FINAL INVESTIGATION

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FINAL INVESTIGATION

[The day has arrived.

Everyone notices the difference when the rats begin to run around, their manner of dress slowly morphing from oil-stained to black-tie in a matter of hours. They notice it when their invitations are shoved under their doors, with a note requesting them to pack everything-and everyone, animals included-in preparation for their debarkation. And to dress formally. Their arrival is expected-and imminent.

It's not long before the Strangers notice something off about the windows. They seem to shimmer, waver, before suddenly, the light changes. They are still stained glass, and the light from outside is somewhat obscured.

But it appears, somehow, the barrier is gone. And outside, the massive complex appears. It looks like a massive gated community, fitted on space rockets. Dozens upon dozens of different buildings just the four main mansions, all Victorian, each large enough to rival any World's Fair building. Each are different colors, as well, and it is towards the white building that the train begins to dock at a large yard. Several other trains are or have offloaded their passengers as the Eventide finally stops.

And from the bridge the Conductor appears at last, dressed for the occasion.. She looks at everyone, inspecting them.]

Don't worry. Your items will be off loaded by the servants. Your rooms will be ready in a few hours.

[She looks at Charlotte.]

While you do have the dispensation, the people here do not yet know this and may attempt to not allow your leave for that once the Eventide has been refueled. I will let the Butler know of this when we get off.

So. Welcome to Perdurance.

Shall we?

[With that, the doors open to massive, Romanesque arches made of marble. Mint and magenta ribbons tied to statues of an idealized Victoria flutter from their necks; the servants who come to take your luggage and animals wear her livery of gold and black as they bow their heads respectfully to you, even as the rats scurry to try and sneak in without being caught. It is clear you are to be guests of Her Enduring Majesty-and, Charlotte aside at least, you are not intended to leave any time soon.

Welcome to your new home, Strangers.

Welcome to the eternal party.]




[There are nine strangers left to enjoy it.]

Comments

STRATEGIZE

[strangerpeople]

[Well. You're clearly meant to be here for...awhile. A long while. And you're also not intended to leave. What did you think "proscribed" meant, after all? Not anything good.

So, what will you do? Answers will need to come, of course, as well as a way out, but perhaps you also want to take a rest and discuss what has been found-or not yet been found-with others. Maybe you want to razz the Conductor. Or maybe there is another person uncovered here you wish to talk to. Hopefully they'll want to talk.

In any case. It's probably a good idea to discuss things before and during the investigation.]

madam conductor?????

[charmingheroine]

[In the end, she hadn't been able to alter the wedding dress into something better suited for court presentation after all... but it's perhaps for the best that she's wearing that golden evening gown again, all things considered.

But that's beside the point.]

What do you mean by that? Why would we be traveling on alone?

[One more twist of the knife, isn't it, that she's going into danger alone. One more betrayal... three, then, with four to go.]

[technicolourdifficulties]

[Well, it looks like they have a number of things they need to do. Before anything else though, he's going up to Minato, producing a certain gun-like object with a flourish, and presenting it to the lad.]

Here. It has no bullets, but sometimes a bluff is all you need to protect yourself.

[That taken care of, he addresses everyone else.]

That goes for the rest of you too. If anyone accosts you, think of defending yourselves first. We have lost too many as it is.

[overworker]

[Although she allowed most of her items to be taken, there are some things she's kept. The first is the strange gun attached at her hip. The second is the uniform jacket she's been wearing over her shoulders for a long while now. The last... are her notes and all the paperwork that had been left in her care.]

I brought with me all of my notes from the meetings, as well as the papers that the Conductor left with me after the last trial. If there's anything you'd like to look over, please let me know.

[unwittingking]

Of course, when we start talking about it, the barrier goes down.

[At this point, he's not even surprised about it. He should really expect stuff like this in his life.

King's outfit is...mostly formal. He has his tuxedo on, though keeping his normal pants for lack of a better pair. He's also ditched his collar, keeping it in his pocket, and instead he's managed to wear both Bailey's bandana and Proto Man's scarf around his neck, though only the tail end of said scarf can be seen behind him. He doesn't want to risk this thing gets misplaced somewhere, so this seemed like he best solution.]

So, does anyone have a specific plan, or should we split up and search for clues, gang?

[…look, the moment is intense enough, a Scooby Doo reference won't hurt anybody, will it?]

INVESTIGATION START

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AREA 1 (3 Clues)

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AREA 2 (2 clues)

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AREA 3 (3 clues)

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AREA 4 (2 clues)

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AREA 5 (2 clues)

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AREA 6 (3 clues)

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AREA 7 (2 clues)

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AREA 8 (1 clue)

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EVIDENCE SEARCH

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AREA 4

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AREA 6

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AREA 7

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ESCAPE

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[This will open after all clues have been uncovered.]


[The clues have been found. Now, to get out of here.

If the Strangers don't hurry, they will lose their chance to get out, and will be trapped in Perdurance forever. This will be considered a bad ending.



Good luck.]

[unwittingking]

[So, King has gone around getting everyone, bringing them to Area 7. He's gotten to see a lot of the place now, and that it's pretty much the second place winner of the "Too Good To Be True" award, as well as some of the creep factors going on.

So, it shouldn't be a surprise that everyone is in front of the trapdoor in the area.]

Okay, now this is probably going to sound crazy, but I think we should get out of here. This place is freaking me out, and I'm not sure what's going to happen if we stay here, so I'd prefer we'd just get the heck out of dodge before something goes wrong.

Sound good?