[ I can't believe that I somehow managed to pick the one investigation that somehow involves rune circles and blood because he is getting like, SOME level of deja vu when he spots that blood puddle in the corner. ]

Wait. Just in case it's a summoning circle or something like that. I don't know what these... incantations [ he means runes ] can do.

[ he's holding out a hand to stop Baldr from approaching the blood puddle, which he is like. warily staring at for a moment. how. how big is this blood puddle???? and how much of the rune circle is it touching???

(also, he is absolutely Not Caring about the gramophone rn) ]