"Cooters is a stupid name..."

"Oho, I'm onto your tricks now! More corruption, or encryption, I see. I'll tend to you later."

… Aichi you um, you did really good back there!

Coroner's Office (Aichi)

-People keep saying he was doing good, but...-

"...I made a fool of myself with my email though..."

-Not just the email itself, but his little... uh, freak out about it too.-

"A real agent wouldn't do something like that..."

-...He knows Kai wouldn't...-

"... Mm. It's getting late..."%

"... Ohoho! It looks like it's your lucky day, Luffy!"

he's... Jolly

Receptionist’s Office

(Midoriya takes those names down)

('Blue Ribbon Diner', 'Cooters', and those fast food places just in case)

Alright, that's good. That means I've got his room and these restaurants to investigate, we'll get more clues and we can narrow down the details of what happened on that night...

... s-sorry, I have a habit of muttering to myself. Anyway...

(he flips to the next page on his notepad)

You've heard of the wicker sculpture found inside the body, right? Do you have any idea where that might have come from?

Lobby

(Bakugo pays no attention to his lessers and just sits down to look inconspicuous, flipping to a random page of his magazine)

(he nearly retches at what he sees)

Oh, Aichi, don't you worry about emails, you should see mine!

-He holds out his business card to him-

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Cases solved with arguable efficiency!

Phone: (206) 555-4242

Email: Xxmiraclefreak_87xX@yahoo.com

Coroner's Office (Aichi)

-Aichi looks at the business card and... yeah, it's a somewhat odd one too, he supposes...-

-...'Cases solved with arguable efficiency...?-

-He chooses not to dwell on that.-

"A-Ah..."

-Multiple people have odd email addresses, but it still doesn't change that Aichi ended up acting completely unprofessionally...-

Luff 'n Hanam

(...It's an armadillo◊!)

(An armadillo of the Texan variety, at least, looks a bit different than they do in Brazil.)

(he's just sniff sniff sniffin'...)

(...and what could Hanam mean...??)

Coroner's Office

Ah, but they were so understanding, Aichi. If there's a time or place to be struck by then feelings, it's in the presence of someone who will understand.

And hey— think of it this way, yes? Now that you got that out, you shouldn't have to worry too much about having to get it out again in the near future.

(The Uber pulls up and— oh boy, it's Dr. Breen AGAIN)

Police Station

...No sir, we were not. And—... It is for a machete, you said?

(Bushy old man eyebrow go UUUUUP)

Whoa... Good find!

Receptionist's Office

(Katrakis inclines his head toward Shadow.)

Mmh, perhaps, but very pleasant Cajun food. Good preparation of shrimp and crayfish, or, "crawdads".

(Looks back to Midoriya, straightening his tie.)

Mmh, not the faintest. Only saw outline of it under sheet when patron's body was removed, then photograph later. Did not consider that wicker could be used to fashion machete replica until just then... peculiar and macabre.

Hackity Hack

(good...!)

(But there's still one more, and if Kintobor is to look...)

(He will find this here checklist◊.)

Hospital

(Looks at their own watch, not stopping with the bubblewrap popping.)

So it is! If you'd like to conclude here, I don't mind a bit, and I thank you for your time.

Lobby

(OH GOD THERE'S EVEN MORE "MASSAGERS".)

(RIGHT NEXT TO THE OLD PEOPLE MOBILITY AIDS)

(WHAT KIND OF SICK CATALOGUE IS THIS?)

Coroner's Office (Aichi)

-Yeah...-

-...Yeah! Park's right!-

-He got it out there, rather than elsewhere. He'll be able to keep himself more calm from now on...-

-...Hopefully.-

"...You're right. Thank you, Park..."

-He gives a small smile. He feels a fair amount better now.-

-As the Uber rolls up, Aichi keeps his smile.-

"Ah... Hello, again."

Edited by CrystalMemoria on Jul 21st 2018 at 11:26:15 AM

...Ohh!..

