[ WEEK FOUR – 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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[impulsiveness]

[On a rulebook:]

Good to know we have someone with a head fetish.
Or two someones.

[Stop.................. And also:]

Want me to get you some towels? You look gross.

[insincerely]

... Sure?

[ummmm what is there to be proud of, he spent the entire time being a useless and/or shitty person and not sleeping.

But to Percy, after a pause:]

... If she's waken up by now, tell her thanks for me.

[IT HURTS TO SAY but he knows he'd probably be dead, at least from coyotes, if it weren't for her.]

[moraled]

[bless your soul, Jason.]

If you would. Miss Papika, in particular, may catch cold.

[Pls help the tiny]

[flippity]

[ she just nods. ]

Only Simon had the bullet wound though. Lust was just...

[ SHE LOOKS VERY DISPLEASED BY WHAT HAPPENED WITH LUST. ]

[moraled]

... Hold steady, Young Noctis.

[He knows.

Have some advice from drippy dad knight.]

[hitsitoff]

[So obviously Eliot never looks happy about body announcements, but this time... This time he seems extra upset. Even with his arms crossed, he has his fists clenched. For a bit, he just sort of... focuses on his breathing. And boy, does he have to do a lot of focusing right now.

He's not really looking at anyone, his gaze is focused more to the ground than eye level right now.]

All chopped up, huh?

[Man, he sounds... a little quieter than usual.]

[insincerely]

[Hey, guess who's not dead (or in the stocks anymore, thanks Milla). He also looks a little like he's about to keel over because HAHA WHAT'S SLEEP, but...]

... Simon, huh?

[Well, bye, roomie.]

What about his monkey? He always had that guy with him.

[flippity]

[ not at all that was traumatic???? but she nods. ]

I'm okay. I'm just happy I didn't find them on my own.

[ since she did... start going there on her own and barnham just followed her?? ]

[elemancy]

[dad. :(]

I know. [he draws in a breath, nodding his head.] I'm okay.

[nausea aside, but that's a matter for. not now? not now. he's more worried about barnham anyway.] ...You gonna be alright?

[generously]

Torn apart.

[ He'll say it like it is. Then he looks to Chane, wondering what she thinks about it, before shifting his gaze back into the distance. ]

Two different methods of killing... either it was one person going for some variety, or we're dealing with multiple killers again.

[flippity]

[ ha... ha ha... eliot probably does not want to hear about the crows then!! ]

Mmhm. It was... really bad...

[impulsiveness]

[Please let the tinies rest??? Please.

But, okay. Yeah. Jason nods at him, making some weird gesture that is meant to translate as one sec. Just... give him a minute or two to go fetch enough towels for both of them. He'll then unceremoniously shove them at Barnham once he's back. You're welcome.

Now go help the tiny, chum.]

[flippity]

There was nothing else there. Except for the birds, but...

[ she makes a face (NOT THAT HE COULD SEE BUT) ]

Maybe the monkey ran away?

[hitsitoff]

Yeah... Yeah, I believe it.

[YEAH better... better not tell him about that little fun fact.]

...Glad you got all of her, at least.

[cherrypuncher]

[MEANWHILE, OVER HERE, RIGHT ON TIME

it's taken a little bit for Yuna to stir, she is not having the best of times, but while Xion's shaking her shoulder, she eventually makes a little groaning noise and starts to wake up. Once she's processed what's in front of her, her voice come soft and uncertain.]

...Xion? [The pain hasn't set in just yet, but her eyes scan the room and she slowly realizes where she is—and then where she's not, and then who she's left alone—

And Yuna immediately rolls over to pick herself up, crashing to the ground again when she tries to support her weight on her bad arm and just as quickly trying again, and screaming—] Shinnosuke-kun?!

[this motherfucker's going and ACTING LIKE SHE'S DEAD and she is THIS FUCKING CONCERNED ABOUT HIM BEING OUT OF HER LINE OF SIGHT]

[flippity]

[ this dude looks distressed so papika is gonna step away from her spot at barnham's side to pat eliot on the arm. ]

I'm sorry.

[moraled]

... Indeed.

[Probably.]

We must do what we can...to stop this from happening.

[...but what else is new.]

[ceded]

Yuna?!

[ jesus christ calm down

Xion places both hands on her shoulders, pushing her to the floor. ]

Shinnosuke's fine! He's a huge jerk, but he's fine. You should stay still! You're hurt. We're getting help.

[ ... she assumes. ]

[moraled]

[aye aye cap, time to look after the tiny]

[thatsthespirit]

You survived. And you did it by relying on someone else's strength.

[she's just saying!!]

Please wait here while I check on Yuna.

[and with that she's gonna head to the station now. and yes she is totally leaving Shinnosuke stuck in the stocks before she goes. PAYBACK]

[hitsitoff]

[Oh boy now a kid is trying to comfort him. But... fine okay, this is fine.]

Right... Thanks. I'm fine, really.

[He's doing a slightly better job at hiding that he's upset now, anyway. He just needed a bit to get his poker face back in order. Everything here is really starting to wear on him...]

[hydrokinetics]

[...nah, you're not getting help. You're getting Percy which is maybe sort of okay? Regardless, when he enters the station again he's immediately alert.

I mean. It also helps that Yuna's screaming. So yeah, he walks in and there's two girls yelling at each other and goddamn why this.]

Yuna! [Annnd making a beeline for them.] Xion's right, Shinnosuke's fine. [An asshole, but fine.] We need to be more concerned with you right now? Shinnosuke said you fought off a bunch of coyotes.

[And considering Percy has fought the coyotes here...too bad he only got to kill one :(] Scale of one to ten, how bad does it hurt?

[flippity]

[ a kid who jumped into corpse water, so that gives her like... at least two adult points??? maybe?? ]

Okay. We'll try to catch whoever did this.

[ she would say they'll definitely catch them but yikes @ last weekend ]

[ceded]

[ jason, why are you like this ]

[hydrokinetics]

[And he comes...lugging Yuna in one arm and Xion in another? How the fuck does this happen to him. He's busy holding both girls and listening to Papika before slowly shaking his head. Thanks for sullying the lake, you fuckers!!!]

Are you and Mr. Barnham okay? And how're we getting multiple murders now? That really wasn't a standard I was hoping to set.

[And then, awkwardly:] ...also Yuna got mauled by coyotes and I don't really know how to do first aid for normal people.