Sixth.

[trustwellness]

While the week may not have been everything that was hoped for, it hasn't been met with much tragedy, either; things have been solved, things have been found, and once again, the week has passed without interference from the executioner. Overall, it hasn't been too bad; however, that doesn't mean that things haven't been strained in some way or another – the incentive and all of the deaths you've been dealing with over the past several weeks are surely taking a toll of some sort on the group. The chimes ring out on Friday morning, as they always do; the morning is quiet, but that doesn't mean that things have been uneventful. The third floor is probably enough indication of that, actually. Don't worry, it's not like there's blood thrown around or bodies in the hallways; just the same, that doesn't mean the night passed easily for all of you. You know. In case you were feeling hopeful. >Explore?

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[oyashiromama]

[Let's investigate a bodyyyyy
...this sucks

Hanyuu takes a moment to compose herself and...approaches Vanille's body. Where to start...? There's blood around her mouth, yes? How about there. Let's examine Vanille's mouth and face.]

[trustwellness]

[Again, there's trace amounts of blood around her mouth; she doesn't seem to have had a steady open blood flow there, not enough to imply that there are open wounds on or around her face - more like she was probably coughing or spitting blood at some point or another.]

[oyashiromama]

[...Alright then, before we get into opening the mouth of the dead girl, Hanyuu's going to look over her for any obvious wounds, defensive or otherwise. Bruises, cuts, anything that could point to a sign of a struggle.]

[trustwellness]

[There's nothing to indicate that there was a struggle, but her positioning does seem a little odd, all things considered.]

[oyashiromama]

[Odd how? The way she's sitting, or something to do with her limbs?]

[trustwellness]

[Both, really.

You know how when you put your head down, either because you're feeling sick or want to sleep, you'll generally put your arms down in some way to help you balance and probably cradle your head a bit? She doesn't seem to have done that - her head is turned to the side like she's resting, but her arms are down, angled in a slightly odd way between her body and the table, one of her hands resting a little haphazardly in her lap and the other down towards her side.

She's also leaning so far over the table that it's pressing up against her chest, in a spot below her ribcage that would definitely be uncomfortable to sustain for any period of time.]

[oyashiromama]

[Alright that sure is odd. Is there anything else about her posture - or the chair and table actually - that's strange? Something that may indicate she'd been placed there?]

[trustwellness]

[For what it's worth, there doesn't seem to be any blood around, so that's a little odd as well.]

[oyashiromama]

[Not even on the table?]

[trustwellness]

[It doesn't look like it, no.]

[oyashiromama]

[Yeah, there it is. Okay, is it- ...you know, is it time to smell around her mouth god I never thought I'd have to ask something like that.]

[trustwellness]

[If you're looking for the scent of garlic, you're going to be rewarded today, because that's what you're getting.]

[oyashiromama]

[She's not looking for it but it's what she's getting today so she'll take it.

Alright let's do this, carefully, with- are there napkins in the bar? She's going to use a napkin to help open Vanille's mouth so she doesn't get blood on her fingers.]

[trustwellness]

[There...are, but what are you looking for specifically here.]

[oyashiromama]

[If her mouth appears dry inside or has foam or if the blood seems to have come from her gums bleeding.

...Basically Hanyuu has an idea that this is poison but can't tell what kind so is trying to gather as much information as possible, in case anyone else is familiar.]

[trustwellness]

[Her mouth doesn't seem dry; actually, it seems like she was having the opposite problem, given the excess saliva in her mouth.

She doesn't seem to have had any bleeding from her gums, though, and there aren't any open sores or chemical burns in her mouth.]

[oyashiromama]

[Mouthquest has yielded something good(?). If there's nothing else to find there she's going to just close the poor girl's mouth now, carefully, and...examine her clothes, anything off there?]

[trustwellness]

[Good girl, Hanyuu - her clothes are undamaged, but it's rather noticeable upon examination that her pockets have been turned out and there's nothing in them, either - no pens, no room key, no trinkets, literally nothing.]

[oyashiromama]

[...So with the body investigation done, Hanyuu has a few things to do. She lays sits Vanille up, sits her back, and brushes her fingers against her face. For a moment, they tremble, but no. Hanyuu...won't do that anymore. She will be strong.

The other hand gently removes the red flower Vanille wears in her hair, the one Alani gave to her. That's set carefully on the table, for the moment, while she brushes some hair away from Vanille's face.]

I'm sorry... Vanille, Varric...Alani... I'm sorry.

[And now that Vanille is balanced out so she won't fall back to the table, she lets her go. With a quiet determination, Hanyuu takes the flower and, carefully, sets it in her own hair, near one of her horns. ...The chipped one, actually. She sets it so the flower covers it, entirely.]

But I will not let this be the end.

[matchbreaker]

[ Elda, who is standing nearby has been wondering what was causing her nose to be agitated this whole time.

... This is apropos of nothing, but still. ]