May 25th - Final Day

[cartesio]

Final Investigation

It's Friday. It's the last day marked in your calendar. Presumably, the few without medals will leave at some point today, and the rest...you're not sure what'll happen to you, but it'll be what the Sergeant wants.

How to defy him when you have so little time left?

Whatever plan you had today, it's guaranteed it won't go like expected. Early in the morning, the ground rumble slightly, and something pops in the sky. Fireworks! One after another, blasts from firework spread through the sky. Many of the residents of Cartesio come to the street, gathering and making all the noise they can.

It's a very radical change of behavior, compared to the once peaceful demeanor they had, and then the hostile behavior showed towards the visitors, but now they're making hubbub and causing disorder. Everyone does it spontaneously, and nobody's approaching the motel at all.

At least none of the townspeople.

Not long after that started, you may hear the noise of horns and whistles from vehicles, right outside the motel. Go take a look?

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GROUP B (Reception Area and Downstairs)

[cartesio]

 

[marmoron]

[Right, well Keith's taken a couple of steps in here before so he'll head on in, looking around with his bayard in hand just in case. Cosmo's sticking close to him. Anything change or look different?]

[cartesio]

[There seems to be no changes from last time. The reception area looks as dusty and wrecked as before -- well, more, because after the blast from last time, things are very messy.

Just like last time, on the reception desk there's a computer near the stairwells that lead to other floors]

[marmoron]

[Great. So Sarge still hasn't done anything about the decor. He'll head on over to check out what's on this computer then.]

[cartesio]

[The computer looks rather beaten up. The lights are turned off, the keyboard is missing almost all its pieces, and the mouse is on the floor, smashed as if something heavy had fallen on it.

But the screen works, and there's something on it.

A flickering, unstable video feed of the very same room you're in, but there are many crucial differences. It doesn't look like something blasted through it, for one. It's just as destroyed and ruinous, but it looks almost exactly like you remember the reception was like when you first entered it a couple weeks ago.

Neither you nor Kino appear on the video feed]

[marmoron]

[Frowning at the monitor for a moment. He'll pick the broken mouse up from off the floor, try to move the cursor around and see if that gets him anywhere.]

[cartesio]

[The mouse falls apart in Keith's hand. Whatever fell on it made quite a number on the device.

If Keith looks upwards, he'll see a hole on the roof. Possibly some debris fell on the mouse at some point.

This reception area definitely has seen better days]

[marmoron]

[...That's so busted up he's almost impressed. He'll note this hole in the roof, give it a bit of a wary look, but then turn his attention back to the computer monitor. Maybe trying to press one of the remaining keys on the keyboard might accomplish something...?]

[cartesio]

[It takes a few tries, but the most he can do is rewind the feed.

...

The image doesn't change at all. Either the feed is busted, or the room doesn't change in a very, very long time. So long he could spend the entire day pressing that button and it still wouldn't change.

Looks like there are no more clues to find in the reception area]

[marmoron]

[...So is this proof that Sarge doesn't show up on video or what. He'll ponder this, but then start moving away from the reception area to see what else there is to see. Sword's still in his hand, yep.]

[quickpersuader]

[Kino's close behind. She has the box in her left hand and her right hovering over Silver, her revolver. What have we got?]

[cartesio]

[Hold it high, Kino! You never know when Sarge's going to pop up like he's trying to surprise you.

There's the reception desk with a computer, but also, high on the wall above it, there's something on the wall. A logo.

From the entrance it's a bit hard to see despite its size, for some reason. A preventive measure in case someone tried to sneak in? Looks like you'll have to approach]

[quickpersuader]

[Cautiously approaches, then!]

[cartesio]

[It's a large logo, made of stainless steel and attached to the wall.

Kind of an intrincate design, don't you think?]

[quickpersuader]

[...Does this intricate design match the one on the medal she received?]

[cartesio]

[The medals seem to have part of the logo. The branches and roots, at least, lines criss-crossing and making it unrecognizable unless you have the entire logo to compare it to.

Looks like Sarge was very careful not to put the trunk part on the medal, just in case]

[quickpersuader]

[Joke's on you Sarge, this is all meaningless to her anyway.

She spends a while looking at it to memorize it as best as she can before she continues looking around!]

[cartesio]

[Sarge's a bit paranoid, the jerk, hah!

It doesn't seem like there's anything notable in the reception area itself, but the stairs that lead to the basement areas...they're looking safe. Unusually safe, given the state of everything else.

The stairs are clean, there's no debris, and the walls are pristine. It's as if the destruction is centered only on the reception area. The lights are even working!]

[quickpersuader]

[Well that's interesting. She kind of... lifts the box and pushes it towards the entrance, like she expects it to hit a laser or invisible wall or something.

This is just kinda where she's at now.]

[protectandselfserve]

[Gant does not have a weapon and is following behind Keith and Kino with a vaguely judgmental look.

Like. Already, kids? Well, whatever, time to investigate!

[cartesio]

[Spread some of that judgmental looks around, Gant, because they're not the only ones who deserve to be judged.

Sarge seems to be a bit of a slob. Near the doors, there are plates. Dirty plates, from what he can see without grabbing one.

Still...there's something on a couple of them, it seems]

[protectandselfserve]

[oh ew he's not touching those. he's going to look at what's on them, but he sure as hell isn't touching them.]

[cartesio]

[Have you ever seen kinoyaki before, Gant? There's some residues on that on there. Even if he hasn't seen kinoyaki before, it's...pretty normal food. If very old by now.

There's also a container of ice cream, and some takeout container from the diner.

That seems to be all the rests of food that are in this reception area. There are no signs of more of these anywhere else, but...still, pretty nasty of Sarge to be leaving these piled up like that.

Doesn't seem like there are any clues left in the reception area. The staircase to the basement is the only way left to go]

[protectandselfserve]

[Welp, time to head down to the basement with Kino, then!]

[cartesio]

Bless you, Gant. There's a lot of terrain to cover!