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...]

Comments

[strangerpeople]

[Just as a clarification!

Assuming this is the closet Mikasa was sleeping in, was the closet she slept in the one Jaeris was found in?]

[stopfen]

[Yes. She threw him out and stole it]

[strangerpeople]

[So the other closet she and Jaeris weren't in it is!






She might notice something glint in the dim light that manages to get into the dark.]

[stopfen]

[The last time this happened she found Jaeris.

Maybe she'll find his lady friend this time?

She's just going to sigh and carefully see what it is.]

EVIDENCE (cw: emeto)

[strangerpeople]

[It's a...rectangular...shiny...thing. Ok, Mikasa may need help identifying it.

Also, it's covered in blood and vomit.]

Re: EVIDENCE (cw: emeto)

[stopfen]

[She's got no issues with grabbing it. Just going to use a spare shirt. She's seen worse things.]

What is this?

[Just going to turn and hold it out.]

[starswink]

W-What?

[Okay this is really gross, and also Yoosung is shocked that any evidence made it in here. So what is it exactly?]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[It's a cell phone. Specifically, Himeko's.]

[starswink]

[this... this is horrible. Seeing it knocks the fake smile right off his face.]

.....It's Inaba's phone.

[stopfen]

That thing she sat with a lot?

[She's just going to pass it him, with the shirt. Have fun with the blood and vom I guess. Cause she's got no idea what to do with it.]

[starswink]

[He reluctantly takes it... at least it's in a shirt.]

Y-Yeah. A smartphone is like... l-like a smaller computer that can... call... oh.

[he sniffles.]

Sorry. I'll explain later.

[he'll try to turn on the phone with a blank expression.]

[strangerpeople]

[As he goes to do so, he might notice something on the screen.]

[starswink]

[like on the glass, or is it already on?]

EVIDENCE (cw: emeto)

[strangerpeople]

[On the glass.

There is a circular indent print planted into the blood-and-vomit-encrusted parts. Yoosung may also notice an identical indent print on the back of the phone, as well.]

[starswink]

[That's pretty weird. Is it merely a clean circle within the blood and vomit, or is there actually a dent?]

[strangerpeople]

[The former.]

[starswink]

[well... as strange as that is, at least he'll be able to read the screen when he turns it on now.

Anything?]

[strangerpeople]

[A...password screen.

Hm.]

[starswink]

[hm. he's grappling with himself now.

should he try to hack it...]

[strangerpeople]

[Well, whatever happens, it seems that all of the clues have been found here, for the present.

Hacking-or no hacking-can come later.]

[starswink]

[well. guess this is just his to figure out then. lovely.

He just wants to do one sweep of the room before he leaves to familiarize with the layout. Specifically, entry and exit points. He wants to figure out how someone could have gotten past him to put this in here.]

[stopfen]

[Well she's got nothing.]

Did she write anything on it?

[stopfen]

[She nods, glancing back at the sniff. Then it's back to looking.]

[stopfen]

[She's handing that off to Yoosung. And looking to see if there's anything else.

Anything where the phone was?]

cw: emeto

[strangerpeople]

[Aside from some spots of blood and vomit, there is nothing else.]