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?

Comments

[elepe]

[Oh shit, this looks promising.]

Silver, dear--when you're done over there, can you check the bookshelf out? I'll take this cabinet.

[And so she will--can she get inside of the cabinet? What's inside, if it can be made out? ...is there glass on the doors or is it solid wood actually, that's important.]

[trustwellness]

[Solid wood! It also looks like there's a lock on it.]

[feistytrader]

[...Well, damn. More locks. He'll try the gold key, as well as the key he got from the box.]

[trustwellness]

[It doesn't work. Looks like you'll have to find a different key!]

[feistytrader]

[The hunt for a key is on! While Lusamine's checking out the bookshelf, he'll search the bed to see if it yields anything. Is there anything under the pillow or blankets?]

[trustwellness]

[The bed is perfectly made, are you really going to ruin it??

...Of course you are. The pillow and blankets don't have anything strange in them, though.]

[feistytrader]

[Damn. What about under the mattress, then? He'll stick his hands under and feel around for anything strange.]

[trustwellness]

[Congrats, you've just found a small metal key! You're good at this!]

[feistytrader]

[I didn't even have to check the ceiling!

Silver's happy that he has three keys gonna try the key on the lock and see if he can get into this cabinet.]

[trustwellness]

[key on the ceiling. next round.

It works! You've got the cabinet door open now!]

[feistytrader]

[Sweet! What the frickety frack is in this cabinet. Is it kidneys.]

[trustwellness]

[THERE ARE SO MANY KIDNEYS IN HERE-

No, just kidding. There is a very fancy-looking bottle of wine though. That's probably some good stuff!]

[feistytrader]

[...This is a pretty fancy bottle of wine. This wine is probably worth more than he is.

Is there anything else in the cabinet, like maybe a gift basket-]

ignore that last tag orz

[elepe]

[...of course. Lusamine's gonna pull on the door a few times to test it, but--]

Locked. Of course it's locked. Maybe they've put a key on that shelf...

[feistytrader]

I'll keep trying with the lock, if you want to go check it out.

[Teamwork!]

[elepe]

Right. I'll see if it yields anything.

[To the bookshelf, then! What are we looking at here? ...Is this one locked too, or are the books free to be fucked with. What kind of books are we dealing with, too?]

[trustwellness]

[Nope, this is your standard bookshelf, sort of like the ones from the library. No locks here! The books all look like they've seen better days, they're well-worn and while they're all carefully put away, they definitely aren't in the best condition. They're also all really thick and dense.]

[elepe]

[Small miracles, at least! How unusual, though...perhaps the Wordsmith collects old, moldy things like that. Gross.

Lusamine's gonna go pull out one or two of the books, though--do they have any titles on them? Or anything to see what they're about. ...or maybe keys inside, maybe someone shoved a key in a bible next to Exodus or something.]

[trustwellness]

[The exact titles don't matter, but the one you've picked up seems to be on cross-universe travel. It seems like such a thing isn't normally possible and would require nothing short of a miracle. Fun stuff!]

[elepe]

[...interesting.

Anything else over here worthy of interest? She's gonna fuck around with a few books, but she'll go back to check on Silver if there isn't.]

[trustwellness]

[There's definitely more of interest here! The book you've got doesn't seem to have anything else in it of note, but there are plenty of other books!]

[elepe]

[ALRIGHT THEN let's stick around and fuck with some more books. Lusamine's gonna pick out another one and read to see what it's about. What do we got here?]

[trustwellness]

[This one's a particularly dry tome on philosophy... But there's something slipped between the pages that might be worth more than the book itself!]

[elepe]

[Score. Lusamine's gonna pluck the fuck out of this precious little thing, taking it right outta the book. What do we have here?]

[feistytrader]

[...Huh what- oh.]

Yeah, sure.

[Better stop messing around.]