Final Investigation.

[trustwellness]

The Wordsmith's message earlier this week was an ominous one; try as one might, it's difficult to ignore completely, especially with such few details provided to the group. "The end" is such a vague description; however, it does mean one thing, and that's the promise that all of this will come to a close, one way or another. He's promised you one other thing, however – that being that the only way to leave the building is by way of Rule Seven. The chimes ring out, as they always do, on Friday morning; a thorough check of the building will bring with it the realization that no one has died as of last night. There are no bodies to be found in any of the rooms; Kageshirou remains in the foyer, but in general it doesn't seem that anything has changed. However, it's plain that you're all getting restless, and perhaps understandably so; there's only one thing to do in that sort of circumstance, isn't there? After all, you've gotten good at this game; you know what happens on Fridays around here. There are a lot of places to check; just as a bit of advice, you might want to start on the lowest floor first. Other than that, however? You're on your own. Best of luck to you. >Explore?

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[trustwellness]

[Between the two of you, you'll eventually come across a light switch on the wall a little further in! Congrats, guys, it seems like you're looking at a chapel given the pews and raised area in the front. This isn't an exact replica of the other one, however. There are definitely some noticeable differences.]

[matchbreaker]

[ OH COME FUCKING ON ]

Why a chapel?!

[ . . . Okay though, let's look around for some of the differences. The first one is burned into her memory from smashing it up ]

[oyashiromama]

[Awkward glance.]

Aah... At least we don't have to be here...too long, hopefully.

[matchbreaker]

No, this may well be important! After all, he forsook faith before.

[ Wordsmith, that is. ]

[oyashiromama]

...Aah... Is that... Then, yes, we should look carefully.

[He forsook faith, yet he took such time speaking with her?]

[matchbreaker]

He said as much to me once, anyway.

[ She tries to recall the exact wording from that squirrelly man... ]

"There was a time when I held a very strong faith indeed. Though I still hold to pieces of it, I have drifted somewhat over time."

[trustwellness]

[The most obvious difference comes in the form of the pews. Unlike the ones in the other chapel, these look like they've been scorched and sort of beat up. It doesn't look like they'll break if you touch them or anything, but they're definitely not in the best shape.]

[matchbreaker]

[ So they don't break if you kick them a little bit and such, right? Well, if they're burnt...

Huh.

Let's feel around them. Anything on top of or under them? ]

[trustwellness]

[The ones near the back (where you guys presumably still are) don't have anything of note, but there are a good amount of them. Are you going to check them all?]

[matchbreaker]

[ This is going to stain her dress.

... But yes, might as well, right? ]

[oyashiromama]

[Gotta be thorough. Hanyuu will go toward the front of the room, closer to the raised area, checking those.]

[trustwellness]

[Once again, between the two of you you'll manage to get through all the pews pretty quickly!

Somewhere in the middle Elda's probably going to come across a piece of paper wedged into the back of one of the pews.

But while Hanyuu's up front, she might notice something a little strange - there are candles already set up in the front and there's something off about them.]

[oyashiromama]

[Oh, well once those catch her eye- what's going on with those candles? Are they lit?]

[trustwellness]

[They're not, but it looks like they were recently. There are some non-lit candles here, but the majority of them seem to have been lit at some point. There are some that were obviously recently lit, and others that look like they were lit at another point in time.]

[oyashiromama]

[Like someone was having a service, maybe... Anything else strange about them? If not, Hanyuu's going to look around this raised area a bit more.]

[trustwellness]

[Nope, nothing else off about the candles. What exactly are you looking for here?]

[oyashiromama]

[Trapdoors, hidden compartments- those sorts of things, mostly. That's what got them into here, after all, right?]

[trustwellness]

[Smart idea! The majority of this place seems very solid and firm, but if you're checking out the area beneath the candles, you'll eventually find a spot that sounds hollow. It's directly behind the candles, at the bottom of the raised portion.]

[oyashiromama]

[EVERYTHING'S COMING UP DEMON AW YEAH

ahem

Once she locates this spot she's going to see if she can...get it open, basically. Hopefully it doesn't require a key.]

[trustwellness]

[There isn't a lock, don't worry! There's an edge where you can get your fingernails between - if you pull on it hard enough it'll open!]

[matchbreaker]

[ LET HER.

SHE HAS LONG LADY FINGER-NAILS which are also supernaturally strong.

She was made for this ]

[matchbreaker]

Oh, paper. Finally, something.

[ She'll attempt to get at it! Anything written on it? Is it similarly scorched like the rest of this? ]

[trustwellness]

[Oddly enough, no! It's a totally normal piece of paper with some writing on it:

Time is becoming a precious limited resource to me. But my goal is close, I am certain of that. It has to be.

How ominous.]

[matchbreaker]

[ . . . You know she doesn't have her handwriting chart on her but does it look familiar at all? Maybe to the various notes she's gotten back from Wordsmith before now?

Either way, she holds it in her hand and sort of flips it around before heading more up towards the front. ]

how did i miss this

[trustwellness]

[It's a match! It's definitely the Wordsmith's handwriting.

There isn't anything else about the note though, you're good!]