THIRD INVESTIGATION

[bathymetric]

So the mood, test subjects, has been a little... rough, maybe. The vibes, they're not great for a lot of you. Even some of the normally calm and/or collected among your number seem to have let this week's motive get to them, and when the lights click on on Friday there are some among you who may well just assume there's a body to find. It wouldn't exactly be unreasonable, would it?

But hey, maybe you all held out! Maybe this can be a turning point in your fight against The Professor and his motives, and you can come together to tell him off once and for all! Wouldn't that be nice? One nice week.

Well, only one way to find out if that's an option.

Comments

AREA C HALLWAY

[bathymetric]

[ just out here having a normal one ]

[nothingcanstop]

[ ...Yeah, let's just look here. Anything of note? ]

[bathymetric]

[ hey della do you like ~blood trails~? because there's one here, leading from the arcade to the waterpark ]

[nothingcanstop]

[ aw motherducker

How's it look, dragged, dripped? ]

[bathymetric]

[ dripped, mostly.

there's also something off to the side, while you're focusing on the ground out here. ]

[nothingcanstop]

[ And guessing there's nothing she can really get from the non-drips?

Aw, yeah? What've you got for me, what horrible thing? ]

[bathymetric]

[ not really, no.

Looks like a... broken half of a long stick, maybe? ]

[nothingcanstop]

[ H...uh. How thick is the stick? Can she get an idea of where it came from by examining it? ]

[bathymetric]

[ It's about... you've probably played some kind of off-brand Duckgeons and Dragons kind of thing, Della, it looks kind of like half of a quarterstaff. ]

[archboxer]

[...Rhea's just going to follow the duck because. She's not even allowed to see the body.]

[nothingcanstop]

[ ...Ah. Oh, Rhea. She... ]

...When they're finished, I can...try and get Ema to let you in. To...pay your respects.

[archboxer]

...Thank you.

[She's... tired. So tired.]

[nothingcanstop]

I'm sorry, Rhea.

[archboxer]

The... Goddess must have had a reason to allow this to happen.

[She doesn't sound like she believes that. At all.]

AREA CLEAR

[bathymetric]