As the student and faculty were herded inside Gym 1, either by the announcements coming over the school’s intercom or directed by the scattered police patrol. A break-in and attempted murder just a few days after the death of the nation’s leader had clearly it had taken on the morale of the few people that were still at the school. A collection of chairs had been haphazardly placed in an ugly attempt at a square at the center of the gymnasium. Professor Otieno directed the students and faculty to sit down wherever they wanted, while Professor Wojewódzki had already found a seat and had seen Kolorsha and Roland enter standing up she waved “Kolorsha, Roland, I saved you a place to sit!” she called across the room. Standing at the end of the gymnasium with a podium and an attached microphone was Interim Principal, Noam Charron, the man was covered in sweat and pacing back and forth until Professor Otieno came up to him letting him know that it was time to begin.
Standing at the podium he tested the microphone and began “Thank you, everyone, for coming. I know how shocking the sight of police being here on campus must have been to you. It is my hope that I will be able to reassure you that everything is well in hand currently but last night Professor Andres Jansson was attacked by an unknown assailant last night who is suspected of also stealing a number of the Ganja artifacts.” The principal paused pulling out a handkerchief and wiping the sweat from his brow before continuing “Professor Jansson was found alive and taken to the hospital have receiving grievous wounds. I know turn over to the Detective, Jiro Aoki, the lead investigator.” Charron stepped back as Jiro, who looked as fresh-faced as someone could be from the academy, standing at the microphone while looking through his pockets. “Thank you, Principal Charron, I had a small speech written down, but I seem to have lost my note pad.” He laughed awkwardly at the deafening silence of the crowd “I do want to let you all know that law enforcement is taking this situation very seriously and are making every effort to locate this perpetrator and recover the artifacts. I now open the floor to questions or you can leave if you need too I was informed that teachers can hold classes like normal but not in the Social Studies building.”
Upon accessing the ISD database Ayla would find only a small amount of information about the crime, that Professor Jansson was in the hospital and stable after having been stabbed by the suspect in the shoulder with a metal spear. The description of the suspect was a person of unknown gender wearing a purple robe, an ornate mask, and carrying a spear.
