"Hello there, I suppose the others already asked you about Battler?" I ask the servants.

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"Of course," says Leon. "I was helping Gohda keep his food fresh while all of that happened. Battler ...startled me, so I was staying away."

"I was doing rounds in the guest house," says Shannon. "I'm afraid I wasn't all that aware of the commotion."

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>>12953
"Ah, so you haven't seen him then? Well if you do see him let me know, he might have been hurt after all so running around hiding from everyone isn't going to do him any good."

"Do you really think he ran off himself?" Shannon asks.

>>12955
"Hmm? Do you have another suggestion?"

"Ahh-- no, I don't. Apologies."

"What if he was kidnapped?" says Leon. "I'd like to get my hands on anyone dumb enough to kidnap someone on this island. I'd make sure they paid myself."

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>>12957
"Kidnapped eh? Well it is possible. Although you'd have to have a pretty good escape route to not be seen and be rather strong to carry him away.

What are your thoughts Shannon? You have some other theory, don't you?"

"No, I really have no idea. My apologies, Ozaki-san."

"Like I said before, it's probably just Battler playing some joke," says Jessica. "I wouldn't put it past him."

>>12959
"I see."

I wait to see if the discussion continues from that, if not then I'll say I'm heading back to my room and I'll go back into the hallway.

The conversation drips away and everyone goes back to absent-mindedly watching the television. You slip into the hallway. Nobody's there.

I casually walk past the dinning room in order to hear a piece of the conversation. After I'll just head outside through the main enterence.

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You walk past the dining room hall.

"If anything, aren't you the most suspicious, Nii-san? You have all of those servants at your beck and call."

It's Eva's voice.

"What are you trying to imply?"

"I don't imply anything, of course, I just think you're trying to brush this event off too quickly..."

You walk out through the main entrance.

>>12963
I keep an eye out for people and then go to the Guesthouse. I'll go to my old room for now since I still have the key.

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You walk through the rose garden and into the guesthouse. It's eerily quiet. There are no people around.

You make it into your old room. Your suitcase and a plethora of manly hats await you.

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>>12965
I'll take the check with me and place it in my pocket. I guess I will leave the suitcase there for now. I then lock the door and go around each room of the Guesthouse seeing if anybody is here. When I check the bar I'll also take a small bottle of vodka if there is any and pocket it.

You pocket your check.

You don't find anyone in the guest house, but you do manage to bottle a small amount of delicious vodka.

While you're upstairs, you hear a faint sound. Straining your ears, you can tell that someone is walking downstairs.

>>12967
I attempt to move quietly as possible. Waiting a bit to see if they come upstairs. If not then I try to move silently in order to see who it is without being noticed.

You wait a few moments. It doesn't seem like anyone's coming up.

Slowly, you creep down the staircase to peek around the corner. As you poke your face out, however, you find yourself about two inches away from Shannon.

Not expecting a man to pop around the corner, she screams.

>>12969
"Oh sorry about that Shannon, didn't mean to scare you."

"Ahh, Ozaki-san. I- I guess I should be the one apologizing. I followed you here, after all."

>>12971
"Followed eh? What for?"

"I had to ask you something." Shannon pauses. "You saw him, right? Batter-kun?"

>>12973
"Yes that is correct. Everyone else informed me that it was Battler after I had checked him."

"Is that so? How did he seem to you?"

>>12975
"Pretty happy, well until he lost consciousness that is. After that we lost sight of him."

"I've heard. A person calling themselves the witch, Beatrice, took him. What do you think?"

>>12979
"Well I don't know much about Beatrice, but I looked around the room and noticed the window was unlocked along with footprints on the ground, so unless someone climbed up to the window then he probably left himself. In other words its possible he made the letter from Beatrice as another trick."

I shug clearly showing my lethargic attitude to the situation.

"Of course that is only one scenario, he really could have been captured so we'll just have to wait and see. I just hope he doesn't get himself hurt again."

"...I see. He didn't say anything? At all?"

>>12981
"Well nobody gave him a chance really. Someone hit him out of rage and he got knocked out."

Shannon sighs. "Thank you, Ozaki-san. I'm sorry for bothering you."

She turns and leaves.

>>12983
"Sure no problem." I say as I watch her leave.

I then leave the guesthouse after she has gotten far enough a head and look around the garden for anything interesting.

You find some interesting flowers and bushes, but nothing else of note.

>>12985
I head into the mansion. Surveying the place for rooms I haven't entered yet on the first floor. Also for any people I bump into.

