After the person had said this, she heard a thud. Misaki turned around to find a woman on the ground, either unconscious or dead. She wasn't sure. A male was hovering over her, seeming worried for her. "Lets go to the living room to get our catch our breath and relax," he said," And you few over there cover her with that useless table cloth." He pointed to first the girl, then the table cloth before he and another male guest carried the unconscious female onto the sofa in the next room.
As a few others scurried to get the table cloth as instructed, Misaki ignored the man and began to head towards the staircase, having taken enough pictures of the crime scene and not wanting to have to take care of some weak willed person she didn't know. Plus, she wanted to take a look upstairs since at one point Ms. Scarlet's dead body had been there, ready to swing out at the right time. From the dining room, she herd someone ask, "Does anyone have reception on their mobiles to call the police? 'Cause mine ain't go none."
Misaki rolled her eyes as she ascended the stairs, glancing behind her to see if anyone was noticing that she was leaving. Everyone was too absorbed in either themselves or the body, so she was allowed to work without interruption. As she walked down one of the many halls on the upper level, her fingertips gently dragging across the wall. It had been a habit she had picked up as a child and never really went away.
Her eyes wandered around the area, looking for anything that might had been used for the murder. Once in a while, she opened a door to look inside, though what she mostly got was bedrooms. There was one door though that caught her attention. It was slightly different than the bedroom doors, as it was made of a different wood. Oak perhaps instead of the usual maple. She opened the door quietly and peeked in, discovering an empty study. She entered, not bothering to close the door and looked around.
The place was well furnished, with high quality things all around. The first thing that stood out to her was that the person who's study this was had a lovely collection of antique weapons displayed on the wall. A tiny grin appeared on her face as she approached the old-time guns and knives and marveled at them. She always had a fondness for such things. So mesmerized by the beauty of the antiques, she almost didn't notice a meek voice say, "... E-Excuse m-me... Y-you sho-shouldn't b-be in h-here..."
Misaki turned around to find a short, spectacled girl cowering by the door. Clad in her black knee length dress and white apron, it was pretty obvious she was a maid. She took her attention away from the weapons and approached her before asking, "Oh? And why not?"
The girl kept stuttering, "B-because... M-Mister Ma-Maxwell will b-be v-very angry a-at you i-if he f-finds y-y-you he-here..."
"Well, er," she started.
"M-my name i-is Aki."
"Well, Aki, don't worry about me," Misaki said as she got closer to Aki, their height differences making it so she was towering over the girl, "I'll be fine. Just keep doing your job, ok?"
"B-but-!"
She leaned in closer until she was only a few inches away from her face. She asked, looking Aki straight in the eye "Won't you please let me stay a little longer?"
Aki's face, flushed red, ran out of the room before she could respond. Misaki grinned as the nuisance was now gone. Really, such shy people can be so easy to rid of, especially her type. All you need is to get close and personal and they'll leave. She turned back to the weapons, grinning more now that she could have more personal time with them.
As she tried to get back to the lovely weapons, her navy dress managed to snag onto the handle of the slightly-open drawer of the desk. "Really," she muttered angrily to herself as she worked at getting her hem free from the clutches of the drawer, "You'd think people would be smarter than to make dress-snagging handles."
When Misaki managed to get herself free, she decided to take a little peek into the drawer. After all, there might be something interesting in there. When she opened it, she stared at the small statue hidden inside, a dark brown stain at the base of it. "Well," she said, "It looks like I just found a prime suspect."
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(Poor Aki, being harassed by me. =X And oo! Clue )