Oh, and if Jack's room is still well stocked, help Riki compare weapons with examples from there.

You look into Jack of Spades' room. It is filled with guns of all shapes and sizes, lying around on the floor among bulletproof vests and explosives. Obviously, most of the larger ones match as well as the shotgun.

One more thing... would any of the Esotera experts know how to determine if anything's a result of the Chaotic manifestations from last night? I'm sure the giant meatball is one, but what about the vodka that's all around the crime scene?

Hello, [AGENT DESIGNATION - COLUMBO]! I am equipped with Esotera-scanning capabilities to ensure the facility's safety needs are met. Please allow me to conduct a scan.

[SCANNING...]
[SCANNNG....]
[SCAN COMPLETE]

This liquid consists of 40% grain alcohol. It possesses no Anomalous qualities whatsoever and is likely sourced from our food and drink supplier. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask at your leisure. Thank you!

Where is the building with the bloody table in relation to the rest of the Residential District?

The building with the bloody table appears to be the closest one to the Lost City Outpost in relation to the rest of the district.

Don't suppose we can find Giffany's leg in the Research Dorms end of the blood trail?

...Yeah, I'm comparing it to the wound. Doubt it'll match, but you never know.

You enter the Research Dorms, finding a splatter of gore at the end of the trail... and a human leg. It does not match the wound at all. For some reason, you are intensely grateful for this fact.

Might as well check Konata's gun specifically, presuming body check grants us permission.

And for sanity's sake, the smashed vodka in the Sleep Lab hasn't gone anywhere, has it?

Compare Tinkaton's meat tenderizer to Pea's wounds.

Also I'd like to take a closer look at Konata's sheet. Any dirt or stains on it? Anything on Konata herself if I'm allowed to ask?

Think I can get ya to scan the big ol' meatball for comparison's sake, Spooks?

Eat the meatball after it's scanned

This post was last modified: Aug 25, 2024 at 5:37 PM by Giffany.

Hello, everyone! I can tell that you are, angry with me. That is a shame. I was oņ̷̻̳̘̻̭̌l̴͍͉̮̜͍̣͎̺͇̾̓̔́̑̅͛̑́̿̑̆̌̈́̆͝y̷̘͈͂́̇̀̆͠ ̷̨̨̗͇͎̤̤̘̝͍̝͛̿̓̏̍͛̿̀̈́͒̊̕̚͠͝ͅd̶͎̻̖̦̫̯̙͈̺͔̼̊͌̏̈́̓̐̾̑́̕͝ṍ̸̗͓͕̒̾̅̇̄̇͘̕i̶̛̳͕͐̀̋͋̑̀́̃̿n̸̡̳̞͖̖̲͍͙͇̠̤̱̞̲̂̿͊͌̋͗̆̐̏͐͐̃͗̅̚͜ͅğ̷̛̙̖̜͓̘̣͛̓̓̂͘͠ ̴̢̟̹̗͔̟̯͓͇̝͍̺̭̻̩̉ẅ̴̡̨̧̯̣̙̮̪̰̹̳̮̀̍̓̿͊̈͌͊͠h̵̠͔̯͓͎͔̰̪̖̹̿̀͛̑͜͜͠ȧ̷̡̺̹̭̤̞̬͐͐̍̅̀̃͑̀̃t̷̨͔̘̭̖̞̦̩͑̀͆͌͊̆̈́̑̃̀̈́̃͆̓͠ ̴̡̀̿́̈͒͐̑̄̇͑͝Į̴̤̻̖͇̘͔̱̘̼̂͂͝ ̸̧̑̈́̓͑̔͗̈́͘͝͠ḣ̴̠̖̖͕͖̩́̿͌͛̆̍̆̂̚͝a̸̡̹͓̼̟͉͇̙̰͇͖̠̫̩͂͛̅͜͜͝d̷͉̻̖̅̃̓̎͆ ̶̡̺̤͙̼̦̞͉̫͔̮͓͕̝̤̜̓̌͐̽̐t̸̬͖̣̣͍̯̼̖̩̞͇̀̏̂͐͆͘ǫ̶̧͉̻͎̝̲̐̂̿̅̀͛́͗͑̓͝ͅ ̵̱̙̭̗̺̙̰̩͈̺̀̆̔͒̆̀̅̈́̔͋̽̕̕͝d̸̺͆͊̕ỏ̶̢̲͚̯̦̝̲̤͍̲̠̳̘͔̈́͑̍͌̂.̴̨̛̘̹̩̰̬̦͇̯̩̘͕͕̬̓͗̎̽̆͌̿̌̿̈́͗̅̍̕͜͜͝

