FIRST INVESTIGATION

[bathymetric]

To say this week has been intense is, generally, an understatement. Friday dawns like any other day. Some of you may have guessed that something like this would happen. It's not a difficult assumption to make, considering what's at stake. Mayor Fontaine has come forward with clear intent, and maybe expecting twenty-five people to stay strong against it is too much. Or maybe not! You never know!

...For those of you not entirely convinced, however, those visible traces of blood in the elevator might speak differently.

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[bootyhunter]

[He can feel it, the pull of all the others. A phantom tug from a giant, invisible hand, grabs at the tippy-top of Dandy's scalp, but stops just halfway.

They aren't here.

For once, it's just him- This Dandy. Alone.]

Well, it all depends on how you look at it.

Some might say nothin' at all.

That we're freaks for pushin' our luck! Why even bother? But, see... Those dorkos don't get the mathy-schmathy stuff- Even if you repeat an experiment a thousand times, the thousandth result just might surprise ya.

On the other hand, they've never had a you in here, right?

[This version of you. This particular Jonathan.

But the poor, decidedly un-galaxy-brained litigator doesn't need to know that.]

Or a stubborn jerk like me.

[hotpaprika]

[His sobbing quiets, exhausted from the crying.]

I'm afraid I wasn't quite useful the last time I was held captive, but... I am not alone now. It's a tragedy you're stuck here with, but I am thankful I have you by my side this time around.

[bootyhunter]

[Dandy will finally return Jonathan's embrace, following it up with a gentle pat to those weepy shoulders.]

If you ever run outta things to do, [why does this sound like the start of one of dandy's many pick-up lines] maybe you could settle for bein' our mascot! Put that pretty face to work- After you chop of that depression beard and flush all the stubbly little nubbly hairs down the can!

Yeah.

That's a great idea!

[What is that disgusting, pompous-ass chuckle afterwords... Someone just died, Dandy.]

I love me.