[Dangan] Free Association: Part One. Day 6: "Graduation Day"

[Florien]

Inspect the stab wound. [2]: Oh god the body is still warm oh ew ew ew ew why did you touch it now you have blood on your hands.

Look for another way in. [7]: There's a sewer worker lying dead here with their name tag still on. You feel pretty safe in guessing that the killer could have got into block 7 by travelling underground through the sewer. There might be other ways, but you can't immediately think of them.

Track down the sewer worker's boss or department. [3]: You remember that the Spymaster said you'd fail if you walked outside of the nine blocks, and the city works department certainly doesn't have a headquarters anywhere within them.

[Kennifer]

1T S33MS L1K3 4 LOT OF S3R14L K1LL3RS H4V3 4 P4TT3RN 31TH3R 1N TH3 W4Y TH3Y K1LL OR TH3 V1CT1MS TH3Y CHOOS3
4T L34ST FROM WH4T 1V3 SM3LL3D 1N BOOKS 4ND ON CR1M3 DR4M4S

The former definitely seemed to be the case here, at least. But was there a pattern with the victims? She wasn't sure yet, she'd have to go through the archives and such again.

[PointMaid]

Good idea, Terezi. I'll help. Not to be blunr, but you might need it.

> Help read newspaper archives again for any patterns you can turn up

[Kennifer]

4H OU1 1 C4N US3 SOM3 3XTR4 3Y3S 3SP3C14LLY 1F TH3Y WORK >:P

...and yes, she actually does stick her tongue out.

[PointMaid]

Not a problem. I still want to figure out what he was working on... maybe I can find a number for the public works office after this.

[Dookie]

Snap wakes up, feeling better, but still down.

> Follow another “spy” until you get to whatever we're supposed to be looking at today.

[Florien]

Patterns in the newspaper! [1]: Here's a pattern! It's the Sudoku puzzle. You do that instead of being productive.

Follow someone and get there. [2]: You were already at the scene, but you follow a random person and end up in the park instead.

[Zanreo]

"Agh, gross! Gotta go wash my hands... ne right back!"

>go back to room/building, wash hands and return

[Zanreo]

*be, not ne

[Florien]

Be CLEANSED [7]: The blood on your hands is only metaphorical blood now.

[PointMaid]

And 6 in the center... um. I probably shouldn't be doing Sudoku, should I?

> Try to get your head in the right mindset looking for actual patterns in the victims, where they were found, and the way they were killed

[Florien]

Get ready to THINK [5]: You're ready to think about patterns now. You haven't started, but you're certainly ready.

[Kennifer]

>Help with the (literal) sniffing out of patterns in the victims.

[TalesofUnder]

Meh. I'm not a police officer. Why should I help?

[Florien]

Patterns! [8]: You discern that victims 1-6, 8-9, 11-18, 20, and 22 were all killed in the early morning. Victims #7, #10, and #19 were all killed some time late at night, and #21 was killed pretty much at the start of the night.

Mr... Wario, is it? If you'd like to fail the test YOU signed up for and not earn the sizeable spy paycheck, that's up to you. Of course, I remind you that if you get away with killing one of the other prospects, that also grants you graduation. In fact, I remind everybody that, in case you had forgotten or simply not heard.

[Kennifer]

4HH J3 VO1S SO TO SP34K
TH3 K1LL3R S33MS TO STR1K3 MOSTLY 1N TH3 34RLY MORN1NG OR L4T3 N1GHT FOR WH4T TH4TS WORTH
HON HON >:]

Not a pattern between the victims chosen, but Terezi still found it interesting. Certain hours to observe, maybe?

[Despair's Archon of Memes]

Wood Man goes to Block 7 to investigate and...

>look for any out-of-place elements or things in the crime scene

[PointMaid]

...I'm not sure how you figured that out, by smelling, but I'm impressed.

The public works, though...

> Try to find the number of the public works and give them a call. Ask for the boss, and why they had a worker in the Catkin so early in the day?

[Zanreo]

"Hm... any reason for the numbering of the victims? Is this about who was attacked first, or... because it doesn't seem to be in the order they died

[Kennifer]

MY S3NS3 OF SM3LL 1S S3COND TO NON3 MON 4M1 >:]

[Florien]

Look for strange things. [2]: Well, there's a dead body, that's strange.

Find the public works number and ask about the guy. [6]: Something about reports of a fatberg. They claim to be dealing with it.

[PointMaid]

Ew, a fatberg. Gross... but I'm not sure it helps.

[The Map Maker]

"Ah jeez, I'm running late." Seven said after waking up.

>Head to block 7 and investigate immidiately.

[Despair's Archon of Memes]

"Hm... any reason for the numbering of the victims? Is this about who was attacked first, or... because it doesn't seem to be in the order they died

... It might be based on chronological order on when the bodies were FOUND... Or by block building residence... I'm just spitballing here.

[Florien]

Investigate the scene [6]: It's still wet. Bloodwise and from whatever cleaning was done after the fact. All in all the scene is markedly similar to yesterday's... except something seems different. You're not sure what though immediately.

Meanwhile, Seko butts into the conversation about death order.

Hey, hold on there, what do you mean it doesn't look like the numbers follow the order of death? The numbers are #1 through #22, and there's been 22 victims, one turning up each morning. I don't see where you're getting the idea that the numbers are out of order.