DIE HARD [1st Investigation]

[akudamods]

It's been almost a week since the X-Class Akudama found themselves in Dotonbori, and the days since Bunny and Shark's little announcement have gone on, seemingly falling on deaf ears. But now, as the sun begins to rise and turn the hanging smog red across the sky, it truly seems that blood is in the air. Not a soul is around on the streets... who will be the first to venture out?

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BODY DISCOVERY ANNOUNCEMENT

[akudamods]

Shark! SHARK!
Yeah Bunny!?
It's terrible - it finally happened! Those crazy X-Class Akudama went completely cuckoo and killed not just one, but TWO of their fellow X-Classes!
They're really showing us the limitlessness of their depravity, Bunny! So... who's dead?
Liar and Sorceror were both just found killed in Dotonbori! Citizens will have to stay away from the area...
...But anyone who knows anything about this terrible crime is advised to submit their information in the Akudama Go app!
That's right, Shark! And this app will be the key to figuring out which of the Akudama did it, so be sure to check for updates!
After all... the jury in this case is all of Kansai.
Toodle-oo!

Re: BODY DISCOVERY ANNOUNCEMENT

[conways_retribution]

<sub>[....

He steps outside the HQ.]</sub>

Ahhrrrhh. <sub>[He roared into the sky.

What sick fuck could have possibly done that to a kid?]</sub>

[osssuary]

[As per usual, he's probably hanging out on a rooftop somewhere even at this early hour -- the sunrise isn't particularly spectacular, though the smog gives it a little blood-red je-ne-sais-quoi. It's all very thematic.

It isn't very hard to find the bodies once their very own cartoon show really gets going, particularly when Flowey's text comes jangling in next; what a noisy morning. He stays above as he does a cursory examination of the mess down below. His expression stays more or less the same.]

What did you kill for?

[It's just a murmur to the air. His lip curls a little, but that's all.]

AKUDAMA GO!

[akudamods]

[Each character investigating should submit all evidence found in threads and link to it, along with any in-character notes in a response to this comment. Anything submitted here can be referenced in trial.]

BASIC INFORMATION - Marcille Donato

[akudamods]

[The basic information is submitted to the app by police.]

Akudama ID: Sorceror

Location: Dotonbori, outside Karaoke Bar

Cause of Death: Exsanguination

BASIC INFORMATION - Debbie Brody

[akudamods]

[Likewise submitted to the app by police.]

Akudama ID: Liar

Location: Dotonbori, outside Karaoke Bar

Cause of Death: Blunt Force Trauma

Tattoo Parlor Evidence

[conways_retribution]

_{[Jake submits the evidence found at the Tattoo Parlor.]}

I'll just leave my comments here: the marks were far up the wall, right up to my eyes.

I can also safely say the missing razor was used to kill Sorcerer, and the missing gloves were for easy cleanup and disposal.

Pharmacy Evidence

[hunterandhunted]

[After some technical difficulties, Zenos will submit the evidence he found.]

I found a box precariously set on the floor, filled with simple bandages. However, this box was unopened.

Near the box were scalpels retrieved from the Executioner's headquarters, with one missing.

Karaoke Bar (Rooftop) Evidence

[fixingtodie]

[Rachel submits several photographs as evidence, depicting a pool of blood near the rooftop entrance, a bloody marking, blood smears and scraping marks that go towards the edge of the roof and finally-- a picture taken from the edge of the roof, looking down over the proceedings of everyone else investigating the bodies below. Based on the view of the photo, it's clear that the spot she's at lines up with where Marcille's body was found.

Aside from the photographs, there's one additional note she adds.]

Found a staff near the blood. I think it was probably the Sorceror's. Taking it with me.

Karaoke Bar Interior

[depleting]

Photos and annotations uploaded by Satsuki include:

• Close-up shots of both drones, documenting their superficial dents and scrapes.
  
• A photo of one mysterious blue fiber and a few blond hairs, draped across her palm so they stand out against the background. ("Found stuck inside one drone's folding joints.")
  
• This message on a drone's holo-keyboard, simply annotated, "???"
  
• There are also a couple of photos of the lobby interior, showing the general state of the room—the drones' original position just inside the lobby doors, the lack of damage to their surroundings, etc. One is helpfully captioned, "Nothing is damaged." Another reads, "Runaway bench?"
  
• A picture taken of the inside of a trash bin, revealing a blood-soaked rag. ("Found in the fourth floor bathroom.")
  
• A few photos of the aforementioned missing bench—one to show its position in the bathroom, and a couple of others that show the distinct lack of any suspicious scuffs or dents.
  
• A picture of a cracked floor tile underneath the bench.

body evidence - marcille

[pr159]

[ Both Rideaux and Akira are probably submitting evidence photos from this investigation — between the two of them, these should include the body's initial positioning (on her side with broken limbs at odd angles), the cut on her throat, abrasions on her face, the rip in her cowl and fraying on her (bloody) clothes, a large round bruise on her abdomen (respectfully cropped!), a section of hair that was cut, and a tiny cut on her wrist. ]

Appears that Sorceror's body fell from the roof after she bled out there. Not sure how the cut on the wrist fits into this.

