Rhapsodien op. 79 No.1: Agitato

[collector]

[The video broadcast is of a well-dressed, well-kept man, calm if not at ease. He does not seem happy, but he also seems undisturbed.]

Well, we can't be sure this isn't all somehow a trap, but we may as well go through with it. My name is Irving Braxiatel, if we haven't met; I was here last time. We've been given a pristine crime scene, and I hope we haven't disturbed it since? We need to look everywhere and start collating data, and we need to keep a calm head. We also need to be careful. Dr Resarci is gone, and while I trust myself to be able to operate that equipment--and I hope we have some healers among our number--I don't want anyone taking any chances.

Now. The town is a reasonable size and we have enough people. We need to make a thorough search and collate all our data. We also need somebody to look at the body for any hints. All information should be posted to the network, as should any further developments. Perhaps that's indiscreet and playing right into the hands of those we'd rather not aid, but frankly, we can't spend every moment second-guessing if we're being manipulated or not. It's very tiring and very unfruitful.

I'd like us working in pairs at the least, and I'd prefer if at least one person in each pair is combat capable. If you feel comfortable with it, try staying in the town home of somebody you trust at night. The more we work together, the safer we will be. It may also be useful if one person in each time was here last time.

The Pub and the Sheriff's Office need to be looked into in particular. I'm attaching a list of areas, so feel free to volunteer. Or wander off in disorganised glory and stumble across the truth purely through good luck and heroism, it works for some people, but we'll go with lists for now.

And everybody, please keep in mind that this place tends to have a certain logic to it. Like a story. If something seems to make narrative sense, don't dismiss it as irrational. It may be a clue.

[Text]

[He attaches a map of the town.]

-Luministi Greens East
-Luministi Greens West
-The Chrysalis
-The Sheriff's Office
-The Botanical Gardens
-The Clinic
-The Town Pavilion
-The Pub
-The Janus Theatre
-The Western Shops (including the malt shop)
-The Southern Shops
-The Library

*The Town Hall and mayoral residences are inaccessible.
*We also need somebody to look over the body.

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[painlessfighter]

[Hello, Luministi. Your new resident hasn't even been here 24 hours, and he's already testing things, namely the stability of your town home windows. Little tip for you: they can't withstand rubber bouncy-balls when thrown hard enough. Nor can they withstand magic, it seems...

If you're in Luministi Greens West, the first sound you'll hear coming from house B3 is a single window breaking. If you happen to be watching, maybe you spot the bright red rubber ball that did the damage in the first place. If that isn't enough to tempt you into looking, about two minutes later, you will hear the lovely sound of every single window of B3 shattering. Loudly.

Natsuo walks out of his front door, smiling, and closes it behind him. He sits on the stairs, as though the broken glass isn't even there. He looks quite pleased with himself.]

Youji should be here.