THE SECOND INVESTIGATION

[airlockedmods]

[Friday is quiet. Seth will find his Champion unitards once again in his closet, Togami will find the collar and baby carrier both unlock to let him take them off, and the ring toss game is gone. By itself, this isn't too ominous; the sabotages were due to end on Friday anyway, and the "motive" earlier in the week had left people in arguably better spirits than they'd begun it.

But there's something...off, anyway. Especially on the second floor. And, well, it's officially been a full week since the last time someone tried to make a bid for escape...

>Investigate?]

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[kingshaming]

[If it was anyone else, he would attempt to comfort him. Instead he stands near by]

If you need to step away let me know.

[fatherofsin]

I'll be fine. I can... Compartmentalize well enough. I can't say whoever did this, though, will survive my wrath.

[ Okay, with the body down, he's going to start investigating. Anything obvious that's off about all of this? ]

[kingshaming]

Then I will trust your abilities.

[He'll just hang around and 'guard the body' and Seth himself- now that his use as an extra body is done, this is what he can do to help]

cw: suicidal imagery

[airlockedmods]

[Well, there's the noose, of course. Once removed, you can see minor bruising on Angelica's neck.]

cw: suicidal imagery

[fatherofsin]

[ He'll make note of that. Is the bruise consistent? ]

Re: cw: suicidal imagery

[airlockedmods]

[The bruise is consistent with hanging by the neck from the bedsheet rope.]

[fatherofsin]

[ What about the bruise itself? Consistent with how she hung herself? ]

[airlockedmods]

[It's more minor than one might expect, but otherwise consistent with the rope.]

[fatherofsin]

...Consistent with the rope, but... Hm. I do suspect foul play.

[ Anything else of note on her body in easy sight, or does he need to look closer? ]

[airlockedmods]

[There's what looks like some small burns in the area of her mouth, as well as what might be a little crusted blood.]

[fatherofsin]

...Do any of you have gloves or hand coverings--or know where to get any? There's burns on her mouth area. I'd like to check inside, but...

[ ...He's not potentially burning his hands. ]

[kingshaming]

Let me check the art room.

[He runs off to look, probably coming back with gloves used to the kiln or for mixing paints]

[fatherofsin]

[ Once he has gloves on, he's going to to look inside her mouth. Anything to notice? Because he has a bad feeling. ]

cw: emetophobia

[airlockedmods]

[There are also burns on the inside of her mouth.

But, more immediately, her mouth smells absolutely foul. It seems as though she may have vomited recently.]

cw: emetophobia

[fatherofsin]

...I think she was poisoned.

[ HE IS NOTICING THAT THAT IS GROSS. But he's. Dealing. ]

...There are burns in her mouth and she... Most likely vomited.

Re: cw: emetophobia

[stitch_in_time]

The case file said asphyxiation. You don't necessarily need a noose to choke.

[It can happen on, say, vomit.]

I'm so sorry.

[Yeah, that last part was directed at Angelica, not you, Seth. Sorry.]

cw: emetophobia

[fatherofsin]

...She didn't deserve this.

[ He knows it probably isn't. But, after a moment, he's going to rather bluntly say something he thinks the Doctor does deserve. ]

Happy now? That I'm showing the empathy you so craved me to be?

[ ...He needs to spit his venom somewhere until he has a culprit. Sorry. ]

That's what you wanted from me, wasn't it? Or did you not think of how that would go when you said it?

Re: cw: emetophobia

[stitch_in_time]

[Well that. Sure is a thing.]

[The vomit-stink alone might not mean much, but the burns-]

[The Doctor's going to fall back on an old standby for a second and check Angelica's hands. Any signs there might've been some kind of struggle, etc etc.]

[airlockedmods]

[There's no wounds on her hands at all. But it looks like there's something going on with her clothing - there's a run up the back of one of her stockings.]

Re: cw: suicidal imagery

[stitch_in_time]

[The Doctor might be letting Seth take the lead, but he's still gonna verify everything.]

[So that bruising, any indication it was actually from the bedsheet-rope rather than, say, someone's hands?]

[airlockedmods]

[It appears to have been from the bedsheet-rope. There's no sign of hands or anything else.]

[stitch_in_time]

[Anything unusual about her face or expression? Asphyxiation's a pretty nasty way to go, especially through a botched hanging.]

[airlockedmods]

[Well, there's this.]

Re: cw: suicidal imagery

[kingshaming]

[Xander watches from a small distance- he's seen his fair share of executions. And while Garon preferred beheading there's been a few hangings. Are the bruises consistent with someone that would have been hung?

He also looks to see if she might have clawed at her throat- even if she wanted to die, instincts kick in once the act happens.]

Re: cw: suicidal imagery

[airlockedmods]

[There's no non-bruise damage to her throat, but there seems to be some kind of small burns around her mouth.]