INVESTIGATION 4

[umbralant]

INVESTIGATION 4

And the clock ticks down to the end of another week. While the days were no less eventful, the tone set by last Thursday wasn't matched in the same way this time, so perhaps that's a source of relief for some. Looking at it another way though, maybe it was nothing more than the calm before the storm; after all, every Friday has been nothing but bodies upon bodies in some way or another.

So maybe that's why it may be unsurprising to smell something acrid and burnt on the autumn breeze that sweeps through the streets. The bell tolls eight. Time to get investigating.

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OUTSIDE CASTLE TRAM STATION (FEAT. WRECKED TRAM)

[umbralant]

tramvestigation

[ortion]

[Dist is going to examine the tram itself!

Since he and Dazai are going to need some help getting the body out, he'll start by doing a cursory look at the exterior of the tram. Is there anything out of place within the wreckage?]

[soulspice]

[Well there's blood splatter, and unless this is some kind of weird organic tram vehicle, then it's not its blood. That red liquid stands out a lot on the blue and gray exterior of the tram.

Most if it is splatter, but...on the corner, at the front...there's more blood, more than just splatter]

[ortion]

[Oh yikes.

He'll have a closer look at the blood at the front, including the underside where that blood-soaked corner is. Basically he's looking to see if this is consistent with something getting run over...]

[umbralant]

[Time for a close look at this!

Thankfully it's not a ludicrous amount of blood, nobody was completely obliterated by the tram. It's positioned on the round corner, at torso height, using Dist as reference. The stain is irregularly oval-shaped, and some of it form a short streak towards the side of the tram.

Ouch]

[ortion]

[Not as bad as it could have been, but still pretty rough.

Dist makes a mental note of the blood placement before checking around for any other biohazards around the exterior.

He's also going to take a peek at the underside in a mechanical sense, since the tram is on its side. Is there anything off here?]

[umbralant]

[Alright, let's get started with the biohazards checking!

It may take some searching, but a short distance away from the derailed tram, on the rails, there's indeed more blood. There's blood splatter, right on the edge of the rails, drops having fallen here.

And, beside the rails...there's more blood, with a rather unusual pattern. They look like it all fell from something that spun around, forming a wide circle around it.

It's a worrying amount of blood. Nobody seems to have bled out here, but...it's still a lot.]

[ortion]

[Dist will go ahead and follow the blood...and...

Oh, that is definitely worrying. And very strange.

Is it possible to tell if there's any direction to all of this blood? And does it just stop at the weird circle?]

[umbralant]

[No direction other than...around. Almost literally, it seems. You could soak a top in water and then make it spin just a little and you'd get that result.

With one exception: there's just a few droplets separating from it all, and going towards the streets that lead to the arcade. It's not much blood, though...

Still, that's for a separate location. Guess it's time to check the undercarriage of the tram]

[ortion]

[That's...incredibly bizarre. He'll have to think more on it later.

In the meantime, yes, let's check the undercarriage. Dist makes his way back there and starts checking for suspicious damage or any debris caught in places it shouldn't be.]

[umbralant]

[No debris! But it's also not all fine and nice...which was to be expected, given the tram crashed. It's difficult to differentiate what comes from the crash and what from...other causes.

First of all: no blood at all over here. Alright!

Second: the very bottom of the front bumper, as well as the frontmost wheels, they're a little bit roughed. Mostly scratches, nothing that stands out too much, and there aren't even that many. Still, scratches on wheels aren't the kind of thing you'd expect from a crash.

That seems to be about it, in terms of...things that aren't wreckage from a derailed tram]

[ortion]

[Hmmm. Dist wonders if those roughed spots are from the fact that the tram ended up derailing. At the very least, he'll keep it in mind. And the lack of blood is good! Then again, the interior seems to be making up for it...oof.

Is he good to join up with Dazai for the interior?]

[umbralant]

[Yeah, you're done, pal. Time to go!]

[deadlygoals]

Be a dear and yell when you're done investigating the tram, Dist! I'll move the body out then.

