THE THIRD INVESTIGATION

[strangerpeople]

THE THIRD INVESTIGATION

[As Friday dawns, all seems peaceful. No screaming. No electricity. Nothing in the bathrooms. All is quiet. However, it is a Friday, so there's no guarantee anymore that someone hasn't taken up Marie's offer. Even if they haven't, it's clear time is running out for a guaranteed means of escape. At least, if what Marie claims is true.

It's probably a good idea to look around and check up on people and places before going about one's normal day, regardless. Better safe than sorry, right?]

Comments

[strangerpeople]

[Nothing new here. Creepy embryo picture is still on the wall.]

[earietale]

[Okay, then...the arcade then. It's also kind of close and she doesn't want to check another floor right now.]

[strangerpeople]

[Everything here is perfectly fine! Up for playing a game?]

[earietale]

[Okay, this floor looks like it's going to be clear, so she's just going to look out here a bit more. Anything in the lab?]

[strangerpeople]

[Oh, the lab is just a complete and utter mess, but there's no one here!]

[earietale]

[...ah...crap

Laser room. She hasn't been there but it's the most suspicious room by name alone. Hopefully there's nothing there?]

[strangerpeople]

[No, just a bunch of lasers. No one's there, thankfully.

Which begs the question of where those who messed up the lab are, but...]

[earietale]

[Something bad obviously happened, so maybe...it's on another floor again?

Mecha repair room. Maybe it has some clue as to what happened?]

[strangerpeople]

[Well, unfortunately, Barb is going to find straight away a big clue - namely, two prone figures, slumped in a corner near the the mecha docking equipment...]

[earietale]

[…FUCK

Okay, she's terrified, but she's gonna...try to figure out who they are from here. Can she tell who the closest one is?

[strangerpeople]

[The closest one is very easy to tell, as their glassy eyes are staring right at Barbara. But it's not the eyes that clue Barbara in to the identity of this person.

There's no mistaking the mustache, after all. It's Passepartout.]

[earietale]

[...no...No...NO!]

Mr. Passepartout!

[She doesn't care if he's dead or bloody as Hell, she's gonna try to shake him awake. Any luck? Also, can she tell who the other person is now?]

[1/2]

[strangerpeople]

[Unfortunately, no. Whatever Barbara tries, he's not responding, and he's clearly cold.

Jean Passapartout, the Kragle, is dead.]

[2/2]

[strangerpeople]

[The other figure, meanwhile, is slumped forward, his blonde hair covering his face.]

Re: [2/2]

[theserpentsmiles]

[......is that........ We will spare Barbara having to identify this one too?]

[earietale]

...oh God...

[She's going to slowly let Pass down, and scoot closer to the other body. Is...is it Jonathan? And...is he really dead?]

[strangerpeople]

[It is him.

Jonathan Morris, the Techno, is]

[strangerpeople]

[breathing. He is alive.]

[theserpentsmiles]

[How are his vitals. Has he been drugged? Is he injured?]

[strangerpeople]

[His vitals seem to be all right. As for injuries or being drugged, well.

Nagisa's check-up is about to be interrupted by some tell-tale pings approaching the area.]

[theserpentsmiles]

[Is that Bottson, hi Bottson, we are more concerned with making sure Jonathan isn't dying.]

[earietale]

JONATHAN!

[SHAKING HIM! WAKE-Y WAKE-Y, EGGS AND MURDER-Y!]

[strangerpeople]

[ping ping ping! What is that?]

[theserpentsmiles]

[HI, WE HEARD THAT, WE ARE JOINING YOU.]

Finch-san, what is it? [He knows. Hooboy.]

[earietale]

No, no, please no...

[Uh, sorry Nagisa. Getting a proper response right now isn't going to happen.]