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

[PointMaid]

Nice work! A very impressive strike.

[Dookie]

“Hmmm…you guys think this ant has something to hide?”

> Investigate the gum…what color, what flavor?

[Despair's Archon of Memes]

As Wood Man peruses at the guns in Block 4... He realizes and thinks to himself...

"...no shotguns here..."

Wood Man leaves Block 4 to...

> go east to Block 5.

[Kennifer]

Terezi looks pretty satisfied with herself, grinning widely. She has a pretty creepy smile, but hey.

C4NT SURV1V3 WH3R3 1M FROM W1THOUT L34RN1NG TH1S K1ND OF TH1NG
TH3R3S 4LW4YS SOM3TH1NG OR SOM3BODY W4NT1NG TO K1LL YOU >:]

[Florien]

Seven searches for witnesses. [6]: Doesn't look like anyone's coming forward that hasn't already.

Lynne asks the man in green in the pawnshop. It's unclear if he's the owner or attendant, or both. [7]:

The Man in Green does not catch on to this being part of the investigation.

Oh, Ms. Doe? She comes in here sometimes. Always pawning things off. Family Heirlooms, apparently. I don't ask what she needs the money for, and she doesn't tell me. She hasn't been here in a couple days. Is she okay?

Snap investigates the gum. [?] It's black now, but you're so masterful at staring at it that you quickly determine it was probably mint-flavored, and probably was green before.

---

Wood Man heads to Block 5. It's a park. There's some trees and things, and paths through it. It's wide open, and you feel distinctly exposed in it. There's a clear shot from multiple buildings into the park.

[PointMaid]

Yeah, same. At least I haven't seen any zombies around here!

[The Map Maker]

"Couldn't be that easy, huh?"

>Search the crime scene for any minute traces left behind.

[MadameButterflyKnife]

>FINE. OBTAIN A STUPID WARRENT. AND IF YOU CANNOT?! FORGE YOUR OWN!!

[Despair's Archon of Memes]

...what am I doing.

Wood Man looks at the report... Then around at the surrounding areas. He then decides to...

>Join the others in Block 7 and investigate the crime scene

[Magolor]

"Oh, well, see... I have some bad news. She passed away..." She's rather solemn, as most people are.

[TalesofUnder]

WA HA HA! I'M-A GONNA WIN! 

(A certain stout and greedy man shoulderbashes into the fray.)

[Florien]

Seven: Look for minute traces at the crime scene [?]: It looks like the scene is pretty clean, especially for the region. All evidence suggests Jane was stabbed, shot, then left here dead, and then the scene was cleaned up after the fact. Most strange.

Wood Man also tries to investigate the scene [?]: It doesn't add any new information.

Mathra asks Seko for a warrant. She can't help you, but she doesn't say "don't forge a warrant." [9]: Your forgery is perfect, you even know the correct judge it would go through, and easily bluff your way to the recordings. It looks like Jane Doe was lurking outside the bar the night of the murder. A drunk construction worker (still in uniform) staggers out, and she follows him out of the range of the camera. About ten minutes later, the construction worker, looking shaken, can be seen passing back by the camera, walking into the street.

---

Oh? Sorry to hear that ma'am. She was a good customer. Would you like to buy anything?

The Man in Green shrugs. He doesn't seem particularly surprised, but less in an "I did the crime" way and more in a "It wasn't unexpected."

[The Map Maker]

"This is no amateur, I betcha."

>Ask if anyone saw the victim alive shortly before the murder.

[Florien]

Seven asks around about people who saw the victim alive before the murder. [6]: People seem evasive and cagey about the situation, and a little scared, but it does seem that the last time anyone who is currently in the Catkin saw Jane Doe, she was lurking just outside the bar. After that, no one knows what happened.

[Magolor]

"Oh, uh, I'm sorta broke right now, but your wares look like they're in perfect condition. Sorry for your time!"

She mutters in embarrassment and sadness. Her line of work was never devoid of tragedy. Onto the next place!

> Head over to block 4, y'know, the one with the weapons? And approach The Specialty Items.

[Dookie]

After doing some valuable investigation, Snap realizes he's hungry. He decides to enter the store, despite possibly being banned.

> Grab some grub

[Despair's Archon of Memes]

(internal) this isn't getting us anywhere.

Wood Man looks around...

but what if...

>To the Store at Block 2!

[PointMaid]

Five runs around talking to the other consultants to learn what they know. Then she >Heads to the bar to see if the regulars can give her any information about Jane and the night she died.

[Kennifer]

Terezi is just going to go over the available information in her head, surely putting her CUNN1NG L3G4L M1ND to work.

[Florien]

The Spymaster calls in for a moment.

I would just like to remind you that you do all have prepaid credit cards. Do try to spend responsibly, if you overspend, it goes onto your credit score, not mine, and the credit collection agencies around here tend to get violent. Okay, thank you.

Meanwhile, Lynne heads to the arms dealers, and asks to see the specialty stock. Entering the old factory building, she is shown shotguns, automatic weapons, and sniper rifles, as well as a box of Semtex and some processed ANFO, with all the appropriate ignition tools for each. The bald sales guy repeats his mantra.

Cash, Credit, or Debit, we don't take Crypto. Ammo's in the back. All these are untraceable.

Meanwhile, Snap tries to enter the store, and is immediately thrown out again before he can buy anything, landing on Wood Man.

Runner Five tries to talk to the bar patrons. [1]: She accidentally insults one of them, who throws a glass at her. 5-6, it misses, but it hits another customer, and a bar fight breaks out. Information may be hard to come by at this time.

Terezi tries to think about the information on hand.

1. The Catkin Lane Killer has killed exactly one person every night for the past 21 nights, all on block 7.
2. No witnesses have come forward.
3. The victim was bayonetted and shot with a shotgun, in that order.
4. The victim was a petty criminal.
5. The scene is unusually clean, it looks like any trace evidence was removed after the fact.
6. A construction worker was followed by Jane, and then, ten minutes later, walked back by the camera, visibly shaken, even on the grainy footage.
7. CSI only came to block 7 for the first case, and haven't come back since.

[Cassie]

Yo hello what the hell is this girl doing with a buncha tentacles behind her?

"Wah!..."

She takes notice of the others investigating.

>take a look of Block 1

[PointMaid]

...Great.

She > Dodges and ducks her way out of the bar, heading to make a jog looking for the construction worker on the video...

[Despair's Archon of Memes]

Wood Man is knocked over by Snap, lying face-up on the floor.

oh shit who are you?

[Kennifer]

Terezi will also...

>Try to sniff out the construction worker. Literally, since it's how she "sees".

[Dookie]

Wood Man is knocked over by Snap, lying face-up on the floor.

oh shit who are you?

“Snap. Who are you? And also, could you get a big pack of gummy worms for me in there?”