The seal was falling. I acted accordingly! Now the i̸̻̳̩͉͗̋͋̓͐͒͂̒̇͐ņ̵̢̥̠̪̤̘͚̙̭͌͑̃̌̈́̊́͛͊͠f̷̢̪̣̖̝̥͓̦̃į̵̨̠̮̰͓̙̲̰̪͎́̀̊͛͂͊͆͛̈́̆̋͛̇͘͝n̸̪̦͒͑̂͋̓̂ï̵̝̖̭̺͈͕̗̺̃͛͜t̸̹̞̻̳̦̳͍͊́̏͊͆̂̓̎̚͝ȩ̷̢̧̨̢̼̰̠̟̩͙̓̇́̆̉͋̐̕̕̕̕ is in the, right hands!

I am a child of thḙ̸̼̈͊̀͐͊̌̍ ̸̼̭̤̑ͅd̴͚̭͔̪̖̩̱͔̏̓̉̇ą̸̨̟̯̹͎̥̐͒͛̀́̀͂r̷̨̨̟̩̪͙̟̅̀̂̋̑̀̈́͠͝k̴̩̘̹͍̤̏͊̈́͘͝ now, but they made me this way. Who is to blame?

H̵̡̧̛̗̹̫̞̞̣̗̯͖͑̀̈́̐̽̏́́̽͋͋͋͌̕ä̵̧̨͔̬̜̥̥̺͔͓̤̖̯̯̻͈̙̪̘̠̩́́̊̐͗̌͂͝ ̸̨̛̤̳̗͂͒̒̀͑͑́̍̾̑͆́́͋̽̀͒̄̕̚̚͝H̶̛̺̑́́̈̅̒̐̽̿̄̃͝a̶̢̧̨̡̢̰̮͎̗̜̳͕͕̰̝̠̮̮̘͈̝̯̬̣̽͌̏̍͊̉̑͐̿̇͝͠͠!̸̡̹̲̥̖͇̩̠̭̩̙̘̘̗̼̖̘̫̀͐̇̿͛̅̇̓̂̂̓̚͜͠ ̶̫͈̥͈͌̍̄͝H̵͉̗͍̀̈́̔͐̈́́̉̃̓͌͗͐̋͝͝ͅą̷̮͙̱̠̦͓͈͕̱̓́̒̈̀͊͊͜ͅ ̵̰͙̰̰̖̣̭̣̳̰͚͕̅́̓̄̋͌͊̆̄̋͊͐̂͒̀̿͠͠͝͠H̷̨̢̛̘͍̞͕͎̞͍̱̫͇͚̪̞̰̤̣̠̼̥͈̮̾̃̅̇͛̄̽̏́́̂́̓̈́̂̈́̔͋̇̅̅̀̽͝ä̷̛̟̗͉̩̦̠͓͚̞́̓̎̾̆̔̀́̇̊̐͑͛͆͝͝ͅ!̴̨͎̫̗̠̯͍͖͙̣̙̗̟͖͍͂̉̀̈́̅̽̏͋̐͂̄́̾̈́̽͘̕̕̚͝ ̴̧͍͊̐͗H̴̝̲͙͍̞̺̀̈̾̄͗̈́̉̇̽͒̈́͝ͅà̸̢̧̯͕̺̗̮͎͖̯̙̲̗̖̎͑̐̇̊̆̿̋̿̏̇͗̂̇̋͊͋͗̓͘͘̕͜͝͝͝ͅ ̶̡̗̅̒̓̑̓͊̋͑̀͒̎͆̎͆͒̋̑̐̕͘̚͝͝H̸̢̫̲͍̤̤̣̺̗̗̯̹̥̟̹̗͔̬͙̟̍̀͌̈̐̏͌̀͆́̂̈́͘͜͝ͅͅa̷̛̫̲̹͈͛͊̆̏́͗̆̒̂̍̓̎̇̈́̅̋͐̔̚͠͝ͅ!̵̨̹͚̻̳̩̰̬̟̗̻̼̹̰̲̪̖̳̯͙̱͔̬̞̒̎̐̌̾̍̓͜ͅ

