098 // Detecting. [Voice]

[bythe_books]

[Warden Filter]
Y'know, once. Just once, I'd like to go a week without a murder or an attack or threats of an all-out bloody war between this group and that.

[Tired sigh.]

Anyway. Did a sweep of the crime scene-- Damon's cabin, that is. First thing: there were just... massive quantities of blood, which we can assume is all his, but I wanna be certain. If we've got the equipment to run some tests, that'd be a help. If he fought back, some of it could be his assailant's.

[He pauses.] There were also... splinters of broken wood, which couldn't be matched to any of the furniture at the scene, as well as restraints made from articles of clothing. The clothes didn't quite fit with what I found in Damon's closet, but that's not definite proof that it didn't come from his cabin, either.

Aside from Damon waking up and pointing his finger at his killer, I think our best bet is to identify and locate the source of the wood. I've got the evidence bagged up in my room, if anyone wants to get a look at it. Anyone notice any furniture broken or missing in their inmates' cabins?

Also, the blood-- not the, the blood at the crime scene, but the stuff in the kitchen. Anyone looking into it? I know there was a handful of posts about it, but I figure we could all do with one, consolidated discussion. We need to get to the bottom of this before it turns into another vampire versus humans mess.

[OOC: KIM, if I got any of the details of the crime scene wrong, hit me up. Also, if any folks take a look at the wood, they'll notice it's antiquey.]

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[greatlightother.livejournal.com]

Sam...thank you for doing that.

Private- Voice

[bythe_books]

It's alright. I-- I'm sorry you had to find him like that.

Private- Voice

[greatlightother.livejournal.com]

It's what happens here, right? That's just how things are.

Private- Voice

[bythe_books]

But it's not how things should be. We start thinking like that, and we're never gonna do anything to change it.

[OOC: OKAY so somebody mentioned Ana, but I can't log in to have Sam edit his post to ask for her warden, SO YOU CAN ASSUME I DID if you want Uhura to step in.]

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[greatlightother.livejournal.com]

I just hate being constantly disappointed.

[[ooc: It can wait if you would rather do that!]]

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[bythe_books]

Sometimes, it feels like we're all just pushing a boulder uphill, but... It's gotta be worth it, in the end, if we can do right by our inmates. Best thing to do right now is keep on with the investigation, find the killer and make sure what happened to Damon won't happen to anyone else.

[OOC: I'm good either way! Probably should get it started before the flood starts today, but IDK what time to expect it, since I can't post the start of it :c]

[acid_rayne]

Someone'd better. I've got a strong immune system, but... So've the vampires - and it's making them all feel weird.

I don't feel safe risking it with this batch.

[bythe_books]

Weird like... how? What're the symptoms?

[acid_rayne]

Aleera's and Louis' posts. Can't quite tell, but something's definitely up.

It doesn't even make sense. They're dead, man. Maybe it's a wizard thing.

[bythe_books]

We should get somebody to run some tests on the rest of the supplies, see what they can find.

[acid_rayne]

But what would they even be looking for? And what if it's one of the magic folks?

All I know is, it smells and tastes funny. Just can't place how.

[bythe_books]

Poisons, for starters. Or, uh, any other contaminants. Dunno what kind of equipment we have on hand here. And if it's magic... bloody hell. Do we even have any wizards anymore?

[christ-onabike.livejournal.com]

I'll check my guy's room, but I'm fairly fucking sure that his is intact.

Anyway. This blood shit. Coupla useful points to whoever ends up sorting this out: a) I don't have the fucking time for this. b) I fucking locked the kitchen door every single time I left it, so either someone broke in or ask Iroh. I fucking figure he did too, he's a sensible bloke. c) I keep a close eye on my kitchen guys. It's got fuck all to do with them. Nobody touched that fucking blood on my watch. d) I DO NOT DEAL OR DISTRIBUTE THE FUCKING BLOOD SO DON'T ASK ME ANY MORE FUCKING QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.

Oh, and e) my kitchen is as clean as all hell. I personally make sure of it, so it ain't a... hygiene problem.

[bythe_books]

Okay, who does distribute the blood? And is there anyone else, anyone, who could've gotten hold of a key?

[christ-onabike.livejournal.com]

I reckon it's that Tony kid. I don't fucking pay attention.

Hm. Not on my watch.

The only time the kitchen was unlocked was during the gas, I ran outta there to save my fucking inmate from getting his skull bashed in. I guess someone could have got in during then - a guy got in and took a knife. Might want to look into that.

[actuallyagolem.livejournal.com]

I know my inmate is real riled up - you can probably all tell - but Louis isn't the kind of guy to attack unless somebody goes after him first. I'm trying to calm him down some, but he says he's seen this blood thing before.

During that blood crisis we had a while back, Claudia (you know, that little girl vampire who Lou was real close to) supposedly fed off Ana Lewis and got real sick from it. It turned her mortal....or something like that. I don't know the specifics other than it hurt Claudia real bad. The doctors might know more about what happened than I do, so I'm not going to go into details for fear of making an ass out of myself.

Anyway, Louis says that the blood had the same affect on him. He has his healing ability back so he didn't get too sick like Claudia, but he claims it's the same thing. Now, I don't know for sure if it is the same thing, and I'm keeping him from jumping to conclusions and making accusations publically, but I thought I'd let you all know about it.

I get the feeling there's a lot going on that only a few people know bits and pieces of, so there's what I know.

[bythe_books]

Problem is, with the way things are going, I'm not too sure someone's not gonna go after him.

Ana Lewis. Right. Okay. Who's her warden, d'you know?

Thanks. This is a good start, at least. I'll see what I can get from the infirmary and her warden.

[lt-n-uhura.livejournal.com]

That would be me.

[bythe_books]

This thing, with your inmate's blood... Can you tell me more about it?

[lt-n-uhura.livejournal.com]

Is she being formally accused? Or is this just investigation?

[bythe_books]

Just an investigation. I don't think we've got enough to accuse anybody yet, and the last thing we wanna do is jump to any conclusions without evidence.

Private.

[toldastory]

Yeah, we treated Claudia for it. It turned her back into being a mortal, made her heart start beating and her body function as it normally would. As far as I know it had been a consensual feeding, and no one really knew what would happen.

Private.

[bythe_books]

I don't think Uhura knows about any of this. If you could touch base with her, tell her what you know, it could be a big help.

Private.

[toldastory]

Of course, Sam. Lemme know if I can do anything, yeah?

[actuallyagolem.livejournal.com]

Right, well...I'll do my best if something happens. Louis talks a good talk, but he isn't really a violent guy if it can be helped. Hopefully he'll calm down before he makes more people angrier than they need to be.

Yeah, sure.