Fifth.

[trustharder]

The klaxons blare out early on Friday morning, as always. Depending on how late you were out at the party last night, they might not be very welcome, but at least it seems the Kingmaker isn't having any difficulties with them today. The Vault's setup has always been a bit unfortunate on Fridays – the fact that the view from the dorms is a straight shot down the corridor tends to make it completely and immediately obvious when something is wrong. It isn't blood this time; there are no large crimson stains splashed around the hallway or leading outward from one of the rooms. What is there, however, is a person lying on the floor near the stairwell. That doesn't bode well, does it. >Explore?

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[isafraid]

[That's... weird. He'd noticed the sauna wasn't being used right as they walked in, so then why would she...

Anyway, what kind of damage are we talking about?]

[captainobnoxious]

[YEAH WHAT KIND don't mind me just piggybacking......]

[trustharder]

[Mild burns on her skin, starting near and around her mouth, the pattern set in a way that indicates that whatever caused it may have streamed down her face.

The damage on her clothes coincides with that.]

[captainobnoxious]

[Thaaaaat

is not a pretty sight, honestly, burns are not her favorite scars, and Sigrun grimaces.]

Okay, so, I don't think we should touch the watery stuff.

... Well, maybe a little.

[Like using Lynne's hand to see if it's what caused those burns. How do chemicals work, Sigrun just doesn't know.]

[trustharder]

[Lynne's hand comes back clean, actually. Or, well, wet but unburned. So it looks like the water's safe.]

[isafraid]

[OH....

Yeesh. Speedwagon's right there with you Sigrun, giving a similar grimace.]

Looks like that water's not the cause of those burns then.

[He's... a little relieved.]

[captainobnoxious]

Yeah, we can play in it all we want when we're done. I just want to know what it's doing here if this thing isn't on.

[Because you'd definitely know if it was on.]

I don't know what causes burns like this though, so... I guess we're stuck on that point. Look around and see if you can find anything for me. If it's not a knife it's not a murder weapon I want.

[Because Sigrun's gonna see if there's any noticeable bruising on Lynne's head. Bruce keeps mentioning them in trials.]

[isafraid]

Can't really say I do either, unless it's some sort of drug.

[But, he's kind of glad to leave the rest of the Lynne investigation to Sigrun.]

Right then. I'll have a look about.

[Good luck with... this.]

[trustharder]

[There isn't, actually.]

[captainobnoxious]

[... Well, time to put this body into a new state of undress.

Very carefully.

She doesn't want to touch the damaged parts too much, but she sure is stripping Lynne down to look for anything unusual, because people generally do not allow themselves to get burny water fluid stuff poured on them.]

[trustharder]

[There aren't any marks on her - she wasn't stabbed, she isn't bruised, it doesn't look like she was in a fight.

Actually, there aren't any signs of a struggle in here at all.]

[captainobnoxious]

So just these burns then, huh...

[It got on her face, yes, that is clearly seen... and from the looks of it, it might've got poured into her mouth and just spilled over. Like regular water.

Just a check though! Inside the mouth.]

[trustharder]

[Good thinking, Sigrun.

It actually looks like it wasn't ingested - anything that burned her face like that definitely would have burned the inside of her mouth and throat, and it doesn't look like that happened.]

[captainobnoxious]

[Good, because someone made a goddamn mistake in being a curious cat and looked up to see what burned mouths look like and let me tell you I regret everything.

... So. Anything else of particular note about her body, because if not Sigrun'll cover Lynne with her own jacket and check out the water. To see if it's coming from anywhere in particular.]

[trustharder]

[Nothing else of note about the body!

It doesn't look like the sauna is leaking or anything, either, though - it's just...weirdly wet in here, despite the fact that the thing isn't on. The water doesn't look like it's been doing a great job of evaporating, though.]

[garudynamic]

[Here we come to investigate!

Yosuke has only had very mild chemical burns before so he doesn't have much experience in the difference between those and heat burns. But still, can't hurt to check!]

[trustharder]

[Hello! Well, Yosuke was right on one thing - those burns are definitely not enough to kill her. It didn't, like, eat her face or anything, and it didn't burn through her skin, it's just the general irritation and moderate burning that happens when corrosive materials get on your skin like that.]

[garudynamic]

Maybe they were trying to hide some evidence on her? Or to distract her?

[He checks where the bleach burns start to try and see where it spilled from. Does it look like someone like, poured it on the top of her head or just like, directly on her face?

Basically if it was poured when she was standing up, or right on her face while she was already on the ground]

[trustharder]

[It looks like it was just straight-up dumped on her. She was facedown when found, though - not that Yosuke was here to see that.]

[garudynamic]

[He checks through her hair more thoroughly- just to be sure there wasn't anything the attacker was trying to destroy with the bleach.

Look Lynne you're already a ginger, you didn't need to go lighter]

[trustharder]

[Nope!

Given that it's concentrated around her mouth mostly when it comes to her face, it might be possible that making her drink it was a thing, only she...obviously didn't drink it.

Weird.]

[garudynamic]

...

[Weird. He looks at her mouth and, sorry Lynne, around and up her nose too. If she inhaled it it'd have the same effect, after all]

[trustharder]

[There aren't any burns or anything, no.]

[garudynamic]

Huh.

[He's stumped on a cause of death. And all this water is really annoying. Shouldn't there be a drain or something in here?]

[trustharder]

[...Probably.

Either way, there's nothing else to find in here; good luck at the trial, guys, you're going to need it.]