FOURTH INVESTIGATION

[bathymetric]

Friday morning and, well, you all wake up hungry, I'm sure. Even the vending machine isn't dropping food anymore, apart from sticks of butter, and one cannot live on that for very long. Another week has passed on this ship, and despite the fun communal activity of Accidentally Summoning Calypso, Goddess of the Sea last night, there's a tension in the air that cannot be dispelled or explained by the presence of some supernatural entity.

But hey, relax! The hallway outside your rooms is clear, at least! Most of you are around! And look, there's breakfast in the good ol' Jimmy Buffet!

... Wait, breakfast in the buffet? But that would mean...

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[cethflayn]

[Flayn fell asleep in a chair by Lorna's bedside last night, so when she wakes, she's. Well, exhausted and achy and hungry, so she doesn't really look to see if Lorna's still in bed. She stumbles out and makes her way to the bar to obtain a lime to eat, but since she'll have to pass through areas to get there, is there anything unusual on the way?

Because unless there is, nothing's going to stop her from absolutely coming to a halt in the Jimmy Buffet.

She's also wearing shoes. So you're aware.]

[bathymetric]

[ Nope! She makes it to the Buffet just fine! ]

[scouserer]

[Shit. This is maybe the first time that Constantine has not been happy to see free food available to him.

He's going to skip out on breakfast for now--what's most important is finding out what happened. He's going to head towards the garden, first and foremost.]

[bathymetric]

[ The topdecks are body-free! Even the lazy river. ]

[ahelpingpaw]

[Breakfast in the buffet? Welp. That can only mean one thing. Filbo barely glanced at all the food on what used to be empty tables the night before and gets running.

Perhaps towards the cafe. Good a place to start as any]

[bathymetric]

[ Well, the food's been restocked! Other than that, this room looks pretty Normal. ]

[jibunwo]

[He still doesn’t trust the coaster and go-karts, so let’s take a look there once it’s clear food exists again]

[bathymetric]

[ Somehow? This area is still body-free. Your guess is as good as ours. ]

[scythegun]

[Yeah, food can wait, there's a body to be found. Yeager's heading down to check out laser tag, assuming nothing stops him on the way.]

[bathymetric]

[ Nobody has besmirched the sanctity of laser tag today! ]

[paucipan]

[Plumeria's going to be heading towards the Hyperion Cafe; honestly she's not sure what to expect, but considering we have breakfast? It's not bound to be a good day today.]

[bathymetric]

[ Well, before you get there...

Something terrible seems to have happened in the Piano Lounge. ]

[leaveittomother]

[Well. Looks like someone just died. Let's look around the library, first.]

[bathymetric]

[ The library is clear! Enjoy your books! ]

[silentscout]

[AFTER scarfing down a few sausage links (priorities, Lalli), he's going to go check out the theater. Might as well start looking on floor 1.]

[bathymetric]

[ Nothing to see here, it seems! ]

[magycks]

[ Welp, time to crankily go to the teen zone and make another tally on the DAYS SINCE OUR LAST MURDER count! ]

[bathymetric]

[ The teen zone is as x-treme as ever, but not in a murder way. Cowabunga! Radical! Boo-yah! ]

[guffawsungraciously]

[



okay he’d better eat breakfast before the trial because he’s so hungry holy shit, what’s up in the Hypherion Cafe]

[bathymetric]

[ Well, about that. ]

[thisaroma]

[ Wow, the crazy thing about not sitting awake in a hallway all night is that you're actually awake for investigation! He's not... sure what to do with this.

Let's check... the sauna, he guesses?? ]

[bathymetric]

[ Nothing there, it seems! ]

[ltcommandroid]

[Well. That's not a great sign.

Given all the other rooms getting investigated, Data splits off to go check out something new. The bowling alley, maybe?]

[bathymetric]

[ Well, there's some business between you and the bowling alley, Data. ]

[dokkalfheimr]

[So quick question: did the piano die? I know how murdergames work and y'all hate pianos for some reason.]

[bathymetric]

[ I can at least say, before we get into investigation proper, that the piano itself isn't destroyed? ]

[bathymetric]

[Crackle goes the speakers all across the ship. Oh no.]

Hey, passengers, Captain Jack here! I hope you’re all enjoying a nice breakfast, getting some sun. It’s a good idea to work on your tan, but not too much, you know. That sun’ll kill ya.

Oh, speaking of. The #1 Elevator Attendant and Actually Pilots A Mecha Named- Pffff, oh my god. Sara? Yeah, they’re both dead. Two this time. Way to go, everyone. Now THAT’s showing initiative! Still have to investigate though, so you should really get on that.

EVIDENCE LIST

[bathymetric]

24/24

Spa (7/7)
- AND I SET FIRE! TO THE SPA!
- Blow them out
- Seems sketch
- You're doing meditation wrong
- That little pond did not deserve this
- There is such a thing as too oily
- Aw soot

Bowling Alley (9/9)
- Strike. You're out.
- No helping hands here
- Leave a mark or several
- CW: gore (shing, sparkle sparkle)
- CW: gore (yeeouch)
- That's never coming out
- Ain't a murder without a blood trail
- Not a drop to drink
- Remember the sword btw

Piano Lounge (6/6)
- CW: gore (this is not how you open up to someone)
- Pointy!
- Can't have a murder without a knife apparently
- That's never going to buff out
- How chairable
- We need a tailor

Arcade (2/2)
- Insert Be More Chill lyrics
- Rage quit; feat Michael Jones

SPA

[bathymetric]

[ Take a moment to do some self-care, you deserve it after looking at All Of That. ]

[scouserer]

[Hahahaha, so. Getting away from the bodies for a moment because, fuck. It was a probably good decision not to eat breakfast this morning.

He wanders the ship in a half-daze before ending up in the spa. What's happening in here?]

BOWLING ALLEY

[bathymetric]

[ Someone found the perfect place....... to strike! ]

[deathmagnetic]

[ The true tragedy was that two people were dead and breakfast won't be a thing until he's done investigating here.

...Technically he could've always blew it off, but really. He's not going to do that.

So. First off. What kind of hell regarding Albedo's body are we looking at to start with? ]

PIANO LOUNGE

[bathymetric]

[ It's nine AM on a Friday, regular crowd shuffles in... ]

[dokkalfheimr]

[She said she was going to look, and she's going to. I'm here for gore, mods, what state is Sara's body in?]

ARCADE

[bathymetric]

[ No gore or excitement in here, if that's something you're looking for! ]

[jibunwo]

[so this is all terrible but instead of passing out until someone drags him to the theatre, he kind of wants to look for emily—so, what’s up in here?]