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Post by animex75 on Sept 15, 2017 11:08:15 GMT 12
"What!? You saw him?!"
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Post by Yarn Witch on Sept 15, 2017 11:18:42 GMT 12
Hideyoshi shakes and says the single most frightening word he knows at this moment.
"Yes."
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Post by animex75 on Sept 15, 2017 11:36:08 GMT 12
Eva is shocked. Kinzo's supposed to be dead and yet...her husband just saw him. "Show me where!"
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Post by Yarn Witch on Sept 15, 2017 11:43:21 GMT 12
Hideyoshi nods, and he and Genji lead the way upstairs.
Everyone else is there, and at the bottom of the stairs leading to the third flood is Gohda's body. It's pretty much only his body as most of his head is missing.
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Post by animex75 on Sept 15, 2017 12:00:23 GMT 12
Eva tries not to gag at that gruesome scene. She looks around, to see who all is present. "What happened? Who was here when it happened?"
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Post by Segaco on Sept 15, 2017 12:08:17 GMT 12
"I-I was..." Nanjo looks very confused. "I don't know how that happened... A thing flew out from Kinzo and killed Ghoda, and Kinzo then... vanished in front of our eyes..."
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Post by Yarn Witch on Sept 15, 2017 12:17:59 GMT 12
Kanon and Shannon are standing near each other not far from the stairs Eva comes up. Kanon is speaking, and Shannon's eyes are downcast.
"...so stay strong. We can make it through this." Eva can catch the tail end of whatever he's saying, and those words get Shannon to look up at him.
Shannon gives a tiny, brave smile, "thank you, Kanon-kun."
Krauss and Natsuhi come out of Natsuhi's room as Eva arrives, all the other doors nearby on the floor have been opened, obviously checked. "He's not here," Krauss says.
Kumasawa stands as far away from the scene as she can.
Nanjo is nearby, and Eva is followed by Rosa, Genji, Hideyoshi, Rudolf, and Kyrie.
Krauss shakes his head. "Natsuhi, Kumasawa, and I heard a loud noise, and we came up here from the kitchen. It was already like this when we arrived."
"Me, Nanjo, Genji, Shannon 'n Kanon were all here 'n saw it." Hideyoshi says. "Gohda was too I guess, but he doesn't count. One o' those creepy paperweights flew out from the sleeve of his coat and did that, the five of us all saw!"
The other witnesses all nod in agreement.
"It- it was Master Kinzo, Lady Eva." Shannon says meekly.
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Post by animex75 on Sept 15, 2017 12:23:32 GMT 12
Eva walks over to Gohda and searches over him for any other clues. "So Krauss and Natsuhi weren't around to witness this? Kumasawa?"
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Post by Yarn Witch on Sept 15, 2017 12:31:53 GMT 12
The scene is gruesome indeed, and there's no doubt that Gohda must have died instantly. He's almost impossible to recognize, with the damage that has been done, it's really the clothes that identify him. There's not much to be found, though, but a lifeless corpse. The only thing she does discover is his Master Key.
"N-no, Lady Eva." Kumasawa says. "Mistress Natsuhi and Master Krauss were still in the kitchen, and it's hard for my old bones to chase anyone; so I thought it best to stay with them. We were together the entire time, and the scene was already like this when we arrived."
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Post by animex75 on Sept 15, 2017 12:41:42 GMT 12
"Uh-huh." Eva quietly pockets Gohda's master key and stands up. "We should move him. At this point, we're going to need to think of a way to defend ourselves. However, until we find the study key, we're not going to be able to get to Father's guns."
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Post by Yarn Witch on Sept 15, 2017 12:49:53 GMT 12
"Where should we put him though?" Hideyoshi asks. "If- If he has the key like Genji says then, he could be up there right now with all those loaded rifles!"
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Post by animex75 on Sept 15, 2017 12:53:47 GMT 12
"The waiting room is a good place. When the storm passes and we can get the police here, it's better if the bodies are all in one place." Eva turns to her husband. "We should still try. Doing nothing will just put ourselves in more danger. If we can't find the study key, then we're going to need another way to defend ourselves."
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Post by Yarn Witch on Sept 15, 2017 13:05:29 GMT 12
Hideyoshi doesn't look too convinced, but Genji retrieves a heavy blanket to wrap Gohda's remains in, in order to move his body.
"There might be something of use in the garden shed," Krauss suggests. "Nothing but will matched a ranged weapon, but it'd be something."
The group makes their way upstairs, all is quiet, except for the storm outside. Kanon goes to open the door for Genji. "It's unlocked." He says.
Inside, is the familiar scene of the plates and teacups, but something crucial is missing.
The four bodies that were already here are gone.
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Post by animex75 on Sept 15, 2017 13:13:28 GMT 12
"Wh-what?! Who moved the children?!"
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Post by Yarn Witch on Sept 15, 2017 13:23:28 GMT 12
"I don't know, none of us came up here until just now!" Nanjo says.
"Everyone stayed on the second floor until Kumasawa, Krauss 'n Natsuhi came up." Hideyoshi said. "There really wasn't time to go anywhere else. Then me 'n Genji went down to look for you all."
"We only checked this floor when Hideyoshi and Genji left," Krauss agrees. "No one went any farther upstairs."
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Post by animex75 on Sept 15, 2017 13:27:30 GMT 12
"They can't be far! We need to check around!"
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Post by Zeus wiz of misfortune on Sept 15, 2017 13:28:47 GMT 12
Natsuhi goes to the other doors in the third floor and checks them.
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Post by Yarn Witch on Sept 15, 2017 13:29:35 GMT 12
"We didn't see anything in the rooms on the second floor," Krauss says.
The door to the Study is still locked and impassible. All of the windows on the third floor are closed, and the extra room on that floor, while unlocked, is empty and spotless.
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Post by animex75 on Sept 15, 2017 13:44:41 GMT 12
"I'd like to have a look downstairs myself. If they aren't up here, then they're either downstairs...or in Father's study. And we're not getting in there without the key."
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Post by Yarn Witch on Sept 15, 2017 17:48:16 GMT 12
"E-eva, it's dangerous to go alone. Some of us should be comin' with you." Hideyoshi says.
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