Fourth Investigation

[bathymetric]

It's hard to tell that - of if - the motive has passed. The radios are the same, there are no missing powers, the day begins like any other. But there's something heavy hanging over you, the knowledge that, well... it's Friday. And unpleasant things happen in New Rapture on Fridays.

While we would love to say it's remotely quiet and peaceful, we can't. Helios Suites and the grounds around them are body-free, at least, but... there's a series of booming noises coming from somewhere else in New Rapture, echoing through the empty halls.

Looks like the game is afoot, citizens.

Comments

[bathymetric]

[ Misfire is electrocuted!

Were he a human, this would be very bad. It's a large enough shock that any flesh and blood person would be in a bad state, but for him? He can walk it off. ]

[dullshooter]

[OH THAT TINGLES.

Despite taking note of the sotoba and the electrocution he's opening that microwave. Show us your dangerous little secrets.]

[bathymetric]

[ Behold, the microwave holds......

Nothing. There's nothing inside it, and despite being around the center of the explosion? It's clear to tell it didn't come from in the microwave.

But, maybe checking behind the counter? ]

[dullshooter]

[There he goes. He's not walking around it btw he's like crawling over the top like a rat.]

[bathymetric]

[ Stop, stop, it's suffered enough.

Behind the counter are two things tucked away to appear inconspicuous. One of them is a bowl, empty but covered in flour stains. ]

[dullshooter]

[Ah yes, the totally inconspicious behind-the-counter bowl of flour that every respectable establishment has. Any fingerprints or marks left with the flour, and any more flour in the nearby vicinity?]

[bathymetric]

[ There are no fingerprints or marks in the flour, unfortunately... if they were, they're gone on account of that fan set up behind the bowl and blowing away. Other than that, there's flour marks like. Around, but that's been established elsewhere. ]

[dullshooter]

[Alrighty. So what's the other thing? -- oh wait was that the fan too.]

[bathymetric]

[ Just that there's a string attached to the on-off switch of the fan! ]

[dullshooter]

[Is he gonna play "tug the string to turn it on and off again several times in a row"? Yes. Where's that string leading by-the-by as he ruins the scene like this?]

[bathymetric]

[ It leads out towards the middle of the room, where Hild's investigating! Spooky. ]

[dullshooter]

[It's all connected...!! Sticking by the counter for now, is there anything...else? Maybe an indication of how the whole thing went kaboom?]

[bathymetric]

[ Not over here, unfortunately! ]

[dullshooter]

[Is he going to have to crawl over the counter again? He'll crawl over the counter again.]

[bathymetric]

[ Buddy you are free to climb wherever your heart and limbs can take you, but the area is close enough to clear that you probably won't find anything else. ]