MOCK ROUND - WEEK 2 INVESTIGATION

[foundationmods]

Even though they had already been through this once before, the atmosphere in the air as they woke up on Friday still felt incredibly ominous.

Yet again, they would have to see the death of one of their own, and investigate as much as they could to find the culprit among them... 🗈

But unlike last time, today felt much more....intense. Like an odd smell in the air, or a palpable feeling of tension, something horrible hanging over them with a knowing sneer.

Even the sounds felt different, though all that could be heard is the normal sounds of the morning...
...

After this - after the final trial - things would be over.

Yet, has this....really been worth it...?

((OOC: Characters will need to bold locations/put it in the subject header to look for clues...or the body!))

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[helmdivide]

[ Since he's waking up here, just going to quietly check Riku's room first. Also going to look to make sure Riku is breathing and wasn't bleeding out next to him or something. ]

[foundationmods]

[Yes, he's fine, and nothing is out of place.]

foyer

[overlordad]

[Well, that's sure a bit more... everything in the air than last week. Let's try and do the morning routine?]

[foundationmods]

[As he enters the foyer, it's clear that something happened last night.

...Especially as there's a trail of blood leading in and out of the mansion. It looks like it came from outside, and is heading towards one of the guest rooms...?]

Bruno's room...

[beastlybruno]

[When Bruno woke up this morning, he noticed three things wrong with his room.

One, there was blood on the door handle.

Two, there was blood all over his room.

Three-]

GAAAHH!!!

[. . . There was blood splattered all over him.

What in Neopia was the killer trying to do?! Frame him as a murderer, or make him look like a victim? He- Ugh, he can't stand this. He's going to spend some time in his bathroom this morning washing all this off his body before he can properly investigate.]

Bruno's Room \o/

[helmdivide]

[ Doot de doo, following this suspicious trail of blood to Bruno's room. ]

Hey, Big Blue? You alive?

[ Let's see if the door is unlocked and what's waiting for him in there ]

Garden

[artificialhighness]

[Well, since the blood leads outside, is it anywhere near the gardens because she's ignoring the blood trails for the moment and checking on the roses.......]

GORE WARNING STARTS HERE

[foundationmods]

[Ah. Hm. Well.

The Roses are....okayish?

The real issue here, though, is the body placed in the center of the path.]

[overlordad]

[After talking to Bruno and noticing that people were dealing with... something... outside, Takashi goes wandering to look for more clues.

Anything out towards the Servant Quarters?]

[foundationmods]

[Nope!]

-MASTER BEDROOM- New top who dis

[helmdivide]

[ Leaving Dadashi to hang with Big Blue, he's going to head up the stairs to check out the Master Bedroom. Anything amiss here? ]

[foundationmods]

[Not a thing.]

Garden Shed

[beastlybruno]

[Contrary to Jack's belief, Takashi wandered off to the basement, so Bruno decided to do some exploring himself.

Is the Garden Shed clear?]

[foundationmods]

[Actually, the ground outside the garden shed...looks weirdly wet?]

BODY ANNOUNCEMENT

[foundationmods]

[Like before, the Goats quietly go tell everyone Lunafreya is dead, and then go about their normal business.

Looks like tomorrow really will be the end of it all...]

[helmdivide]

[ Oh. Welp. That sucks... ]

Dining room! SOME WEIRD EVIDENCE

[iblistriggered]

[Well, Silver found something in the basement, but he has no idea what it is.

So, he's placed it on the dining room table. Maybe someone else has an idea?

(He'll be watching it so no one takes it!)]

[overlordad]

So that's what was stinking?

[enter_the_darkness]

[ Well, he's eventually passing through here and will pause to get a closer look at the thing? ]

Hm...? What's this?

[very_good_end]

[she's not taking it, but she's certainly examining it, poking at it, etc.]

Evidence gathering catch all!

[dawnwardspiral]

[ So, of course Riku would happen to sleep in today like a babe. Maybe he just felt extra safe with someone else in his room, but all the same, he looks like he woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Especially when he caught wind of who died.

Whenever someone looks like they're off elsewhere, Riku will accost them (not physically but by approaching) and direct them to the foyer. Once everyone (or a good amount of people are in there), he'll begin to talk. ]

I didn't have time to look around and see what was found. If any of you have any information on evidence or anything it'd be best to share it now.

[iblistriggered]

[Silver brings his weird ball of melted plastic and elastic! He still has no idea what it is.]

I found this in the boiler in the basement. I think someone was trying to get rid of it. [he frowns] When I found it, the plastic-y stuff was all crumpled up, and the elastic thing was inside. I haven't got a clue what it could be...

[helmdivide]

[ He's down for physical, too. There's almost a smile there when he spots that Riku is up. ]

Hey, nice hair there.

[ Is he implying someone has bedhead? Maybe.]

Bruno woke up covered in blood. We didn't get to see it before he went to shower though.

[overlordad]

Apparently Bruno woke up covered in blood and gore. He showered before we could get a good look at it, but the bed was soaked and his door was unlocked. Had blood on both sides of the knob too.

Body Evidence (meaning this comes with cw: gore)

[enter_the_darkness]

[ He's taking a loooong sip of coffee before he finally speaks up. ]

I got a good look at her body earlier. She was a total mess... [ yet, he doesn't look bothered in the slightest ] She was covered in a lot of little cuts that looked really deep - kind of like... someone just sawed into her skin with something dull, maybe?

There were bite marks on her feet and hands that look like they were made by a small animal.

[ A quiet hum... ]

She also had a broken and bruised neck, and the bruise patterns didn't match up with my hand, at all. My best guess is someone had her in a headlock that ended in a snapped neck.

[ Annnnd lastly? ]

Something seemed off about the claw marks on her chest, but Luna was the one checking those out when I left.

[ Now, he's just gonna kick back and finish eating his cake. ]