some sunny day

[sticksandbomesmods]

Its the early morning, the sun has been up for about an hour or two with the quiet stirring of the Grove. The town slowly wakes up, and goes about their morning...

There is a smell in the halls of the Inn. Subtle in the early hours, but as the sun rises higher in the sky, it becomes difficult to ignore. Pungent and sharp. It's the smell of warm milk on the cusp of growing sour.

Under one of the doors a bright, almost pearlescent substance, that has started to leak out.


Uncovered Clues:

1. Unlocked door.
2. Signs of light scuffling
3. Upended box of pastries
4. Stabbed in the heart, likely died instantly
5. Wound is small with no exit wound.
6. Window is Adjacent to Body
7. Dipper's blood is two different colors, red and pearlescent white. The pearl blood seems older. The red blood comes straight from the wound.
8. body is cold and has been dead some time.
9. Noise at 10-11 pm
10. Dipper left a note for his uncles he was meeting a friend.
11. KNIFE

Comments

Investigation

[sticksandbomesmods]

[Start here, shhh.]

[beathollow]

...

( what's immediately in the halls? )

[sticksandbomesmods]

[Seems like a normal hall with the exception of the substance leaking out from under one of the doors. That door in particular has a lot of colorful, shiny stickers stuck to it.]

[Nothing otherwise is out of place.]

[beathollow]

( fucked up!

if she quietly gets close, can she hear anything from the other side? )

[sticksandbomesmods]

[Nope. Seems preeeeetty quiet. Deathly quiet, even.]

[beathollow]

( ...

she's going to open the door. )

[sticksandbomesmods]

[The door is unlocked, but there seems to be something up against it that's heavy enough to give her some trouble.]

[beathollow]

...

Something's blocking the door...?

[alphacraft]

[ Odile came to investigate the terrible smell, and grimaces at the liquid seeping under the door. Milk is pretty lightless, right? Is that what it is? ]

Do you need a hand?

[beathollow]

I think so. Something's in front of the door, and it's... probably the source of this. I'm not sure what it is.

[alphacraft]

[ She steps closer to brace her shoulder against the door. ]

Maybe the two of us can get it open.

[beathollow]

( mafuyu nods and does the same. time to open this door... )

Investigation(???) 2

[theuniverseleads]

[It's a beautiful morning. The birds are singing, Dipper's blood is still drying on the floor, and someone has been having a loud argument in their room for the past several minutes. You know, normal Grove things.

Within the last minute or so, there have been several more concerning noises in there. A loud bang into a neighbouring wall, a window shattering into pieces, and now—

Something slams so hard into the door it breaks, crashing against the door across from it. Hey look, it's Siffrin!!

Loop steps out a moment later, eye glowing a violent red and Craft sparking from their fingertips. They form their hand into a paper sign, swatting the open air—lighter than the last strike, but still more than enough to send their stardust flying down the hallway.]

[start_again]

[For such a lil fella, Siffrin can definitely do some damage when thrown bodily through a door. Luckily, he's also pretty sturdy. He picks himself up from the mess of splintered wood, expression cold and sharp. Don't forget who got physical first! He didn't start this shit but he can absolutely end it!!

He's already forming a handsign as he jumps to his feet and a wave of Piercing Craft lashes out in Loop's direction, slashing into the walls and what's left of Siffrin's door.]

[theuniverseleads]

[In the tight hallway they have even less room to dodge, but it's fine. Whatever advantages Siffrin has are also their's to wield.

They snap their fingers and roll low, blood flicking off them where the blades clip their shoulder. Their light flares. Kicking back to their feet they thrust another hand forward—a low sweep, quickly followed by a second vertical slice.]

[start_again]

[Siffrin darts to the side, trying to at least get the length of the hallways to his back so he's not trapped against a wall. But then Loop flares up and it's like getting flashbanged. He stumbles and he squints against the light, and hisses in pain as that low slice catches him in the leg. Blood splatters across the floor of the hall and Siffrin staggers backwards, putting some space between them.]

[theuniverseleads]

[Siffrin staggers. An opening.

Loop lunges like a comet, aiming to tackle him fully to the ground. If they can get on top of him— if they can grab his wrists, then—]

[alphacraft]

[ It's not surprising that nobody heard her approaching, even stomping as she was. It doesn't matter. There's a sparkle of Craft and everything in the hall slows down. It might not be enough to stop the fight, but at the very least it should annoy whoever is making so much noise-- ]

That's enough.

[ Her glare turns fully on Loop. Sorry, but as a late-comer they are slightly lower in priority. She's already forming a Paper sign. It will just take a while to actually cast. ]

[start_again]

[Siffrin doesn't immediately notice the lag. He's distracted by Loop's weight on top of him, trying to dodge their hands and shove them off at the same time–

And then Odile's voice cuts through the chaos, and Siffrin's head drops back to look up and behind him, eye wide. He's still breathing heavily, and it takes him a moment to find words again.]

H-help–

[theuniverseleads]

[They're not looking at the Researcher, they're far too busy trying to pin Siffrin to the floor.

Which isn't any easier! When they feel so slow! Why did they waste that Craft so early?! Stupid, stupid, stupid—]

Fight your own blinding battles, stardust! [how dare he? how dare he ask for help, when she should've been theirs in the first place?

But if the Researcher wants to attack, so be it. They press down against Siffrin's form—if she wants to use Craft so badly, go ahead! She'll have to take them both out! That's fair! That's balanced!]

[alphacraft]

[ She does, in fact, send a Paper attack down the hall at the both of them. Is that a bit harsh? It's weak, but it should at least be enough to distract them as she continues to stomp her way in their direction. If she has to drag Loop off of Siffrin with her bare hands, so be it. ]

[start_again]

[Dragging Loop off him would be greatly appreciated, actually. The Paper attack seems almost inconsequential in the face of the person on top of him actively trying to kill him.

One hand manages to slip between Loop's and palm their face, shoving it away.]

I don't know what got into them!! They were being weird and then they just–

[Even while he shouts, he's trying to wriggle one of his legs between them to kick Loop off.]

[theuniverseleads]

I'm the one being weird?! Like you're so innocent—

[The paper stings against their back—ugh, like this they're basically shielding him, this is still unfair actually! And now there's a hand in their face and they have to fight to regain control of the situation, pinning down his other arm, grabbing for his throat with the other. They decide when he gets to talk.]

Tell them, stardust! Tell them what happened! I'm sure they'd all love to hear about what sparked this cute little fight of ours!!

[alphacraft]

[ Welp, they asked for it. As soon as she's close enough she reaches down to hook her arms under Loop's so she can pull them up and away from Siffrin. For all she pokes fun at herself for being old, she does keep herself in good physical shape. ]

I have had a difficult enough morning without the two of you bickering like children. Rest assured I will make both of you suffer for this.

Investigation 1.5

[theuniverseleads]

links this here so it's not impossible for people to find later heyo