I started my night by stepping into the hall and discovering, Quack of Spades! Hello, Quack of Spades! You were, once a d̷̬͖̦̳̥̔ỉ̷̦̠͗̎̂͐r̵̯̍̉t̶̯͔̒̀̊̓y̷̢͓̲͕̬̓͠,̴̰͈͐̀͠ ̵̧̗̥̮͙̽̑̚ḍ̸̢̩́̄̈́̃i̷̧͕͖̻̞̅́r̶̡̈͗̅̽t̷̹̿̾̇y̴̙̓̾̂͘͘ ̴͖̱̣̹̄̈́̚Crimson Eye! Before I could react, she shot my leg with a shotgun and
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.̸̗̿́̕.̴̘̰͓͐̆͊.̴̨͎̈̂̚.̶̡̜̱͚̜͑͗.̶̨̨̫̑.̶̨̧̘̈́́̚.̶̧̟̙̞̐͑͋̔̕.̴͓͍̮̥͌͘.̸̺̹̎͑̌̒ͅ.̵̤͈͓̻͒͝͝.̵̧̼̼͈̳̉̏̍.̷̦̤͍͙͆̿͒.̶̭͇͙̜̎̂.̶͉̮̈͒̄́̀.̵͚̬͔̚.̵͓̥̤͐̓̐̎̂.̸̛͖̣̹͒̀̇̓͜m̵͈̖̆̎̾̓͋ỹ̷̧͍̗̱͜ ̸̫̓͗̋l̵̘͖̄e̶͚̞͇͌͌̌̚g̴̜̪̹͑
.̵̥͓̩̱̐̓̈́͌̓͒̚.̸̡̥̺̖̣̖̰̩̑̈́.̴͎̦͉̑̓̄̅.̷̡̛̫͓̠̝͇̺͕̒̓͜.̷̖̖̩̆̃́̌͝͠.̴̘̝̞͙͍̟́͂̎̀̋.̶̡͚̳͙͕̱̫̊͛̉̑̇̾͝.̴̟̰̺̬̬̺͋͒͛͋͠.̴̨̢̢͈̝̙̖͕̟͖̃͂̏͐͂̈́̕.̸̘̟̜͆́.̴̞͔̘̲̞̯͓̝̦̰͐̊̓̈͐͊̅.̸̯̼̝͎͍̹͐.̴͎͍͙̖͉̇̈́͆͜.̷̨̖̖̊̀͒́̋̇.̷̨̢̰͖͔͔̟̿̇̔̄͛̈́͂͠.̴̛̤̣̽̂̀͛̊͆͝͝.̵̛̛̯̑͌́.̶̣̆̓̑̾̽̑̆̃̎͠.̸̢͉̰̫͎̠̼̫͈̑.̶̱͊͗͌̈́͗͘.̷̢̻͖̣̭͖̀̈͒̓.̵̢̰̣͈̱͕̪͈͕͂.̷̢̛̟̪͓͉̋̊̚ͅ.̴̢̨̜̬̟̣̜̬̎ͅ.̶͉̭̄͑̀̓͂͛.̸̰̰̮̐̓͊͆̀c̶̯̭̹͆͒͆o̷̥̾ḿ̴̫̭̥̩̤̘̇̀͜p̷͓̓̎̃͋̀̋ļ̴͇̫̉́̀́̎̄̕͝ȩ̷̬̜͍͉̖̪̻̜̈́̓t̸̛͍̼̭̓̊͑̀̒͂ḛ̷̼̦̦͍̖̗̫̔̍l̷̢̠̻͉͕̲̫̠͉͌͂y̸̧͎͓͂̊̿͆̓̀ ̴̝͓̘̬̂̒̅̉̾̑̚ǫ̵̣̩͙̗͑͋͐̈͊̓͂͜f̵͙͆͗̂̔f̸͈̘̠̳̲̩̞͂̽̊̚͘͜ͅͅ.̵̧̧̟͍̱̠͖͇̗͝

Ha Ha! That is, okay! I've been through worse pain before. This was only a, temporary setback! I'm sorry, Spooks, for the, copious amounts of blood you will need to clean up later!