As you enter the mansion, you catch George leaving the dining room. He looks exhausted.

He sees you from the corner of his eye. "Ahh, Ozaki-kun. How are you? I'd ask if you were enjoying your stay, but..."

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>>12987
"Ah don't worry about it. How about yourself? I don't quite understand what is going on but it seems a lot of people are making suspicions for some reason. Doesn't seem like a very good family get together if you ask me."

"It's rough. Rudolf oji-san seems to be suspicious of everyone. I think he believes that it's related to the family inheritance. Krauss oji-san just seems happy about the distraction if you ask me. He pretends like he wants everyone to forget about it, but even he keeps egging it on. My mother's treating Battler's disappearance as some kind of opportunity-- a strategy point of some kind, I guess. I think Rosa oba-san is just trying to keep up. To be honest, Battler's disappearance is a hindrance to me as well."

He pauses.

"Ahaha, why am I telling you all of this? I guess you just have that kind of face. Don't let anyone know I said all of that, okay? I'll be turning in, now."

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>>12989
"Sure no problem."

I give him a wave of the hand as he leaves. I then continue my surveying.

Looking for doors you haven't opened, you enter a bathroom. Good thing, too. You haven't used it all day.

>>12991
I guess the lock the door, check the room for anyone, and then use the facilities. Afterwards I leave the room after washing and go to see if the VIP room is locked.

You use the bathroom.

As you leave, you catch a glimpse of Kyrie and Ange entering a guest room.

You walk to the VIP room-- wait, where is that again? You don't remember getting any directions. If only you had a map.

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I attempt to find a servant or the servant room in order to find directions there. I also inquire about the keys to the room.

You spend some time walking around aimlessly. Finally, you find Gohda walking around the hallway. Apparently a few of the servants had been sent to search for Battler. No luck.

He leads you upstairs to the VIP room. He says that the key should be inside the room.

"Will that be all, Ozaki-sama?"

>>12995
"Ah one more thing, are there any keys that work on the door besides that one?"

Last edited at 13/09/12(Thu)22:37:35

"It's funny you should ask. This is the only room in the mansion that the master keys won't work on, with the exception of Kinzo-sama's study. It makes you wonder what kind of guest he planned on having, doesn't it?"

>>12997
"Yeah it is quite odd. Anyway, your cooking was great and thanks for showing me the way."

I then enter the room after that comment.

Gohda beams at that compliment. "It was my pleasure!"

You enter the VIP room. It's pretty dark, but you can tell that the room is well-maintained. Everything in the room is neat and spotless, including its large window.

There is a key on the bed.

>>12999
I take the key. I study the locks on the windows and the doors. I check the room for people and anything else interesting.

You take the key.

The windows have latch locks and the door has a simple bolt lock.

There isn't anything particularly interesting in the room. Besides, that is, the bed. You can't help but notice your own exhaustion.

I check the time. I then go out in the hallway and lock the door behind me. I then head to the kitchen.

It's 9:37.

You lock your door and walk to the kitchen. You were lucky enough to pick up on where its located earlier in the day.

The door is unlocked. You step inside. You don't notice anything unusual.

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>>13003
I decide not to bother with making my elaborate concoction and leave the kitchen. I see if anybody is in the hallway, if not I take a peek in the parlor.

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You take a peek in the parlor. It looks like Leon and Maria both fell asleep watching the television. It must have been a pretty tiring day for everyone. A bit unprofessional of Leon, perhaps, but the scene looks pretty cute.

>>13005
I go up and poke Leon's cheek seeing if she wakes.

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Leon opens her eyes slowly. She doesn't seem to realize where she is at first. "Whaa?"

Realization hits her surprisingly quickly.

"Ozaki-san! Ahh, I was resting my eyes. The light in here is really-- if you tell anyone about this, you're dead."

Her voice progresses into a whisper, as to not wake Maria.

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>>13007
"Ah no problem, your secrets are safe with me."

I turn my attention to Maria.

"Although it would be beneficial if Maria got some rest in a proper bed. I'm guessing Rosa is still busy."

"These conferences can go on pretty late sometimes. It's gone pretty early into the morning before. I can't even imagine what they'd all talk about for that long. I'll take Maria-san to her and Rosa's room."

She gets ready to pick Maria up, then stops and looks at you.

"Hey, uhm. Sorry if I came off as a little strong before." She blushes and turns away immediately, picking Maria up and walking away.

