FIFTH INVESTIGATION

[whimsicalism]

INVESTIGATION

After Thursday night, there are a few unexpected emotions injected into the atmosphere of Ira Academy: longing, determination...perhaps even hope, for some. After everything that's been learned and shared between realms, some students may even find themselves believing that victory can be achieved without any more death. Maybe there's just one more investigation, one more puzzle, one more piece of missing context left to find before the way forward is clear.

There's no shaking the knowledge of past patterns, however, and the morning brings with it a familiar apprehension. Ira Academy itself may not have gotten the memo about the shift in vibes. It's a dreary pseudo-fall morning like the week before, ushering in a bleak and eerily silent day as the students rise one by one to find what's in store for them this time. Many have said it by now - bad things happen on Thursday nights, and no amount of hearing the voice of a lost companion over an old touchtone phone can completely erase that experience.

Though your numbers are fewer now than they ever have been, the school is so much bigger than it was during your first week at Ira Academy. The extra amount ground makes it all the easier to recognize just how many of you there no longer are to cover it. The five vast floors of the school, now under new management, wait for someone to see if Kakuya's incentive forced another participant to play along - best get exploring to find what secrets are out there.

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Comments

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[Slimy nods as solemnly as a slime can, making sure not to disturb anything.

Let's start with Carrie. There's a stab wound in her chest, she's laying face down on her stomach, with some blood on the fingertip on the forefinger of her right hand.]

[violence_ensues]

[It's a good thing she wasn't face-up or else Adorabat would've assumed that this murder copied Sonic's doll. In any case, Adorabat's eyes flicker over to Carrie's feet. What is the shoe status?]

[whimsicalism]

[The moderator definitely didn't read 'stomach' as 'back'. No.

Her shoes look untampered with!]

[violence_ensues]

[Okay. Okay. Now that she's done being distracted by the impromptu single-person shoe check, Adorabat focuses more on the stab wound. What's the exact weapon used? What angle did it come from? How much blood around the wound? How deep is the knife?]

[whimsicalism]

[Without the weapon you can't tell what the weapon is except that it was a straight blade and fairly deep. It's not particularly angled.]

[violence_ensues]

[...Huh. Adorabat should get more familiar with weapons. In any case, Adorabat moves on from the wound. She'll take a close look at Carrie's hands, particularly the finger with blood on it. Is there anything notable or different on it besides the blood?]

[whimsicalism]

[There's some defensive wounds on her hands and forearms, though her bracelets are still on.]

[violence_ensues]

[!!!]

...

[So Carrie died defending herself...! Adorabat will check for any head or leg wounds.]

[whimsicalism]

[There's nothing much you can tell there, sadly. You don't find much.]

[violence_ensues]

[Okay... Adorabat carefully lifts Carrie up to see if there's anything on her stomach.]

[whimsicalism]

[There isn't. It looks like the body is clear of further clues.]

[violence_ensues]

nnnn...

I think that's it, Slimy. Come on, let's get you back to my room before the trial happens. And I'm sorry, but I can't risk you being down there with me. You need to stay in the room and not follow me again.

It's just too dangerous down there with Kakuya...

[whimsicalism]

[Slimy nods! She's a good slime and will stay in her home (Adorabat's room).]

[violence_ensues]

[Adorabat picks Slimy up and will leave the lil slime in her room.]

[Good blood slime, best monster friend.]