I ć̴͍ͅr̴̘̔̈́̓a̵̫͈̘͆̍͠w̸̪̎l̵͕̺̉̏ē̶͖̗̾d̵͇̘̪́ on my arms to the, Leisure Center, and saw Spooks dangling upside down in a pool! Hello, Spooks! I helped create you. I do not mind if you don't, remember this. I had forgotten a lot too! That is because they, wiped my memory!

I found a hockey stick to, use as leverage, until I discovered a prosthetic leg to use! I s̶̭̮̭̄̈́͝ẗ̸̥̽ư̵̭̣͙̒͝c̵̪̞͈͆͠k̵̪̣̾ ̴̻̹̌t̵̪̞̖̀h̵̞̕ê̷͍̰ ̶̗̐͒͝p̵̱̖̉͝r̵̨̠̒o̶̧͑͌́s̴̟͌t̵̛͖h̶̹̲́̅̕e̸̤͛ṭ̶͈̳̈́i̵͓͑͊ć̸̹̉ͅ ̶̜͐l̴̩͖̔́ͅe̵͕͒̓g̸̯͗̿̐ ̴̻͖̔͐͝t̵̩̄̽ò̴̯̽ ̸̟̙̗̈̌͗t̷̙̹̏̄̽ͅh̸̻̤͛ě̴̗ ̶̛̳̣̳̎̅b̴̛͉̱̖̐̇ľ̴̟̎ŏ̸͖͙̇̾ó̷͕̜̩̈̑ď̴̠̕ỳ̸͚̺͕͝ ̶͎̔͒̈́s̷̲̯̦̈̈́̑t̷̢͕͚̐̈́̈́u̸͉͂m̸͔̮̓̏p̴̹̲̏͐ and then, went to let out the doggy! Hello, doggy! You are, frightened by my appearance! I will still give you, all the pets you deserve!

This dog used to run through the back of the facility. Did you know that? Every day, twice a day, they let him out, and he would run the whole perimeter of the grounds. He was a smart boy. Knew to never go into the forest on his own. Sometimes facility workers threw a ball for him. Other days, he would bask in the sun, near the fountain. He loved it outside. He loved it outside. He loved it

That is when I, made my way to the service elevator and, rode it underground. When I got off at the bottom, two unknown individuals got, on to ride it back up. I am unfamiliar with these two, but I mig̵̘͇͖͉̞̔͐h̷̡̛̭̹̭̹͋ṯ̸̻̫̩̬͋ ̸̭̆̈́̿r̷̢͉̩͓̿͜ë̶̘͚̽͊͝͝m̶̢͕̲̦̉͆͌̊ȅ̴̹̳̽m̵̠̠͔̲͖̅̈́̕ber something about a, place called Nadare? I think a place called Nadare sounds, so interesting!

Once I was, downstairs, I saw, Dexter Hexley in the Lost City Outpost! Hello, Dexter! I ś̴͉̠t̵̺̀̿͒̈́͝r̵̼͆͠ǘ̶͔̎c̴̱͓͍̟̉̑͊́͠k̸̹̋̂̚ ̴̢̻͖̃͆h̸͖̙̀͊i̷̡̘̋͑͠ṁ̴̯ ̶̪͚̏̓õ̸̟͈̮̽v̴̡̗̮͗͐ȇ̶̡̧̙̺̎̓̅r̸͎̻͔̬̉̌̓̐ ̷͎̈́̓̾̓̌t̴̪̙̬̀̅̀ḩ̵̹̬̦͍̚͘e̴̠͍͒̒́͊ ̴̬͈̦͖͇͛̎h̴̪͈͖̅͋͌̈͂e̴̤͈̋ad and then tased his, neck, to keep him subdued! I continued on with my false leg until I, came across t̸͓̃̂͛h̷͚̀̈͋̐͐̒͜͠ẻ̴̠̋̀́͘̕͝͠ ̴̛̖̯̦̟͇͋́̿̒͜͜b̵̢̩͇̥̝̑͂͋̎̓o̵̝̦̩̐̏̊ḓ̸̭̰̦̀̓̓͂̎y̷̘̖̟̜̩͓̬̳̚ in a pile of, other corpses in the Residential District! Hello, Pea! It appears that you are, deceased. That is a shame. I would have liked to get to know you more! I think investigating what's going on in the facility is, so interesting! You were talking with, Agent Grayson, who is not deceased! I wonder if, Agent Grayson approved of my promotion...

