Seventh.

[trustwellness]

The past week has been tense, despite everyone's best efforts to lessen the heavy atmosphere of worry and dread; the deadline for the incentive has been creeping ever-nearer, and the potential for consequences to come down – not only on you, but on those who have already suffered and died in the name of this "course" you've all been put through – has been difficult to ignore as time goes by. But whatever one may be feeling about it, the world keeps turning and time moves ever-forward; Friday morning dawns eventually, heralded with the usual ringing of chimes and silence laying heavy over most of the university. Perhaps things have been uneventful; checking the first few floors may imply that, for those of you that are feeling hopeful. Searching lower down, however... Well, things may not be as acceptable as they seem, let's put it that way. >Explore?

Comments

[firstaid]

[Estelle will check the library on the 6th floor because she hasn't spent as much time in there as she would like... and maybe just to check too...]

[sportadork]

[first few floors clear of murder... UH well. let's go check out the ballroom, then.]

[elepe]

[Well, there...seems to be a theme with some of these things. Some murders tend to happen on new floors, so...

To the Ballroom! How is it]

[feistytrader]

[...Alright. No matter what happened, someone's dead today. Either someone here, or all their buddies from the other side are super dead. Time to explore.

He's heading straight down to the ballroom.]

[trustwellness]

[The library is clear!]

[trustwellness]

[It looks like quite a few things have changed in the ballroom. Someone was busy in here last night - it looks like they were decorating for some sort of event, but it doesn't look like they finished.

That doesn't mean that no events happened in here last night, however; the fact that there's a person lying on the floor in here is enough of an indication that something may have.]

[trustwellness]

[It's...different.]

[firstaid]

[That's good. What about the rest of the 6th floor? How about the greenhouse if she brought a book there to read?]

[trustwellness]

[Good call.]

[sportadork]

[oh GREAT. THAT'S JUST GREAT. EVERYONE HERE IS A GODDAMN DICK WHO CAN'T NOT MURDER FOR ONE GODDAMN WEEK.

well let's go see who the body is.]

[trustwellness]

[The person in question is lying on their back and nothing is horrendously amiss with their face, so identifying them shouldn't be too hard, actually, despite the fact that they're lying in a large pool of blood.

The blood is also covering a good amount of the clothes this person is wearing; however, her expression is strangely peaceful despite all of that, bright orange hair haloed out around her head. She doesn't stir as she's approached, there are no movements or sounds to acknowledge anyone's presence in the room - nor are there any signs of life.

There's no room to question it; the conclusion is clear.

Orihime Inoue is dead.]

[sportadork]

[... really. he doesn't know what's the worst thing about this. that someone he cares about is dead, again? that someone else he cares about killed, again?]

... Someone didn't trust that we could save our friends. [it's that. it's probably that.]

[elepe]

[...

This is fine, this is very fine, holy shit this is not fine? Who the hell did this to Orihime, of all people? She never did get to talk to her, or try to patch things up, or...]

Orihime...oh Tapus, Orihime...

[feistytrader]

[...His immediate instinctive reaction upon seeing this is to try and reach out and wake her up somehow; he even steps closer and reaches an arm out.

But... She's dead, with that much blood there's no way she's alive, and he slowly retreats his arm and quietly stares at her while he tries to process this. Orihime...]

TRUST HAS BEEN BROKEN.

[wordsmithery]

It seems that the offer to sacrifice one more for the preservation of those already lost from your number has been accepted, Apprentices.

Harmonious has been lost to you due to the actions of the guilty in your midst. Unless you wish to join her as well as the others, hold them accountable for their actions.

[trustwellness]

EVIDENCE LIST

20/20

BALLROOM (9/9)
- That looks painful
- So does this
- Orihime didn't deserve this
- She looks so peaceful...
- That's a lot of blood though
- That's new
- Orihime probably didn't appreciate this
- This would have been beautiful if Orihime wasn't dead
- At least it wasn't the piano?

GREENHOUSE (2/2)
- Nothing seems off in here...
- Except for some missing roses

KITCHEN (6/6)
- Why do you people always leave things out
- Curry again?
- At least it probably wasn't poisoned this time
- More notes?
- RIP Party Planning Committee
- Oh no

ORIHIME'S ROOM (3/3)
- Door's open
- That would be why
- Yikes

BALLROOM

[trustwellness]

[trustwellness]

[There is something amiss in here; if she wants to stay here, she can investigate once proper top-levels are up!]

GREENHOUSE

[trustwellness]

KITCHEN

[trustwellness]

ORIHIME'S ROOM

[trustwellness]

[oyashiromama]

[Hanyuu's a little late. Couldn't leave and have Elda worry-

...her heart kind of stops when she reaches the ballroom. When she sees that distinct hair color.] No... No, I-

[Oh shit-] Someone- w-where's Kimihiro, we have to... He can't see this.

[feistytrader]

[You know, Silver's first reaction here is fuck this, he's making everyone food. But then he considers that there might be something to look for in here.

Is there anything immediately off about the kitchen?]

[firstaid]

[Well, since Estelle is already here, she may as well see what's screwed up here... is there anything obvious that's off as soon as she enters the room?]

[tsugomori]

[ "What would I do without you?"

Mikazuki steps into the ballroom at some point, and he's ... well, he's looking at the body, and that sure is her dead body. He doesn't have anything else to say at this point. It's surely a pity, isn't it? His hand goes to touch his bracelet that she had made for him... but he lingers anyway in the room. His attention goes to the others. ]