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Unknown Seas Mods / NPCs ([personal profile] bathymetric) wrote in [community profile] unknownseas2020-05-16 12:36 am
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FIFTH TRIAL

Quite the spread of evidence, isn't it? You have all you need, make your way to the vault door at once.

[ Once you're all at the door, Angel lets you through and into the elevator as always. And speaking of that elevator... your space to roam inside has grown again as you head down. Four is a heavy number to lose in one week, isn't it, between Nova and the three bodies you've just found? Though the number of things to discuss might be weighing heavier on your mind, if you're one of the investigators. The elevator might seem bigger or smaller than usual, despite the increase in space.

The trial room is as it is most weeks, apart from the newly-red podiums, so at least that's not a surprise by now. The screens are lowered, the familiar spiral displayed as ever. ]


That's three down this week. Up to three parties can be found responsible, when all is said and done - so go forth and find whoever did this, won't you? And to whoever did this... as always, best of luck to you as well.

[ The screens raise.

Welcome to your fifth trial. ]
ladygeryon: (intense stare)

[personal profile] ladygeryon 2020-05-16 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[Since Jasper's grabbing the gem shards, Nira's going to bring the sword and set it on the podium, still with a cloth wrapped around the handle. She's also brought the drill bit from the workroom.]

I focused on studying the shards of the gem we found. Though not all of the shards were present-I think maybe about half of her gem left. Also, the break seems quite dissimilar to how quartz shatters-whatever Rose's gem was, it had basically perfect cleavage. I also tested its hardness with this drill bit, [She holds it up] which should be able to scratch quartz, and found that it was definitely on the harder side.

There was also blood splattered on the gem, and bloodstains on this sword as well. It seems the same sword was used to both draw blood and shatter the gem, since there is some damage to the blade.
bolderfell: It's warm in here. <user name="hashagi" site="tumblr.com"> (PEEK 🗡️ Shut up.)

[personal profile] bolderfell 2020-05-16 04:10 pm (UTC)(link)
...You're saying those shards are from something harder than quartz?
ladygeryon: (confusion)

[personal profile] ladygeryon 2020-05-16 04:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, they are. If I had access to a wider variety of gemstones I could verify its exact hardness.
emberserker: Arrogant glare. (i'm the greatest)

[personal profile] emberserker 2020-05-16 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
She's always been a strange-looking quartz, hasn't she? Even the quality ones don't look that brilliant. They're usually far murkier.
ladygeryon: (intense stare)

[personal profile] ladygeryon 2020-05-16 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
The gem also had a pointed pavilion. While it's not impossible for a quartz to have such a cut, according to Jasper Rose Quartz gems aren't formed in such a way.

[At least, she's pretty sure that's what it meant.]
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[personal profile] bolderfell 2020-05-16 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[He glances aside, rubs the back of his neck, and then sighs and reaches for a pouch he keeps in his shirt, under his cloak. After rummaging around inside it for a moment, he pulls out a couple vending machine diamonds.]

Try these.
ladygeryon: (intense stare)

Mods?

[personal profile] ladygeryon 2020-05-16 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, these should be useful, thanks. [She'll take one of the shards Vincent's holding on to since she's not going to fuck with an upset Jasper right now. And she'll test scratching that shard with one of the diamonds.]

Do you mind if one of these potentially gets damaged?
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[personal profile] bolderfell 2020-05-16 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Won't be useful to me if we get this wrong and drown in here. They're not cut yet, anyway, so it probably won't matter.
ladygeryon: (intense stare)

[personal profile] ladygeryon 2020-05-16 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[A nod, though she only takes one.] I'll only need one for this, I think. And I'll return it to you after this.
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[personal profile] bolderfell 2020-05-16 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
If you didn't, I'd get it back myself.
ladygeryon: (intense stare)

[personal profile] ladygeryon 2020-05-16 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh boy! And now for the final test...time to try and scratch the diamond with the shard!]
Edited 2020-05-16 16:21 (UTC)
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[personal profile] emberserker 2020-05-16 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
You're not suggesting what I think you're suggesting.
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[personal profile] hardnosed 2020-05-16 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[ HEY QUICK Q GUYS, WHAT THE FUCK ]

She's still alive. There's no possible way--
hardnosed: (pic#10767446)

[personal profile] hardnosed 2020-05-16 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
If it was her gem.

[ Shut up, Jasper!! ]
emberserker: Stuck-up pout. (hmph)

[personal profile] emberserker 2020-05-16 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
If it wasn't, why would the body announcement have gone off and specifically given her title? Come now.
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[personal profile] hardnosed 2020-05-16 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Even if she was broken, there's no way what I'm holding is her gem.
nothingcanstop: (suddenly there's no one saying)

[personal profile] nothingcanstop 2020-05-16 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I...looked around at the room, and there was definitely a fight. Like...an all-over one. Most all the furniture was beaten up or torn, and...like, the couch and other things, they had these kinda deep cuts? It looks pretty safe to say they were from that sword.

What's really... Okay, so there were a lot of small splashes and drops of blood everywhere. Like...on the furniture, on the walls--but not on anything that had a cut in it.

Something happened, and...it looks like whoever fought Rose got incredibly roughed up.
ladygeryon: (intense stare)

[personal profile] ladygeryon 2020-05-16 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
She was a warrior, after all. You think we should be checking people for nicks and such?
nothingcanstop: (i never imagined such wonder)

[personal profile] nothingcanstop 2020-05-16 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes... But, not quite yet. Let's try and get everything else sorted first.
ladygeryon: (intense stare)

[personal profile] ladygeryon 2020-05-16 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, sounds fair. There's so much going on this time...
nothingcanstop: (bixa orellana)

[personal profile] nothingcanstop 2020-05-16 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ OOPS PLEASE DISREGARD THE PART ABOUT HOW THE CUTS WERE FROM THE SWORD, THAT'S A CLERICAL ERROR ON MY PART ]