THE SECOND INVESTIGATION

[strangerpeople]

THE SECOND INVESTIGATION

[Friday morning starts off normal as can be. Or, at least as normal as it can be for a place like this. Especially with the threat, such as it is, of Marie's offer over everyone's head. Surely, though, no one would fall for it. That's what everyone is no doubt convincing themselves of. Unfortunately, the peace of mind is all-too-brief. A loud, piercing, pained scream suddenly echoes through the base - a scream that seems to originate from the onsen.

Whoever is making the noise is in danger. Will - can - anyone get to them in time to save them?]

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[mementodagger]

[Damn. And Yurick was just about to head there for a bath. But unlike last week, he... actually cares now. A little. Plus a scream is a bad sign.

So he runs toward the onsen, not giving a damn about the ice water dousing he'll get.]

[strangerpeople]

[Well, the screaming is still happening, but it's starting to become gurgling. Also, it's good he's running there and enduring the bucket, because it's definitely coming from the bath area of the onsen.]

[losergod]

[ Holy shit screaming. HEY THE DOCTOR IN TRAINING IS HERE, what's goin' on guys. ]

[vividsins]

[ Baku is hot on his heels. Mostly out of annoyance because why the bath. ]

[earietale]

[Guess who's now sprinting her butt to the onsen as fast as her legs can take her?

If you guessed Barbara, you'd be correct!]

[strangerpeople]

[GO BARBARA]

[fashionfever]

[How much sleep did Angela get last night? Not enough to deal with this bullshit. She's trailing behind the others, not really making them see her, and when she finally sees the doors of the onsen flashing like everyone has rushed inside, she heaves a deep sigh.

Angela opens the door of the adjacent art room to see if it has been tainted.]

[strangerpeople]

[Nothing she can see in the art room, not even after a thorough investigation.

However, after a time, she will hear something behind her, that those gathered in the onsen likely can't hear.]

[fashionfever]

[Oh, this white fabric isn't stained with blood, that's good for C on multiple levels.

... What the fuck is that noise.]

INVESTIGATION START

[strangerpeople]

[Ping. Ping. Ping.

Move over, everyone. Here comes Detective Bottson!]

heLlo! iT Is tIme tO...investigate the crime. i Am surE yOu wiLL Do YouR bESt!

BASIC INFORMATION

[strangerpeople]

VICTIM: C. Seto Rosenkreuz

TIME OF DEATH: 10:35 AM

CAUSE OF DEATH: Electrocution

INJURY CHART: Here!

Onsen (9 clues)

[strangerpeople]

[Please link clues found in the onsen here!]

2nd Floor Women's Bathroom (1 clue)

[strangerpeople]

[Please link clues found in the 2nd floor women's bathroom here!]

[backuphero]

[Right. Leaving the onsen. Very glad he told the fluffy thing to stay put until he came back for it because Fridays are cursed or something, no weird cat-butterfly thing needs to see somebody die like that. Nobody needs to see somebody die like that. Nobody needs to die like that.

He's heading into the den, hoping to whatever God's listening here he doesn't see someone facedown in the stream or stabbed through onto one of the couches. The bar is... admittedly on his thoughts, but drinking on the job is a bad idea, and if this is anything it's a hunt, now, with that damn robot chirping -

So, did Angela miss anything on her way through?]

EVIDENCE SEARCH

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ONSEN

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2ND FLOOR WOMENS BATHROOM

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2ND FLOOR HALLWAY

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ARCADE

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[fashionfever]

[okay well now Angela is sitting in the den. she brought barbara's cassette up here a few days ago so she can listen to it in the cassette player, and she's doing so now to calm herself down. drumming her fingers restlessly on one of the armrests]

[earietale]

[Oh, music. That's nice to hear after...everything that's happened today. Barbara is going to go in the den and see what's going on.]

Oh, hi Angela. Are you...doing okay?

[Probably not, but she had to ask, right?]

This deserved a separate toplevel

[losergod]

[ After the body investigation and he's taken all the pictures of everything... C is... going to go to the bar and find the strongest, plainest vodka he can from it and then let it sit in his mouth a bit. It burns like hell, but he feels cleaner now after having to do that to Rosenkreuz earlier.

Gross. ]

[backuphero]

[Well, Jonathan didn't expect to see you here, C, but after this morning... being day-drunk like it's 1923 is appealing enough.

Pity he can't stay and do that. He's still damp, might be shivering slightly, and he came in here on a mission. He orders a shot of "GOOD bourbon", raises it in a brief salute, and throws it back as though he's actually done that before.]

Needed the glass. It's... Akira said something about the dead and the living being able to stay in touch, so... we're gonna try a spirit board. Barbara has the better handwriting....

[An ounce of 104-proof liquor on an empty stomach was not a great idea, but... well, great ideas were one of Rosenkreuz's things, and he's dead now.]

SPIRIT BOARD TIME

[earietale]

[So, Barbara and Jonathan had set up the stuff they needed for the "ouija board" the other day and planned on using it today, but then...all of this happened. So, while they still have the time, they're going to try using what little time they have to try and contact the other side...if possible.

So everyone is going to be getting a message from Barbara on their wrist watch communicator things.]

séanCE IN MES HAL. COME IF I NTERESTED.

[...what did you expect? She's from 1960, the closest she has to instant messaging is a regular telephone.

If you come to the den, you'll find Barbara and Jonathan, sitting on the couch. On the table is...a piece of sketch paper with the alphabet, the words 'yes' and 'no', and 'goodbye' on it. And a shot glass on top of it.

This should go well.]

Thank you for coming here today, after...everything. I don't want to beat around the bush, so I'll just say it. We're going to try contacting the dead. Akira said it was possible when he went through this the first time, so Jonathan and I wanted to see if it was possible to do so here. If you don't want to be a part of it, I understand.

[losergod]

[ He has no reason not to be here. He's still a little damp and now forced to wear his space suit to let his clothes dry, but it's fine. ]

Do you know how to use a Ouija board?