>>13009
I check the time then enter the hallway. Judging from the map there is a bathroom on the first floor which is only a single wall away from the dining room so I go there and attempt to listen through the wall.

You attempt to listen through the wall, but you can only make out the sounds of muffled voices. Sometimes the voices get slightly louder, but they simmer down soon enough. You almost nod off a few times while doing this.

>>13011
I guess I'll just go with the flow and head back to my room. I lock the door, lock the windows, close the curtains, check for people and finally push some furniture in front of the door and then go to sleep.

Lambda wake up from her nap abruptly. "Wha? Oh hey, that detective's finally asleep. Took long enough. Time to get this show on the road!"

Krauss walked along the path of the rose garden. The family conference had taken a recess and he was desperately in need of air. His wife had taken the opportunity to go to bed, citing a headache as her reason.

It wasn't fair. He didn't want to be in that room any more than she did! Probably less. But he was forced to carry on, arguing with everyone over not only the gold and the family inheritance, but Battler as well. He even had a feeling that the jig with Father was coming to an end.

Krauss sighs loudly.

"Oh, c'mon. Get over yourself."

Krauss spins around. He had never heard that voice before or seen the face it belonged to. It looked like a little blonde girl!

"Yeah, you heard me. You're a man, aren't you? You should take responsibility!"

Krauss grits his teeth. "And who are you to tell me all of this?"

"I'm the lovely, the wonderful, the only Witch of Certainty, Lambdadelta! I'm actually the creator of this kakera. Without me, you wouldn't even have a sense of existence. I know, I know. Charmed, I'm sure."

"...I'm not sure I understand. Are you a friend of Maria's?"

Lambda groans. "Geez. Maybe this will help you understand."

Like a snap of lightning, Lambda teleports away. But things aren't as they had been. The ground under Krauss's feet is shaking!

At first, Krauss can't identify the source of the shaking. Then he sees it. It's approaching him from the distance. Some kind of weather anomaly, he things. Sudden gusts of winds picking up. But no. There's something in those winds, which begin swirling and making a funnel shape over the earth.

"No, it can't be..."

The winds rush straight for him as well as the dark object floating inside.

"...Tornadashark."

Rosa enters her room and looks at the sleeping face of Maria.

"Maria-chan, I've tried so hard to do right by you. Did you know that? Every day, I work in that company that I hate because I think, one day, it'll grow large and you'll find happiness from it. I've had to sacrifice things, I know...I haven't always been there for you."

Tears form at Rosa's eyes.

"If that man hadn't left... if you still had a father, where would we be? Would we be happy then, Maria-chan?"

"Aw, how touching."

In the corner of the room, a small girl steps from the shadow. Rosa freezes. She's sure that there was nobody there a few moments prior.

"Let's cut to the chase, shall we? Lambdadelta's the name, the first twilight is my game. So how would you like to die? Quick and painless? Fighting? In a metaphorically resonant way? I'm letting you decide."

Rosa didn't fully understand...but did this person mean to hurt them?

Finding her body allowing her motion again, she grabs a vase from a nearby table and rushes at the intruder.

Lambda, caught by genuine surprise, is pushed back against the wall. The vase shatters against her chest. She starts crying, caught by shock rather than genuine pain.

"Hey! What'd you have to go and do that for? I wasn't even ready!"

Rosa grits her teeth, finding a clock and holding it above Lambda. "I won't allow anyone to hurt Maria!"

"Maria?" Lambda regains her composure. "I don't want to kill Maria. Not yet, anyways. You're the target this time, sweet-cheeks."

Lambda snaps her finger and the clock flies out of her hands and against the wall.

"Now, what was I saying? That's right, what to do with you..."

Eva and Hideyoshi take the opportunity to rest in the parlor. Eva paces back and forth while Hideyoshi rests on a couch.

"Should we have said something?" Eva said out loud. "We should have said something. No. We shouldn't have. It was irrelevant. It only would have led to more problems for us!"

"Yep," said Hideyoshi.

"But what if everyone finds out? Then we'll be in even more trouble! We should have said something."

"True."

"No, not true! It was irrelevant, anyways. They just wouldn't have seen it like that."

"Good point."

Without any flair or effect, a girl appears in the center of the parlor.

"What the...?" Hideyoshi almost falls out of the couch.

"Blah, blah, blah, Labdadelta, blah, blah, blah, death. Let's move on, shall we?"

Before Eva or Hideyoshi get the chance to protest, all three people in the parlor disappear with a snap.

