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

[arsholes]

[There's nothing moving.

The door is unlocked, and as he enters and his eyes adjust to the darkness, he can see why.

Four plain black body bags lay on the floor of the room. And a brown paper bag.]

[rikonstructed]

[Well... three guesses what these are likely to be. Nuadha glances at the body bags but goes to open the paper bag first, possibly to his regret.

So what's in Heisenberg's autopsy lunch bag.]

[arsholes]

[It's Red Velvet Cookie!]

[rikonstructed]

[You know what? He should have seen that coming. Folding the bag closed again as respectfully as he can, he'll move down the line to check the others.]

cw: human and non-human remains

[arsholes]

[In this room are the charred ashes of Fern (bag 2), the half-dessicated corpse of Bruno (bag 7), and the perfectly preserved bodies of Stella and Olive (bags 4 and 6).]

cw: human and non-human remains

[rikonstructed]

[He really, really doesn't like this but it's no time to be squeamish: preserved how? Any notable chemical scent? And do they still have their execution wounds on them?]

[arsholes]

[Preserved with magic. And both of them have been dressed in plain white gowns, so Stella's wound would be hidden. But Olive's throat wound has been stitched closed.]

[rikonstructed]

[Is that Heisenberg being conscientious, or just ominous? Nuadha's a little grateful either way. But if there's nothing else obvious about the bodies he'll close all the body bags back up and look around the cell for anything else notable.]