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"P-Parker?"

Darcy clutched her PDA close, stepping next to her boss. Her eyes lingered on the body for a short while, thought process stunned briefly, before closing her eyes tight and turning her head to the floor.

"Terra.. w-what's going.. ?" She spoke quietly, almost a whisper, one hand nervously playing with the stylus of her PDA. Warm as it was in the lodge, Ms. Williams suddenly felt very cold.

'Wait, doesn't this thing have a camera.. ?'

"I think I'm gonna.. make a recording. C-could use it as evidence." Darcy opened her eyes again, focusing her eyes on her PDA instead of the.. 'dead body.. Though I guess I have to record that too right?'

At the press of a button she began recording.

Abel had almost died from shock when Luna bumped into him. He gasped in surprise, and then upon noticing who it was he made a sigh of releif.

"Luna...Parker's been murdered." He stated bluntly to her. "Yancey is okay, Mimi and the others are watching her. We have to go back to the scene /now/." Abel grabbed Luna's hand and started leading her to the crime scene.

-Abel

((That pondering is all fine and dandy Closet, but remember that you need if you really want to call him out on it you need to make an official accusation.))

"I... don't know what is going on Darcy." Terra said heavily as she patted Jazzlyn's shoulder. She left the young model to the rest of the ladies and turned towards Darcy and jumping back. She smiled feebly to the camera and waved. "That's a great idea, good work Darcy." She said with a grin. Suddenly her smile dropped into a quizzical look.

"What is that?" Terra asked as she pointed to the word scribbled on the mirror. "What does Truth mean?"

-Terra Jones

Darcy made a meek smile as she focused the camera on Terra, zooming out for a moment to get more than just a nose.

"Haha, thanks.. Huh?" She followed her hand, zooming in on the word as best she could. Unfortunately for her, she had to move in closer, or the video would just show a pixelated mess.

"Did Parker write that or-?" She took a deep breath, inching nearer to the body and the mirror. Her hands shook, but the word came out clear on the video.

-Darcy Williams

((Last post for today. See ya all tomorrow. EDIT: Yeah, I put "do not think" rather than the opposite. Doip))

Axel watched as the piano wire was removed from Parker's body. It appeared to be stained red with his blood, although Axel thought it didn't look too fresh. Turning to Suzette, Axel curled his fingers toward his palm, almost impaitently, until she clicked what he was getting at, and handed him the mirror shard recovered from Santana's corpse. Stepping foward and leaning past the slumped cadaver, Axel gingerly placed the mirror shard back where it belonged, completing the word. His eyebrows drew together sharply, and he put the shard gently on the table, and turned to the others.

"I think he was killed before Santana. Note the mirror has dried blood painted to form the word 'Truth'. The mirror shard, also daubed with blood, finishes the word. For the blood to be dry, however, would have taken time. If you inspect the piano wire, I would be confident that you will find dried blood on it, also." Axel spoke quietly and quickly, gesturing to each item in turn as he did.

"If Parker was killed before Santana, it must have occured either while we were eating dinner, or it was being prepared. Only then could the blood be so dry." Axel stated, rubbing some congealed flakes from his fingers as he spoke, transfer from the mirror shard.

"Furthermore, the word itself. 'Truth'...This could mean a wide variety of things, though I think it is most likely referring to the killer's desire for it. Either that, or Parker daubed the message prior to his death to leave us a final clue." Axel looked gravely at Parker's dead form, folding his arms thoughtfully. He scanned the faces of each of those present in turn, searching for any flicker of guilt, though he doubted one so cold-blooded as to kill two people would feel much remorse. His eyes settled on Miles for a long, uncomfortable moment, his gaze hidden behind the eerie sheen of the sunglasses.

"Anyone who is not here now could be the killer. However, before we start acussing one another, I suggest we move the bodies, bury them." Axel said, leaning heavily on the vanity desk Parker lay against.

