WEEK THREE - INVESTIGATION

[mayoiga]

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WEEK THREE -- INVESTIGATION

SURVIVORS: ???

8:00AM on a Friday morning, and it's not a pleasant awakening. In fact, you may actually be jerked awake by the sense of dread that permeates through you, even if the violent impulses that have plagued you through the week seem to be... not quite gone? They're... still here?

But you will feel lighter at 8:05AM, which never bodes well for you.

Someone has decided to act on the motive.

Residents on Floors 5 and 6 may realise that until 8:15AM, the elevators do not work, and that in front of most of the doors to their rooms, chairs (taken from the cafe, lobby, assortment of other places) have been placed in front of their doors - not enough to completely trap them in their rooms, but definitely enough to cause some difficulty in getting out.

Time is ticking.

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OOC: Welcome to your final investigation! This week's investigation is going to be run a little differently than others, but please bear in mind the location changes in the post!

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[mayoiga]

[ Well it's kind of jammed in the sense that it doesn't really work properly, like the button is a little out of place alignment-wise compared to the other buttons.

The button in question? It's the "Door Open" button, so in terms of how wonky it is, perhaps the doors are held open when no one is really pressing on them, some extra hard pressing might be needed to unstick the button so it works properly, you know, that kind of thing.

(Also, he's probably in Elevator 2.) ]

[egeiro]

[ hm. is there any wear on the button to hint at how the jam was made? scratches or dents maybe from something hitting it too hard.

after a good thorough check, he'll press the button a couple of times until it gets unstuck - and if that doesn't work, he'll just give it a good kick. ]

[mayoiga]

[ There are some light scratches on the button, yes! Definitely no denting, though.

(The elevator doesn't deserve this kick from Lucas ): even though the button unsticks after it.)

Anyway, when he's done abusing the poor elevator, he might want to check out Elevators 1 and 3 as well, just to cover all grounds. ]

[egeiro]

[ he doesn't want to say goodbye to elevator two, but they will undoubtedly meet again... forgive him for the kick...

what's up with eldest, but inferior child-vator? ]

[mayoiga]

[ Eldest but inferior child-vator also has the same problem with the button jammed. It's also the same "Door Open" button.

Additionally, the minute Lucas walks into the elevator, he's going to notice one (1) broom kind of awkwardly hanging around in the corner. ]

[egeiro]

[ hmm. is the floor of the elevator spotlessly clean from a good sweeping? if not, let's check the broom. in particular, he's going to check the handle first. any scuffs on the handle - at the tip, on the body? any... blood?!

could this be the murder weapon... ]

[mayoiga]

[ The elevator just looks... normal, actually. It does not look suspiciously clean.

There's no blood on the handle! Or anywhere, really. It just looks like a regular old broom.

However, if Lucas squints at the handle (in particular, the tip of the handle), there might be some very light scratches right on the tip. ]

[egeiro]

[ hmmm. ok, he'll take the broom and have another visual sweep of the elevator for anything else noticeable before moving to the youngest problem child-vator. ]

[mayoiga]

[ The youngest problem child-vator has the exact same problem as the eldest child-vator.

Right down to the broom hanging around in the corner (this time, it's kind of toppled over and is lying on the floor) and the jammed "Door Open" button. ]

[egeiro]

[ hmmmm. he'll check the tip of the new broom and the button to see if the same scratches are there.

then he'll do a test! if he lines the broom against the closest corner away from the button panel (probably the same corner it was found), will the tip of the broom reach the button? and if so, could he jam the button again in this manner?

this is not his favorite elevator, so he doesn't mind breaking it. if it gets jammed again, he'll just kick it fixed. ]

[mayoiga]

[ The same scratches exist on both!

Also... yes. The broom lines up pretty nicely such that the tip is pressing against the "Door Open" button.

(Are you sure you want to jam up the button, Lucas, the elevator does not deserve such abuse!!) ]

[egeiro]

[ well, if the test succeeds without jamming, then he will... reluctantly leave the poor elevator alone. once again, another sweep of the room, another claiming of a broom, and he'll... hmmmmm. he needs to find the last broom, probably, and he knows elevator two, the favored child was stuck on the roof for a bit, so that sounds like a place to check out...

BUT BEFORE THAT, he's going to press the button for floor 4 because what the heck, that shit earlier was weird. ]

AREA CLEAR

[mayoiga]

[ The elevator lives to see another day.

The expedition to Floor 4 yields... nothing, actually. Nothing to be found here. ]