week 8 - investigation

[vicedirector]

seven vices case 8 - investigation ♫ friday On Friday morning, nothing happens. It's 10AM, and there are no blackouts or explosions. There's no blood, no objects out of place, no missing guests. Nada. Zip. Zilch. The monitor in the lobby is silent, and Katerina doesn't seem to have anything to say on the matter. On the most desperate of weeks...could someone have actually not taken the initiative? >Mingle? cast setting

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[vicedirector]

[ Not much, she's actually within arm's reach, although the climbing does help get her down easier. ]

[symbologic]

[Oh good, even better. He's not actually going to cut her down immediately though. Sorry, Clover...but he needs to check for cloos first. Is there anything that stands out as weird about this hanging? Something out of place on her body or the rope or the tree maybe?]

[vicedirector]

[ Eeyup.

First off, the rope she's hanging from is...fairly ordinary rope, if thick enough to support her weight.

Secondly, there are multiple burned patches on Clover's body--her hair, the center of her chest, and the edge of her sleeve. ]

[symbologic]

[STOP BURNING PEOPLE. WHAT THE FUCK, YOU GUYS.]

[But alright, if the rope is clean, he'll focus on the burns instead. Is there anything weird about those? Is it possible to tell what might have made them? THEY AREN'T ELECTRICAL BURNS AGAIN, ARE THEY?]

[aumygoddess]

[ It's not really possible, no, they're just...burns. She's wearing a (very cute and pink!!) winter coat, though, so if he checks, her body itself is not burned, the coat took the brunt of the damage. ]

[symbologic]

[What a good coat. Taking the hit for Clover like that so she didn't have to get burned. Even if it probably would have been easier to tell what burned her if it HAD been her skin as opposed to fabric. Maybe. Who knows.]

[Failing to get anything out of the burns though, he'll focus instead on Clover's neck. Are there any rope burns and is her neck snapped? Or does he need to let her down first before he can determine that?]

[aumygoddess]

[ There are a lot of markings on her neck. But most curiously, her neck is not broken. ]

[symbologic]

[Oh boy. Strangled? Or too light to be properly hung? What a fun mystery they have on their hands already. And we've barely even started investigating.]

[For clarification's sake, what are the "lot of markings"? Just rope marks or something hinkier? Also, possibly the most pointless question of all: does Clover have any suspicious glitter anywhere on her? Or is she just her usual state of sparkly pink chaos?]

[...Double also, is the other end of the rope tied to the tree or are we looking at some kind of pulley system here. WHERE'S THE OTHER END OF THE ROPE AT?]

[vicedirector]

( There is definitely bruising around her neck suggesting she had something around her neck. Since there's nothing to really compare it to at the moment, there's nothing to try to match it to, though. Maybe he can have a better idea of what to compare it to at the trial.

"A lot of markings" means, again, like there was something tight around her neck. Some of the bruising is light but others are very dark.

Sparkling with glitter is Clover's natural state so yes, there is Glitter on her but none more than usual.

No pulley system! The rope is actually tied around the branch with a knot. )

[symbologic]

[Truly it was the most pointless of questions but Hinata found a jar so it had to be asked.]

[But alright then, Faize will take one final look over the scene as a whole, just to make sure there isn't anything his elf eyes overlooked, before reaching up to finally untie Clover. Thank god she's super tiny and not actually all that high up or it would be a whole lot harder for noodle boy here to get her out of the tree. Though once they're both back on solid ground...he's not actually sure what he should do with Clover. JUST STAND THERE AWKWARDLY PRINCESS CARRYING HER CORPSE, I GUESS. This seems like a solid plan???]

[vicedirector]

( Nothing to see! Except maybe that floating piece of trash in the lake that Hinata sees.

Just keep princess carrying dead people, Faize. Dead princess theme is your thing. (◡‿◡✿) )

[symbologic]

[GO TO JAIL, ESKI.]

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[vicedirector]