Kingdom Lost - Episode 2 "Department 7"

[Tokiwong]

The evening passes for the detectives, but Dan is quiet, around two in the morning he drops Selene off to get her stuff. For the most part the detectives are exhausted from the long day and even though they have much to do, and even they need rest.

I.E. the detectives eventually crash after they finish their work, and then probably come in late the next day, to get things rolling.

Selene shows up at about eight in the morning by herself, her silver Honda Civic sitting in Dan’s usual spot. She places a letter down on Dan’s desk, and sighs, “I don’t think Dan will be showing up this morning… or for awhile… he was really freaked out… and well…”

Contents of the Letter

Hey guys sorry about this, but I need some time to really process all crazy stuff that has happened. Sharp teeth dude, the tricks that Sakura did, and just that whole Department 7 thing, is way too much for me right now. I am heading up to Canada for a vacation to get my bearings, and just try and think things through.

I am sorry guys, tell Graham I am finally taking that vacation he kept harping on me about, so he shouldn’t worry. Maybe I will be back, I don’t know, but until then, I got to relax, and just let my brain take all this stuff in. Either way, I hope you are not too disappointed but this is just too weird even for me…

-Dan

PS: Don’t worry about me, I got a case of ice-cold beer waiting for me, I will be okay

Alicia sighs, “That sucks, what weird stuff he is talking about? Oh, how did you guys like the cookies? They were my mother’s recipe!”

Selene smiles weakly, “They were great thank you,” she says to Alicia, “oh I am sorry my name is Selene, nice to meet you.”

“Alicia, oh wait, you’re that girl… I mean, uhh nice to meet you,” Alicia replies.

“Yeah that is me,” Selene rolls her eyes.

 

[Festy_Dog]

James chuckles at the exchange between Selene and Alicia, but is a little concerned by the letter. He had arrived earlier than normal, looking notably more eager than usual to get business underway.

"Selene, did he tell you where he was going exactly?" he asks her.

For some reason I think its in his best interest not to tell anyone where exactly. Hmm, but with Dan gone Selene's probably gonna get a flirty... well, flirtier than before anyway. How to deal with that...

 

[Shalimar]

Sakura is crestfallen at the news that Dan had left, they were suppoused to be partners, look out for each other, to be able to talk to each other, this wasn't right, it shouldn't have happened like this. Selene had probably even slept with Dan last night too. The diminutive Japanese girl scowled, but the glare was not really directed at Selene, it was intended inward, at herself. She knew she should have told Dan that she was attracted to him, she had thought he got it, or at least that he was starting to, but then Selene showed up, looking like Dan's perfect match and needing him to save her.

"The big bozoo, why couldn't he have called me to talk about it before he left, I mean, I would have gone over if he called." she says sadly, sitting down into her desk

 

[JimAde]

Dexter focuses his bloodshot eyes on Sakura with a little difficulty. It had been a very long night. "Don't take it personally Sempai. Everybody deals with stress differently. Take my cousin Muffy, for instance. Whenever something goes wrong for her she maxes out a credit card or two and feels way better. Dan's just the stoic, go-it-alone type." He chuckles. "And I thought they were extinct."

He hands her a thin binder filled with printout. "Here's everything I got on Krista and company last night. Have a look."

[OOC: See Tokiwong's earlier post on Dexter's research results.]

 

[Tokiwong]

James chuckles at the exchange between Selene and Alicia, but is a little concerned by the letter. He had arrived earlier than normal, looking notably more eager than usual to get business underway.

"Selene, did he tell you where he was going exactly?" he asks her.

For some reason I think its in his best interest not to tell anyone where exactly. Hmm, but with Dan gone Selene's probably gonna get a flirty... well, flirtier than before anyway. How to deal with that...

"He didn't really say, I talked to him some, but he was pretty distant," Selene sighs, "So now what?"

 

[Festy_Dog]

"Today? I think we'll be investigating Kayla and her boyfriend, unless anyone's got any kewl ideas," James proposes, looking to the others in case they have ideas, "It'd be pretty nifty to pay a visit to the Department 7 blokes in a couple of days' time and already have the solution to a case to offer them."

Should give them a pleasant surprise about our capabilities.

 

[Tokiwong]

"Today? I think we'll be investigating Kayla and her boyfriend, unless anyone's got any kewl ideas," James proposes, looking to the others in case they have ideas, "It'd be pretty nifty to pay a visit to the Department 7 blokes in a couple of days' time and already have the solution to a case to offer them."

Should give them a pleasant surprise about our capabilities.

Selene smirks, "I think you mean Krista..." she shakes her head, "I checked around for that notebook when I stopped by my place, but I didn't see it, I guess she put it up somewhere. Today though, she is off, no class for the day, she has class on Tuesdays and Thursdays and a short class on Saturday afternoons."

"You sound pretty confident you can solve this case, is this tied to that freaky murder over the weekend?" she replies to James.

 

[JimAde]

Dexter finishes off his extra large French Vanilla and says, "I'd like to check in on Doctor Wilson, too. As far as I know, she was the only one who knew we were investigating that script." He starts tapping away on his computer, pulling up Doctor Wilson's contact information. "Then all of a sudden my cousin Myron shows up with a cryptic warning about it. I'm afraid she's either in trouble or in on this. Either way it seems worth looking into."

 

[Festy_Dog]

Selene smirks, "I think you mean Krista..." she shakes her head,

"Heh, oops, I'm not all that good with names, sorry," James explains.

"You sound pretty confident you can solve this case, is this tied to that freaky murder over the weekend?" she replies to James.

"I'd assume so. If its freaky and at Pepperdine I'd wager there was a connection. On the other hand I'm pretty hyped up over all this stuff, so reign me in if I'm going over the top," he says, "But, as I'm seeing things, rituals are associated with cults, and cults have multiple members. If Krista Hope I got her name right. isn't actually involved in the murders I'm sure she'd know who is, or at least have a good idea. Suggesting she is part of cult, that is."

"I'd like to check in on Doctor Wilson, too. As far as I know, she was the only one who knew we were investigating that script." He starts tapping away on his computer, pulling up Doctor Wilson's contact information. "Then all of a sudden my cousin Myron shows up with a cryptic warning about it. I'm afraid she's either in trouble or in on this. Either way it seems worth looking into."

"Eep, never considered her being part of it," James adds, "I'm imagining we'd be kinda screwed if my cult theory was true and spanned multiple campuses, and Wilson was in on it."

 

[Shalimar]

"I'll stay here while you guys go out and check on Doctor Wilson and do your research on Selene's roommate, I need to be here when Sandra shows up, I also need to get all our info on that together for her, I'll print up the pictures and if your still willing Selene, record you telling about what happened between you. That way she can get all of this stuff behind her and do what she has to for her and Sean." she tells the others as she is doing paperwork from her desk, filling out an invoice for the work, and writing in the findings.

"Koga is gonna stop by as well and take me to lunch, I need to tell him about whats going on since he might be caught up in all of this as much as me and Selene are. So whatever you guys want to do, after lunch I can meet up with you guys on my bike, I'll just call and find out where you are."