http://3patchproblem.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] 3patchproblem.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2010-09-09 10:10 pm
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The Science of Deduction, Friday - 9/10

Today, the class was left a note to meet in the Danger shop instead of the normal classroom. Because someone had been given the chance to recreate a crime scene for the students without all those pesky little details about child endangerment and contaminating evidence.

The room was empty save for a woman in an alarming shade of pink from head to toe. She lay prone, face down and unmoving on the floor.

"One of my more recent cases," Sherlock said in lieu of greeting the class. "Suicide. In a manner of speaking. Like this woman, three others before her had gone to a place they had no known reason to be and taken the exact same poison. No signs of force, they've clearly taken the pill, chewed and swallowed it all on their own. Serial suicides according to the police."

He stepped around the body with the care of someone accustomed to crime scenes. "Unlike the previous three, this one has left a note scratched into the floor as she died. R-A-C-H-E was carved into the wood with her fingernails." One might take note at the chipped, worn down appearance of what had once been perfectly manicured nails on the hand next to the letters.

"Your task is to pair off and ascertain as much about the scene as you can manage," Sherlock informed them, pulling out his phone to check it for messages. "And for anyone who may have discovered my colleague's blog, you will need to explain your reasoning for each step. Doctor Watson left a number of the important details out in his attempt to make it more--" He sighed. "--romantic."

Re: Examine the Scene

[identity profile] abetterthief.livejournal.com 2010-09-10 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
Parker still didn't consider herself much of a team player, but the assignment was to be done with a partner. She noticed one of her classmates looking around and, keeping in mind Sophie's lessons, smiled at him. Parker being Parker, it was a bit too wide and gleeful for the situation but still. She was trying.

"Shall we do this thing?" she asked brightly.

Re: Examine the Scene

[identity profile] faithandscience.livejournal.com 2010-09-10 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes," William took a deep breath, finding his classmate's obvious glee at the situation a bit, well. Unnerving. "We shall." Despite intellectually being aware that it was a simulation and not a real dead body, he couldn't help but perform the sign of the cross as he knelt to examine it closer.

Re: Examine the Scene

[identity profile] abetterthief.livejournal.com 2010-09-10 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"She looks like she was trying to be cotton candy," Parker remarked, mildly offended at just how... pink everything was.

Re: Examine the Scene

[identity profile] faithandscience.livejournal.com 2010-09-10 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"Cotton candy?" Will wrinkled his nose. "I'm not sure what that is, but it doesn't sound appetizing." Especially if it was that particular shade of pink.

Re: Examine the Scene

[identity profile] abetterthief.livejournal.com 2010-09-10 07:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"Very sweet. And sticky." Parker knelt, her eyes going right to what she considered important: the woman's jewelery. "She's got some nice expensive pieces. But nothing too outrageous."

Re: Examine the Scene

[identity profile] faithandscience.livejournal.com 2010-09-10 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
William's eyes, on the other hand, were drawn to what she'd been trying to write. "What could be so important that she'd spend her dying breaths trying to say it?"

Re: Examine the Scene

[identity profile] abetterthief.livejournal.com 2010-09-10 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"The name of who killed her," Parker suggested.