FIFTH INVESTIGATION

[whimsicalism]

It's a week until Nursery Rhyme's deadline. The castle is beginning to change slightly now that Alice is gone and it's not for the better. You can't put your finger on it, though.

No, it's time to see if anyone decided to kill once more. That'd be silly, right?

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[imozon]

[...oh! Hm. Is it moving around like the others or is it just sitting there?

Also, you know, what does it look like?]

[whimsicalism]

[It's just sitting there. It's a stuffed tiger... but it's something that Dark Dream has seen before.

It's Mr. Stripey Pants, Seven's stuffed tiger.]

[imozon]

[How's Mr. Stripey Pants doing? Is he pretty much in normal stuffed tiger condition or are there signs of something nefarious?]

[whimsicalism]

[He's in relatively normal condition... physically. If a stuffed animal can be traumatized, Mr. Stripey Pants definitely is.]

[imozon]

[...is that an actual clue. Was Mr. Stripey Pants a witness. Are we going to cross-examine him. Is Franziska going to miss out on trial insanity.]

[whimsicalism]

[No. He can't be cross-examined. If he was a witness he's a stuffed animal and can't express himself. This area is clear.]

[imozon]

[Well, she's taking him anyway. The lady and the tiger in one convenient package! What do you think of that, Frank R. Stockton!]

cw: eye trauma

[whimsicalism]

[Before you scuttle away, DD, there's something else! Actually, Seven's head... does look a little off other than being just scavenged.

Something pierced his eyes? The stuffed animals apparently didn't go for that first. Maybe they just wanted flesh.]