THE THIRD VICTIM

[strangerpeople]

THE THIRD VICTIM

[A week has passed. Food supply is starting to get low, despite the group's best efforts. It's only a matter of time before the food runs out or becomes more difficult to procure. Not to mention the trash that has been accumulating since the beginning of the week, with no one changing or cleaning it up. Not exactly the healthiest environment.

And, as the day dawns, there is - unfortunately - that very worrisome feeling that something is very, very wrong. It's quiet. Too quiet. The feeling of being watched has increased tenfold.

And there is a smell in the air, even above the garbage, as people step into the second floor hallway.]

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[carries_war]

[Now that he's done what he can for Maglor, Jr. turns his attention to the person it's too late to save. Aside from apparently three stab wounds, does anything stand out?]

[strangerpeople]

[Well, there's the kill wound itself. The entrance wound looks to be on her upper back, while the exit wound is on her lower torso.]

[carries_war]

[Well, that's definitely not from a knife. If he remembered fighting a certain swordsman, this wound pattern might be familiar to him. Still, that definitely establishes that this was a long weapon.

How about that wound on her arm?]

[strangerpeople]

[It also looks like a cut from a blade, upon closer inspection.]

[carries_war]

[Does that mean someone got behind her after they already landed one hit? His mind goes back to those stupid invisibility potions...okay, is there anything else noticeable about the body?]

[strangerpeople]

[Yes - there is blood all over Raph's hands.]

[carries_war]

[He'll take a closer look. Just on her palms, like you might expect of someone trying to stop a wound bleeding, or more like blood was spraying over her?]

[strangerpeople]

[Its a lot like she caked her palms with blood, somehow. Not necessarily from a wound, though.]

[carries_war]

[Is there any way to tell what it is from?]

[strangerpeople]

[No.]

[carries_war]

[Okay, anything else about the body, or is it time to look around some more?]

[strangerpeople]

[Nothing more on the body itself.

Care to look around where the body is?]

[carries_war]

[If there's nothing else about the body, yep. Time to take a look at the immediate area around the body.]

[strangerpeople]

[There's a very long, thick line of blood next to her body.]

[carries_war]

[And just where does this line of blood lead?]

[strangerpeople]

[Nowhere. It's just a long streak of blood, long as Raph's leg, that looks smeared.]

[carries_war]

[Smeared like she was dragged over it?]

[strangerpeople]

[No. It's just...there.]

[carries_war]

[Is there at least any sign of the shape that smeared it? Blood spatters don't get smeared on their own, after all...]

[strangerpeople]

[Not really. It's pretty clear its smeared, but what smeared it? Can't be determined.

It might be better to move on to something else.]

[carries_war]

[We'll see if it comes out later. For now, he'll turn his attention back to Maglor. Did that gash on his head look like it was from a blade or an impact? And how's it looking after the potion, anyway?]

[strangerpeople]

[Impact. It's looking better, at least.

Even taking into consideration that Maglor is thoroughly soaked in blood.]

[carries_war]

[That doesn't look good...is there any pattern to the blood, or clothing tears to indicate it's from a healed wound?]

[strangerpeople]

[No pattern, Maglor is just soaked in red from head to toe.]

[carries_war]

Damn, that's a lotta blood...

[Too much for the kinds of wounds he's looking at on Raphtalia.]

I hope this means you gave the culprit hell.

[On that note, how's the area in general look? Any signs of a fight?]