This is a No-Brainer Investigation! [Investigation Topic]

This was disconcerting news from the evidence given here. Maria wasn't exactly what you call a strong investigator in the first place and she was glad the likes of Shiina was present. It was good to have people to depend on in this kind of work. But now it sounded as if their mission had increased in difficulty, with an addition of an accomplice and a possible hostage situation? Things were definitely going to get hairy and they must use this lead now. Maria was wearing her combative gloves as she handed the envelope towards Seras, "As inconsequential this might be, please analyze it for fingerprints just in case."

Once the envelope was taken from her hands, she then hoisted her coffin onto her back once more. There was no time to be wasted. It was time to raid and seek the rodents that gnawed on the City's sense of safety. Maria pulled on her gloves to ensure they were tight and mostly out of habit. She gave a nod to the rest of her teammates.


With that said, she quickly followed the trail despite her burden.

[Exit, unless stopped]

Even though they were able to get a clearer picture of the crime scene the results only convoluted the situations, instead of one terrorist they were suddenly hunting two and, if Shiina's theory was correct, they had manage to infiltrate the ranks of the cadets planting seeds of rebellion in the process. Sera's words did nothing to convince Athena otherwise, instead his defensive response served only as a red flag, still she wasn't still important enough to argue with her superior and she certainly couldn't afford having the rest of them doing it.

"Pardon my teammate's rude comment, she didn't mean to offend you or imply anything unseemly for Claire. We're simply new to this investigators business and so it's only natural to come up with preposterous scenarios. Once we solve this crime everything will become crystal clear." Athena rushed to reassure Sera. "Time is of the essence. Arguing and throwing accusations wont help anyone, let us leave this place and get ready for the night, 'kay?

With that Athena followed Noah and Maria while signaling Shiina to follow her, she could only hope that the girl would understand her gesture.

The moment it was settled that one person would represent the whole group, Haru had at first been uncomfortable with the idea. He was not used to relying on others, so he had his doubts about this form of investigation. Even more so as they began to talk and search for clues as one unit instead of individuals. He understood the need for team work and all, but even so…he did have a moment where he thought that perhaps trying to work with others was a bad idea While he did contribute at first, he had a feeling his words were falling on deaf ears...and that never set well with the idol who already had enough of being ignored in his personal life to last him a 100 years and then some. The feeling the small assumption set in him was unpleasant, but despite this his face remained calm as he simply became silent for a bit watching and thinking.

At first this rubbed him the wrong way causing him to debate if he should contribute at all to this, but the more he stayed around the group and actually tried to cooperate, the more he found himself calming and reconsidering the situation he was in. Perhaps…this whole team thing could work and maybe the only reason, this ordeal rubbed him wrong in the first place was because he never truly relied on others before. He was always on his own, so for someone to ask him to just trust others? It was uncomfortable to be honest, but even so…

Perhaps he should give this whole relying on others thing a chance. His team members seem competent enough…though he still wasn’t sure if he could actually trust them. Even so this effort was a start to new territory for the idol that typically relied on himself alone to get things done. So swallowing pride and negativity, he would do what he could to be a team player for once in his life.

Regardless of his thoughts or emotions, his expression remained calm as he simply listened to what occurred next as the one investigating came to a conclusion; however, the conclusion and the end result from it was less than pleasing to hear. The results had the idol folding his arms as his head bowed a bit as his left hand went to his chin in thought.

According to what was heard, the conclusion drawn wasn’t too far off the mark. It looked like they may be dealing with at least two culprits and a hostage that could potentially become the next victim.…provided said hostage was alive still. It was a morbid thought, but having it there prepared the young man for the worse case scenario in the situation. He would continue to think in silence for a moment longer as his eyes only moved upward slightly to watch the others around him.

He would see the letter that Maria had been handed earlier be given to Sera for further investigation. It was true they could probably pull the prints off of that at the labs to find out more information. And it was true whatever was gained off the letter might be helpful for the future, but at the moment probably could not aid them much. The item for the moment was placed on the back burner as he made a note to perhaps do some digging later on. For now he focused on the trail they had and the hunt that was about to begin. He was eager to start yes, but it seemed Maria was even more eager. As soon as the letter was out of her hand, she moved to pick up her coffin and after some short words pretty much began to follow the trail left behind.

The action would cause the idol to let the hand that had been resting on his chin drop to his folded arms as he watched her move, making a note of her direct and quick manner of doing things. Interesting…

Despite her actions, he wouldn’t follow just yet as he had a question of his own to ask Sera. His mismatched eyes would turn to the young man, but he would wait his turn as he heard Shiina ask a question about Claire’s shoe size. It was an odd question, but at the same time maybe it was the girl’s way of confirming or denying something in her thoughts. He wasn’t sure and for the most part would remain quiet and wait for the answer. Once the answer was given, he would take note of the reaction and wonder if now that the other was ticked off if he would actually humor another question from a rookie as he called them.

While Noah stated the facts and Athena moved to apologize before moving on, the older idol would remain quiet as he watched each move off on their own to follow Maria who had already gone on ahead

He would sigh lightly at this turn of events as his eyes turned back to Sera.

“I am not sure what Claire is to you, but if she is actually is the problem, then we can only stop her if we have information. You withholding it may only make the others more suspicious. Not a good thing in a supposed team setting. Even so, I won’t pry any deeper into this,” he would say to the young man before shifting in his spot a bit as his eyes turned to Shiina.

“Come on,” he would say to her in surprisingly gentle tones. Maybe despite his cold and aloof exterior, the idol could at least sympathize with someone simply trying to their job or maybe he had other reasons for being slightly more gentle in this case. He was sure none of this was going to be easy on any of them, but having emotions throw up barriers or cloud judgment wasn’t exactly easy to overlook. Even so his words to the young man were not harsh or cold nor were his thoughts hostile towards the reaction, so maybe somewhere within he could understand the other’s anger. It was honestly hard to say as he shifted his weight slightly and walked a few steps away. He would pause only to wait for Shiina to come.

~When Shiina Exits, Haru will follow unless stopped ~