week two: investigation

[mygod]

Week 2

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investigation

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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.

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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RESULTS

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RESULTS

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After two hours, characters will find that their surroundings warp and ripple as a veil of magic closes in over each location, restoring it to normalcy. But the village itself is not normal; the crows squawk, the pyre flares and holds an eerie blue, and the church bell tolls. The stars shudder and fall from the sky until none are left, the moon snuffed out last. The monster presence in your mind goes between quiet and restless.

There are some new posters on the bulletin board.


Rest in Peace

Iwatooshi, Hunter Became the Hunted
Aerith Gainsborough, Returned to the Planet
Cloud Strife, Joined the Reunion

Happy Friday Dieday! A few things:

The crows can be heard, but not reached. Overseers are not available on Friday. The posters cannot be removed, vandals only receive more paper cuts. All investigation locations are cloaked in a veil of swirling magic; while this veil can be passed through painlessly, characters will find that locations look completely restored to normal after doing so, and will not be able to further investigate. That includes looking for bodies!

Characters will need to be responsible for holding onto evidence until trial, though they will not be able to tamper with it. Please use the sub toplevel to turn in evidence, unless your character ICly would withhold evidence, in which case you do not have to. See you all at trial!

EVIDENCE REPORTING

[mygod]

side room (right)

[sonorant]

-bracelet
-candelabra
-fabric
-bible

gas-n-pass (1)

[bookpapers]

- naginata
- opened bottle (motor oil)
- lavi's mind palace photos of oil footprint and iridescent footprint

gas-n-pass (1) (outside)

[sootprints]

- gas pump handle
- lots and lots of little red balls

side rooms (left)

[flameguard]

- iwatooshi's corpse (now stained with tears)

toyama residence

[scrapdraught]

- two ichimatsu dolls
- cord
- musty partially burnt piece of clothing

gas n pass (2)

[concoctive]

- so many hot dogs
- the hot dog machine from inside the store
- some kind of food found by the on fire gas pump
- a scrap of fabric found by the on fire gas pump
- a lighter found by the on fire gas pump
- fury

side rooms (left)

[engraven]

- torn off piece of her dress soaked in pool water + some sort of oil.

???

[marauderprincess]

-one hot dog

GAS-N-PAS

[mygod]

[marauderprincess]

[ Sorry there won't be any greetings from Anis beyond a nod to the other two. Is there anything different about the interior of the Gas Station compared to when she fell asleep last night? ]

[sootprints]

[ kate shows up here and returns the nod. maybe through the doorway, if anis is already in there. i hope it's not on fire.

is anything obviously off about the outside of the gas station? is it on fire? ]

SIDE ROOMS (LEFT)

[mygod]

[engraven]

[ another friday another bad time. marina finds herself here at the side rooms and just kind of frowns deeply at the thrumming of magic. she should be used to this by now. ]

Great, this nightmare.

[ at a glance, what does this side of the side rooms start off with? anything on the ground or at the entryway that seems More Off than the side rooms usually feel????? ]

[flameguard]

[ rondo is here! he looks glad to see both marina and vin. he is still glowing very slightly under his bandages at his neck, a bright blue color that ebbs and fades by the moment, and is still walking notably slower than usual. but after what happened to ishtar earlier in the week, he's already vigilant of the side rooms, so! he's got his sword drawn, and puts himself sort of to the front of both girls. if he winces when he draws it and it lessens the bravado, well, listen. hurty. ]

Please stay close - I won't allow any harm to come to either of you.

[ anyway. reading the description was like MAZE HELL BAD so what are we looking at exactly? is there any sign of a struggle? anything that seems to lead in a certain direction upon entering? ]

GAS-N-PAS..........FILE 2

[mygod]

[concoctive]

[ WHY IS THERE A SECOND SAVE FILE?

alfyn justifies going here instead of staying to investigate where he slept with the fact that this place traumatized him on tuesday, so surely something fucked up went down here. he is unaware that there's another group that's going through it so.

what part are we starting at, mods, and is it on fire? ]

[quirkwall]

[ man, she just wanted a snack to soothe her for the inevitable nonsense that comes with friday :( ser snuffles is probably here too if we need sniffing.

too bad team A is already going through it, huh? she lifts a hand in greeting at alfyn but also squints suspiciously up at the building. NONE TRUST ]

SIDE ROOMS (RIGHT)

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[trashprince]

[ another friday, another chance for more pain.

caelus has his bat and he's gripping it firmly as they begin to explore the area. any instant disturbances to note? how's the floor? the ceiling? ]

Let's stay on-guard.

[sonorant]

Of course.

[ is it moist over here? or is there a different atmosphere on the side rooms to the right? is it burning instead? can robin smell anything?

robin will carefully walk into the labyrinth, unarmed because she's just a singer. ]

TOYAMA RESIDENCE

[mygod]

[halved]

[okay, well. she spent the night here so technically she would already be inside, wherever the kotatsu is... unless the mods decree that she stumbled out of the house in a half asleep daze first for the same of mystery and/or fires.

either way, what is immediately apparent?]

[scrapdraught]

[Camille rolls up with gritty noir exhaustion, wearied by the animes and vidyas whose boundless enthusiasm weakens her life force day by day.]

Hey, Asa.

[She'll wave in greeting and survey the perimeter. Any footprints outside? Can she see the outhouse, has anyone tipped it over? Is the mansion normal looking or having a bad one today?]