THE FIRST VICTIM

[strangerpeople]

THE FIRST VICTIM

[Friday morning is quiet enough.

Everything seems to be normal, as before. Normal and boring, even with the strange things happening around the Depths. After all, no one's killed yet. Why would they? Surely something as ridiculous as a weird fruit and a fleeting promise wouldn't provoke anyone to kill to see if something like that was actually true, right?

Right?

Still, if anyone was worried, they would at least feel justified at being tense. People were told to kill another in return for the safety and life of a loved one, after all. And it included a way out for someone who succeeded in getting away with it. There may be someone more than willing to kill for that chance.

And that's when you don't consider the two empty rooms, one of which was opened and resulted in more strange things happening. And what happened last week? It hasn't been solved, has it? And no one expected that.




Perhaps it's a thought to look around to make sure there's nothing off this morning.

Certainly, it couldn't hurt.]

Comments

[strangerpeople]

[To someone who isn't as attached to fire, it would be hard to tell when those wounds were inflicted, or how bad those burns are.

However, someone like McBurn can tell that the burn wounds vary even with a cursory look. They are, at most, first-to-second-degree wounds.

As for a deeper look? Comparing the wounds, it would become obvious to someone like McBurn that, with the lack of bodily responses, like blisters, that the burns were inflicted after the stab wound.]

[almightyconflagration]

[Yeah, using fire as a weapon for most of his life certainly helps with being familiar with the sorts of wounds it inflicts.

Now the biggest question, how did he get burned? Is there any evidence of a tool being used to burn him?]

[strangerpeople]

[There doesn't seem to be any sign that a tool, like a candle or torch or anything like that, was used.]

[almightyconflagration]

[Which means likely something similar to the powers that were taken from him, as in willing fire into existence.

Anything else of note? Like the size or shape of the burns?]

[strangerpeople]

[They're small-to-medium-size, and circular.]

[almightyconflagration]

[He'll bend down to compare them to his hands and fingers? Is the shape similar or different?]

[strangerpeople]

[They are somewhat smaller than McBurn's hands, but the shape is still somewhat similar.]

[almightyconflagration]

[So probably either a female or child then. Sounds like he's gotten about all he is likely to get, but just in case he'll look over the wounds and the room again before heading elsewhere. Anything he may have missed?]

[strangerpeople]

[You're good, McBurn!

One could even say he's....ssssssmokin.

Too soon?]

[almightyconflagration]

[Give him his fire back and he'll be glad to be a smokin'

Anyway, he'll be off to grab some more food since he finished off the veggies while looking at those burns.]