Fourth.

[trustwellness]

It seems that each week is getting harder than the last. You've lost three of your number already this week, and that's before anyone seems to have tried to take the Wordsmith up on his offer – and from the look of it, the incentive has tempted quite a few of you, perhaps even more than the usual. But now, the week is coming to an end; maybe it's too much to hope for that it's passed without anyone killing one another. Maybe it isn't. Only time will tell. The chimes ring out, signaling the hour as they always do; the day seems reasonably normal, with the first three floors of the building seeming clear enough. However, those of you wishing to make absolutely sure may want to head a bit lower down. It's possible that you'll find nothing down there; the more jaded of you will probably suspect otherwise. Either way, there's no point in keeping the possibility open when you can confirm it for yourselves, is there? >Explore?

Comments

[trustwellness]

[Nope. It doesn't look like the door or doorknob were damaged at all.]

[plentyfriendly]

[Next is the bed, then. She doesn't imagine he got a good night's sleep anyway, but...]

[trustwellness]

[The bed's definitely a good place to look, since there are two items here. The first one is something you'll probably take note of immediately - it's a room key.]

[plentyfriendly]

[She found it!

Let's try that key on the lock to this room, just to confirm.]

[trustwellness]

[It's a match! Congrats, you've found Kimbley's room key!]

[plentyfriendly]

[Yeah she thought so. If it was someone else's it'd be like saying "IT WAS ME, AUSTIN. IT WAS ME ALL ALONG, AUSTIN". Or at least lead to more clues, if it was a frame job.

Returning to the bed, how about checking under the blankets and pillows and sheets?]

[trustwellness]

[You won't need to go that far, since the other item is just lying on top of the sheets! Be careful if you go to pick it up, it's soaking wet.]

[plentyfriendly]

[Oh, that's convenient. She's mostly just hoping it's not wet from something dangerous.

Visually first, what's our mystery item?]

[trustwellness]

[It's a Chiyuki doll, one of the ones that have been falling out of the vending machine recently!]

[plentyfriendly]

[Well, not for her. This is the first time she's seen one.

Now she'll touch the doll.]

[trustwellness]

[Don't worry, someone else will surely recognize it!

The doll is definitely wet! That's. Pretty much it. It's a very wet, knitted doll.]