FOURTH INVESTIGATION

[bathymetric]

It's certainly been another interesting week here at the bottom of the ocean. You met what may or may not have been a ghost, you made some discoveries, but mostly you all kept yourselves busy against the crushing... well, pressure of your situation. The motive again seems to have hit a few of you, and it might not be too hard at all to think that this week isn't going to be any different than the last. But you've all been keeping yourselves busy against the looming Friday, and, well...

It's time to see if that paid off, or if what they say about idle hands is true, I suppose.

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[bathymetric]

[ It's pretty clear, once you get closer that, well... this person probably isn't going to wake up, is she?

You could almost mistake her for sleeping, the way she's lying on the ground, but the blood says otherwise. What a shame, she's been so industrious and busy this week, and didn't she say something about this kind of situation not being feasible?

Shelley Winters is dead. ]

[nothingcanstop]

[ A hand on Shelley's arm freezes as Della starts to try and gently shake her awake...before she sees the blood. ]

Not again.

[mouflon]

[ oh boy time for another lovely morning of staring at maps— ]

...Della. Do you want to go find Skye?

[ YES, SHE IS STILL ON A LAST NAME BASIS, FUCK OFF ]

[nothingcanstop]

Skye...? Oh- right. Ema. [ She sighs out through her nostrils. ] Yeah, I guess someone probably should, right?

[ She wills herself to stand. This is going to be a long day. ]

[mouflon]

Yeah. Don't worry, I'll make sure nothing gets disturbed until she gets here.

[ haha this is fine we're all good ]

[nothingcanstop]

Thanks, Rin. I--

[ Haha, sounds like a bit of a commotion from the next room over, huh. ]

...What are the odds that...?

[mouflon]

[ oh no ]

Two people...? Should someone go check it out?

[nothingcanstop]

[ "I don't like fish" sure isn't a good reason to...avoid this. ]

I'll...peak in.

[mouflon]

...Alright. If that's what you want.

[ Whichever of them goes, it involves a cartoon duck looking at a body, so... ]

[ladygeryon]

[Nira's just gonna...lay a comforting hand on Della's shoulder. Though she's also open to a hug if the duck wants one.]

[nothingcanstop]

[ It's appreciated, that's clear. She can't quite offer Nira a smile, because... Well, this is the first body she's found here!! But, she gives her a grateful look. ]

[ladygeryon]

[Completely understandable.]

...I hate that I'm getting used to this pattern.