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.

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[snackooed]

We'll finish snapping up the rest of the scene, and then we'll talk to her. Hopefully we'll have enough time before the trial starts. I don't know the proper procedure when it comes to handling these...but if she does, then we should probably defer to her judgment on it. I imagine she'd want to help as much as the rest of us do.

[ And this definitely isn't the time to be cagey on answers. Anyone can probably see that.

Still, it's never easy to see Mira like this...and yet, week after week, all she can really do is say-- ]

I'm with you.

[philoxenia]

Of course... And if it's something she'd like to take with her-- I don't want it to be lost forever.

[ ... ]

Thank you. I'm with you, too. I don't think anything will change that.

i guess this is a thing, now.

[archboxer]

[Rhea is back. She left with Della and eventually went to her room... and got a few things. Like a knife and part of that hideous Nic Cage dress. She probably was listening this entire time as she quietly crept up.]

If... you are ready, then yes. I will take care of it. That stone is, well, I will explain more thoroughly at the trial for everyone.

[She's angry but the air of just... defeat is more than that anger.]

It is his heart, yes, but it is much more than that. His soul if you will. The Professor should not have it.

[snackooed]

I'm sorry for your loss, Rhea.

[ Everyone is feeling the defeat here. That much is clear. For all of the indignation, the air is just...well, it's sad. ]

We'll be counting on your help. Let me know if there's anything we can do in the meantime, please...

[archboxer]

...

[She should say thank you but she doesn't have the heart.]

Yes, of course, Ema. I am sorry for pulling aside from the investigation but this is important...

[She's just. Going to sit down and start carving that out. Mira probably should look away.]