First Investigation

[airlockedmods]

[It's been five days since the Champions woke up in the space station, and three days since Bolton's first incentive. And this morning, like the day of the incentive, Bolton is not in the library for his morning office hours. Unlike the day of the incentive, there is no breakfast being served either. The space station is still open for the champions' exploration, but there's something eerie about the suspension of routine, like unfinished business hanging in the air.

The Art Room door is ajar. Maybe someone's channeling their inner art student and pulling an all-nighter...?]

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[refusedtoleave]

[Natsuhi had been waiting by the showers to get in as soon as the water was on.

The annocuncment scrapped that plan. So, she'd started heading back to the cafeteria, where most of the others would be. Which means she has to go straight past Chitanda's room. Noticing the others already there, she winces. And heads to join them.]

Is it true?

[bylight]

[Lightning looks back at Natsuhi, gritting her teeth.]

What do you think?

[It comes out almost like a hiss accompanied by a glare.]

[refusedtoleave]

[Her shoulders slump, and looks passed Lighting to see into the room.]

She's so...young... I don't believe someone would actually do this...

[She's not sure what more to say. So she takes a breath.]

Is she in there? [Natsuhi hadn't even looked at the p.i.p]

[bylight]

[Natsuhi looks as defeated as Lightning feels.]

No. She was killed in the art room.

[refusedtoleave]

[She glances that way.]

All the way down there? I'm assuming it's obvious that someone did it and it isn't an accident... You've seen her, haven't you?

[bylight]

I wouldn't... If she was in here, I wouldn't let anyone in here that doesn't know how to deal with a body.

[Won't mention that she would have bailed. She doesn't want to let anyone know that.]

[refusedtoleave]

There are peo- Ah Doctor... [He's the only person she can think of.]

All of us should meet somewhere, and make sure that everyone else is present.

[damnfourthemerald]

It sounds like once we're done looking through everything, we're meant to go straight to the courtroom. A way to keep us from gathering our thoughts, perhaps.

[refusedtoleave]

If we all have to look, then that means whoever did this won't have anymore time to hide anything.