TAKE ME TO THE MOON (End Game Investigation)

[whimsicalism]

[Friday arrives uneventfully. The fog is growing stronger, it's true, but nothing obvious has happened. It's probably a relief not to have Kakuya's presence or a monster breathing down your neck. That doesn't help the sense that something has changed. Not one but two areas have opened up. A large skyscraper now towers over everything in the east, it's large bulk casting shadows over the entire 'city'. In the west, a park surrounding a lake sprawls out; a solemn looking Japanese shrine sits on an island in the middle of the lake.

Two large new areas are open to you... it's a bit disorienting but you probably should spread out.]

((Welcome to the final investigation for the dead! It's entirely optional so don't feel pressured to join in. ICly, this will be happening at the same time as the living's investigation and trial. Something may happen near the end of the investigation not involving these locations so keep an eye out.))

Comments

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

Some people...

[mutter mutter rude turtles mutter...

...oh...girl going missing...

He'll just. Read through the rest of that article Quickly. No particular reason.]

[whimsicalism]

[It seems to be from a tabloid but the missing person is a Seiji Amanome. An eighteen year old young man that is the known heir of the Amanome crime family. Known to some as the 'Prince of Threats' for his cunning, despite the fact that he hasn't officially joined the yakuza himself, Seiji has been missing for a about a month. The author seems to think that this is just a conflict among the crime families but does find it unusual that his father, the current head of the family, hasn't acted on it.

There is a picture of the young man.]

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[I am sorry I can't read, seriously thought that said Princess of Threats

Not what he expected but probably still important, definitely taking that along with him.

What's up with the other paper?]

[whimsicalism]

[It's alright, he probably got it mixed up with the next article. It's more low-key, since supposedly it's about a civilian but the title reads:

Former Idol's Daughter Vanishes

A girl, the daughter of the former idol [Insert name here; sorry, your moderator doesn't have a name for this person.], has been reported missing. Kaoru Hazuki (age 16) was attending a prestigious girl's academy when she vanished one day. It's been speculated that kidnapping might have been a motive but the mother also says her daughter might just be absorbed in one of her hobbies. What those hobbies are, she declined to say.

A picture of Kaoru is included.

Her clothes look very similar to that of the idol 'Momo Kuruse'.]

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[YUP, THAT'S ABOUT WHAT HE EXPECTED]

Oh...oh dog...

[Four missing girls...similar clothes...he has a feeling and he hates it with all his heart.

Anything else he can get from these papers, or is it time to move on?]

[whimsicalism]

[Something comes to mind before you move on: Kaoru doesn't fit the description of the four missing girls. The oldest of which was in middle school, around twelve. Sixteen is too old for her to fit the profile. The others didn't have their names published for privacy but it appears the children of minor celebrities don't have that privacy.

You think that's all you can sniff out here.]

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[Dog...dog, that makes the missing girl's article so much worse in hindsight. And that this whole article says this girl's name, not like the others...it feels uncomfortable, in a way that's hard to put into words.

But if there's nothing else to be gained by these papers, he can't waste time thinking about this too hard. Need to move on to the next thing.

Speaking of which, is there anything else to find here? Particularly something he can sniff out?]

[whimsicalism]

[It seems that the lake smells... well. Like a lake. Lots of muck in that, probably, but that's the main thing you can smell. This area is clear.]