THE FIRST INVESTIGATION

[strangerpeople]

THE FIRST INVESTIGATION

[Friday morning dawns. It's a surprisingly brisk day; the winds are cold outside, and the sky is dark with its lack of sky. Well, a normal sky that one would be used to, at least.

The rats can be heard scurrying to and forth, in the walls. All seems to be as normal as it can be, this morning.]

Comments

[charmingheroine]

[Oh boy. A shiny thing at a murder scene. WHAT IS THAT WHICH REFLECTS...?]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[A knife.]

[charmingheroine]

[Great. Great. A knife. WHAT KIND OF KNIFE?]

[strangerpeople]

[It's a serrated knife. It's also covered in oil; the tip of its blade and its handle are damaged.]

[charmingheroine]

[She's going to take the knife. Going to grab a hand towel or something to hold it... but she's taking it. WHAT ELSE IS HERE, MORE MARKS OF A FIGHT, OR DOES IT LOOK LIKE IT STARTED HERE?]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[Well, both she and King will definitely see a large, shield-like object-

Yeah, it's Proto's shield, near one of tables.]

[unwittingking]

[King's frown deepens at the sight of the shield. It kind of makes him sad, but also makes him wonder a bit about something...]

Are we gonna have to carry that thing around?

[…well, he's also thinking of that for what should be obvious reasons, but there is something else he's curious about.]

[charmingheroine]

If we have to, we have to.

[She squares her shoulders and walks over to the shield, gingerly holding the knife. WHAT IS THE SHIELD RESTING AGAINST?]