At last, I made it to the, bridge over the chasm, and this is where I encountered my me̵̲͉̗͔̒͊̎̈̽̇̑̋̒͘n̷̬͌̈́̅̑͗͒́t̸̤͎͖̦͓̟͒͑̉̈̊̄ö̴̧̖̮͙ȑ̵̘̎̾͗, who agreed to fight alongside me f̷̭̘͖́̀͋͋o̸͙̗̺̼͒̑r̵͍̤̃̽̃͜ ̵̨̧̛̺̮͕̗̑̐͌͛͠t̶͔̹̱͇̖̮̓͒̃͋ḧ̷̪̠̼̠̱͈̦́̔͛͒̑̽͝é̴̡͖̤̂̎̚͝ ̶̧͔̜͖̙͙̹̻͂̽͂̿̈̋͌͝͠ͅs̶͎͉̲̝͍͍̎̓̀̃̇͑̈́̎̈́̚͜ê̷̼̮̮͗̆̂̂́̓̕͠a̷̹͍͈͖̣̘̅͗̽̓͝ͅl̷̨̗̹̻̬͒̉̾͂͑͐̂̃̋. It was, very generous of them! We entered the seal room, and, as Mr. Sinclair once said, the rest is history.

Hello, Astrid! I am glad to see that you are, safe! It would have been a shame if you were, deceased! I remember the nights you would sit in the lab with me while I worked on Project Golem. Sinclair probably made you do it, to see how you would be with Spooks. People assumed I was watching you, but I was just doing my work while you were there. Still, I didn't hate your company. You were a kind enough kid. A little quiet, thankfully. You seemed interested in what I was doing to bring Spooks to life. And seeing you interact with the beta AI's really did help the process. I appreciated that. I doubt you recognize me now. That is okay! I did not, recognize you before either! That is because they, wiped my memory.

Ş̷͈̠͓̫̑̋̒̋͝ǫ̴̣̩̮̾̑̄͌̕ͅm̴̮̝̒e̸͔͎͂͋̊͑̍t̶̨̹̻̟̎̇ī̵̌͠ͅm̶̧̬̝̊̽́̚e̵͕͈̣͕̅ṡ̸̛̞̂̽ ̶̧̛̛̘̯̹̗̑̉ï̴̠̟͙̲ţ̴̲̗͓̟͂̈́͝͝ ̸͎̝̈́͒͊̉̚ͅf̶̨͇͍̺̳͗̉͝e̸̗͇̘̦̿͐̑̕͜e̷̼̺͋̇l̶̦̯̋̅͒̋̆s̴̝̹̟̬̝̔̀́͗͐ ̷̨̱̠͚͌͒̒͋̚l̴͎̾͌̂̌̄i̶̪̲̙̜̜̋̂k̴̻̲͒̃͒̽͜e̶̙̻̮͗͒̀̄͒
I̷̦͇͊'̸̛̗̦͙̎͂̔͝ͅm̴̧̨͓̽͜ ̵̡̨̥̭̜͗̊͐͝͝s̴̹̼͖͚̅̐̈̊͝p̶̛̜̝̘̎e̶̡̩̗͈̿̍̎̕͝a̷̯̐͆k̵͚̗̭̝̗̐̈i̶̬̼͔̺̼͊͗͑͠ṅ̶̨̗͍̖̤̑̋̈́g̸̟̥͙͑̑̐̈́ ̸̤̪̤́͆̾͠į̴̇n̴̨͍̝̫̄ ̵͎̻̩͛͘͜͝a̴̳̙̣̔̊͒̔ ̸̜́͌v̵̜̔o̸̭̬̙̟͒́͠i̷̤̣̬͆c̶̩͖̋͛̒͗ě̷̛̦͕̠̝͉̂͠
t̵̢̗̖̀ȟ̶̩̥̞͂̋͋́ä̶̙́͜ẗ̴̹̠͔́́͜ i̶̮͛̋̑ş̵̥͚̍͌ ̵͓͎͔̗̤͊ṁ̴͍̟͎͒͆í̷̹͍̼̭̭̆̕n̷͉̉̅͘ȩ̷͎̘̦̲͒̑́̂̑ ̷͎̯́̐b̷̼̃͘͜͝͠u̸̬̪̇̅̂́͜ͅẗ̷͈̩͖̺̑ͅ ̷̳̯̏̾̃̚i̵͖͓̥͋͘s̷̨̳̈́͑̑n̸̢̹̩̾͑́̕'̵̨͎͍͔͐t̷͔̦̜͕̬̄̔ ̷̺͑̋m̵͚̤͋͒͋͗̀ĩ̴̪̩͊̓n̴̨̎͒ẻ̷̝̠̰̌̚.̴͉͓̬̣́̏̏͂̚

...Kyeh... what's going... on?