And to think, there is a week until we can escape...I feel like a rat in a trap. Axel mused, his frown deepening.

-Axel McCain

This post has been edited by SushiJaguar: 03 January 2011 - 01:09 PM

*Taking in the sight of the dead body*

"Oh my god..."

*Struck with silence he just hugs his wife*

- Zander

Abel and Luna reached back to the scene where everyone had been. Mimi and Yancey were there too, much to his relief. Axel was inspecting the dead body while others either looked around the room or stood stricken with grief.

"Did you find anything else?" Abel asked Axel as he approached him.

Axel explained everything he found to Abel.

"Right...Now that you mention it. I didn't see Parker at dinner." Abel stopped. "Is there blood on Parker's fingers? That would explain whether he wrote the "Truth" message or not. As to what "Truth" means, I am completely lost. We have to stay together. If any one of us gets lost alone well be a prime target."

-Abel

((Mind if I just say Jude's been following Mimi around? It's what he'd do anyways, and I can't seem to get into this right now))

Karinya, who had followed the crowd upstairs, willingly let herself be hugged by her husband - although all she knew were the confused testimonies that had floated around in the frantic panic; she had not yet reached the room where, she had barely gathered, another atrocity had been committed. Silently, she called Zander's attention with a calming voice: "What happened?"

Her face, however, reveals that the peace of mind conveyed through her tone is not complete - her eyes twitch from place to place, and they definitely look coloured by fear, although Zander cannot see this. In dreading expectation of a reply, however, she forces the terror away and gently detaches herself, looking her husband in the eyes.


- Karinya Murphy

Axel did as Abel suggested, crouching next to the body as he examined Parker's hands closely. He also looked over the rest of the playboy's corpse, searching for anything the killer may have left behind that might inadvertently identify him, or her. Once he was done checking Parker over, Axel ransacked the drawers in the vanity desk carefully, sliding them fully out of their compartments and peering into the voids they left behind.

Suzette, meanwhile, was trying her best to comfort Jazzlyn, shushing the model's sobbing and sniffing.

-Axel McCain

There is no blood on any of Parker's fingers. Also the drawers yield no more clues, but they have been partially filled with clothes. The rest lay in the half empty suitcase on the bed, it is apparent what Parker was doing before he was killed. There seems to be a small sign struggle with that trash can is overturned but that is all. No other evidence can be deduced from the scene.

-Voice of Doug

((Timeskip to an impromptu funeral, anyone? Annnd I also realized I must be going too fast for everyone. I'll slow down from here on.))

Axel straightened up after searching the interior of the drawerspace, and turned to Abel, brows knotted in contemplation.

"There is no blood, dried or otherwise, on Parker's hands. He could not have written the message, unless the killer washed his hands afterwards, which I doubt." Axel folded his arms, staring at his reflection in the mirrior, marred by the mysterious message.

"We can deliberate later. For now, we have to make sure everyone is safe, and bury Parker and Santana." Axel said, tracing the word daubed on the mirror in the air absently. After a couple of silent seconds, Axel turned away from the vanity desk and exhaled heavily, stress lines deepening on his face. Suzette bit her lip as she shut her eyes, no longer capable of looking at the grisly scene. Axel spared a brief pat on the shoulder before gesturing to Abel to help him lift Parker's corpse.

-Axel McCain

This post has been edited by SushiJaguar: 03 January 2011 - 06:18 PM

Terra nodded in agreement, "Yes, let's please move the bodies outside. It's the only place I can think to keep them until the car arrives at the end of the week." She said as calmly as she could though she felt like throwing up. "And let's keep the children inside for this, I don't want them getting sick out in the cold."

-Terra Jones

*Looks into her eyes trying to find the words to explain what happened*

"...Parker's dead honey."

- Zander

((I guess he had a -20 circumstance modifier to his Search (Words) skill.))

"Another murder?" Karinya replies, almost simultaneously with a shocked gasp. "Oh, no..."

