WEEK 2 INVESTIGATION

[foundationmods]

Two weeks had gone by, and Friday had once again come.

As always, they woke up, knowing one of their number was now gone...
It was just a matter of finding their body, now.
No matter what the killer had done to it...a killer that was one of them.🗈

They would have to do that trial again...and would they get the killer right, this time? Or would they condemn another innocent person to die yet again?

...No matter how they felt, they had to search, had to find things that they didn't want to see, dodging the shadow of death.

That...was how this game was played, after all...

...But why...did it feel especially foreboding today...?

((OOC: Characters will need to bold locations to look for clues...or the body!))

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[fullbodied]

[she falls to her knees beside him, and pulls both of them into a tight hug.

she has no compunction about waiting]

[excavated]

. . . Takamaki-san. [ He manages to say that much when she does hug him, although he honestly can't say much else. ]

[fullbodied]

I'm gonna miss him...

[she squeezes a little tighter. it's okay, Syaoran]

[excavated]

Kimihiro didn't deserve this. He said that he might end up dying, but-- he didn't want to. I didn't want him to.

[fullbodied]

I didn't want him to either.

[she pulls back.]

And you know what? We're gonna find whatever asshole did this.

[excavated]

We will. [ While he's still upset, there's still a keen determination and anger in his voice there. ] I'm not going to just let someone get away with murdering Kimihiro like that.

[goldenmaniac]

[Sadly Takumi can't enjoy this hug pile like he would normally]

We'll figure it out. I won't let what happened to Karen happen again.

[excavated]

... Yeah. We can't.

[goldenmaniac]

So... I need you to promise me something.

[he Looks to Akira and Ann as witnesses]

No matter what happens, I need you to not rush into any choices, okay? No accusations, no sacrifices, none of that. Got it?

[excavated]

... [ He's quiet for a rather long while before he speaks up again, soft but certain. ] There's something that I have to do after the trial. ...Before whoever is called as the culprit gets executed.

[goldenmaniac]

[He looks started, then glares.]

If you kill them you'll just end up executed in their place. So don't you dare.

[excavated]

I won't. [ As much as he wants to, he isn't going to. But since he trusts Takumi a lot, he'll take reach towards one of his pockets and takes out... a sealed envelope. ] I promised that I'd read this at that time.

[goldenmaniac]

... did Watanuki-san give you that?

[excavated]

[ Immediate, but solemn: ]

Yes.

[goldenmaniac]

I see...

[excavated]

...I didn't want to have to read this.

[goldenmaniac]

I know.

[who could ever be ready for something like this?]

I can do it, if you want?

[he suspects the answer will be no: that syaoran would see fulfilling Watanuki's request a personal duty. But as his friend he has to offer]

[excavated]

I have to. I promised Kimihiro. And I don't... want to let him down more than I already have.