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w1, friday post invest

[papasha]

[GENTLEMAN, I HAVE GATHERED YOU HERE TODAY... He greets with:]

Archer. Mister Cervantes.

[Did Blanca run the two of them down and tell them to meet him somewhere private? He did absolutely. Idk where they are. (throws dart) Let's say they're in the penny arcade idk.]

[antaressnipe]

[He's got kids to look after, Blanca!!

But no, Chiron will come willingly, even if he gives the arcade another odd lookover. Centaurs didn't have fun back in his day]

You wished to speak with us...?

[robopriest]

Yes, Blanca. What's up?

[He says, giving a short wave - but his look is serious. Two people are dead.]

[This can't be anything good.]

[papasha]

Yes. I apologize for dragging you out here. I... wanted to extend a partnership to the two of you regarding something important. I need at least one person to know in order to help me, but I need two just in case something happens to me.

I'm sure you understand.

[He glances between them.]

I don't want to involve the kids, or the women, not that they can't take care of themselves. And I don't want to involve Mister Won especially. In case any of them become targets.

[antaressnipe]

[... Well. Hansa will certainly notice the shift from the mild-mannered Archer into

the Servant.]

Speak then. I will hear your request.

[robopriest]

[He notices the shift, for sure, and Hansa follows suit, folding his arms and staring down Blanca, as if his eye could pierce him through.]

I understand. Like Archer said...let's hear it.

[papasha]

[He again glances between the two of them, but seems relieved they're willing to listen.]

I'm aware of a way to find more information to help us with the killings that are happening.

I have some regarding last night.

[antaressnipe]

How are you aware?

[robopriest]

...?

[He furrows his eyebrows.]

Were you awake last night? What do you mean?

w2, post invest

[papasha]

[This week, they have to meet at the blanket fort. Uh, Chiron has to meet Blanca and Hansa at the blanket fort, rather.

Sorry, fellow dad. It just feels better when you're building a fort.]

Well, I have more news--if I can stop thinking about building a blanket fort long enough.

[robopriest]

[SOMEONE IS FEELING MIGHTY UPSET BECAUSE HE DIDN'T EVEN MOVE A WHOLE DANG BODY BECAUSE OF BLANKET FORT which he is still building]

Yes, do tell, Blanca. [A beat.] Also fortify that section, it looks like it's going to fall.

[antaressnipe]

[First off--

Chiron is soaking wet still.

Secondly, he is deadeyeing that blanket fort without actually entering it]

I ask that you focus to the best of your ability. Tell us what you know.

[So that he can maybe dry his hair eventually.]

[papasha]

[He manages to stick his head out to blink at Chiron for a moment.]

You're-- [Yes, well.] Right. I guess the first thing:

[And from his pocket, he pulls out

a bloody knife.]

[robopriest]

[hold UP]

Blanca. W-where did you get that?

[antaressnipe]

[... Chiron isn't even gonna say anything, he's just waiting expectantly for the explanation.]

[papasha]

The ship.

[He holds it pretty carefully, like he doesn't want to get his hands all over it. He tries to stop thinking about the blanket fort long enough to look serious.]

Mob, Vezda, Xie Lian, and Hua Cheng were asleep on the ship. On the top deck, I saw someone putting a body into one of the cannons. I don't know who it was. This was in the cannon with the body, but it wasn't used to kill.

Before they left, they threw a gun into the sea.

[robopriest]

...

[Trying hard not to think of blanket fort, but.]

A gun? How are we going to get that...? [Ugh.] And where was the knife found?

w3, friday post invest

[papasha]

[Hilariously, he is missing for a while from his usual run Hansa and Chiron down. Several hours. It might be a little worrying, but it's fine.

When he finally returns to gather them, not only does he look grim in the face, but he looks grim in the clothes. There's a little blood on him and some tears.

He also... smells like animals.]

We found a body, but it was missing a head.

[robopriest]

[Hansa is also here, and smells like animals. Its fine. He just looks a bit exasperated at what Blanca has to say.]

Missing a head? Jesus. [guess who can use the Lord's name in vain now since he totally ain't a priest!! this guy!!] Blanca, are you okay?

[antaressnipe]

Ah... I see.

[... Closing his eyes, not that it matters since he's STILL BLIND but he's also so exhausted he's leaning up against whatever surface is available]

I was the one who... tripped over Shiro's body. An arrow might have been what killed him.

[Says the archer with the incredible aim even while blind.]

Also, Blanca, if you are in indeed of medical assistance -- [His voice is a little strained but also don't test his patience, he better not be hurt!]

[papasha]

[He raises a hand, but it's mostly for Hansa, not Chiron.]

No, I'm fine. We ran into a few small traps. [He's just... tired. The twins are so fucking much.] The body is a girl's... young, one of the teenagers. [He frowns heavily.] The ruins had marks on the walls. I didn't look at them closely enough, but I was wondering if they had been made by a heavy weapon if it hadn't been any of the traps, one that could take off a head.

I... didn't find much last night unfortunately. Yona, Zuko, Hansa, Soo-won, Hilda and I stayed in the village. They were all present when I left after a figure that had come through.

Sora, Lup, Taako, and Clementine were in the clothing store there. One of those animal outfits was hanging in the back, and it was burnt. I think it was... a chameleon? When I examined it, I... got the impression whoever had it was talking to someone else.

I'm not sure if that means someone else will remember someone having worn it.

[robopriest]

Traps?

[Excuse me?]

And a figure? What figure? [SO MANY QUESTIONS] And...huh. I guess we need to ask around who the chameleon is, here.

[antaressnipe]

Ah, the ruins, I presume.

[Chiron knows all about those traps]

If a heavy weapon had been mechanized to be used at a specific time, then we might not be able to assume the killer had above average strength... though that certainly entails an advanced level of planning.

[A hum]

But from what you're saying, Yona, Zuko, Hansa, Soo-won, Hilda, Sora, Lup, Taako, and Clementine are not likely our killers -- we can at least rule them out.

[papasha]

The ruins, yes.

[He offers Hansa--it's not a smile, it's tight, but it is like the wisps of one. Of reassurance.]

I couldn't tell who it was, only that I saw someone moving. They left from the village and went on the path back to the town. I'm wondering if they had spent the night there somewhere. It might help narrow our pool of suspects down a little more.

[He nods at Chiron--forgetting the guy can't fucking see.]

[robopriest]

We'll have to take a closer look at the people in the village, then, you're right.

[And a beat.]

No murder weapons that you saw? [A beat.] Or took?