FIRST INVESTIGATION

[whimsicalism]

Despite the previous night's sleepover, the incentive of the prize the Alices have set forth is still there. It's an uneasy morning to say the least as you wake up in the castle. Will it be like the week before where the Alices simply give a reprimand tomorrow?

Maybe. Maybe things will be as normal as they've ever been in this strange place. Surely no one took them up on their offer?

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[immaculacies]

[ Manaka does what she does every morning: heads straight for the dining hall without saying hello to anyone. ]

[rhododendronhoney]

[Cori's also going to stop there first, and start decorating some breakfast food. Anything these two are gonna bump into?]

[whimsicalism]

[The dining hall is clear. Manaka can continue her morning.]

[imozon]

[Dark Dream wakes up in the media room, having somehow gotten popcorn in her hair.]

[xxxx_me]

[Allen wakes up in the media room too, having fallen asleep there during the sleepover. Does a glance around find any signs of blood and/or death?]

[whimsicalism]

[Hello, Dark Dream. Everyone else in the media room is alive, thankfully. You aren't a victim of any dark dreams yet.]

[seventhlittlemonster]

Goooood morning everyone! [He still tried to hide his feeling of dread in his heart by pretending he was a genki anime character.] Let's- Let's do our best today!

Media Room

[littlebratziska]

[Franziska knows that people can be odd in what they do and do not want, and even what they commit murder for, but in her eyes the incentive is so lackluster that she is not slightly worried; surely no on would be foolish enough to take them up on it. As a result her sleep is not unduely troubled, and when she wakes up the only thing on her mind is breakfast as she quietly slips out of her sleeping bag, and begins to pick her way back to the door.

Anything in the Media Room?]

[whimsicalism]

[Nothing here other than a bunch of sleepy people waking up. You can say hi if you want.]

[undershadow]

[ Okay, so Lena did go back to her room eventually, she just doesn't trust like that. But the first thing she decides to do after waking up is check in on the media room and the sleepover! What's in the foyer? ]

[whimsicalism]

[You might want to come back here later but for now, no bodies here.]

[seventhlittlemonster]

[Seven had fallen asleep in the Media Room as well... Standing up at that! He almost fell forward and lost his head but thankfully that didn't happen!

That sense of dread in heart just... sort of intensified now.

He'll exit the room and try and find anything in the Library.]

[whimsicalism]

[Say hi, to the others, Seven! The library probably needs to be investigated later but not now.]

[prescience]

[After a night packed into a room with other people and general rowdy sleepover activities, someone really needs some fresh air!

Oriko would like to start her morning by taking a trip to the garden. Despite it being the site of a previous death, can she relax there in peace?]

[whimsicalism]

[Hello, Oriko. Looks like someone decided to take this sleepover thing outdoors. Huh.]

[whimsicalism]

[There's only a few minutes of silence after Violet's body is found before the voice of the Alices ring out throughout the castle.]

I didn't think anyone would actually do it...

Well, whatever. We're really starting this game now, Alice.

Yeah. Violet the Very Fine Daughter is dead. Now it's time to find out who is responsible.

Turn one, begin.

EVIDENCE

[whimsicalism]

Garden (7/7)

- Alas poor Violet
- Her inventive mind is at last silenced
- But it looks like she didn't have a pain in the neck
- Want a light?
- Someone is avenging Catarina, finally
- What is a crossbow?
- Good thing the garden hasn't been mowed for a long time

Foyer (2/2)

- No smoking in the castle!
- The Alices need to fire their janitor

Library (2/2)

- I'm pretty sure you can't read masonry
- Traces

Room 14 (3/3)

- Someone's been a busy bee
- A very busy bee
- Someone killed the video star

Total: 14/14

Garden

[whimsicalism]

[Roses are red, Violet is dead.]

[rhododendronhoney]

[Okay well, after hearing that announcement Cori is going to drop her crackers and end up running out here where everyone else is.]

What...what happened?

[prescience]

[TELL US ABOUT THE BLOOD OR LACK THEREOF]

[strictura]

[ Well, he's not really deterred by the sight of corpses at this point, and he's read enough medical textbooks and stuff that he can probably do this, right? Or at least get them started.

Okay. Carefully kneeling down near Violet... what kind of position is the body in, and are there immediately visible wounds? ]

Foyer

[whimsicalism]

[Well, there's a wide window in here.]

[bizer0]

[And now there’s also an annoying cat in here too. What’s up with the window?]

Library

[whimsicalism]

[Not a little library, this.]

[xxxx_me]

[He's seen bodies before, but it's not like he's studied them closely or anything. He wouldn't know where to begin with causes of death.

So instead he swipes a sleeve over his eyes and heads over to the library.

Is anything obviously off at first glance?]

Room 14

[whimsicalism]

[Just investigate a dead child's room. Again. I guess. Do what you want.]

[nothingposh]

[We're here to be a gremlin! What's up? Is it messy? Did Violet even sleep here last night?]

Room 16 (not an investigation) 1/2

[byzer0]

[ How are you doing this morning fellow castle kids, with the vastly fearful discovery of Violet's body in the garden? Well, regardless of how you're taking it you might notice something...odd coming from the direction of the bedroom suites. There's a bit of smoke? And for some reason it's green?

If you follow the trail you'll hear two likely familiar voices at this point: ]

Light another match! I wanna see if the fire turns green too!

it's gremlin power hour 2/2

[bizer0]

[The smoke drifted lazily out one of the cracked bedroom doors, a good contrast to the loud laughter also leaking through. If the door was pushed open the two resident troublemakers would be seen huddled together on the floor, puffs of green smoke hanging around their heads as a possibly familiar item is waved around sporadically.

At Natsuo's encouragement, the recognizable sound of matches striking and catching fire can be heard passed the laughing.]

Hold this then, I can't get the matches with it too.

[More shuffling noises, as Youji starts examining the match from many angles, including from below.] You think Soubi hid the fun stuff at his place? [They certainly never found anything resembling green smoking cigarettes or (possibly) matches before, after all.]