WEEK 3 INVESTIGATION

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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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EVIDENCE TOP LEVELS

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[ I didn't forget this last week, shh. ]

MAIN RESORT BUILDING: LAUNDRY

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[passetemps]

[ well, zelkov and lacus are coming back here now that the body question has been answered. what was it we saw when we first stepped in here before? ]

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[ The first thing they'd see is the absolute mess the laundry room is in— destroyed washers and dryers and general destruction, but notably, not a single trace of blood.

And if you look up (which you will, considering the sun's streaming through, they'll also see that most of the roof is gone. It kinda looks like someone or something shot through it. ]

[idologue]

[ After world's most emotionally exhausting morning, the atmosphere has settled solidly on 'slightly awkward' and that is the perfect time to investigate.

Lacus is going to be looking at the destroyed machinery - how are they destroyed? Did something drop from above, or were they crushed from the front? Were they even crushed in the first place? ]

[passetemps]

[ well, lacus knows machines a lot better than he does, so zelkov will leave those to her and try checking out the roof.

i'm not sure how big the laundry room actually is, so like, what kind of square footage is "most of the roof"? if it looks like something went through it, i guess that means it's more of a distinct hole than just collapsed? what's the rough shape of it like? ]

[divector]

[ Considering Ibuki was already here searching for the goose (RIP), he'll take a deeper look at its remains. Is there a trail he can follow? ]

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[ RIP...

Oddly enough, there's not a trail leading away from the goose's remains. He'll notice though that the pile of blood and feathers is close to the area of the main resort where the laundry is, and like Lacus and Zelkov he'll easily be able to see that the roof is mostly gone. ]

[divector]

[ Hmm, right, that was a thing.

With a high jump and use of his own powers to soften his landing, he'll carefully stand on the more intact part of what's left of the roof. He can always jump away if it's less stable than he thought, but a bird's eye view can't hurt.

What would he see on and through the roof from up here? ]

MAIN RESORT: BEACH

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[ Just to be clear since we have a lot of beaches/shoreline, it's the swimmable beach by the main resort. ]

[chosenwang]

[ Time to sacrifice Wang Lu to whatever it happening here. Is there anything that jumps out besides the Frenchman here? ]

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[ No jumpscares, except...

Well. There definitely is something going on with the sand that's immediately noticeable. Something which appears to be pockets of missing sand that looks like it's been tossed around due to some kind of activity that results in these pockets being about 10-30 feet wide.

Alongside a haphazard spilling of blood. There's other things around here that are nearby, but suffice to say, Wang Lu has hit the jackpot! ]

[chosenwang]

[ He's going to take pictures of the pockets of missing sand. Where is all the sand?

Is the spilling of blood like someone had a cup full of it and spilled it on their way to do whatever beach crimes they did? Or like it came from a wound? How big is the spilling of blood? He is taking a pic of this as well.

Time to go check out the other things nearby. Wonder wonder whats in the wonder beachball ]

[microtransactions]

[ anyway, after his cursory initial looking up and down the beach yeah sure let's go uh, investigate closer to give lacus and lobelia their space! prompted by wang lu.

so is the missing sand from the sand holes just gone? no apparent mounds or piles or anything in the immediate area if they check the tree or shoreline? the mod comment states how wide they are but what about depth, i.e. how much sand is being thrown around here?

does the blood appear to make any particular trail? ]

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[ The missing sand is just gone. Gonerio. Sayonara! Magolor will not find it no matter how hard he tries.

In addition, the depth of these holes are 3-5 feet deep!

The blood does not make a particular trail, given its uneven spillage and placement. ]

MAIN ISLAND --> SEAGULL'S PLAYGROUND

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[finalmix]

[ pretending I didn't sleep through the entire body hunt but plonks josh in this general area I guess. 'sup, modlies, what railway crimes have been committed today? ]

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[ In the immediate area, Josh will be able to catch sight of some vicious crimes, oh yes.

There's damage to the bridge, easy to see right away. That would be gaping holes in the wooden slats, like there was a sudden and incredible destructive force applied to them. These are 10-30 feet wide, and 3-5 feet deep. Oh noes! ]

GO KARTS

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[necrotiem]

[I believe Shuda called dibs on the body, but surely there are some other things to look at around here?

Starting with those blood trails, maybe? Let's get a closer look at that.

(I may need a third person to hop in in a little bit too bc if I don't get a nap in before raid it's over for me.)]

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[There's certainly a lot to look at, since the devastation at the tracks sure is a thing.

The blood trails here are actually... not too substantial -- if Waltaquinn is starting at the body, she'll find both some winding trails of blood in droplets that seem to get slightly bigger leading out of (or into) the go-kart area, and one straighter trail of blood droplets.

The latter is visible until about 20 feet out from the body and then vanishes.]

[dancing_flames]

[Since he's already here (and Vergilius was one of the closest things he would consider to a friend in this place), he's going to take point on the body investigation.

To start with, where does it look like all of that blood was coming from? What sort of injuries are we talking about here?]

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[Well, to start with, there’s no immediately visible wounds — especially since the go-kart is still presiding over the proceedings, so you’ll likely need to move that first! That, and there’s blood literally all over him, even if it’s drying.

That said, other things you’ll notice: bruises, also all over, though it’s hard to tell how many exactly and their whole appearance under the blood. Did we mention there’s blood? Moreover, Vergilius’ shirt is all buttoned up, so you can only see what his tropical modesty deigns to reveal.]

[conceivesfrenzy]

[ Honestly, Alice just came out here with Athos to snoop and see Verg, but no one says she can't snoop. So snoop she shall.

Is most of what's here just the destruction of the railway and Verg getting hit with a blue shell, or is there anything from walking around the perimeter of the track? Is there any indication of the camera by the end of the track having gone off recently? ]

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[Most of what's here is just wrecked race track and blue shell destruction, though if Alice is checking the track's camera she'll notice that the lens is blown out.]