Red Hallway
The hallway connects to the dining room. Different doors sprout out in different directions. Some are just closets, but others lead to more interesting locations. There's a bend near the end of the hall, leading to the dorms.
Clober: The first thing Rue sees upon heading out of the games room is Clober, on the ground, right in front of some weird vine contraption that hangs from the ceiling. Her knee looks to be bleeding, and she whines.
Clober: "H-Heeelp!! Someone!! Someone tried to kill me!!"
Rue: "...Did they?" He raises a brow.
Clober: "Don't you see that trap on the ceiling!? Someone is making vine traps that try and stab you when you walk under them! Look!!"
She points to the long, thorny vine sticking out from the ceiling.
Dax: "Maybe you did that to yourself, and you just have the...special card?"
Tarnish: "Would you mean The Vines card? I had that once before! It could summon vines tit sweet!"
He blinks. "...Or was it tout suite? Nah, probably not. I believe my pronunciation is correct-"
Clober: "Stop being STUPID!! All of you!! I'm not lying!" She hisses, her tail whipping around. "God, all of you are brain-dead! You have worms in your head!"
Rue: "...Are you able to do anything besides insult people, Clober?"
Clober: "Of COURSE I can! I can....I can....uh-"
Ivan: "Hold on!" Ivan speaks up, cooing a little to get everyone's attention. All eyes turn to face him.
"I...well...Can we really discredit her this fast? She isn't the nicest, but, would she really do this for no reason but some dumb attention?"
Dax: "Some people do that."
Ivan: "I know, but there has to be a better way to do it than this!"
???: "Correct." Someone says as they exit the blue door.
Ivan: "Huh?" Ivan tilts his head, looking over. "...Mixzo??"
MX-Z0: She's holding the burnt remains of a vine in her hand like a fish, looking partially annoyed. "I have found a similar trap in the AV room that Clober likes to frequent. You're lucky you didn't trigger that one too, Clober. They appear to shoot out fast enough to impale someone with ease."
Tarnish: "Ah! So there is more than one...why is there more than one?"
MX-Z0: "Because someone is trying to kill someone."
Tarnish: "Ahh, makes sense- HUH!?"
He's taken so aback that he drops Dax, who manages to land on his feet with some swift reflexes. Dax squeaks again.
"Why!? What reason is there to kill!? The motive was just a simple man! Just a regular, average guy! Not even a devious one like myself!"
MX-Z0: "I do not know the reason...it could be for many things. But I urge all of you to head to your dorms for the time being, and stay there. I'll tell everyone via group chat in a moment."
She then turns her arm into a gun again, putting down the burnt vine shards to blast the other one off the ceiling. It explodes, falling to the ground in cinders. Everyone steps back in alarm.
"I will have to go around and disarm these things. Do not worry; I am trained to handle traps like these."
Ivan: "Are you sure, Mixzo? Don't want you getting hurt...even if you got that super-duper-invincibility thing."
MX-Z0: ...She just stares at him with a smile. "I promise. I'm doing this to protect you all, am I not?"
Ivan: "...Right. Right! And you're great at doing that!" His tail feathers flare out a bit. "Okay, let's go, quickly! Before any one of us gets hurt..."
He races off, with Rue not wasting any time to follow him.
Tarnish: "Got it, madam of metal! Your heroics will be honored, even if they contrast my own ideals."
With a brandish of his "cape", he walks off as well.
Dax: Dax just...stares at her.
"Do you think this has to do with your dad?"
MX-Z0: "Possibly. Can you please head to your dorm now? I do not want to waste any time."
Dax: "But I have some more questions. If it does have to do with your dad, then wouldn't that narrow the suspects down by a lot? Maybe Arsenic did this."
MX-Z0: Sigh. "We may discuss this later. This matter is urgent."
Dax: "...Mrrp."
And so, Dax leaves.
MX-Z0: "...Now, Clober," she turns to face the only other prota left, "are you able to walk comfortably to your dorm? If not, I may assist you."
Clober: "I...Gh..."
She gets on her feet, if not wobbily, and hisses again to herself. "I don't need any help. I'm just fine, go do your blasty-thing!"
MX-Z0: "...If you insist."
She begins to walk back down to the blue door, to investigate more rooms. Before she does, she turns back to Clober.
"But do remember, Clober...despite everything, it would do you good to be a bit kinder."
Clober: "..."
She's quiet as she limps away.