-OOOOOOOOOOO THIS LOOKS PRETTY COO—NO KOAAT FOCUS! YOU'RE ON THE JOB! BE PROFESSIONAL!-

-... lad just looked like a lil kid there looking at that sketch book for a minute-

-is this boy even ready for the case?-

-however he does look in it, PURELY FOR CLUES NOTHING ELSE NO SIR EE!!!!-

Curio Rouge (Aichi)

"Thank you, Ms. Rouge."

-He decides to text everything Violet said to the group chat. Naturally it's paraphrased, but the basic point is still gotten across well enough.-

"Now I'll check the obituaries..."

-He decides to look for the website on his phone to find the obituaries and look at the zodiac signs.-

-And maybe anything else of note on the site.-

-looks... intense. Incredibly so-

We are going there. Now.

Do you know if they're armed, ma'am? Because if so, I may need to prepare in case the stakeout gets busted.

Hotel Hooligans Rummaging a Teenager's Room

Dia blinks rapidly at Koata, she slightly frowned as she stared at him, confused.

"Everythin' alright man?" Machina looked to Logan, nodding, she looked around for the room's windows and squinted as she inspected them closely to look for any possible details, meanwhile talking to her superior.

"So you guys check the exits by now?"

Oh, cats are my specialty.

-Points at them coolly, yet with enthusiasm behind it-

...As in, I get cats pretty well. My roommate brought his cat in actually and he- ah—

-Clears his throat and sits back-

Well, it's not like we're gonna find house cats at the zoo, huh?

"...Never mind."

-Walks to the office door and puts an ear against it-

"Yes, I have here a badly corrupted mobile device that I need, er...un-corrupted. However, as this is part of an official investigation, I'm afraid information regarding its origins may be...classified."

Curio Rouge (Aichi)

-Aichis' a bit dumbfounded about Neil's question.-

"E-Eh...? D-Do you think they could be armed...?"

-There's no way they're armed...-

-...Right? Aichi hopes?-

-...Oh geez, now he's nervous.-

Edited by CrystalMemoria on Aug 23rd 2018 at 5:16:11 AM

Armed? Hah, who needs to be afraid? I'm an FBI agent! For once, just this once in a case, I've got a gun.

-He pats at his side, proudly, a crackly crinkly noise under his jacket surprising him-

-He goes to check his holster there, slowly pulling a jumbo Snickers bar from it-

(Neil smirks at the Snickers bar) That's why we have SWAT, Gently.

Curio Rouge (Aichi)

-Guns...-

-...Aichi hopes he never has to use his. To use a gun... that's one of the last things he's prepared for.-

-He's been trained in how to use one, of course, but the idea of using one against an actual human being...-

-...It's something he hopes he never has to do.-

"...I really hope I won't need to use Image..."

-...'Image'?-

Edited by CrystalMemoria on Aug 26th 2018 at 10:23:17 AM

Bakugo at The Archives™

(The majority of the complaints seem to be filed by a gentleman known as Beefus Cassidy Beauregarde III, who also happens to be a member of the city council. The police consistently investigate these complaints every single time they are filed, with the police chief, August deCapp, often intervening personally.)

(Little seems to come of it, however. The complaints themselves seem rather petty, just accusations that the store was attracting an unseemly crowd, or that the construction of the new building was too noisy; or even that a curio shop does not belong there... when it seems to be located not far from a mall. Looks like a bit of a feud, really...)

Mall – Dick's

(Pops the DVD into a little TV, fast-forwarding through the relatively quiet footage until he finds...)

...Ah, I think... See, here I am putting the product on the shelf, and I'm tagging it for clearance.

(And indeed, he can be seen putting machetes up and out on the shelf. The footage isn't, like, HD quality or anything, but some of them do have sheaths, and they look like they're similar to the offending machete.)

And... Oh, here they come.

(SWARM OF MEN PICKING THROUGH THE DISPLAY LIKE VULTURES)

Wal-Mart

...Charmin...? I, uh... Man, this is probably a product survey then, huh?

(Seems to brighten up a bit.)

If that's it, then— man, okay, I was using a Ticonderoga pencil last week when I was at work— I'm a police sketch artist for the PD, been kinda busy lately— but man, holds up pretty well! Didn't expect it to do that well, really, just grabbed it 'cuz I couldn't find my HB, but I got a pretty solid little sketch out of it, and only had to sharpen it once, so... pretty good product, honestly!

Norm's Room

(Gosh, this thing's just chock full of concept art, storyboards, notes on an apparent original Plasmo series...)

(So this was gonna be an adaptation of that series, involving a human boy named Kirk Littleman, who meets a red alien child named Plasmo after he accidentally enters a hole in space-time, and they have to try and get him back home, but end up having lots of bizarre adventures with both Kirk's friends and Plasmo's friends, even getting entangled in a battle between two factions for supremacy of the universe.)

(It just looks super whimsical and sweet and all-around very pure... Its pilot was going to begin production as soon as Norm returned to Australia... :c)

...Good idea.

(Walks over to the window, peering out.)

...He left it open, looks like. Hard to say if he wanted to air the room out... or if he had to use it for a hasty escape. Mr. Katrakis, was the door to the room ajar on the morning of the murder?

(Shakes his head no.) Mmh, was closed. Could have closed itself, however, easily. All doors on rooms have hinges that close themselves.

…

(Scratches his bearded chin, pensive.)

Mark's Car

...There's African Wildcats there, though, the genetic ancestors of the domesticated cat. But they're very shy... I hope we can see them today.

...Isn't there also one of those ocelots? Those are little cats, aren't they, Leah?