Siesta 410 and 45 had been assigned to take out the last victims of the first twilight. Lambdadelta had grown bored with the whole ceremony, and they were the only magical beings available on such short notice.

"Ihi, we have our targets locked? Fire?"

"No, we can't! Lambda ordered us to enter the room! We have to make sure we hit these targets, they're super-dangerous."

"Fiiine."

The Sisters teleport to the other side of the door. It's pitch black in the room.

"Direct line of fire maintained. Fire?"

"Affirmative?"

Several strings shoot out at the two targets in front of them.

"Stop the game! In reality, Ange Ushiromiya did not die in 1985. In reality, Kyrie Ushiromiya did not die in 1985! This holds no truth!"

Ange, who had been a little girl until a few seconds ago, transforms to a much older version of herself. One look and the siesta sisters can tell she isn't pleased in the slightest.

The arrows stop just short of reaching her. The bunnies step back in fear.

"Nyeh, what do we do?"

"I don't know! The arrows aren't working. Call Lamda, call her!"

"As Witch of Ressurection and sister to the Golden Sorcerer, husband of the Golden Witch, I declare that this game board is a farce! End it immediately."

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Lamda appears in the center of the room. "Hey, what's the big idea?"

"Lambdadelta, you're behind this? Who gave you the authorization to create this game board?"

"I did, of course!"

"The land of Rokkenjima is under control of Battler. You have no authority here."

"Don't I? I was issued as Beatrice's official complaint department. This game is in response to a very specific complaint. Check the Witch's Manual! I'm well within my boundaries."

"...That being how it is, my blues still stand. And if you try to hurt anyone else, I'll just add to them. Give back the lives you've claimed and don't hurt anyone else, or they'll consume you when the detective wakes up."

"Hmph. It's true that I can't refute what you said with red, but that doesn't mean it can't be said at all."

"What are you talking about?"

Lambda snaps her fingers. Ange flies back against a wall. She can't move.

"What the hell?"

Kyrie starts levitating over her bed. She wakes up and instantly starts clutching at her stomach. She tries to scream, but no sound comes out.

"Lamdadelta, stop it! You can't kill her!"

"I'm not killing her. She wishes that she was dead, though. Every organ inside of her feels like its constantly being ripped apart. Every second the pain renews herself and she can't get any relief. I wonder how long you can watch."

Kyrie desperately squirms around, but she can't move. Ange can't free herself, either.

"Stop it!"

"You know what you have to do, Ange. Say it, and let the game progress."

Ange grits her teeth. "I hate you."

"Irrelevant. Well?"

"...In reality, Ange Ushiromiya died on 1985. In reality, Kyrie Ushiromiya died on 1985. Looks like you win."

"Looks like I do." Somehow, Lambda still sounds bored and unfulfilled.

She snaps her fingers and the last victims disappear.

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You wake up in your bed. You have a massive headache for some reason. Your room is pitch-black.

>>13020
I attempt to find the light switch and turn on the lights.

You turns on the lights, which makes your head throb even more. There doesn't seem to be anything unusual in the room.

Someone knocks on your door. "Ozaki-san! Open up!"

It's Rudolf's voice.

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>>13023
"Coming, hold on a second."

I check that I have all my items still including the time on my watch. I then move the furniture and open the door.

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You have all of your items. Your clock says that it's about one in the morning.

You open the door. Rudolf is there, holding a large gun. Before he has the chance to say anything, footsteps come from down the hallway.

"Stop right there, Rudolf!" It's Natsuhi's voice. A pair of footsteps follow her.

"Hey, what--" Before he can speak, there's a barrel of a gun pointed at his head. You can see Natsuhi wielding it.

"Don't move!" She says. "Drop the gun!"

"Mom," you hear Jessica's voice. "We don't have proof he did anything! Stop it!"

>>13025
Acting as if the guns don't exist I ask;
"Did something happen?"

"My husband is gone! He said he was stepping outside for five minutes before I went to sleep, and now he's nowhere outside or in the mansion." She looks down at Rudolf. "Where is he?"

"I have no idea!" Rudolf says. He keeps his gun in his hands. "Ange and Kyrie are gone, too. And the room...it... I came up here to get a gun in case..."

Rudolf's voice trails. He starts crying.

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>>13027
"Did anyone check the Guesthouse?
Also what is this about the room Rudolf?

"I didn't look inside," Natsuhi says. "But all the lights were off and the door was locked. There's no way he'd be in there!"

