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eastbound2023-01-30 01:38 pm
clavesregni) wrote in eastbound2023-01-30 01:38 pm
video; un: hopscotch
[Caitlyn has found a small corner somewhere in the Wards that she's turned into a personal headquarters. Several sheets of paper, covered in incomprehensibly messy scribbles, are stuck to the walls, and there's plenty of room for more to come. She's even found some colored string somewhere and has started to make connections between the papers with the strings.
She speaks very enthusiastically. Nothing makes Caitlyn's whole being light up like detective work.]
I've begun working on solving the series of murders that have occurred here over the last eleven weeks.
The victims were all male, between the ages of twenty-two and thirty-five. There are no other obvious connections between the victims, no common physical characteristics, profession, or origin. We'll need to dig if we want to find any commonalities apart from sex and a rough age range. And, with only five victims, we can't entirely rule out the idea that the commonalities we do know of may be coincidental.
There are rumors circulating of someone referred to as the 'Reaper,' who is punishing the people here for abandoning their duty. I don't know if that's the killer's true motivation; why kill only young men? There's something more going on here.
There are two clear points of interest:
First, none of the victims have an obvious cause of death. Some have wounds, but nothing that would be fatal under normal circumstances, and none appear to have been ill. How is the Reaper killing the victims?
Second, all have a white string tied around their wrists. This must be some sort of calling card, though what it means is not yet clear. If we can determine the meaning of the string, it could give us an insight into the killer's motivations and perhaps their identity.
I suggest we collaborate in our work to find the killer.
She speaks very enthusiastically. Nothing makes Caitlyn's whole being light up like detective work.]
I've begun working on solving the series of murders that have occurred here over the last eleven weeks.
The victims were all male, between the ages of twenty-two and thirty-five. There are no other obvious connections between the victims, no common physical characteristics, profession, or origin. We'll need to dig if we want to find any commonalities apart from sex and a rough age range. And, with only five victims, we can't entirely rule out the idea that the commonalities we do know of may be coincidental.
There are rumors circulating of someone referred to as the 'Reaper,' who is punishing the people here for abandoning their duty. I don't know if that's the killer's true motivation; why kill only young men? There's something more going on here.
There are two clear points of interest:
First, none of the victims have an obvious cause of death. Some have wounds, but nothing that would be fatal under normal circumstances, and none appear to have been ill. How is the Reaper killing the victims?
Second, all have a white string tied around their wrists. This must be some sort of calling card, though what it means is not yet clear. If we can determine the meaning of the string, it could give us an insight into the killer's motivations and perhaps their identity.
I suggest we collaborate in our work to find the killer.
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If all problems could be solved with your fists, we'd be home within the hour.
[A thought occurs to her, and she perks up a little.]
I've been exploring the mines in my free time, and while none of the passages have shown evidence of a 'back door to Rathakku,' as you put it, I have encountered at least one creature that might have originated from his forces. If they can get into the mountain, it may be possible that some of us could sneak through those tunnels to get into Rathakku's encampment without his noticing. It would require more exploration to find a tunnel that leads to Rathakku of which he's not aware, but perhaps your back door is out there.
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What kind of creature?
[ She'll get to the rest! But she's curious okay. ]
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A shot through the eye didn't kill it. Only sent it running. [And that's a little concerning, if Vi wants to go sneaking into Rathakku's camp, where there are doubtless a lot more creatures just like it.]
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Did you make sure to look up when checking where they came from? Was it too high to see?
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Too dark. And it happened fast. I only saw it leap at the person I was with and disappear again after I'd shot it.
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[ By her impressed tone, Vi shares how much this pleases her. As much of an 'I'd expect nothing less' as she can manage in the rush of processing all the other information. ]
Who were you with?
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A man called Bucky. He was brought here from another world, like us.