FIRST INVESTIGATION

[bathymetric]

Friday, the deadline for The Professor's generous offer, dawns like any other. The automated cycle of lights, the only real indication of time passing here on the seafloor, passes into an imitation of daylight with a series of clicks and the hum of bulbs intensifying their glow.

Just last night, spirits were high as many of you watched movies and chatted. But as you leave your rooms today, there's something... foreboding hanging in the air. A quiet stillness, almost unnatural.

... Eh, it's probably fine, right?

Comments

[mouflon]

[ Hm. Yeah.

Where do they start and where does it look like they're heading to? ]

[bathymetric]

[ They seem to lead from the library towards the restrooms! ]

[mouflon]

[ Okay makes sense. Rin's going to crouch down next to them for a closer look; are the footprints large or small? And is there anything noteworthy about their shape or the pattern of them? ]

[bathymetric]

[ They're a little too light, unfortunately, to make out exactly what kind of person might have left them, but they definitely seem to be on the larger side. ]

[mouflon]

[ And they're just, like, a consistent pattern, right? No sign of a limp or other leg injury in how they're spaced out?

Assuming yes, Rin will stand up and give the space a closer look-over to check for anything else out of place! ]

[bathymetric]

[ Yup! Just some feet and some blood.

Speaking of blood, though, there appears to be another trail of it. ]

[mouflon]

[ OH BOY. Where's that one going, and what's it like? ]

[bathymetric]

[ It's a small trail, and it's heading for the library! ... It also just kind of starts in the middle of the open area. ]

[mouflon]

[ Is it a series of drips, or does it look like something was dragged? ]

[bathymetric]

[ Drips! No drag marks, and no footprints either. ]