"The room was a mess," Rudolf says. "Nightstands turned over. Sheets scattered. Marks on the wall. It looks like...I don't know! We have to find them! We need to gather the others."

"You aren't going anywhere with that gun!" Natsuhi insists.

"Mom..." says Jessica.

"And I'm just supposed to trust you with yours?" Rudolf asks. "Bull!"

>>13029
"Alright well you both have guns so if we all stick together then neither party can sneak off right? We should check the guesthouse first. I don't know why you didn't go inside but if you have checked everywhere else then that would logically be the best place to look right? We'll need a key for the place of course, unless you want to break a window."

Natsuhi and Rudolf begrudgingly agree. They both stay in the back of the group so that neither can fire a shot and run off.

The first stop is the servant's quarters. All the servants are present, sleeping. Your group wakes them up.

"Eh? More people are missing? This is awful!" Gohda exclaims.

"My apologies, Natsuhi-sama." Genji says. "The key to the guest house is missing."

He explains to you that master keys can unlock the guest house rooms, but not the building itself.

"Like Hell that will stop us. Let's get everyone else and go!" Rudolf says. On this issue, Natsuhi agrees.

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The group travels to Maria and Rosa's room. When Genji opens the door, however, only Maria is inside.

"W-where's Rosa?" Gohda says.

"Couldn't she be somewhere around the mansion?" Shannon asks.

"I've looked everywhere!" says Natsuhi. She shakes Maria pretty harshly until she wakes.

Inside the room, you can see a broken vase and clock. Was there some kind of struggle?

Last edited at 13/09/13(Fri)20:50:31

>>13032
I examine the vase and the clock and anything else out of place in the room. I also check on Maria.

The vase looks like it fell on the floor. It's in several large chunks. The clock looks like it hit the wall with great force. Some marks on the wall confirm it.

You look at Maria, who is just waking up. "Uu, where's momma?"

"That's what we wanted to ask you!" says Natsuhi. "Where is she?"

"Mom," Jessica mumbles. "Be gentle with her."

"Maria doesn't know!" says Maria. "Was sleeping! Uu! Momma!"

>>13035
"Well she obviously doesn't know anything."

I check the clock to see what time it reads. I then direct my attention to the adults.

"When did you all split up and last see each other? Or rather what happened after I left."

You look at the clock. It seems that the clock was broken at exactly 12:33.

According to Rudolf and Natsuhi, the conference took a break a bit after midnight, although they aren't sure about the exact time.

Natsuhi speaks: "After we took a break, my head started hurting. I went to my room to rest for a while. I couldn't stop worrying about my family, though, so I went to find them when I felt well enough."

"Ahh," says Gohda. "I saw Madame enter her room on my patrol. I also walked Ozaki-sama to his room earlier. Personally, I was in the servants quarters long before midnight. Kumasawa can vouch for me."

"Yes," Kumasawa confirms. "I'm not as young as I used to be, so I went to bed fairly early. Gohda-san came in, complaning about how Battler ruined his din--"

"Anyways, she can vouch for me," he says. "What about you, Shannon?"

"Uhm, I had the night-shift after midnight, but I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary."

"I was filling out paper-work with Genji-san after midnight," Leon says. Genji confirms her story. They had left each other for some durations, but the two stayed together for most of the time.

"I got tired after watching T.V with Maria and Leon," Jessica says. "I went up to my room before they did. I'm not really sure what time it was, but I didn't see anyone on my way."

"I tried to visit Father," says Rudolf. "I knocked for a while, but I guess he was in one of his moods again. No answer. After that I went to the kitchen and fixed myself a snack. When I went to visit Kyrie and Ange, they weren't there..."

"Uu, Maria was sleeping."

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>>13037
"So in other words the last time any of you saw the missing people was around midnight when the discussion took a break?"

After that I continue with;

"Does anyone have a watch? I need to make sure mine is correct.
Also, are Eva and Hideyoshi missing too? They don't seem to be with us."

The survivors confirm what you said. It seems that it was during the break that everyone disappeared.

Rudolf checks his watch. He says it's 1:14 in the morning. The servants confirm this time.

"They should be in their room with George-kun," Natsuhi says. "Unless... we have to hurry!"

>>13040
I make sure everyone sticks together as we go to the room.

You're about to go to Eva and Hideyoshi's room. As you leave Rosa's room, though, you find yourself face-to-face with George.

