Investigation IV

[lesmodsalouette]

INVESTIGATION

Being forced asleep the second the clock struck midnight has been an ill-omen for weeks now. Yet this morning sees you waking not to explosions and smoke, but to the comfortable feeling of eight hours of uninterrupted rest. It's 8 in the morning and the sun is already out, and all is quiet around Chateau Ambregris.

Do you dare hope that you can face the day without further bloodshed? That Ish's announcement of needing no more bodies has stilled the restless violence in everybody's hearts? They say time heals all wounds, but has this ever-repeating week truly had the same effect?

(( OOC: Comment to this entry with where your character is going in the morning. A mod response will let you know if there’s anything to be found there! The Investigation is a free-for-all until all bodies have been found.

Once the victim(s) have been identified, there will be an IC announcement, and mods will provide Investigation sub-headers for the relevant locations. Up to 3 characters are welcome to investigate under each header unless indicated otherwise. ))

Locations Profiles Main Nav

Comments

[uiscebeatha]

At least you didn't go down without a fight...

[ This relieves him, somehow.

And along that trail of thought, Cain will attempt to peek through the tears in the clothing (he doesn't want to actually tear the clothes further or disturb the body anymore than he needs to) to see if there's any bruising on the skin where the ribs might be cracked. ]

[lesmodsalouette]

[ Though the skin a mess of injuries and otherwise caked with blood pretty thoroughly, Cain will still find that both Sariel's chest and back are dark with bruising!! ]

[uiscebeatha]

[ Right. Figures.

Cain sits back on his heels, done with what details he can handle for now and looks at Sariel overall. How long does he seem to have been dead? ]

[lesmodsalouette]

[ Both livor mortis and rigor mortis have set in, if that would tell Cain anything about the timeframe!

Unless Cain has any more specific questions, this about covers what he'll be able to find on Sariel's body... but once he turns away from the body, he may spot a bit of fabric in a nearby hedge. ]

[uiscebeatha]

[ Before he leaves, quietly: ]

I'm sorry, Sariel. [ sorriel. ] We'll find out who did this to you.

[ And he turns—well, that's convenient. Getting up and walking over to the fabric. What's going on here? Does it match what Sariel's wearing? ]

[lesmodsalouette]

[ It does not match what Sariel is wearing! In fact it appears to be fairly nondescript cloth like it can be found in the workshop for arts and crafts projects.

If he pulls it out, he'll find it to be something of an... eggplant-shaped sack, with an opening at one end that is laced with an elastic band. The size of the sack is... a bit larger than an average eggplant, but not by much.

And curiously, if he digs a little deeper in the hedge he'll find three more sacks of the same design and size. ]

[uiscebeatha]

[ Whoa... Vaniel 🍆💦 confirmed?

Weird... Four in total. Cain will gently prod the the first sack. Does it feel like there's anything inside? And if there is, he will peek inside to see what it is. ]

All Core Evidence Found!

[lesmodsalouette]

[ There is nothing inside any of them. How strange!

They're really rather non-descript. The one other thing notable about them is that the stitches sewing them together are not done very professionally. ]

[uiscebeatha]

[ How strange!

Anyway, Cain will collect them all and gently roll them up to tuck into his various pockets... Ah, crap, he should probably change, too. ]