first investigation.

[thevisitors]

[Today's a still morning, mostly sunny with a few clouds in the sky here and there. It's chilly, peaking at 39F, and the birds chirping are likely what woke you up, like every morning thus far.

There's kind of a faint smell of... something metallic in the air when you step out of your cabins. But surely that can't be anything bad, right?


...maybe you should go out and check.]

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[spiritoso]

[ Kaede goes over to her, patting her gently. ]

I wish you didn't have to see something like this.

[pegathesis]

[Twilight looks at Kaede, finally blinking and letting the tears that had well up in her eyes spill over her cheeks and disappear into her hair. She feels incredibly useless at the moment, with people around her trying to console her or shield her from the body while she's stuck not knowing whether to scream or try to escape from this place. A wild thought of running into the forest and trying to find some strange portal back to Equestria comes to mind, but she knows she'll just end up right back here.

Right here where people have started to actually hurt each other.]

W...who could do such a thing.

[It's more of a silent demand than a question.]

[spiritoso]

[ That's exactly what she's thinking herself. Things are desperate here, but Kaede still had hope that this wouldn't happen. ]

It's... it's hard to think something like this would actually happen, isn't it?

[ Will patting help comfort her? Kaede hopes so because that's what she's doing. ]

[pegathesis]

[It helps some, yes. It helps not to be left alone at the very least, but she certainly feels obtrusive since every time she opens her mouth she feels like crying which isn't going to actually solve any of their questions.]

Kaede, I...I don't think I can be here r-right now. I'm sorry.

[spiritoso]

[ Kaede shakes her head, giving her what she hopes is a somewhat comforting smile. ]

You don't need to apologize. You should go rest.