HEARTS IN DARKNESS: THE BODY

[yourkeepers]

The body glimmers as the light spreads over its features, like a statue of precious metals stained with blood. Golden hair soaks in a pool of red that paints the floor like a canvas, extending out around the head and shoulders of the victim, still lazily seeping and expanding.

It's the body of the the oracle, and she is very much dead.

Her entire throat and chest is a mess of gore. The blood coats the skin and cloth so that it's hard to make out details, but there is one thing certain - something has cut deep into her chest cavity, as it carving something out from inside.

The body is still warm, but you never heard her scream.

Comments

[ironspirit]

... I'll come with you!

[Which he would be doing anyway, technically, but he's still a little hesitant to hand himself out to someone unsupervised. Also because he wants to beat up bad guys.]

[hand_of_courage]

[Tick Tock didn't object, he just started to head off, using the flaming sword as his light source.]

Do you know who Miss Nancy is?

[ironspirit]

Nope. Who's that?

[hand_of_courage]

She's someone who lives in the library. Her and her children. She likes to write stories. She's a good person.

[ironspirit]

Oh, cool. Do you think she might've seen something? [He doesn't remember anyone mentioning a Nancy before or seeing any kids in the library, but maybe she was a book or something? A series of books?? Nancy sounds like a fine changeling name to have.]

[hand_of_courage]

Maybe. Or one of her children. We can at least ask.

[The Timekeeper lifted his voice and called out.]

Miss Nancy? Are you around?