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Post by Copper on Jan 20, 2015 0:16:07 GMT
So... Any in-house roleplay should basically be done here.
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Jan 20, 2015 0:18:37 GMT
Post by Copper on Jan 20, 2015 0:18:37 GMT
Slowly, June made her way up the steps to Izzy's house. She hesitated on the last one, heart sinking with dread. She knew what she was about to tell her might crush her soul. But it wasn't as if she could just turn away now. Still, the image of Elizabeth's crooked, awkwardly twisted body was burned into her mind. Her team had been called to investigate as soon as it had been found.
It wasn't as if she hadn't dealt with bodies before.
But your best friend's child, and goddaughter's body... that was different.
Especially once she determined the cause of the death.
Hand shaking, she knocked three times on the oaken door.
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Jan 20, 2015 0:22:00 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jan 20, 2015 0:22:00 GMT
"I'll get it," Izzy called up the stairs, humming to herself as she dropped the manuscript of the latest aspiring column-author on the kitchen table and made her way to the door. She wiped her hands on her jumper before going to unlock it, expression brightening as she saw June. "Oh! I wasn't expecting you.." She trailed off as she noticed her friend's expression. "Wh- what is it?"
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Jan 20, 2015 0:23:51 GMT
Post by Copper on Jan 20, 2015 0:23:51 GMT
"Can I come in?" June was aware that her voice was weary and thin. "There's... something very important I need to tell you."
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Jan 20, 2015 0:28:37 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jan 20, 2015 0:28:37 GMT
Izzy's face fell. "Of course, come in. I have biscuits if you'd like one." The product of her afternoon sat on the table, slightly burnt and blackened. She had never been a good cook, but domestic life had somewhat developed her skills.
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Jan 20, 2015 0:32:33 GMT
Post by Copper on Jan 20, 2015 0:32:33 GMT
June didn't take one, instead sitting on the couch. Her body was tense. "You might want to sit down before I tell you this."
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Jan 20, 2015 7:23:17 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jan 20, 2015 7:23:17 GMT
She was beginning to feel uneasy, and took a seat, reluctant. "What is it? What's hallened, June?"
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Jan 20, 2015 10:49:02 GMT
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June took a deep breath. No point procrastinating. "My team was called to investigate a death up at the school. It... It was Elizabeth." Her voice broke as she continued. "They think it was a suicide. She flung herself from a tower."
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Jan 20, 2015 13:05:16 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jan 20, 2015 13:05:16 GMT
For a moment, everything was silent. Izzy could hear the blood rushing in her ears. And then everything fell apart. "No," she said softly, not taking her eyes off her friend. "No, no, you're wrong."
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June sighed. "I don't want it to be real, either. But I saw the body myself. It was her, Izzy. I'm sorry."
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Jan 20, 2015 15:55:02 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jan 20, 2015 15:55:02 GMT
Her hand rose to her mouth, no sound coming out for a few seconds. Then she cried out, the noise catching as her face contorted with pain. The thoughts in her brain ceased, all clinging to those final words.
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June wrapped her arms around Izzy, tears forming at her own eyes. She had heard the sound too many times before. Anguish, pure and simple. But to hear it from her best friend shook her to the core.
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Jan 20, 2015 16:26:47 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jan 20, 2015 16:26:47 GMT
After a few minutes of barely vocalised agony, the woman's mind setted to process things again. She drew back, shaking, and wiped her hand across her wet cheeks. "Alfred," was all she could manage at first. Where is he? He needs to know.
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June checked her watch. "He'll be getting home from work soon, yeah."
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Jan 20, 2015 16:38:15 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jan 20, 2015 16:38:15 GMT
She nodded numbly, resenting his work for a moment. She resented the school too; surely they should have noticed the signs. And more than anything, she resented herself. I've failed as a mother. Perhaps if I'd spotted the signs sooner, or spoken to them both about it... "Oh, God," she said softly, burying her face in her hands as the tears started to fall again.
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June shifted quietly, sighing. These were the moments in which she hated her line of work. "Do you want to tell him?"
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Jan 20, 2015 17:30:55 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jan 20, 2015 17:30:55 GMT
She shook her head quickly. "I can't. How do I go about telling my husband that our daughter..."
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Post by Copper on Jan 20, 2015 19:03:06 GMT
"That our daughter what?" Alfred was standing outside the door, silently taking in the scene. "What happened?"
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Jan 20, 2015 19:07:10 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jan 20, 2015 19:07:10 GMT
She shook her head wordlessly, her eyes explaining everything.
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Alfred held his wife as June explained in a quiet, grim voice. When she finished, he buried his head in Izzy's shoulder, his own trembling.
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