week 9 - investigation

[vicedirector]

seven vices case 9 - investigation ♫ thursday 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. For now. >Mingle? cast setting

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[hopefragment]

I've got him.

[Ah, wait, clear words from Hinata. There's still tears in his eyes and choking his voice, but he'll move to take Poland's place. He's got you, bro.]

J-just stay still, Faize, it's okay...

[symbologic]

[Faize does stay still, but only because he's too shocked to do anything else. He can't tell if the ringing in his ears is back with a piercing vengeance or if the whole world has just stopped completely. That can't be Urashima. It can't. He just can't be dead, this has to be some kind of horrible dream.]

[But it's not. It's no more a dream than Alisha's death had been. And people don't survive being cut in half. Faize's eyes well up with tears, briefly flashing red.]

No... N-no that--

[He starts to sit up, trying to shake his head as he does so, but holy shit, that was a mistake and he's not doing that again. He grunts and raises a hand to his temple, his entire body trembling as he tries to keep the tears back. KEEP IT TOGETHER, FAIZE. SOMEBODY KEEPS KILLING OFF ALL THE GOOD AND PURE PEOPLE, AND THAT'S TERRIBLE BUT HAVING A BREAKDOWN OVER IT ISN'T GONNA HELP SHIT.]

[herbgrace]

Lay down. [Don't hurt yourself further, Faize!] We'll have to take you to the clinic, soon, so save your energy. [Since they don't have a stretcher, they'll have to improvise.]

[dereban]

[ Inaba can't help but purse her lips and folds her arms, looking rather concerned as she shakes her head. She knows that she was blunt, but to be honest, she feels that it's better than to beat around the bush. ]

Agreed; you shouldn't have to push too hard... not in the state that you're in. There's enough of us to split up and have some of us take care of the situation here.

[hopefragment]

I... I can take him to the clinic, i-if... if you want to investigate.

[Faize is stable(ish) now? Surely he can survive being carried to the clinic. And whoever killed Urashima is still out there. Maybe... maybe it won't be too late to catch them.

Hinata roughs scrubs a hand over his eyes and takes a deep breath, trying to regain some composure. First Urashima, then almost losing Faize... finding Clover had been bad enough last week, but now this is Too Much.]

[symbologic]

No, I--! [Want to help! Let him help!!! No, okay, that's not going to happen. Faize makes one more attempt at sitting up before laying back down in Hinata's lap, placing a hand over his eyes in a defeated sort of way.]

[Do whatever you want with him at this point, he can't muster up the energy to care. Take him to the clinic? That's fine. Throw him into the bonfire? That's also fine.]

[herbgrace]

[Faize...] I don't mind helping to carry him back. [She'd rather keep an eye on him, anyway. Also, she knows a way Faize might be able to help that doesn't involve trying to get up over and over, so she's going to suggest that.] You should focus on resting so you can try to remember what happened and who attacked you.

[dereban]

Don't. Even. Dare.

[ That's an angry and swift warning from Inaba herself, in an angry voice that's just as pissed as she was when she warned them away from Alisha and Gilbert's dead bodies a few weeks ago. You are not going to be Helping if you push yourself, Faize.

But her expression then softens, just a little as she smiles slightly at Hinata. ]

Thanks, Hajime. [ Oh, and... ] Lithuania, too. We can at least see what happened here and bring that back. Also, Lithuania, sorry for the additional favor, but can you bring this with you when you're going to the clinic as well?

[ She's still carrying her laptop and she never got the chance to put it down. ]

Since I might need my hands for [ hand gestures ] all this.

[hopefragment]

I-I can carry him.

[This is His Elf >8( But he gives Lithuania a grateful nod nonetheless, because without her and Poland's help, he... doesn't know what he'd do. Probably end up with Faize dying in his arms, tragically and romantically.

So hang on, bro, he's going to try to gently scoop him up into a princess-style carry. That seems the best way to carry him without jostling his head around too much? Because if he tries a piggyback, what if Faize slips off AND DIES. At least Hinata's stronger than he looks and the clinic isn't far.]

Lithuania, can you... come with me and walk me through what I can do to help?

[Now that he's actually doing something, his voice is a little steadier. He is trying!]

[symbologic]

[Yes, a big thanks to Lithuania and Poland. Bleeding out slowly from the head would not have been a fun way to go. Even if he would have done so in Hinata's surprisingly macho arms. #MissedOpportunities]

...I'll try.

[LITHUANIA HAS GIVEN FAIZE A JOB. Countdown to Faize overexerting himself trying to remember and probably giving himself an aneurysm. Maybe there's still hope for a tragically romantic bromance death scene after all.]

[Faize doesn't resist scooped up, even if he wants to argue. His legs are still attached, you know! He can totally walk!! Maybe. With a little help.]

[...more like definitely with help. If you just threw his arm over your shoulder, Hinata, he could have managed just fine. But alright, fine. If you want to be a big, gay hero, you can princess carry him.]

[herbgrace]

[Lithuania nods at Himeko and accepts the laptop.] I don't mind. I'll keep an eye on it. [As one of the last responsible adults alive, she can do this simple task! And now, to Hinata--]

Of course. Mostly it's a matter of keeping the swelling down and making sure he remains coherent. ...And that he doesn't try to get out of bed and investigate. [Normally they would be at the point where they should go to the hospital, but apparently Lithuania and Poland are the hospital for now.]