[For Steerpike] Till the least of the last is dust...

[77th_emo_earl]

It's been some days since the poster went up in the main room, asking for any information on the whereabouts of Titus Groan, and some might think the trail is going cold. But the only thing going cold is the weather.

At some distance from the house, well into the woods, well past the Stone Table, Steerpike might find something disturbing: a lump with longish brown hair, protruding from the deep snow. There might be a foot sticking from the drift several feet away.

It's as disturbing as it sounds, and it's likely going to take a while to find the rest...

Title taken from the Schoolmasters' verse, aka the lyrics for the main title theme for the BBC miniseries. Primarily for Steerpike, but given the condition that the body is going to be in, it's likely to turn into a limited mingler...

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[not-snake-bite.livejournal.com]

Steerpike was just going about, taking a long walk for himself. He's not had much action of late, his life, in fact, feels almost normal, though he occasionally wonders where the annoying half-brother went.

It must be fate.

It must be irony.

At any rate, he'll stumble upon the hair. And after a moment of vague horror.... he'll start digging.

[in-summer-leaf.livejournal.com]

Hisoka and Misa tramp over the forested hills, crossing streams and occasionally little snowy open fields. They find the place where Rudy dumped her body and where she was resurrected. But they do not find Titus or any trace of him there.

Eventually, it becomes clear that they aren't going to. "I bet he deliberately picked a spot far away from here," says Hisoka, wiping a smudge off his face with his sleeve. They have been literally beating the bushes. "How are you doing, Misa?"

[eyeofjustice.livejournal.com]

Misa may pant a little, but she isn't complaining. This is important so no whining.

“I'm fine.” She sighs. “Figures he would.” The Bastard.

[in-summer-leaf.livejournal.com]

Hisoka wants to search the forest stretch between the lake and the stone table. At the moment, however, he is concerned with checking the lakeshore trail for footprints, since if Rudy got this far, he likely stayed on the easiest path for as long as possible before turning into the woods. The going is fairly easy near the water, but for a person carrying a burden, the rolling woodlands between here and the table could be a little rougher.

"See anything, Neville?" he calls.

[And this thread is for Neville.^^]