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cradleproject2016-07-08 10:23 am
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WEEK FIVE - Investigation
| the pygmalion. . . ONLINE  CAPTAIN'S LOG: WEEK (5) |
friday (?) survivors  Friday comes, and with it, the return of alarms for all the late-risers out there; those up before 9:00 AM will have an alarm-free morning. This one thankfully is a pretty gentle duet, the soft keys jangling you awake. It's not as invasive as some of the previous alarms, as once it ends, it just ends. It doesn't keep playing until you leave your room. If you check your datapad again, however, it will play the song again. It seems it's beckoning you somewhere, somehow, and you feel drawn to explore the ship, however anxious you may be. Tentatively, you leave your safe haven. taken list profiles setting rulebook ENTER COMMAND_ |
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As Machias flounders around in the pool, he may notice that there seems to be something else at the bottom. Keep on swimming?]
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Son of a-- WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT WOMAN?
[ At least he can actually swim. Thanks, Instructor Neithardt and your crazy Manway Method. He's splashing, splashing, and cursing the fact his military uniform is ruined YET AGAIN and-- Holy shit, Jason. IS THAT THE BODY. ]
... Oh. Oh Goddess, tell me it's not really... [ Let's wipe off those frames and squint is that really-- yes. yes it is. ] What the hell happened in here?
[ He's about to swim over and check except something catches the corner of his eye, leading him to look down. Wait. What's that? ... Ugh, does he have to? Time to dive in. ]
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But he'll nod at Adrien and offer a 'chaw!' before slithering into the pool. He likes Adrien, after all, but now he's worried about Machias. Why is he diving back in? Is he going to drown? Whatever. Arbok slithers right into the pool and disappears beneath the red color to help Machias with his efforts.
It's not creepy at all.]
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While everyone else freaks out over the dead body or goes on a scuba diving expedition, Jason is going to take a closer look at that hole on Carta's forehead. Is there anything he can tell from it at this time, or...?]
Yup. She's dead as a doornail. [Seriously, people. Stop murdering.] And our killer of the week is going to pay my dry cleaning bill.
[You know. With their life. They're going to pay for his dirty clothes with their life.]
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[its belated because the snake is already in the water after machias, and adrien just winces. he's... pretty sure... arbok wouldn't hurt machias, and Jason is right there (albeit with a dead body) so ... he looks around the pool to see if anything else is obviously off before offering:]
Do you need help getting her out?
[he doesn't want to touch a dead body ... at all... but between the dumbbells and the "corpses are fucking heavy"/fucking pool and whatever machias is doing, he should definitely offer]
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Machias and Arbok will discover a gun. It's lying a few feet away from where Carta's body was found, towards the middle of the pool rather than the edge.
Adrien will notice that there's a dark patch of blood by the edge of the pool, almost right above where Carta's body was lying within the pool.]
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He realizes he's not alone. And immediately starts to yell only to realize he's still underwater. Enjoy accidentally inhaling more kool-aid, Machias. He's just going to quickly surface now quickly scramble away and start hacking out that bloody water and shouting in Arbok's direction. ]
Don't do that! You're going to kill someone!! Ugh... [ Is it over. He's just going to hold up what he found to Jason and Adrien. Carefully. ] I found something.
[ What kind of gun is it, anyway? Let's have a look. And... let's take another glance around the pool bottom real quick, because if he's going to check whether or not it's been used it'd probably be better to check after getting out. Unless Arbok wants to take the job and search around!! ]
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I'm not making you touch a body, but thanks. How about you take a look around and see if anything else is off?
[Look. He might be a douchebag, but he's not going to make a 15-year-old kid help him move a dead body. That's just Too Much.
That said, Machias is holding up the gun just after he identifies gunshot on Carta's forehead. That's... convenient.]
She got shot in the head. I'm going to take a wild guess and say that's the gun her killer used.
[Come to think of it, didn't Carta's profile list a gun as her item? Could that be it?]
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he does question:]
Why would they bother to sink her if they'd already shot her?
[like... it's a pool not a lake they'd find her eventually??]
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No shoe prints, just a patch of blood. There's some water around it as well, but the blood's darker here than it is in the pool.]
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[ Machias is hauling himself out of the pool and much like Jason he's utterly drenched and looks like bloody murder. And his uniform? Is once again ruined. While he's at it, he's going over to Jason first and offering some help with the body before examining the gun. He's old enough to poke bodies. Unless Jason wants to go for a dip with the victim, but holding onto them like that in the pool can't possibly be comfortable. ]
... Let's help her out of there. [ There's a quiet, serious look at the victim for a brief moment. Then he offers a hand to help them out. ] If she's been shot, we should confirm that was the gun used too. There should be empty casing present if so.
