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.]

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[ghostsguysgyuudon]

Thank you! [She smiles before her face falls.] It's all kind of scary, to be honest. If that's what the Patron wants, why go this far?

[twibeast]

When people are confronted with grief they sometimes go to some truly deplorable ends to cope. If they've already set on the path of defying the natural order to reclaim the one they lost then suffice to say there are very few lengths they aren't willing to go, no matter how vile.

[ Not me out here foreshadowing my own story or anything ]

[arsholes]

[Hey doggo... Remember when I said there was a faint smell of blood under all the man-stank?]

[twibeast]

[ ....................................................................

hi my name's lynsey, i'm 33 and never learned how to fucking read--

Orthrus pauses a moment, thinking, before changing subjects and asking Mei: ]

Besides that did you find out the source of the blood smell...?

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

What blood smell? [blink] I didn't find anything. Maybe Baldr-san did? He seemed to be looking hard at a box, but I got a little distracted with the books I found.

[twibeast]

Huh...

Hang on, give me a moment.

[ He shifts into his true form and heads into the room... augh, the other smells are even worse when he's like this. But he'll try and focus anyway.

Where's the blood smell coming from mods? ]

[arsholes]

[The blood smell begins to get stronger shortly after Baldr disappears into the bathroom.]

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

I see... [Mei shivers and shakes her head, hugging the bundle of supplies to herself.] Whatever he's doing with us, we need to stop him. Tell me if there's anything else you need.