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.))

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[accessorytomurder]

[She squishes under him and she is gladder for it. It's... grounding, in a way.

It's also convenient to tip her head into his shoulder, like this.]

I—that was... I can't imagine not screaming, seeing that.

[Her hand searches, fumbles, then finds and squeezes his.]

...I... hugged her last night, Dazai-kun. A-As one of my dares. I hugged her just last night, and—and she called it a 'new experience.'

[And, oh, Hitoka sounds so gutted, saying that.

Her face crumples.]

[cw_suicide]

[spoilers: the little fall over did aggravate his side a small bit but he's more thankful for that because hearing Yachi sound gutted just guts him. nice to have something physical to keep him steady.

but he listens and squeezes her hand.]

Then... at least you gave her that.

[it seems a pitiful offering]

[accessorytomurder]

I can't imagine...

[Her voice wobbles.]

I can't even imagine wanting to—to twist somebody like that. I... can't...

[cw_suicide]

[aaaand he can't say anything to that, for himself.

the mafia's way of handling affairs and sending messages in blood really aren't too far off.]

So don't. Stop trying to. That's a level of depravity you shouldn't get to.

[accessorytomurder]

I know. I-I know. But tomorrow... today, I-I've...

[She takes a breath, wet and shaky, but deep.]

I've got... to accept that somebody here did that to her, don't I?

[cw_suicide]

Someone killed her, that we know for certain.

As for the arrangement... we can't be as sure. We can't eliminate possibilities, but... it is possible that it's an entity in this place doing something as well.

[that's about as optimistic as it gets, and even he doesn't sound very sure about it. in fact, it's all fairly detached, like offering a report. though his thumb is pressing soothing circles against her hand.]