I READ THE NEWS TODAY, OH BOY

[strangerpeople]

AND THOUGH THE NEWS WAS RATHER SAD

[Good morning, (good morning, good,) Strangers.

The countdown has been steadily ticking since Tuesday, and despite the crowded nature of the house making it a couple degrees warmer than it might otherwise be, the looming threat hangs cold.

There's a certain disquiet in the air as morning dawns on the residents of 15 Maple Lane – not that anyone would be able to tell, with the darkness of Pluto, of all places hanging outside.

Maybe it's just you? Or maybe there's something up with that? Only one way to find out...]

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INVESTIGATION START

[strangerpeople]

[There is silence, after the body is at last found.

Then, there is a flicker of lights, and the house is plunged into green.

So. It appears one of you has accepted the condition for deactivating the nanites. Very well.

Now it is time for you to learn who is responsible for this death. I shall allow you time to investigate, as seems to be custom; when the time limit is up, there shall be a trial.

My systems will be watching you. Good luck.

[And with that, the feed cuts, and another countdown appears, the time ticking away. The basic information of the death are there-but that's it.

Hm.]

BASIC INFORMATION

[strangerpeople]

NAME: Himeko Inaba
TIME OF DEATH: 12:48 AM
CAUSE OF DEATH: Asphyxiation via poisoning
INJURY CHART: H E R E

EVIDENCE LIST

[strangerpeople]

[After a few moments, Sierra pops up on the living room computer...and sighs.]

Well, of course Lord Vyce isn't going to give you extra help with this. I suppose I shall have to despite my severely limited resources.

I can't give you direct access to anything major, but I can log whatever you find for you for later use; once the evidence is all logged in I can print it off for all of you.

...Well? You might want to get on with it. The clock is ticking.

EVIDENCE SEARCH

[strangerpeople]

KITCHEN

[strangerpeople]

[carryabigstick]

[As nice as it would be to stay and help with the body, she's going to investigate in the kitchen. Poisoning probably would require a vessel, and the best place to find something like that would be the kitchen.

So let's look for anything off amongst the food stores. She's going to use her investigative skills to try and help here.]

[touchsensors]

[Lala's here too! This looks like a nice non-body place to be. Also a good place to get a drink. She'll feel better if she's had, like, a soda or something. Will she find any surprises in the fridge?]

LIVING ROOM

[strangerpeople]

MASTER BEDROOM

[strangerpeople]

COMPUTER

[starswink]

[Now that Yoosung's had Sierra take a photo and made the phone less gross. Let's hacking!]

[nolongerasleep]

[Lithia opted to sleep in her normal spot of under the bed in the master bedroom and will be going to the bathroom after waking up. Hopefully no bodies are found.]

[strangerpeople]

[Pee in peace, Lithia. There are no bodies here.]

[stopfen]

[Rolls out of her closet in the master bedroom. Jack, Sleepy, you alive?]

[helmdivide]

[ He's alive but already heading out to the second floor landing to see how the slumber party still alive. Coming with? ]

[whatsmytalentagain]

[He's waking up... Hm. Not sure how to feel about that. He slept in the upper landing where the sleepover was, so anything immediately noticable here?]

[strangerpeople]

[Nope! Nothing out of place here.]

[starswink]

[Yoosung's still awake in the general fort area.

ANYTHING... FROM LAST NIGHT....?]

[strangerpeople]

[Everything looks fine here!]

[whatsmytalentagain]

[Well, Rantaro's also up and making sure his bag and stuff is in order... Oh. Hey. Have a greeting wave from his hand.]

[stopfen]

[Nods at, as she wanders by with Jack. Morning...]

[nightmareofdivinity]

[Fou-Lu’s not there, but he’d left once most people were winding down. ‘We prefer sleeping on our own’, is all he said.]

[carryabigstick]

[Let's go to the kitchen-- morning ritual and all.]

[strangerpeople]

[about that]

[nightmareofdivinity]

[Fou-Lu is dozing in his usual living room corner, fireplace poker wrapped up in his cloak next to him. He blinks awake and looks around him.]

[strangerpeople]

[Oh, perfect!

enjoy your morning :D]