The Crimster
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OOC: Waiting for Doc Silver to post, and then I'll do my turn.
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But how to we explain Randy's injuries? And I'm personally all for not showing that letter to Julia... unless our resident law-enforcement officer thinks it's absolutely necessary. The implications are... not good. However, aside from that, yes we should include the rest of it, not including the otherworldly drawer.
Anabstercorian
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Hmmm...
We hide Randy's injuries if possible. If not possible, they're a nasty infection of flesh eating bacteria he got a few days ago.
I think we should show the police the letter. They're the police, they should be told. But if I'm outvoted I'll keep quiet as a mouse, I promise.
IDEA: Show the police the gate in the cupboard, yes or no? I vote we show it to them. They can't deny what's right in front of their eyes, and it could open up the possibility of being honest about everything else as well.
We hide Randy's injuries if possible. If not possible, they're a nasty infection of flesh eating bacteria he got a few days ago.
I think we should show the police the letter. They're the police, they should be told. But if I'm outvoted I'll keep quiet as a mouse, I promise.
IDEA: Show the police the gate in the cupboard, yes or no? I vote we show it to them. They can't deny what's right in front of their eyes, and it could open up the possibility of being honest about everything else as well.
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Or it could open up the possibility that we're all nutcases. Look Randy, I've never seen anything like those bees before, and they did a number on you, and probably injected God-knows-what into you. I'm not saying you didn't see something but I think it would be foolish to be overly hopeful in hoping they're going to see the same thing in the drawer.
I don't want them to think we're a bunch of stressed-out yahoos, because I want them to take us seriously. I want them to find that other creep!
I don't want them to think we're a bunch of stressed-out yahoos, because I want them to take us seriously. I want them to find that other creep!
The Crimster
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Sgt. Canter looks down at the statements and sighs. He seems to sigh quite often.
"Very odd," He seems to mutter to himself. "Very, very odd."
Kristof takes off his glasses and rubs them with his shirt. "Yes, absolutely. May I ask, Officer Canter, what is it you think that happened here?"
Sgt. Canter looks up and leans back in the chair which creaks out a protest. "Officially, it looks like a robbery gone wrong. There are several reports on the books over the years on various break-ins to this address, but it's never involved weapons that I can tell. Perhaps they've never been confronted before, this... 'i' Society. But whatever they wanted, I think they found it in that safe. I did an inventory of what remains, and I didn't find anything left in there that could be considered 'valuable'. Old books. Notes. Lots of odd notes." Sgt. Canter scratches his head. "There were some odd black smudges on the drawer and in the corner. We took samples to do an analysis. Oh! And that drawer. Didn't find anything unusual there. Just some school paperwork, term papers and such."
Another officer leans in through the kitchen door. "Sergeant? We're all done here." Canter looks up. "Thanks, Jack. I'll be out in a minute. Warm up the car for me, will you?" The officer disappears, and Canter stands up.
"Well, I think that's it for now. I've got your statements, your contact information... I appreciate your cooperation, all of you." He turns to Julia. "Mrs. Pickman, I am sorry for your loss and what happened here today. You can be sure that our department will do it's best to find these characters and put them away." Canter puts on his trenchcoat and hat, and stuffs your statements into a small briefcase. "I'm also sorry that you had to read that letter, Mrs. Pickman. I'm not sure exactly what it means, but it was important to know about all possible suspects. We'll try and find this 'Tracy', and see if she's involved. You say she was a member of the i Society as well?" Julia nods slowly and lowers her head.
Sergeant Canter looks to each of you and extends his hand. "Kristoff, Dr. Silver, nice to meet you. You too, Randy. I hope that skin condition clears up soon." He turns to leave.
OOC: Any questions for the departing Sergeant Canter? Next post by me: ~11am EST Friday May 31. If no questions by that time, I'll move forward.
"Very odd," He seems to mutter to himself. "Very, very odd."
Kristof takes off his glasses and rubs them with his shirt. "Yes, absolutely. May I ask, Officer Canter, what is it you think that happened here?"
Sgt. Canter looks up and leans back in the chair which creaks out a protest. "Officially, it looks like a robbery gone wrong. There are several reports on the books over the years on various break-ins to this address, but it's never involved weapons that I can tell. Perhaps they've never been confronted before, this... 'i' Society. But whatever they wanted, I think they found it in that safe. I did an inventory of what remains, and I didn't find anything left in there that could be considered 'valuable'. Old books. Notes. Lots of odd notes." Sgt. Canter scratches his head. "There were some odd black smudges on the drawer and in the corner. We took samples to do an analysis. Oh! And that drawer. Didn't find anything unusual there. Just some school paperwork, term papers and such."
