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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[bathymetric]

[ they seem to be from a nearby shelf, where the books that are there seem a little bit... disorganized? They're out of order, one of them is upside-down... ]

[philoxenia]

[ let's take a look at the upside-down one first! ]

[bathymetric]

[ There's nothing too special about the book itself, but... is that something behind it? ]

[philoxenia]

[ it might be!!

let's take a look! she'll pull that book out. ]

[bathymetric]

[ Well, it looks like...

... did someone actually stuff an electric guitar behind the books of a bookshelf? Really? ]

[emberserker]

Oh, now what.

[Anna comes in with a danish in one hand, looking over Mira's shoulder.]

Don't tell me it's another dirty book -- wait, what.

[philoxenia]

It's... the guitar he received this week.

[emberserker]

And the killer just stashed it here to cover their tracks?

[philoxenia]

[ hey, what the fuck

she'll gently pull it out--just to confirm, it's the one piers got back this week, yes? ]

[bathymetric]

[ It is indeed Pier's whole hecking electric guitar!

Hey, is that blood on that snapped string? ]

[philoxenia]

[ oh no. because of course it is. a few things!

1. How much blood are we talking?
2. Is it just on the one string?
3. Is it just one string that's been snapped, from general wear or like... is there a way to tell if it's been snapped from like. Hitting someone? ]

[bathymetric]

[ Just a little bit on the one string that snapped, yep! There's no real way to tell exactly how it snapped per se, but...

The other notable thing is the noticeable crack in the body of the guitar, while we're on the subject of Question 3. ]

[philoxenia]

[ .....

She'll turn to the others, holding out the guitar. She's still looking at it closely. ]

... What do you think of this crack?

[ Because she's assuming it got there from self-defense. ]

[emberserker]

What I think is it's another case of trying to fend off the attacker with the nearest object. It must have done some damage to the culprit.

[bolderfell]

...Try plucking the the strings that are still there. If they were struck in the same blow that caused that, they might sound badly out of tune.

[philoxenia]

... Alright.

[ And she'll do just that. How's it sound, mods? ]

[bathymetric]

[ oh the poor thing is definitely not in-tune ]

[philoxenia]

[ COOL GREAT ]

... you're right, Therion.

[ She's not upset about that but rather. Literally everything that's happening. ]

[baitless]

That settles it, I suppose.

[SIGH..... THIS FUCKIN SUCKS......]

[philoxenia]

[ DON'T IT JUST ]

... Can I give the guitar to one of you to take? I think Ema might need me to, um... take photos again.

[baitless]

Certainly. I'll take it for you, so do what you must.

[after all, he's got pretty high ranks in axes.]

[philoxenia]

Thank you, Seteth.

[ And she'll hand it over before leaving!! ]