[ 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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[insincerely]

[WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN HIS FAULT!!

In response, he turns around and sticks out his tongue at her like the extremely mature teenager he is, before continuing to walk away.]

[hydrokinetics]

[They're close enough they can be cute and hold hands, whatever. He isn't stopping them.]

We're gonna go find out. [A shake of his head.] That's where everyone else is going to be, so it's our best bet to head that way. Are you guys okay with that?

[flippity]

[ she nods her head, although she looks surprised when he says he's gonna check on her. everything else seems more important right now? ]

... Okay. [ ... ] Thank you, Percy.

[thatsthespirit]

[oh man after that scare there are no words for how relieved she is to see Yuna alive and okay]

Here. Let me carry Yuna. I can take her to the clinic and then make sure she makes it back to our room safely.

[cherrypuncher]

[you're damn right Yuna's gonna be cute and hold Xion's hand, squeezing it reassuringly.]

If Milla and Shinnosuke-kun aren't there already, I want to see them first, if that's okay. [A pause to catch her breath again, before she adds,] I'm really happy you four are all right.

[flippity]

Poor monkey...

[ who is hopefully alive and well, and not getting buried by damian ]

I'm glad you're okay though.

[impulsiveness]

[Y...UNA.................. Stop.

Jason is just. Going to sigh and point in the clinic's general direction, before gesturing for Percy to either hand Yuna over to him or help him get her there. Considering Jason is barely inches taller than her, one option is better than the other?? Or not. Just do whatever as long as he can give her first aid while Dr. Dad gets here.

Why do coyotes happen so much.]

[insincerely]

[.......... why are so many people glad that he's okay???]

Uh-huh, I'm glad I'm okay too.

[hydrokinetics]

[Wordlessly, he'll pass Yuna over to Milla. Thank you for picking up your child, Milla.]

Thanks...your ribs doing okay though?

[THERE ARE SO MANY INJURIES WHAT THE FUCK.]

[cherrypuncher]

You can't carry me, you're still hurt! [nooooooo!!! she isn't flailing because that's just gonna make it worse for milla but she's very displeased.] I can walk, I can, but you broke your ribs. Let me walk with you instead.

[glaring]

Did you find anything else there?

[hydrokinetics]

[A nod.]

Do me a favor, go with Milla and help her get Yuna fixed up. Let me know that everything's okay once Dr. Lecter signs off, unless you know how to treat bites and gashes like this. [An inhale.] I trust you to take care of it.

[flippity]

[ shinnosuke did you really want papika's only real memory of you being her feeding you like a baby??? of course she is glad ]

You can keep the chair.

[flippity]

[ she shakes her head. ]

When we arrived, we heard birds and saw something on the dock... and when we went over, it was her. Head? And then when we actually looked around, we saw everything else just floating.

[ she is?? obviously ready to be able to stop talking about this but barnham gave her the job of Explaining, so ]

I saw something in the water, so we went in and found Simon tied to a rock on the bottom. We got them both out? But there was nothing else.

[hydrokinetics]

You did good, Yuna. Protecting Shinnosuke and yourself like that? Takes guts. [A half-smile.] We have to worry about each other around here, don't we? We'll take care of everything.

[ceded]

Are you kidding?

[ Xion laughs and squeezes Yuna's hand, still marveling at the feeling of the ten ton weight that was the fear of Yuna's death having lifted off her chest. ]

We're the ones who're happy! There was just blood and -- well, you're alive. We're here. That's what matters, right?

[hydrokinetics]

She has a point. [And off they go, starting to head for the gathering of Whole Ass.] You had us pretty scared for a bit. I think Milla and Shinnosuke are probably heading that way, too. It's about that time that all of us need to be present and see...you know.

[Who they lost.]

[glaring]

[ YOU'RE DOING GOOD, JUST HOLD OUT A LITTLE LONGER. ]

...I'm sorry for putting you through so many questions, but I want to know before we go into the trial. [ Gently patting her on the head. ] Did you happen to notice if the wounds were anything like our other victims? The old man was killed by a sword, wasn't he?

[insincerely]

... No, I really don't need the chair.

[thatsthespirit]

[JUST]

[GOING TO]

[glance over at him with a look that's like]

[yep]

[I told you]

[thatsthespirit]

[FUCK BROKEN RIBS!!]

They're doing better than they were when I first broke them.

[which isn't saying much. . . honestly. . . but that's Milla for you, always trying to push past her injuries to be helpful and useful. when Yuna speaks, she hesitates, although she does offer an arm and a shoulder for her roommate to lean on]

I'll let you walk, but you're also a lot lighter than you might think. You should be able to lean on me without hurting me too badly.

[it'll sting a bit, but you know. Milla can take it]

[thatsthespirit]

[BARNHAM IS PAPIKA'S SAVIOR TODAY]

I'm glad you didn't, either. It would've been very frightening to stumble across two bodies by yourself.

[impulsiveness]

[He's not going to bother writing a message right now and playing charades is tiring, so he settles for giving Percy a thumbs up. He does, in fact, know how to treat injuries like these. The fort will be semi-held down while Hannibal gets here. Do not worry, bro. He's got this.

Probably.

And off he goes with Milla, presumably.]

[impulsiveness]

[why are you all the way you have chosen to be

stop]

[flippity]

[ she has to stop and think about it. ]

Maybe more like... Riku's? I didn't get to see what his [ head ] look like though. But um, it sounds like it would have been more like that than the old guy's.