Week 2: Investigation

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week 2:

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 2 FRIDAY

the harbinger

Pictured: Everbloom Violet
Credit: Prinny Photography Guild

breaking news

For a third time this city has been thrown into chaos by violence and death. Two more heroes-in-training have perished overnight: Morning Star, who was found at the Halloween store, and Everbloom Violet, who was found at the police station. There was quite a commotion in the mall as well, with the bookstore, knife store, pet store, and the kiosks in the hall being reported to be in disarray.

Pictured: Morning Star
Credit: Prinny Photography Guild

The mall had just reopened this week, and citizens are shocked and saddened to see these crimes committed in a place of community gathering. Many citizens report feeling too frightened to go out until the villain responsible for all of this is caught.

These crimes show signs of being a villain attack, and the police are leaving it to the heroes to find the villain once more.

What's the goss?

Recently, Afterlife set up a fortune-telling service, and it seems results are already promising. The hero Defiant Dragon was told that his match would be someone kind, laidback, and yet stubborn—and lately he's been seen getting along suspiciously well with fellow hero Sigreat. Although they could simply be hanging out as friends, word has it that Defiant Dragon has been ordering an abnormal amount of clothes and fussing over his fashion. Might there be someone he's dressing up for?

Allegedly, Flame Ghost has somehow managed to spend all of his hero funds and is testing out new business ideas to make money. His first idea was prinny wrestling, which was then discarded out of embarrassment after he lost to one.

dear addy,

To whom it concerns among the staff of Dear Addy,
Hello, my name is Kuruto Ryuki and I am a newer arrival to Oceanside. I am writing to express my concerns about certain matters going on within the city and wanted to reach out and see if I couldn't have a moment of your time for some tea at a cafe or another establishment of your choosing to hear your thoughts and discuss some of these concerns. Thank you.
- Kuruto Ryuki

DEAR KURTO RYUJI: No.

How would you go on about kidnapping someone? Asking for a friend.
- Not a Lovestruck Lass

DEAR LOVESTRUCK LASS, YOU AREN'T FOOLING ANYONE: It'll probably be hard to kidnap someone who already knows to avoid you. But if they're the type that likes to help people, you can always use that to your advantage! Pretend to be in distress to bring them to your side. You should be able to knock them out with any old thing big enough to swing dow

What do you do when you feel a fondness for someone when you know you shouldn't? First of all, it shouldn't be possible. Second of all, even if it was, any attempt at friendship would be a lost cause the moment they knew the truth. How do I make it stop?
- Abominably Alone

DEAR ABOMINABLY ALONE: What? Why are you trying to be all tragic for no reason? No one thinks it's endearing when you try to be angsty about love. Just kiss them, stupid. This is why you're alone. Because you're not making out right now. Moron.

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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]

[inquired]

police station
- kitchen knife!
- pictures of mess in front area of police station (knocked down chairs, wanted posters, pinboard)
- pictures of open doors of holding cells and continuing mess
- also yae's body that's kind of important

[foreverphantom]

- bow (weapon) from the halloween store
- photo of satan's mangled corpse where it was found, and the accompanying blood pool

[spiritconsulting]

halloween store
- burned up halloween trash

[querencias]

bookstore
-bullet
-animal book the bullet was stuck in!

[selfimmolation]

halloween store-

crushed glass from inside store
broken glass from OUTSIDE the store

[axeswing]

also police station
- picture of the smedium blood pool and knife
- pictures of the drips of blood following down the hallway

PET SUPPLIES STORE

[tongshi]

 

• doggy poop bag full of little baggies with various pieces of broken perfume bottles
  
• dog kennel, broken, with a dog collar holding the door closed and clawmarks inside
  
• camera, along with instructions
  
• electric fence, setup incomplete, plus box and instructions
  
• pink fur tuft
  
• photos of the perfume kiosk, the setup of the kennel + camera + fence, a closeup of the kennel, and a closeup of the collar holding the door shut

[doghouse]

mall
- bottle
- three arrows
- one bullet
- set of torn and bloody clothes

also, phone pictures that he can text in or whatever:
- mess in mall hallway leading from bookstore to mall entrance
- pictures of each piece of evidence in their initial locations and positions

[squelching]

gadget store:
- four scraps of paper
- scissors
- spices (turkey rub, ground ginger, truffle infused popcorn salt, Parmesan herb blend, and cinnamon powder)

[rizomata]

Bookstore:

- a burnt and crispy thing

CUTTING EDGE GADGETRY

[becomemod]

[squelching]

[OKAY, WELL. she is here and she is looking around wearily. is there anything immediately off about the store at a glance...? anything right outside?]

[bottleking]

Morning...

[ There is zero enthusiasm in this greeting. He is not surprised they woke up to sirens but he is still annoyed about it.

Ok, what we got? ]

POLICE STATION

[becomemod]

[axeswing]

[ This is his first week doing investigation (yay!), and his expression reads as unpleasant. What concern he has is hidden behind the furrow of his brows, lips pressed tightly together. ]

... Where is this place, again? [ HE FORGOR

But also how is the outside of the building looking? Is there any damages to the exterior; windows, doors, steps leading to the building, etc. ]

[inquired]

... How interesting. Perhaps this will be a sign to improve the law enforcement...? [ boy it sounds like temenos doesn't believe that. ] It's best not to leave a single stone unturned, lest we scramble tomorrow, though I've a strong feeling not a single person in this place will be helpful. Not exactly the sharpest tools in the shed.

[ as established last week: cops are bad ] We must trust our eyes, then. Come along, little lamb.

[ temenos gives vane a nudge with the staff of judgement to point in the general direction of the police station, pats a prinny on the head and then ducks on over to the caution tape.

important: is the station on fire. otherwise! is there anything to the exterior of the police station - gardens, hedges, a flagpole, a sign, or anything on the path below their feet? is there a walkway up or just like, doors...? ]

PET SUPPLIES

[becomemod]

[tongshi]

[ hung is very aware of the irony of him coming here. don't worry. he knows. but he's still heading through the mall and keeping an eye out for stuff. what state is the exterior of the pet supplies store at the moment? is this going to be a pee wee herman kind of situation where the place is on fire and we have to save pets? ]

[myadsharp]

[Hans just likes to hang out here, but also he may in fact be concerned for fellow furry friends! He's talking about the cats, sorry Hung, you're clearly not a zombie dog right now.

While Hung is checking out the exterior he'll stick his head in and take quick stock of the interior, assuming it's not on fire or exploded or something.]

HALLOWEEN STORE

[becomemod]

[spiritconsulting]

[he's still kind of stiff and limpy but he's wandering out of curfew like "this might as well happen." there's the halloween store. still not open, huh? that's a shame. well, time to turn around and walk away.]

PLEASURE BOUND BOOK STORE + HALLWAY

[becomemod]

[rizomata]

[Rita shows up at the bookstore.

Anything obviously out of place at a glance? Any fires, or anything off about the entrance to the store?]