Body: Debbie Brody evidence

[voidseeing]

Akudama ID: Liar. Age 10.

[Gai uploads a series of photographs featuring the wound to the back of her head, the hand marks around her neck (complete with his own hand for scale), the bruising on her torso (specifically on her back), the cut to her wrist, and the cut lock of hair.]

What I can tell you is that the bruising wasn't caused by punches or kicks. It was most likely inflicted by some sort of weapon, possibly the same one that caused the wound to her head.

Also, the cut on her wrist was too fine to be from the average knife. We're likely looking at the use of a razor or a scalpel here.

[fixingtodie]

[Another day... time to get up and. Do something.

Rachel's first movements this morning are to leave the Research Hospital through the parking lot towards the Net Cafe.]

[akudamods]

[It's quiet in here. Enjoy some typing.]

[conways_retribution]

_{[Well... Another day comes and Jake's already in need of a smoke. He'll just drive to his usual spot, down at the ruined Executioner's HQ.]}

[voidseeing]

[Gai, meanwhile, is off to check out the Executioner HQ, because he's been meaning to do some digging around in there to see if he can find anything. And a body sure would be "anything"...]

[conways_retribution]

_{[oh hey!]}

Oh, you're here too then? _{[He put his cigarette back in its box. He's a smoker but he's not gonna make people around him suffer for it.]}

[your_best_friend]

[* Despite being here for a week, there isn't really much that Flowey has explored. He's mostly been trying to keep away from humans, but during the early hours of the morning, Flowey decides to pop on by the Karaoke Parlor. Granted, not to sing, but to observe... and silently judge.]

[akudamods]

[Silently judging may be the best thing to do here. After all, the closer Flowey gets to the karaoke parlor, the more he may hear some...curious comments from pedestrians walking around.

'...about time they got started'.

A particularly excited group of civilians is walking away from direction of the karaoke parlor. And indeed, from the distance, Flowey can see people gathered on the sidewalks outside the building with the karaoke parlor. Robots are cordoning the area already]

[mrfuckwit]

_{[ Well, that's certainly an ominous atmosphere. Akira hasn't fully checked out this place, but he's going to head out the window as usual via flight. He'll be flying, but he's heading to the karaoke bar with an extra shirt in hand and merely scanning the area while doing so. Maybe they have breakfast there while he lets out some stress through singing. ]}

[akudamods]

[Having a bird's view of the area does make finding anomalies much easier, such as this one]

[hunterandhunted]

[After a few days of deliberating, perhaps it's time to finally see what all this therapy stuff is about.

Though, due to his size, Zenos takes the emergency stairwell down instead of the elevator.]

[akudamods]

[Perfect time to explore. It's serene. Physicist isn't even here yet at this time of day.]

[pr159]

[ Hm.

Well, whatever. Rideaux will head across the street to the convenience store for some bread or something. ]

[akudamods]

[Get! That! Bread!!!!!!!! It's all like normal. What a normal day.]

[controltype]

[Good time to drive around the city then. But first Naoya will take the elevator downstairs to get to the lobby]

KARAOKE BAR - OUTSIDE (11 CLUES)

[akudamods]

[pr159]

[ Welp, too bad, but lucky for everyone he's here to be the medical examiner!!

...As soon as he finishes that croissant. That's what Marcille would want anyway, right?


Aaand when that's done he's going to start by taking a look at her. So. How is she positioned on the ground here? ]

KARAOKE BAR - INSIDE (4 CLUES)

[akudamods]

[depleting]

[ Given that sunrise is vampire bedtime, Satsuki stumbles out of her room half-awake. But this seems really important, so she's here...

She is not going to touch the bodies, instead passing them by to the inside of the bar and once more using her sensitive nose to try and see if there are any interesting scents (such as blood) that lead anywhere in particular (like a blood trail). ]

KARAOKE BAR - ROOFTOP (6 CLUES)

[akudamods]

Re: KARAOKE BAR - ROOFTOP (6 CLUES)

[fixingtodie]

[Rachel will take the rooftop. It's her first time up here so she'll give everything a cursory look before diving into details.]

TATTOO PARLOR (2 CLUES)

[akudamods]

Re: TATTOO PARLOR (2 CLUES)

[conways_retribution]

<sub>[Jake is flooring it to where the two died when suddenly, he stopped right in front of the tattoo parlor.

Well... if he's going to do anything, it'll be useful. There could be clues anywhere...

First, is there anything outside?]</sub>

HOSPITAL PHARMACY (2 CLUES)

[akudamods]

[hunterandhunted]

[After seeing the announcement and message from Flowey, Zenos will head back upstairs. It's time to see some corpses! Oh, but first, he stops into the pharmacy because why not.

If someone's already in here he can talk about this with them.]