SIXTH INVESTIGATION

[bathymetric]

It's Friday again, never a sign of great things in this place. There's a foreboding sense of... something in the air, though you have no idea what it could realistically be. There's nothing immediately off as you leave your rooms, but... it's of note that you do still have your powers. So maybe nothing bad happened after all! Look how small your number is, have you finally gone a week without killing just through the elimination of sheer volume alone? It's easy to hope so! And easy to think so, given the whole of Area A is clear.

So why won't that sinking feeling go away?

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[bogwife]

[Yup, that definitely explains the blood all over her hands and clothes. This is going to be fun to shower off before the trial.

Is there anything else immediately noticeable about him before she starts looking for smaller details?]

[bathymetric]

[ While his body is relatively un-wounded, his cape has suffered greatly - not that it was in mint condition before, but with all these fresh rips and tears he's definitely not getting his deposit back at the costume shop. ]

[bogwife]

[Hmm...so that's definitely a sign of a struggle.

She's moving on now, checking his hands and arms, especially his armoured arm for anything that might give her a better idea of what happened. She's also going to check his eyes because she absolutely doesn't remember his eyes being gold any other time she'd seen him around.]

[bathymetric]

[ First off, it's worth noting that the body is already cold. That's pretty weird. Honestly, it was cold when you got here, come to think of it. ]

[bogwife]

[That...is weird. And a bit alarming! Human bodies, especially ones that were alive so recently, shouldn't turn cold this fast. Unless...

Hm, putting a pin in that thought for the trial. Is there anything around his body, the weapon that could have stabbed him maybe?]

[bathymetric]

[ Nope! Just a pool of his own blood.

Quick note about that, though! ]

[bogwife]

[...What's wrong with his blood?]

[bathymetric]

[ Not the blood itself, but there is some noticeable scattering of blood in here! I forgot to mention it to Therion, rip me, but it's true.

Just one more thing of note about the body, then you're good! ]

[bogwife]

[Hmmm! Scattered how, is there a pattern to it maybe?

But back to the body, if she pats him down, is there anything? Or at least something that'll point her in the right direction?]

[bathymetric]

[ Not really.

It's actually, in general, his positioning as you started this whole thing! He was lying on his back, eyes closed, with one arm across his chest. ]