T̵H̵̛̕E̵̴ ͘҉͟T͠HÍ̛RD ̨͢I̛͞N̵͏V̡EŚ̡T҉̶̕I͟͞ĢA̵͞T̸I͟ÒN̶

[strangerpeople]

Ţ̷H͠E̕͜͝ ̛T̡͏̀HI͜͢R̨̨͟D̴̡͏ ̀͟I̶͡NV̕͝È̷͜S̴T̡I̵͞G̶̕A҉T́͡ION҉͏̷

[Good morning again. It's Friday, and you know what that means.

Maybe people should start looking to see if anyone's taken Kyuubey at face value.]

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GROUND FLOOR HALL

[strangerpeople]

[poorlovefool]

[Eric is late to the discovery, but the announcement sends him toward the ground floor so he can enter and hopefully find out what's going on.

He's despondent for the newlyweds, though. This really was the worst honeymoon ever, jeez.]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[Well, Eric might want to mind the pool of blood in the middle of the hall.]

[poorlovefool]

Ugh... why don't the killers try to clean up what they did?!

[a pause]

Guess I shouldn't want that.

[Can he mind it though. Hopefully it's not too big to walk around. What are we looking at here?]

[strangerpeople]

[Well, definitely a pool of blood. Probably comes from one of the victims, and it is a lot of blood.

There are a few interesting things that Eric will find as he walks around the vicinity, though.]

[poorlovefool]

[a lot of blood. Got it. His stomach churns a bit ... he usually tries to stay away from the bloody parts of investigations, but this is just his life now, his punishment for staying in.

But time to find out what these other things are. He'll pace down the hall, making note of where the blood pool is located - right in front of the entrance? In front of one of the other doors such as into the shower? How far does it stretch?

And as he walks, he'll keep an eye out for other stuff and where they're located too.]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[Well, the most obvious thing is that there is a whip nearby.]

[poorlovefool]

[well, no surprise. A problem definitely came along. Now they have no choice but to go forward, move ahead, try to detect it, and hope it's not too late.

Eric crouches down to get a look at the whip. Anything straaaange about it, other than being so far away from anyone who could wield it?

We assume. Please let me know if there is an extra Johnny body by this whip.]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[If Eric looks closely, he will find what looks like hair strands on the whip.]

[poorlovefool]

[who whipped their hair back and forth?!

What color are the hairs]

[strangerpeople]

[Hard to tell, except they seem to be of a darker hue of color.

They are short-ish as well. Also stuck on the whip.]

[poorlovefool]

[which part are they stuck on, the whip part or the handle? Anything else about the whip or should he move on?

But in any case, he doesn't like the look of this hairy whip.]

[1/2]

[strangerpeople]

[They are stuck on the actual whip part.]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[Sorry for the slight ???? with the evidence, but Eric will notice, when he looks at the blood, that there is a blood trail with significant drops of blood leading away from the pool of blood.

It ends near the kitchen.]

[poorlovefool]

[where is the whip relative to the blood pool and kitchen? Is there more to be seen beyond the kitchen?]

[strangerpeople]

[The whip and the pool of blood are across the way from the kitchen, and the whip is a good foot or so away from where the pool of blood starts.

There is something else that Eric can see in the hallway, as well.]

[poorlovefool]

[alright. Gonna see what this is. Very careful like, glancing at what doors it's in front of.]

[strangerpeople]

[It looks to be closest to the elevator.]

[poorlovefool]

[and what is it]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[Scratches and gouges in the floor.]

[poorlovefool]

What the fuck?

[he doesn't like the look of that at all.... but what DO they look like?]

[strangerpeople]

[Like someone used multiple sharp pointed weapons on the ground.]

[poorlovefool]

[...USED them on the ground? Like trying to cut into the floor on purpose?

Which is to ask, how deep did they get in?]

AREA CLEARA

[strangerpeople]

[poorlovefool]

[Mamma Mia!]