RECORDING 2: THE FIRST MURDER

[foundationmods]

An entire week has passed, and nothing has happened. For a brief glimmer of time, it seemed like they wouldn't succumb. That they would be able to face down the Vessel, the Curse, and come out stronger on the other side.

....But when they wake up today, it's easy to feel the wrongness in the air. The sense of satisfaction from something lurking deep inside, pleased that it was fed...and pleased that finally, the killing had started.

As you all rise and look towards a new day, the faint traces of Miasma lap at your heels...

...And around whatever corpse now lingers in the hallways...

((OOC: 2 people max under a heading, please! Just to keep things easy on the mods.))

Comments

[cw_suicide]

[just 'cause he's an unlikable asshole doesn't mean he deserves to die?]

... that seems fair, but you do know that this body you view as a machine did have a living consciousness, right? Because if it really was a person here who did it, it's someone who likely didn't see her as a person.

[at least pretend to have respect, you'll look hella suspicious, my dude. and i'm vaguely sure it's not you because why would you want to pocket the evidence when it'd just make you look more suspicious?]

[reanimania]

[ TO BE FAIR, HE TREATS FULLY HUMAN REPLICAS THE SAME WAY if that... helps....... and at least he's been referring to Olympia as "her" here, which is better than his replicas get. ]

Of course I know that! I just let her borrow my lab coat last night!

[ She made him tell Romani he was a potato..... ]

Anyway, if I collect some of the important pieces, I might be able to rebuild her, or at least retain her memory data. I don't see how that's more callous than leaving her to be disposed of.

[cw_suicide]

I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just saying to keep in mind the optics. You're better off sticking to the trying to recover information.

Talking about rebuilding her makes it sound like you think she's a replaceable object.

[i'm just saying]

Anyway, want me to go fetch someone with the magic-seeing?

[reanimania]

[ That... throws him for a loop, honestly. ]

That-- No it doesn't, it means she's worth bringing back!

[ Is he still talking about the same "she" here? Hm. ]

[cw_suicide]

[... buddy.]

Maybe to you, but for others, it hurts to hear something like that after so gruesome a thing.

[trying to be gentle but uh. damn. didn't mean to hit on someone's possible trauma somehow? I'M CANONBLINDISH HOW HAPPEN???]

... probably you should take a breather yourself.

[reanimania]

[ That doesn't make any sense to him. He hadn't felt that way when Jade had said it, he's sure. It's too late to save her now, but with fomicry--

His shoulders tense, and he goes back to his examination. ]

I will when I'm finished here. I don't intend to do an incomplete job of this.

[cw_suicide]

[sighs, a little confused about how to manage this but in fact probably it's best to just... step away.]

All right. I'll send someone over if there's a volunteer.