Third Investigation

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Another week has passed by and thank goodness no more ghosts have killed any of you (yet). But almost as soon as you leave your bed room you realize something is off. Something is frightfully off this morning, it seems.

Investigate?]

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[sixfingeredstan]

[Let's just say Ford is grateful to have woken up this morning after the events of the week. But there's definitely something wrong, he can feel it in his gut. Tentatively, he steps out of the hallway and into the foyer.

[grimgrinningghosts]

[At least you'll head right towards the problem, eh Ford? Because there is a body laying in the middle of the foyer.]

[wannagetsmote]

[Maui is slow to leave, and brings his oar with him. Something definitely felt off, that much was for sure. With his "weapon" drawn, he slowly makes his way to the courtyard. Maybe fresh air would calm his nerves?

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Not so fast Maui. This may be a little hard to miss.]

[kindaruledatit]

[Okay? Wendy didn't care for the feeling that someone was off, she normally trusted in her gut feelings, but nowadays that lead to trouble. And more dead friends.

She looks like she's trying to assure herself that everything's going to be fine as she steps out to her room into the foyer for the start of her day.]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Well there are... worse ways to start the day.]

[ilovepuppies]

[Lefou is okay!? Maybe? But they should probably do something about all that blood. Star runs into the kitchen in search of towels or rags or SOMETHING they can use to stop the bleeding. Hopefully there aren't any more bodies to trip over.]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[You're such a peach, Star.

The kitchen is body free. You get those rags!]

[whistlenotchirp]

[Oh, wonderful, Lefou is alive and everything is okay.

Life is never that generous.

There's not a lot he can do to help with Lefou's injuries unless they need him to dive inside him to grab a bullet. Which. No. So he makes his way up the stairs, patrolling the second floors for anything suspect. There's no way they'd get off that easy. Not when they're surrounded by this much evil.

If they're lucky, it's nothing. If not, maybe they can heal another victim. If not...

They'll get to that pass when they do.]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Well luckily no bodies are on the second floor, nor anything really off.]

[aboyandhiscar]

[that sure is a body!!

Mike's about ready to resign to the usual weekend doom and gloom when Ford declares there's still a pulse. That means he might make it! ...that means this may be super recent.

Frowning, Mike's gonna explore--if this is another straight up attempted murder, maybe the culprit had run off somewhere? He'll try checking the conservatory.]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[While there are no bodies in the conservatory, something is very off close to that room.]

[outsidethecircle]

[At least he's okay! Anna is...going to slip away because things can't be that easy. Let's check the music room.]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[The music room is clean and body free!]

[nobodyperfect]

[The second he sees Lefou and hears he's alive, Lea goes to the kitchen to throw some rags Star's way and stick a (wooden handled) knife in the toaster in case cauterization is needed.

But if they've got a bad feeling, and no-one's dead... That doesn't check out, his pessimism ensures that much.

So he checks the conservatory first.]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Well...]

[yourghosthost]

[After everyone starts gathering around the bodies, the Ghost Host starts murmmering to himself. It's impossible to make out what he's saying, but he is very clearly upset.]

Wander and Sylvia are dead.

[That's it. No announcement over investigation or having to head over to the stretching room. Just that.

In the very least you all are well aware of what to do now.]

[grimgrinningghosts]

Total Count 20/20

Study 8/8
Maybe it was another stabbing accident?
See look! No defense wounds, totally an accident
Innocent blood
This might mean something
A very freak accident?
Someone save this hat
Maybe it's friendly?
Clearly there are vampires here

Men’s Bathroom 3/3
Eww that's gross
Someone just wanted to use the bathroom last night so what?
I can't think of any good puns involving lint


Kitchen 3/3
Stabbing party
Well someone's been raiding the fridge
Don't worry it's friendly

Conservatory 3/3
You're gonna let bugs in!
Someone is doing a terrible job cleaning up
Not even cleaning up the blood?

Graveyard 3/3
Aww this looks like a cute little picnic
Wet blanket joke
Maybe they thought the ghosts needed knives?

[capulion]

[She hiccups and collapses on the floor. This is all way, way too much.

Her words are slightly directed at the Host, if he bothers to notice or care, even if her voice is very small.]

Why...

Study

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Take a look, it's in a book.]

[whistlenotchirp]

[Jiminy wasn't exactly... friends with Sylvia and Wander. In fact, they were kind of items of huge suspicion. Traveling about, no home, random acts of violence. It was immensely suspect.

But he's... never been that close to a corpse before. He managed to keep his distance from the others. And now there's two lifeless bodies, snuffed from their time, together in death as they were in life. Its kind of poetic. An image of two do-gooders in an evil world, trying their best.

He feels like he should do something.

With a mental note to wash his shoes, he finds himself hopping on top of Wander (ew) to get a look at the wound. Sylvia's as well, if it isn't blocked from sight.]

Men's Bathroom

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Why do people keep having to use the bathroom in murders?]

[sixfingeredstan]

[Eventually, once it's apparent that Lefou is going to recover, and once he's had time to let the shock of the double homicide wash over him, Ford gets up numbly and goes to wash Lefou's blood off his sweater. He doesn't mean to look around for clues, but. He's Ford. It goes with the territory by now.]

Kitchen

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Did I already make a joke about eating during a murder?]

[nobodyperfect]

[Lea feels empty, but that's no excuse to not help Lefou. He threw a knife in the toaster and he's got to get it before it gets cold or the man bleeds out.

That doesn't mean he can't look around while he waits for it to heat up, though. He's here early, at least in part because he's not able to stay anywhere near the study right now.

Does anything stand out?]

Conservatory

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Maybe some fresh air could clear your head?]

[arpeggiositar]

[...well, that happened. Demyx goes to the conservatory, intending to not look at the bodies at all.

Is there anything wrong at first sight?

Graveyard

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Or dead air?]

[amadeusrockette]

[Julia shows up fifteen minutes late with Starbucks slips out into the graveyard because B O Y does she not want to deal!! With any of that!!!

Is anything immediately off?]