week 1 || act: investigate

[foundationmods]

[Everything is still, silent, and dark - just like it should be.

There's been no indication of trouble, nothing like the last times, when all of you were trapped in games.

If anything, the town is gentle, the people kind....and nothing seems wrong. There's no danger.

Then, why...

Is there a feeling of foreboding?]

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Re: a thing...

[justonezero]

[Oh... That gets his attention.]

Cinquey...

[whirlingmace]

Yoyo...

[ She'll lift her head up to look at him. Her eyes are watery and her face is swollen. ]

Inalin is gone again...

[justonezero]

[He hasn't started crying. He's just numb.

But he'll go ahead and give her a hug.]

Yeah...

It's happening again.

[whirlingmace]

[ She's moving her legs down as he approaches and pulling him in close. Just going to bury her face against his shoulder as she rubs his back. ]

[justonezero]

[He allows himself to get pulled in, trying to rub at her back, too. That's comforting, isn't it? Along with hugs and head pats.

But there's only so much comfort to be found when Inaba's dead - again.

And they'll probably have to find her killer - again.

And then the killer will probably be executed - again.

And suddenly the grief hits and now he's crying, too.]

[whirlingmace]

[ She will hold him tight and let him cry, while crying herself. They can get it all out until they no longer can cry. ]

[justonezero]

[It's sad and damp and exhausting, but in a way, there's catharsis there too. If anything, it may be the best way to enforce rest before the coming storm of the inevitable trial.]