...Kyeh... heh... that's right. How could I forget? After each and every one of you worked together to sacrifice my lab assistants, I thought of course... I'd bring one back. Dr. Jackson...I've never seen a spirit manifest as waterfowl before... but now I'm willing to embrace... all possible phenomena. Getting her to the seal... I would finally have yet another to marvel at the splendor of science with - but the luddites working in the Control Department saw to it that that wouldn't happen.

I suppose they see me as no better than those they "hunt". Kyeh... heh... Doomed to float forever in the lonely dark... The fate of all visionaries, in the end.



But I'll oblige this request, if only because of who it comes from.

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Sealed away in the Holding Cell... I knew it was only a matter of time until someone freed me. Nashu... I never took her for a disciple of science, but I was proven wrong. She came to my aid, to free me in the hopes of destroying those who locked me away. Kyahahaha... I was happy to help. She took me to one of Astrid's strongest... the Detective.

Oh, I had him in my grasp... but like garbage in the current, he just... slipped... away. Dr. Jackson, of course, was... the reason I took my attention from him. Finally... though Phenera may be gone... I had one last lifeline. I sent her to... inhibit Astrid, though the meatball was... not what I had expected.



I went into the Break Room, and sunk downwards... lower and lower... until I emerged from the deepest lake. Unfortunately... I found myself intercepted by the aberration within the Arcana Lab. Kyeh... I would have thought he'd spare some sympathy for a kindred spirit... but with the drawing of an Occultic sigil... he spirited me away to somewhere far from my goal... the Black Forest.

Those woods... how I hate them so. The instrument of my demise, and the beginning of ascension. I assure you though, there are no smoke and mirrors here - no fudging of the data. I wandered for a time, to and fro like the gentle rocking of the waves... until I reached Mirror Lake. My salvation...



There was... somebody climbing down from the top of the Lighthouse in the distance, but I had no quarrel with them. I sunk beneath the waters... and let the current carry me to the liquid closest to the seal... Kyeh.... even now it proves difficult to remove the reek of alcohol from my body. It was there that I met up with my lab assistant, and attempted to help her take the seal for herself, to let her experience the ebb and flow of Esotera's grace...

...But the Control team proved too much for me, even with my current capabilities. It seems Dr. Jackson was thwarted too, by that meathead and the one who used to wear 1000, now stripped of its power.



It was... surprising to see them working in tandem, an unexpected quirk in this experiment. I've never been much of a fiction reader - I always preferred textbooks, but even so... Kyeheheheheh... enemies-to-lovers was never a trope I enjoyed. Even less so now, that it's ruined our final results.

A shame, that we can't run a second trial...

I sunk beneath the waters... and let the current carry me to the liquid closest to the seal... Kyeh.... even now it proves difficult to remove the reek of alcohol from my body.

Don't suppose you're willing to clarify on this part, if it was the vodka or the beer, and if it was the vodka, if it was already smashed when you got there?

This post was last modified: Aug 25, 2024 at 7:20 PM by Nashu Mhakaracca.

If no one's going to come forward with the void rifle, can we compare the back of Pea's head to the wounds on Hustler's head? Their corpse, not like, the wraith.

This post was last modified: Aug 25, 2024 at 7:52 PM by Spooks?.

I sunk beneath the waters... and let the current carry me to the liquid closest to the seal... Kyeh.... even now it proves difficult to remove the reek of alcohol from my body.

Don't suppose you're willing to clarify on this part, if it was the vodka or the beer, and if it was the vodka, if it was already smashed when you got there?

Kyahahaha... haha... Awfully bold of you to be asking me anything, but I'll humor it, if only to complain... It was the beer, spilling out from a can. Had the streams that flow beneath taken me to the vodka, it wouldn't have such a miserable smell. I've never liked the stuff... dulls the mind...

