Third Investigation

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Week 3

Friday

[ Another week has come and gone-- albeit with a great deal of excitement. It wouldn't be strange if by the end of the week you had nearly forgotten the week's new motive altogether with everything that's been going on since the middle of the week. But even if you did, that didn't make it go away. It was still there. Waiting. For just one person to give it the proper consideration.

...had someone decided that one person's life was worth erasing to get rid of another?

It no longer seems so crazy, does it?

As another morning dawns, people will rise-- perhaps with every intention of going about their daily routines same as always. But somewhere, a surprise is waiting to be discovered. But what oh what will they find this time? Just maybe it won't be so bad. Or maybe it will. ]

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[valimar]

[ Rean pauses for a moment, noting the guarded posture. ]

I didn't think so. Still, this does help; so thank you, Father.

[ He looks away, his expression briefly faltering as he realizes what was next. ...Well, hopefully he won't get struck by lightning for what he's about to suggest. ]

...This might be sudden, but would it be all right if we checked you for wounds? It shouldn't take that long.

[gralsritter]

[Yeah, he expected this to happen.]

Yeah, guess there's no avoidin' that.

[He's guessing just holding out his hands and rolling up his sleeves is a no go, so he starts by taking off his little half jacket. Yeah he's wearing some jumpsuit... thing. It's a uniform, so what? He'll even be good and take off his belt that has his fancy schmancy fabrics on it and throw it on the bed. It has his seal on it, but when it's thrown there are sounds as if he has stuff in the pockets.]

How much do ya need me to strip down?

[valimar]

Just your underwear, please. I'm pretty sure Aidios would strike me dead otherwise, if She hasn't already.

[ There's a huge sigh - he really didn't want to strip the Septian priest. But he does notice the jingle in the pockets, which makes him raise an eyebrow. Well, that's odd. ]

Mind if I check those real quick?

[gralsritter]

Pretty sure Aidios would forgive ya for doin' your job. Also yeah, feel free to check 'em.

[Kevin actually manages to crack a smile as he does just that. First he'll take off his sneakers, then unzip his jumpsuit and take his clothes off. It's not really embarrassing, but it's certainly something to be on this side of the interrogation.]

[valimar]

Well, let's hope so. There's a first for everything, but I still can't say I expected asking a priest from the Church to do this.

[ He'll swipe that jacket then and check the pockets real quick. He's expecting some pretty normal stuff for a priest to have: orbment, maybe a couple tear balms, other stuff you'd expect a guy from the Church to have on him, but is there anything that would stand out to him in particular? ]

[gralsritter]

[Normal, you say? Unless you consider two pocket knives and a permanent room card normal, then yeah, they are. Just normal things for a priest, yeah?]

Well, when you're suspected, you gotta do what you gotta do.

[And he knows what's in his pockets. He figures he'll be asked about those.]

[valimar]

[ Oh, sure. What kind of priest from the Septian Church wouldn't have two knives and a master key on him!? There's an eyebrow raised at these, and he's going to hold the card up. ]

Gift from Dr. Chavez?

[ Also, how about them knives. Do they look like they could have come from one of the shops downstairs? Or the kitchens? ]

[gralsritter]

Guess you could say that.

[He shrugs.

As for the knives, they're the type that can be found in the convenience store! Nothing unusual at all considering probably everyone has grabbed a pocket knife or two.]

[valimar]

[ rean has never grabbed any knives BECAUSE HE'S A GOOD KID WHO GENERALLY DOES NOT STAB PEOPLE WITH KNIVES. he has a sword for that. or just his fists if nothing else works. ]

I'm going to hold onto these, if you don't mind. We found some fluorescent powder as well - would you mind if I held onto that too?

[ Let's pocket this bad boy and let's pocket those knives too. Now it's time to... check the Septian priest for wounds, dear goddess this is awkward. Anything recent looking? ]

[gralsritter]

I'd like ta say 'I mind', but I don't got a choice, do I?

[That key would have been useful and the knives were a just in case.]

Though, y'all can keep the powder.

[Clearly, it's obvious which items he wanted to keep.

As for any wounds, there are no recent wounds. Everything looks like it's from before he got here. Lots of scars and battle wounds, but it fits with being someone who is on the battlefield.]

[valimar]

I don't like this either, but we'll have to if we want to clear your name, you know?

[ There might be a brief hint of a grim look as he looks at the key for a moment, before that went into his pocket as well. ]

I think we're done here, Father, thank you. You can get dressed now. [ He pauses, remembering something. ] Actually, I've got another question. Your crossbow - when exactly did you load it?

[gralsritter]

[Kevin does start to get himself redressed, obviously starting with that ridiculous jumpsuit of his.]

Also, not sure if you have faith in me or not, but I guess I'd rather have my name cleared.

[And there's a question, as he looks at his crossbow.]

Oh, that? As soon as I got it I loaded it. So about two weeks ago. Figured I'd have it ready in case I needed it.

[brightlyshines]

[That's.... a lot of scars. Estelle could recognize them for what they were, really, and as awkward as it was for Kevin to be undressing in front of them, the situation took precedence.

Lots of scars, but no wounds... that was good right?]

Um....

Just in case it comes up, could you tell us if you had any interactions with the victim recently?

[gralsritter]

I last talked with Shingo on Tuesday during the lasertag match.

[He looks down, forlorn.]

We were havin' a blast...

[brightlyshines]

So I take that to mean you had no arguments with Shingo or issues unresolved?

[That was good-- really good. Not that she thought that Kevin would actually take anything like that personally enough to do something about it, but still.... They needed to cover their bases.]

[valimar]

I see...

[ That remark seems to affect Rean momentarily. He doesn't say anything at first, but... ]

...We'll find out who did this. I just want to make sure we find the right person here, Father. [ He shakes his head. ] Every last piece of information is crucial, and we can't afford to be overlooking anything here.

[gralsritter]

[He looks to Estelle.]

Nothin' like that. I spoke with the kid a bit. He seemed to want everyone to be happy. Maybe a little emotional and all, but definitely not a bad kid.

[So he looks down again. Why?]

I pray to Aidios that the person who killed him is found.

[brightlyshines]

We'll find them, Kevin. The more information we have, the clearer the path should be. We're not going to let the killer escape, ok?

[She knew he wouldn't have hurt a kid or an innocent, but they had to find who did, and for that....]

[gralsritter]

Just let me know what you need to know, then.

[Since he's not sure what else to say. He gave Rean his alibi so that's all he can do on his part, he thinks.]

[valimar]

We will.

[ Once Rean's done writing everything down, he'll nod slowly to Kevin. ]

You've done more than enough, Father, thank you. If we're all set here, then I'll go on ahead and turn this in.

[gralsritter]

[He'll get his coat and belt back on properly now and nod.]

Yeah, I don't know what else to tell y'all. That's it, I guess.