Cam assigned everyone tasks. She picked off particulates and clothing for Hodgins, She would start on the autopsy and Richards and Fisher would work with Angela on photos with Booth of course pacing. He did call Brennan to tell her about the case. Brennan's heart sank when she found out it may involve Rayah's brother, the one she had just told her that he wasn't really her brother. Booth could hear the tension in her voice and tried to reassure her.
Back in Angela's office they were going through photos and Booth was curiously watching.
Richards, "Fisher, this has to be kept confidential, but here are the promo pictures for the expansion."
The picture was a group of people dressed up as different characters from the on line game in very scandalous outfits. Angela was looking at one female in particular, dressed like a temptress wearing a combination of black and red leather.
Angela, "Oh my God! Is that you?"
Richards now blushing, "I am afraid so. That's my alter egos outfit and I am not wearing real leather."
Fisher, "You know that people mast…"
Angela, "Don't you dare say it!"
Booth, "If you even think it, especially about my partner's sister, I will knock you into tomorrow."
Angela picking up on Booth saying my partners sister, "Maybe you could loan Bren that outfit."
Richards, "Well if she wants to borrow it, I don't see why not. I just don't see her wearing something like that."
Angela, "Booth could you see Bren in something like that?"
Booth embarrassed, "I am going to go check on Cam."
Richards, "You know I spoke to my brother last week and he was asking for input on new characters he was going to introduce at each of the conventions."
Fisher, "You play a part in the process?"
Richards, "My brother does his research. His characters are very accurate. I am a version of Sekhmet, the Egyptian cat goddess. Hence the eye makeup and the high yellow collar on the flowing yellow dress. She started off very bad as the goddess of war, but after a rage and killing spree, Ra being afraid that she would end humanity tricked her by getting her drunk. A spell was cast upon this drink. This stopped the slaughter. It was concluded that she could ward off disease, Pestilence, as well as bring it. The Egyptians adopted her as 'the lady of life' as a beneficial force in their attempts to counteract illness. They say her priesthood had a role in medicine. This is a photo of in her war costume. The next photo should be the one in the yellow, high collared priest gown."
Angela, "Holy crap that is realistic!"
Fisher, "It is one of the most popular on line games around."
Richards, "Hall is Ptah."
Angela, "It makes me want to be an on line character."
Richards, "Well give me some ideas and I will talk to my brother about it."
Fisher, "I have so many ideas!'
Richards, "How about a Celtic fairy deadly to her human lovers?"
Angela, "Ooohh, I love it!"
Richards, "My brother was thinking about adding Bast. At one time I was going to be Bast, but he saw me more as the Goddess of War vs. the Sex Goddess."
Angela starting talking excitedly while Booth had walked in, "Bren can be Bast!"
Booth, "Who's Bast?"
Fisher, "The Goddess of Sex."
Booth's jaw dropped. "What does this have to do with the case?"
Richards knowing that they have strayed from the topic, "We are just doing research on the game. I was giving them some background on the characters. It might just give us a clue on the victims roll and suspects."
Cam entered the room and asked Fisher and Richards to look at the body and give their assessments.
Richards, "I agree, I think that he was stabbed through the heart with probably a sword if this is a game related killing then set on fire."
Hodgins, "I found wood particulates, standard cedar."
Fisher, "In the game after you kill the enemy you can send them down the river on a wooden planks. But the way he was killed could've been a collaboration of several different characters."
Booth, "I will start on getting a list of who attended the convention and I am thinking that you may need to call your brother on this one."
Richards, "Which brother?"
Booth, "What do you mean which brother?"
Richards, "Well they both work on this together. I am their historical partner."
Booth, "Then call your whole family."
They all went home for the night knowing that this case was going to be a strange one. Even stranger than their other ones they have done in the past dealing with conventions. Booth went home and told Brennan all about the case. Hall had left for Richards apartment. Both agents felt like even thought there wasn't any sign of an attack on either of them, they would be on the safe side and stay close.
