[ WEEK ONE – 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 mod replies. Anything to discover 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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PROTAG SQUAD!!1 + get in losers we're going shopping (Harry, Percy, Noctis, Sara, & Xion)

[ceded]

[ On Yuna's orders, Xion will go find her boys. Thankfully she actually knows all three of these people, and will just kind of. Drag on everyone's sleeves/appendages/conscience until they come along with her. If she minds Percy bringing Sara, she certainly doesn't show it. She is mostly DETERMINED FIRE. ]

We're going to go check out the homestead! We have to find Tiara and it'll be faster if we're in a group!

[ So shape up, boys and girls. We're hittin the farm. ]

[hydrokinetics]

[You know, the last time Percy went somewhere in a group of five, people died. So that's a real pleasant thought, but nevertheless he and Sara make their way over to the rest of their ragtag team even as his eyes scan for where Annabeth might be. With the assurance that she's safe and investigating he focuses.]

We can split up once we get there. The homestead's pretty big, plus there's the lake we should check out, too. Are we ready to go?

[alcobrawlic]

[ That's fine. Sara tends to travel in a group of 9+, the more the merrier!!! She knows... all of two people here, but who cares, they've got a teenage jailbird to hunt down. ]

Ready enough. We're burning daylight, so let's get a move on!

[ ... Well, okay, so maybe she's more casual DETERMINED FIRE but it sure is there. Homestead, HOOOOOO. ]

[ceded]

[ Xion seems to know the way, at least, like she's been there before, so she'll lead their intrepid band of merry adventurers out there.

(And they'll pass Damian on the way, and it'll be like, wait, what?) ]

Um, so... I didn't talk to her, do you guys know what she looks like?

[ Asked as they approach. Where do they even start? This place is sizable. ]

[hydrokinetics]

I didn't talk to her either, but she looked pretty girly compared to Ao. [What a great descriptor. He's coming up on the homestead with the others.] We can't leave any area unchecked. Sheds, barns, trees, everything. It shouldn't be hard to spot somebody who doesn't look like they belong out here.

[elemancy]

I talked to her the other day.

[so there's that.]

About... this tall, [he note this with his hand.] Long, silvery hair, pretty dressed up for being locked in a prison cell. She seemed nice, pretty out of place for everything here, though.

[kind of classy? but obviously pissed off about the whole thing.] Shouldn't be hard to tell her apart from the rest of us.

[but he pauses, looking down at umbra—naturally, he's tagging along.] Umbra, you go on ahead. See if you can track her.

[umbra... probably would just do that anyway, but the pup's here to help!]

[alcobrawlic]

[ What a good dog. ]

Yeah, that should be easy enough. Then let's split up-- Noctis and our other classy lady can follow his dog, and Percy and the serious-looking one with the glasses can come with me and climb trees and look under cows or whatever. Let's keep that shed by the lake in mind, too.

[ Except she's already heading for the trees/farm, what have you. ]

[ceded]

[ C-Classy lady???

Xion actually looks around a few times before she realizes Sara means her. And then she flushes out of embarrassment and nods a few times. ]

O-Okay! I wish I'd brought Pluto... Let's go, Noctis!

[ She'll trot off after Umbra ... wherever she went. Is that ... a garden up ahead? ]

[hydrokinetics]

[There's a funny little smile because that's cute, thanks for being awesome, Sara. With Xion and Noctis on their way, he looks back at Sara and Harry and gestures for them to head toward the orchards first, along with where the cows and horses are.]

If I had to guess? I'd say she's hidden somewhere nobody would expect to find her.

[alcobrawlic]

Aside from one of the graves, then... well, if she looks like a fancy princess, maybe a pigpen? Bale of hay?

[ Well, she'll be checking every tree they pass under, just in case. Where's Ezio to swan dive out of nowhere into hay stacks anyway-- ]

[hydrokinetics]

Bale of hay actually isn't a bad idea. [He's checking around the bases of trees, too as they plod along.] They're sturdy enough she could hide in a stack of them.

