Murder Mystery RP

Penn
She was doing the French thing again. He choked down a stutter. "Yeah, I'm a criminal psych minor. Thought about forensics."

Mei
"Ah, that's useful." Standing near the corpse, and being in the clearing with it, for so long was starting to make her a bit uncomfortable but if she didn't look at it she could almost pretend it wasn't there. Conversation was an easy distraction to latch onto while still being productive, and she thought Penn's voice was somewhat calming, so it only made sense to try and keep him talking. "So what do we do now, Mr. Holmes?"

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Penn
Penn glanced back at her. "Well, there seems to be a weird barrier going on. Once we cross a certain point, we can't leave - and we've crossed it." He raked his hand through his hair. "Honestly, if we want to find out what's going on, I think we have to go into the forest." 

Outlaw
She stood off to the side, watching the twos interaction through the smoke that filtered from her freshly lit cigarette. They where missing stuff. But she wasn’t about to tell them that. As far as she was concerned, either one of them could be behind this whole scheme. Neither of them where to be trusted. Not as of yet anyways. 

Mei
She really didn't want to do that. The dark always made her feel uneasy and it was always darker under the trees, and with the murder on top of that it seemed like a very unpleasant idea to her. She gripped her flashlight a little tighter, floundering for an excuse. "Oh, before that, homme avec la jolie voix, do you have your invitation? We could see if they're all the same, maybe?" 

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Penn
Part of him wanted to know what she was calling him, but the other part was afraid to find out. Pretty girls didn't flirt with him for very long and he didn't want to get his hopes up. At least, if that's what he was feeling about it. "I, uh- yeah. Right here." He held it out to her.

Mei
"You know better than I do what to look for," Mei replied with a small smile, ignoring the paper he offered her and instead handing him her own invite. 

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Penn
Penn suddenly very much regretted coming on this trip. He'd come prepared for everything - except for the hyperactive super butterflies doing Olympic trials in his stomach. He took her invitation, getting a little weak in the knees when his hand brushed hers. This is straight from a horror movie. And not the fun ones. The kind with the romcom plots. Oh, someone save me.
As hard as he tried, he couldn't spot the difference. Maybe it was Mei's presence or the fact that there was no difference - he wasn't sure. But he needed to look confident. "They're the same" he said. 
Birds flew out of the trees nearby. Penn craned his neck looking for the sun. "I think that's our cue to go in."

Outlaw
She was unable to hold back a slight face as she watched the exchanges between the two. Damn lovebirds. Ugh. Her shoulders shuddered slightly before she took another drag on her cigarette, glancing up at the flap of wings. Dawn was still fast asleep, leaving only sister moon to cast a faint glow on the forest below. She didn’t mind the darkness, it gave her an advantage over anyone or thing that may wish harm. 

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Mei
The sudden flight of birds in the middle of the night set her on edge. "Okay. I think I'll stick with you," she muttered, pulling her bow free from the quiver and holding it loosely in her hand not preoccupied with her feeble source of light. 

Penn 
She had a bow. Americans. Nonetheless, it might come in handy. Penn set off toward the trees, making sure to track a straight line from the body.

Mei
She trailed after Penn, hesitating at the edge of the trees before following him in. It only took a couple steps before she felt swallowed up by the shadows and she kept her eyes only to the circle of forest floor illuminated by her light. "What are we looking for?" 

Penn
"Anything broken, disturbed, or otherwise sketchy," he said. His foot crashed through a hole and he stumbled, blindly reaching behind him to keep Mei from falling too.

Outlaw
She followed silently after the two others, steps as light as a deer, leaving no sound nor trace. The dark was the same as the light to her eyes. Though she wasn’t about to tell the others that, it was a sure fire way to be pegged as more abnormal then she already was. And so she followed. Slight amusement flickering momentarily across her face as Penn stumbled about trying to keep both him and Mei from falling. 

Mei
Not looking up, she ran into him, instinctively grabbing him with one hand to keep them both upright and find steady footing again. When she had regained her balance she stepped back and let go. "Sorry. You okay?"