-He squats down, looking at the armadillo-

W'sup, little buddy? Tryna find some food in my shoes?

....?

-He looks back at Hanam-

Hm? Lucky how?

Wow um...

-yeah taht's quite an email-

-koata then looks at parker and nods to him before seeing BREEN RETURN!-

Oh—hello again!

Receptionist's Office

(Listening for now while looking at his Blackberry. There's a photo of Gesicht picking up a sunflower and smelling it.)

"A calling card, then."

-Has this edgy jackass not been paying attention at all?-

"'Bro?' Please, tell me more of this 'bro,' bro..."

-Please stop trying to sound cool, Doctor-

{No.}

-Checks the phone's contacts for any favorites, family members, etc.-

Yes. Contains trace amounts of DNA, not substantial enough for our field equipment to identify, but from a cursory examination not that of the victim. It also had some information identifying where it was sold and we intend to dispatch several agents to the shop in question.

"May I see?" he asks, holding out a hand.

"... Well- take care!"

and out she go

"Hweeheehee! You're gonna be able to eat all you want, boy!"

Coroner's Office

(Hops out, opening the door for our intrepid heroes and giving that smug old man smile.)

You're certainly giving me some business this evening... Not that this is a bad thing, not in the slightest!

Not even going to play at prying, but I trust you made some ground in there?

(y'all can hear the NPR from outside the car...)

Lobby w/Luff 'n Hanam

(sniffle sniffle... Now it's licking some of the crumbs from Luffy's shoe. Its ears swivel all around, but its little armadillo eyes stay squinty and beady, like tiny buttons.)

Receptionist's Office

Mmh, seemingly. No shortage of news coverage about this peculiarity. Town collectively scratching its head over it. Personally, seems excessive, weaving entire sculpture just to discard with body.

iPod Snoop

(A decent handful of friends' names, mostly young men, one just marked "boss", one that's, uh... a string of heart emojis, and then... AHA! "bro".)

("bro" doesn't have a name other than "bro", but there is a number.)

Police Station

(Slowly nods.)

...Well gawd dawg, I don't know how our boys managed to miss that. Thank you ever so much for letting me know, that ought be helpful in narrowing things down.

Upstairs

SURE THING.

(Hands him the paper, which gives a decent summary of the crimes connected to the Weaver case as of right before Norm Andrews' death.)

KEEP IN MIND, THIS ONE'S A BIT OUTDATED. THERE WAS ANOTHER KILLING JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, RIGHT OUTSIDE THIS HOTEL.

Hospital

(Dr. Cracker waves goodbye and returns to their bubblewrap-pops.)

(...while the serene lady receptionist gives them a shoulder-rub.)

(WHERE U GO NOW TRUDE)

We did! We made a lot of progress here!

-Dr. Kintobor sends a mass text to everyone-

May have a lead. Need to run a check on a phone number. Possibly several. No direct link yet but you need to get a load of this!"

-Shadow checks his phone-

"I swear to God if he keeps saying that..."

It's no trouble. We have it now, at least.

-Checks his phone-

Ah, hold on for a second...

-Begins to text-

What numbers? I can run them through ARI now.

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...Ah-!

-His eyes GLEAM-

Oooohhh, Ze-HA! I knew you cops had bottomless pockets!

-He looks back down at the armadillo, and picks it up with cuffed hands, standing back up and looking at Hanam-

How 'bout this little guy? He's lookin' hungry...

Gesicht's Text

"And what would that be?"

Coroner's Office (Aichi)

-Yeah... Aichi thinks they've made some good progress!-

"Yeah, we have!"

-He's happy about this.-

Receptionist's Office

Either way, it's a part of his MO, so it'll help us.

Mr Katrakis, were you the one who found the body? If not, then who?

Lobby

(bakugo_internally_rn.gif◊)

-Kintobor texts "bro's" number to Jayden-