The Third Investigation

[airlockedmods]

[Well, it's probably a good sign that each Champion still awakes in their own bed, and not in a completely random dimension. Or a bad sign, depending on how you look at it.

Still, there doesn't seem to be much amiss on the main floor of the space station... Except for a kind of cloying smell that very faintly lingers in the air around the teleporter.

(There is no body in the cafeteria, but it is a surprise place that will help us out later.)

>Investigate?]

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[le_mat]

[He should be going to shower. He reeks. His hands are covered in bits and fluids. But all he can manage is this slow circle around the group, constantly rechecking that everyone else is here]

[quadjumps]

[ yuri is outside of his room, hands notably stuffed in his pockets. ]

[le_mat]

Yuri-kun...

[What can he even say? He knows he should have some potent words. He's older, nearly an adult. He should be able to Adult.

Instead he just kinda... is there. Uselessly hoping his existence will do something]

[quadjumps]

[ his hands shuffle inside of his pockets, just a little. ]

...What.

[le_mat]

I'm sorry for closing you out of the room. I-

[Even in shock his eyes are attracted to the movement]

...you find something?

[quadjumps]

[ he's not even paying attention to akira's apology. rather--

what he pulls out from his jacket with trembling hands, from what you can see, appears to be the handle of a knife. ]

I'm gonna find whoever did this to her. I'll find them--and I'll...

[in4apounding]

[You know who doesn't give a shit about how bad you smell? She's running up and hugging you right now. Penny's not saying anything, but Akira might want to - she's hugging kind of hard.]

[le_mat]

[It kinda hurts. Normally he would be kinda be into being squeezed to death by a cute girl. Even now he doesn't tell her to stop.

He does kinda make a wheezing noise of pain that has nothing to do with the physical pressure though]

[in4apounding]

[Okay, yeah, that does get her to loosen her grip a little. We can all kinkshame Akira after the trial, hopefully.]

[And apparently neither of them can actually talk right now, because all that she manages is a quiet, incoherent sound of grief as she buries her face into Akira's shoulder.]

[le_mat]

[He doesn't wanna get gross stuff on her, so he wipes his hands on his pants awkwardly before rubbing her back]

Shh...

[theundertaken]

.......Akira...

[Max didn't see the body. He didn't leave the first floor at all, after hearing the announcement. But this...]

Come on, let’s get your hands washed, at least.

[le_mat]

I won't lick them, I promise.

[This is important, somehow]

[theundertaken]

[who the fuck said anything about licking]

[theundertaken]

Uh, okay...? But, um...

[come on you can’t be enjoying this.]

[le_mat]

Zombina said... in her note. Don't eat the blood like last time.

[He seems to follow the idea of washing up easily enough at least]

[lovecolored]

[ slides up with the pieces of Lucina's mask gathered in her skirt ]

...he wasn't kiddin' about the shower thing.

[ christ alive. zombie stench friend. ]

[le_mat]

Yeah. Won't be any good if someone gets sick at the trial...

[playthedamncard]

[Kaiba looks like he's...trying really really hard to keep his composure. He's had a lot of practice, so he does it pretty well! But he's also sifting through his cards very intently. Like a lot. He also knows his deck inside and out even if it's a newer version. So that's a thing that's happening.

The lingering whiff of...everything from someone certainly doesn't help. When Akira walks by, he looks up and also looks like his composure cracks a little. It's just the smell, obviously. That's all. That's all it is.]

Kurusu...you can't be here like this.

[le_mat]

Like hell I can't.

[there's really not much fire in his responce]

[playthedamncard]

Don't. Not this. There's no point to fight about this.

[le_mat]

[Kaiba's response startles him,
and following right after is shame ]

No... You're right.

[he takes off his glasses so he can scrub at his face with part of his shirt that isn't gross]

Save it for the trial.

[unhappylittletrees]

[Jamie didn't leave the first floor after the announcement but just looking at the wound diagram and the cause of death has him trembling and about the same color as the white dress shirt he's wearing when Akira finds him.

He can barely imagine how Akira is feeling.]

Hey. [Then softer.] Hey.

[le_mat]

Hey...

[Akira is about as pale as Jamie is, honestly]

[unhappylittletrees]

Are you- [No, that's a stupid question.] It's going to be- [No, it's not.

Talking is hard so instead Jamie is just going to hesitantly reach out and lay a hand on his shoulder. The poor kid looks like he could use a hug but he'll leave that up to Akira.]

I'm sorry.

[dejabrew]

[The cafeteria was a place where things were found earlier, but now it smells like strong, strong coffee, and Bolton's hands are shaking around his mug as he sits at one of the tables. He's wearing his champion unitard and looking at the table without actually. Seeing. Anything.]