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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[bylight]

[DEF PICKING THAT UP AND READING THAT PAPER]

[airlockedmods]

[Here you are.]

[bylight]

[..... Oh. Well. That. LIGHTNING IS GONNA KEEP THAT AND A CRANE AND LEAVE THIS ROOM NOW]

[damnfourthemerald]

[He looks up sharply from his letters at her quick retreat.] Miss Farron--!

[Aaaand she's gone. Those cranes sure are...interesting. He picks one up.] What's this for...? [He'll be careful about it but he'll try to start unfolding it without ripping it apart. What is origami.]

[refusedtoleave]

[She's going to take the opportunity to enter the room now there's a little more space. Staying very close to the door.

It's weird being enough in someone else's room, but knowing their dead...]

What is it?

[She's not going leaving the door.]

[damnfourthemerald]

Folded paper into intricate shapes. [He'll show her the crane he's working to deconstruct before he gets too far.]

[refusedtoleave]

[There's a small intake of breath, and she moves from her post to look. Just how many were there?]

Don't... We should take them with us, and put them with her when we can.

[damnfourthemerald]

[His fingers stop, expression curious.] Do they mean something?

[refusedtoleave]

A few things... Good luck, health, happiness... Those kind of things.

[It's been a long time since she saw so many.]

[damnfourthemerald]

But it's just paper. Huh... It's like a symbol. She must have been hoping very hard. [Not that it...did her much good.]

If it means something, we can put them with her when her body is covered. [Also what are funeral rites and do those happen here on Shithole Station??]

[refusedtoleave]

It's from an old legend... And she put a lot of work into them.

[She doesn't really want to talk about having a funereal on here.] Should we find Farron?

[damnfourthemerald]

[He puts back whatever minor unfolding he may have done.] Then I won't undo her work.

[As for the Champion Sister:] She took something with her. I don't know if it's important to what happened, but it's important to her. [That doesn't answer the question, but this is a time of high emotions and maybe he doesn't want to barge in on someone he doesn't know while they're Emoting. Unnnnssssure.]

[refusedtoleave]

[She nods, and edges a little closer to the door.]

Maybe they were close. We should see if she's joined the others.

[damnfourthemerald]

Agreed. [Gotta tell Thomasin that the room's clear, too.]

[refusedtoleave]

[She bows, more to the room itself than the current occupants and leaves.]