vatheon | Life's no fun without a good scare

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Life's no fun without a good scare

It starts some time around 3am, Tuesday morning. Thin whispers of fog start appearing all throughout Vatheon, creeping through the narrow, winding streets, up the steps, and over the park. It starts in the lower district, but as the night progresses and daylight approaches, it spreads to the other districts as well, growing thicker and thicker as it does. By the morning rolls around, the mist is thick enough that visibility has been compromised greatly, and the temperature seems to have dropped a few degrees, an odd chill filling the air.

And on the walls, there are stains.

They are infrequent at first, just a odd ruddy brown smear and a oddly bright red drop here and there, but the closer to the Plaza, the more numerous they become. There is a large smear across the steps leading up to the Plaza, as if something big was dragged up them. In one place the blood -- for it is blood, there is no deny it at this point -- pools thickly as if whoever was responsible took a casual break there, leaving the poor victim to bleed out on the steps.

On the plaza, the mist is thinner, but that is no relief. Rather, it just functions to make the gruesome scene all the more clearer.

A woman is draped upside down on the coral. Or, well, woman. It was once a woman, certainly, but now it is nothing more than something straight out of a nightmare. The flesh seems to have been torn carelessly from her limbs here and there, showing the white gleam of her bones, her nurse outfit torn as if raked apart by giant claws and her head...

well, it isn't there anymore.

The ground in front of her is smeared with blood as well. But where the previous smears had been accidental, these are deliberate, long lines curving and meeting to spell out

hel pm e

But no help had been forthcoming, clearly. No, it seems that this murder, this brutal murder, was nothing more than a game to whoever did it. The walls of the buildings surrounding the plaza are coated in bloody, spelling out a long string of mocking 'HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA's and directly in the center, behind the coral.

Who is next?

The notice board seems to have been hit too. The killer did not tear down any of the notices on the board already, but they did cover the entire board with blood-stained sheets of paper, each adorned with the same text over and over and over again.

Chop chop, sweet Charlotte Chop chop till she's dead Chop chop, sweet Charlotte Chop off her hand and head.

For those brave enough to check, no, the poor girl still has both her hands. Was the killer just sloppy, or does this mean this is not Charlotte? So many unanswered questions, more born every passing moment.

Who had done this? Why? Where they going to strike again? And why had nobody heard anything?

[ooc note: Consider this your mingle log. Have fun, go forth, threadjack.

And as a further note, the fog does not seem to be clearing up as the week goes on.

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[There was a pause]

Well, I was trying to get back home before...I saw what happened.

...Ah, I see.

It is pretty bad, isn't it...?

[A quiet 'heh' and he offers a slight smile.]

Let's try to find another way around?

Mhmm, that's what I was hoping for...

Hopefully we can though! [She was trying to be optimistic but...yeah, it was difficult]

[Oh well...he'll just offer a cheerful and somewhat cheesy thumbs up.]

Let's get going then. At the very least, it'll be an adventure.

Have you tried going to the right yet?

[And that makes her giggle a bit]

Um...no, not yet. I still haven't exactly gotten use to getting around Vatheon yet. I really should do that sometime soon! [Just...keeps forgetting]

[Well...With everything that's happening--]

Now's as good a time as any, right?

We should go exploring.

[And get away from the blood.]

Yea, we should! Especially since we need to know our way around here sooner or later!

[And away from the creepy dead body, kthxbai]

[Yes exactly okay this sounds excellent.]

Alright then, let's go this way. We can start here and see how far we get.

All right then! [She said but not too loudly because she didn't want to attract herself too much attention right now]

You led the way sir!

[Such enthusiasm!

It doesn't do much for his lineface, but he does like it. It's a boost in his own mood, after that mess.

So he nods once, firmly, and steps off in a random direction to get them thoroughly lost in Vatheon's middle district.

FUN TIMES.]

I'm sorry, I haven't even given you my name yet. I'm Minato--it's nice to meet you.

I'm Bianca, it's nice to meet you too Minato!

[She said before following Minato. While her dad did say to be careful of people, Minato seemed like a nice person....right?]

[This is much better. He feels better already, stepping away from that crime scene.]

How long have you been here, Bianca-san?

About a month or so but I'm starting get use to the idea of living here!

[Keyword on use]

Are you? That's good to hear.

[He nods quietly, because though it's strange, everyone eventually grows used to it.]

If there's anything I can do to help, just let me know.

[Ah...]

Do you have any friends from home here?

I'll let you know!

Yup, I just found Hilbert and N a while ago!

[Well, N isn't really her friend but if he is friends with Hilbert then why not?]

...!

You're a friend of N's...?

Kind of? He's a friend of Hilbert but I'm trying to befriend him!

That's good to hear then.

N is really a good person once you get to know him. I'm sure he'd be happy to get to know you too.

[IT WAS MEANT TO BE. GO BE FRIENDS.]

I really hope so! I want to try to get to know him better!

[Especially after everything she has heard...but she won't push it unless he wants to]

...I would appreciate it if you did.

[...]

Sometimes I think people misunderstand him.

I'm not too sure what happened with his past...[Given what she found out about him later on, she thought that she had to bad with her overprotective father. She wanted to ask Hilbert about it but it wasn't her place to say anything. Yet...]

But it seems that I was right, this place isn't as bad as I thought!

[...He tilts his head at that, curious.

It's an odd thing to say after a murder.]

Why do you say that?

Even though there was a death here... [pause]

It doesn't mean everyone here is mean.

[...ah.

After a moment, he smiles slightly, nodding.]

You're right. They're not at all.

I think that everyone here is worth getting to know.

Exactly!

[Then there was another pause]

Even the bad guys too.

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