Second Investigation

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Well even without the murder, a lot sure has happened this week, with Walt appearing in people's dreams and your host claiming that he's dangerous. Still, Walt seems like a very nice, and is trying his hardest to get the guests out of the hotel safely. He has also requested that everyone try to stay alive while he forms a plan, so he would be incredibly disappointed if someone ended up killing this week.

But when morning comes this Friday, the 225 door is mysteriously wide open, like someone wanted to use the new rooms.

Investigate?]

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[grimgrinningghosts]

[It's a little hard to tell, but It doesn't look like the kind of cut that could be made by a knife or a sword.]

[sentree]

[ Alright, that's noted... How deep does it go? ]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Pretty freaking deep is a good way of describing it.]

[sentree]

[ Who hated you so much, Merlin...? Are there any other wounds on his body? ]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[There are! There are various cuts and bruises around his body, mostly around his arms.]

[sentree]

[ That so...? Defensive wounds, would you say? Any on his hands? ]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[They appear to be defensive wounds, with a couple on his hands as well.]

[sentree]

[ Fought back. Good job, Merlin, that'll give us something to work with.

If that's all for injuries, Thalia's going to check pockets. ]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Nothing is really of note in his pockets, but...

Wow, his clothes sure are damp, even the parts of his robe that aren't blood stained.]

[sentree]

[ ...Isn't that strange...? Huh, okay. Anything else to note about the body? ]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[It kinda looks like Merlin tripped and fell on top of the cot rather than collapsing onto it after being stabbed.]

[sentree]

[ Okay, that's also strange. Here's a question I should've asked first, is he on his back or his stomach? So in relation to this, did he trip forward or backward? ]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[He fell on his back, so it's assumed that he fell backwards.]

[sentree]

[ Thanks for clearing that up! Does that about cover it? ]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Everything involving his body, yes!]

[sentree]

[ Then you know what it's time for. Thalia first closes Merlin's eyes, to give him some peace. Then she opens his mouth and slips a coin from her pocket in. While closing it back up, she also says her farewell. ]

Wise wizard, your guidance was valuable to us all. May you find rest swiftly, in the Underworld.

[anasty]

Fool.

[ Comes a soft growl behind Thalia. Ursula has finally decided to make an appearance, and she looks... stormy.

She swats the cot Merlin lies on with a tentacle, likely sending it creaking or skittering a little if it isn't nailed down. Just enough to rattle his body. ]

So much for the World's Most Powerful Wizard!

[sentree]

[ Ursula... Thalia glances back at her, voice firm but quiet. ]

He's dead, Ursula. That won't get us anywhere.

[anasty]

How?

The man knew how to scurry away from danger better than any of the other rodents here!

[ She's approaching quickly, leaning over him. Though her teeth are gritted, her fingers curl in like claws before her as she hesitates to actually touch him.

For once. ]

[sentree]

I don't know. We have to try and put it together with the other evidence. [ ... ] I think someone took may have taken him by surprise.