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Post by animex75 on Jun 21, 2020 16:26:27 GMT 12
"Well, Eva and Kanon went to the shed to get the key, Aunt Eva wanted to confront gramps about something. Genji said Uncle Krauss had it...I'm surprised they're not back yet...maybe we should see what's taking them so long...."
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Post by Yarn Witch on Jun 21, 2020 16:30:47 GMT 12
Of course the lock won't open.
"Perhaps we could break the window?" Kanon suggested, looking around for something they could use. "We would have to be cautious around the glass, however... And..." He couldn't help but recall that window was rather small. Could either of them fit through it, even if they did get it open somehow?
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Shannon meekly clasps her hands together in front of her as Rudolf forbids them from going.
"Of course, you're correct." she says. "If there's so much danger, we should go and locate Eva-sama and Kanon right away."
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Post by animex75 on Jun 21, 2020 16:31:52 GMT 12
"Shall we, then? Anyone else feel like a stroll?"
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Post by Cloud on Jun 21, 2020 20:39:23 GMT 12
The window can be broken, however there would need to be some form of covering in order to avoid shanking oneself when climbing out, especially with it being such a tight spot.
Rudolf objects further, insisting the cousins stay in the parlour with Maria, leaving it to himself, Rosa, and Kyrie to handle meeting with Eva and Kanon. It's either a matter of them leaving to meet with them, or no-one leaves until Eva and Kanon return. Then, and only then can further provisions be made.
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Post by animex75 on Jun 21, 2020 22:05:28 GMT 12
"You can protest all you want, dad, but I'm not going to just stand here and do nothing! I want to find out what's going on just as much as everyone else." Battler sighs. "Besides, we need to go out to the guest house anyway and it's along the way."
Eva climbs down from the ladder and looks for anything that could be used to pry open the window or door. "Do we not have some sort of crowbar or something in here?!"
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Post by Cloud on Jun 22, 2020 14:57:35 GMT 12
Kanon hands Eva a crowbar, who attempts to pry open the latch. However, it only snaps the lever that opens the window. Instead she resorts to smashing it open. Kanon sources a tarpaulin to cover any glass still sticking out, which Eva drapes over the edge to assist her climbing out. It's a narrow fit but she squeezes through fine enough. She lands on the ground unevenly and looks back, expecting Kanon to come climbing out shortly after her.
A brief moment passes which feels like an eternity.
Rudolf, Kyrie, Battler, Shannon, and George rush towards the shed, to find Eva on the ground outside. Kanon has still not climbed out.
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Post by Yarn Witch on Jun 23, 2020 7:48:54 GMT 12
"K-kanon-kun is inside right?" Shannon says. She sees the glass from the shattered window, and the closed, pristine door of the garden shed, "Hold on Kanon, the window is too high up, I'll unlock the door instead!"
Shannon quickly fumbles through her pocket for her master key, kneeling where the padlock on the door should be. "How did you even get locked in there? Everyone else was inside with us, weren't they?"
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Post by animex75 on Jun 23, 2020 11:10:55 GMT 12
"That's what I want to know! We went in there to get the key to father's study and the door closed behind us! That incompetent somehow lost his key, so we couldn't even get the door open!" Eva moves over to the front of the shed. "And that's not all, the bodies were gone!"
"G-gone? What do you mean gone? Who could have moved them? Who could have cleaned the shed up, too?" Battler shakes his head in disbelief. Didn't everyone go inside before...? When did anyone even have the chance...?
"How should I know?! All I know is that the furniture probably did this while we were in the parlor or something!" Eva shoots her nephew a look. He should really know better by now, everyone knows you can't trust these incompetent servants.
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Post by Cloud on Jun 23, 2020 12:11:43 GMT 12
"K-kanon-kun is inside right?" Shannon says. She sees the glass from the shattered window, and the closed, pristine door of the garden shed, "Hold on Kanon, the window is too high up, I'll unlock the door instead!"
Shannon quickly fumbles through her pocket for her master key, kneeling where the padlock on the door should be. "How did you even get locked in there? Everyone else was inside with us, weren't they?" Shannon slides open the door. In the center of the room lies Kanon. Or rather, most of Kanon. His head is gone. Seemingly crushed off. There are no other bodies in the shed.
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Post by animex75 on Jun 23, 2020 12:50:05 GMT 12
Eva's jaw drops. "Wh-what?! When- how- h-he was fine just a moment ago how in the hell..."
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Post by Cloud on Jun 23, 2020 13:37:29 GMT 12
Rudolf grunts, "It's official. We're getting those guns and locking ourselves up tight. Eva, any sight of Krauss or that key?"
