THE FIFTH INVESTIGATION

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[As usual, the day begins at seven a.m.

Good morning, Champions.]

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FRIDAY

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[In the early hours of Friday morning, there's a loud noise on the door to the bathroom between Rooms 9 and 10, like someone banged on it.

But, of course, the rooms are soundproofed. Only someone in Room 9 or 10 could have heard that.]

[myocordial]

[Well, wouldn't you know it, here's someone in room 9. And that sound is... worrying. Better, uh... Better open the door to the bathroom and see what's going on in there...?]

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[The door, luckily, is not locked. Watch your step, though; there's quite a bit of water on the floor. Some of it is tinged pinkish-red, mostly centered around the bathtub, where Choromatsu Matsuno sits on the floor, eyes shut, leaning back against the tub's side.]

i'm too panicked to figure out where to put this i'm just putting it here

[myocordial]

[Okay while Queenie does her thing, Heart is just gonna do exactly as she asked and hurry the fuck over to Cece's room.

Time to bang on the door.]

[everylittlesecret]

[Someone is not going to be happy opening the door.]

Unless someone is dying, go away.

[misanthropicprinciple]

[Okay, you know what, there's only so much space in a bathroom and only so much medical help to fit in there, so once Junpei has exchanged the usual panicked questions and has ascertained that he'd be worse than useless with Choromatsu, it's time to do what he does in times of panic--investigate.

Can he get into Choromatsu's room, since there's too much going on in the bathroom right now?]

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[Go for it!]

[serrata]

[ hello detective, there is a slightly damp and very panicked Rii-san emerging from the bathroom and hovering nervously on the threshold. ]

Junpei, I-- w--we need cloth, clothes, blankets anything -- I won't d--disturb anything if I take some, will I?

[ evidence. she means evidence. just in case. ]

[daughterofthemark]

[Okay so Arianna only heard like a quarter of Heart and Nari's conversation and she was still in the process of waking up but. She starts going around Cece's room, waking up everyone who's still asleep.]

Something is happening.

[scourgingstars]

Of course it is.

[it's friday.]

I've not heard any announcement yet.

[theundertaker]

[Cece has, surprisingly, been dead alseep until this point. When Aranna comes to wake her she uncurls from her cocoon of blankets with the wildest bedhead dreamwidth roleplay has to offer.]

Hmbwah?

AFT....ER... P--PARTY?!

[serrata]

[ Alright. ALRIGHTY THEN.

So after... that happens and the chaos has started to wind down, Yuuri makes that promised gigantic pot of coffee and once she's delivered a cup to Nari, sets to putting together some sort of breakfast for everyone in the dining room. It's a pretty simple continental breakfast set up with drinks and toast and all that sort of thing and she figures that after this morning in particular, people might need somewhere to congregate and talk.

It's Friday morning. The investigation is over. Eleven Champions are still alive. Yuuri doesn't quite dare believe it just yet.

Come and get some breakfast. Decompress a little. Or just sit here with company. They could all use some after the morning they've had. ]

[desperateprayer]

[ Clarith is almost as white as her hair, and she seems to just. Want to get a plate of food and eat in a corner. But she's here. ]

[everylittlesecret]

[Nari appreciates the coffee. Once she's had some and made sure Choromatsu would be okay in Queenie's care, she decides to go to the dining room.

She doesn't make it.

Halfway there her legs give out and she drops to her knees and starts sobbing. Face in hands, she doesn't care how loud she is or who comes across her. This girl is too shaken and it shows. There's not even a single spark or anything coming off of her, so one should assume it's safe to touch her.]

[buddyoldpal]

[ Nishitani skipped the part about the suicidal kid. He's not the best company when people are panicking, so whatever, if the kid lives or not, he can't do shit for it. He grabs a coffee mug and sits down. Judging by the mood (but the lack of announcement,) things worked out. Somehow. ]

So, guess shit ain't so bad this morning, huh? No stiffs yet?

[ Someone fill him in, maybe? Haha... ]

[motherfucking_ghost]

[Church is groggy. And his skin most everywhere is an unhappy shade of red from scratching, and not the fun scratching either. And he's still got Ardyn's coat tucked around him for the moment.

Apparently he's got breakfast of some kind in mind and...is...surprised to see a bunch of other people here too?? He pauses, looks around, checks his PIP, and then squints at the room again. This is Friday, right??]

