WEEK 3: April 15th - April 19th

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Third Week

The peaceful times are over. Moloch von Zinzer was murdered, and Nine was sentenced as his murderer. Everyone in Cartesio knows that.

Although life goes on, it seems the town of Cartesio isn't going to forget the tourists' transgressions. Not only they commited larceny in the cinema, they also murdered and executed in their town! It's no surprise their hospitality towards the visitors has cooled down considerably.

Not only they're maintaining a tense cordiality with them, they also have started talking behind the visitors' backs. All kinds of rumors are starting to sprout, yet nobody seems to be willing to say it to the tourists' faces. Talking directly to most passerby makes them distrustful, and nobody seems to want to be in close quarters alone with them.

It's only matter of time before the relationship between tourists and Cartesio starts degrading even further.

In the lobby of the motel there's a few more brochures, and the maps have been updated once again.

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MONDAY

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NEWSPAPER - April 16th

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[Weather: Bright sun during the day. You can expect rain during the entire night.

[There's quite the large exposé in the newspaper this time. The title oozes sensationalism: 'Murder, larceny and trash-digging' The exposé is about the tourists' efforts during the investigation -- those that focused on searching into trashcans, at least]

The tourists look more dubious with every action they take. Several of our residents in this town denounced the tourists spent quite some time digging around in trashcans all around the town. What were they searching for?

[There are photos of Gant, Eric, Azura, Nine and Niwa messing around with the trashcans. It's not clear where the photos came from]

All this reporter can do is judge their intentions. What did they expect to gain from rooting through trash? Will they continue these activities? Only time will tell.)

investigation: ghost hunting electric boogaloo

[clearities]

[ Moping around just isn't going to cut it after a few days of being upset, so Sakura's going to do something that only she can do-- in spite of the fact that she's a little scared to do it. She wasn't exactly the best at handling ghosts (but if she called them spirits in her head, it was better!) and graveyards aren't really the place that she's used to going to, either, but... she's going to do her best to get over her fears. She is still extremely terrified, however. Of course, what she is looking for here are to see if there are any dead spirits lingering around, practically tip-toeing around the area as she clutches her hands to her chest, trying her best to be careful. ] I hope nobody is still around... [ Sakura Kinomoto desperately wishes that isn't the case. Alternatively, people can make the attempt to spook her and think that you're the ghost. Please don't do this to her, she is a pure and innocent child. After any and all ghost hunting adventures with Sakura, she decides to spend her time at the abandoned building-- the clothing store. Her interests suddenly piqued with the massive amount of clothes here, she can't help but just hoeeeee at the massive amount of it, although she honestly isn't sure if she should really get some clothes from this place. Well, she can't just wear the same old clothes for what seems to be almost a month, now. That would be bad. But she's having a completely different problem now. ] What should I get...? [ Choosing clothes is Hard when you're a young teenager who has a rather varied - but clearly cute sense of fashion. ]

Clothes hunting!

[quickpersuader]

[Kino's here with some clothes over one arm - obtained earlier, but decidedly not Kino's style after all. They're all rather plain button down shirts.]

Ah - looking for clothes, too?

Investigation

[cartesio]

[You're standing in middle of a graveyard, Sakura. This is like ghost hub. You can't come here if you can sense ghosts and expect nothing--

...

...huh. Weird. Even though Sakura is in middle of the graveyard, right among graves of dearly departed from Cartesio -- people who have died during decades of this town's existence -- there's still nothing. Not even a hint of a ghost anywhere.

Does that make things better or worse, Sakura?]

ghost hunting

[relieable]

[if this were literally anyone else, Osomatsu would definitely spook the heck out of them. he's a practical joker by nature! but, given the recent happenings, and the fact that this is Sakura, of all people, Osomatsu's not going to do that.

rather, when he sees her head off towards the graveyard, he follows, because he's worried about her. a little girl should not be going up there alone. right? he keeps a safe distance, hands tucked into his jacket pocket, just to see what she's doing at first]

There's always gonna be someone around in a graveyard. [he tries to make his presence known, but he may end up spooking her anyway because he's coming up from behind. sorry!]

graveyard

[snideper]

[oh my god... of course Clarisse is going to sneak up on her...... she's the WORST why WOULDN'T SHE

An entire lifetime of learning how to snipe and assassinate people has made Clarisse horrifically stealthy, so she comes up behind Sakura without a sound—up until she grabs Sakura's shoulders, digging in her fingernails, and hisses,] Boo!

