look familiar?

[the frills remind her of a certain murder happy blonde]

[leadastray]

I suppose that was so you would't walk in on whatever happened here.

[She frowns in contemplation as she lifts some of the burnt fabric, holding it up to show.]

Only one of us dressed this extravagantly. I didn't know her, but a garment like this once was is hard to miss.

[thatsthespirit]

Likely. Especially since both Yuna and I attempted to leave the clinic after we heard the gunshot.

[reaches out to gently tug on one of the frills]

This does seem like something she would wear. But it's too early to tell whether she was the one killed here or not.

[since this is pre-body announcement and there is no Nui body lying around]

[leadastray]

Either way, it's evidence. We should take it to the others.

[thatsthespirit]

[she nods curtly]

You're right. And tell them about the gunshot we heard, as well as the blood spatter near the bonfire and restaurant porch.

[she had hoped to find a gun or, at the very least, a bullet casing. . . but. ah well]

[cherrypuncher]

[Yuna is honestly pretty darn strong she just can't really overexert herself like this, which isn't stopping her from running up to the restaurant door like she's gonna fight it to get it open??? Yuna. Yuna. Thank god Milla is a calm and reasonable person because Yuna is just WHOLE ASSING ALL THIS PANIC, GOTTA GO GOTTA DO STUFF GOTTA GET STUFF DONE]

Can we get in here?!

[thatsthespirit]

[since by WORD OF SQUEE the blood spatter doesn't seem to lead into the restaurant, Milla stands up and places a hand on Yuna's shoulder]

[god why does everyone think Milla is calm and reasonable she obviously isn't being hotheaded enough here]

I don't think we need to. Be careful-- remember the clinic exploded when it was opened.