fifth investigation

[stagemanagers]

[Friday dawns, seemingly normal despite all of your recent discoveries. There is no blood in the hall. There are no bodies immediately visible when you first exit your rooms.

But when you think about going to get some breakfast...you get a bad feeling in the pit of your stomach.]

Comments

[madgiganticfeelings]

[Yeah that's... that's not great. Christine is still going to press on despite her bad feeling, heading from her room and over to the kitchen. Anyone... maybe having a nice cup of tea in here?]

[heathencall]

[Mephisto isn't going to get breakfast, he's going to make breakfast. To the kitchen!]

[likemypicture]

[we need jesus stat.

off to the chapel]

[stagemanagers]

[well you know I feel like I was extremely clear about what to expect, which really means that you've sort of brought this on yourself -

Anyway, someone is sitting at the table. They do not move when you enter.]

[37773972]

[Good thing he doesn't usually have breakfast until he's done with Santana?

Speaking of which, guess it's his turn to wake her up today! Knock knock!]

[stagemanagers]

[yeah you best get to the kitchen my guy]

[madgiganticfeelings]

[Oh. Oh dear, Christine very much doesn't like that. She tiptoes closer, reaching out to place a hand on their shoulder.]

Um... hey, are you doing okay? You shouldn't sleep out here...

[heathencall]

[Mephisto isn't able to shake this feeling so he's putting a hand on her shoulder and... looking just a little protective.]

Easy.

[garbageface]

[ blearily opening the door: ]

Okay, okay, let’s run off our early-morning dread.

[musacal]

Hmm?

[ She was going to go... some place other than the dance studio to practice because that place is too painful now but something pulled her to the kitchen today. That bad feeling probably. She pokes her head in. ]

[stagemanagers]

[He really does look like he's sitting naturally at the table, as if perhaps he only fell asleep there. But he doesn't look quite right, and he's cold to the touch.

Steven Quartz Cutie Pie DeMayo Diamond Universe is dead.]

[37773972]

[That's a thumbs-up from him]

INVESTIGATION START

[inside_yourmind]

Steven Universe is dead. [The Phantom pauses, just slightly.] Please proceed with the investigation.

[madgiganticfeelings]

[Christine gasps and stumbles backwards, colliding sharply with Mephisto, which dislodges a cry from her lips.]

No! No, no, he can't, we were, he was...

[She had just been reading with him! He had been her partner in preventing crime! And this place took away someone like him?]

[heathencall]

Christine. Christine, it's okay.

[Time to hold her very careful and. Make eyes at Nana.]

We... Will be okay.

EVIDENCE LIST

[stagemanagers]

EVIDENCE: 13/13

Kitchen - 9/9
- Look for the, blood under his nails~
- signs of asphyxiation
- He’s just,,,he’s just sittin’ here
- Bellybutton Gate: Par Deux
- it must be real muggy outside
- All about that bass, no struggle
- The Trash Man Was Here
- He’s Gone
- PLEASE DO NOT SNIFF THE MOIST RAG

Infirmary - 2/2
- Either or
- This is why it’s important to read warnings carefully, kids

Supply Closet - 2/2
- The hammer is my...no, no, not this round
- Yikes, how do you dent a hammer?

KITCHEN

[stagemanagers]

[let's have some together breakfast?]

INFIRMARY

[stagemanagers]

SUPPLY CLOSET

[stagemanagers]

[heathencall]

[Maybe he will... carefully weave around Christine to block her sight of the body and.

Alright. Let's corpse touch? Anything... off about the body other than being stupid cold? Is there blood in the body? On the body? Bruises?]

[musacal]

What? [ oh no. oh no oh no oh no oh no.

She rushes in, towards the table. ]

No that can't be right!! Steven!!

[garbageface]

[ IT’S STILL WORKOUT TIME which means santana and stephen are gonna haul ass up here and see if there’s anything that could maybe? save? steven universe? ]

[37773972]

[There's a phoenix down, right?? He inventoried that??]

[madgiganticfeelings]

[Puck. Puck this. Christine isn't here to swear but she is here to... to make amends to her Watson. If she couldn't keep him safe... the most she can do is find out what happened to him.

So she's returning to Mephisto's side, gently pulling his chair out.]

[stagemanagers]

[Well, as stated, the body is sat up at the table in a fairly natural position, all things considered.

There are no immediately visible wounds, or even bruises, but his skin does seem faintly blue.]