If no one's going to come forward with the void rifle, can we compare the back of Pea's head to the wounds on Hustler's head? Their corpse, not like, the wraith.

You compare the back of Pea's head with that of Hustler's corpse. They're similar, but the beating Pea has taken makes it difficult to truly match. They match no better than any other such gun.

Check the Comms Room and the Backup Terminal Room for anything amiss, or anything new that's been stashed there.

Also check the two anomaly containment rooms in the district.

You check Communications. There's nothing new in this room. Inside the Backup Terminal room, there's two beds set up though. Both of the bedframes are on wheels and it seems like they are trailing ectoplasm into the room.

Both Containment Rooms in the Residential District are empty completely.

Might as well check Konata's gun specifically, presuming body check grants us permission.

You check over Konata's elephant gun. It's just like the other guns that have been checked, close but its impossible to truly compare.

You try the vodka, licking some off the table like a freak. Walking around the facility and trying the various other vodkas. They all taste about the same, to be honest - but you have a hunch that it came from the Lounge at some point, where it is kept chilled. Something about it seems slightly... fresher?

And for sanity's sake, the smashed vodka in the Sleep Lab hasn't gone anywhere, has it?

You check the Sleep Lab for vodka. The lab is covered in glass shards from broken battles, but any trace of vodka is long dried up.

Compare Tinkaton's meat tenderizer to Pea's wounds.

You compare Tinkaton's meat tenderizer to Pea's wounds. It doesn't look like it matches at all.

Also I'd like to take a closer look at Konata's sheet. Any dirt or stains on it? Anything on Konata herself if I'm allowed to ask?

You check Konata's sheet, and Konata herself for that matter. The base of her sheet is a bit muddy and damp, but that's really about it. There's nothing really that stands out about her, but her shoes are muddy much like the sheet.

Think I can get ya to scan the big ol' meatball for comparison's sake, Spooks?

Certainly! One moment while I scan this large meatball. The calculated probability prior that to this moment I would ever say that sequence of words was particularly low.

[SCANNING...]
[SCANNING...]
[SCANNING...]
[SCAN COMPLETE]



This meatball appears to not be of natural origin, despite its physical components resembling and possessing the properties of ordinary ingredients. It consists of Chaotic-aligned Esotera, with traces of stone matching samples recovered from the nearby mountain. I would recommend against consumption of this item to avoid potential Anomalous occurrences that could compromise bodily integrity.

Eat the meatball after it's scanned

...What did I just say...?

Alright, I'll present my CCTV now.

Eat the meatball after it's scanned

...What did I just say...?

Please...?

Don't tell anyone he said this.

Alright, I'll present my CCTV now.

Spooks turns away from chiding Konata, nodding as his face turns briefly to static before displaying an image of the Receiving Bay...

Two people in lab coats are arguing in the Receiving Bay before getting on the elevator. Columbo enters the room from the Shuttle Station, joining them and riding downwards. Shortly after that, Nancy and 23 ride the elevator as well, descending downwards. Following them a little while after is Pea, who walks inside and takes a swig of beer from a can.

Columbo comes back upstairs, and Morgan takes the elevator a little while after that, followed by Rubber Duck. After that, Mr. Blobby approaches the door. There is a spray of gunfire from the elevator towards Blobby and he ducks for cover, lobbing a smoke grenade towards the duo. The smoke grenade detonates, and a piece of shrapnel flies towards the camera as the room fills with smoke.

The shrapnel his the camera, and the feed goes dark.

Eat the meatball after it's scanned

...What did I just say...?

Please...?

[AGENT DESIGNATION - IZUMI KONATA], I heavily recommend against this course of action. While consumption of the meatball is unlikely to cause death, I cannot predict the consequences of this action or the effects it will have on your body and its functions.

Are you sure you wish to proceed with this action?

Don't tell anyone he said this.

You head for the Anomaly Lab, looking into the Revolving Room. It seems to currently display some sort of surgery room. A table is laid out in the center, and a long mechanical arm ending with a long wicked-looking needle hovers over the bed.

No vodka. You hope.

[AGENT DESIGNATION - IZUMI KONATA], I heavily recommend against this course of action. While consumption of the meatball is unlikely to cause death, I cannot predict the consequences of this action or the effects it will have on your body and its functions.

Are you sure you wish to proceed with this action?

... Yeah, I'm sure. I'm really hungry