Third Investigation

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[The incentive this week was a pretty intense one. But spirits seemed high at yesterday's party - even Blaze Dudely participated, albeit in a weird, oblique and pretty Mozu-centric way. Maybe this Friday will be different from the last two?

Everything seems quiet, at least.]

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[Sweetheart. Pyrrha. Bless your soul.

You remember the pile of twisted metal poles in the corner of the exercise yard?

At first, from a distance, it could look like someone's just standing in front of it. But no - a person's head shouldn't loll that way. She's skewered on several sharp metal pieces, enough to still hold her upright, but the truth is painfully obvious.

Apollo is dead.]

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[Leon comes closer to the body.]

Wha- HOLY CRAP!

[He quickly backs away from the girl on a spike.]

P-PRYYHA?! THERE'S A DEAD BODY HERE!

[tokencanadian]

[This is the direct opposite of everything she's ever wanted.

Holy shit she was just saying hello to Leon before she catches an odd shape in the corner of her vision. The more she looks at it, the worse it starts to appear, it almost looks familiar-

A sharp, horrified gasp cuts off anything else Pyrrha was going to say. Leon's going to be completely ignored as she rushes forward to the metal pile, stumbling to a stop just a few feet from it.]

....Apollo....

[She staggers, hands flying to her mouth as she sees the metal skewering the fighter. It's gruesome, and a way to tell that Apollo is, most certainly, dead.]

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[Soma hears all the commotion and comes running to the exercise yard, heart pounding. It's Friday and there's screaming. This isn't good.

And when he sees Apollo skewered in the corner, his stomach drops. God, who could've done that much damage to someone as powerful as her? But that thought is instantly wiped away when he sees Pyrrha frozen in horror. He goes right to her, standing between her and the grisly sight, and puts his hands on her shoulders.]

Look at me. Focus on me, take deep breaths.

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[Pyrrha's honestly unaware of Soma's presence until he places his hands on her shoulders and she gives a huge flinch.]

I... I'm sorry....

[It's all she can say as the tears start to sting in her eyes.]

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[He doesn't know her well, but that doesn't matter. She's devastated, and he wants to help.

So even though he hardly ever even offers Mina this kind of gesture, he hugs her gently, wordlessly offering her the chance to break down in relative safety.]

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[She's definitely devastated, and this hug is definitely not something she was expecting to get. But she didn't know Soma that much at all, and... she probably should have.

So.... yeah. She'll let this happen, she needs it after all. And in this hug, he'll feel her shaking just slightly.]