And then, she hugs her husband again, now clearly affected by fear: She feared what had happened, and what would happen... And would it happen to her, or to Zander? Her lip trembles, but her eyes are still tearless, as she stays in the embrace.

(I will adjourn to the timeskip now, unless Bell has anything he would like to add. ^_^)


- Karinya Murphy

(Timeskip sounds good.)

((Ah well I was gonna post a murder but I will be off of a birthday celebration for my friend. Someone else can post the timeskip if they want I'll be back in a few hours))

((Phew.))

Axel slapped the curved end of the shovel into the earth, compacting it over the grave of Parker. Santana's corpse was buried next to his, each grave marked only by a gathering of dirt and large-ish stones. He exhaled, wiping a few beads of sweat from his forehead. He wasn't quite as young as he used to be, and digging the frozen earth up had been difficult. The wind nipped bitterly at his face as he dropped the shovel with a muffled thud, and shoved his hands into the pockets of his coat. Suzette stood some way behind him, clenching her hands together to stop them from shaking as she stared at the graves. She seemed transfixed until Axel tapped her gently on the shoulder, having to reach up to do so. She looked down at him as he stood next to her, returning his simple nod with one of her own.

This post has been edited by SushiJaguar: 03 January 2011 - 11:35 PM

Abel scooped up the mixture of dirt and snow, pouring it into the grave. He felt sorry for Parker, and Santana. Parker was his friend, although they never got along much in high school. Abel continued the digging and burrying motions of the shovel with Axel until the graves were all covered up.

"Axel." Abel said as the two stood next to each other, staring at the graves of their classmates. "As your well aware, we still have a killer on the loose. We won't solve anything unless we work together. The resort has been closed and were the only one's allowed during this time. Which means the killer is among us."

Abel turned to walk back to the lounge. "I fear at worst these won't be the last murders. So we need to be fast." He added as he continued his way back inside.

-Abel

He didn't have an answer for what happened. Nobody here had any ill toward one another. All that mattered to him right now was the safety of him and Karinya.

Holding his wife to keep her warm he said,

"Don't ever leave my sight. I don't want to know what I would do if you were killed next. so please... Stay near me and don't wander."

- Zander Murphy

Mimi, hmm well I would say that she was exploring the house quite a bit before supper, although after the first murder she would have stuck much closer to Abel, now though, with him outside burying bodies, she is looking around the house, the explorer in her slowly returning.

-Mimi Robinson

RED LIGHT Time for some death!

After the bodies were buried and everyone was back inside, Jean mentioned how she was going to take a bath to clear her head. So she went upstairs, slowly gathering her clothes and other toiletries while she pondered the murders. Slowly she walked down the empty 3rd floor hallway, and noticing the slightly ajar bathroom door. Absentmindedly, she pushed open the door with her behind, walking into the dark room backwards as she pondered. And as she reached over to turn on the light, she was blinded for a moment by how bright it was. As she reopened her eyes she was met with the sight of...

and empty bathroom. It wasn't a large bathroom, just held a tub, sink, toilet and a small cabinet about five feet high. Jean assumed extra towels were kept in there, but lucky she had brought her own. She laid her cloths on the counter and placed her hair dryer on the counter and plugged it in.

After turning on the water and undressing, Jean made sure the water was a conformable temperature and snatched up her head phones and slid comfortably into the water. She turned on her MP3 player and closed her eyes, focusing only on how warm the water felt.

But no matter how loud her music was, it didn't block out the screams. Jean shot up and grabbed a towel from the counter, wrapping it around herself and darting downstairs to were the screaming was. Everyone was crowed around one of the second floor bathrooms, the men noticeably standing far away from the door awkwardly. Jean pushed through the crowd and was greeted by the sight of the 3rd murder.



