madburnout | PRIVATE CONFLICT: BEAUREGARD

[ yeah, she's also about ready to pass out. she stares at him blearily. ]

Yeah. Any leads?

Water. In the garden. Heading for the duck pond.

[He rolls his head around his neck, like he's thinking.]

I would assume Meltrylis - considering her monster form. But who knows.

There was blood in the billiard room. Out from the door, spilled out into the hall. Smelled like wine.

I think Ma -- [ her voice catches. ] I think Mammon got killed there.

[Oh.]

We will find who did it.

[ she scrubs at her face. ]

Why Stefano, though? Or Mammon - which one of them was the monster kill? It couldn't have been Meltryllis who got killed by a monster, right?

I am simply guessing, but-- Stefano and Mammon were likely killed by the monsters. One of them, Meltryllis, the other, we don't know yet. Meltryllis was probably killed by someone acting on their own.

If that is the case, we shouldn't punish whoever acted on impulse. We should concentrate on who is infected. They are the ones who will kill again.

Yeah, I agree with you. The monster kills are the most important. Revenge kills aren't.

So I guess the garden and the billiard room is where we should start tomorrow, then.

We should begin by spreading the knowledge that Meltryllis was responsible for last week.

Yeah. I told a few people. We might wanna say it out loud at trial, too. We should just. Make a big announcement, probably.

We should.

[god this is gonna be a mess.]

How are you doing? [ if he'll let her, she reaches to rest a hand on his shoulder. ] I know the shit about people and experiments wasn't - fun to hear.

[He'll let her, but that shoulder is about as tense as a strung arrow.]

I-- [He starts out strong, then trails off.] I always wished to burn myself out, before it came to that. I would turn to ash first, so nothing useful would be left.

Yeah, me too. [ she keeps her hand there for now. ]

Get out there and fuck stuff up and then go out in a blaze of glory, right? Ashes. There's necromancy in my world and I don't wanna ever have to go through that. Or know that anybody else is either.

Necromancy . . . ?

[He doesn't know what that is. Necro- anything doesn't sound good though.]

Like, um. Like the stuff we saw in the hospital. Or what they were talking about with the morgue. Bringing people back to life and making them do your bidding.

[Ah. Yeah.]

We need to find out what they are doing with the victims.

I really hope we're wrong.

Hunter and I talked to Plum. She had no idea what was going on with the hospital. She didn't know there were monsters in there or anything.

Nothing is being answered. Only more questions.

[Honestly, he stumbles a little in place. Just, where he was standing. God.]

We aren't going to solve anything like this.

[ lio!!! beau makes a protesting sound. ]

Hey - hey. Okay. You need sleep. [ she supports him up, carefully. ] We can talk about it later. Can I help you to somewhere you feel safe sleeping in?

... Not the fucking bathtub, also. You need a bed.

[why is everyone dunking on his bathtub.]

I feel safe in the bathtub.

[ because it's uncomfy!!! ]

You're gonna wake up sore, and if you're going to be in charge of the strip searches, you gotta be in top form. [ fuss, fuss. ]

Mm. You will assist with those. I have . . . [A TRULY DEEP SCOWL. Apparently someone doesn't like criticism that much?] instructions. For how to better perform them.

[ she looks a little amused when he scowls. ]

I will. What kind of instructions?

We should be looking at the same things - all clothes off, hands, feet, head. I suppose will should start with the screen, if it saves time. We will recheck for any injuries later if we suspect they have have been injured in a specific place.

I'll help with the screen. Me and you can make sure everybody does what they're supposed to.

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