Do you think we're really looking in the right place? [Is there anything to be found in these trees?]

[sheriffexe]

[ ♪♪♪ ]

[alcobrawlic]

[ APPARENTLY THERE ARE JUST A BUNCH OF CHICKENS. Better than ducks. ]

I think we're probably going to look in a lot of places that seem pretty pointless, and with our luck, she was napping under a bed the whole time.

Buuuut there's no reason we can't go look at some hay!

[ Time to investigate hay stacks now, sure why not. ]

[hydrokinetics]

[WHY IS THIS FARM THIS WAY.]

Sounds uncomfortable. [But off they go! And since it seems like another group found Tiara we can probably assume they're looking everywhere on the farm and finding nothing of note?]

[elemancy]

[bye umbra! really, umbra does what he wants anyway so it's not like noct has all that much control—but since he's there to help noct, he figures umbra will report back if he finds something useful.

either way, noct's moving cautiously; it's land he's tread before, but with the situation as it is, it's hard not to be too careful. regardless, he's focused—the shed is definitely a good starting point and they can work around from there.

though it gives him time to ask while they walk:]

Pluto?

[ceded]

[ Xion's not quite as cautious. Again, she's familiar with the area, and her movements show it. Plus, a sense of urgency drives her on; though, when she notices Noctis is taking his time, she reins herself in a little. ]

Oh... my dog! [ She smiles a little, wan though it is. ] I'm sure he would've wanted to help. But... when I realized something was wrong this morning... I told him to stay in my room. I ...

[ ... didn't want him getting hurt. Her smile disappears and she focuses instead on searching the area. There's gardens, and the shed up ahead... ]

[elemancy]

[he's familiar too—but he has to be cautious.]

Stay on your guard. [he warns after a quiet him. a lot of dogs in this place (he's not complaining), but that definitely can't be the focus.]

The shed's an easy hiding spot, but we don't know if anything... or anyone is waiting to make some hell for us.

[he'll be as ready as he can for that, but there's only so much he can do. shed first, that's his priority.]

[ceded]

[ Sobering, Xion nods. ]

It's okay. I--

[ Wait. Aw, shoot. ]

... I can fight.

[ Without a weapon... she can't summon it anymore! If only she had a stick.

Xion will nod at Noctis to go ahead and open the shed, ready and waiting as backup for ... whatever might be in there. ]

[sheriffexe]

[ Nothing in here! Don't shed a tear about it though, Xion. ]

a challenger appears

[bittybat]

[The group will likely run into Damian on the way to the homestead--he's heading in the opposite direction they are, but on a beige horse with no saddle and only a rein. Ocelot may also be somewhere nearby with DD.

His gallop is as fast as the horse can go, so he'll be coming up on them in a vicious hurry. Look out?]

[hydrokinetics]

[WHAT IS WITH THIS CHILD?]

Whoa! [And he's dragging Harry and Noctis specifically since they're nearby out of the way and hoping the girls dodged, too.] Dude, learn to ride! [And not mow people over! With that said, he's watching him go and makes a resolve to talk to him later. Time to catch up and head for the homestead.]

[bittybat]

[Hilariously, several yards behind, the horse manages to stop with a frustrated rear. Instead of, you know, apologizing for gunning people down with a horse, he yells:] There's no one there that we could find! [He tries to rein in the pacing, amped horse.] The dog couldn't smell anyone!

What the hell is going on!?

[hydrokinetics]

[He's still walking, but he can at least yell back.]

Get updates about the graveyard, we're trying to find Tiara! We're double-checking. [He shakes his head.] You missed everything, talk to Barnham or talk to Jason!

[bittybat]

[Son of a bitch.

Without another word, Damian tugs on the reins and digs his heels into the horse's sides. He flies off toward the town as fast as he flew up on them to begin with.]

[ceded]

[ stays ... out of the way ....

more like leaps out of the way with sara, yelping, and like, seriously, what the hell, man? ]