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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EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[The first and most obvious thing that is out of place is the half-empty glass of water on the Un-Steak's service countertop.

[incrediblystressedout]

[Okay...she watches enough TV to know she probably shouldn't actually touch that, but this magic phone thingy is supposed to also be a camera, right? She'll spend a few seconds fumbling around with how to take a picture and put it into XAMINE. And then take it again because wow that was blurry.]

[So if someone left this sitting around, they probably left other things. Anything else in front of the service counter?]

[strangerpeople]

[Yeah, especially since the water looks flaky.

Anyways, though, there's nothing else in front of the service counter.

>Keep looking?]

[incrediblystressedout]

[Let's check around behind the counter. She tries to put her hands on as few things as possible and definitely keeps an eye on the floor for any wires, remembering Ursula's warning.]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[No wires, but there is a half-open drawer on the other side of the counter.]

[incrediblystressedout]

[Just. Gonna. Kind of use her phone to pull that drawer further open and check what is or is not inside it.]

[steelmagnolias]

[ You know what, Kurama and Akechi seem to have the crab place covered, so he'll just join Joey here. ]

[incrediblystressedout]

[[She waves her hand to get Ren's attention.]

[strangerpeople]

[Best be careful, there are specks of blood on the edges of the drawer.]

[incrediblystressedout]

Ah...oh boy. Um.

[She waves her hand to get Ren's attention.]

Mr. Sanzashi? Do you um. Do you know where we can get some gloves?

[steelmagnolias]

Probably the pharmacy.

[ He could go there himself, but without his cane, he's even more slow as balls than usual. ]

[incrediblystressedout]

Okay. Let me just. Get some, and then touching this drawer won't be so completely terrible.

[She'll be back in a minute, if he wants to poke at anything himself.]

[steelmagnolias]

[ Okay then, he's going to have a look at everything else in this place. He's going to look back. Anything wrong in the food prep areas? ]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[There is something wedged behind the soda fountain.]

[steelmagnolias]

[ Okay, he'll have a look. Not going to touch it until he gets a better idea of what it even is, but...

Well, what is it? ]

[strangerpeople]

[A bottle of opened sleeping pills.]

[steelmagnolias]

[ Alright, he's going to pry that out and fumble around to take a picture.

Any particular reason he shouldn't or can't stick it in his pocket? ]

[strangerpeople]

[It's on fire.

...Actually, no it's not, it's just hidden there. Pretty easy to get out and put it on his pocket if he wants.]

[steelmagnolias]

[ Alright, he's gonna take that, then!

Meanwhile, anything else around? ]

[strangerpeople]

[There is something glinting beneath that half-open drawer, actually...]

[steelmagnolias]

[ He's going to take a bunch of napkins in lieu of gloves, then.

Careful to touch as little of the blood as he can, he'll gently pull it open... ]

EVIDENCE

[strangerpeople]

[On the floor, first off, is what looks like a cuff link.]

Re: EVIDENCE

[steelmagnolias]

[Alright, going to snap a picture of that, and then ask Joey to pick it up when she gets back. His back is killing him.

Anything in the drawer? ]

[strangerpeople]

[No, but there is one more thing under the drawer, next to the cuff link.]

[steelmagnolias]

[WHAT IS IT WITH YOU KIDS AND PUTTING STUFF WHERE THE OLD GUY CAN'T REACH

he'll just nudge it over with his foot.]