Fifth Investigation

[parasomniacs]

Week 6

Friday

[ Another week, another death... with last week's mistake still fresh in their minds, how will they fare this time around? Will the weight of it crush them or will they find themselves refined into sharp, clear diamonds? An answer is nigh-- because once more an eerie silence fills the hotel. That feeling that something's just not right may be familiar to them by now. They may sense it...

...that someone had decided that there is an injustice in the world worth killing for.

Although it may take them some time to deduce this-- they will find that the source of the ground and first floor levels of the hotel. It is not immediately obvious but some may get the sense that they are being watched. No doubt Sheepy will be watching them during their investigation and making sure things go by the books. ]

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ground floor - ballroom

[spatial]

[ She's on the ground floor, heading towards the ballroom to get to the makeshift infirmary. Is there anything out of place as she approaches the ballroom entrance? ]

[parasomniacs]

[ ..........Yukino. There is in fact something that can be seen from the ballroom entrance.

There is a body leaning against the front of the stage. It's legs are crossed and there is blood on it's neck, chest, right glove, and clothes. A bloody sword is propped up against it's shoulder.

You might recognize it.

...Sting is dead. ]

[anindomitablewill]

[ He'd been up early and down on that floor to grab a couple things, running into Yukino as she'd been heading to the ballroom. ]

Good morning, Yukino~! Mind some company?

[spatial]

[ She's about to return his greeting but - there's... something there. And at first, she can't believe it, staring at the body and then whirling to stare at Vanitas. Is he seeing this? Is this real? It doesn't take long for the shock to fade from her face, and then there's nothing but distress and pain.

She runs for the stage. ]

Master Sting!!

[ If there are any objects in her way, she'll likely bump into them, not making much effort to dodge. Her goal is just to get to the stage fast because maybe, maybemaybemaybe she can still save him. He's her guild leader. He's so strong - he wouldn't... he wouldn't just die like this. He'll hang in there. ]

[parasomniacs]

[ There's nothing standing in her way! But unfortunately he's cold. He's been dead for a few hours now at least. ]

[anindomitablewill]

[ Really. He's just meant to be good and give her some company but it's not hard to miss the whole BODY just lying there, and he definitely sees it so it's not her imagination. That's enough to sour his whole expression but he runs to catch up to her, kneeling down next to Sting's body so he can take in the sight of the blood and what visible injuries would be there. ]

...I'm sorry it had to be him, Yukino.

[ Vanitas knows how much the guy means to her, having seen them spending time around each other in the hotel. ]

[spatial]

N-no, I can still - he's still.... [ She shakes her head furiously. ] Not yet. P-please don't say you're sorry.

[ She's still going to try, gently maneuvering him from his propped position so that he's on his back. She knows - she knows it won't work, but what if...? At this point she's desperate enough to take even the smallest of chances. Her attempts at CPR yield nothing, of course, but she tries again and again until someone stops her.

And then.

Then she cries. ]

[parasomniacs]

[ The neck wound appears to be the fatal blow and the source of the blood on Sting’s shirt and jacket. The cut extends from Sting’s neck to his chest. From afar it looked like one wound but up close it is clear that there were two different slashes made in the same spot.

It is a clean cut with a more jagged edge near the collarbone. The wound looks to be deeper beyond the collar bone. ]

[anindomitablewill]

[ It kind of hurts, watching Yukino try to revive Sting with very little success. He'd made to carefully stop her from doing so, but was now more focused on taking note of the various injuries.

Someone REALLY wanted to kill Sting, but it was almost messy with there being two slashes in the same spot. Like someone hadn't gotten the result they wanted and tried again in the same place. He does note the injury on the collarbone and leans in, raising a gloved hand to touch against the edge of the wound.

What kind of weapon had made this kind of injury? Was it made by the sword, or something else? He's also seeing if there's any notable bruising. ]

[parasomniacs]

[The gap in the skin is an acceptable match to the width of the sword.

There is no bruising.]

[spatial]

[ Thank you, Vanitas!

She snuffles a little behind her hands, giving herself a moment more to cry, to be weak. But she's a member of Sabertooth and she has to be strong - and... Vanitas has lost someone recently, too. It's not fair of her to leave this all to him.

The tears don't stop, and every so often she'll rub them viciously away with her palm, but she's not sitting uselessly anymore. She gets up, slowly, and whispers a "Thank you," to Vanitas. It's past time to get serious, really.

First, she looks at the most obvious object beside the body: the sword. Does it look familiar? Whose sword is this? There's one thing she knows for sure at least. ]

This isn't... this isn't Master Stings'.

[parasomniacs]

[ You've all seen this sword before! It's the sword belonging to the mechanical cultists from Dio's execution. ]

[spatial]

[ Ah, she does recognize it after all... and lets out a sob because that really hones in on the fact that he was killed. Executed, even.

She looks around at the room then. There were no objects in her way when she was running up, but... aside from the blood that's on him, there isn't a bloody trail leading up to him, right? No pool of blood around his body? If that's the case, then a fight didn't happen here. There most certainly must have been a fight because, let's be real, this is her lovable idiot guild master. ]

[parasomniacs]

[ There is no blood in the area, aside from that on his body and clothes. In the ballroom, there are no signs of a struggle. There's not even a trail of blood. If he was moved, then something or someone must have carried him. ]

[spatial]

[ Well, then! As much as she'd like to investigate the surrounding areas to see where the fight occurred, she decides to stay by his body for as long as she can.

If there's nothing else immediately noticeable around his body, she'll quickly check backstage. ]

[parasomniacs]

[ It's clear the cultists have been tampered with. However, aside from that one execution machine, nothing else looks like it's been touched. ]

[spatial]

[ A mental note to write that down, then. Now for the changing room and storage/infirmary area. Are any of the spare costumes touched at all? Anything noticeably off? ]

[parasomniacs]

[ Nothing missing or out of place in those rooms! ]

[spatial]

[ And finally, the prep room? ]

[parasomniacs]

[ Also clear! ]