...THE FOURTH VICTIM?

[monoguests]

[Friday, Friday, gotta get down on...well, there's nothing to get down to, considering the music has stopped. There seems to be a distinct lack of Shadow Bugs too - has the threat of a murder been carried out?

Well, it can't hurt to check. Those who go by the showers will hear the sound of faint running water, and there seems to be...something in front of the Pokemon Center.]

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[fitnessenthusiast]

[This again. Ugh.

Ugggggghhhhh.

Uggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh

After a minute of staring at the ceiling, she finally sits up and heads toward the showers. She wants to feel clean before she has to feel despair again.]

[monoguests]

[You might want to wait for that...person to be done in there, Wiitney. Even if they seem to be pretty set on staying still on the floor of the shower. Even if they're letting the water run out on to the floor.]

[fitnessenthusiast]

[She patiently waits outside for a minute before peeking inside.]

Hello? Are you almost done?

[monoguests]

[Okay, well, rude, Wiitney. Nephenee Marigold certainly didn't want to spoken to this way, even if she looks rather occupied. That position can't be comfortable either, who'd shower with the side of their head on the floor?]

[fitnessenthusiast]

[Look, it's not polite to take such long showers when people are waiting either.

She waits for a response before she slowly steps inside, growing a little more concerned.]

...Are you okay?

[monoguests]

[There's no response, just like those trophies Wiitney had the pleasure of talking to a while back. Her trademark helmet and armor are off too, which only helps accentuate the idea that something is wrong.]

[fitnessenthusiast]

[She takes a few more steps forward until she's next to the green haired woman. After a moment's hesitation, she tries shaking her a little.

Name. She suddenly feels like it's very important that she remembers a name.]

Nephenee? Are you there?

[monoguests]

[Shaking her doesn't seem to be doing anything, even as the water keeps on going.]

[fitnessenthusiast]

[Not moving. Not talking.

After a moment's hesitation, she decides to check for breathing or maybe a pulse.]

[green_mario]

[Luigi has been dreading this day, thinking that they'd be cursed to have someone die today, but he still manages to get out of his cabin once he realizes that there's no music.

When he hears running water though, he can't help but get curious but to check out the showers and he sees... well Wiitney's there and she's saying something. Even though he's not sure what he feels his heart sink.]

Um, Wiitney? What's-a going on?

[monoguests]

[Well, Wiitney will find just what she's looking for.

Nephenne Marigold is breathing and has a pulse.

Wow, that was a mouthful.]

[superstylishschism]

[And just a few seconds later, Alastor walks by looking for a certain someone.]

Hey, Luigi, I need you to...see...

[Oh. Um. Someone might want to tell him she's alive, because Alastor has trailed off and is frozen in what might be shock, rage or both.]

[fitnessenthusiast]

[Wiitney learned the sensation of breathing a sigh of relief.

She looks up at Luigi and Alastor with a a relieved smile.] She's asleep.

[green_mario]

Asleep?

[Well... he didn't want to doubt Wiitney, but since she only learned about eating and sleeping within this past month, he goes to verify that.

When he does notice the breathing, Luigi also lets out a huge sigh of relief.]

Geez, something musta happened in order to be in that deep-a sleep. Maybe we should take her to the Pokecenter to see if there's-a anything we can use.

[superstylishschism]

Thank God...

[Completely unaware of the irony of that statement, Alastor just slumps to the ground. The heart container locket around the end of his tail makes a soft clicking motion as it hits the floor.

It. Takes him a second to register what else is being said and sit up properly.]

The Pokecenter? Wait, that's what I was looking for you to talk about!

[green_mario]

Eh? What about it?

[He doesn't know anything about Pokemon, so the only thing he could assume that Alastor would want to talk to him about is about Clarice. But he's not sure what situation would happen where Alastor would only want to approach Luigi about this.]

[superstylishschism]

[Okay let's get legs back under him...whew.]

There's what I'm pretty sure is a dead Goomba in front of it.

[green_mario]

Wha...? What's a Goomba doing here in the first place?

[Luigi... please acknowledge that the Goomba is dead first at least.]

[superstylishschism]

Maybe that guy on the student profile card you found never made it out after all...

[green_mario]

S-sure, I'll go over to check it out.

[Well he hopes a former student didn't just die today, but sure, can't hurt to go over there to check it out.]

[superstylishschism]

Good. ...I'll take care of Nephenee. I hope you guys don't mind that I want to be the first to talk to her when she wakes up.

[He's already moving to turn the shower off, after first checking to see if the water is cold. Prolongued exposure to cold water is bad for humans, right?]

[green_mario]

Well if you're sure you don't-a need help taking her to the Pokecenter...

[And he goes to check for anything unusual at the Pokecenter.]

[monoguests]

[The hunch is correct, the water seems very cold.]

[superstylishschism]

It's fine. Even without my powers, I can carry a human pretty easily.

[Then his first priority is going to be wrapping her in towels. And then it's back to the Pokecenter, carrying Nephenee bridal style and tilted so that her head is resting against his shoulder.]