THE SECOND INVESTIGATION

[strangerpeople]

THE SECOND INVESTIGATION

[As the Titled wake up in the morning, there is quiet. No crazy electrical smells waft in the air, no burnt flesh sears their nostrils. It's got to be a relief to everyone, as they start to stir.

Or, perhaps it would be a relief, until they look at their phones.

The countdown is gone...]

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EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[There is something missing from this area, actually.

In the hair care aisle of that section, there is a missing hairdryer.]

[incrediblystressedout]

[Joey's more comfortable with taking pictures by now, so she notes the missing hairdryer in XAMINE easily.]

Well...no one got electrocuted this time, so I guess someone actually needed to dry something?

[Any indication of a blood trail leading to or from here?]

[strangerpeople]

[Nope. You’re good here, Joey. Unless you want to look elsewhere?]

[incrediblystressedout]

[Hm. How about the next sections out? It looks like Akechi is covering the route from the entrance to the bridal section, but there's still the rest of the store.]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[There do seem to be some displays knocked over, as she gets to sections closer to the store entrance.]

[incrediblystressedout]

[Like maybe someone fought here? Any other signs of struggle?]

[strangerpeople]

[Aside from everything else, that is about it.]

[foolishjustice]

[Speaking of Akechi, he's on his way over from the corpse area, having given it a thorough checking out. Buuuuuut a little more important than the knocked over displays is the smol investigating them.]

Are you doing alright, Joey-chan?

[incrediblystressedout]

Haha, yeah, a girl who lost a good friend and the nicest guy here had their throats sliced open like a slasher film last night, I'm doing great.

[Wow, that came out without thinking about it. Or looking at Akechi.]

I just...why kill two people? That's just pointless cruelty even if you did have a secret worth murdering over.

[foolishjustice]

[That earns a wince from him. He was trying to show concern, but now he kind of regrets asking?]

There was a deleted photo on Feiji-san's phone, so I wonder if she might have seen something she wasn't meant to.

[incrediblystressedout]

...so you think they killed Yuuri, and then killed Torri to get rid of a witness?

[She says this more quietly. It's like a placeholder for an apology until she figures out how to word one.]

I guess anyone willing to kill anyone is technically willing to kill all of us if he wants to get away with it. One, two, twelve, what's the difference.

[foolishjustice]

It would make sense. Otherwise, I can't see what benefit there would be in killing two people. If anything, it would increase the chances that the culprit would leave behind identifying evidence.

[incrediblystressedout]

Hm. Yeah.

[She looks around.]

The knocked-over stands are probably from someone chasing her, right? That means she was running away. Probably trying to get back to her room where she'd be safe...