THE THIRD INVESTIGATION

[strangerpeople]

THE THIRD INVESTIGATION

[It is very early. Very, very early. It's still night, even. Most are probably still asleep.

They will not be asleep for long.

Not after the screaming suddenly starts coming from the voices outside their doors, if they are in the apartment car, in their rooms.]

Oh god oh god oh god-

B____R! FOOT IN MY MOUTH INDEED!

[And certainly not after the big

BOOM

That suddenly rocks the train. There is screeching, moaning, and a flash of great darkness. Everyone, for a moment, is blinded by blackness. There are shouts and screams that echo, no matter where one is. Smoke and begins to fill the hall of the apartment car.

Whatever has happened-it's bad. It's very bad.

And the darkness is starting to clear up...]

Comments

[strangerpeople]

[Well, he will notice something wrong almost immediately at the far end of the car: sparks.]

[eternaldivide]

[ Sparks? Alright time to ... cautiously get closer. When he does can he see what is causing the sparks? ]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[It's Clara.

She is sparking and twitching.]

I lOve toSpe--iLovE tosPE--I lOv--

[T W I T C H]

. . .

[eternaldivide]

[ ... Welp. Guess we had three bodies after all rip Clara. Our kind and sweet automaton.

Can we see what caused Clara's "death" if we look a little closer? ]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[Well, aside from the fact that she's got a great deal of damage to her, there's also a knife plunged into her head.

...

Don't touch it, there's still electricity running through that thing.]

[eternaldivide]

[ He's already gotten singed hair once this week he doesn't need that happening a second time!

So he'll leave the knife alone. Is there anything else about Clara or are we going back to looking around the Luggage Car for anymore clues. ]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[There won't be a problem with that.

There are TONS of slash and cut marks all over the damn place.]

[eternaldivide]

[ y i k e s . There was definitely some kind of struggle here.

Is there a way to distinguish the slashes from one another in some way? If they could figure out how many weapons could be involved ... ]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[There is a way. Some marks are cleaner than others, while others are larger.

Its not precise, but several weapons were used.



That and several knives are also stabbed into the wall, so.

Those were probably a few of the weapons used.]

[eternaldivide]

[ Looks like it was some kind of free for all in here ...

Well, since he can't look at the knife in Clara let's go look at the knives in the wall. Is he able to take one out to look at it more closely? ]

[strangerpeople]

[He can. It's basically a kitchen knife.]

[eternaldivide]

[ So a knife anyone can grab, alright ...

With that aside is there anything else around for him to notice or is that everything around the Luggage Car. ]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[There are a shit ton of tea leaves and broken marmite tins on the floor.]

[eternaldivide]

[ How .. odd okay let's investigate the tea leaves first since Mithos is familiar with those and then see if there's anything that pops out at him with the broken marmite tins. ]

[strangerpeople]

[Not really much, just that they are broken. And it's all wasted marmite.

But, if Mithos is bending on the floor, he will get to notice something else.]

[eternaldivide]

[ ... oh really? What is that thing that Mithos will notice once he bends down. ]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[Actually, it's on the bottom and sole of Ris' shoe as she walks around-a rather soggy and gross-looking sandwich is stuck to it.]

[eternaldivide]

[ .................

Well Mithos doesn't want to call attention to that since there are other people around but she probably shouldn't continue walking around like that so how about we ignore that it's evidence and just ... casually go over to her. ]

Hey ... Ris?

[higanbana]

Mm?

[As she moves a little, she notices something weird underfoot.]

...Oh, gross...

[You're, um... welcome to collect the soggy sandwich? She is glad to help scrape it off her shoe.

Super gross. Ugh.]

[eternaldivide]

[ Oh good she noticed .... ]

Must've... happened somehow while we were in the other room.

[ Yep that's totally why and he's going to stick with it . ]

Either way... I'll help you get rid of it.

[ So yep we're helping scrap that soggy sandwich off of Ris' shoe. ]