Another officer leans in through the kitchen door. "Sergeant? We're all done here." Canter looks up. "Thanks, Jack. I'll be out in a minute. Warm up the car for me, will you?" The officer disappears, and Canter stands up.
"Well, I think that's it for now. I've got your statements, your contact information... I appreciate your cooperation, all of you." He turns to Julia. "Mrs. Pickman, I am sorry for your loss and what happened here today. You can be sure that our department will do it's best to find these characters and put them away." Canter puts on his trenchcoat and hat, and stuffs your statements into a small briefcase. "I'm also sorry that you had to read that letter, Mrs. Pickman. I'm not sure exactly what it means, but it was important to know about all possible suspects. We'll try and find this 'Tracy', and see if she's involved. You say she was a member of the i Society as well?" Julia nods slowly and lowers her head.
Sergeant Canter looks to each of you and extends his hand. "Kristoff, Dr. Silver, nice to meet you. You too, Randy. I hope that skin condition clears up soon." He turns to leave.
OOC: Any questions for the departing Sergeant Canter? Next post by me: ~11am EST Friday May 31. If no questions by that time, I'll move forward.
Anabstercorian
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"Sir... Do you have any theories on what that Bobby character did to escape so quickly? It didn't make any sense. I was looking right at it. One moment he was there, the next he was gone, and there was just that mess of markings you mentioned." Alex leaves out mention of the strange "simplifying" effect he had noticed.
The Crimster
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Sergeant Canter scratches his head, oblivious to the fact he's wearing a hat.
"Well, there's two possibilities. That one perp... the one with the shotgun. He blew out the lights, right? Well I'm thinking that it was too dark to see 'Bobby' jump out of the window. The rain, not to mention the well-cropped grass - doesn't leave much for tracks. Oh, by the way, we have people calling every McDonald's in a 50 mile radius, and getting any information on any 'Bobby' that's been employed there in the past year. We'll find him."
"Well, there's two possibilities. That one perp... the one with the shotgun. He blew out the lights, right? Well I'm thinking that it was too dark to see 'Bobby' jump out of the window. The rain, not to mention the well-cropped grass - doesn't leave much for tracks. Oh, by the way, we have people calling every McDonald's in a 50 mile radius, and getting any information on any 'Bobby' that's been employed there in the past year. We'll find him."
Anabstercorian
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"Yes, conceivably he COULD have jumped. It's only a few feet down to the grass. The problem is this: Bobby would have had to cross the room and leaped out of the window there, because the window is on the opposite side of the room from where I saw him! I mean... We would have heard him, or something... Right, Randy? You saw it too. Randy was looking RIGHT AT HIM."
Alex looks at Randy hopefully, wanting something to back up the nightmarish thing he saw as reality and not the product of his deranged mind.
Alex looks at Randy hopefully, wanting something to back up the nightmarish thing he saw as reality and not the product of his deranged mind.
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Randy looks at Alex.
“I do not know what exactly happened to Bobby. I was busy covering the other guy who was here, just in case he decided to try something. (At this Randy makes a small movement with his hand to Alex. Telling him to just let it go). If he did jump out the window then with the rain there is probably no way we can track him right now. Hopefully the other suspect will id him later. As for the running across the room after that shotgun blast my ears are still ringing, I could not have heard him running across the room at the time.”
Randy will subtly pull Alex aside and whisper to him. “I know I saw the same thing you did. But since the drawer is no longer the same we have no proof that anything was going on that was different. We need to just stick to the facts the cops can believe and not give them any reason to think we have just flipped our gourds. Alex, Julia said she would help us to understand what is going on here. She seems to have some idea who these people are, and maybe how to find them.”
“Sergeant Canter. If there is any other questions we might be able to answer just let us know.”
Randy looks at Alex.
“I do not know what exactly happened to Bobby. I was busy covering the other guy who was here, just in case he decided to try something. (At this Randy makes a small movement with his hand to Alex. Telling him to just let it go). If he did jump out the window then with the rain there is probably no way we can track him right now. Hopefully the other suspect will id him later. As for the running across the room after that shotgun blast my ears are still ringing, I could not have heard him running across the room at the time.”
Randy will subtly pull Alex aside and whisper to him. “I know I saw the same thing you did. But since the drawer is no longer the same we have no proof that anything was going on that was different. We need to just stick to the facts the cops can believe and not give them any reason to think we have just flipped our gourds. Alex, Julia said she would help us to understand what is going on here. She seems to have some idea who these people are, and maybe how to find them.”
“Sergeant Canter. If there is any other questions we might be able to answer just let us know.”
Anabstercorian
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Alex bites his lip and nods slowly. "Okay... You're right. I'll drop it."
He sighs and lies down on the couch, trying to relax.
He sighs and lies down on the couch, trying to relax.
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