final investigation

[arsholes]

[It's been almost a week since Orthrus' lucky escape. Almost a week, of all calls to Heisenberg going (metaphorically) to voicemail. Almost a week, to rest and recover from the harrowing losses of the previous Friday.

It's been almost a week. And the storms are getting worse.

You know the locked door on the first floor? The one that goes into the center of the tower, right across from the great entry hall doors?

Today, there's a heavy iron key sticking out of the lock. With a familiar crest on the head.

The key is sticky with wet yellow paint, and wetter blood.]

Comments

[reresurrected]

[This... does not look good at all, actually! And he is very concerned!]

From Heisenberg-san...?

[That blood definitely doesn't look good at all, but if it's wet it means it's still fresh, which means there may be a chance...]

[spitessier]

[Katsuya immediately looks around, trying to find fresh blood anywhere else in this area]

Or from one of us. Everyone should gather here.

[He doesn't rule out someone died!]

[rikonstructed]

[We're starting this day out cheerfully.]

I'll go look for the others, then.

[replacementshield]

We may as well.

[ He sees no problem with it, given he has just arrived. ]

[arsholes]

[There's a small amount of blood that dripped off of the key and onto the floor, but it doesn't look like there's been a shitshow.]

[spitessier]

[Once people start coming here, Katsuya feels a huge wave of relief. Oh, good...

Katsuya takes a closer look at the key]

No point in standing around, though. if this key is here, we're meant to pass through this door.

[Let's go, merry partners]

[twibeast]

[ Oh hey hi ]

Hm? What’s going on now? I can smell blood…

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

[Mei nods, popping out of the kitchen with packs folded in tea towels and with the rats and Chiffon following after her.]

To help us escape?

MAP

[arsholes]

Team A, aka Team Fuck Around
Team B, aka Team Find Out

Team A

[arsholes]

[To your left as you exit the stairwell, there's a somewhat plain steel door. It doesn't appear to be locked, and the handle has yellow paint on it, as well as a yellow handprint about where you would put a hand to brace the door as it closed or opened.]

[replacementshield]

...this yellow paint again.

[ Without a single bit of hesitation, Felix will reach out and try to open it. It's do or die now. ]

[rikonstructed]

If we're being guided, it's almost too obvious to be a trap.

[But Nuadha's hand is on the hilt of his sword anyway.]

[spitessier]

Perhaps our guide is the same person the blood up there belongs to. They may be in trouble.

[Even if it may be a trap Katsuya is concerned, so he'd keep pushing forward. Someone may be in trouble]

The Dungeon

[arsholes]

[After solving Heisenberg's secret door puzzle, the wall in the autopsy room opens up to a secret staircase heading downward.

>Proceed?]

[replacementshield]

Be on your guard. It should be obvious, but I'll say it again.

[ Okay, let's head forward! Felix's hand is tightly gripping the hilt of his blade as well, though. ]

[sunshade]

[ MEANWHILE

Patchouli floats out of Heisenberg's workshop with two ancient-looking books floating next to her, hurriedly copying something from Heisenberg's notebook down into her grimoire. ]

Team B

[arsholes]

[To your right as you exit the stairwell, there's a steel door with a relief of the Heisenberg Family Crest on it. The door has yellow paint on the handle.]

[twibeast]

[ Ah...

Orthrus will attempt to open the door, again with his shield at the ready just in case. ]

[reresurrected]

[Likewise, Baldr stands with one hand on the hilt of his sword in case he needs to draw it.]

If you use your shield, I can take down anything that might try to attack us.

[twibeast]

[ He nods. Teamwork! They got this. ]

[arsholes]

[It opens!

On the other side is a large bedroom. There's a heavy smell of stale cigar smoke in the room, as well as sweat, and leather, and soap, and a faint smell of blood.

What I'm saying is that Heisenberg's off-white to tan-colored sheets started off white.]

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

[Mei follows behind, bundles still in her arms, though at least she brought her weapons if she needs to put all this stuff down.]

It's the same one from the lounge... this was Heisenberg-san's.

[arsholes]

[After some time getting to know your new friend (and putting the "find out" in Team Find Out), there's a rustling sound at the top of the hole you all fell through.

A large, horned green snake peers over the edge, ice blue eyes looking down from its almost crocodilian face

mlelem. mlelelelem.]

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

...Eh? Heisenberg-san, is that yours?

[Mei looks up. She puts down what's left of the supplies, save for one riceball, which she cautiously approaches the edge of the hole and holds out in case Probably-What's-Left-Of-Loki wants to come down.]

Good snake...

[twibeast]

[ Orthrus spots the snake and just. Freezes up. ]