First Investigation

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Nearly two weeks in the Haunted Mansion have passed. Parties were had, friends were made. In fact, maybe you've completely forgotten about the motive looming over all of you. However, as what might be dawn approaches the Mansion, you feel a strange feeling of dread as you wake up. Is it all in your head? There's only one way to find out.

Investigate?]

Comments

[kindaruledatit]

Seriously, what's with that glowing--

[And then she spots her, she spots Karolina lying on the ground, and she freezes up.]

[heartofold]

Is there even any way to tell how she died?

[She doesn't know a lot about sparkling people, but... she does know that she'd like to know who was responsible.]

There was blood in the foyer-- she must have been bleeding at least, right?

[kindaruledatit]

I...

[Wendy is shocked. How did she not notice the blood?

And, for once, she looks extremely unsure of... everything.]

[heartofold]

...

[Sophie can't blame her. This is... a lot to take in.]

Do you want some water?

[kindaruledatit]

....Maybe?

[A listless shrug. Is that gonna bring Karolina back? She'd be totes down if it did.]

[heartofold]

[Sophie will do just that. It's no magic but... it's the most she can do.]

Here.

[She hands the glass to Wendy.]

It's not much but... we'll find the person who did this.

[kindaruledatit]

Thank you.

[She takes it and... gets to work on chugging the whole thing. She gets the feeling that she won't be focusing on much else besides this today.]

[sixfingeredstan]

[Ford eventually finds the growing group of people in the kitchen, and sticks his head over Wendy's shoulder.]

What's going on? I saw blood—

[Oh. Oh, no, that's Karolina.]

Oh, dear.

[kindaruledatit]

...Yeah.

[It's definitely her. No mistaking that.]

Yeah.

[sixfingeredstan]

....I'm sorry, Wendy.

[He pats her gingerly on the shoulder; he knew they were friends.]

[kindaruledatit]

[For what it's worth, she doesn't try to shake him off.]

Yeah, so am I.

[So much for busting out of here together...]

[sixfingeredstan]

[He's bad at this but he's Trying.]

We'll find whoever did this. I promise.

[kindaruledatit]

Yeah! Of course, I mean, that's what you're supposed to do, right?

[That's how it works in the movies and shows. That's how it goes.

She's honestly asking him.]

[sixfingeredstan]

That's right.

[He's never investigated a murder, either, but it only follows logically that they ought to investigate and find the murderer.]