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]

[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!]

[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.]

[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!]

[amygdalae]

[...he looks pretty young here - or at least it does to Bruce anyway. Was he a former participant...?

He doesn't want to quite think about that, to be honest. If he really was in one of these 'games'...

That's something to consider later.

Again Bruce checks the remnants of the papers as well as the back of the photograph just to ensure that there's nothing more to see, then puts those aside too and picks up the third folder that was set aside and looks though that.]

[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.]

[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]

[You're all done with those three folders! Good job!!

You've got ten folders over here and to speed things up a bit, they have all had the same thing done to them - papers ripped out with no useful information in them.

But! They all have photos in them! So let's take this one at a time.

Up first is REVOLUTIONARY complete with his photo!]

[amygdalae]

[Whoever doing this certainly didn't want them to know anything, clearly.

But photos. Photos are good.

...this guy sure has some arm game going on here. Though not as good as Thor. Still pretty decent, though.

Alright, making sure there's nothing else he might have overlooked, then moving onto the next photo folder!]

[trustharder]

[CLANDESTINE is up next! Here he is!]

[amygdalae]

[Eyesquint. Is this guy some sort of priest?? He looks like one.

Then again, who knows. After literal gods, mermaids, Pokemon and King, anything really is possible at this point.

Another check, then to the growing pile of photos it goes. What's in not-set-aside-folder-number three?]

[goodforsomething]

Who're these guys, the last group?

[Stan picks up a folder to look as well, having already glanced over the others a bit. Dinosaurs, weird.]

[amygdalae]

Maybe. I'm not entirely sure just yet.

[Especially since there was that red haired kid... but from the adjectives printed at the front, it seems like it.]

[goodforsomething]

Shit, some of 'em look young...

[notjustawriter]

....There are so many kids.

[amygdalae]

...yeah.

[His voice is quiet as he replies. They must be teenagers at most, judging from their looks alone.

God.]

[trustharder]

[CURATIVE. Isn't she cute?]

[goodforsomething]

[What monster put a little girl with bunny ears in this? Hopefully the next one is less...well, depressing to think about.]

[trustharder]

[SPIRITED. Another cute girl!]

[trustharder]

[SURVIVING. Here she is!]

[amygdalae]

[What a nice looking girl! ...the hair reminds him a little of Natasha with how pink it is.

(And boy does he not need that reminder now.)

Also, her skirt is way too short there. Not judging though.

Checking again, and with the all clear time for number four!]

[trustharder]

[REGAL. How majestic!]

[notjustawriter]

Wait a sec....

[The profiles in his book, all of these people.....

Do they match?]

[trustharder]

[Not at all. These are totally different people.]

[notjustawriter]

Jesus Christ.

Just how long has this sick game been going on?

[amygdalae]

Far too long, clearly.