THIRD INVESTIGATION

[whimsicalism]

INVESTIGATION

By Friday morning, some of Ira Academy's best and brightest are likely feeling the effects of a few days' hunger. For a few, tensions have probably heightened, or sleeping to while away the time has become either easier or harder. Probably no one is even pretending to pay attention to classes any longer.

The sinister pattern of the past few weeks has also been difficult to ignore. Even with an indefinite deadline on the motive this week, Friday likely arrives with as sense of sick anticipation. It's time for students to wake up - or at least leave another sleepless night behind - and come see what the weekend has in store.

But as you step out of your room this Friday morning, however, you may notice that something is off right away, even if sleep or hunger or both are making you bleary. You might not want to leave the hallway outside of the dorm rooms right away and instead convene with the other students before moving on to any other locations.

What could possibly be waiting for you?

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Comments

[canreallymove]

[Well...he and Dylan had discussed it, and ultimately, he did decide to go on a quick patrol jaunt. But that had been at another time in the night, and now, it was morning.

He opens his door, ready to get the rations up and done for the mday...]

[whimsicalism]

[Something odd happens when you open the door and step forward, Sonic. Something wet hits your shoes. You look down and there's blue paint on your shoes.]

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[Dylan knows what to expect, and he hates it. The dread is rising at the same rate as his hunger. All he can do is accept it.

He steps out of his dorm room, into the hallway, and takes a big sniff.

What's things smell like today?]

[cellpreservation]

[Okay well I guess he's in the dorm hallway? He's definitely on the bleary end of things, turns out quick library naps don't actually help with starvation all that much.]

[holyironmade]

...tidings.

[Jeanne is dressed in the school uniform and pretty cranky. If Sonic didn't sign his own death warrant, did someone else?]

[temmapathy]

[Emma rolls slowly out of bed, opening the door and quickly stepping out and closing it behind her, making sure Polly is safe inside.]

[canreallymove]

Uh-

[He's looking down. His expression instantly morphs into one of worry.

What the-]

[whimsicalism]

[A lot of things, actually, but probably the first thing you smell is paint. Some red paint sticks to your paws when you walk through your door.]

[panglici]

[Well, she's down one neighbor already. Carrie's going to knock on Hunter's door, though...

...and after the announcement, try the knob to see if it's locked. Even if it isn't, though, there's more important things to bother with - she won't go in.]

[whimsicalism]

[Congratulations, Yuta! You have stepped into red paint.]

[whimsicalism]

[Good thing, too. You don't want to get blue paint all over Polly.]

[lets_dewey_it]

<sub>[What Yasu said on Wednesday's meeting still felt burnt into his mind...

He was intending to go to the laundry room today with a few used uniforms in his arms, stepping out of his room...]</sub>

[temmapathy]

[Um. Is the paint still wet?]

[cellpreservation]

[Oh okay, regular Friday things, as usual.

Can he at least look around and see what the paint situation is or do we need to find the body first?]

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

...what the...?

[What?

Okay, does everyone have paint outside their dorm rooms? Or is this just for him and a couple others?]

[whimsicalism]

[Every door has some sort of paint in front of it.]

[whimsicalism]

[Well, there's a lot of it so it's still sticky.]

[whimsicalism]

[You might want to find that body.]

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[Weirder and weirder.

Anyone singled out? Specific colors for a specific person? Or does everyone have blue or red paint in front of their rooms?]

[whimsicalism]

[Into some red paint! There's no body here, at least.]

[cellpreservation]

[On one hand it's probably terrible on the other if someone's dead due to this they might as well make sure the sacrifice is not in vain.

Time to check out the kitchen and see if there's food yet.]

[whimsicalism]

[That's something that can be answered in a bit. There's probably more pressing concerns in the Academy right now.]

[lets_dewey_it]

oh that's just great _{[He doesn't have the energy for this, off to the Laundry Room!]}

[canreallymove]

Dylan-

[Hi, it's Sonic and his shoes have blue paint.]

We-we need to-

[It's clear he doesn't want to look for a body, but...do they even have a choice?]

[temmapathy]

[Okay um wow that's a lot of paint. Are there any footprints other than the ones they're making?]