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?]

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[backuphero]

[Jonathan pauses before answering.]

So... There's not something like a muffled buzzsaw in here anyplace?

[And then something awful strikes him - ]

C? Where's "here?"

[losergod]

The area they repair the robots, I think.

[ He frowns. ]

Mister Morris, you're definitely concussed. You're displaying most of the symptoms. I can't properly check your eyes, but the vomiting and nausea, the dazed state, the ringing in your ears, these all mean you took a nasty blow to the head, and that it left some damage.

Please try to calm down. If you get worked up, it will make it worse.

[backuphero]

But I want to help. I cain't just sit here, I -

[oh Hell, what is his voice doing, he must be hurt if it's slipping into the voice he uses to make people laugh when he's sick and afraid.]

'msorry I've been out of the room nights and stuff. I thought you were mad, I'm really sorry....

[losergod]

... I apologize if I made you think that way, but you'd know if I was angry with you...

[ He sighs. ]

Please, you have to rest. We still have to drag you to the trial. What do I need to do to get you to rest? Sit on you? Tie you down?

[backuphero]

[He stares at C, and very carefully nods. He wants to get up and search the place, damn it, but...]

Find the whip. I can't rest easy with that missing, it's... and I can't remember why I don't have it.