<div class="floatleft">(https://www.naturallyamazing.com/americasparks/10489.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>GM Post<br/><strong>Date/Time:</strong>January 1st, 2018<br/><strong>Status:</strong>--<br/><strong>Notes/Triggers:</strong>A discussion with Count Harald.<br/><strong>Tagging: </strong>Everyone.<br/><hr/><hr/><br/>Harald's eyes went wide at the hug from Lilisa. He hadn't been expecting it. House Beaumayn spent time working as hunters and when he wasn't doing that, as a sidhe, he was typically caught up in noble matters. It wasn't exactly a recipe for people to hug him. But he didn't reject the comfort. Instead, he tentatively let his arms rest around Lilisa before relinquishing the hold. It was clear the hug had gone over well, especially now that Woofs was being quieter. Lilisa had a very natural demeanor to her, and it clearly was affecting Harald positively.<br/><br/>Once that was out of the way...the beginning. He cringed.<br/><br/>“We found her today. I let the Duchess know immediately; she must have sent those missives out rather quickly.”<br/><br/>He pointed at the Little Dam. “She was found just two feet from the Dam. Her right arm, her dominant arm, was severed from her body and pointing at the water. There was an officer with me at the time, but I was first on the scene. He complained that he'd heard singing, but I hadn't heard anything. The EMTs took her away, and we're waiting on the autopsy report. Which I'm afraid to go to the police station about, both because of the banality and because it's almost too dreadful to contemplate. Why sever her arm? There were no teeth marks on her, almost like it this was done in one clean bladed hit. But her body didn't show signs of a struggle, either. As if she'd walked herself close to the water. I didn't even know she'd come to the park—I work here and always escort...escorted...her when she wanted to visit.” Correcting himself to past tense was a stumbling block in his story. It was clear he was struggling to relate what happened.<br/><br/>“I don't deny that there's something eerie about the water, though. A malaise, a curse,<em>something.</em>Even average people are clearly picking up on something wrong. But whatever it is...it's new, and I have no idea what it could be.”<br/><br/>He fell silent and said, “I suppose that's not very helpful. I might be better if you all ask questions now.”<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC: Lilisa (TheLaughingOne</div><div class="spoiler_body">For your confidante power: Roll Perception + Empathy at difficulty 8. (While you can pick Subterfuge instead if you really want to, the hug seems to better fit Empathy, in my opinion)<br/><br/>Use the Dicebot and post your roll under a spoiler here in-thread. Remember to send the roll to my ID: 42233 :-) </div></div>