SECOND INVESTIGATION

[bathymetric]

Your third Friday in the facility dawns like the last two, where you've historically had a 50-50 shot at not, you know, having someone be murdered somewhere. Needless to say, the atmosphere is probably tense. You've already lost someone, but... is that enough? There's a whole chest of maybe literal pirate gold at stake, here, and for all of you who have derided the motive there's no doubting that money isn't exactly something that nobody out there kills for, right?

The lights of the facility click on to signal the end of nighttime, and one by one you start to wake. Things seem pretty normal as you all leave your rooms, but... didn't you feel this way last week, too?

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CHAPEL

[bathymetric]

[ the professor TRIES to give you ONE calming room and what do you do with it? ]

[archboxer]

[Sorry, Ema, this is in her room and she's over the body and not moving. Time to look at the body... Does he appear to have any apparent wounds?]

[snackooed]

Sorry this happened in here. I know it's not right...

[ She's not particularly religious, but anyone can see that a body in a place of worship is just wrong. ]

If you want to take this one, I won't stop you. But I'm going to supervise, if it's all the same to you.

[archboxer]

That is. I apologize but even if this place is not just dedicated to the Goddess...

[She sighs.]

It feels like I must do my part as well, this time.

[snackooed]

Heard. I'll cover your bases. Second opinions in this field are always a good thing to have. We'll get to the bottom of it in no time.

[ She hopes. ]

[archboxer]

Thank you, Ema... I am sure we will.

[bogwife]

Do you want any help? [She was going to assist Ema with the body investigation but Rhea looks pretty intent on doing this herself. Still, she can at least offer.]

[archboxer]

Thank you... What do you think of this?

[bogwife]

[She's gotchu, Madame Pope.]

[bathymetric]

[ OH BOY DOES HE

how many wild animal attacks have you seen in your life, Rhea? because the man has bite marks on his neck, and no chunks have been removed but it's still not... pretty. ]

[archboxer]

[She... is very familiar with beast attacks and this just curls her stomach.]

Bites...

[Time to inspect his neck closer. Do they look human?]

[blackmass]

...I'm sorry, what?

[archboxer]

Something bit his neck. Strange, all the flesh is there...

[Eugh.]

[bathymetric]

[ They might be! It's hard to tell for sure without more time to clean things up and look at the pattern, but "human" is well within the range of terrible possibility!

There's some other weird things about the body, too, if the bite marks are a little Much. ]

[snackooed]

[ Mind if she handles the cleanup? And checks his rigor mortis, while she's at it? ]

[ladygeryon]

[Nira's gonna stick by the body for one moment. Is Obstagoon's Pokeball anywhere on Piers' body?]

[bathymetric]

[ surprisingly, no! ]

[ladygeryon]

[Crap. She pushes herself up with her walking stick and calls for Aria.] Hey girl. Can you help me find Slade's Pokeball? He should probably know what happened...

[She's gonna make a circuit of the chapel with Aria helping to look under the pews. Can she find the Pokeball anywhere?]

[bathymetric]

[ Not in here, nope! But if she goes looking around the facility, well... the vending machine room might have what she's looking for. ]

[bogwife]

[Ema and Rhea seem to have Piers' body handled so Zerinda can take this investigation time to look around the rest of the chapel. Is anything immediately noticeable as out of place?]

[bathymetric]

[ Yup! There's a sort of... blank, all-purpose altar in here, and it's been knocked the fuck over. ]

[bogwife]

[Now that is interesting. She approaches it and crouches down to get a better look. Does it look like there was a struggle around it?]

[bathymetric]

[ Well, the splatters of blood sure might indicate that, yep! ]

[bogwife]

[Oh boy! More blood. She'll have to have Ema take a second look but let's give it a go.

First, how far is the alter from the body and does the pattern look consistent bloody spray from the body?]

AREA CLEAR

[bathymetric]