Writing up an extensive murder scene for a roleplay like

[Antarctic Termite]

"I wonder how explosively charcoal dust burns"
"Should I describe this corpse as a tangle of muscles or a mess of tendons?"
"I've been wrong before but I don't think 'the figure crumpled to the ground' is too cliche"
"Hmm maybe I should stick some easily-suppressed thoughts of remorse somewhere at the end"
"This forum doesn't have an age restriction, I wonder if the mods will mind"

Man, I had waaay too much fun with this.

[Hank]

[Vilageidiotx]

I don't think the mods will mind, so long as the murder weapon isn't human genitalia or something.

[Raxacoricofallapatorius]

"How long does it take to bleed out?"

"If you're stabbed in the heart, you don't die right away like in the movies, so how should I do that?"

"Screaming or no screaming?"

[Dinh AaronMk]

I don't think the mods will mind, so long as the murder weapon isn't human genitalia or something.

@Vilageidiotx

"I differ between crazy and insane people. A crazy person will beat a person to death with a steel dildo. An insane person will beat an insane person to death with a steel dildo; but he'll be in a bugs bunny suit at the time."
-Paraphrased George Carlin.

That said the obvious choice for describing a crime-scene is through puns and metaphors related to any CIS show/spinoff, NCIS, Criminal Minds, and/or Sherlock. Perhaps The Wire if it's high-class.

[mdk]

"How long does it take to bleed out?"

@Raxacoricofallapatorius

Depends on the wound. Elevated heart rate and arterial bleeding? Unconscious within a minute, easily.

"If you're stabbed in the heart, you don't die right away like in the movies, so how should I do that?"

You kinda do though. If it's, you know, *IN* the heart. When bloodflow to the brain is constricted, you have only seconds before unconsciousness. When it's cut off entirely, the lights go out in a big goddamn hurry. "Before you hit the ground" sort of hurry.

"Screaming or no screaming?"

Reflexive noises certainly -- air came in, air is gonna come out quick. Screaming maybe, depends on your killer.

[Darcs]

How many pennies CAN you fit in an average human's digestive system before something important ruptures? It's can't be more than 2 pounds, right?

[mdk]

about tree fitty

[Keyguyperson]

I once googled "How loud is a sniper rifle in a crowded city" in order to add a character quirk.

[Vilageidiotx]

When I made and RP about the wars between Early Islam and the Romans, I got a little nervous because I kept researching shit about Islamic theology and jihad.

[Mahz]

When I made and RP about the wars between Early Islam and the Romans, I got a little nervous because I kept researching shit about Islamic theology and jihad.

@Vilageidiotx

Then you went and posted on some sort of sick, text-based, alt-reality jihad simulator with the other terrorists.

[Vilageidiotx]

It was awful. I expect the Praetorian Guard to knock down my door any day now.

[Dinh AaronMk]

As writer's we're all on some FBI watch-list for being suspected possible felons or terrorists for what turns up in our searches.

I have stuff on local mosques in my search history.