Yeah! They're very small...

Church

(...Hm. Just sounds like someone typing on a keyboard and muttering a bit to themself while contemporary praise and worship plays quietly in the background. Maybe from a radio...?)

Mall - Phone Repair

…!

(The gent behind the desk explains, in his Texan drawl, that although this isn't his speciality, he'd be glad to do anything he can to help. He rummages beneath his desk for some equipment, asking Kintobor and Cher to wait a moment.)

Okay!

(Turns to Kintobor, chuckling a bit.)

He reminds me of my grandpa, ehehe...

Curio Rouge

It's a possibility. I don't think they have their own militia or anything, but... A lot of people here, especially older white men... They like their guns, and they even have semi-automatic ones in their collection. I wouldn't be surprised if they wanted to do that "stand your ground" stuff, if you get my drift.

(...eyes widen at the Sudden Candy.)

...Man, I really shouldn't have skipped breakfast this morning... Do you have an extra of those...? And—... Aww, is that what you named your gun?

(Smiles fondly at Aichi.) How cool! But I hope you don't need to use it either... Guns are no joke.

Star-Times Website

(...Bingo! All obits, save for Norm's, are easily scoured out.)

(So judging by the birthdates: Ms. Louis is a Virgo, Billy-Bob is a Capricorn, and Ms. Price is a Pisces. More interesting website finds pending in next post...!)

Mall – Entrance -> Build-A-Bear

(Lets out a delighted laugh and leads her fellow foreigners (and Carmine!) along to said store.)

(...Hm. Right across from Build-A-Bear is a music store that's going out of business. Right in the window is a wicked-ass dope guitar◊, marked down real, real low. DAMN.)

Edited by MobileLeprechaun on Aug 26th 2018 at 2:21:46 PM

-Franziska enters Build-a-Bear with purpose, looking around imperiously at the bears they have in stock...-

-Silently watches-

-... NO! It can not be left to rust here! Something this wonderful and Pure must get to one of his friends at least—shit wait case first fuck idiot!-

-but once the window has been brought up, koata gets thinky-

Maybe The murderer came after Norm, and Norm, knowing he was in danger, tried to escape from the window for the woods. And the murderer went the other way out... O—or it could be something else...

… A—Also would it be okay if I gave one of Norm's friends one of his things? It isn't evidence. But um... It seems to important to norm to just leave aside.

-he looks at dia- I—I'm okay miss! Um...

Edited by Lilqueendaisy on Aug 26th 2018 at 12:27:38 PM

Wal Mart

Hmm... Did you sketch anyone suspicious?]

Curio Rouge (Aichi)

-So they might seriously be armed?! Aichi can't help but gulp with a sheepish expression.-

-His sheepish expression gains a smile when the comment about his gun's name is said.-

"Yeah... I could picture it having that name. I think it's perfect for it."

-Aha! There they are...-

"Ah... Ms. Louis is a Virgo, Mr. Robert-Williams is a Capricorn, and Ms. Price is a Pisces. Do you think you could figure something out from that, Ms. Rouge?"

-Aichi continues trying to look through the site. Is there anything of note whatsoever?-

-It's a news site, so surely it has something...-

-Whether it be involving major events, noteworthy people, the Sallow Lodge, the murders...-

-Just anything that seems as if it would be important.-

Edited by CrystalMemoria on Aug 26th 2018 at 3:30:39 AM

I should send him a picture if I see 'em... Well, maybe I'll send a picture after the case is wrapped up. He's the kinda guy that can drop anything if he gets super interested in something, y'know?

...

("Wait, shoot. Shut your trap now, Shotaro, you're already invading their privacy hard enough! Don't take up their space to talk!")

"Hmm, I can't quite place that accent..."

-Shadow knocks-

"FBI. Open up."

Ah, sorry, I'm saving this bad boy for desperate times.

-Slips it back in the holster-

-Goes back to watching Aichi make deductions, proudly-

"..."

holding her breath

Carmine caught sight of the guitar and tipped his sunglasses downwards to get a better look.

-Checks back the way of the Construct-A-Bruin, satisfies self that they're well and decently occupied (and visible from the music store!)-

-goes in and takes a look at this sick-ass nylon-stringed axe-

mob you owe me one for posting at work

Midoriya, Mark's Car

(Midoriya, for the briefest of moments, looks at Shotaro all 'dude, what are you doing')

Bakugo, Archives

(interesting... this is all... highly interesting)

(looking back at the meeting minutes, Bakugo notes that Beefus was present at both of them)

(not to mention)

(what the hell kind of name is Beefus?)

(he gets up and begins search the rest of the archives for anything he can find with that stupidly recognizable name on it)

(he also keeps an eye out for anything with 'Curio Rouge' in it)

Hotel Thoughts

Dia squinted her eyes at Koata, nodded tilting her head to the side slightly before shrugging. "Don't do formalities dude, just call me Dia or something" she spun her pen as she looked vacantly at the floor, took a short breath turned her head to Logan, she spoke.

"If the room wasn't cleaned in the morning of the murder until now because of lack of knowledge from the cleaning staff, if we want to know how he left the room, wouldn't opening up the window like that in a hurry and then jumping leave clues? Big fingerprints, signs that force was used or a slightly strong grip on the underside of the window, you can spot those things right?" Maxwell spun her pen faster as her thoughts progressed.

"Plus if the door was used that'd mean it was the opposite direction to the murderer, or that Norm somehow knew that this was gonna happen while he was in here, doesn't sound right to me"

Edited by LiorVal on Aug 29th 2018 at 10:42:03 PM

Heh. Good thing I'm SWAT...