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The body's pretty cold, but I've got no idea if it's from taking a dip in the pool of it's because she's been dead for a while. Obfuscating the time of death might be the reason they sunk her. Or, it could be something else.
[No way to tell at this point. Assuming they've successfully set the body down somewhere, he's going to want to quickly check for any additional injuries on Carta.]
Unless the killer picked it up or kicked it into the pool. [But if this is the murder weapon, there should be some evidence that it was discharged...] Carta Issue's profile listed a handgun as her item. Even if it's not the murder weapon, this might be it.
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Is there any way to check if it's hers?
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It's more of a puddle than a splatter, though the water isn't helping much in that regard. Still, Adrien won't see anything indicative of splatter marks - it looks like the blood's collected mostly in one place. There's quite a bit of of water around the blood and the edge of the pool, certainly enough to possibly have been caused by splashing in.]
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[ He's going to check right now and he's going to do it carefully, which means keeping it pointed in a safe area. First, let's examine the gun's exterior for anything notable, such as who made it. Even Reinford made orbal guns have their own means of indicating their brand. This one might (or might not) be gunpowder based, but supposedly it should be no different either way. Supposedly.
Next, let's check for the safety. Is it on or off? After that, let's remove the magazine and pull back the slide. Is the magazine still full or does it show signs of being used? If so, any shell casing popping out when pulling back the slide? ]
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Two ways, actually. But only if one of you know how to perform a séance.
[Jason, somebody just died. Don't be an asshole??
But now that the corpse is gone and he trusts Machias can do a pretty thorough inspection of that gun, it's time to see if there's any other evidence around here. Are there any casings in the water? Or if he takes a look around the shed, will there be anything missing?]
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[it's said with all the hesitation of someone trying really hard not to consider the logistics of this on a... real human being... aaand since Adrien is pretty useless here and he can't deal with staring at this blood much longer after all that he's going to do a tour around the pool since it's OLYMPIC SIZED so there might be something around or far away that isn't immediately obvious?? though ALSO:]
You're awful, Jason.
[SHE LITERALLY JUST DIED YOU PEOPLE??? it sounds more like a mild admonition tho since he didn't... know her... and he's more annoyed at the murderer UGH STOP KILLING]
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There's a shell casing at the bottom of the pool near where the gun was found. Nothing's missing from the tool shed aside from the pool net, which is still floating in the middle of the pool. There doesn't seem to be anything else off around the pool.]
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[ Machias is just giving the most judging, disbelieving look at you, Jason. Okay, so he can't tell anything else besides the fact it's definitely been fired. Good to know! ]
It'd depend on whether or not how close it was fired. If it's close range, it's not going to leave a puddle - it's going to leave a mess. It'd splatter everywhere, not leave a small puddle. [ With that, he's going to put the gun back the way it was. ] Anyway, this was definitely used, that much is evident. Find anything else?
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[Ba dum tshh.
Since nothing is missing from the tool shed, he's going to crouch down next to the pool, near the spot where the gun was found. The bloody water probably makes it hard to see, so he's squinting a little as he carefully leans in closer.]
I think there's something else in the water. Something small. [The casing, maybe?] This would normally be the point where I'd suggest using the net, but—
[GESTURING AT THE POOR, POOR POOL NET, FLOATING ALL ALONE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE POOL.]
Some asshole decided to toss it all the way over there. Probably the same asshole who put a bullet between Carta Issue's eyes.
[His clothes are already ruined....... He'll take one for the team if nobody else does.]
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Wait, did Arbok never come out? Let's ignore that and the fact he can seemingly hold his breath underwater. He's finally found something, but the only way to get it is absolutely disgusting...he'll pick it up with his tongue, roll it into his mouth (with blood) and then swim-slither his way out of the pool, dragging the net with the back end of his tail.
Look, he can be useful, he'll just spit it right onto the ground when he's out. Voila! A shell casing.]
Chaw! Chawbawk, Chaw!
[HE'S IN SO Much PAIN THAT WAS DISGUSTING]
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Hey, no, don't-- [um] You did a good job, Arbok, but you shouldn't have put that in your mouth. [... is this how he should talk to a giant snake. fuck if he knows it waVES AT HIM?? so??] You could make yourself really sick.
[yes the tag i definitely didnt write and delete doesn't make him hypocritical at all. still, let's look at that casing. is there anything immediately obvious about it he can find without picking it up because he's too busy comforting a giant snake???]
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