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FINAL INVESTIGATION
[Fifteen X-Passes. Six weeks. Freedom at last.
But it's not the end. Of course it's not. There are questions to answer, and souls to save. And now that the group is outside, they can see where they are.
They are inside a massive cavern, illuminated in an eerie green light, standing on a stone path. On one side is the ship-or rather, a massive, ship-shaped tangle of bloody branches, the trunk-like roots snaking out and into the river its buoyed on, as well as into the ceiling of stalactites. Said river is wine dark, but it's clearly not water. No-it is blood.
And on the other side of their little pathway? A root-encrusted palace. It sits over a labyrinthine city, bathed in emerald, and all is eerily silent save for some sounds coming from within the castle. It's clear the infestation somehow started here. And it is here that answers are likely to be found.
The doors are right in front of the group-and they are already open, covered in branches. From the outside, it seems little more than a ruin. Once everyone goes in, though?
It's even worse. The tree has taken over. Whatever lives here is no longer in charge. There's no easy way to disentangle the Qilphoth from this place. But there is life here, somehow. You can see figures entangled within the roots as you explore. And-they are still, somehow, alive. More than alive. They are beings that bleed ichor instead of blood-beings of incredible divinity and power. They are gods. And they are hostage to the tree, forever and ever, trapped in induced ennui, unless something is done.

[Once you enter, the investigation shall begin.
Good luck.]
((OoC: And here are team assignments!))

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Well, he was one of the initial actors....
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I suppose it comes naturally to him as Moriarty to attempt to divert attention; perhaps he does it without even thinking.
[Brain nods, almost solemnly]
Truly, his tangents, though they get things very off topic, must be something impulsive for him at this point.
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[Brain you are getting
FULL
SHOJO
SPARKLE
ENERGY]
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well
It's odd, but for a moment, he can almost see Medic in the way Akane smiles and sparkles and lights up the room. Of course, that was never directed at him personally, but he always got an eyeful of it whenever she would talk to Heart.]
A-ah, well.
I suppose if it was you, Akane-san, that's more acceptable. It is only natural for a young lady like yourself to have some fun.
[...yeah, alright, Heart. He gets it.]
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[And then, she clears her throat, and puts on.
Well it might be a vulcan impression. It's a little hard to tell. Her expression is Deeply Serious.]
It is only logical.
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...ah. Yes, I suppose it is only logical, however, if you are to say so, I think you need a pair of glasses.
It would make you seem very much more professional.