WEEK ZERO: INVESTIGATION

[retellers]

WEEK ZERO: INVESTIGATION (?? remain) On Friday morning at 7am, all the doors will unlock and the participants may traverse between areas again. Participants will find that, as they leave wherever they slept, everything feels... unclear? Did they see whoever they were with? They can no longer remember. Even for those who spent the night alone, they can feel that something is off. It doesn't seem as though the Leaders are around. However, an alert will notify the participants to a new message on their PHS. Hello everyone. Apparently something happened last night while everyone was asleep. We're not sure what's going on, but there has been a huge disturbance with nova and the six of us are going to check it out. But it seems like something also happened in the town. Can you all please go and try to find the source of it? Sorry for troubling you! Time to investigate. ༶•┈┈⛧┈｡o°✥✣ 　　 ✣✥°o｡┈⛧┈┈•༶ Welcome to your first investigation! We will be posting top-levels for searchable locations—one set at 6pm EST and another set at 7pm EST. Each location will contain evidence to find, though it's up to your efforts as to whether you find all of it. Please coordinate investigation groups on Discord, as we ask that group threads consist of no more than 2-3 characters. We will stop tagging each top-level two hours after it went up, i.e. at 8pm and 9pm EST, respectively. Don't worry if you don't find everything! Characters will get the chance to revisit locations tomorrow at trial. At 9pm EST, 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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[discernments]

[ It's dark in here. Or is it still dark in here discounting the stars? What if murder made it light up?

She's using the light of the PHS to try and see if anything else can be seen in here, if that's necessary. Her brows are furrowed, her expression serious. ]

I hope you slept well, as it seems we may need rest for what we need to find. What do you two think of the message we received?

[evocationary]

[ lup has taako firmly by the hand and will not be letting go for this entire investigation? thanks. ]

Slept terribly, thanks. Also, I hate this. [ she'll start by the door and use her own phs to also light up the room as much as she can. ] As far as the message goes, I feel like we're getting slapped with the other shoe.

[uhhhmagic]

[Taako has his PHS open and is looking at it, not . . . not using the light or anything helpful. Taako, it's not got anything new on it. It's not worth scrolling like a phone.]

This is a trap, right? This is a trap. Are you sure we gotta go in here?

[retellers]

[ It is, indeed, dark. Good luck!

But nothing seems to be out of place from the initial look. ]

[discernments]

I was worried... I hope my worries aren't founded, but if there is a trap in here, I'll do my best to protect you both.

[ Jeanne looks up. Is there anything different in the stars?

will the stars tell them who died ]

[evocationary]

[ i hope the name of the victim is spelled out with stars ]

See? She's going to set off the traps. It's fine. [ lup starts making her way around the room, against the wall, lighting the way to see if she runs into anything along the edges. ]

[uhhhmagic]

Oh, love that! Wherever I go, just so beautiful and charming I'm getting oaths of protection.

[Taako seems way too pleased by this. Just following Lup then, because she's got him by the hand. If I can read correctly, there's no furnishings or anything in here, so just checking out the floor? Is there a body. Tell me there's a body.]

Uh, looks all normal to me. We can go.

[retellers]

[ Yeah, there's a neat werewolf constellation up there now. Guess the Howling did it!

No.

There's nothing odd with the stars, but as they walk, they will hear soft crunches under their feet. ]

[discernments]

[ knew it! alyssa's going to rip off a costume and majima will appear.

She definitely hears that crunching. PHS light goes towards the ground immediately. ]

I— Don't move, please. What was that?

[evocationary]

[ yeah no the second lup hears the crunching, she freezes. she looks down. what are they stepping on. ]

[uhhhmagic]

What the hell what the hell what the hell wh--

[Just. Climbing onto Lup? It's fine. Shining his PHS down at the floor?]

[retellers]

[ They all look down and find Pikachu's bones. They've been crushed from their footsteps. ]

[retellers]

[ Haha, just kidding, wouldn't that be fucked up though.

Some of what was got stepped on seems to have gotten crushed, and is now just crumbs. However, a few pieces are still visible faintly in the light. It is small and round and colorful. ]

[discernments]

[ pikachu for endgame!!!

Are the things on the ground just near where the twins are, or are they all over the floor of the Planetarium? Jeanne tries to see if what's been left is concentrated or scattered or like a trail.

If only she weren't nerfed so she could light her flag up, but PHS light please help. ]

Can you get a closer look at what it is?

[evocationary]

Taako - Taako, stop, augh -- ! [ AAAA GET DOWN

anyway she nearly falls over with taako like, attached to her, but that means she's closer to the floor to see the crumbs! small and round and colorful - can she tell how big this thing might have been? what is it made of? does it look familiar to her in any way? colorful as in multicolored or... ]

[uhhhmagic]

Is it bones? I thought it was the crunch of bones. I'm not dealing with any bones.

[He's. He's not getting off, but he is helping with the light? WHAT IS THE THING.]

[retellers]

[ Because there is no way Lup won't recognize this I'll be nice and say that she will see that it's cereal. Get off your sister, Taako. ]

[discernments]

I doubt it'd be bones. They weren't here last night.

[ mods please don't ignore me ):

is the cereal just where the twins are standing or is that something jeanne can't tell with dim cell phone lighting ]

[evocationary]

Sometimes bones just happen. [ lup. she won't drop taako though, she just shifts to make it easier for him to cling piggy back if he wants? for as long as she can hold him up, anyway. ]

It's - cereal. Do you see anything over there, meat shield? [ is the cereal the circle... loops, what the fuck was the offbrand cereal joke again. fruit circles. ] Why is there cereal in here.

[uhhhmagic]

Yeah! Sometimes bones just happen.

[He'll. Actually get off if it's just cereal, that's fine. He'll looking around the floor for any more spilled snacks while he's at it.]

Was cereal here last night? Were you here last night?

[retellers]

[ To answer Ara's question that I accidentally skipped I'm sorry, it does not go much further in. It's mostly gathered closer to the entrance.

And it is, in fact, fruit circles. It looks like it might be enough for about two handfuls. ]

[discernments]

Meat shield?

[ She's a little perplexed, but you know what, she accepts it. She'd rather be called that than some other things she's been called before. ]

I know bones can happen, but it's because yes, I was in here last night, and the door was locked, so unless it unlocked again after... someone slipped in while I was asleep.

I don't see anything where I am. I think it's all near you two.

[evocationary]

[ she lets taako down, and then squints across the room. ]

Oh, so the doors locked for you too, huh. Fun. [ she doesn't go far, but she does take a couple of steps into the planetarium, staring up at the stars. ]

Was anybody else in here with you? Anybody snacking on cereal?

[uhhhmagic]

[Just checking the walls just in case. IS THERE BLOOD ON THE WALLS.]

Also, why are we out here tracking down cereal? Who . . . who cares?

[look, no one has said anything about a body so far]

[retellers]

[ There are no blood on the walls, sadly. Lup steps on more cereal. ]