[ 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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[flippity]

Aw... well, if you ever want to borrow it, you can come ask.

[insincerely]

Are you suggesting I'll be in the stocks again?

[flippity]

[ i mean it was frightening to stumble across them even with someone else there but like

tru ]

I'm okay. I'm very tough!

[flippity]

No?

[cherrypuncher]

All right.

[She'll accept this as a compromise, but she's taking on as much of her own weight as she can even if she's holding Milla's arm as she goes.]

Thank you, Milla.

[cherrypuncher]

[SHE WON'T EVER STOP

but as they go she ends up shuffling over to lean on Jason's shoulder instead of Milla's while she's walking, because guess which one of these two reckless morons doesn't have broken ribs!!!!]

[glaring]

Mm, alright. Thank you for that.

[ A small pause. ]

I'm sorry you had to see that. You're holding out pretty well.

[hitsitoff]

Yeah. Here's hoping.

[If an innocent person has to take the fall again, on top of all of this... Well, let's hope it doesn't come to that.

Eliot shakes his head, mostly to himself. Right, he needs to clear his head.] ...Gonna take a walk. [And then he... walks off. Because yeah you know what, let's just not deal. with this. for a bit.]

[flippity]

[ she gives rin a tiny smile. ]

Well... I had to make sure everyone found out what's going on!

[cherrypuncher]

[She shakes her head.]

It was the right thing to do.

[Her voice is quiet, but firm. Protecting Shinnosuke wasn't about guts or strength to her; it's simply what's right.]

I really will be okay, though, so please don't worry about me too much.

[glaring]

Thank you for that.

[thatsthespirit]

[AT LEAST IT WAS ONLY YUNA THIS WEEK]

[THANK THE CANNONBALL FOR SAVING MILLA THE DANGER]

[thatsthespirit]

[bends down (with some trouble, ow moving like this is pain on her ribs) and pats Papika on the head]

I know.

. . . I can't believe a body was cut into pieces two weeks in a row, though.

[who here has a thing for decapitation and dismemberment]

[thatsthespirit]

[and Milla is tugging on her gently, trying to get her to lean more weight against her side. MILLA NO. . .]

You're welcome.

I'm very proud of you, Yuna. You did well.

[insincerely]

Then I'm never going to need to borrow your chair again.

[cherrypuncher]

[NO???? when they group up with jason she's gonna lean on him instead tbh milla no

but for now Yuna just shakes her head.]

I didn't do anything special. That's just what being a hero means.

[She isn't boasting; she's very matter-of-fact, as if this is the obvious way of things.]

[thatsthespirit]

[and after her exchange with Shinnosuke, Milla makes her way towards the station just as Percy walks out with both girls tucked in his arms]

Yuna--!

[she picks up the pace, wincing a bit as the extra speed aggravates her injuries, to meet them halfway.]

[. . . Shinnosuke's still locked in the stocks cuz Milla's rude]

[thatsthespirit]

[WHY!! but no that's okay. . . it makes more sense, and as long as Yuna is getting support from someone it's okay]

You might not have done anything you consider "special," but you did do something brave. I believe that deserves acknowledgement.

[cherrypuncher]

I'm sorry I worried you, Xion. I'm okay, though, and we're here so don't worry anymore.

[But in the meantime, here comes Milla, and Yuna beams, shifting to hold her less-awful arm up and wave even as Percy's carrying her.]

Milla! You're here! Aaah, be careful... [And then she ill-advisedly leans sideways to make sure she can see Shinnosuke, too.] Shinnosuke-kun! You're still here! I'm so happy you guys are safe...

[oh no she's tearing up. she's gonna cry. almost dying wasn't an issue but she's so excited to see them all alive at once that she's getting all misty oh no]

[insincerely]

[... Shit, that sure sounds like a pure calling out to him. Shinnosuke can't really do anything, seeing as how he's STILL IN THE STOCKS, but damn it, at this rate he's going to have to thank Yuna in person.

Ew.]

[ceded]

[ She gives Yuna's hand another squeeze, smiling this time. ]

Don't cry. It's all thanks to you, Yuna.

[ if only glaring at Shinnosuke right now meant anything. yOU BETTER BE NICE, ASSHOLE ]

[flippity]

[ rude ]

[flippity]

Do you think that it might be the same person from last week? They said that there's only two bounties, so one of the killers from last week must have just done it for some other reason...