Sixth.

[trustharder]

Friday morning dawns in much the same way it usually does in this place: with klaxons blaring and a sense of unease settling over the Vault. As much as people put their best efforts toward trying to discourage anything from happening on Thursday nights with parties and get-togethers, Fridays really don't have a good track record around here. But initially, things actually seem rather quiet; the first and second floors are remarkably free of blood and corpses today. Unfortunately, the third floor might not have fared so well. >Explore?

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[cherryblooded]

[The first and second floor being empty of corpses is a good sign, and someone else might have stayed down there just to avoid seeing anything else, but Cherryblod doesn't allow himself to relax just yet. He's an optimist but not stupid.

First stop on the third floor: the game room, if only to pay Yato's shrine a visit.]

[trustharder]

[You will be fine if that is where you're going, Cherryblod; no one touched the shrine. There's not even a massive blood explosion in here! Excellent.]

[cherryblooded]

[Oh good! Then he doesn't have to be the one to find the body today.

You guys take care of things, he'll just pray for a bit.]

[amygdalae]

[Up on his way to the sixth floor chemistry lab and stopping because--hello, third floor, something is clearly wrong with you.

...just what is wrong with it anyway, from the stairs. (Please don't let it be blood.)]

[trustharder]

[Don't worry, no one's painted the hallway with blood. Seems like someone might be in the music room, though. There isn't any sound coming from the room, there's just someone kind of sitting at the piano in there.]

[captainobnoxious]

[Time for the Friday patrol.

First and second floor are clear, that's good. The third, though... any blood in the hallway there?]

[trustharder]

[Actually, no, but.]

[isafraid]

[Speedwagon was going to head up through the third floor to the fourth because that's where the chapel is... he didn't expect to find anything on his way.

What's the third floor looking like to someone who just entered from the stairs?]

[trustharder]

[...Well.]

TRUST HAS BEEN BROKEN.

[kingmakereffect]

Resilient has been taken from you. Someone needs to be held accountable for their actions. Spend this time investigating and prepare for the trial.

[kingmakereffect]

EVIDENCE LIST

TOTAL 24/24

MUSIC ROOM 6/6
- Aqua didn't deserve this
- She went out fighting, probably
- It's not a masquerade without a mask
- That's definitely interesting
- I can't think of a musical joke about fighting
- This is different

CSI: MURDERVAULT EDITION 3/3
- Those are some ugly bruises
- But where has the blood gone
- Well this is... different?

THIRD FLOOR RESTROOM (WOMEN'S) 4/4
- You all will never clean up after yourselves, will you
- SERIOUSLY, CLEAN UP
- Don't use that sink
- Why is this here?

WORKSHOP 5/5
- At least it wasn't a fight
- Well this isn't confusing at all
- Why is this a thing
- You all wanted a vibrator involved in a murder
- What does this mean?

AQUA'S ROOM 6/6
- Free to raid!
- No fight here either
- RIP Wayfinder
- What's behind door #1...?
- NEVER MIND, RIP Aqua's clothes
- Not a very effective mop

MUSIC ROOM

[trustharder]

Re: MUSIC ROOM

[sleepingkogoro]

[Mouri cracks his knuckles. It was time to get serious. Supposing Bruce is going to deal with the cause of death examination, it is time for Mouri to deal with everything else.

First than all, he wants to see if there are defensive wounds. Aqua wouldn't go down without a fight, he is sure of that]

[isafraid]

[Speedwagon's probably not going to be back in this room for a while, once all this is settled. But he is here now. That's going to count for something.

Bruce is probably inspecting the body, time to look around the general area for signs of a struggle.]

[amygdalae]

[...after that moment Bruce manages to regain himself, although its clear that this loss is affecting him probably just as much as King did. Both of them, now dead...

They didn't deserve this at all.

...he will mourn her later. For now... he needs to help solve this. For her sake.

He's gentle as he moves first to brush away her hair in order to check her head for any signs of injury. There is blood, after all, so again the probability of there being an injury is high.]

AREA CLEAR

[trustharder]

THIRD FLOOR RESTROOM

[trustharder]

[captainobnoxious]

[Sigrun knows she can trust the detective and the doctor with the body, anyway, and the tightness won't go away no matter how much she tries to drag her thoughts into order...

So yes. Here she is, going to the restroom to splash her face. Anything immediately wrong?]

AREA CLEAR

[trustharder]

WORKSHOP

[trustharder]

[cherryblooded]

[Cherryblod hears the body announcement, sees the people gathering in the music room, and decides he just is not up for staring at the dead body of one of his friends today. Investigating is easier for him emotionally.

He'll start from the top and work his way down. It's a method. If he does this methodically it doesn't hurt as much.

So, upon entering the workshop, is anything immediately out of place?]

AREA CLEAR

[trustharder]

AQUA'S ROOM

[trustharder]

[You do not need a key.]

[goodforsomething]

[Stan hasn't been finding many clues on these things, so he just heads back downstairs to get ready for the trial. His room is one of the first, so he doesn't really have any business going down near Aqua's...but he remembers Megumi. Maybe there's something in there?

Or hell, maybe an old con just has a sixth sense for unlocked doors. He goes to test hers, jiggling the handle.]

Re: AQUA'S ROOM

[sleepingkogoro]

[Mouri comes in with a concrete goal in mind. Hey there, Stan, sorry for not even greeting you.

While Mouri doesn't think it'll hold vital evidence of any sorts, finding it here should be a good indication of Aqua's plans last night. Where is Aqua's usual outfit? Is it in this room?]