Suzette's body laid sprawled in the bathtub, a toaster buzzing slightly in there with her. She had one of those cooling masks on her face, probably to stop the swelling of her eyes from crying. But the only thing it did was keep her from seeing the murder as they snuck up on her. Jean walked over and pulled the plug on the toaster while sighing "Not another one..."

GREEN LIGHT

This post has been edited by Leaving_a_Comment: 04 January 2011 - 02:54 AM

Luna stood over both impromptu graves while Abel and Axel conversed quietly. She held Yancey close to her -- much to the child's dismay -- as she continued to stare over the melancholy visage. Who would want to kill Parker and Santana? What did the message on the mirror mean? How could she keep Yancey safe? Thoughts rushed through her head rather quickly and far too many circulated for her to think up definite answers to them. As the frigid wind lapped at her face, she noticed Abel turn and leave towards the lodge with Mimi close behind. Luna took Yancey and immediately ran to catch up with Abel, stopping him halfway to the lodge.

"Abel... How are you holding up? Things are looking pretty grim right now. Who would want to kill anyone? Do you have any idea to who it may be?"

As Luna asked Abel the questions on her mind, Yancey peeked around her mother's leg and noticed Mimi. Using her mother's momentary lack of attention, she slipped from Luna's grasp and walked over to Mimi, frowning heavily and crossing her arms.

"Who the hell are you and why are you following Daddy around?"

While Yancey unexpectedly ran into her aunt, Luna wrapped her arms around Abel and sighed.

"Abel, I've lost you once and I don't want to lose you again. I think you and Mimi should bunk with us. There's enough room if we drag a bed in there, I don't think Terra would mind. The two girls can sleep in one bed and we can sleep in another..."

Luna's sentence trailed off as she began to rub her cheeks. It was starting to get dark out and the snow had built up heavily. The wind was blowing with such speed that the weather vane atop the lodge had begun to spin erratically, and Luna shivered lightly.

"Everyone, I think we should get inside. We'll freeze to death out here." She called as she hurried over to scoop up Yancey.

~Luna

Abel stood with Miles and Axel. Reluctant to step foot in the bathroom. Finally with a sigh he went forward, entering through the bathroom door. He kneed down to get to Suzette's level.

Poor Sue, she died a bit shamefully he thought, pointing out the fact that she was nude.

Abel looked down into the trash can and grabbed what he thought might be a note.

-Abel

This post has been edited by ClosetLucy: 04 January 2011 - 03:02 AM

Miles remained silent for the burials, respecting the dead, but more importantly contemplating the murders themselves. Why would anyone do this, especially someone that they had been friends with since highschool. He pondered possible motives and killers, even though it pained him to think of any of his friends in that way. As he walked with the group, he heard the screams of Suzette and immediately rushed in their direction. He arrived with the others only to be greeted by the sight of Suzette dead in the bathtub, seemingly electrocuted by the toaster submerged in the tub.

"God damn it no, not Suzette!"

Mile's eyes filled with tears. As he wiped them aside, he decided to investigate the area around the bathtub closer.

Miles Stewart

This post has been edited by Junior Boomer: 04 January 2011 - 03:12 AM

The paper is soggy to the touch so the words are smeared, all that can be read on it is....


......Free now.

The paper is too soggy to compare the handwriting.

Search the rest of the trash?

((First person to reply can choose what to do.))

-Voice of Doug

This post has been edited by Leaving_a_Comment: 04 January 2011 - 03:17 AM

What? Abel questioned himself. Could it compare with the other message..."Truth"?...I should search some more.

Abel searches the rest of the trash to find more evidence.

-Abel

This post has been edited by ClosetLucy: 04 January 2011 - 03:15 AM

Mimi had been hanging out on the other side of the second floor when more screaming came. She rushes over and immediately heads over to Abel's side.

"Who is killing everyone?"

-Mimi Robinson

This post has been edited by MiwAuturu: 04 January 2011 - 03:24 AM

Abel sticks his hand into the trash can and slices his fingers on a disposable razor. SHOULD HAVE DUMPED IT OUT, STUPID.

