THE FIRST INVESTIGATION

[strangerpeople]

THE FIRST INVESTIGATION

[Good morning, Titled.

Well, it's mostly a good morning. Those who are waking up in their bedrooms wake up to another boring morning. At least as boring as this place can allow, but even so, everything seems perfectly fine in that wing. Perfectly normal.

However, that feeling of normalcy might not stick around for too long. Especially as people start approaching the stairs going down to the food court...]

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[theirmagic]

[ There's fire in her eyes. ]

No. And Joey, don't go anywhere alone today, okay? Stay with me and Professor Croix for now. If you go to investigate, I just want you to be careful. There was live electricity, so we're not just keeping you out because we think you're incompetent.

... I just want you to know that. I tripped over an electrical wire.

[incrediblystressedout]

[She grits her teeth for a second. Staying with the nice magical people definitely, definitely sounds better, but.]

I can't just...not do anything. But I'll be safe, and stay where we can all see each other. Okay?

[theirmagic]

... Oh, Joey... please be careful, okay? I don't want to lose you, too.

[ Sorry, did you expect her to bend down and suddenly hug you? Because she is. After earlier, she's realized that each person here is incredibly precious to her. You're one of them. ]

And... maybe investigate elsewhere. I imagine that room can be handled by our detective.

[incrediblystressedout]

[>Get hugged.

I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with that action.]

[Joey freezes for a second before relaxing.]

Um...thank you. I mean it. You stay safe too, okay? I'll just...look somewhere else.

[theirmagic]

[ She notices, but decides now isn't the time to ASK JOEY ABOUT HER FAMILY. She instead brushes a bit of hair out of her eyes and then disengages, trying to force a smile. ]

You're such a strong, helpful young woman. Stronger than me. ... I'll... I'll be in the food court. I won't go far. I'm going to go find Croix.

[ She realizes she's let the "professor" part of what she calls Croix to other people slip but she's just too concerned right now to care. ]

When you're done, maybe you can come back to stay with us. I was thinking the cat cafe might... be a good place to go.

[incrediblystressedout]

[Joey quirks a little bit of a smile for her, herself.]

Trust me, I'm usually way less together than this. It helps having someone like you around.

[Then she nods, working up some of that famous stuff from that other Steam game.]

I'll definitely meet you over there.