First Investigation

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[On Friday, C.E.C.E.'s morning announcement goes out as usual. But people coming out of their rooms to begin their day may notice a faint thumping sound coming from down the hall.

Investigate?]

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[quadjumps]

[ and then he's going to storm out of the library, yelling: ]

I called it! I fucking called it! Fuck all of you!

[le_mat]

[guess who is right outside cuz he let the robot in? This guy]

Yuri, what are you-

[he freezes, eyes wide... Before darting in the room with shocking grace for a man with a busted knee. He hits the ground at a near slide and immediatly checks for a pulse]

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[Nah. But Ruri is gently and repeatedly butting into Miki's leg.]

[le_mat]

[sorry sad bot, akira isn't here right now.

I know it's pointless. You know it's pointless. But y'all get to watch a teenager attempt the most depressing round of cpr known to man cuz i hate myself and also you]

[challengesfate]

...

[Very, very gently. Lucina reaches out to Akira - her grip is rather strong, though, as she tries to pull him back.]

Akira, it's - it's too late. She...she's gone.

[le_mat]

[for a good few hours in fact,
based on the autopsy report. She's already started going cold. Akira let's himself be pulled back, shoulders stiff and unyielding.

He stands, pulling away and heading to the door with clear intent]

[challengesfate]

Akira...!

[...No. No, it's. He should go. Do what he has to do. If that's having a moment to cry or trashing something else, that's up to him. There's...bitter work to be done in here.]

[le_mat]

[if only it was so simple.

About that time the body announcements go off, and he starts shaking. He wasn't as close to Chitose as he was Miki, but that doesn't mean she deserves his rage any less.

Once he's out in the hall, the front of his white turtleneck tacky with old blood:]

Which one of you did it?

[he's not yelling, and not everyone is out here. But those that are most certainly can hear him]

[challengesfate]

[Ah fuck, fuck she can't just. She can't leave him like this, hold on Miki - she'll be back soon. Lucina gets up and hurries out to Akira.]

Akira, please - a murderer isn't going to confess so easily, we - we need to figure it out, for...for their sakes.

[le_mat]

[he knows this. But he raises hand to silence her regardless, as if her being an adult and a princess were non-points. His fingernails are red. ]

I have to ask. They get this one chance.

[challengesfate]

[...

She's quiet, pressing her mouth firmly shut, and nods once.]

...Alright.

[quadjumps]

[ yuri's too busy panicking to be particularly intimidated by akira's presence, but he calls out from inside the library: ]

You seriously think someone would just confess to doing all this shit when they can get away with it and leave this goddamn place? This is for us to figure out.

[le_mat]

I know. But they get the option to confess. Just once.

[quadjumps]

Or else what?

[le_mat]

I'll get one out of them.

[newcycle]

[Korra feels bad, but also... she's angry, too.]

... I don't know. But we'll find out. I promise.

[le_mat]

... Yeah.

[discalibur]

They're not going to just...

[It'd be nice if it were that easy, though. He tries not to look back into the library. Although all the blood on Akira isn't helping either and Tsurugi's looking pretty pale now.]

...We'll find out who did it. We-- We have to.

[le_mat]

[he wishes it was this simple. He does. Confession is good for the soul. But whoever did it has gone too far to confess now, and Joker can't reach their heart.

So Akira just... Shakes his head]

[lovecolored]

[ She stays silent for a few minutes, because hell no she didn't do it. ]

That's what the "trial" is for, right? Figuring out who did it. So...we're gonna figure it out. There's enough of us to put our heads together.

[lmafo]

[ Roxy is going to sit down by Ruri and kind of. Try to pet her? Please don't stab. ]

It's okay, you did your best.

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[Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.

She butts against Miki again.]

[lmafo]

Aw, buddy. I know.

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Bwooooooooooop...