-Voice of Doug

"OW!" Abel jumped as he held his fingers. "aaagh! Mimi, I don't know. That's what were trying to find out." He said.

"And please stay close to me! It's very dangerous around here." Abel cautioned his sister.

Abel furiously turned the trash can upside down letting it's contents spill out.

-Abel

((THERE! ))

This post has been edited by ClosetLucy: 04 January 2011 - 03:23 AM

"Abel, you're hurt! Why would you shove your hand into a garbage can like that?"

-Mimi Robinson

This post has been edited by MiwAuturu: 04 January 2011 - 03:24 AM

Miles notices that there is no water on the floor in front of the bathtub. This means that Suzette was not alarmed by the murder before her death.

As Abel dumps the trash out, a pen rolls away from the rest of the debris. It has the Jones company symbol on the side with the inscription "To Protect Your Intrests" on the side. Nothing else to note is in the trash.

-Voice of Doug

This post has been edited by Leaving_a_Comment: 04 January 2011 - 03:28 AM

Let's try and place Justin in here now. He's been fairly startled by all that's happened, taking pictures of things as people move around. Afraid of the fact that not only does he not know the people there, but also that one is a murderer, he's starting to wonder why he agreed to come with Mimi on the trip in the first place. Regardless, he's stayed near the girl as much as he could, joining the scene in shock at yet another death so soon.
"Another!?"
[-Jude Campbell]

Miles turns to Abel

"I guess she didn't even see it coming, there wasn't any sign of a struggle. What have you got there?"

He inquires about the pen.

Miles Stewart

Hmph...a Pen. Abel blatantly stated out the obvious as he reached out grabbed it. It's from the hotel...well...this evidence means nothing if we have no proper fingerprint decoding equipment...but just in case. Abel thought to himself as he put the pen away in his front pocket. He carefully put the trash back in the trash bin and set it back to where it was. Abel stood up and turned around, facing Miles.

"Just a pen...nothing significant." said Abel. "If any you or anyone else finds anything, please tell me. Every piece of evidence is one step closer to finding out the killer." He said as he walked out of the room, Mimi following him. "Which means more lives saved." He added before leaving for his room.

-Abel

This post has been edited by ClosetLucy: 04 January 2011 - 03:42 AM

((Is the misspelling of "Interests" as "Intrests" on the actual pen, or is it human error?))

((My silly error Miw, Also Closet are you not gonna do anything about your BLEEDING FINGERS?!))

((Time for me to sleep, Miles will continue thinking about the murders and will stick close to Abel))

Abel walks upstairs and enters his room with Miles and Mimi to follow.

"I have no idea's yet. I think...it may be too early to accuse someone. We need more evidence." Abel said to Miles as he reached in his suit case for something to stop him from bleeding. "But I'm interested." He said, as he sanitized the wound and wrapped his hand to sustain the bleeding. "As to what you may think." He finished, putting away his supplies and closing his suit case.

-Abel

((Abel brought medical supplies in case anything happened during skiing :|))

This post has been edited by ClosetLucy: 04 January 2011 - 03:54 AM

Darcy stood up on her toes to look over the group, already recording on her PDA again.

"Three of us dead already.. why wasn't she with anyone?"

She stepped back and played with the zoom settings for a moment, while she thought.

She decided to pan the device's camera across the faces of the people around her, and see if she could film something important here; anyone missing, an odd look, etc.

-Darcy Williams

This post has been edited by Mechanical Pencil: 04 January 2011 - 03:58 AM

((Always best to check, you never know what could be important))

((Much too slow))

This post has been edited by MiwAuturu: 04 January 2011 - 03:57 AM

Axel stood outside the bathroom while the others investigated. He ignored the worried and pitying looks, as well as the comforting mumbles that surrounded him like irritating insects, and waited until Abel left the bathroom. Slipping inside, Axel studiously avoided Suzette's corpse, instead knocking over the trash can with his foot and sorting carefully through the debris until he found the razor that Abel cut himself on.

