unprompted // @aurolaeris said :
" --- seems to be . . blood. doesn't look like anything special, though. " catello shares quietly as he gazes at the scene infront of him ; his piercing glowing irises soon finding the mien of the sarkaz. studying it for a moment, trying to catch any & all micro - expressions the other might have about this. " --- whoever did this, did not use anything but blunt force. it looks like someone swung something very heavy at the back of their head. " observations of the crime as gruesome as it sounded, were necessary to determine who was at fault. to bring justice. for some reason they have both been assigned as landbreakers were involved in ways, nobody could determine yet. (throws this @ you & runs FOPWJIOFJIO for camille)
SIGHT OF THE SUBSTANCE MEANS LITTLE TO THE VAMPIRE who had identified it prior to their arrival. he makes no such snarky comment aloud, instead his gaze trained on the splotches of crimson, not even a simple sound of acknowledgement. committing the scent to memory is the best he can manage for now, a skill devoid of needing to interact directly with the lupo. there do not appear to be any traces of witchcraft but as an operator within the endministrator's purview, his specialty matters little when he can more or less estimate that being placed on this mission was less about his familiarity with that & more so making use of his investigative skills as a keeper.
& perhaps the endmin's own little nudge to branch out, speak to more than just them.
steely eyes climb up from the scene, meeting that of catello's own. ❝ i was unaware that you have an eye for this sort of thing. ❞ he does not mean it as an insult, but the dry delivery, lack of expression, is unintentionally abrasive at best. knowing how a weapon works, the positioning of the perpetrator, the elements around them, the force of an impact, the speed of a traveling bullet ⸻ a science & the help of experience have bestowed him a keen eye & admittedly stirs some intrigue in fellow operator. ❝ yes. unfortunately, it does not appear that they left the weapon at the scene of the crime. ❞
yet the scent trail does not have an abrupt end here. camille strides without a word, pushing around the scene & into a shoddy shack that has served as a backdrop. no weapon, as he had said, but ... sanguine stains. not a pool but enough that he stops in front of a workbench. ❝ wulfgard, the blood splattering the ground appears to only have belonged to the victim, yes ? ❞ he speaks louder, unsure if his voice is effectively carried. but he suspects that someone had drawn blood prior or was at the very least injured. ❝ are there any notable signs of a struggle hidden beneath the mess that you can see ? ❞