MOCK ROUND - WEEK 1 INVESTIGATION

[foundationmods]

It had almost been a week since everyone had been brought here.
The days had gone by with no hint of trouble, not from the Witch, or any of her servants. It almost seemed like nothing would happen after all.

Yet, as everyone woke up...something felt different.
It felt...like they were about to take a step into the darkness.🗈

Like they were going to see something that shouldn't be seen....or feel something that shouldn't be felt.

This....was a fake game, right...? Then why....was there this ominous feeling? Like something nearby was just...waiting for them to stumble the right way, bringing them closer to it's hungry mouth...

...

No matter what it is, though, they had to step forward.

They had....to finally, truly start this game.

((OOC: Characters will need to bold locations to look for clues...or the body!))

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BODY ANNOUNCEMENT

[foundationmods]

[The goats go and quietly announce to those that have not already heard about it - that Riku is dead, and that there will be a trial at noon tomorrow.

Lambdadelta is nowhere to be seen, almost like she vanished into thin air...

....but a low, haunting chuckle echoes through the halls. A chuckle that doesn't sound like Lambdadelta....

...In fact, it would sound familiar to Jack and Vanitas.]

[helmdivide]

[ Ummmm. How about no.

He will look for Vanitas at this though. ]

[beastlybruno]

[Bruno was talking to Jack earlier so...]

Who was that?

[helmdivide]

I don't really know. It sounds like a shadow that we saw in the weird static mansion. It's been a pretty weird week.

[beastlybruno]

Weird static mansion?

[He raises an eyebrow, tilting his head a little in confusion.] What do you mean by that?

tl;dr

[helmdivide]

Good Lo- [ A pause. ] I mean Riku, Vanitas, and I went to explore the forest on Wednesday. Found this really weird mansion that looked a lot like this one? A threw a rock at it and it went through it like it wasn't there, but we walked right in like it was.

[ Weird mind shit... a lot like this bloody knife on his bedroom floor. ]

Anyways, inside we could feel two people or two somethings inside. We checked out the first one, and they were spying on us through a crystal ball. They attacked us with punches before using a broom to get us out. The other one was really creepy. It smiled or something, and then we all felt super unwell. Like dizzy and pretty sick, dude. We all got out of there quickly, and then poof! No more mansion. It was like it wasn't even there?

Re: tl;dr

[beastlybruno]

[Bruno listens to his story carefully, frowning at the vague descriptions.]

Huh... Lambda did mention two other witches being trained. Maybe those two might be them?

[It's a long shot, but...]

[artificialhighness]

It was an ominous forest. I wonder if you saw something you weren't supposed to see.

[Thanks for being extra ominous about it, Luna. There are probably more questions to be had, but here's a pressing one:]

... Good Lo?

[helmdivide]

[ Wow Loomba. Go for that... ]

Inside joke. He's Good Looking.

[ Shoulders slump a bit. ]

I think one of them were surprised to see us. There other one was pretty creepy.

[enter_the_darkness]

[ ... That chuckle...

He can be found at some point, frowning at the floor. For now, he's quietly leaning against the wall in the hallway. ]

[curryparty]

[Letting out a breath once he exits the room after Takashi's done investigating and he's done his own quick check of the body just to familiarize himself with its state.

What a bunch of yikes.]

...That's the real start of the "game," huh?

[It's supposed to be pretend, but that didn't look fake at all.]

[enter_the_darkness]

[ He's looking up at the sound of Asuma's voice. ]

Apparently.

[ There's a brief pause... ]

Feel any better after seeing all of...

[ ... quiet gesture in the direction of Riku's room. ]

[curryparty]

I didn't go look because I thought it would make me feel better.

[Actually, he expected - and got - the opposite.]

[enter_the_darkness]

[ Well, at least that's an honest answer? ]

You wanted to see if there was some way to prove it's fake, right?

[helmdivide]

[ Hello Darkness my new friend.

He'll approach quietly for once before leaning against the wall close to him. ]

Does it sound like the same laugh to you?

[enter_the_darkness]

[ There's just a nod, at first. ]

Yeah... That's the one from the flickering mansion.

[helmdivide]

Big Blue brought up something about witches in training. It's probably that one getting their kicks from watching.

[ladyscarred]

[Just sprints out the library living the books she had out on the table. Riku was the boy from the beach wasn't he?

She runs until she's in the foyer then she stops. She's got no idea where she's supposed to go. But then again, it's all faked isn't it.]

mild emeto

[iblistriggered]

[Silver is still outside when one of the goats finds him to relay the news]

Oh... Oh no. Not Riku!

[he liked that tall silver hair boy...]

But he'll be alright... right? It's just... pretend, isn't it?

[It takes Silver quite some time to muster up the courage to go check it out, but finally he does. He tentatively creeps through the hallway, finding Riku's room, and--

oh.

Oh god.

The color drains from his face as he covers his mouth, and he dashes to the nearest potted plant to dry heave]

[enter_the_darkness]

[ Well, that sure is great timing to be walking by a potted plant...

He looks away, looks to Silver...

... looks away...

... ... Then, with a sigh, he all but shoves the bottle of water at the guy. It's unopened (since he's on his way back from the dining area), so. ]

[iblistriggered]

[Silver leans over the poor plant, looking pale and green around the gills.

Then, there's a bottle of water in his face. He blinks, then takes it, looking at his water-based savior]

Vanitas...

[enter_the_darkness]

[ His expression is briefly unreadable - kind of like he's just not even sure which emotion to let onto his face over all this... everything.

But, he finally settles on just giving a dismissive wave of a hand. ]

Forgot I already had one in the room, anyway. [ folding arms over his chest, looking away ] You saw, huh?

[iblistriggered]

[Silver slides down the wall next to the plant, still looking nauseous. He opens the water bottle and takes a tentative sip]

It's awful... everything... all the blood, the smell.... it's fake. It's fake... right? But it looks so real... What if... what if Riku is really dead...?

[artificialhighness]

Ah. Now you've left the game.

[Congratulations? She's got a faint frown on her face, though.]

[accitio]

[ Oh...

The moment she hears this, she clutches her hand to her chest and closes her eyes tight. It's horrible, hearing it like this, and after she gathers her strength she leaves her room and heads to the foyer to join anyone there. ]