second investigation

[stagemanagers]

[Friday has come around once again, and once again, things might seem a little off to the performers.

A little bit of deja vu starts to rear its head, and those anticipating the smell of blood will definitely get their fix as they approach the lobby.

>Investigate?]

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[robitussin]

[She's still angry, fiercely angry and hurt, but that only makes her more determined. As she enters the lobby, she looks around for anything immediately out of place.]

[solomonjihad]

[...She...she needs tea. The library. Away.

She's stumbling after Natalie, just...trying to wander into the library. Towards the east wing. Anywhere where she can be alone.

Hopefully, she doesn't stumble on another body...]

[stagemanagers]

[As soon as the two of you walk in, one thing is probably going to hit you in the face. Literally, watch out for the rope dangling from something above the doorway.]

[robitussin]

[She ignores Astarte following after her, and even when they reach the rope, she doesn't say anything to the other girl. She doesn't have it in her to interact with anyone right now.

Instead, she enters the lobby after seeing the rope, looking up to see what it's coming from.]

[solomonjihad]

[....D a m n i t of course there's a rope



She...can't escape this, can she? SHE CAN'T ESCAPE THIS--

...

Focus. Focus. She...she can't run. What kind of goddess is she if she does? Or...sailor soldier...?

Either way. She ignores the rope. Its clear Natalie has it. She still stumbles into the lobby, wiping her face with the handkerchief from Raoul. Is...is there anything that should catch her eyes as being out of place?]

[stagemanagers]

[Aside from the rope, there is a somewhat banged-up wooden box lying on the ground near the entrance to the staircase.]

[solomonjihad]

....

[She goes to look in the box. Is there anything in there?]

[stagemanagers]

[There's nothing in the box, actually, but it'd be hard not to notice the mess of blood on the corner of it while you're fiddling with the dang thing.]

[solomonjihad]

...Oh.

[Could this have been...

She...she needs to make sure to bring this to...someone. Or something. This is important. But she should check as she lifts the box up, if there's anything else.

...Is there anything else?]

[stagemanagers]

[The box looks a little banged up, especially around the bloodied corner. But there's no dramatic cracks or anything. It's pretty sturdy and heavy.]

[solomonjihad]

[...Well she'll just have to bring it with her.

Anything under it?]

[stagemanagers]

[The rope is hanging from a small hook above the doorway. It's fairly long, however, and the rest of it leads off to the side, into a ventilation grate along the wall.

The grate's pretty big, definitely big enough to hide things inside. But to save you crawling up there, we'll tell you that the other end of the rope is just tied around part of the grate itself.]

[robitussin]

[Hm.

In that case, she's going over to look around the couches and chairs to see if anything is amiss over there.]

[stagemanagers]

[GO INVESTIGATE THE COUCHES
YOU ARE NOT THE FIRST ONE THERE
GO ON NOW AND DO YOUR DUTY
INVESTIGATE WITH JAVERT]