Week 0: Investigation

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week 0:

investigation

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Early Friday morning, our heroes awaken to the moon setting, and finally, the freedom to leave the locations they fell asleep in the night before. It's a normal morning... if you ignore the sirens echoing through the city streets.

Police and prinnies have gathered in certain locations. With the sight of heroes giving them hope, they call upon you for help in searching for evidence, that we may all learn what happened on Thursday night.

So what are you waiting for? The investigation is yours.

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Welcome, heroes, to your first investigation!

We will be posting top-levels for locations to be searched - one set at 6 PM EST / 3 PM PST and the second at 7 PM EST / 4 PM PST. Each block will run for two hours during which characters can search the locations for evidence related to the events of Thursday night, and each location will have something to find. Please coordinate investigation groups on Discord, as we ask that group threads consist of no more than 2-3 characters.

Once the two hours are up - at 8 PM EST / 5 PM PST for block one and 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST for block two - threads will no longer receive mod tags and the investigation will conclude for the night. Whether you find everything is up to you, but don't worry if you don't! Characters will get the chance to revisit locations tomorrow at trial. At 9 PM EST / 6PM PST, an announcement will go up, confirming the victim(s).

If you have any questions at any time, please let us know by pinging us on Discord!

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NEWS

[becomemod]

Week 0 Friday

the harbinger

Pictured: Ranger Rocket and his friend, Groot
Credit: Prinny Photography Guild

breaking news

The hero Ranger Rocket was found dead in Storybook Cafe. There were reports of gunfire around the cafe, casino and the arcade. The cafe itself is well known as Aquamarine Fox’s headquarters. The normal closing time for both the arcade and the cafe is well before midnight. As the victim is a hero in training, the police will be leaving the investigation and the reporting up to the heroes themselves.

dear addy,

I’m not a conceited guy or anything, but I’ve really got it all. A house, a well paying job, good looks, all of it. I’m #blessed. Women keep telling me how hot I am and what a great personality I’ve got. I’m starting to find this really exhausting. How can I keep the women away?
- Sexy and I Know It

DEAR KNOW IT: If you continue to speak, I’m certain every woman you know will avoid you.

Making friends as an adult is awkward. All of my friends are middle school students. How can I make friends my own age?
- Reigen

DEAR REIGEN: If you are having difficulty making friends your own age, consider a hobby popular among your peers. As your age is unwritten, I'm currently unable to give an entirely appropriate suggestion. If you are older, something along the lines of a quilting club may be more appropriate? Or bingo?

Why do I struggle with my love life? I think I'm pretty attractive and fun to be around.
- Catch

DEAR CATCH: There could be a lot of reasons for your struggles. Assuming you are telling the truth about being attractive and fun to be around, it may be that you are pursuing people who aren’t attracted to you. Everyone has tastes, and you can’t force someone to enjoy something they don’t like. Instead, broaden your horizons and look at who enjoys spending time with you. Romance will come with time.

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Have a question for Addy?
Write a letter! All you need to do is mail it to The Harbinger's mailbox, and Addy may just write you back.

EVIDENCE TURN-IN

[becomemod]

casino

[doghouse]

- 2 bullets from slot machines

arcade

[squelching]

[- 1 bullet
- 1 large rock]

arcade

[spiritconsulting]

- lots of pictures of dirt smudges and a shattered window
- lots of pictures of saya and nimona investigating with emoji stickers all over them

CASINO

[becomemod]

[wispons]

[ oh boy, this is weirdly familiar. to whomstever is with her, whisper gives a brief nod of acknowledgement. that's all you're getting out of her i'm sorry.

first things first: how is the exterior? is it on fire??? ]

[bottleking]

[ Well, Ponta is here - it's honestly more or less an accident that he is, he was just wandering along to figure out what the fuss is about. He gives a little wave to Whisper. ]

What a weird morning, huh?

[ So, what's up, do we see anything odd? ]

[doghouse]

[ well, datz just LEFT here actually, and then saw the police presence outside and was like "wait what" so now he's Back ]

Did I sleep through a whole casino heist?!!