[misanthropicprinciple]

[What a fucking morning. Junpei takes some coffee, but he doesn't even sit, choosing to lean against the wall dividing the kitchen from the dining room and hold his elbow with his free hand as he thinks.

Eventually, he pipes up.]

Who even found him...?

[scourgingstars]

[Ardyn walked into the dining hall still missing his coat and finally registered that yes, today was clearly not the usual Friday on this spaceport. It may have taken him a minute or two to catch up, but once he did it quickly sank in that, in no uncertain terms, some shit had very much gone down.]

[But, barring some potential complications, it sounded as though they had all actually survived the week.]

[So that was...something to be relieved about, wasn't it?]

[serrata]

[ Yuuri eventually emerges from the kitchen looking about as tired and worried as you'd expect. She hasn't even had a shower or brushed her hair but she's too full of nervous energy to settle on much of anything. Need a coffee refill? More food? Literally anything that means she can make herself busy? Good old Rii-san's got you covered.

... Someone should maybe make her sit down and actually take a break though. She's not looking too hot. ]

[myocordial]

[Heart is...! Not in the dining room, actually. Well, he does make a brief stop to pick up some food, though it's not for himself. Don't worry about it.

No, he's actually going to be found where Choromatsu is. You know, where Queenie is also resting. So Heart is standing nearby, leaning against a wall with his arms crossed. Who can say if it's necessary for anyone to play guard right now, but... It seems like something he should do. Just to be safe.

He looks kinda drained, but honestly who doesn't.]

SATURDAY

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[For when tomorrow comes. You've done well.]

[shikosuki]

[ Choromatsu's eyes don't reopen all Friday. He maybe stirs now and then or mumbles something incoherent but he doesn't waken. Even without the loss of blood. the drugs and the trauma, his sleep schedule has been all out of whack for two weeks now. His body takes all the time it needs to finally rest.

On Saturday however...

The last thing Choromatsu remembers from before he passed out was the warmth of someone else next to him. So as he starts to come to nothing strikes him as wrong yet. It's only when he's alert enough to realize that he's on a bed and clothed rather than half naked on the bath room floor that his eyes shoot open and he awakes with a start. And shouting. ]

--Takumi?! Takumi!!

[ He's going to try and get up if someone doesn't stop him. ]

[motherfucking_ghost]

[When tomorrow comes, Church spends some quality time in the garden, considering some flowers for fucking once, singing with the pigeons, and picking more fruit. In the kitchen, he's munching on some of said fruits while flipping through one or two of the cookbooks, occasionally dogearing a page.

He'll also make a point of tearing down his timeline in the dining room that he'd been marking names off on. It sure as fuck doesn't matter anymore. He'll also have his yard sard while playing with the tarot deck he got.

...He's also going to the morgue. Honestly it wasn't even because of anything to do with Choro, but, uh, well, he's gonna go there.]

[serrata]

[ It's a beautiful morning aboard the IGS Fantasy Sweet. Or as beautiful as it gets when there's no natural sunlight, anyways. Yuuri's up and about bright and early in the kitchen, making breakfast again. Despite all the panic and anxiety of yesterday she seems to be in remarkably good spirits this morning. She's even humming as she cooks. Once she's done, there's another breakfast buffet set out in the dining room for anyone to come and peruse. If you still trust everyone's food, of course.

She spends some time visiting Choromatsu during the day -- keeping an eye on him and making sure he's getting what he needs to heal up. But after that, she takes to the rest of the mansion, looking out for her fellow Champions. If you're not busy when she spots you, she'll approach, with her accounting book in hand and a pen on her face. ]

What's your favorite kind of flower? Just humor me.

[ Come afternoon and if you're looking out for Yuuri, you'll see her in the garden. It doesn't look like she's doing any of the usual planting or pruning, though. She's got a big mixing bowl from the kitchen and she's carefully picking some plants and flowers from the plots and dropping them in there. Hm. ]

[misanthropicprinciple]

[In the morning, one might find oneself accosted by one of a pair of pigeons, who will coo insistently until someone checks out the little rolled-up playing card cylinder tied to her leg and finds the following message:



The garden's a happening spot to be today, apparently. So as not to break up any songfests, Junpei's taking willing pigeons aside one at a time to kit each out with her own message tube. As he works, he's humming something that might be familiar.

By afternoon he, Michi, and Tie have moved up to the second floor rest area, where he's... drawing shaky grids over equally shaky doodles? Huh.]