Week 1: Investigation

[becomemod]

week 1:

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 second 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 1 FRIDAY

the harbinger

Pictured: Chienee
Credit: Prinny Photography Guild Pictured: Super Cutie Deluxe
Credit: Prinny Photography Guild

breaking news

Tragedy has struck again this morning. Two heroes were found dead. The heroine Chienee was found at the Tarkea, while Super Cutie Deluxe was found in the Gym. There was a fire at the Konbini. The new heroes worked to put it out. There were reports of gunshots in the direction of Arcade, Sew Crafty, and Tarkea. Sources says they thought they saw movement in the Storybook Cafe last night.

People are speculating on if this could be a targeted attack. Four of the locations belong to the heroes who have been helping Oceanside for months. In addition to the Storybook Cafe being hit again, Tarkea, which belongs to Gold Mouse, the Arcade, which belongs to Cobalt Ox, and the Konbini, which belongs to Emerald Goat, were all hit.

As it appears to be another villain attack, the police will leave the investigation and reporting to the heroes.

Recipe

A JAILTIME CLASSIC: Chocolate Roll Cake!

Rumor has it the jail has been packed lately, so here's a sweet treat that's just perfect for life behind bars! There's nothing better than a roll cake to tide you over until parole. (Get it?) Now, we know this might be coming a little late, but we promise: it will serve you well the next time you're... serving time.

Start with a small, sealable container. Something compact! First things first, make a hole at the top and another at the bottom. Next, pull a string all the way through the container! This is your fuse. Fill your container about 3/4ths with gunpowder, then close it up and seal it tight! Don't forget to decorate it to your taste. ☆

And there you have it! A perfect cake, ready to bake!

dear addy,

To Whom It May Concern:

I represent a class of a dozen individuals who have all been defamed by your column. I'm sorry to say that each of my clients has had their personal information exposed by you and can demonstrate that your newspaper has recklessly printed information that a simple fact-check would have proven false, often submitted by malicious third-parties. These statements constitute libel, and my clients have suffered emotional and reputational harm from your actions leading to hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost income and medical expenses.

At this time, we are willing to settle this matter if you publish a public apology for misleading your readers and printing fraudulent requests for advice. Otherwise, we will have no choice but to see you in court.

Sincerely,
David P. Judgment, Esq.
Thomas, Smith, & Judgment LLP

DEAR IDIOTS FROM TOM SMURF JUDGE LLP: The results of your stupidity being exposed are no one else's fault but your own. Own up to it. But sure, whine like a baby on public paper. Court won't see hide nor hair from me but I think it'll be hilarious to see you try.

The government has been taken over by psychopaths intent on executions. Any ideas on how to remove these people from office?
- Amethyst Snake

DEAR AMETHYST SNAKE: If you're looking to overthrow the government, I think we all know the best way to do it. Come on, you're smart! Make like your namesake. Be a little sly. You need to change the system from the inside, so start with getting a government job. Then kill the ****! Make sure it's done in secret. If you d

I’ve been with my girlfriend for three months, but recently I’ve found out that she’s a fangirl for the villains? She writes fanfiction and draws art of herself and them, often in a romantic light. Should I try getting into villainy to win her back? Do you think that would be doing too much?
- Villain?

DEAR VILLAIN?: Are you quite certain your heart is set on this young woman? You’ve only been together for three months. While I’m not one to deny true feelings in a short time span, the life of a villain is a hazardous one. To break the law again and again will only lead to dire consequences for you later.

Consider very carefully the path you wish for your own life. Do not make hasty decisions. Have you spoken to her about her art? It could be nothing more than a fantasy.

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EVIDENCE TURN-IN

[becomemod]

[stunwhistle]

KONBINI
- crispy bento boxes from the convenience store
- crispy, unopened pack of trash bags
- crispy hairbrush
- crispy drink cup
- crispy batteries (various types, nothing specific)
- crispy, suspiciously light (not-heavy) lighter
- picture of the paper towel display he found the lighter near which appears to be the origin point of the fire (he will go to get this picture printed out for easy access)
- the paper towel display in case anyone needs to inspect it
- picture of strewn-about konbini items near the entrance (he will bully nico into letting him get this picture printed off his phone for easy access)
- crispy medal (from tama)

[squelching]

arcade:
- bullet

[odoruhinokaze]

Storybook Cafe:

Phone

[bottleking]

Gym:
A lightly scuffed dumbbell

[myadsharp]

Storybook Cafe: 3 partly drunk cups of tea, 1 butterfly pea/1 milk/1 green (the butterfly pea has more left than the other two)

[caretaken]

Tarkea
- broken glass on floor of entry area
- broken glass more crushed in some places than in others
- broken lightbulbs in entry area
- blood spatter in furniture section
- small drops of blood leading into furniture section and into lighting section
- overturned chair in furniture section
- broken glass in lighting section
- lights out in entire store

KONBINI

[becomemod]

[stunwhistle]

[will wanders into the konbini while holding hands with nico unless ty is going to be super mean to me and just tag in with "surprise binch he's not here :)"



anyway, is there anything of note about the door or the entryway as they approach? if not, what do they see when they first step inside?]

[resumed]

[ yeah surprise he's not here.





just kidding. he's sticking pretty close to will, holding his hand and following along. ]

I'm kind of glad we didn't stay here this time. [ since will has the door and entryway, nico is going to do a cursory glance to the seating area. does anything stick out that he might observe? ]

STORYBOOK CAFE

[becomemod]

[odoruhinokaze]

[ Axel is here, yep.

As he happens to stand up from a chair, he happens to take a look around...anything glaring he can catch (presumably as or before Hans joins him)...or whatever might be caught with a general look around?? ]

[myadsharp]

Hrmeow, didn't this place get messed up last week? Is it just that popular or is there somethin' in the coffee?

[Hans slouches toward the cafe with a decent amount of bedhead and his usual kigurumi & hobo chic getup -- he looks cleaned up from Thursday, at least, though he also looks kind of like he wants more nap. The life of a cat is more napping even in the face of murder.

But here and now he is awake.

Is there anything happening on the outside of the cafe before he steps in?]

GYM

[becomemod]

[floridas]

Well...

[ well when jolyne sees the gym with police tape she frowns immediately. is there anything apparent from the outside of it? damage to the exterior? anything on the pavement? ]

Looks like we're doing this again.

[bottleking]

[ WORLD'S BIGGEST SIGH... ]

We saw it coming last night and yet... disappointing...

[ Unless there's like... a body in front of the door, Ponta's going to go up and peer inside. ]

ARCADE

[becomemod]

[sharkgirl]

[ok well first is it on fire.]

[doghouse]

We seriously doin' this again?

[ :(

but yeah what's immediately noticeable out here... anything that stands out looking at the outside of the building and the ground? ]

TARKEA

[becomemod]

[caretaken]

[It's happening again, like some kind of timeloop.

The Tarkea seems like a good spot to check, any activity outside?]

[iamprettygreat]

[It's not hard to notice something is afoot]

...again...?

[Please don't let this be a corpse, Sigrun is used to death but it'd be great if that wasn't a weekly staple, she thinks to herself.

But yeah, time to see from outside if the Tarkea is, like, on fire, or flooded, or plainly not there anymore]

SEW CRAFTY

[becomemod]

[lastfourth]

[Satan walks out of Sew Crafty, embroidering something onto a shirt he grabbed from the store.

Then he pauses at all of the police tape and prinnies and awkwardly stands there for a moment.]

How did I miss all of this...?

[TIME TO GO... BACK INSIDE...]