third investigation

[stagemanagers]

[The Opera House is quiet on Friday, just as it was quiet last Friday. There's no immediate smell of blood the air and most everyone was pretty blase about the motive earlier in the week this might just be a deathless week.

The only way to know for sure is to investigate.]

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[robitussin]

[She doesn't believe it.

That's the first thought that enters her head; that can't be true, because Eliza told her just last night that she would stay safe, so she has to be alive. Of course, Natalie heads to the library anyways. It doesn't make sense. She's not—

When she sees her body, she freezes in place. She's not moving. She's not breathing. It's real. Natalie doesn't cry, but she seems to deflate slightly, and her voice is quiet when she speaks.]

...What happened to her?

[allicareabout]

[Billy hasn't moved from where he's keeping an eye on her for the time being; he'll look up when Natalie enters the room, though.]

...I'm not sure yet.

[And that's...clinical, really.]

We'll figure it out, though.

[robitussin]

But you're sure she's... You checked for a pulse?

[She knows he is, but she has to ask.]