Tearing a sheet of tissue from the roll in the bathroom, Axel held the razor gingerly, inspecting it closely for any clues or traces other than Abel's blood. As he did so, he cleared his throat, speaking in a monotone voice to the others.

"You've all noticed a lack of water on the floor, correct? Isn't it odd that a person could be electrocuted to death, in water, without any form of spasm or other movement? Such motion would result in water scattered all around, yet it is all contained in the tub. I think that she was killed prior to being put in the bath." He explained, bending over and putting all the trash back in the can. He put the razor in the inner pocket of his coat.

Approaching the bathtub, he lifted the toaster out of the water gently, placing it in the sink, and began looking it all over, turning it from side to side, looking in the bread slots and generally examining it for clues. His hands shook as he did so, and his eyebrows were drawn together over his sunglasses.

You're awfully good at predictions, Abel. He thought.

This post has been edited by SushiJaguar: 04 January 2011 - 02:46 PM

[In response to Zander, a bit earlier on]

"I won't," responded Karinya reassuringly, lifting her hand to caress his cheeks. "I won't leave your side..."

[/In response to Zander, a bit earlier on]

And she did not. Even when Suzette was found in the bathtub, she did not rush forth but instead stood near him, calming him to the best of her abilities - despite the fact that she, too, was shaken by yet another murder. If it was a murder...


- Karinya Murphy

Mimi slowly leaves Abel's side and looks at the dead Suzette, staring at her, wondering just how this could happen. What it was like, how horrible it must be, to die. But she shakes herself out of it and looks the body over for any indication if she died elsewise as best she can without moving the body.

-Mimi Robinson

((Not necessarily Sushi, if she had been calm and reassured while in the bath tub, the splatter would be minimal.))

((But you did say that Miles notices no water, at all. Anyway, does Axel find anything on/in the toaster or the razor?))

((Yes but she was killed by electrocution, which means the lack of water is pointing to something else.))

As Axel looks over the toaster he finds a small stamp on the bottom, it is once again the Jones company symbol. This is the toaster from the kitchen, but the razor reveals no further results.

-Voice of Doug

((Someone cleaned up, then? Also, I reckon we missed something earlier.))

Axel makes a mental note of the stamp he discovers, placing the toast back into the sink gently.

The note may have been written with the Jones company pen, and she was killed with a toaster of the same brand. Axel mused, scratching his cheek. He gave the room one final glance, before edging his way out past the gathered throng of people. He leant on the railing, the marks left by Santana still standing out amid the otherwise flawless wood. He looked over the lounge area, seeing nothing as he lost himself in thought and deliberation.

So the items involved in this murder come from our host's company. If Parker and Santana's deaths are linked to this one, I fail to see a connection. But...if there was someone in the Jones company who wanted to smear Terra's name... Axel straightened up to his formidable height that barely reached the shoulders of the other guests, and exhaled loudly. The image of the bloodstained mirror flashed in his mind, along with the graves of the two previous victims. What is going on here? If someone was going after Terra or her company, why kill Parker and Santana? Axel began walking, slowly at first, until he was jogging, heading back to Parker's room.

It was left almost exactly as they had found it, minus the occupant's corpse. Axel moved over to the bed, staring at Parker's half-unpacked suitcase.

I'd assumed he was unpacking, but what if it was the opposite? Perhaps someone, or something here had made him want to leave immediately? Axel thought, beginning to take all of the items out of Parker's suitcase and arrange them on the bed. He made sure it was entirely empty by shaking it out over the bed, then set to looking over the contents of the case.

Axel finds nothing to note in the items of the suitcase, but once again, the fact that the vanity is still quite clean strikes him as odd.

-Voice of Doug

((Doop all my friends birthdays are this week. -_-. Ponder the murders and I have one more thing planned before this thing is really over.)