[Just as quick, she leaps like a foot back like she's ready to dodge a counter-strike, though...]

Clothing store

[silvertongueheir]

[Well, Franciscus has also been hanging around here quite a bit. Although he's mostly been looking at the suits. Still, he comes over to take a look at the various options for her.]

Light blue would go well with your complexion, in my opinion.

investigation

[burgerprince]

[Reading the newspaper over breakfast at the diner was pretty much the last straw. Murder, larceny and trash-digging. God, at least use an oxford comma. He chews over it before throwing it dramatically to the table and leaving.

He investigates east of the diner, walking down the adjacent blocks. Whilst he doesn't seem to be going to a particular spot, wandering around back and forth, he's clearly looking for something.

Later in the evening, he can be found in the junkyard, sat atop the hood of a trashed car. He doesn't look to be doing much, opting for being consumed in thoughts and emotions than any kind of activity.]

Investigation

[cartesio]

[Hm! Looking for anything specific, Jughead?]

junkyard

[amburere]

[ Finding that the junkyard was a hotbed of activity before murder happened was weird enough, let alone after. He said it to Kino last week, but the kids here really are weird.

Casually strolling up, left hand on fire—great for light and villain ambiance. ]

Oh, is this pile of trash taken?

diner

[snideper]

[Clarisse is on her way in as Jughead storms out and god, absolutely forget about breakfast; she lives to exacerbate problems.]

Ooh, bad news?

diner

[protectandselfserve]

[Well. He sees Jughead doing that and can't help but chime in...]

Honestly. It's like they think I'm doing this as a hobby.

diner

[duckrotation]

[rose sees juggy having his fit in the diner and decides to follow him. might as well check and see if he's okay?]

Are you doing alright?

[integratedsoul]

[ In the morning you will find Cian in the motel, in front of her door. She's taping a paper to it and on the paper there's a drawing of some sort of symbol. Below that drawing, she simply wrote her name 'Cian Reikado'. Ta-dah, it's a nameplate!

Then later you can find her in the abandoned clothing store where she tip-toes around very carefully, browsing through what dusty clothes are left in there. She'll be taking a few things that are her size.

In the evening you can find her back in the motel lounge, where she approaches people who pass by: ]

Do you have a moment? I'm trying to make a list of things that put people at ease in their worlds, to see if we can put together some comforting gatherings and such.

[ She's definitely carrying a notepad, eager to write everything you say down. ]

clothing store

[amburere]

[ Rummaging through another abandoned building, why not. This has been less interesting than the first one, but still worth checking out. Dabi's mostly seeing if there's anything worthwhile here (these clothes aren't gonna be modified for his quirk but generic white t-shirts are a staple right?), when he hears someone else sneaking around.

...oh. Speaking up without announcing himself then: it's not his fault if she startles. ]

Stealing huh? That's not being a model office lady.

motel lounge;

[kingbomber]

Hah? Why would we need 'comforting gatherings'?

[ That sounds so absurd to him. ]

motel lounge

[robitussin]

[She pauses when Cian comes close, but the question throws her off.]

Are you thinking of throwing a party or something?

motel lounge

[snideper]

Heh. Are you still on about those communal group get-alongs or whatever?

[fuckin thanks clarisse]

motel lounge

[unfashionably]

That's an awesome idea! [ He needs to think about it though. Just being around people is comforting to him, things being loud and rowdy, but hm...

What else? He crosses his arms in thought. ] The fastest way to cheer someone up... It's gotta be food, and definitely focus on the sweet stuff. Like cookies or cakes.

Motel Lounge

[silvertongueheir]

Well...having my Pokemon with me is good for that. I suppose birds of other kinds might work as well, since that is the main focus of my team.

motel lounge

[marmoron]

[And eventually here comes Keith back from more of his community service hours at the park with dirt on his armor and a bit of a sour expression on his face -- almost the usual. If he has to so much as be near another hydrangea he swears to god....

But then there's Cian approaching him and as far as he's concerned.. she's basically speaking Martian to him.]

I don't do... comfort gatherings.

[An automatic response though it does happen to be true.]

motel lounge

[goturshit]

[ blinks. ]

So, like... things that I find comforting? Because I don't know if everyone else is gonna feel the same way.

motel lounge

[burgerprince]

I'd suggest a drive-in theatre, but I doubt that'd last long.

[Clarisse, unfortunately, exists.]

motel lounge

[protectandselfserve]

Food, definitely! Mostly delicious baked goods, but fried things are good, too.

[it's a good thing he's so active honestly..........]