escalation

[remem_b_er]

Now, don't look if you're squeamish, but

There's a body in the kitchen. It's skin is translucent, except the patches covered in the oozing, green rash. Pus has crusted on what remains of it's clothes. One half of the forehead and the jaw have caved in, green and oozing and unable to hold up to whatever pressure was put on them when the body fell.

Comments

[underworld_m]

[Mello is just watching, grinning like no tomorrow and wondering just when the human race became so stupid. He could mention something about disease, but he won't. He's not that nice.]

[remem_b_er]

*The body has no eyes any more, but still manages to wink at him.*

[underworld_m]

[And Mello flicks his fingers in acknowledgment, still smirking. His own little silent way of saying 'I'll get you later, after I'm done laughing my ass off.']

[near_your_enemy]

His eyes flicker up, pursing his lips somewhat.

"I don't suppose that this was the business you were talking about?"

[coordinated_n]

Don't step in it. It's slippery.

*Near is coated in the green gloop.*

[pandakeychain]

*looks at Near, all color in her face gone*

W-What is that? *indicates him and the green stuff that's all over him*

[coordinated_n]

What are you pointing at?

[chilichoc]

*Mel has a cold, and needs juice, and is just generally unprepared to deal with the sight of a decomposing body in the kitchen. So unprepared, in fact, that she covers her eyes and leans against the wall.*

Awww, fuck.

[chilichoc]

*Not looking yet!* Mihael? You sick too? Or can we all see... that.

[happy_irthday]

[ Can be seen staring blankly at the body, trembling a bit, oversized sleeve covering most of his face. His expression is horrified. ]

[pandakeychain]

[She hums a little tune, walking down a hallway quite amiably and smiling to herself all the while. Ahead is a door and curious, she opens it slowly, peering inside and --]

*screams*

[happy_irthday]

[ Jumps visibly, emitting a sort of shrill noise of surprise, and backs away, pressing himself against the wall. ]

[pandakeychain]

[The door swings open, and she stumbles inside, looking positively horrified. Fear has made her unable to think properly and when she sees Beyond, she runs up to him and just stays there.]

[reprism]

--oh. God. [stopping dead - no pun intended - in the doorway.]

[firm_detective]

*Looks over at the doorway.*

Light.

*His hair is dripping wet, as if it has recently been washed, but from the neck down, most of the left side of his body is covered in a greenish, slimy residue. It may be a visual trick, but he seems paler than usual, with a slight greenish cast to his complexion.*

You've missed... quite an event.

*He sounds tired.*

[reprism]

L-- yeah, I can see that. [taking everything in, wide-eyed.] What the hell happened? [brief pause.] And... this is going to sound like a weird question but that stuff is green, right?

[firm_detective]

*Weak, unhappy chuckle.*

Yes. It is green.

We found a body in an advanced state of decomposition. It... had not been here before, and there was no evidence of how it got here, but... there it was, and also... no scent whatsoever. When I attempted to investigate it, it... ruptured. As you can see.

*A nervous pause, then another weak chuckle.*

It also pleaded with us to kill it, and it seems that after the rupture, it -- what was left of it -- walked out into the hallway, up the wall, and -- and onto the ceiling, where the footprints vanish, you can see for yourself....

*He sounds both dejected and slightly stressed. He knows how the story sounds.*

Light, I am not a paranormal investigator, I do not --

*He trails off and shakes his head.*