Final Investigation.

[trustharder]

You've all done very well to make it this far, but it's not over yet. The klaxons blare out today, as they always do – there's no reason they should do any differently, not least of which because it's a Thursday; strange things usually don't happen around here until Fridays, and there's no reason to think that today will be any different. But as soon as you awaken and get a glimpse of what's happening down that first-floor corridor, it becomes very apparent that that's far from the case. The usual rooms on the eastern wing of the first floor are gone entirely, replaced by more of that glossy black that coats the courtroom; it's a little vertigo-inspiring at first, but it's not dangerous. Of more interest, then, is probably those three rooms that seem to be waiting for you – one to the north, two to the south. Choose where you're going to go. Look around for a while. What else are you going to do, after all? >Explore?

[OOC: Welcome to the final investigation! The areas blocked off in rooms 2 and 3 will require card keys to open; otherwise, you are free to investigate at your leisure!

Remember, we need 15 comments total from each of you on this log somewhere!]

Comments

[trustharder]

[Same deal here, his title's on the back but there's nothing else to see. Time for folder #3!

This one has the title of RETICENT on it and like the previous two, pages have been ripped out. No interesting information here, but you've got another picture! This one's a yellow dinosaur, how cute! Her picture isn't defaced either.]

[trustharder]

[It's set up similarly to the podiums in the courtroom, actually, with a powered-down touchpad in the center and a few unlabeled buttons glowing softly beneath it.]

[trustharder]

[don't flick yourself off yosuke, god]

[pokexplorer]

[Huh.

Colress leans in to give it a better look. Indeed, is there anything recognizable about it?]

[goodforsomething]

[What the fuck is any of this. Stan picks up the Pokedex first, because it's clearly some kind of Palm Pilot-type thing, and tries to turn it on.]

Either of you guys ever heard of..."Mew Mew Kissy Cutie"? [He asks in the exact tone of voice you would expect.]

[trustharder]

[Looks like you're turning the volume of the console up! Wow, how useful!!]

[garudynamic]

[Why not, he is a fucker]

[cherryblooded]

[Super useful.

What about the sliders? Those do anything?]

[isafraid]

[....aww man.



can he break it? what if he tries that? cause he's got a sledgehammer back in his room.....]

[trustharder]

[Nope. It looks like it could be almost any city anywhere... except probably Pokémon world, since there aren't any Pokémon.]

[sleepingkogoro]

[When in doubt press buttons. That is how things have worked everywhere.

Going for the first one he sees, without a concrete care of which one it is. All Mouri wants is to see what is going on here]

[goodforsomething]

Great. I don't like the look of this. It's like that thing could show up any second.

20

[trustharder]

THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO WIN IT.

[goodforsomething]

It ain't even Friday yet!

[notjustawriter]

[.......]

It sounds like a little girl's show.

[trustharder]

[Looks like you're zooming in and out again!

...Maybe try the buttons.]

[amygdalae]

[Oh, what a nice looking... dinosaur? At least he thinks she looks sort of like one. Kind of deformed, though, but he supposes that's... just how things are.

Anyway.

One more time, Bruce just double checks everything to make sure that nothing is missed, then puts that aside.

...alright, those three are done, time to tackle the other folders that weren't set aside. He'll just take the top one from that pile and open it up to start reading.]

[trustharder]

[That'll get the touchpad to turn back on! ...With a list of the currently deceased, sort of like the voting screen.]

[cherryblooded]

[He was getting there! He had to be thorough, sheesh.

Okay, let's try a random button.]

[amygdalae]

I've never heard of it before in my life.

[Its certainly an... uh, interesting name.]

[trustharder]

[You can turn it on! However there's nothing useful to find on here. None of these items have any other clues, so you might want to direct your attention elsewhere!]

[sleepingkogoro]

...okay, I'm not sure if I should keep pressing buttons here...

[He doesn't want to accidentally vote for Aqua or something and make everyone both alive and dead lose the chance to live.

But investigations are important. That is why he'll crush any hesitation and check other buttons...and pray he isn't dooming everyone. He won't touch the touchpad at all, though]

[trustharder]

[Nope. That's the strange part, actually. This phone can't make phone calls at all. Weird, huh?]

[garudynamic]

Maybe we can see more and figure out where it is?

[Time to push one of the other buttons, starting right to left]

[notjustawriter]

[...That is weird.

Time to take the phone alone with him, in that case. Is there anything else on the shelves?]