week 1 — investigation

[mcmurderer]

The ticking of the grandfather clocks in each house draws louder and louder — soon, the ticking turns into a defining gong. Characters are stricken from their beds with the noise, allowing them to venture out.

Despite the frantic nature of getting out of their homes, upon exit out into the Abode, they'll see something unlike their arrival — the celebration seems to be over. Ribbons and streamers ripped from the lamposts, oversized candies were pushed into the river, wrapped presents were smashed and torn astray.

It looks like someone was not having a good unbirthday?

Shall you explore?

NOTE: Anyone in the House of Clubs (Foxes and Butterflies) and House of Spades (Snakes and Sheep), please do not reply to anything immediately. You have presents.

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Welcome to the Investigation Log! To streamline things, I am listing locations and a cap of investigation slots. Please choose only one for now! I'll announce on Plurk if we need people in other areas. For the sake of setting — please have characters enter without getting too far into a building.

RESERVES + APPLICATIONS + PRIVATE CONVOS + LOCATIONS + IC PROFILES
+ MURDER PROPOSALS + IC RULEBOOK + HOUSING

Comments

[thinkwisely]

[Ivan absolutely hates this, but he doesn't want to make Marie have to stare at the head up close if she doesn't want to...so he has to be brave. Be brave for Mother, Ivan. With a deep breath, he steps toward the head. Maybe...there's some other kind of clue.]

[guilloqueen]

[her initial intention was to pick up the head and cradle it, but she stops as she nears it. it is now that she collapses in front of it. she brings a hand to cover her mouth, while she puts the other on ivan's shoulder for support. it's not clear how aware she is of him actually being there, though; she's caught in her own mental loop right now.

the guillotine—]

Je suis désolée... je suis tellement désolée...!

[mcmurderer]

[ Before Marie flips her shit, Ivan can see the cut is clean mid-neck and a bruise rests on his Ferrim's head, from a blunt impact. ]

[thinkwisely]

[Ivan only just barely gets a chance to look and see the bruise before he feels Marie's hand on his shoulder. He wants to learn as much as he can, but...it's not like he wants to stare at this severed head anyway, and he can't just leave her so upset! So he'll turn his focus fully onto Marie, trying to gently shield her view of the head.]

It...it's going to be okay!

[He's not sure what he can say. He feels really bad, though! :( After a hesitation, if it doesn't seem too presumptuous, he'll try and give her a hug. Lean on him as much as you need--he doesn't know exactly what you're going through but he'll help however he can.]

[guilloqueen]

[when he offers, she buries her face against him; she can't handle the sight any longer. it may have happened centuries ago, but the wound is still fresh, as if it were her head on the ground.

marie is basically just going to be a mess for the rest of this thread so if there's anything else to find, go ahead without me!! sorry ivan :(]

[mcmurderer]

[ There's nothing else, so go give me some feels over these two. ]