Fifth.

[trustfellows]

Two people have died so far this week. It's about as many as one can expect to lose per week around here and it isn't even the weekend; furthermore – whatever those two may have died for – it wasn't for the sake of Rule Seven. That much remains untouched, and as such, so does the incentive, begging the question of whether you're prepared for what may happen in a few days, if no one moves. Are you ready? Are you really? Friday morning dawns like the rest of the week before it; the clock chimes, the doors to the kitchen unlock, and there's a heavy silence that's settled over the building. You aren't even being awakened by Jericho this morning, which may seem like a good sign until the realization settles in – after all, that means the timer hasn't wound down. In other words, someone is definitely dead. Thankfully enough, as far as corpses go, the first two floors seem to be clear; that doesn't mean that nothing is amiss there, because some things may be, but at the very least there aren't any bodies here. No guarantees for higher up, though. Explore?

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[trustfellows]

[It's rope! It's tied with a simple knot, and...honestly, it's sort of loosely-tied.]

[perpend]

[Given the head wound Rin found, it looks like whoever did this either isn't very good with knots, or didn't think they had to worry. Either way that's... yeah.

With Rin looking for defensive wounds, he'll be checking her over for any other injuries that she might have on her body.]

[trustfellows]

[Actually, that's the thing. One would probably expect rope burns or ligature marks, or other signs that she was struggling against the ropes at some point, especially given that they were loosely-tied and the head injury wasn't fatal.

There isn't anything of the sort. At all.]

[perpend]

[....Weird. And alarming.

Does the rope look burnt at all?]

[trustfellows]

[It does!]

[perpend]

[Right. That does seem to lead one to a dark conclusion.

Is there anything else he'd notice, or does Rin have it covered?]

[trustfellows]

[The only other thing here is with regards to the burns themselves, which you asked about like five comments ago but I'm a tool and somehow didn't register that -

The burns are all really bad, though some parts of her body got it worse than others - it looks like they're mostly centered around her torso and legs, as opposed to her face and her head. There are some burns on her face, but not nearly as bad, and not enough to completely screw up her face and eyes or anything.

Other than that, you're good here! o/ ]