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.

Recyclr
Shrine))

Comments

[truthstranger]

The... What?!

[worldcup]

You don't know what a morgue is, Shuichi? Do you want me to explain it to you?

[loveandwillpower]

Don't ask her if she knows any good stories about them.

[truthstranger]

N-No, that's fine. But what exactly did you find in there?

[loveandwillpower]

If you really want to see, then all right, brace yourself - [ slowwwwly reaches for the nearest cabinet ]

[truthstranger]

Ah.

[ He does actually appear to brace himself, eyes turning serious but not moving away from the cabinet ]

[loveandwillpower]

[ ...Opens i-

Doesn't, in fact, open it. That's off the table. ]

...Nah, they're all locked.

[truthstranger]

...I see. That's interesting.

[ Locked body compartments could be concealing important clues about who's actually dead, after all. ]

Ah, but for now, we really should get you two out of here. You must be tired.

[loveandwillpower]

Good idea. At least one of us could use a shower. It's no place for two delicate young women to be stuck in all night.

[ Yawns, slaps her cheeks. Yanks on the rope - yep, that's sturdy. Starts casually climbing up it. Just like in gym class except without the useful knots, but she's easily got the highest acrobatics score out of the people she knows are about, so. ]

[truthstranger]

A-Ah.

[ Well... that... also works.

He watches her climb up with some amount of awe. ]

Be careful not to slip.

[loveandwillpower]

[ The good news - she's wearing a long dress so she's not getting rope burn. The bad news - it's a long enough dress that she can't give Shuichi shit for looking up her skirt. Or Illya shit for looking up her skirt, she's equal opportunity like that. ]

I'm on the volleyball team back home! I could climb this in my sleep!

[ It's no Love-Me Chain, it'd be nice if she could just make it move how she wanted. ]

[truthstranger]

[ That is too bad because he would absolutely be looking up her skirt from this angle otherwise. ]

Then, maybe once you get to the top you can help lift Illya up?

[ He assumes she was not on the volleyball team. ]

[loveandwillpower]

What, by myself? I guess, but you're way heavier, what's your plan for you?

[truthstranger]

I may not look the part, but I can climb up at least some of the way by myself. Then Furudo-san and Kurosaki-kun were going to help.

[loveandwillpower]

Ichigo's up again?! There's no stopping him, is there?

[ Gonna hit the top eventually. DAYLIGHT. Or fake daylight. Whatever. ]

I'd forgotten how brightness looked...