Erin

[residentflorist]

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Azalea japonica
From Greek azaleos, "dry", because it thrives in sandy soil
Homesickness, taking care of a loved one, moderation

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w0 friday

[residentflorist]

[she's at the bulletin board, staring at these new posters with a frown on her face. she's smoky, coughing into her hands to clear her lungs and ignoring the way her boots are wet and muddy. and yet she's examining the announcements.]

...so why...?

[underinworld]

[Generally deadpan Erin may be, but she's not so callous someone's death doesn't rattle her. She's been going back and forth between all the investigation places, trying hard to get in to investigate, but, well, you know how it is, magic murdergame preservation techniques are making sure she can't do a thing. At some point she passed by the bulletin board, stopping to talk to Aerith]

Probably part of the ritual. We got careless somehow, I guess.

[What else can it be, really. She eyes the pyre -- or in direction of the pyre, if that's not nearby]

That thing getting blue proves the deaths are step one of some weird plan.

[residentflorist]

[everything looks fairly normal now which is even more frustrating.]

I don't think anyone was doubting that death was a step in their ritual. But how was it possible when people were trapped last night? I can't imagine Aventurine was alone...never mind how Death was involved.

[underinworld]

Aventurine was with Todomatsu, at the cabin. Death must have been in the village too -- it's not like anyone could have gone out to get a crow and invite them somewhere after this mess started.

[She sure was going to, and that's when she found out she was locked in]

Okay, theory: after we all got trapped, the horsemen felt something was off, and since they don't want sacrifices Death came to take a look. That's when they got caught in this all.

[Sounds plausible to you?]

[residentflorist]

But why would they send Death alone to investigate? [sure, perhaps that is plausible but that's where she's getting stuck.] And how did Aventurine get out? His body was found at the theater, but that's all the way across town from the cabin.

[underinworld]

[Erin listens to the questions, and puts a hand to her head, exasperated.

Her own head, by the way, because I reread what I wrote and saw room for misinterpretation there, haha]

Aaaaagh this would all be easier to deal with if at least there wasn't this magical nonsense covering up everything!

[She sure would have wanted to go explore the cabin and see if she could find a way, but with things as they are she probably would find nothing and that just makes her want to smash something]

[residentflorist]

This all started because of the fog that covered everything. And even now...[vague gesture to their starless sky and to indicate the weird magic from before.] It feels very purposeful, doesn't it?

[and she isn't a fan, as it turns out.]

We'll have to find a way around the magic of this world then.

[underinworld]

What's needed for that in the first place?

[Obviously if anyone knew how to do it, it'd have been done, but perhaps someone has an idea of what it is that'd have to be done -- or at least she really hopes so]

[residentflorist]

A different kind of magic, likely. [but to obtain that...that's an entirely different problem.] Or maybe just time we don't really have.