[ Maybe he was supposed to wait for it to scab before trying to read it?

Either way, while it's pretty fucking creepy to be addressed by name in a blood message, some of the effect is lost in April's utterly unscary delivery. The robe honestly feels more like a threat, and already let him know that this little display was meant for him in particular. ]

Who the fuck...

[ The conversation with Bash has been running through his head, and it would be a neat explanation but... why would something possessing Jeff single out Arthur of all people? Is there more than one person with blood on their door today? Jesus, he hopes not, even if only because the blood all has to come from somewhere. From someone. ]

And why the robe... just to show that they know? I'm missing pieces of this picture, but I don't know how many. And...

[ Speaking of where the blood comes from, there's a question more pressing than any of this: ]

Come inside with me. I-if you're willing. I need someone to tell me if I see a... a body.

[ A body. Not anyone's specific body. Not the body of the friend who still hasn't messaged him back. Please no body, but particularly, please not that body. ]