On Thursday morning, nothing seems terribly out of place. As far as everyone can see, nothing is off, no one's is missing or unaccounted for. Everyone is free to wake up at their own times and mingle as they see fit.
[ The blood trail is relatively straight, as far as blood trails go, though more in splatter form. The void being the void, it gets darker the further they go into it, with the two of them being plunged into complete blackness for a minute or so, the only sounds being their footsteps slapping against the ground.
When they emerge, however, they'll be near the park on the other side of town.
[ Inaba is already out of breath from running; this isn't her thing, after all, so she can't help it! But when she raises her head, her eyes fix at the teeter-totter. ]
Fuck. Fuck? What's on the teeter-totter. What is he walking into here. Is it another piece of Urashima, or someone else? Does the blood trail lead right to the teeter-totter?]
[ Then no, he'll just make his move on after looking closer at the cuts, and eventually follow the other two into the void. If only because 1). If there were two people dead after all, then three people discovering both bodies would make this go along faster than just heading back to search elsewhere.
Unless, of course, there was something else to be found elsewhere in the general area. Which doesn't look like it, so here he goes. ]
[ So it wasn't an illusion at all. What she saw earlier wasn't a lie. She can't help but fall onto her knees, just staring blankly at the dead body... ah, how ironic, she found Alisha's body before, didn't she? Maybe she's cursed to see a part of a couple die. ]
[The green hair should have made it obvious from the beginning. Who else has hair quite that vibrant? Hinata's breath catches in his throat, and then it's Time To Scream, a visceral sound that had been building since he'd seen Urashima's torso by the school.]
Faize?! Faize!
[And he's sprinting toward him, almost tripping on his way to grab Faize's shoulders, touching his face, his head, trying to figure out if there's any chance the other boy is still breathing.]
Faize, n-no, c'mon, you can't...!!
[He's blinking past tears he doesn't even seem to realize are gathering in his eyes, trying to figure out if there's any way he can save his best friend.]
[ Faize is absolutely covered in blood, more than a head wound of that size would produce, so Hinata will not emerge from this unscathed. Even so, his efforts are not in vain, because when Faize's shoulder is grabbed, there's a labored, shuddering breath.
Faize is actually still alive, but in critical condition. HURRY, TEEN SQUAD. ]
[ As soon as KATAR AND I GET OUR FILL OF BETRAYING JADE AND LEN, all televisions in the hotel will turn on to static, waking up anyone still asleep.............if anyone's actually still sleeping, Katerina begins speaking: ]
A crime has been committed. Someone is now dead. Please rise, and investigate.
Wait, what if- [ THE MURDERER MIGHT STILL BE AROUND she can't have this be her fault twice. But... ] A-Alright, I'll go! You two better be alive when I get back!
[Lithuania is--well, around the clinic, anyway. Hi, Inaba! She has heard all the screaming you guys are doing and it sounds like there's a murder or something but it's only Thursday?] What's going on?
Urashima-- [Ice runs through her veins. Urashima is dead? Faize is hurt, Urashima is dead-- She looks stricken, because Urashima is--but Faize is hurt. She needs to prioritize.] Hurt how? [She darts into the clinic to grab things at breakneck speed.]
[Lithuania grabs a bit of everything. Maybe she should be carrying her first aid kit everywhere with her. Then she's running back out again.] I'll go help!
[Lithuania shows up after Himeko alerts her, and since she was near the clinic she has bandages and gauze and all sorts of things with her. She's relieved to see Poland already there and pretty horrified to see Hinata.]
Himeko found me--Poland, how is he? [Since Poland is closer.]
Is he conscious at all? [Poland will smack his face around a little, while smushing Hinata's hand down with her other hand to make sure he's really trying to stem the bleeding tightly.
Don't look at her like that, she's a medical professional.]
Hey! Faize!
[She's pulling open his eyes to check for dilated purple pupils.]
[ Maybe it was idle curiosity. Maybe it was a gut feeling. Maybe it was the irregularity, still being Thursday. But for all Miata's not usually seen on investigation days, she's here now.
Anyone near the schoolhouse will see her drop to her knees in the snow, silent for a moment before screaming. ]
No! No, no, no!
[ She claws at her face, angry tears streaming down her cheeks. 'No', is all she's screaming for the moment, like a broken record. When she finally speaks again, her voice is hoarse, and choked with a sob. ]
[ Roxy's just heading back to the hotel with a bag of chips and great now someone is Dead a day early and-- is that Miata screaming?? Is that. Is that allowed. ]
Miata! What h-- ooooh, wow.
[ Wow?? Wow. Ok. Wow. This sure is. A thing. What the fuck, killer-chan. ]
Miata? [ Approaches the hostess. Presumably someone has already dealt with frisking the torso on the tree, considering the announcement. ]
[Faize is hella unconscious. As one tends to be after getting their head nearly bashed in, apparently. But he is still breathing, at least! Barely, but that's better than nothing. SMACKING HIM DOES NOT HELP THOUGH, WHAT THE HELL, POLAND. Who taught you first aid.]
[As for his pupils, well...they are dilated! But...Faize's pupils, in addition to being purple, are basically always dilated because #AlienPhysiology. So if she's trying to determine whether or not he has a concussion, it's going to take a little bit more than pulling back his eyelids.]
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