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week one: investigation
Week 1
investigation
Suddenly, consciousness sinks its icy grip into you and yanks you into the realm of wakefulness.
Disoriented, you rise to your feet. Put one in front of the other. Who were you with last night? Are they all with you? Do they still take breath? You can’t tell. Not yet, at least. Instead, you stumble into the next area, and perhaps you’re not alone, but there is one thing that you are innately aware of: something is wrong. So very, very wrong.
The sky has a faint discoloration to it, and if you peer too closely, you might notice how the air seems to be thrumming, pulsing with magic. You can almost taste it—and if you aren’t careful, may choke on it. It’s best to focus on the task at hand in front of you first.
Disoriented, you rise to your feet. Put one in front of the other. Who were you with last night? Are they all with you? Do they still take breath? You can’t tell. Not yet, at least. Instead, you stumble into the next area, and perhaps you’re not alone, but there is one thing that you are innately aware of: something is wrong. So very, very wrong.
The sky has a faint discoloration to it, and if you peer too closely, you might notice how the air seems to be thrumming, pulsing with magic. You can almost taste it—and if you aren’t careful, may choke on it. It’s best to focus on the task at hand in front of you first.
Welcome, Sacrifices, to your weekly investigation!
We will be posting top-levels for searchable locations—one set at 6PM EST and another set at 7PM EST. Each location will contain evidence to find, though it's up to your efforts as to whether you find all of it. Please coordinate investigation groups on Discord, as we ask that group threads consist of no more than 2-3 characters. We will stop tagging each top-level two hours after it went up, i.e. at 8PM and 9PM EST, respectively. Don't worry if you don't find everything! Characters will get the chance to revisit locations tomorrow at trial.
At 9PM EST, an announcement will go up, confirming the victim(s). If you have any questions at any time, please let the mods know by pinging us on Discord!
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No just kidding he draws his sword as he approaches this tree with her. Obviously. Why would he be here if not to commit a violence? He doesn't know fuckall about investigating because that's other people's jobs but he has cut down suspicious trees before... except last time his sword got stuck so he doesn't swing right away this time, and instead eyes the tree.
I'm just here to look pretty.]
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aqua watches as the waves rush up onto shore and swallow what looked like tiny round footprints, four at a time.
at the coconut tree, the bark is scuffed on the trunk, and the ground below is littered with coconuts. ]
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can she follow those tiny round footprints anywhere? or do they just stop where the water is?
she'll try to see if there's anything else she can make out in the sand, or perhaps in the shallow part of the water. has anything been dropped around here?
...good luck with the coconut tree, aerith and kanda. ]
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Kanda, can you head up and see if there's anything up in the tree? [or if you can see anything from above? she's going to crouch and kind of sort through these coconuts. they are all coconuts, right? she's checking all of them for any signs of damage, anything unusual, etc. she will let someone else check the bark or loop back to it later.]
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Normally he'd just jump up there, but since this will take more effort than that, he'll step around the coconuts on the ground to peer at the tree more closely. About how high up is the scuffed bark? Is it a large spot, or not really? He'll keep his sword unsheathed and in his hand, but he'll carefully peer up into the tree from below first, to see if there's anything down there... and to see if he feels like bothering to climb it... there's a nonzero chance he'll just try to cut it down so I hope he decides to tell Aerith to get out of the way if/when he does.]
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little pawprints and some other indiscernible prints, too.
the shallows are a mess! there are several things floating out in the waves, rushing away from her as the tide churns out to sea in its back and forth.
the coconuts are coconuts, yes! they are all whole, just vibing here below the tree. a little farther out, the coconuts continue here and there, spaced far apart. the sand is all disturbed roughly.
the scuff on the tree is about head-height for kanda. there doesn't seem to be anything up in the tree, not even the coconuts. ]
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the prints will have to wait, she is going to try to recover as many things as she can before the tide can snatch them away and she will go as far into the water to do this as needed.
i hope she finds an ukulele, too... or better yet a shark for the homophonic matsui experience... ]
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she does at least notice that aqua's frantically trying to grab stuff in the waves.]
Do you need help? [are you able to collect everything, aqua, or do you need other hands? she'll go assist to grab anything floating away if aqua could use the assistance but otherwise it's back to the sand. does the disturbance seem to go much further down the beach from where they are?]
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Anyway he ponders a little longer and then takes a few steps back before he kicks the tree as hard as he can to see if anything was hidden up in the leaves. Please kill me via coconut concussion thanks]
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the waves wash back in and onto aqua. a few things float around her: two pieces of fabric material and something long and skinny. Something else is farther out into the ocean, bobbing over uncrested waves that won't push it back to shore.
what does she wanna grab! :)
the prints are indiscernible. the coconuts farther out are lying in random, haphazard places and not turned in any particular way. it doesn't seem like they were placed there with purpose.
THE TREE RATTLES AND GROANS FROM KANDA'S ANGRY SASUKE KICK!!! nothing falls out... should it, too, beckon for him to climb it.......? ]
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Yes, I found some things over here—!
[ she will want to retrieve ALL the items, but if the ones closest to her don't look like they'll get swept away any time too soon (maybe aerith can help nab them), she'll first swim to whatever's further out in the ocean before it gets dragged too far awayyyy ]
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how're you doing back there, kanda?]
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also GOOD JOB TEAM!!
aqua swims out! there is something bobbing in the water. it looks like a bigger piece of metal...? it's heavy.
aerith can gather up the other things!! she obtains two soggy, moist ponchos and... a stick.
while standing on the beach waiting to get bossed around by two perfect women, kanda notices the little round prints from before walking down the beach away from him. there's a coconut lying on the ground, and the prints begin to shorten in spacing. there is some red liquid at the very end where they stop. ]
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...heavy metal bobbing in the water??? i will not question the physics of that but she will try to carefully!! get it back to shore!! if that is at all possible.
kanda have fun with your red :) ]
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aerith has ponchos! can she get a sense of what these ponchos look like/size/any tears/etc? or is that a tomorrow thing? also why is there a stick? how large is this stick? kanda can stand there, but since (for now) aqua seems to be doing her best with the metal she'll wave down the beach.]
Can you keep checking the sand? [notice the prints. notice the red...]
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Anyway yeah sure he can notice this. He nudges this coconut with his sword... does anything come out of it. Is it regular or horrifically fluid in its animations.
Also, can he recognize the shape of these prints? Like. Are they a distinct animal print that he'd know from sight. Are they dog prints please my Pickles I can't take it]
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pushes ty's head down, those are all tomorrow things, but now aerith is the proud own of two soggy ponchos and a stick. it is not as big as her own stick, though, i will say.
the coconut rolls over at kanda's rude prodded. there is a dent in the opposite side of it. he can also recognize these prints. :)
they are, in fact, doggy prints. :') ]
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[ AAAAAHHHHHASKDJFALKJSDLFKJALDSKJF
OKAY WELL. SHE HAS THE TRANSLATOR. once she gets to shore she will hold it out for aerith to see, with a frown. ]
...This is Pickles'...
[ MAYBE THEY CAN ALL FOLLOW THE FOOTPRINTS YEAH ]
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...Doggie, right? [what the fuck.] But then...[she's just going to grab aqua's hand somehow and drag her after kanda so they can follow the prints AHHHHHHHH.]
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at the end of the trail of prints is a spatter of red liquid and nothing else. not a single thing.
where, oh where, has my little dog gone? oh where, oh where can he be.....? ]