"What's everyone doing? Why do you two have guns?"

>>13042
"It's complicated, but George, have you seen your parents recently?"

After I also ask if he has seen the other missing people.

"Eh? No, I haven't seem any of them since I met up with you in the main hall, Ozaki-kun. I've been asleep. Would someone tell me what's happening?"

Jessica quickly blabbers an explanation to him, and his face changes into that of understanding.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's look in the guest house! If they aren't there, maybe we can find them in Grandfather's chapel."

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>>13044
"The chapel?"

Confused by that I continue;

"We were about to check your parents room but if you were sleeping there then I guess you didn't see them...
Alright lets head to the Guesthouse first."

I then make sure everyone sticks together.

"Grandfather had a chapel built," Jessica explains. "We're never allowed to go near it. Apparently it's some kind of precious thing to him."

"Sorry Ozaki-kun," George says. I really haven't seen them around."

With that, the survivors walk in a group to the outside of the mansion. You can't help but notice what a beautiful night it is, regardless of the circumstances. The moon is full and the path through the rose garden is clear.

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Your group comes across the guest house. Natsuhi points a gun at the window, intending to shoot it, but Rudolf stops her. This almost gets them into a skrimish.

"Idiot! What if someone's actually in there? Are you trying to kill them yourself?"

Natsuhi lowers her weapon at last. Rudolf picks up a large stone from the ground and chucks it at the window. The guest house area is dark, but you definitely hear the sound of glass shattering. The survivors approach the guest house window.

Natsuhi is the first person inside, followed by Rudolf. You hear the sound of glass crunching under their shoes. You're the third person to enter. It's too dark to make much out, though.

Then the light flickers on. The first thing you notice is Rudolf and Natsuhi on the other side of the room, near the slight switch. Then the sounds of the others entering the window behind you. More glass crunching.

Next, you notice what nobody else wants to. The entire centerpiece of the room-- those six people in the bar area of the guest house.

No, is that right? If you called them people, you could imagine they were just getting some drinks and talking happily with each other before you entered. That's not the scene before you! How could it be?

These...are corpses. How could they be anything else, with their chests ripped out like that? Apart from that, there are six bleeding globs on the on the floor! It takes you a moment to realize that those are probably the victim's hearts. It's like their hearts literally jumped out of their chests!

"Mom, dad!"

"Dear..."

"What the hell?" Rufolf says. "Kyrie, Ange? What in the world?"

Jessica has already fallen over. The sight's too much for her and, in a few moments, the contents of her dinner are on the floor. She heaves even after everything is gone.

"They're dead?" says Gohda. He looks at you. "Please, tell me they aren't dead!"

>>13048
I quickly glance at the windows and doors to see if they are locked.
Ignoring Gohda I then go up to the bodies and examine them, making sure of their identities and checking for any other wounds on the bodies.

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As far as you can tell from looking at them, the windows are definitely locked. The latches are in place. You walk to the door. It's definitely locked as well.

You walk up to the the bodies. The people are Kyrie, Ange, Krauss, Eva, Hideyoshi, and Rosa. The wounds seem genuine. The gaps in their chests are huge, you notice.

The only other wounds you see on any bodies are on Kyrie and Ange. You can see faint stab marks on the outside of the chest area. Did they put up some kind of fight?

"Oh, everyone?" Kumasawa speaks up. When you look at her, she's holding a key. "Is this the key to the guest house?"

Genji looks at the key and confirms.

Nobody seems to particularly care at the moment. They're in shock.

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>>13050
I do a general survey of the room, comparing it to when I first looked around for anything different. I also look for blood, like drag marks and any other blood in the room. I also check if there are only the windows and the single door to enter the room.

You find traces of blood on walls around the room. They're smudged, like someone tried to wipe them away, but they're still there. You don't see any other distinguishable marks.

You find a back door to the guest house. It's locked too, of course. All of the other windows on the first floor seemed to be locked as well.

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The scene warps a bit. You see Lambdadelta, who doesn't seem to notice you at first. After you wait a moment, she catches you from the corner of her eye.

"Oh, hey. Well, what do you think?"

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"Hmm? Well its no candies exploding from the stomach, but its flashy in its own sort of way. Like they were so scared their hearts couldn't take it and attempted to escape."

"Or like a witch decided they didn't deserve their hearts," she says. Lambda sighs loudly. "To tell you the truth, I was hoping for a certain visitor by now and they still haven't shown up. I feel a bit like that Gatsby fellow."

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