WEEK 5 - INVESTIGATION

[petoskeymods]

INVESTIGATION

As you wake up, nothing seems different - beyond that you don't seem quite as worried about your secrets being exposed anymore. And that, just like all the times before, means only one thing -

- that one of your fellow campers have committed murder.

Someone is dead. It's up to you to find out who...and to gather evidence for it.

BASE EVIDENCE: 10 PIECES
CAMPERS REMAINING: ???


((We ask that you remain in groups of 2-3! As per usual.))

Comments

[itsagazebo]

[After a little while, Eddie moves to sit next to Richie. He doesn't want to interrupt his writing, but he doesn't want him to be alone, either. So he just... leans a little against his left side.]

[trashmouthtozier]

I'm so pissed, Eds.

[but his anger's like a soda that got left open on a picnic table all day. lukewarm and flat.]

... But you were badass today. I think ... I think Kanji would've been really proud of you.

[itsagazebo]

[He nods against Richie's shoulder]

Me, too.

[The compliment catches him off guard and he blushes.]

Thanks... I just... I had to do something. When you fainted, Chuuta went for the freezer, he kept saying he was gonna look at the evidence...

[trashmouthtozier]

... And you didn't want him to even fucking touch it.

[he gives him a tiny smile at that]

I ... I wanted to trust him, Eds. I even made up with him after that stupid fucking meeting about the secrets. We hung out at the fireworks. But ... this is ...

Even if he didn't do it - which I kinda doubt right now - he didn't freak out. He didn't even seem to care. I ... there's something wrong with that.

[itsagazebo]

[He nods again]

Yeah... that's when Nine started to get pissy 'cause he didn't like that we were fucking accusing him of anything. I mean come on if there's even a fucking chance that someone was guilty I wouldn't want them anywhere near anything!

[He sighs deeply, wiping his hand over his face]

I... I haven't trusted him really since I found out he didn't tell us everything he could do. But we hung out at the fireworks, too. I was hoping we could maybe become friends but... but now... [His voice trails off and he knows Richie can just fill in the blanks, himself... especially since he's already pretty much said the same thing]

[trashmouthtozier]

Yeah.

[he stops writing and sets the notebook aside, leaning back against Eddie]

... So ... where did you and Boa and Mitsuru go once Red kicked you out?

[itsagazebo]

[He shrugs]

I don't know where Boa and Mitsuru went. I hung out in the field and talked to that raccoon again. He didn't tell me anything useful, though...

[trashmouthtozier]

You were by yourself?!

[uh oh]

[itsagazebo]

[Eddie blinks at him]

Yeah, unless you count the raccoon.

[trashmouthtozier]

... They left you. ALONE.

[ohhhhhh there is pretty much a VERY short list of people Richie is not pissed at right now]

[itsagazebo]

Richie, calm the fuck down! They're not my babysitters. They didn't ask where I was going and I... I didn't wanna be a third wheel. You know how they are.

[trashmouthtozier]

[he looks around. those eyes ... he can still feel them. someone is watching them. someone is listening. someone thinks one of THEM did it because they're so angry and so early to point fingers. he just ... he knows it. he lowers his voice so that only Eddie can hear, leaning against him]

I never said you needed a babysitter, Eds, but Jesus Fucking Christ, you at least need an alibi! What are you gonna do if Chuuta points at you and asks you where you were, say "I was with a fucking raccoon"?

I mean, I believe you, duh, but ...

[itsagazebo]

[He lowers his voice in kind, concern filling his eyes]

She was my friend. Anyone who thinks I'd fucking do that is batshit fucking crazy. 'sides, what the fuck was I s'posed to do? Red kicked us out of the cabin!

[trashmouthtozier]

I know. Shit, I know. I watched until you were all gone, I ... I didn't want to let you out of my fuckin' sight.

[he wraps his arms around Eddie, abandoning the notebook entirely. today has just been Too Much, and he's decided that as much as they need to find the truth, right now, the only truth that matters is that he needs HIM.]

If anyone tries to accuse you tomorrow, I'll punch them in the face. ... I love you, Eds.

[itsagazebo]

[Eddie wraps his arms around Richie, too, resting his chin on his shoulder. No matter how bad the paranoia's gotten, no matter what this place has thrown at them, the one solid truth he's been able to hold onto is Richie.

That confession takes him by surprise, however. His eyes widen and his breath catches in his throat]

R-Richie

[Tears flood his eyes as he realizes the truth - the truth he'd been trying to ignore since all the other couples in camp seemed to be doomed to have one half of them die.]

I... I love you, too, Rich.

[trashmouthtozier]

[he is totally not thinking about that right now. he can't afford to. he's had all his terrible thoughts for the day. more than enough of them. he reaches up and touches Eddie's cheek, the same way he did when he was hallucinating during the fireworks on Wednesday night.]

... You do?

[itsagazebo]

[Eddie nods, leaning his face into Richie's hand a little]

Yeah. Yeah, I do.

[trashmouthtozier]

[he gives a little, breathless laugh]

Good, because now you're really stuck with me, asshole. And if Red tries to tell either one of us to leave each other alone next week she can blow me.

[itsagazebo]

[Eddie swats him]

Hey! That'd be cheating, dickhead.

[But he's smiling and he pulls Richie in for another hug]

And you're stuck with me, too.

[trashmouthtozier]

[he laughs like hell at that, and that hug just isn't really enough, this time. he leans in to kiss Eddie on the cheek]

Alright. ... What if I tell her to kiss my ass, is that cheating?

[itsagazebo]

[He laughs]

No, that's safe.

[He turns his face to give Richie a proper smooch. It feels wrong to be doing this after such a hellish day... but they need something positive to break up the bullshit!]

[trashmouthtozier]

[it's the first time Eddie's actually kissed HIM, and it's like everything around them lights up, for him. this is happening. this, an actual GOOD THING in the middle of severed friend heads and murder suspect friends and hallucinations and big brothers being assholes. when Eddie draws away, he rests his head on his shoulder and gets as close as he can, snuggling up against him]

It's warm enough. I want to just stay out here, with you.

[he looks up at the stars. at ... at the moon. it's a lot prettier than a cabin full of murder suspects and a bed that won't have a Usagi in it and a stained pink trunk.]

[itsagazebo]

[Eddie nods, enjoying the closeness of the moment. It's more comforting than anything else in this shit hole. Sitting there with Richie he can pretend like nothing is wrong, nothing hurts, there was no murder or betrayal or hurt. He didn't just have to carry the severed head of one of his friends or act like he was braver than he really was. He was content to let this moment last as long as possible, and pretend that they weren't going to have to hold another bullshit trial full of comparing hand sizes and pointing fingers...

And the fact that someone might accuse HIM of doing this...

No. He refused to let any of that sully this beautiful moment. He closes his eyes and leans into Richie.]

Yeah... yeah I'd like that.

[trashmouthtozier]

Then that's totally what we're gonna do.

[he closes his eyes]

We should probably go get a couple blankets. And our pillows.

[itsagazebo]

[Eddie just nods... though he makes no attempt to move.]