THE FIRST INVESTIGATION

[strangerpeople]

THE FIRST INVESTIGATION

[Friday morning dawns. It's a surprisingly brisk day; the winds are cold outside, and the sky is dark with its lack of sky. Well, a normal sky that one would be used to, at least.

The rats can be heard scurrying to and forth, in the walls. All seems to be as normal as it can be, this morning.]

Comments

[overworker]

[Is that also concentrated towards his back?]

[strangerpeople]

[Yes.]

[overworker]

[Hmm. Very well. In that case, back to that open wound. Let's see if we can get a basic shape of it at least if nothing else.]

[strangerpeople]

[It looks like something smallish but serrated got into Proto at some point.

More than that, though, there seems to be something reflecting deep in the hole where the wound is.

[overworker]

[Well, now that she's gloved-up... she's going to apologize under her breath before gently putting her fingers in to see if she can grab whatever it is and take it out.]

[strangerpeople]

[She's not going to get too face with pulling it all the way out.

Whatever it is seems to be attached to the inside of Blues' body.]

[overworker]

[Oh. Well! In that case she'll settle for trying to get a better look at whatever it is if she can.]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[It takes some doing, but finally, Towa can see that it's the glass of a clock face that's causing the reflecting.]

[overworker]

[Well that's. Interesting. Is there anything else on his person? Or if not in his possession per say, anything lying close enough to his body to be assumed that it was involved?]

[strangerpeople]

[Well, there is, but you might want to slow down, because there's more to the clock face in Proto Man.]

[overworker]

[Alrighty then, back to the insides— what else is she able to see inside Proto Man?]

[strangerpeople]

[There's nothing else of importance inside, but it should be noted that the clock has stopped.]

[overworker]

[Hm! Is the clock face whole, or does it appear to have been broken anywhere that she can see?]

[strangerpeople]

[The clock face is whole, so she can see the time it stopped.]

[overworker]

[Oh good, well then! What time did it stop?]

[strangerpeople]

[12:02.]

[overworker]

[That seems Important. Anything else she can determine about the extent of the internal damage before she moves her attention to the outside again?]

[strangerpeople]

[Nope!]

[overworker]

[In that case, now she'll check the area around Proto Man and his body for any other items that may be related to the incident.]

[strangerpeople]

[There is something in Proto's hand as she looks.]

[overworker]

[Carefully, she'll try to open his hand so she can get a better look at it. What's in his hand?]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[A pocket watch.]

[overworker]

[Does it appear to be in good condition still?]

[strangerpeople]

[Yes. However, the clock has stopped.]

[overworker]

[...And what time does this clock read?]