[ He's still sitting on the wrecked tram. Standing up to check the tracks to see what caused the tram to derail. Can he see it from there? ]

[umbralant]

[He won't see anything on the tracks! With that said, he will be able to estimate where the derailment started considering there's a rather long skid mark produced by the now messed up paint job of the tram.]

[deadlygoals]

[ Okay. that's good to keep in mind. Okay let's focus on the inside of the Tram then. He's going to lay on the tram and peek inside first. Is there anything apparently besides the body, glass, and pieces of the control board going inside of him. Looking for blood on the hand rails by the door or anything on the steps? ]

[umbralant]

[First off, let's start with the steps because that's easier. There definitely are some droplets of blood there, showing some dripping so that they end up hitting the side of the stairs because gravity continues to be a thing especially when trams are sideways.

As for the handrail, there isn't anything there but the door itself has some small smears of blood on the inside part of it.

And regarding what's happening with Ignis, well. From what Dazai can see from this angle (which to be fair, isn't quite the best because this would be all in profile) mostly is just the wreckage of the control board and whatever broken glass Ignis is sitting on here. There's also a lot of blood spatter scattered around the front of the tram, with some of it reaching the windshield but also scattered about on the floor and on some of the non-driver's side closer to the door.]

[deadlygoals]

[ So, looking at all the blood splatter... is it all consistant with the injuries he can see from Ignis, or is there any blood that doesn't look like it's from the accident (blood that looks like it fell when the tram was upright and then dripped/moved from it being flipped kind of thing? ]

[umbralant]

[While there's a lot of just random spatter, there's also some that show a pretty linear pattern as well. And while the texturing of the floor makes it difficult to tell, the blood droplets there also show signs of dripping down.

Either way, while there's a bunch of blood at the front of the tram, it's not like it's painted with it either; there's plenty of spaces you can touch without contacting any of it.

Anything more specific to Ignis' body may require a closer look though.]

[deadlygoals]

[ Okay, so hes going to look it over one last time before like turning around and slowly lowering himself in there. He's going to use the railing carefully and the half wall for footing. If there is one of those pole things right there, he will aim for it and then jump to land in the seat behind Ignis.

SO NOW WE ARE HERE. Time to inspect the back of the body and the back of his head. ]

[umbralant]

[There are plenty of items for Dazai to use to lower himself into the tram, so it won't be too difficult, probably.

Anyways, the back of the body is more or less straightforward considering there's only two real things of note here. First off is the tip of metal protruding out of Ignis' back, which actually doesn't stain his clothes that badly and we can all be thankful for that because he's wearing a dark-colored shirt from the boutique. That shit's expensive.

As for the back of his head, it seems like it was bleeding quite a bit from what you can see of it matted in his hair. Is he going to examine it closer or at a different angle?]

[deadlygoals]

[ Let's check the back of the head first, while being careful of the metal sticking out. Getting stabbed by a bit of metal already bloodied does not sound like a fun time.

Hes going to brush away his hair to try to get a look at the wound there. ]

[umbralant]

[There's still a bunch of blood going on even if it's basically dried by now, so it's hard to get much out of it by looking but at the least it doesn't look like his skull was caved in or anything nasty like that. Some swelling would also be felt as he brushed the hair away. Head wounds sure bleed a lot huh?]

[deadlygoals]

[ Yeah, they do.

Alright, let's try to lean over to check out what he can like this. First he's going to check out Ignis' hand (right). Is there anything there? Also how stuck is he? Would they be able to get the body out or will they need something to cut away the control panel? ]

[ortion]

[While Dazai is checking the body, Dist's voice can be heard from the outside.]

Dazai, I am ready to come in!

[...he's so glad Dazai is already inside to not witness him having way too much difficulty climbing up to the door. He usually has a chair to float up to higher places?!

Getting a better look inside...oh, wow. He didn't think Ignis would've gotten straight-up impaled.]

Is there anything I should avoid coming in?