THE SECOND INVESTIGATION

[strangerpeople]

THE SECOND INVESTIGATION
(~SK. 10)


[It is freezing. The temperature? Who knows at this point.

Today is a day for blankets and whatever you can grab to keep yourself warm. It truly seems like there is a winter without end, and that eventually everything will wither and die, including you. So bitter. So harsh. So cruel.

It's not fair. Then again, didn't Zero say life isn't fair? Well, Zero isn't freezing his butt off. Really, it's just too cold on the ship to do much of anything outside of keeping warm. Like, say, murder.



Right? Well. There's only one way to find out. So, what are the Strangers doing as they wake up shivering on this cold, cold day, which may or may not be a Friday according to the calendar?]

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[strangerpeople]

[Aaaaaand you're dead. You're just dead. You tasted insta-death blood. Baaaaaaaai.












































































Just kidding. There's bitterness like one would expect from blood, but. Also a hint of sweetness one wouldn't expect.]

[pegasinister]

...

[Okay something is mixed with the blood to make it pink and change it's taste??? maybe? Otherwise Kaito has pink blood and also diabetes.]

[strangerpeople]

[No. It's...almost like it's not blood that Hubby is tasting.]

[pegasinister]

[Interesting... he will need to remember to get a sample later. For now it's time to keep investigating. Is there any pattern to the pink splatters?]

[strangerpeople]

[No. Not really.]

[pegasinister]

[VERY interesting. Nothing like an atorial spray or a container falling and splattering?]

[strangerpeople]

[Well.

There is one area where there looks to be a pattern of any kind.]

[pegasinister]

[And he zones in on that like a, lol, bloodhound]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[There is what looks like a half-cleaned arc of pink in front of where Kaito's body had been found, in front of the downed machine.

There's also a note next to said arc.

>Read?]

Re: EVIDENCE

[pegasinister]

[Ohoho, yes he will]

[strangerpeople]

KAITO IS THE FABRICATOR

[...There is something more though, when he looks further.

>Squint?]

[pegasinister]

[He stares at the words then... snorts. Like, seriously?

...okay it's not IMPOSSIBLE, but he's almost insulted- he liked Kaito, but he can't see him as smart enough to keep a secret like that for 24 hours, let alone 3 weeks.

So let's look at that second thing]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[It looks like someone erased something and replaced it with KAITO. It's impossible to say what had been there before.]

[pegasinister]

[... oh really? He folds the paper back up and tucks it into his pocket. He has an Idea for that. But that's for after he's done here.

Let's continue our investigation, shall we?]

[strangerpeople]

[Yes, let's!

Where do you wish to go now in this here casino?]

[pegasinister]

[Let's check some of the unspecified Mess]

[strangerpeople]

[Well, for starters, he'll notice something with some of the slot machines nearby.]

[pegasinister]

[He heads that way, avoiding the splatters as best he can]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[All righty!

First off, two of the slot machine screens are clearly broken.]

[pegasinister]

[Just the screens?]

[strangerpeople]

[Well, yes, but as he comes closer he'll notice something else...interesting.]

[pegasinister]

[ANOTHER BODY!

...hopefully not]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[OH GOD IT'S ANOTHER BO-oh wait, no, it's just small tubes inside the payout trays of three of the slot machines.]

[pegasinister]

[DRUGS???

...okay probs not but that's his first impulse. He goes to pick them up]

[strangerpeople]

[They are small-ish tubes and....hm.

They say FOOD COLORING on them.]