[Fin] Murder in the Mountains (End)

[artsyGeek]

“At this point, I don't care if you wanna search my room or not. Anythin' to help find those cultists.”

[wingedcatgirl]

"Y'all are reading quite a lot into a brief stumble. I have reason to believe that there are three actual cultists, plus one person who would join them if asked. I don't know which people they are. Also for some reason Chip and Ada count as just one person. Sylvi couldn't think of an in-universe logic for this so just accept it, okay?"

[Kennifer]

"Oh hey, I... sort of guessed right with one of my ideas, then!"

Amy then proceeds to snicker rather loudly at the whole fourth wall breakage thingy.

[PointMaid]

Ada just... doesn't really hear it? She doesn't like acknowledging weird stuff.

She tries to > Get as many of the drink orders as possible and get them to the people who asked for them

[Cassie]

> get as many drink orders

Yadda you got all the orders, dear god everytime i see a non-investigative activity i'm tempted to roll even though this game should have none of it

[Caret]

"Hm. The Soul has been awfully quiet since yesterday. Could they be..."

> search the closet for anything off

[Cassie]

> closet check

Little bone chips can be found on the closet floor.

[PointMaid]

(OOC: Pfft. Sorry, really. I know I've asked people not to do action rolls for food in my games too.)

...Ada hands out the drink orders and sips on her coffee.

[i]This whole magic thing is just freaking me out. How can we figure this out logically if we don't know what rules of nature people are playing under?

[PointMaid]

...Then she sees the bone chips.

Oh god!

[Caret]

"Oh no... oh no... I really hope what I am suspecting now isn't true..."

> do the bone chippings look like they came from the neck of the Soul's skeleton?

[Kennifer]

Amy takes her coffee and sips it.

"Thank you, and-- Oh god, no..."

[TenOfSwords13]

Red sips on his coffee

... that doesn't look healthy.

[Cassie]

> doth bone bits come from neck

You can't tell, they're too small to discern what exact body part they come from

[wingedcatgirl]

> do the bone chippings look like they came from the neck of the Soul's skeleton?

They're far too small to positively identify a particular body part.

fuckin lmao

[PointMaid]

...The kid seemed a bit messed up and like he could've used a better home, but I hoped not like... I mean, I was trying to investigate him but I was hoping to rule him out, not...

[KungFuCutbug]

[Tainted Soul, who had been asleep in the closet this entire time because I was busy yesterday sorry, suddenly jolts awake to find HOLY SHIT THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE. They grab their skeleton and dart to the very VERY back wall, cowering away from everybody else.] "wh-what's going on?? did i oversleep? what did i miss? d-did anyone die??"

[PointMaid]

[OOC: Sorry, meant 'them'; and noticed otherwise that 'he' is definitely inappropriate. Oops.]

Where is the kid, anyway? Maybe they'll. Um. Allow us to check them for chips in the skeleton? That's what you were thinking, right?

[TenOfSwords13]

Ah, you are alive and well enough. Lloyd or whatever his name was, the jailor, did die last night, just to catch you up.

[KungFuCutbug]

"wh-why do you need to check my skeleton for chips? d-did someone steal it while I was asleep? i locked myself in the closet all night..."

[TalesofUnder]

I'm... not even sure there's enough evidence to convict anyone.

[Caret]

Nellie kneels down to the soul in an attempt to comfort them, even though the angel is clearly suspecting something about them.

"You're going to be just fine. I just want you to inspect your skeleton to see if there is any chipping in the neck region. Can you do that?"

[TenOfSwords13]

True there is no evidence to convict anyone...

...But what about a conviction that can get evidence? An execution on a person that claims to have used their abilities to the best of their talent, who we should confirm is speaking the truth, perhaps?

[PointMaid]

We're attempting to get evidence, you... ooh, I don't even know what to call you! So stop grumbling about lack of evidence to convict and find evidence when there's still evidence to be found! You're making me think you don't want the Death Cultists found and convicted!

[PointMaid]

Don't forget she was the first one coming at me for a single hair, even though brown is not an uncommon haircolor!

[artsyGeek]

“. .did. .you lot just inspected a literal toddler's belongings for evidence? I. .I guess this would make more sense had I been paying attention more, but. . What the fuck happened?”