Talk:Thomas Lanke/@comment-178.84.54.74-20200106154306/@comment-96.255.102.33-20200127104625

As to why the bodies of Klestil, Davies, and Wiater were removed but Lanke's was not, I only have headcanon but at least it makes for a coherent sequence of events. In IX:6, we see that Brennan and Walker are already coming downstairs, having just disposed of Moss and Volkov's corpses. Meanwhile, Hoscutt is clearly distraught over Lanke's death. In my version of events, I can see Hoscutt ordering Brennan and Walker to remove the other three corpses while he continues to sit with Tom's body, grieving. When the two return to Hoscutt after completing the task, he stands up and immediately leaves the Midshipmen's Cabin to begin the final mutiny of Chapter X. Seeking revenge against Witterel is more important to him in that moment than removing Lanke's body. There's no direct evidence within the game to say that it happened this way, but it is a version of events that is consistent with the information that we are given.