Final Investigation.

[trustfellows]

Friday morning dawns like the rest of the week before it, with the chiming of the clock and the doors to the kitchen unlocking; once again, there's no announcement from Jericho, and everything seems to be largely quiet. Noticeably quiet, really, given that there are only eight of you left. However, quiet tends to be a good thing around here, overall; it means you're free to go about your business like you usually would. There are a couple of things to note, however, as your morning proceeds onward and begins to creep into afternoon. The first is that Rin's unlockable box has started making a strange mechanical whirring sound. The second is that sometime slightly after noon, the power to the building suddenly and abruptly goes out, casting everything into darkness. Interesting.

Comments

[matchbreaker]

[ . . . Suddenly, it's a lot nicer on her eyes, wow. (she was only just getting up an at 'em by noon tbh) That said she's going to gather up some stuff in her bags she was making the other day, throw that over her shoulder and then step on into the halls. She's sort of slowly heading towards the Foyer? but she's calling out because while she can see okay in this the others surely can't: ]

Hey, anyone else up?!

[perpend]

I'm up, wouldn't do to sleep in today.

[Cabanela emerges from the kitchen, looking puzzled.]

[matchbreaker]

I was up late.

[ ... But in retrospect maybe she should have been up and at 'em earlier? But oh well, let's get closer to the people who can't see as much. ]

[evilfrenzy]

[RIDEAUX SURE CAN'T.

As Elda calls out, she'll hear his voice calling out from somewhere near the dining hall. He's forced to feel his way around for now since he's nowhere near any candles or lighters.]

Yes! Just what the hell is going on?!

[Not that he expects Elda to know, but still.]

[matchbreaker]

Dunno! All the lights went out, it's great!

[ . . . Said the vampire.

She'll just be heading towards the kitchen/dining room area. Oh right, most of them would be eating. ]

[bloodbiter]

Elda?

[As soon as she hears the other woman's voice, she's heading that way as best she can in the dark.]

I'm glad we were fairly close together before this began, whatever it is.

[matchbreaker]

That's me! If you guys are all blind maybe you oughta get a candle... Oh, I still have one of my lighters?

[ Somewhere in this bag. Ditty, can you get it...? ... No? you can't see either? Okay. ]

[notaccurate]

[Someone else went exploring when the power went out, though 'exploring' in this case is more 'walking slowly while holding onto the walls because he doesn't have a light source'.

But he's so grateful when he hears someone else, because wandering around in the darkness is just a little terrifying.]

Who wouldn't be up, it's well into the day by now. Not that you could tell with how dark it is.

[He can still complain though, so he's alright for now.]

[matchbreaker]

[ . . . I mean she was still powdering up for the day but uh. ]

Just follow my voice, we've got something even you can see!

HALLWAY

[trustfellows]

[Now that the last locked door has been opened, it seems to open into what looks like a stairwell - one that possibly shouldn't be here, given that it seems to be leading upwards. It's well-lit, though, far moreso than the dim lighting in the stairwell - you might want to tell Elda to look away for a moment until her eyes adjust so it's not sudden light blaring into her eyes - and it seems to be made of the same concrete and steel as the courtroom downstairs.

Following the stairwell up will lead you to a hallway of some sort; it's likewise the stark, unwelcoming concrete and steel setup, with three doors set into the walls - one on the right, and two on the left. The hallway also seems to bend to the left, leading to a long, darkened stairwell heading further upward.

Someone clearly wanted you all to stay out of this area for a reason; perhaps you ought to go figure out why.]


[MOD NOTES: This is the setup you guys are looking at; feel free to mingle under this top-level for a while and organize yourselves, if you so choose, but eventually you should end up in the area you've selected for yourselves! Once there, for ease of investigation, feel free to select a subarea to poke around in, A or B; this is relevant for all but Pair 4, who are getting...something slightly different.

Have fun, and mind your own comment counts; the exploration above and any mingling you do here do count towards the fifteen you need, if you come up short during the investigation!]

[bloodisthicker]

...Well. Here we are, then. No more locked doors.

[...he has to admit, he's a little excited.]

[matchbreaker]

[ . . . . Her poor fucking eyes ow? Ow. She covers them to try to give them time to adjust, squinting as she does and - Oh. ... Ditty makeshift visor? Thank you Ditty, that's sweet of you. ]

Where the hell does this event fit...

[ :T ]

[hesperos]

[ He'll just look this over, and-- ]

Wonder if anyone's gonna be pissed we got this far.

[ He's not worried, though. ]

SECTION 1 - RIDEAUX AND YURI

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A

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B

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SECTION 2 - CABANELA AND TARRLOK

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A

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B

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SECTION 3 - RIN AND ADELINA

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A

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B

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SECTION 4 - ELDA AND LUCA

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[matchbreaker]

[ GOD HER POOR EYES. HER POOR EYES- she's going to that darkened stairwell as they split up to explore here because #fuckthatshit.

... and just because a buddy system is probably smart she's going to grab hold of whoever happens to be closest to her to yank them along and, ]

C'mon, let's go up these stairs. That looks more interesting than any of those spots.

[ . . . Because it's darker. ]

AREA CLEAR

[trustfellows]