trusthell | Final Investigation.

You've all done very well to make it this far, but it's not over yet.

The klaxons blare out today, as they always do – there's no reason they should do any differently, not least of which because it's a Thursday; strange things usually don't happen around here until Fridays, and there's no reason to think that today will be any different.

But as soon as you awaken and get a glimpse of what's happening down that first-floor corridor, it becomes very apparent that that's far from the case.

The usual rooms on the eastern wing of the first floor are gone entirely, replaced by more of that glossy black that coats the courtroom; it's a little vertigo-inspiring at first, but it's not dangerous.

Of more interest, then, is probably those three rooms that seem to be waiting for you – one to the north, two to the south.

Choose where you're going to go. Look around for a while.

What else are you going to do, after all?

>Explore?

[OOC: Welcome to the final investigation! The areas blocked off in rooms 2 and 3 will require card keys to open; otherwise, you are free to investigate at your leisure!

Remember, we need 15 comments total from each of you on this log somewhere!]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[...Well, alright then.

If anybody's not up immediately at the klaxons - Yosuke, that means you - Cherryblod will wake them by incessant knocking on their door until they get the hell up.

Once everybody's in the same place...]

So. Obviously we're investigating now. Does anyone have a preference about who with?

[No worries here, Bruce has been up before the klaxons... although he hadn't come out until after them. And that was probably a wise decision too.

Anyway, with all of them gathered and having to face... this sudden transformation...]

I'll go with Stan.

[He works best with him right now, so it just makes sense.]

[That gets a nod, and a quick count.]

We should probably have relatively even teams, so that's two groups of three and one group of four. And we should probably split up the smarter people, in case we run into... sciencey things.

[A nod back in return.]

That's reasonable. And since Black and Captain Eide are still together, I'd say they should be the team of four.

[Everyone can just count Sigrun and Black as a single person on their own.]

[IT'S TRUE THEY'RE JOINED AT THE HIP, BASICALLY.]

I'm fine with that.

I would like to go with Eide-san and Black-kun, if that is okay.

[Mouri hopes you don't mind, captain]

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captainobnoxious - 2016-04-28 16:14 (UTC) - Expand

I'll go with the two of you, then. Between the three of us, we'll be fine.

That works for me.

[Have a smile, Gabriel. Bruce is glad to have you around too.]

Sounds good! [Stan grins at his group.] I'm gonna duck in and get my knuckledusters, either of you want a weapon?

I've got my own, don't worry.

[He got a pike!! Which is... much easier to use than a sledgehammer. And his own brass knuckles, of course, in case of needed close-ranged combat.]

goodforsomething - 2016-04-28 17:28 (UTC) - Expand

If we're splitting up, I'll head off with the captain. [He tilts his head in Sigrun's direction, just to make it clear who that was..] If that's alright.

[At least they're all together, they can die easier that way....]

We've already done a fair bit of investigating together. [and look at how well that went!]

That's fine with me. Imagine she'll be leading one of the groups.

Captain, I'd like to lead a different group, if that's alright.

Perfectly a-okay, Cherry. I trust you'll be fine.

Meanwhile, welcome aboard, Speedy! We're gonna have fun.

Ah... [Fun she says. Speedwagon's just going to be worried all the time now.]

Glad to be aboard. Hope I'll be of some use to you then.

You took my job, Cherry.

[But she's not put off, just keeping Black close, and... well, today she sticks out more than she usually would in a glossy black hallway because she'd thought today would be a fan-fucking-tastic day to wear the finished product Black had been working on all week.

That is, her fighting-fit white dress and those bitchin' boots. At least she can't feel too uncomfortable when there's something to do.]

I don't really, outside of that I'm sticking with Black here, but, uh... [...

She's motioning you closer, Cherry.]

Sorry, sorry. I'll let you do it if there's a next time.

[He's coming close. What do you need?]

[She needs to glance at Yosuke, that's what she needs to do!]

I'm glad you're leading another team, because I'm pretty sure Yosuke and Black didn't have the best time after the meeting and things have seemed kind of weird since then. So I didn't want them to be on the same one. Make sure you keep on your guard, though.

[Yeah. That's probably fair.]

Of course, dear. I'll take care of everyone under me, so you do the same for your group.

captainobnoxious - 2016-04-28 16:16 (UTC) - Expand

cherryblooded - 2016-04-28 16:16 (UTC) - Expand

[Needless to say Colress was a little concerned about the frantic knocking while he was still trying to get ready to face the day.

...Thankfully there's no body to be found, but this is still alarming. He's glad he brought all of his important belongings along with him. Who knows where these rooms will lead?]

What in the world...

[Oh, right. Cherryblod's talking.]

I have no preference. But we should probably be prepared, no matter which room we choose.

[Sorry for worrying you, Colress!]

In that case, would you like to come along with my group? I'd feel better with you around.

[It's all good!

That gets a small smile from him, by the way.]

Of course. You have myself and my Pokemon at your service.

Thank you. Couldn't ask for better Pokemon to assist us, either.

A good idea. Once we all know who we're going with and where, we'll go and gather whatever we need and start on going through... everything.

[Gestures to the now very different corridor and rooms before them.]

Excellent. Perhaps some of our recent discoveries will prove to be useful for this.

[Like all the weird stuff they've found.]

I'm sure we'll find something or other.

[Even more weird stuff that will match the weird stuff they already have, in all likelihood.]