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Post by Yarn Witch on Jun 23, 2020 15:10:27 GMT 12
Shannon gasps, holding her hands over her mouth. "K-Kanon! N-no...." Her eyes fill with tears, and she sways violently. As if possessed, she approaches the body. Some part of her taking over, she can't believe that what she's seeing is what's left of Kanon is actually him.
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Post by Cloud on Jun 23, 2020 17:00:31 GMT 12
To Shannon, it's hard not to mistake the youthfulness of the rest of the body in front of her. And sadly, it's much much harder to consider the possibility that Kanon is alive, especially considering the state of the person in front of her. As difficult as it is for her to come to terms with, Kanon has become part of the first twilight.
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Post by animex75 on Jun 24, 2020 8:24:12 GMT 12
Eva shakily removes the key from her pocket. "Th...there was a note...it...it had...the key in it...."
Battler moves into the shed to find the note Eva mentioned, careful not to step on Kanon.
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Post by Cloud on Jun 25, 2020 12:55:37 GMT 12
Eva shakily removes the key from her pocket. "Th...there was a note...it...it had...the key in it...."
Battler moves into the shed to find the note Eva mentioned, careful not to step on Kanon. Battler retrieves the note carefully. Rudolf takes the key from Eva. " Alright, if we need supplies I suggest two parties stay out with a single gun, while the rest stay in the study with the other guns. Quite frankly, and don't take this too personally Shannon, but I'm wary of the servants at this point."
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Post by animex75 on Jun 25, 2020 13:32:52 GMT 12
Battler kneels down by Kanon's body, looking for traces of blood from the decapitation. This place had been a mess before, hadn't it....? "Hey, aunt Eva? How did you guys end up locked in here in the first place? Shannon was in the kitchen, and I'm pretty sure Genji and Gohda were in the dining hall when I went to find Shannon."
"Kanon opened the shed and we went in, and the door slammed shut behind us...b-but his key....where did his key go....? He couldn't find it so we made to exit through the window."
Battler looks over to Eva, taking note of the state of the shed, then over to his father. "Hey, did you guys see where those two went?"
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Post by Cloud on Jun 26, 2020 17:33:59 GMT 12
Rudolf replies, "They came with us into the parlour. They've been under our sight ever since. As far as I know, the only two separate from us were you and Shannon." Rudolf bites his tongue, realizing his son would probably be the only one able to lock them in.
There is no key on Kanon's person either, as previously stated. There is blood in the immediate area around Kanon's (lack of head) but none anywhere else in the shed. He lies right in the center of the room.
Meanwhile, on the island, a young blonde woman waltzes into the dining room. It should have been locked, and by all accounts, it still is. She sits at the end of the messy dining table. On it rests a chessboard. At the other end sits Kinzo, who realizes he's now lost his white king side rook. Beatrice sends a small grin, not of happiness, but of boredom.
((I will have to warn you all that I will be shooting a video promo tomorrow, after which I will be much more active. I'll also be up front and say that we are going to remain in game board phase for quite a long time. So if you're waiting for a meta phase, I certainly wouldn't hold your breath.))
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Post by animex75 on Jun 27, 2020 8:41:46 GMT 12
Battler sighs. "So, what happened to the bodies that were in here, huh? You guys said this place was a mess. Where are Jessica, Uncle Krauss, Aunt Natsuhi, Uncle Hideyoshi, and Kumasawa?"
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Post by Yarn Witch on Jun 27, 2020 9:03:14 GMT 12
Shannon fidgets uncomfortably as Rudolf accuses the servants of what's just happened.
"Ahh, perhaps.." Shannon tries to say softly, "Perhaps we should gather everyone and proceed to the study." She can't bring herself to look at Kanon anymore, not in the state that he was left in.
And it seemed that no matter how much she looked around, there was nothing to be found; no clues, no hints. The only way this could have happened had to have been magic. ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
"Looks like someone's made quite a mess in here, Kinzo? One of the furniture, perhaps?" The young woman remarks, glancing at the chessboard with disfavor. Her side was still weak, despite the piece they'd captured. But it was too soon to decide the game yet.
She lazily looks around the room, drinking in the scene left behind.
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Post by animex75 on Jun 27, 2020 14:02:53 GMT 12
"Yeah, that might be a good idea. We don't have anything else to gain from being here any longer." Battler exits the shed, then stops outside. "Shannon, maybe you should lock the shed back? We can't do anything for him right now, the least we can do is make sure Kanon isn't disturbed."
Eva shakes her head, trying to clear the haze she's been in. Just what happened to her husband? Hell, what happened to Kanon? "Th-the sooner we can get to father's study, the better. I agree with Rudolf, we need to arm ourselves just in case."
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