week three: investigation

[mygod]

Week 3

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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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[mygod]

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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

Marina Domek, Lost the Coinflip
Eric Tomizawa, Ate Shit :(

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]

WOODS

[cumulative]

-piece of crystal (found by a tree)

PYRE

[nyas]

- a few orbs near dirt/blood trail

academy crystal room

[turbulency]

- blue crystal covered in something purple
- yellow crystal covered in something orange
- small wooden balls

PYRE

[concoctive]

- jar of fleeches (fire leeches)
- pocketful of non-fleech orbs
- extra crispy orb

GARDEN

[sixillusions]

- small rectangular object

academy crystal room

[ablazement]

ribbon
wicker basket
teeth

ACADEMY CRYSTAL ROOM

[alldoomnogloom]

- curved piece of white thing with red inside

[marauderprincess]

[ When she sees the bulletin board, she's going to just put her hand on the poster and start to cry.

Things aren't okay... ]

PYRE

[mygod]

[concoctive]

[ back at it again at the krispy kreme, alfyn's got his axe out in case something decides it wants to try and eat them like in the side rooms last week for that invest group.

is the fire its normal color? is anything besides the pyre on fire? i will leave any sniffing to the furry with the superior nose. ]

Please don't let it be three people again...

[nyas]

[ dw starting off strong with me logged out... izutsumi looks around, but she is gonna start by sniffing the air for anything out of place from the obvious fire and smoke scents. she's stayed here constant nights now so she'll give some effort. unless you know the whole dang place is on fire. ]

I'd be surprised if it wasn't three.

[ said a little scratchy and in a huff but it's fine, she will also drop down to a crouch to have a more leveled view of the ground for anything else. ]

[mygod]

[ the WHOLE place is on FIRE—oh no sorry got notes mixed up with every other week so far

no, you're safe! only the normal pyre, which is still the normal warm hues that you'd expect.

that said izutsumi might be able to catch the scent of some iron in the air? a quick glance at the ground will also reveal that some dirt's been kicked around... ]

ACADEMY GARDEN

[mygod]

[sixillusions]

[Tragically, we are alive. (Unless?)

Are we getting yanked here through a portal. What's happening. Are we on fire. It's always fire.]

[marauderprincess]

[ Imagine if we were spoopy ghosts

Anyways she's here and pulling a leaf from her hair, while yawning. What do we have here? Any messages, blood trails, blools, or foot prints on the ground? ]

[mygod]

[ looks at the description. "a botanist’s garden on a cliff-face with no exit except to climb the stone railing and narrowly shimmy along the edge of the building to a broken window."

no i'm going to be mean and put you guys inside the building to start. get through that window. there's no blood here. ]

BURGOSWALD WOODS

[mygod]

[cumulative]

[oh good morning terrible woods. mathis is just immediately pulling out his knife, juuust in case, once he realizes where they are.]

We should be all right, but... please still stay close.

[alpha week! yay.

where in the woods are we, by the entrance sign or deeper? anything clearly off here?]

[sootprints]

[ kate pauses when she sees him pull out the knife. ]

Oh... it's morning.

[ there's dirt and grass on her dress... like maybe she slept outside. she brushes it off as she looks around the area. are they near the forest clearing, or have they found themselves somewhere else? anything on the ground or immediate vicinity that stands out? ]

[flameguard]

Miss Kate - it's good to see you.

[ relief... she gets a little smile in brief greeting once they get to the woods! rondo will also pull out his sword just in case, taking point at the front to keep an eye out for spiders.

everyone else asked the serious questions. are there balls. also are there any animals making noises, or is it quiet? ]

Mathis is right - let's stay together and be alert. May the Flame guide us.

[ itd be really funny if it was on fire. ]

ACADEMY CRYSTAL ROOM

[mygod]

[turbulency]

[ Well, he had been curious about whatever is being birthed in the crystal, but not like this.

So here we are, he's looking around. What is happening here.

I just realized the embryo is in another part of the academy. Oh well. ]

[alldoomnogloom]

[ stop using the word birthed.

anyway he also wants to know what is being birthed in the crystal room. hopefully no one is being unbirthed in the crystal room!

whats the deal in here. anything immediately obvious. ]