SECOND INVESTIGATION

[bathymetric]

It's easy to think, with how much... less this week's motive seems to be than the last, that perhaps nothing will happen. But then again, someone was poisoned yesterday, so perhaps you're already on edge. No one could blame you, in this place. Even on the brightest days, New Rapture is dark.

There's no blood in the elevator, at least, but... your radios are all pretty quiet, this morning.

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[visiblepattern]

[How so?

...Is this one from an underhand stab, because that's where my mind went immediately. Does it look like it came up from below, or is it something else?]

[bathymetric]

[ That's a big yes on up from below. While the cluster stabs all seem from above, this wound slants upward, indicating it was made from a lower vantage point. ]

[visiblepattern]

[All right, excellent. ...Not that it happened to Obi, but. You know what I mean.

Another question regarding the appearance of the stabs, I'm so sorry: how do the wounds themselves look, as in do they seem to have clean edges or did the skin tear? Was the blade visibly serrated, basically. And are all the wounds consistent in this regard?]

[bathymetric]

[ We're saying not serrated! The wounds are all consistent. ]

[visiblepattern]

[Okay, thank you!

...Now, uh. You mentioned other wounds that are notable?]

[bathymetric]

[ I did! I'm sorry!!

Thankfully the grisly ones are out of the way. All of these can be found on Obi's arms and hands. They're little cuts and bruises, things that caused him discomfort but not the same grief as what we've already looked at. They're all on the outside of his arms and palms, consistent with defensive wounds. ]

[visiblepattern]

[Good on you for fighting back, Obi.

All right, duly noted! Is there anything else about Obi's poor half-dressed body that he should know about?]

[bathymetric]

[ One last thing, and um. It's kind of cursed? All of the apologies in the world are not going to make this up to Forrest.

There's a rope tied around his foot. It may very well still be partly floating in the water. ]

[visiblepattern]

[...

why.

Is it just standard department store rope or does it look like it came from something else?]

[bathymetric]

[ Yeah. Just a standard department store rope, tied around Obi's foot and left here. ]

[visiblepattern]

[what in the almighty sinnoh is this.

but all right! i take it that's it, because i see the area clear down there - thank you!]