[ anything notable on the ground outside the building? tracks or trails or anything? ]

[becomemod]

[ The Casino is not currently on fire, but the front door is clearly knocked outward. There’s laser scorch marks from the inside of the doors with a big scorching hole. Something happened here.

Datz won't see anything on the ground, but will see a broken window. ]

[wispons]

[ well. whisper is going to go look at the hole. size, depth, and if there is anything in it. unless her mind palace is broken, i suppose. ]

[bottleking]

... or maybe a casino break, more like?

[ Like, something clearly came out... Okay, so if Ponta goes up to the door and peers inside the building, anything immediately noteworthy or do we have to go deeper? ]

ARCADE

[becomemod]

[spiritconsulting]

[this man is wandering out in a rumpled business suit looking very rough this morning. he has an expression like, "i can't believe i got so drunk i passed out at the bar, i don't even remember drinking." anyway, he will wander into the arcade, pathetically.]

...Where's that ringing sound coming from? Shut it off!

[anything amiss at first glance?]

[sharkgirl]

[he can find a pink girl squinting into the arcade! is the arcade on fire or does it just look like the arcade normally does?

as he passes by she just punches his arm but like in that hey what's up dude sort of way. she's holding her phone very tightly in her other hand.]

[squelching]

Ringing? [hi. hello. she looks a little bit huffy when she rolls up to the arcade, but she still takes a moment to look at the two of them like ??? hello??? what is wrong with you. and then she huffs.] Is this going to take long? I'm hungry...

[what is up with this place at a glance?]

[becomemod]

[The first thing the two of them will see when they step in is a lot of broken glass and a rock. That's not immediately in the doorway but it's pretty close to the front door.

No fire thankfully, the arcade looks like a normal arcade. Mostly. There is stuff inside to look at but it's not a big fireball or anything.]

[spiritconsulting]

Yeah, that ringing sound.

[y'all don't hear it? anyway, he puts out his hand like a mom to stop saya from stepping on broken glass. he tries to put out his hand like a mom for nimona but he gets punched.]

...Whoa. Was there a break-in? Hold on. [he's getting out his phone so he can take some pictures.] This is probably hero work, so do your best, Saya! [this is going to rocket Amethyst Snake to fame.

but while he's doing this totally irrelevant thing, he's also going to check out that broken glass. someone could get hurt. does it look like it broke from any particular location? is there anything mixed in the glass like blood or anything? does it seem like someone threw a rock into the arcade window?]

[sharkgirl]

[to saya:] Ugh, me too. [to reigen:] What ringing?

[she hears the ringing she's purposefully trying to gaslight him

anyway she'll take the rock and look it over, thinking along the same lines. like it was thrown through? is there anything on the rock? anything on the ground under it, around it?]

STORYBOOK CAFE

[becomemod]

[phanerozoic]

[ what is happening on this fine Friday, albedo just wants a book and maybe some coffee ]

[inquired]

[ meanwhile on the other end of the nerd spectrum did someone say FINDING EVIDENCE

there is nothing in this world for the inquisitor to do more than go look for clues and be nosy about potential crimes. so, with the urging of the prinnies, he makes his way to the storybook cafe, and noting both albedo and robin, he gives them a small nod in greeting. ]

Good morning. Let's get looking, shall we?

[ let's start with just the general state of the cafe! is it on fire. any immediate things to see that are off? ]

[hananobooks]

[Robin had been looking for a book and some coffee, but now that there's clues to look for she'll get her treats later. With a wave to Albedo and Temenos she'll walk away from the counter.]

Good morning. Sure, let's begin.

[Is there anything out of place in the cafe?]

[becomemod]

[ Good news, there isn't a fire! They also won't have to look far to find something is amiss. Before even entering the cafe, they will notice that a door is missing from the front. They can find the wayward door leaning against a wall just inside of building. ]

[phanerozoic]

[ ....... did someone just yank the door off its hinges, help.

is there like, visible damage to the door and the frame and structure like someone used brute force to take it out, or like... any clear indication that violence and/or something like that??? Or has it been unscrewed nicely and tampered with that way, if that makes sense...

anyway albedo blinks and says, very dryly: ] It seems like we are dealing with a vandal of some sort that enjoys breaking and entering.