WEEK 3 INVESTIGATION

[killerwaves]

INVESTIGATION

Good morning, sunshines, sungems, and wild partiers of the night! No matter what kind of night you had, you'll find yourself awakening to an energetic tune blasting out from the island speaker system, one that more than a few of you will recognize -- you won't be able to escape it, but why would you want to?

Music is a great way to start your day, and surely, this is a great omen for Fridays at this resort. There's at least one reason to get up dancing, as the wings of the warp phenomenon have vanished with the morning mist and the sea breeze; Kingfisher's Retreat boasts a beautiful, uninterrupted waterfall that reflects the morning sun once more, and the waves at Sungem's Peak are largely peaceful. Even the customary burst of sound and pressure was a little mollified by the addition of the new soundtrack. You know what that means by now, but hopefully the music will add a pep in your step.

(( OOC: Welcome to your second investigation, we hope everyone is enjoying their DD refreshes ☆ ))

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PSA: WHY

[allworknoplague]

[Honestly, the body announcement is slightly delayed. And once it starts, all there is is a long, long sigh of exasperation -- it goes on for like, several breaths' count at least. Maybe the mask is a breathing exercise.]

Do you people think repairing this resort and keeping it in working shape comes cheap? And I'm not talking about money here.

Looks like Vergilius is out of the running, and took about half the buildings with him. You'll just have to deal with it until we're done here.

Oh, and that little musical stunt? That had nothing to do with us. That's your problem to deal with. Three hours. You know how this goes by now.

[chosenwang]

[ Sounds like they don't want people to know they are fans of boy bands ]

[dancing_flames]

[Hey guess what, that speaker is getting detonated about 30 seconds later]

[allworknoplague]

[dancing_flames]

[Fuck you too, sir.]

[necrotiem]

[Quin stops in her tracks. A very rare surprised expression crosses her features.]

Half the resort...well, that's a good show to put on for us, Vergilius.

[She's not a person who feels glum about most things by nature, but this is at least enough to give her pause.]

Well, work to do and little time to do it in. Chop chop!

[butcherspice]

[Vergilius is dead.

Well, that’s fucking stupid, is Billy’s first thought. There’s got to be some other reason—he didn’t hear the announcement right? False alarm? He has to head over to the site to see for himself, just to confirm it.

(If you assume someone’s dead when you never find a body, you’re setting yourself up to look like an idiot when they come back.

When that someone dies right in front of you and all that’s left to look at is the body, you still end up being an idiot, because you’ll always wonder if you could have stopped it.)

Vergilius is definitely dead. Billy crouches by his corpse and sees that someone has already taken it upon themselves to close his eyes for him. So the most Billy can manage is a pat on the shoulder.]

I told you not to get fucking killed and leave me with this lot, didn’t I? Real dick move, Verg.

[They were both right about it being a rotten world they lived in. It’s only natural that the rot kills some people no matter how hard they try.

Still. Billy can’t help from muttering a barely audible “sorry, mate” to someone who can’t hear him.]

[stilllovesyou]

[Nona looks up at the intercoms when she hears them confirm that Vergilius is dead, and she can't help it when she starts crying.]

[gluttoning]

[Oh he DEFINITELY heard that by the time he got back to the main island, goodbye whoever he is with because he starts RUNNING.

Where are you, Nona?]

[stilllovesyou]

[Dodo House!]

[gluttoning]

[Running, running, bye investigation crime scene, he is barely bothering to unlock the door before yanking it open, beelining straight to where she is the second he can smell her, and throwing his arms around her to squeeze her tight.]

[stilllovesyou]

[She pauses her sobbing briefly to let out a surprised yelp before wrapping her arms around him and burying her face in Beel's shoulder.]

It's not fair.

I liked him! He was my friend!

[gluttoning]

[Just gripping her tight. If they're not on a bed, well surprise, now they are, and he is gonna pull them both up there and settle her against his lap, holding her tight and stroking her hair.]

It's not. It's not fair. I liked him, too.

I'm so sorry, Nona.

[plunges]

[ Xiao also rushes back to the cabana to seek out Nona, who they somehow left behind during curfew. He opens the door, eyes wide, and then he sees her nestled safely in Beel's arms. She may be sobbing, but at least she's safe.

Xiao just observes, frown deepening. He shouldn't join them, but he's glad Beel's got her. ]

[gluttoning]

[Ah, there's Xiao.

When he freezes, Beelzebub is urgently waving him over with one of his hands, as best as he can without loosening his grip on Nona. Come on, come here.]

[plunges]

[ Okay, he can do this. Xiao hesitates, but he takes a few steps forward, towards them. He doesn't quite embrace Nona, but he puts a hand on her shoulder. It's a small gesture that's meant to be comforting, but he doesn't say anything. This is all he can do.

He closes his eyes. It's hard to see her like this. ]

[microtransactions]

[ oh. hm.

that's not a name he expected to hear in this context. and with the mess he's in the middle of finding ...

the harder they fall, huh? ]