Heavy Rain - RPLOG
Participants
Date
1/5/477
Log
The shipyards are filled with a deathly silence, as the sounds of the variety of workers seems to have silenced along the usually busy area... Guards linning the length of the docks leading down to a small delapitated ship that seemed about five years over due from just being sunk into the waters or burned for safety. Thick ropes tying it to the docks are all that keep it afloat anymore, though it does seem to have become a popular fishing platform as of late, with a variety of ragged nets and thick ropes leading down to traps on the water's floor.
The guards seem to be missing the usual bear captain, his 'sunny' disposition absent... Instead, a rather worried looking Small Folk Mouse girl stands at the entrance to the docks, along with two large heavy folk guards as she awaits the call to be answered.
Rixo shuffles onto the scene, not seeming to mind or even notice, the rain landing against her plate. Her hammer propped on her shoulder and a hidden, sour look on her face under the helmet, she approaches the mouse. She lingers back for a moment, glancing around the scene for the two culprits they had established. Or any likely suspects. So far they had shown a liking to remaining near the scene to eavesdrop, so she might just spot them this time.
Asher patters quietly onto the scene, wearing a heavy cloak over his usual, well made working clothes to protect him from the rain. He has heard the rumors around town about some madmen going around and killing folks. In fact, it has caused a bit of trouble for his business, since the killers are supposed to be Small Folk. "H-hello?" he says tentatively, approaching the guards, "I-I'm from the guild?" The tiny dog looks uneasily from one guard to the next, hoping to see a familiar face.
Selena clicks her tongue, the wolfess pacing through the district with a sigh - aparrently having noticed the distinct lack of noise from her house in the Maritime district. "What exactly's been going on this time..?" She queries with a heavy sigh, looking over the myriad guards, then to Rixo and Asher - "And hello to you both as well - I don't suppose this is another killing?"
While she couldn't have been effected by the rumors flying around directly, it's still not too difficult to imagine why a being might be a bit concerned about a serial killer on the loose.
A hooded figure with a pink-nosed black and white snout protruding from the darkness of his hood arrives on the scene. The light rain hits the cloak drawn around him and fastened at his chest with a broach bearing the symbol of the Graceful Clan and a light chainmail shirt jangles underneath the dark rust colored cloak as Cedric makes his way towards the scene, having heard the bells ring out through the city.
With every step the badger makes, a rather heavy looking firearm sways holstered at his side, sticking out at the side of his cloak. The blunderbuss is painted with black and white along the handle to resemble the face of a badger.
Anyhow, he approaches behind the others, greeting the somewhat familiar, pudgy lil' corgi man with a friendly smile as he reaches up to pull down his hood. He offers a wave to Rixo as well, having worked with her a little on the previous murder case, as well as their trek through the kitsune temple. He just hopes she won't say anything about... 'that'. He nods politely to Selena. "Hello, Selena! Good to see you again!" he says to her before turning his attention on the large bear guard and... Lunaxia.... "And hello again, you two. What's happened this time?" he asks, tilting his head inquisitively.
Siyu is dressed more for work this time around. Leather and ring mail, tight and form fitting though. It only creaks a few time as he walks and follows along with the others. He thinks he recognizes the mouse folk from the first night. Giving her a nod as he listens to the situation. He does look armed, a pistol and a few other things at his belt. The rain doesn't appear to bother him so much. "I'm here to help as well" he nods to Asher's words, "Though I wasn't here for the last murder. I assume there's been another given the call." He sees Rixio looking around, and gives a glance to the crowed as well. Trying to get a good handful of faces into his mind since he doesn't forget much. Just looking over faces while he waits for the report. He looks around Selena and Cedric too. He bobs his head, "Well met friends" he offers to the pair.
The guards around the smaller woman tense up as the armed freeswords approach, though she's quick to silently wave them off and pull out her papers. Her right hand holding them tightly as her left holds up a parasoul. For a rather unusual reason, she seems a tad more sullen compared to the other times. "Good fortune to you all, and thank you for answering my call. I'm sad I had to suggest such in weather like this, but with captain Titanus absent and our investigation team--- Well... I suppose you'll see." She sighs and waves the two guards off whom them begin to travel down to the foot of the docks.
Rixo's alert gaze for the criminals isn't too successful, a myriad of sailors appearing to watch with alert eyes from the ships around them, as a crowd of onlookers line the shore. "For those I've not met before, my name is Assistant Investigator Luxania... And if you all follow with me, I'll take you to the scene, feel free to ask as many questions as you need to." The moussette turning on her heel as she begins to walk down the docks to the dillapitated boat at the end.
Rixo gives a polite, but wordless, nod to both Selena and Cedric before lingering back. "I will be right with you." The crowd was too thick for her to see what she was looking for... So the obvious solution was to try to disperse it a little. Reaching up to lift her helmet a little, she sets her helmet down and instead raises up some kind of huntsman's horn. Perhaps if she gives a startle, her target will be revealed. And so, she blows into the horn. Long and forlorn, that was really only the start of it, and if that didn't work, the phantasmal steed that quickly comes to her side might.
Asher is visibly relieved when some beings he recognizes from the guild arrive and take control. Thanks to his lessons with Fenris, he was much more confident in his abilities, but he still did not feel like he would be able to handle something like this on his own. "Hello, Cedric. Hello, Siyu" he says quietly as he starts to follow Luxania. He also bobs a little bow to Selena and the others, though he does not know them as well. The corgi looks just a little ill at the idea of what sort of scene they might be headed for. He remembers the murder investigation he witnessed in Shanty town all too well. The little dog puts on a brave face and trots along with the others, though he jumps at the sound of Rixo's horn.
Nodding politely to Cedric, the wolfess rubs the back of her head a little; "It's good to see you as well, Cedric. You've been well, I trust?" A slightly more terse greeting is given to the rodent - at least not ignoring them, "Siyu."
"Well. That's unfortunate..." She mutters, gesturing to the crowd, watching Rixo's actions with a slight bit of concern before turning back to Luxiana. "You don't say... I don't suppose we're going to be looking through the scene again, or is this going to turn into a look at the crowd? I'm guessing the weapon was much the same as the last time I was 'in attendance'."
