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THIRD INVESTIGATION

This week's promises were a little weird. From a threat, to an opportunity, to... This has been the closest to a full-on bribe Fontaine's gotten. You can't say he doesn't give you taste of what's to come, but is anyone going to take it? Maybe with the group vandalism you all did, feelings are high for sticking it to the man instead of biting at the obvious bait.

Of course, if you try to use the plasmids you'd previously injected, you'll find none of them will work. That's probably not a good sign. Honestly, giving a bunch of people dangerous injectables... What was the Mayor thinking?

Wait. That's the point, isn't it? Better get looking...though you may not have to go far at all.

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I DON'T THINK ANYONE'S GOING TO BE SURPRISED IF I SAY SHE JUST FUCKING SCREAMS, RIGHT??? ]

[Guess who's gonna rush in here and be screaming loudly as shit too- BITCH TF SETO?????????]

[Teen girl squad (rip Penelope gone but not forgotten) is probably heading down together so this is a fun time for all.]

Hagakure... san...?

[She's managed to avoid seeing the corpses of the past two cases so, uh, hey. New... new experience?]

Wh–why– why is he here?! In front of the elevator, who would just leave him here like this?!

[ she's having a moment!!! ]

Someone very inconsiderate.

[She's just kind of? Staring? At the body???

She legitimately does not know what to even DO here, please hold on she's also having a moment.]

[okay he’s getting over the fact that hagakure really does bleed pepto bismol. uh. he’s gonna… try and step between the girls and the corpse…]

…come, both of you. Let us go… elsewhere.

[LET’S GO LESBIANS away from the crime scene]

[ Two teenage girls holding hands in an elevator, staring at a dead body!!! Love wins!!! ]

Ah... Right...

Mielle?

[Just gonna... tug her with, a little, as Gaius is ushering them away from corpse city over here.]

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[…uhh shit where should he herd the kids. restaurant probably. only after he peeks in and makes sure there isn’t blood everywhere.]

…

It seems as though there is nothing immediately distressing in the restaurant. I believe it to be a fine enough place to recuperate.

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[Screaming is never a good sign first thing in the morning? Holy shit, that's happening.]

Mielle! Are you-

[Oh. Oh, god, no, no she is not okay, that's a body, and it's... He's really upset by who it is but he'll make it.]

Should I, ah... I'm not going to make you handle it, Mielle, I can take care of him.

No!

[He hisses at poor Forrest, collapsed on the floor in absolute shock, but he's forcing himself do it.]

Let me do it.

Don't fucking touch him.

Absolutely not. Not if you're actively upset; we can't risk errors in the trial.

[His anger is burning red hot.

Dandy glares at Forrest, his shoulders shaking from all the rage he's trying to restrain within his body. It's not the medic's fault, most likely.]

I'm not askin' ya.

I'll be careful.

[What he's trying to say is that he will touch the body with instructions provided by Forrest but he does want to be first.]

Just tell me what to do.

You can swear and fume at me all you want. Now isn't the time for me to teach you how to handle a body, much less the body of someone you care about.

[Forrest brings up an important point.

They will never find out who did this if they don't do a thorough investigation. Dandy is the emotional sort, hot-headed and passionate, but all the anger leaves his body after an involuntary quivering of muscles occurs. He lets something that sounds like a stifled cry- It's soft, however.

His tone quickly switches to one of pleading.]

Fine.

But I stay.

If we move him, I do it. Please.

[Dandy begins to feel the waves of guilt wash over him, the current violent.]

Poor bastard.

[He laughs, the sound mirthy and pretty fucking unhinged, to be honest-]

He actually predicted this.

We just had no friggin' clue.

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Lady Roscente-!

[Jonathan wasn't going to investigate today, but hearing a scream from a familiar voice makes him come dashing out.

And then he sees Hagakure's body.]

Oh dear God.

[Luckily, he is not as emotionally devistated by this murder, so he's going to place a hand on Mielle's shoulder and gently try to move her away.]

Don't look, Lady Roscente, you of all people do not need to witness this.

[ She doesn't seem to hear his voice until he sets a hand on her shoulder – and it's only then that she jumps and manages to pull her gaze away from Hagakure. Not that looking away now is going to keep the sight from lingering in her mind for who knows how long. ]

Mister Harker...! [ Her voice breaks a bit. ] Is he– is there no chance he could still be–?!

[ They'd had a terrible scare with Drakkon, after all. Could this be another false alarm? ]

[Jonathan stares at Hagakure's body. That was so much blood and he was so still. He can already tell if there was a chance to save him, it's long gone now.

He embraces Mielle gently as he speaks.]

... I cannot lie to you, Lady Roscente, but I fear that we have arrived too late.

[ At first when Jonathan puts his arms around her, she stiffens up – it's the slightly panicked, confused response of someone who very clearly is not used to hugs. After a moment, though, she finally crumples against him. She's still holding herself awkwardly in his arms, but – she's not resisting, at least. Sorry about the steadily growing damp patch on his shoulder, though. ]

B–but why...? He was so kind to everyone... why would anyone still fall for what Fontaine has to say...?!

[Jonathan strokes Mielle's hair, not minding the fact that she's crying into him.]

... I do not know. He of all people did not deserve this.

... shit, it really was pink.

[He is not going to ask Nandor if it tastes different from human blood but the thought appears in his head briefly and he Hates It.]

[ come on Jonathan he's not gonna taste a dead man's fluids!! for one thing dandy beat him there ]

…

[in fairness the last time he ended up getting off an elevator with a group it ended pretty badly too]

Ah -

[Brett covers his mouth, but actually seems rather less affected this time. The pink isn't as visceral, maybe?]

Wh - oh, god. [Do we gotta climb over him to...?]

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