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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[umbralant]

[Let's see...

Thank goodness Rideaux is the one checking the body, he'd notice things other wouldn't -- or, in this case, he'd notice the absence of things. For example...the absence of any signs Alfyn asphyxiated.

Is that helpful, doctor?]

[pr159]

[ All these jerks here are so lucky he's still alive!! And yes, it definitely is!

In light of that, to clarify, the head wound doesn't look like it was enough to be fatal either, right? So there isn't actually a readily apparent cause of death? ]

[umbralant]

[The head wound doesn't look that severe, yes. As it is, it's difficult to tell how he died.]

[pr159]

[ All right... if that's all there is to note on the body, he'll set him back down. Gently.

Checking a few other things in the immediate vicinity before he goes... The small bottles do appear to be the same ones they were using for their hair products, as far as he can tell with how warped they are? And the larger bottle -- is it the same size and shape as the fancy whiskey bottles they got before, or does it look different at all aside from the missing label? He's still only halfway through his so he's still looking at that bottle every day. ]

[umbralant]

[There's kind of a combination but the small bottles look similar to the ones that were being used for hair products! The larger bottle is... well, if you discount some of the warping due to the heat, it pretty much is the same size as what the fancy whiskey came in, yeah.]

[pr159]

[ Well, that's a shame.

Also, as an Experienced Cyclist Drinker, how distinct is that pervasive alcohol smell that's all over the place? Is it pretty much the same whiskey smell that was on Alfyn, or less specific/more of a possible blend of alcohols? ]

[umbralant]

[It's less specific! Well, to be honest he can probably tell that there was vodka in the mix somewhere there. The whiskey smell is less apparent the further he moves from Alfyn's body and the reason he smelled more of it was mostly because of body touching.]

[pr159]

[ Hmmm.

Okay, LAST THINGS BECAUSE I NEED TO GO TO BED...

1) Is there any broken glass around anywhere?

2) Can it be determined where the fire probably originated? Does everything seem more burned in one particular direction? Particularly looking toward the game machines and then toward the back room. ]

[umbralant]

[1. There is some broken glass on the ground but some of the arcade cabinets also have broken screens and whatnot so. Take it however you will (the broken stuff is also warped somewhat but they are also kind of thin pieces, so).

2. There's a lot of damage in the direction of the employee area (hello melted fusebox) but otherwise the damage in the rest of the arcade is fairly uniform! At least the washrooms are more or less untouched save for whatever inconsiderate fool left the faucet open.]