BREAK-IN: Catra, Edelgard & Kanesan

[fullthottle]

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[namelessfighter]

Then I'll check the makeup.

[ he'll keep the manicure note in hand and head for the makeup islands to look for one over there. ]

Once we have them all, we can figure out the code from there.

[scapecat]

I guess that leaves me to check the shampoo.

Why can't anyone just be straightforward about these things? Code, really?

[GRUMBLE. But she's checking anyway.]

[fullthottle]

[As Kanesan approaches the make-up islands, he will see that they are fully equipped with all the products and tools a make-up artist could ever dream of. The mirrors are large and crystal clear, with LED lights framing them. There is a chair in front of each table, black and visibly comfortable. However, the longer Kanesan stares at the make-up island... the more he gets the feeling that something is off. Where will he check first?

Catra, on the other hand, will find that there are three backwash units. One to the left, one in the middle, and one to the right. Where is she looking first?]

[hegemonstrous]

[Well, she'll make herself useful by going over to where Catra is looking, and will check the left backwash unit to see if she can find any type of note.]

[namelessfighter]

[ he'll look around the products and tools first! maybe the note they need is tucked under one of those again. ]

[scapecat]

[Catra will take the right backwash unit to see if she can find anything.]

[fullthottle]

[Teamwork...!!

Kanesan can look around the products and tools, but there isn't anything out of the ordinary there.

When Edelgard checks the left backwash, she will find a pair of rusty professional shears. The blades are coated with some sort of... black gunk. Pleasant! Catra, on the other hand, will notice that something has been etched on the bottom of the right backwash sink. Will she take a closer look?]

[hegemonstrous]

[Inspecting the nasty black gunk? What consistency is it? Does it have a smell?

That being done, she'll check the middle sink.]

[namelessfighter]

[ hm, alright. then he'll check out the mirrors! maybe there's a switch to turn on the LEDs, or a note stuck in the mirror...? ]

[scapecat]

[GOTTA READ THAT NOTE.]

[fullthottle]

[Edelgard will find that the black gunk is tacky in consistency. When she brings the scissors up to her face to take a whiff, she will realize that the gunk smells exactly like blood.

There's no note written on the mirrors, no. But as Kanesan examines them, he will realize that... there's something on one of them. Sheer gloss, to be precise, forming what appears to be letters.

It's not quite a note, but upon further inspection, Catra will realize that someone left a message by literally scraping the words into the sink. It is a jagged, ugly thing, but it's also perfectly legible.

It says:]

YOU DID THIS TO US

[Hm.]

[hegemonstrous]

These scissors have blood on them. I wonder whose?

[Oh no! It's blood! So scary! Putting them back.]

[namelessfighter]

[ he's going to get a closer look at that mirror! do the letters form another note? ]

[scapecat]

"You did this to us."

Yeah, someone sure did something to this place.

[Still. Hm. Ominous.]

[fullthottle]

[The scary scissors with black blood return to their home, safe and sound.

Kanesan is right on the money, though! The latters do form another note. It reads:]

LAPEL

[hegemonstrous]

Hmm. [Assuming she's shown everyone's notes - ]

How odd. Do you understand this puzzle? [In the meantime, it looks like we never checked the waiting area near the entrance? Checking there now just in case.]

[namelessfighter]

I don't know about a lapel, but... The rest seem like they could all be talking about a relationship that went wrong, don't they?

[ meanwhile he's going to check the chairs so they don't miss anything, and maybe drawers, if the makeup stands have those. ]