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?]

Comments

[strangerpeople]

[Ok! There's plenty more evidence to be had.

Like at the card tables!]

[pegasinister]

[Yeeeess, more potential destruction of gaming equipment. He appreciates you mysterious culprit and/or fabricator.

anyways, let's go investigate. Maybe it's another note!]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[Well, looks like someone was playing a card game at one of those tables.]

[pegasinister]

[Oh. Boo.

He peeks at the cards to try and guess the game]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[Well, whatever is his world's equivalent is for poker-that's what was played.

More than that, one of the hands is two black aces and two black eights; the last card is a queen of hearts, for what its worth.]

Re: EVIDENCE

[pegasinister]

[Some sort of pairs game at least. He has Zack take a pic. Is there a competing hand?]

[strangerpeople]

[Ca-click! Good job, Zack.

The other hand is a pair, a king, and, like, nothing else particularly good for a poker hand.]

[pegasinister]

[Even Bert can tell this is a trash hand. Another pic and another scan of the table. Were they betting, perhaps?]

[strangerpeople]

[It doesn't seem like it, no.]

[pegasinister]

[Well. Time for another room scan and trying not to judge Alastor and Roland Over There]

[strangerpeople]

[Well, there looks to be something on the next card table over.]

[pegasinister]

[Zoom]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[There's a nice big rip in the fabric top of the table.]

[pegasinister]

[Oh this is much more exciting. Does the tear look like it was made by a weapon?]

[strangerpeople]

[It does! By a blade, even!]

[pegasinister]

[Any blood or obvious reason it was attacked?]

[strangerpeople]

[No.]

[pegasinister]

[Strange... welp, onwards!]

[strangerpeople]

[Well, as he continues, he'll notice another thing in one of the more isolated areas of the casino.

>Check?]

[pegasinister]

[ > Yes]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[There is a splatter of red on the floor.]

[pegasinister]

[Oh? Is it blood?]

[strangerpeople]

[Oh, it is indeed.]

[pegasinister]

[He gets another pic before taking out his pocket square to dab it up for later investigation]

[strangerpeople]

[Ok! Time to keep searching! Where to next?]