Fourth.

[trustmods]

The week has been relatively quiet after the utter debacle that was the previous weekend's trial; access to the fourth floor has generally ensured that no one has any excuse to not keep themselves entertained in one way or another, whether by way of games or by way of copious amounts of alcohol. Of course, that doesn't change the fact that this week's incentive came with a three-day limit this time – something that doesn't seem too geared toward discouraging the pattern that Fridays have fallen into around here. Thankfully, however, there are once again no bodies in the ballroom; it seems everyone has learned a lesson and decided to leave that place alone for the time being. But anybody heading upstairs beyond a certain point is going to have an...interesting time, let's put it that way. >Explore?

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[nankurunaisa]

[Huh.

What's weird with it? Is it clean? Is something missing where something should be?]

[trustmods]

[Sort of! The dust on top of one book is gone. Looks like that might have been disturbed at some point.]

[nankurunaisa]

[That's odd. What about the book? Is the book part of a set? Does it look more like something has been removed, or more like someone has been moving the books around for fun?]

[trustmods]

[This is the only book missing dust from the top, so the former is more likely than the latter.]

[nankurunaisa]

[Well, let's take a closer look at the book, then. What book is it? And she'll take it off, too, just in case there's something behind it.]

[trustmods]

[There's nothing behind it, nope. The book is called How To Write A Murder Mystery.]

[nankurunaisa]

[That's weird.

But you know what, she's just going to pull it off the shelf. It's probably nothing, but she'll be holding onto this.

Unless, of course, she finds something when she opens it.]

[trustmods]

[Good call - it looks like one of the edges of the page is a little weird, like someone dog-eared it at some point.]

[nankurunaisa]

[She doesn't like where this is going.

Let's see what we've got. She'll turn to that page.]

[trustmods]

[This sure is something. Are you ready for a lesson in poisons, Hibiki?

Arsenic - A classic poison, and certainly the best known of all. The absence of smell and taste has made ​​it a perfect tool for murder. It's most often found in groundwater, many chemicals, and foods. Symptoms include hair loss, burning esophageal pain, vomiting, bloody diarrhea, and eventually leads to death from multi-system organ failure. The poisoning can occur over a period of time if the victim is regularly given small doses.

Methanol - Methyl alcohol is distilled from fermented wood in the same way ethyl alcohol is distilled from fermented grain, so you may know it as wood alcohol. It can be found in antifreeze, some perfumes, paint removers, and varnish. Symptoms include fatigue, headaches, nausea, severe abdominal pain, blindness, and death occurs from respiratory failure.

...Have fun.]

[nankurunaisa]

[She looks over at Mordy, and then looks back down at the book.

...After what happened to Ashley, even Mordecai is suspicious. So if we're done with this book, she's just going to take it off the shelf. Is there anything else to notice?]

[trustmods]

[You're good! Nothing else to find here.]

[forcegalactic]

Hibiki, you find anythin' on your side of the room? [With the two of them searching the same room, they should be able to stumble across something.]

[nankurunaisa]

Not really, Barkeep-san.

[And that's the truth so far.]

It's...it's Luna, you know. Has Sol been through here?

[forcegalactic]

Yeah. [he didn't know Luna well, but she was a nice kid from what he could tell. And someone that young who had a hard life didn't deserve to die.] I didn't see her at all today, but someone'll eventually have to break the news...

[It's an inevitable and sad truth.]

[nankurunaisa]

I don't even know where I'd find her. She's not gonna be in her room...do you know where Sol likes to be?

[forcegalactic]

[He takes a moment to think.] Ain't any place in particular I can think of apart from singin' in the ballroom, but I reckon she's the type to hang out in one of those trainin' areas upstairs.

[nankurunaisa]

There's a book on murder mysteries here.

[She interrupts with that.]

I think I'm gonna try to read some of it before the trial. I don't want to be useless this time...maybe I'll learn somethin'.

[She's not even going to mention the dust, sorry.]

[forcegalactic]

Murder mysteries? Like the fictional kind? [If they weren't in the middle of investigating the death of a little girl, he would ask about borrowing that book for his own short stories. Once this is all over, he'll do that.]

See if you can find somethin' related to how Luna died. It might help us who ain't doctors figure out what happened.

[nankurunaisa]

Yeah, exactly! It's about how to write them.

[But someone from Mars...who also works in a bar...would they know about chemicals? Wouldn't they? Hibiki isn't sure.

But she's not going to let anyone mess with this.]

I will! But first, I'm gonna go find Sol! I'm countin' on ya to find evidence, okay?

[forcegalactic]

Right, you go do that. I'll look this room over in case we missed anythin'.

[Even if Hibki found everything they needed, he has to be careful.]

[nankurunaisa]

Alright! I'm gonna find her...leave it to me!

[And with that, she's running out of there.]