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

[notjustawriter]

[Well, he'll just pocket the book, then.

What is this mysterious other thing?]

[amygdalae]

...he certainly would be the best candidate.

[Thinking of Ultron here...]

[cherryblooded]

Looks like it's only spying here.

[Time to go investigate the left panel! If nothing's labeled again, he'll just press a random button - if it is labeled, then he'll... read the label, I guess...]

[trustharder]

[A smartphone like the ones you guys have.]

[trustharder]

. . . . . . . .

[It's not the idle swirls, but it is an indication of thinking, anyway.]

YOU ARE CORRECT.

[The number stays the same, though!]

[captainobnoxious]

[Good!! Guesses are not counted as questions, good.]

Then I'll make our time together worthwhile if you will, darling, and I'll try not to make it too short. How are our dead friends?

[notjustawriter]

[.....huh

Let's try to turn it on and see if it works.]

[trustharder]

[The first folder has the title VISIONARY on it. It looks as though someone's torn out some of the pages - they were once stapled together but now there's mostly ripped pages near the staple and not much left. The papers that are left stapled together don't have anything useful on them.

What is left is a photograph! It looks like this one's been badly damaged though. Someone's cut X shapes through his eyes and sliced few the picture a few times. You can still get the idea that this was once a good-looking guy though!]

[notjustawriter]

I only ever spoke to Glory once, but they seemed pretty polite.

Then again, sociopaths can be pretty charming, can't they?

[pokexplorer]

And he has even been able to see within our rooms... We were not safe from his gaze practically anywhere.

[Well, he probably has to be able to see every murder going on, doesn't he? Even the ones in their rooms... Ugh.

As Cherryblod heads to the left panel, Colress will be at the ready on the right side, observing the buttons there.]

[cherryblooded]

Suddenly very glad I changed in the bathrooms.

[Murders are one thing, but nobody needs to see him naked.]

[trustharder]

[The room itself is dark and largely empty; there's some faint light bouncing off the back wall, though, like it's coming from a large podium near there that's facing the center of the room.

There's a dark circle in the center of the room as well that appears to be of a different material to the floor; it's also glowing faintly. casting that weird ambient dark blue over the room.]

[amygdalae]

[WHY IS ANOTHER DISNEY CHARACTER HERE, JFC.

Bruce glances through the papers first just to make sure there really is nothing of value, then looks at the... uh, photo. Or what clearly was once a photo anyway. I don't know about good looking because Bruce can't see it... but okay.

He flips the photo around to the back to see if there's anything on it first, and if not he'll put those aside and move onto the second folder.]

[garudynamic]

Gross!

[trustharder]

[This one's a bit more complex! You've got buttons, sliders, and dials! Just look at all this tech!!

There's a small screen above this panel as well, complete with a button next to said screen.]

21

[trustharder]

THEY ARE STILL DEAD.
I HAVEN'T BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM.

[cherryblooded]

I know.

[The Kingmaker is super gross, news at eleven.]

[trustharder]

[This one has another small screen above it, with a button on the side here as well. Beneath that are more buttons! Lots of good stuff here too!!]

[cherryblooded]

[Ooh, technology. Unlabeled technology. Why doesn't anyone put words on these things? Or even just letters?

He's going to press the button next to the screen.]

[amygdalae]

Yeah, they can be.

[Thinking of Loki here now.]

[isafraid]

[THIS ISNT SCARY AT ALL nope no sir.

Speedwagon instantly starts feeling the wall closest to him, looking for a lightswitch there.]

[pokexplorer]

[Man, this kind of stuff really makes him feel at home. In the control room of his...airship of doom. It's fine.

Let's start with the main button. Colress goes ahead and presses it, assuming that must be the power button for this screen.]

[trustharder]

[SIR, YOU ARE RUINING THE AESTHETIC- oh yep there's a lightswitch.

Doesn't make the place any less foreboding, given the dark walls and everything, but at least you can see that aside from that weird glowing patch there's nothing on the floor that's about to bite you or trip you or something.]

[notjustawriter]

[......]

Wait.

Glory. Vainglorious.

[Christ.]

[trustharder]

[There is something on the back, but it's just the title VISIONARY again. So that's probably not all that useful.

Folder #2 has PERSEVERING on the front and the papers inside are treated the same way, ripped out with no useful information left.

There's also a photograph in here though! It's of a red haired kid who looks kind of mad. This one is perfectly intact though, no cuts anywhere!]