second investigation

[stagemanagers]

[One week out from the first deaths in this place, now. When you wake up on Friday morning, everything seems pretty quiet. There's nothing immediately, obviously amiss when you leave your dorms - and if maybe not everybody is in their beds at the moment, well, that's not so strange, is it? Maybe the No Murder party worked! Nobody wants to shatter Spongebob's poor little heart, right?

But, you know. Maybe you should make sure.]

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[brokeforgood]

[Oh. Thank God. Farrah staggers to him, trembling.]

Dad——- [She can’t correct herself.]

It’s. Conner.

[violentenvies]

[As Farrah comes staggering to him, he's immediately holding out his arms on instinct to catch a hold of her, gathering her up--not even having time to process what she's called him, but the tone of her voice makes something twist painfully in his chest]

It's--

[a moment, then it hits, and he sucks in a breath, going pale]

Oh. Oh Lord, again....

[brokeforgood]

He’s dead. He’s —- [Farrah sobs. By now, Maya’s rushed past— so Peregrine isn’t alone. She’s tried, unsuccessfully to protect the others from the scene. She can stop trying.

She buries her face against him, and uses his shirt to muffle the scream of agony she lets out.]

[violentenvies]

[As Farrah turns her face into his chest and wails, it feels like his heart breaks. She's already gone through enough, why now this? It isn't fair--and for that to happen to one of her close friends--

Salieri wraps his arms around her, holding her close and secure, one hand gently resting on the back of her head]

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Come on, now, let's step back--[and he'll just gently guide her back a little further from the door and into the hall, still doing his best to hold her close]