THE SECOND VICTIM

[monoguests]

[Hey, it's finally a Friday! Yes, finally here, Friday... and nothing seems particularly off at first brush.

Though... after the previous night's concert, the lack of music is a little more striking. It's a sunny day, at least, and it didn't rain the previous day, so perhaps that's not as ominous as it seems, but... you might want to look around anyway. Something might be a little deader than the Boos of World 2.]

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[shslancer]

[...Dang it, no music again? This doesn't bode well...

Well, let's check around the cabins...]

[monoguests]

[There's nothing too out of place around the cabins.]

[superstylishschism]

[After last week, the lack of music is ominous in its own right. Still, he can hope it's just a Friday thing, right? Well, either way, he's not making the mistake he did last time. Let's check out the mess hall first, and grab himself some grub while he's at it.]

[monoguests]

[Alastor will find nothing here besides Delicious Fried Yoshi Eggs.]

[totaldrag]

[Ashley is still dead-tired after the concert last night. So, she's going to head to the laundry room and dump her sleeping outfit in to the washer. Anything interesting?]

[monoguests]

[...oh, well, that's kind of a mess. There are clothes scattered everywhere... did... did somebody set a bomb off in a washing machine...?]

[tsungeonsanddragons]

[...oh no, not again. That lack of music is never a good sign, so Clair decides to investigate. The first place she heads for is the Lake, as it seems like an ideal spot to hide a body.]

[monoguests]

[Well, the footprints heading to the edge of the lake seem a little bit suspicious.]

[sunflowerfields]

[Maybe someone just forgot to start the music this morning? Yes, that has to be it. Nothing bad has happened, Hinawa is sure of it.

She's so sure that she's going to take a nice morning walk down the hiking trail.]

[monoguests]

[Hinawa, while walking down the trail, might notice something hanging on top of one of the branches.]

[theothersissel]

[Finally, his ears get a reprieve. This isn't really a good sign, though. Maybe Yomiel will check out that gallery and see if anyone's around.]

[hopelessnecromantic]

[Someone does happen to be in the gallery, and it's Betrayus. He looks perplexed, and when he sees Yomiel he approaches him right away.]

You! Banana haired sunglasses man! This... may be a strange question, but have you by any chance seen an extra set of my clothes? I put them in the wash last night but when I went to get them this morning they were nowhere to be found!

[The laundry room was awful mess too. Sheesh, what's wrong with some people?]

At the moment I'm assuming someone may have taken and hid them somewhere, just to torment me! Bet it was that blasted hedgehog...

[monoguests]

[The only thing that's around is a life-size golden statue of a mustachioed man, whose face seems etched in a permanent sneer.]

[despairection]

Ding dong ding dong


A body has been discovered! After a short period of investigation, we will start a “school trial”!

MONOBEAR FILE

[despairection]

[The Monobear File will be given to each student to examine.]

Victim: Callie Kubodera

Location of body: in a tree near the hiking trail

Estimated time of death: 6:30

Cause of death Multiple stab wounds.

Wound diagram.

CLUE COUNT

[despairection]

Clue Count - 14/14

Hiking Trail 6/6
They don't grow on trees, you know!
sad trombones for Betrayus tbh
Let's hope they don't exploit a loophole in the claws
we're off to see the monobear, the not wonderful monobear of... man...
the fabric of the universe
here's cord, now where's bord

Lake 5/5
Passerby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood.
...and ink.
Is somebody streaking...
It's mightier than the sword... and a roller, maybe...
and then i just saw one set of footprints or sth

Callie's Room 1/1
I'm your biggest fan, I'll follow you until you love me

Laundry Room 1/1
Laundry Room 2.22: Wario Is (Not) Confirmed

Concert Hall 1/1
GUARD PIANO HAS BEEN FOILED.

Location 1 - Hiking Trail

[despairection]

[It's a beautiful day for a walk, isn't i -- oh. oh... oh.]

[shslancer]

[Well, might as well start investigating here...

Time to examine the body, namely, these wounds.]

[totaldrag]

[Well. This sure is a thing. Ashley is going to walk down the path of the trail, and see if she can find anything on her way going in.]

AREA CLEAR

[despairection]

Location 2 - Lake

[despairection]

[DON'T DRINK THE WATER, THERE'S LOTS OF PINK STUFF IN THE WATER]

[stabspeople]

[Well, there's plenty of people investigating by the body. Time to check out this area. Better take a good look around.

So, what's going on over here?]

AREA CLEAR

[despairection]

Location 3 -Callie's Cabin (MUST BE UNLOCKED BY MONOBEAR)

[despairection]

[Maybe something around here's a little fishy...]

[superstylishschism]

[There is one (1) angry demon pounding on Callie's door.]

Hey, bear! I'm sure you're paying attention right now, I need this door open!

And as mentioned on Plurk...

[tsungeonsanddragons]

[So after the final piece of evidence has been found (or at least the pieces relevant to the body) Clair decides it's time to put Callie's remains in a proper resting place. They failed to do so with Little Mac, and the body ended up going missing after the trial was over. Dark Pit never had a chance, since his body was out of their reach.

But she refused to let her friend suffer the same disgrace. Ordering Salamence to dig a sizable hole, Clair watches as her dragon follows her command without question. Once it's gotten deep enough, she kneels down to place the body in the hole. Now that her eyes are closed, she almost looks at peace. Or as at peace as a squid can look, anyway...

After that, all that's left to do is cover the hole with dirt. Which she does without a word, though her movements are weak and sluggish. Almost as if she has to force herself to do it.]

[superstylishschism]

[Alastor's kind didn't bury their dead, food being at such a premium in the underworld that the only sane thing to do with a corpse was eat it. But he'd been around humans long enough to know about the significance of funerary rituals. He has to be there for Callie's burial, to do otherwise would be an insult to her memory.

When he sees Clair seeming to have trouble with the final motions, he steps forward and kneels down, helping her cover the body. Though his movements are smooth and calm, there's something almost mechanical about them. And though his expression is firm and solemn, something looks a bit odd about the pink spots indicating where his eyes are behind his visor.

Much like Clair, he's silent...for multiple reasons.]