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The group look at each other, each hoping someone else will just give in. Then Caen sighs. "Fine! I'll go."
And she does. Only, she doesn't come back up. The remaining friends spend another 5 minutes worriedly glancing at the time, before Red grabs the remote to pause the tv. In the silence they turn to the others. "Should we go check on them? Or something?"
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The others agree, so you all grab your flashlights and phones. Although it seems a bit like an overreaction, you're all on edge already, so maybe being prepared will make you feel a bit better.
You make your way down into the kitchen, but the place is spotless. Nothing stands out, except for the door, which has been left wide open.
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You sneak around campus and encounter Tump outside the math building. When asked what in the world he's doing there, he explains he was on his way to the dorm when he remembered he'd left a book there. Both his explanation and his broad smile seem a little off, but none of you can really pinpoint why so you let it go. He's wearing a fully buttoned up coat, which is odd for the beginning of summer.
He claims to not have seen Caen of course, so you continue on past the math building.
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Eventually you decide that even if she wasn't there when Tump was at the math building, not searching it at all would be careless. Tump doesn't seem thrilled, though you can't see a reason it would bother him.
The reason becomes clear soon enough in the form of Caen's dead body slumped against a tree in the yard of the math building. You stare in horror and don't notice at first as Tump silently slides a knife out of his coat pocket. You do notice when he runs it through Mess' throat, who was standing closest to him. It goes down, making truly bone chilling sounds as Cin and Red watch.
"Who's up next?" exclaims Tump.
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You exchange tense looks, and Mess pauses the tv. "I'll go check," says Red, and the others nod. They leave and the two remaining do their best to relax - it will be fine right? Surely she just got distracted with something and Red will be able to clear it up.
It is not fine. Your heads snap to the door at a yelp from downstairs. You both jump up and you pile into the kitchen, where Tump is standing frozen over an unconscious Red, still holding the knife block the scene suggests he just whacked them over the head with it. He's looking directly at you with unwavering focus.
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