Day 13: Investigation

[pandatreasure]

[Morning comes, and with it, a distinct sense of unease. The raccoons spared no feelings in their offers yesterday, and even tried to ensure a murderer could get away with it... Only if everything goes according to the raccoons' plans, though, and that hasn't really been the case so far, has it? Haven't you been doing so well these not-quite-two weeks?

In some cultures, thirteen is considered an unlucky number, you know.]

((Groups of 2-3 tops under each toplevel, please! We shouldn't need more than one person at each toplevel so please don't double up and give other people a chance to explore.

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[suppressthedark]

[DID SOMEONE SAY SOMEONE STUPID

Because Ichigo has noticed Erika on his way back to the infirmary, and -]

Erika?

[So is she going to tell him about the hole or]

[purrtagonist]

[GOD FINE I GUESS HE'S HERE, TOO. hobbling on his crutch like a moron]

This place is significantly less covered in pepto bismol.

[very_good_end]

Ah, you're just here in the nick of time, you two.

[she smiles]

I have found here two interesting things!

One, is a trap door. The bottom of which simply goes into the darkness, and the ladder to climb down is cut.

Second... is a knife!

[suppressthedark]

A trap door?

[RIGHT, THAT SOUNDS....OMINOUS. The knife is also ominous??]

...I think I might've seen something in the props room to help you get down there.

[purrtagonist]

[. . . well]

Are you planning on going down there? Ichigo and I can't descend ourselves, but we can stay up here to offer you support.

[very_good_end]

Moi? I think not.

I am surely lightweight, but I am not perhaps so brave to risk falling down a pit into who knows what.

Fortunately, I have an assistant who can help me in such matters.

[suppressthedark]

[...Hang the fuck on]

That wouldn't be Futayo, would it?

[DISAPPROVING!!! so much]

[purrtagonist]

[ROLLS HIS EYES, then turns on his heel towards the exit]

Aren't you the Great Detective, Erika? Investigation is your job.

I'm going to get some rope.

[brb!]

[very_good_end]

[raises an eyebrow.]

But of course it will be Futayo-san. She is both agile and athletic. Traits that will definitely come in handy in this situation.

[rolls her eyes as Akira goes.]

Incidentally, Kurosaki-san, have you seen anything like this? It's a serrated bread knife, it looks as if it came from the kitchen.

[suppressthedark]

[Grumble Grumble Fine, he can't argue against that - especially not since he's injured so heavily. He still doesn't like it, though.

He looks over at the knife, blinking.]

Can't say I've seen it before, no. I'm not a big bread person except for things like Melonpan.

[purrtagonist]

[IS FUTAYO EVEN AROUND??]

[but anyway, after some period of time, Akira returns!! with prop rope]

Here-- [to Erika, b/c she's not injured]

Tie this against something sturdy, and use it to lower. . . whoever is going down there, down.

[very_good_end]

Is that so? Hm. Well, I've preserved it well enough... we should be able to find fingerprints on it.

Since you claim you haven't seen it before, you won't have any reservations about submitting your fingerprints for comparison, will you, Kurosaki-san?

Ah, perhaps Kurusu-san will even take them for you.

[suppressthedark]

[Why are you like this erika???? Why???]

...of course I'll submit my fingerprints. I've never touched it, anyway.

[Though-]

Why would Akira take them for me?

[truthstranger]

[ You know what, Akira, Ichigo, and Erika standing around a ball pit with a knife seems like a situation that should probably be investigated.

Shuichi interjects himself. ]

What did you find...?

[purrtagonist]

Because she taught me how to take fingerprints. It'd be a test.

[OH THANK GOD A DISTRACTION]

Hey, Shuichi-- are you up for some spelunking?

[very_good_end]

Indeed. Though if Kurosaki-san didn't want to submit his fingerprints, we could always find more creative ways of obtaining them.

[shrugs, giggling]

[suppressthedark]

[He'll just. draw his hand back and stay quiet, looking at Shuichi and Erika silently.

Talk to him if you need him, guys.]

[truthstranger]

Spelunking...?

[ Ah. That sure is a rope and a trap door. ]

...Well, clearly neither of you should be doing it... so, I'm sure I can manage.

[ Even though he has a bad feeling about this. ]

[purrtagonist]

[looping one end of the rope around a piece of playground equipment with. . . one hand, HE CAN'T TIE IT LIKE THIS BUT HE'S SURE GOING TO TRY]

We'll be up here if you need us. Erika can pull you up.

[since Akira and Ichigo are useless]

[suppressthedark]

[Okay I lied he will say one thing -]

I'm not that bad off - I can help her pull you up.

[Also tying the rope for his boo, there you go]

[very_good_end]

Kurusu-san, haven't you got eyes? Look at me. I am not hiding any muscles under this lace dress. Unless Saihara-san loses a hundred pounds or so, I won't be doing any pulling up if he gets stuck and can't pull himself back up.

Though, perhaps Saihara-san could remove his skeleton before he descended? That would probably remove enough weight to make it more viable.

[truthstranger]

No one is removing any skeletons. I can probably climb up some by myself, but Kurosaki-kun, if you could help out, that would be great.

[ Good thing he's been doing all those pushups...? He tests to see if the rope is secure before going to the edge of the trap door. ]

[purrtagonist]

[POINTEDLY]

Then you should've gone down there, Erika. It's not like we have much else to work with, here.

[stepping back, though. WHAT LIES BELOW IS ALL YOURS, SHUICHI]

[suppressthedark]

I'll help you. I'm only sorry I can't go down with you - yell if you find anything.

[He'll just be near the rope. Go find out the truth, Shuichi!]

[very_good_end]

[laughs] I refuse. I have a perfectly good assistant who will do so... who should find her way here eventually. I take no responsibility for your impatience, Kurusu-san.

Are you sure? If you slip, you might find yourself doing so involuntarily... just something to think about, Saihara-san.