WEEK 3 INVESTIGATION

[foundationmods]

Three weeks had gone by, and even with the other Witch being revealed, Friday came.

Waking up on this day began to feel like the prelude to something horrible.

To a horrible sight...and some kind of deep betrayal, knowing that one of them had ended the lives of someone they'd been speaking and laughing with just the day before...🗈

...But, they had no choice. This was the game, and it had to be played - set in motion by the pair of Witches.

No matter how they felt, they had to search, to gaze upon cruel death in it's many forms.

No matter....how dear the person once was to them, today...they would be nothing but a corpse to gleam clues from, in preparation for the trial.

And so...they had to push forward. Forward...to find a terrible truth.

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[fullbodied]

[whatever else she wants to say is lost as she falls into incoherent sobbing.

she wasn't ready for this.]

[keydomhearts]

[ Kneeling down by her. There's no words he can really say that'll be even good enough right now. So he'll just hug her. Patting her back gently, while she cries it all out ]

Come on...let's get you inside.

[fullbodied]

N-No! Please.

[she resists being pulled away.]

I... I don't want to leave them...

[youkaiwatch]

[ She'll put a hand on her shoulder and kneel down too. ]

Then let's stay here, but don't look, okay? I'm sure they want you to keep picturing them the way they looked when you were having fun together.

[fullbodied]

[that she nods at.]

O-Okay.

[said thickly. She closes her eyes tightly.]

[keydomhearts]

[ He'll look over at Emi and give her a nod. Thank you you're amazing ]

[youkaiwatch]

[ There, that's good. She'll hug her gently, at an angle that ensures Ann definitely can't see past her to the Carnage Garden, and stroke her hair, speaking softly. ]

It's good that we have such a famous detective here. I'm sure we can count on him.

[ ...it'll kind of be the first time, but ]

[fullbodied]

[ann leans against her, grateful for the words and the contact.]

Y-Yeah. I wish I wasn't so stupid and I could put things together, like him.

Be a-actual h-help.

[youkaiwatch]

Everyone appreciates your spirit and optimism. We don't all have to be detectives.

[fullbodied]

Thanks...

[but she doesn't feel very spirit-ful or optimistic right then.]

Y-You understand. O-or maybe it's ju-just politeness. [a hiccup] B-but thanks,... for not making m-me leave.

[incrediblystressedout]

[Yeah Joey is going to show up after getting informed of the situation. She...doesn't want to get any closer, but she comes and sits down next to Ann.]

[fullbodied]

[she's.

really, really trying to get ahold of herself.]

[incrediblystressedout]

[...is it time for an awkward side hug?]

[...yeah, it's time for an awkward side hug.]

[oceanicbutterfly]

[...Vinea stands awkwardly nearby.]

[fullbodied]

[and she just curls into herself, crying harder.

she doesn't know what to do.]

[oceanicbutterfly]

[...

Apparently it's time for awkward shoulder pats too. It'll be okay, person who's technically her enemy or something.]

[incrediblystressedout]

[Joey nods a kind of thank you to Vinea, but she addresses Ann with a murmur.]

It's okay, Ann. I mean...no, it's not okay, but you're here, we're here, and we'll deal with this together.

[It's not...quite what she wishes people would have said to her when she lost her mother, but she's making an effort.]