FIRST INVESTIGATION

[bathymetric]

To say this week has been intense is, generally, an understatement. Friday dawns like any other day. Some of you may have guessed that something like this would happen. It's not a difficult assumption to make, considering what's at stake. Mayor Fontaine has come forward with clear intent, and maybe expecting twenty-five people to stay strong against it is too much. Or maybe not! You never know!

...For those of you not entirely convinced, however, those visible traces of blood in the elevator might speak differently.

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GARDEN

[bathymetric]

[ What are the poor pond fishes going to think about this? ]

[inaclearing]

[Brett is gonna walk the fuck away from the body to take a minute, so - is there anything out here that's not body-adjacent to look at?]

[bathymetric]

[ You've got a little something, but it probably won't make you feel any more at ease.

Let's talk spatial awareness real quick. So! Rather close to the pond is a wall of decorative uneven rocks. Just a bunch of stones jutting out, doing no one any good. Especially not whatever poor soul left a troubling amount of blood on them. ]

[inaclearing]

Oh there's a lot of blood over here...

[Brett is going to sit down on the ground in a third, different spot in the garden!!!]

[bathymetric]

[ Sorry Brett. This isn't a great place for the squeamish. ]

[dullshooter]

[LET'S SEE THAT BLOOD THEN

are we talking splatters or the like, does it trail off somewhere...what's up wit it]

[visiblepattern]

[Well, since he's already in here and with the body, and seeing as he's Seen Some Shit as a medic (magical though he usually is), he's going to do what he can for Adaman and check his body over. An initial once-over at first before getting into more detail; what is immediately noticeable here? He assumes there's a head wound due to all the blood; let's start there.]

[bathymetric]

[ The wound is easy enough to find, and is probably not a type of wound Forrest is unfamiliar with - Adaman has definitely suffered some sort of blow to the head. There's not brain matter leaking out or anything, but it's rough.

It's not the only wound on the body, but like. It's definitely the most serious. ]

[visiblepattern]

[How large does the area of the blow seem to be? And is there only one continuous area or does it look like he may have been hit multiple times?]

[bathymetric]

[ Not too large - though it does seem to be mainly the one wound, yes. There's no evidence he was hit on the dome more than once. ]

[pairtner]

No...you...

[Adaman. This is pretty unfortunate.

........

Well, it's necessary to do her job now. Aiba appears on the other side of the body]

Allow me to assist you. I'm an investigation assistant -- I will inform you if I see anything noteworthy you should be informed about.

[There's a lot a small thing like her can't do, so while she stays sitting on the edge of the nearest planter to the body, she takes advantage of the many functions built in her, all thanks to her game being a point and click when investigating crime scenes her creators' foresight.

Zoom in. Forrest is checking the head, Aiba examines the rest of the body. Blood probably may have washed off any other injuries, but things like ripped clothing or holes or the wounds themselves if they're in the open don't wash off with water. She should be able to find them]

[visiblepattern]

[He's able to smile a bit at that, though it's not as bright as it usually is.]

Thank you, Aiba.

[bathymetric]

[ Interesting! Speaking of washed-off blood, though, there's a curious little stain of faded blood on the sleeve of his haori! ]

[pairtner]

Blood on the sleeve. Faded, possibly because of the water. Determining location...

[Aiba pictures the sleeve in her memory. Thank goodness for good spatial abilities. Where's the blood on the sleeve? Near the hand? Near the elbow, maybe? On the back of the forearm?]

[bathymetric]

[ Near the cuff! ]

[onemillion]

[Rossiu was really hoping to avoid having to deal with Adaman's body, but uh. Well his investigation requires a key and he can only think of one place to look right now so uh. Hi, body crew!!]

Have you... found his room key? I thought it would be good to look through it.

[And maybe see if poor Leafeon is shut in there...]

[pairtner]

[Aiba's human projection turns to Rossiu, the real hamster self having searched the body for objects on Adaman]

The key is not in his possession right now.

[Given Jason found it over there, yup]

[onemillion]

Thank you, Aiba.

[Time to move on over there, then!!]

[dullshooter]

[He is also here in case Brett faints. Ready to miss him as he falls.]

[bathymetric]

[ If you're sticking close to Brett, you're also gonna see the blood on the rocks. Wanna get a closer look? ]

[hellaethics]

[Much like Misfire, Jason is sticking close to Brett and much like Brett, he's avoiding the hell out of looking at the body!

Is there anything he might be able to see if he crouches to check out the water? Anything at the bottom of the pond maybe?]

[bathymetric]

[ Good thinking, Jason! There's something shiny down there! ]

[hellaethics]

[Hell yes.

How close is it to the edge of the water? Would he be able to reach in and get it or would he need to hip into to get to it?]

[bathymetric]

[ It's near where the body was, which isn't too deep an area of the pond.

Congrats, Jason, you found Adaman's room key! ]

AREA CLEAR

[bathymetric]