Final Investigation.

[trustmods]

You've all done very well to make it this far, but it's not over yet. The Conductor has been silent for the past few days. An uneasy peace has fallen. No one else has died, but does that really mean we're getting close to the end? But then, perhaps it's time to take some initiative of your own - to hold someone accountable for things they actually did, rather than punishing your own for acting out in a situation none of you asked to be in. A couple of you have some unused keys that you might want to try to use on the seventh floor. There's a room along the southern wall that hasn't been opened yet; that might be a good place to start. Are you ready for the final investigation? [OOC: Once you've gotten the western wing of the building open, the floors you'll be working with will look like this, with rooms A and B on each floor open for investigation; the red area in the southwestern corner of the floorplan contains a spiral staircase that leads between floors, though after the fourth floor down, the door leading into the building proper will be locked. Those four floors are yours to explore, though!]

Comments

[announcemyvictory]

[After feeding and petting the chickens and promising to come back for them, Elise is there with a bundle of things in a pillowcase. (You may have seen her this morning attempting to drag her entire trunk with her before just giving up and leaving it in the doorway.]

Is everybody prepared?

[openterrain]

Everyone, I've got a request.

[ Jean looks ready for business, at least. Every last bit of his Survey Corps uniform is freshly laundered. He's also got a small silver key in hand. It looks too little to be a door key. ]

I found this key in the office a couple weeks ago, but I don't think it goes to any doors. If anyone finds a jewelry box or something like that then let me know. Maybe this can open it.

[ ... and even though he just said he doesn't think it goes to any of the doors, he's going to... casually try opening one of the many locked doors with it. He feels a little silly but after two weeks with no answers he's gotten a little desperate. ]

[ninehundredlives]

As much as we're going to be, I imagine.

[Susan's wearing her new scarf and pin. The rest of the things she deemed most important are in a pillowcase of her own, except for the...rather questionable-looking sword that she's now got strapped at her hip.

Don't ask.]

[icysemblance]

I'm as ready as I'll ever be.

[Weiss doesn't have much with her. She has the butterfly pin in her hair, and her back pouch contains the glow stick from Hibiki and the hats from Ashley. The letters are tucked into her jacket.

No weapons, nothing she doesn't think she's going to need.]

[trustmods]

[It's a nice attempt, but unfortunately the key doesn't work.]

[sunsong]

Same here.

[ Sol has TO BACKTAG TO GET HER PURSE but she will have gotten that along with anything terribly important to her. Typically of her, she hasn't brought any weaponry - has she ever carried any? - though she's wearing her sports wear and seems determined. ]

We're splittin' up, yeah?

[announcemyvictory]

I do wish we had a luggage cart or something...

[withabigsmile]

[...Well, Blue still has those keys from the dead guy, so she's going to try those out instead.]

[openterrain]

[ Always the very pinnacle of maturity, Jean gives the door a frustrated kick hard enough to rattle it in its frame. ]

Stupid door.

[blazeit]

[ He hasn't had to harvest that key off of Jean's dead body, so he's feeling pretty optimistic about the key overall. Surely the relevance will be discovered somehow or another!! ]

It's probably to something inside the door... it figures this would be set up with unnecessary layers, doesn't it.

[ninehundredlives]

That would be helpful.

[sunsong]

Oi, don't break the door damage rule or whatever.

[ NOT THAT HE'S LIKELY STRONG ENOUGH but may as well not risk it. ]

[icysemblance]

I'm on it. I'll keep it safe, and I will look for what it unlocks.

[Weiss pauses, then squares her shoulders and stands at her full height.]

There's one last thing I need to do before we go, just in case. It never seemed like the right time, but we might not get another chance.

[She walks up to him and kisses him full on the lips.]

For luck, and because I don't want to have any regrets.

[announcemyvictory]

I don't know how we're to get everything up and down the stairs, either. At the very least, we know where we're going to start with.

[withabigsmile]

[Blue's got her usual red skirt and a freshly sewn monstrosity of a shirt on (thanks Chie,) and it looks like she too is going the pillowcase route; there's not too much she needs to take with her, and what she does fits in that just fine.

Wiggly and Ditty are both out and about today, too. They're impeccable helpers.]

I'm prepared, but what about you, Elise?

[She's gotta look out for her fellow ex-mole.]

[trustmods]

[Congratulations, the door is now open!

Inside is a hallway, leading down to another door. About halfway down there's an end table with something sitting on it.]

[withabigsmile]

[Stealing dead peoples' shit sure comes in handy.]

So! Who's first?

[announcemyvictory]

I'm doing fine enough, even if I haven't got anyone to carry my -- what on earth are you wearing?

[sunsong]

I'll go. If we send you in, there's gonna be a dead person.

[ I MEAN...

BLUE'S LUCK. ]

[ninehundredlives]

Have you got a weapon?

[look Susan's pretty worried about things jumping out at people]

[withabigsmile]

...Good idea.

[Thanks, Sol.]

[openterrain]

Yeah, that makes sense... Guess we'll have to wait until we can see inside.

[icysemblance]

Yeah. I'm thinking so. We have a better shot at this if we do.

[openterrain]

i know, I know... [ He kicks it again, less viciously this time. ] Though if it breaks from something like this I'll be impressed.

[sunsong]

I'm really good at dodgin' shit. And my purse is heavy enough to swing at people, so whatever.

[ SHE'LL GO STRAIGHT ON IN AND CHECK OUT WHAT THAT SOMETHING ON THE TABLE IS before anyone else can object. ]