FOURTH INVESTIGATION

[whimsicalism]

There were no punishments this week though some uncovered secrets might have hurt just as hard. Everyone's been in the castle for over a month and bonds have been forged. As Friday dawns, there's a faint hope that maybe nothing will go wrong again.

It's time to gather your courage and your wits as you see if anyone decided to kill once more.

Comments

[strictura]

[ Thank god.

But okay, yes, that's absolutely weird. What book is it? Is it open? ]

[whimsicalism]

[It's the 'N' volume of a leather bound encyclopedia set. It's closed!

And has symbol he might recognize. It seems to be cut from a paper and taped onto the cover of the book.]

[strictura]

[ ...Why does this keep feeling like a personal attack.

If he flips through the book, is there anything that stands out? How about if he looks at the "nursery rhyme" article? ]

[whimsicalism]

[It's unharmed aside from the tape on it's cover. The pillow and sheet on the body, though, look rather raggedy and torn up.]

[strictura]

[ So also no bookmarks or any notable articles inside, right? Is this from an encyclopedia set that's been in the library before this?

Do the pillow/sheet look like the standard ones from their rooms here? ]

[whimsicalism]

[Nothing out of the ordinary and yes, it's from the set that was here before.

Also, yes, the standard ones though there is some age to these suggesting maybe they came from one of the previous round's rooms.]

[strictura]

[ Hm. And there's nothing notable on the body besides dust, right? No weird marks or anything?

Is there anything else to look at in here aside from the books Gavroche has got covered? ]

[whimsicalism]

[There actually is something a little off about the neck. Like the main joint is broken and not just from the head being taken off.]

[strictura]

[ Oh, I didn't even realize we had a neck, WHOOPS

What kind of broken/how is it different from the places where any other missing parts would have connected? ]

[whimsicalism]

[IT'S OKAY, BLAME THE TRAUMA

Like it was snapped instead of cut.]