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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LIBRARY

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[ well, okay. while yuri's kind of curled up in a corner of the library away from the body, will he find anything out of place? ]

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[Well, when you came in here, you may have noticed that one of the library tables was pushed over near the door. Its position left just barely enough space for the door to open.]

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[ ah. yuri did, indeed, notice that. does it look like it was messily pushed out of place, i.e. in the middle of a fight? or does it look like its position was planned? ]

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[Well, no other furniture has been moved. But speaking of the door, did you happen to look at it as you walked in?]

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[ yes, he did! what's off about the door? ]

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[The door was scraped and dented on the outside, like something hit it really hard, probably more than once. It was even a little cracked!]

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[ damn, son. the killer went hard, apparently.

anything else to note about the library? yuri will get up eventually to at least...attempt to investigate. ]

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[The wall behind Miki's body is similarly scraped up. And also spattered with blood. You probably didn't want that kind of evidence, did you?]

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[ NO HE DID NOT.

UH. OKAY. shit. moving away from that immediately. anything else to see? ]

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[H...hey, um. We're. Going to need someone to take a look at that body, right? Lucina...isn't afraid of bodies. When they're 100% dead and not moving, you know? So she'll just...approach, and kneel down next to Miki.

What's immediately noticeable about the body?]

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[So much blood. Just...a lot, man.

There's stuff to look at all along Miki's right side - her shoulder, her thigh, and her stomach.]

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[Oh Gods this really is a lot of blood, it really is. And they're not going to have time to shower after this, are they? Damn it. But okay, let's start with shoulder and work our way down. What's going on with Miki's body?]

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[You've got a laceration on the shoulder, and a similar one on the thigh. They're long and ugly, but probably not fatal all on their own - it's the stomach wound that's the worst.]

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[Alright - quick question about those lacerations. Is there any way to tell what kind of item might have made them? A blade, or a generally sharp object?

Once we've determined that, Lucina moves on to the stomach wound to take a closer look.]

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[It was clearly something quite sharp, but it doesn't seem to have the kind of evenness you'd associate with a blade.

The stomach wound is similar, except that whatever it was went clean through Miki's body and (presumably) out the other side. Definitely a killing blow.]

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[Lucina's brow furrows, and she shakes her head. Damn it all...so whatever killed Miki wasn't something typically used as a weapon, then. And she was left to bleed out like this...

Is there anything else about the body that looks strange? Defensive wounds, a dying expression, anything?]

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[You got room for one more sad freckle, Lucie?

It's a stricken Prompto carrying a bloody knife who drifts into the library, looking like he might cry or faint or worse. But he won't... he can't accept that Miki's gone, not unless he sees her.

And he does see her from the doorway, and the sight of Miki slumped against the wall snuffs out that last little hopeful scrap of denial Prompto had. A whimper catches in his throat and he stumbles a couple steps forward before sinking to his knees in the middle of the floor.]

No...

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[Oh-

Oh no

Miki, she's so sorry, but Lucina hears that sad, small sound and turns, and it's Prompto, and he's got a knife in his hand, and - and the wounds on Miki don't look like knife wounds, so...

Gently, she rests Miki back and gets up, crossing the room to Prompto and kneeling next to him.]

Prompto...

[She pauses, uncertain about what to do, how to help him - how to help anyone, because there is no helping this situation. Two girls are dead. Everything smells like blood. There's at least one killer in their midst and too many people who are hurting all at once.

But despite all that, Lucina leans gently forward, and wraps Prompto in a hug.]

We'll find out who did this. It's...it's going to be okay. I promise you. We will find Miki's killer.

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[There's something caught on the collar of her uniform! Careful while grabbing it, though - it's broken glass.]

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[She'll gently take a piece and examine it - before going to Prompto and comforting him in his breakdown, of course. Is the glass a specific color or thickness that might tell us what it was originally part of? Is there any sort of residue on it? And - Lucina does a quick sweep of the floor around Miki - is there broken glass anywhere else in the library?]

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[Well. That sure as hell was a body announcement. It takes Penny a minute- too long- to unfreeze from the cold disbelief that grips her, staring at the report on her PIP, same as when Chloe was executed. But once she does, she takes off at a sprint towards the library.]

No, no no no no no-

[She doesn't stop until she reaches the scene, halting abruptly. The abject horror on her face mitigated only slightly by the highly tacky dress that's replaced her usual clothes today. It's a moment or two before she can speak.]

Miki- no. Miss Lucina, who-

[And then, again, there's a spark of anger in her voice, just like at the motive announcement.]

Who did this.

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...

[She's. Still looking over the body when Penny calls her name, but she stiffens somewhat at the anger in the younger girl's voice. The solid need to know who had done such a thing to an innocent girl.]

...I wish I knew. But...for Miki's sake...I want to find out.

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That's- I'm going to-

[She ducks her head for a second, fists clenched onto handfuls of her dress.]

...What can I do. To help.

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