...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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LOCATION 1 - POKEMON CENTER

[despairection]

[We hope to see you again!]

Re: LOCATION 1 - POKEMON CENTER

[green_mario]

[Well I guess that's confirmation that this Goomba was a former student.

Now that he's here, he might as well check out the body. Is there anything off about this Goomba besides the fact that it's a squished Goomba?]

[monoguests]

[The smell, for one thing, it distinctly does not smell corpse-ish.]

[green_mario]

[Okay Luigi does not wanna have a good memory of how corpses smell.

So he sniffs the area, what does it smell like then?]

[monoguests]

[Somehow I doubt Luigi knows the smell of Formaldehyde.]

[green_mario]

[Well... He doesn't, but it's strong and gross enough that he takes a mental note of it.

Anything else off about this scene?]

[monoguests]

[Mainly with the corpse itself. Luigi should know what a newly-squished goomba looks like, being a mass murderer and all, this is not a newly-squished goomba.]

[green_mario]

[OKAY FIRST OF ALL HE ONLY KILLS GOOMBAS WHEN THEY ATTACK FIRST.

But... Yeah that is pretty unusual. Does it look like they've been dead for awhile?]

[monoguests]

[Yep! It does.]

[green_mario]

[Okay, now we're getting somewhere. Can one tell whether the Goomba's been dead for a few hours or much longer than that?]

[monoguests]

[It's hard to tell, largely because the body is so messed up.]

[green_mario]

[Dang, of course.

Anything else odd about the body before he moves on?]

[monoguests]

[Well, he is feet-up right now thanks to Alastor, why not turn him rightside up?]

[superstylishschism]

[After thoroughly wrapping Nephenee in towels, with a little fussing to make sure it covers her hair without smothering her, and a mad dash through World 3 to get through it before the towels get cold, Alastor's got Nephenee into the Pokecenter. After setting her down on the nearest soft surface, it's time to start looking through the center itself. Anything of interest while he's looking for thermometers and proper blankets?]

[monoguests]

[There doesn't seem to be anything of interest within the center itself.]

[superstylishschism]

[Good, that means he can direct his full attention to warming Nephenee up. Does there seem to be anything wrong aside from the cold?]

[monoguests]

[There's a minor wound on the side of her head, as well as some small crumbs around her lips.]

[superstylishschism]

[First off, is that wound bleeding?]

[monoguests]

[Not currently.]

[superstylishschism]

[Does it look like it was bleeding once?]

[monoguests]

[Yes.]

[superstylishschism]

[He'll have to check the showers later. For now? He's going to wipe those crumbs off Nephenee's face to get a better look at them.]

[monoguests]

[They seem vaguely like cookie crumbs.]

[superstylishschism]

[Well, that's something to question once she's awake. For now, he's checking her temperature. Just how cold does she feel?]

[monoguests]

[Considering you just dragged her out of a cold shower and then through the snow? Fairly cold.]