THE SECOND INVESTIGATION

[airlockedmods]

[Friday is quiet. Seth will find his Champion unitards once again in his closet, Togami will find the collar and baby carrier both unlock to let him take them off, and the ring toss game is gone. By itself, this isn't too ominous; the sabotages were due to end on Friday anyway, and the "motive" earlier in the week had left people in arguably better spirits than they'd begun it.

But there's something...off, anyway. Especially on the second floor. And, well, it's officially been a full week since the last time someone tried to make a bid for escape...

>Investigate?]

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cw: suicidal imagery all through here probably

[airlockedmods]

[As it happens, there is a knocked-over chair near where the body is hanging. So that should help.]

Re: cw: suicidal imagery all through here probably

[misplacedxsheath]

[Going to stand that back up. Would Angelica's feet reach it if it was under her?]

Re: cw: suicidal imagery all through here probably

[airlockedmods]

[They would reach.]

Re: cw: suicidal imagery all through here probably

[misplacedxsheath]

[So much for that. Before he gets her down, he's going to take a quick look around. Anything noteworthy about the hanging itself? I mean, other than the bedsheet rope.]

Re: cw: suicidal imagery all through here probably

[kingshaming]

[He's here to help haul her down once Margulis is done investigating]

Re: cw: suicidal imagery all through here probably

[airlockedmods]

[The noose is properly tied, if that's what you're asking? You should definitely take the body down to investigate it more closely.]

Re: cw: suicidal imagery all through here probably

[misplacedxsheath]

Xander, support the body.

[Then he'll get up on the chair and untie the noose from the hoop.]

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[kingshaming]

[On it]

He takes hold of her torso, so once she's untied she won't fall to the ground, and carefully lowers her]

Seth, are you prepared to examine her?

I have no other remotely good icons for this so

[fatherofsin]

As prepared as I can be to examine someone who reminded me of my daughter.

[ But he'll do it. Someone needs to. And it's personal. ]

[kingshaming]

[If it was anyone else, he would attempt to comfort him. Instead he stands near by]

If you need to step away let me know.

[fatherofsin]

I'll be fine. I can... Compartmentalize well enough. I can't say whoever did this, though, will survive my wrath.

[ Okay, with the body down, he's going to start investigating. Anything obvious that's off about all of this? ]

[kingshaming]

Then I will trust your abilities.

[He'll just hang around and 'guard the body' and Seth himself- now that his use as an extra body is done, this is what he can do to help]

cw: suicidal imagery

[airlockedmods]

[Well, there's the noose, of course. Once removed, you can see minor bruising on Angelica's neck.]

cw: suicidal imagery

[fatherofsin]

[ He'll make note of that. Is the bruise consistent? ]

Re: cw: suicidal imagery

[airlockedmods]

[The bruise is consistent with hanging by the neck from the bedsheet rope.]

[fatherofsin]

[ What about the bruise itself? Consistent with how she hung herself? ]

[airlockedmods]

[It's more minor than one might expect, but otherwise consistent with the rope.]

Re: cw: suicidal imagery

[stitch_in_time]

[The Doctor might be letting Seth take the lead, but he's still gonna verify everything.]

[So that bruising, any indication it was actually from the bedsheet-rope rather than, say, someone's hands?]

[airlockedmods]

[It appears to have been from the bedsheet-rope. There's no sign of hands or anything else.]

[stitch_in_time]

[Anything unusual about her face or expression? Asphyxiation's a pretty nasty way to go, especially through a botched hanging.]

[airlockedmods]

[Well, there's this.]

Re: cw: suicidal imagery

[kingshaming]

[Xander watches from a small distance- he's seen his fair share of executions. And while Garon preferred beheading there's been a few hangings. Are the bruises consistent with someone that would have been hung?

He also looks to see if she might have clawed at her throat- even if she wanted to die, instincts kick in once the act happens.]

Re: cw: suicidal imagery

[airlockedmods]

[There's no non-bruise damage to her throat, but there seems to be some kind of small burns around her mouth.]

[stitch_in_time]

[Yeah, gonna tread really carefully around Seth for this investigation.]

[If he was dangerous before, he'll be even more so now that he can't pretend to be aloof.]

[kingshaming]

[Oh yeah definitely- he's just here to be a extra strong body. Let the educated people look at the body]