ROUND 5 WATCHING POST

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Everyone who was there in some shape or form for the meeting on March 1st gets a notice that soon, the location where they'll have to go to watch what happened in the Winchester Incident will be made available for them. Frisk requests a list of those going to see what happened, but doesn't seem to discourage high numbers.

And shortly before the 30th, those that signed up will finally get a name and place - The Hayes Mansion, only a little bit away by drive from the Winchester House. As they drive, the more magically inclined might be able to sense a powerful barrier emanating from the direction the Winchester House is located, though they'll be unable to see anything.

Arriving there, they'll find that any and all other guests have been removed from the Hotel resort, and there's a sign on the door saying that it is Closed for major renovation and fumigation, which would explain the outfits you were given to be 'seen' walking into the place with, as well as all the vans and 'containers' you were told to put your belongings into.

Once inside, a helpful staff member directs you to put the costumes into a specific bin for collection- unless, of course, you would like to keep wearing them - and then another directs you to the front desk, where a pleasant, yet authoritative man is waiting.

Comments

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[ Both of them look over and offer a polite smile. The woman working on the vase will pause in her work. ]

Please be careful about where you step, dear Guests. Don't worry, we have it under control.

[ The man sweeping will look up at Azura as he gets the dirt in a pile. ]

Do you need to get through, ma'am?

[failsaw]

The fuck happened? I didn't feel an earthquake.

[allmyfriendsaredead]

Are you sure? I could have the entire vase repaired in a moment, easily.

[She murmurs her mantra, a mental image of an invisible hand picking up some of the pieces. Is there anything of note with the fragments?]

[prayerwheel]

[ Azura shakes her head at the man. ]

No, no. I wanted to ask you a few things, if that's alright.

But I can see that your hands are full. May I offer assistance?

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[ The polite smiles remain. ]

To be honest, we don't really know. We only heard them breaking and came in as soon as we could to clean up

[ There won't be anything of note about the fragments. ]

Thank you, but please don't worry about helping us. This is part of our job. As for your questions, I will do my best to answer them, ma'am.

[failsaw]

[Giriko activates her soul perception, trying to pick up on anything at all amiss in the energy in the room.]

Don't you guys have some kinda security cameras in here?

[allmyfriendsaredead]

[...She'll go ahead and repair the fragments collected that fit together at least before using her cantus to float them back to the staff.]

And what exactly broke them? Did it look like they had just fallen over?

[prayerwheel]

If you insist.

[ she hums in thought ]

What happened, here? We've heard it from some of the other staff, but we'd like to get as full a picture as possible, if you don't mind telling me what you saw, personally. What did the room look like when you first walked in?

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[ Her soul perception will show her odd traces of blue on the vase and potted plant. ]

We do have cameras, ma'am. Don't worry, they are for security only and maintaining the privacy of our guests is important to us here.

[ The vase is repaired! Her eyes widen for a moment before she takes it. ]

Thank you very much, ma'am. I can't really say what broke them. There have been strange incidences like this though. Objects moving and the lights flickering on and off. We thought it may have been some of our Guests, but...

[ It doesn't point out to anyone specific. ]

It's like she said, ma'am. We don't really know. The room looked like this when we got here.

[ But you know... messier ]

[failsaw]

[Yeah, that's suspicious as hell.]

Gimmie that. [She says, holding out a hand. Give her one of those newly fixed things.

Is it going to read as magic, or contact with a soul (or a ghost?)]

[allmyfriendsaredead]

You're welcome. Would it be possible for us to review the recordings?

[prayerwheel]

Ah, unfortunate. In any other circumstances, we could blame this on an earthquake, but none of us felt a thing last night...

[ hmmm ]

A recording? I hadn't thought of that.

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[ There is a pause. ]

Here you are, ma'am.

[ She will give Giriko the vase. It will feel like it's come in contact with a soul.

There is another pause as the two staff look at each other, then the woman answers again. ]

Sure, I can lead you to the security room. Do keep in mind, we can only show you the common rooms and nothing in the bedrooms or conference rooms. If you'll follow me...

[ The man will stay there to clean up the room, while the woman will lead them inside of the mansion ]

[failsaw]

Don't fucking call me that. [She snaps, turning her attention to the vase for a moment. Long enough to try and pick up on the soul's wavelength for tracking purposes.

But she should be able to pick up the wavelength through a video feed, so...]

Catch. [she says, and tosses the vase back towards like... the... general direction of the staff before turning to follow the woman.]

[allmyfriendsaredead]

Yes, of course. We only need to see the common area recordings anyway.

[Following!]

[prayerwheel]

[ When Giriko's back is turned, Azura mouths an apology to either of the staff members looking. And will also catch the vase and properly hand it back to them. Sorry about her. Chainsaw is like that.

But she will follow! Let's watch some tapes. ]

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[ The man drops the broom and catches the vase. He will stare at Giriko for a moment, before clearing his throat and putting the vase on the table. Rude.

The roman will open the door marked Staff Only, where there's a security officer and several screens. There is a pause as the two seem to communicate with a glance alone. ]

Our guests here would like to see footage from the entrance.

[ If they peek at the other screens, they will see Sherlock looking at a pool pump with Karen and Aoi, Silver and Syaoran in the kitchen with a soup ball and the chef, as well as Ellie, Rean, and Flat in the laundry room.

They can ask some more questions while the man rewinds the footage from the entry. ]

[failsaw]

[Giriko focuses on the screens, or, well, glares at the screens. She's trying to pick up any more of that blue soul she can see through the current feed, or at the very least traces of it.]

[allmyfriendsaredead]

[Saki's mostly focusing on the events themselves, just watching the way the objects are moving when they fall.]

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[ In each object for each of the places, there's the trace of blue there.

When they play the footage, it looks like they just fall. The way the objects falls don't seem to have a pattern to them. They fall in different directions, but at the same time.

If Azura is scanning the other feeds, she can spot some of the other guests walking through the common rooms. There's Cookie Gojira is passing by a guest with short blond hair. ]

[failsaw]

The fuck is that? [She's leaning in, watching. Where did that energy come from? Where did it go?]

Play that again.

[prayerwheel]

[ Azura will also point at the blonde person. ]

That person. Do you recognize them? [ looking at the staff ] Are they a guest?

[allmyfriendsaredead]

[While they're asking these questions, Saki's just going to send a text to everyone else.]

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[ The security will once again rewind and play the footage of the vases and potted plant breaking.

There doesn't seem to be a direction of where it's coming from. Both just have the bluish ghost sense at the same time and then they fall over.

The Staff will look over at the screen. ]

Ah yes, he's just a guest that has been staying here.

[failsaw]

Gimmie the other rooms. Same time as when the things broke in the entryway.