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.

KITCHEN (4 clues)

[strangerpeople]

[Please link evidence found in the kitchen here!]

LIVING ROOM (5 clues)

[strangerpeople]

[Please link evidence found in the living room here!]

MASTER BEDROOM (3 clues)

[strangerpeople]

[Please link evidence found in the master bedroom here!]

EVIDENCE SEARCH

[strangerpeople]

KITCHEN

[strangerpeople]

LIVING ROOM

[strangerpeople]

MASTER BEDROOM

[strangerpeople]

[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?]

[nolongerasleep]

[She will definitely do so and then check out the kitchen and see if any food can be found.]

[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]

[Of course!

Just, uh, mind the blood around the bottom of the stairs.]

[strangerpeople]

[Nope! Nothing out of place here.]

[helmdivide]

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

[starswink]

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

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

[nolongerasleep]

[Well, that's going to put a kink in finding food. Is it a puddle or a trail?]

[carryabigstick]

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

[strangerpeople]

[Everything looks fine here!]

[strangerpeople]

[A trail.]

[stopfen]

[Yeah, time for breakfast or a shower.]

...I don't like this.

[strangerpeople]

[about that]