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after vivarium
after vivarium!
| It may have been weeks, months, or even years, but finally, everyone makes it out of the warehouse just fine. The authorities have broken in and let everyone out, or maybe the characters managed to escape on their own. Either way, Zero and Calhoun vanish without a trace and they still haven't been caught to this day. It's infuriating, but the important part is that they're now free. What exactly entrails after that ending though? How to Play: ✖ Make a top-level comment, either blank or filled with some info/prose. ✖ Tag others, whether it's shortly after the escape or much later. ✖ Action, text, video, whatever, it's all good. ✖ Have multiple threads? ✖ Done! |
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Clearly someone is more all about this than he wanted to admit.
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He followed Hershel along, already thinking about the case, but... "Yeah, Clive's really consumed by the whole Zero thing, huh? I'm on the lookout for new evidence and so on, but at some point you gotta live your life, y'know? Can't let one bad thing take over everything."
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London streets were pretty busy this time of day, so Hershel tried to be quick as he kept close. People bumping into you didn't make for the best serious conversation atmosphere but what could you do. "I agree, I understand dedicating time to it but he's rather obsessed, at least from what I can tell. I so rarely get to see him it's hard to say." He sighed. "Seeing you will do him good, I think."
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"We should kidnap Clive and make him take a break, then! He's so bad about replyin' to texts, but I do still keep him up on developments when I hear about 'em. Anyway, tell me about this disappeared professor! I heard he did it just before he was about to go on a trip out to the field..."
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"Well, he might be interested in something like this, even he can't deny a good mystery." Bribing Clive out of his overworking with puzzles and mysteries? Absolutely. He would stoop to that. Also cue the 'explaining the mystery so far' Layton music. "His name's Dr. Schrader, he's a rather eccentric addition to the faculty. He spends quite a bit of time studying things of folklore and myth, I suppose you could call it a pet project of his."
He frowned. "He was supposed to sponsor a dig soon out in the Mediterranean, but no one's seen or heard from him in almost four days now. The Yard was even poking around." He glanced to Heiji with a serious expression. "The strange thing about it though is his office. That's where he was last seen, and it was completely locked from the inside, both the window and a bolt on the door. No one can figure out how he managed to get out."
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Heiji listened to Hershel's story with interest. "And I'm assumin' he didn't let anyone in on any plans to skip out on this trip, huh? You know where his office is? Has it been closed off as a crime scene? I'd say you're right that this is something Clive'd be interested in."
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"Not that I'm aware of. It's all been pretty hush hush since the beginning, I've asked around but mostly I've only heard idle gossip." And he glanced to the side. Then up. Then to Heiji. "Ah, well, I mean there's no crimescene tape the last time I've seen it, so I think it wouldn't really be out of the question for us to assume it isn't a crimescene." Look at this. Look at this. What's become of him. He's becoming an actual adventurer this is terrible. "I can show you, his office isn't hard to find."
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A smile lit up Heiji's face, and he got that same old glint in his eye -- the one he always got when faced with a puzzle back at the warehouse. "Then I'm sure no one'd mind if we took a look around. Maybe swept up the place a bit. I mean, professors are busy; they don't have a lot of time to fuss around and clean up their papers."
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Hershel had to glance away so not to give away his amusement at seeing that expression again. Just like old times. "Absolutely. It's not as though the offices aren't public during school hours." He answered, further ruining himself forever. "Just a quick peek certainly wouldn't hurt."
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Heiji nonchalantly slid over to the door with Dr. Schrader's name on it and tried the doorknob. It didn't open. "Hmm, it's locked. But I don't see any bolt from the inside, so -- "
"Can I help you gentlemen?" asked a voice from behind them. It was a bespectacled woman, neatly dressed and looking rather cross.
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"They had to break it to get in, it's possible that they had the whole thing removed." Hershel mused, jumping a little when they were caught. He turned, trying not to look nervous. Confrontation and lies, not his strong suit.
"Ah, hello, our apologies." He started, unsure of how to approach this. He didn't really want to lie, so he rubbed the side of his neck. "I'm a student here in the archeology program, this is Dr. Schrader's office, isn't it?" No lie there are least??
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He lowered his voice conspiratorially. "I heard they even broke his door down. D'you think he's in some kind of... trouble?"
At the mention of one of the university's most eminent archaeology professors being tied up in some sort of trouble, the woman looked mildly horrified. Good gracious, even a whiff of scandal would be just untoward.
"I assure you that is not the case, young man! They did not break the door down, they broke it in... er, because they were a bit concerned, that's all. Why, if they'd suspected anything unsavory, they would have blocked off the corridor, wouldn't they?" She produced a key and swiftly unlocked the door, opening it a bit so the inside was visible. "You see? Nothing out of place."
Heiji swept in uninvited the instant the door was unlocked, even more cheerful than before. "Hey, you're right! It's just like the professor left it! Although it looks like they broke the latch when they busted in, of course."
He glanced over at the wall beside the door, where several pictures were hanging on the wall. They depicted photos of Schrader on different field expeditions.