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[sue_of_truth]

[With the change in scenery, Erika immediately decided to inspect the town; of course, the majority of Mayfield's changes are what one would expect a town to seem at at the end of October--boring.

HOWEVER!

When she got to City Hall, she made a discovery that made her grin.]

I, Furudo Erika, was...

[She pirouetted, pointed in the air, and stated

Comments

[wise_king]

[Always a bit morbid, Merem is there to check out the body too awwww yeah.]

[sue_of_truth]

[Without her Detective's Authority, there was room for suspicion, so...]

Do you have any doubts as to whether or not he is actually dead?

[wise_king]

Would you like me to eat him and find out?

[sue_of_truth]

No. His body should stay intact. I can tell the odds of him being dead are ninety-nine-point-nine-nine, but I want to eradicate that remaining zero-point-zero-one for a perfect and absolute investigation.

[crazyclownwoman]

[Sitting next to you. Eating candy.]

So, what're we doing out here again?

[sue_of_truth]

Oh, Motheeer. Do you remember our conversation the other day?

[crazyclownwoman]

Um....the one about Batman or the one about not letting people steal your gum?

[...you called her mother. She is so happy. Also oblivious.]

[sue_of_truth]

No, no. What I had said about the powers-that-be possessing the capacity to kill permanently.

[witchingold]

[ oh sup erika it's been a whole ]

Words often repeated from you. However, they do not normally last long. [ cacklecackle ]

[sue_of_truth]

Hmph. It's not as if this is one of your mysteries, Beatrice.

[witchingold]

This is not Rokkenjima. ... However, I will have my own fun here yet. Even so, this new spell within this town has merely just began. The detective would do well to remember that.

[sue_of_truth]

Yes, yes. Do you have any thoughts about this matter, Beatriiice?

[sue_of_truth]

[Damn it, people, leave her alone. She's got investigating to--

Wait. She sees the tail and immediately makes to grab for it.]

[sue_of_truth]

It's either real or attached to the skin with a very strong adhesive!

[mayfield_mods]

[The body is quite still, but it appears like there may be something in his pocket.]

[sue_of_truth]

[That would require this girl to frisk a burned corpse.

Which she would be more than happy to do immediately. Twice.]

What's this...?

[mayfield_mods]

[a photo falls out.]

[sue_of_truth]

[She pockets that shit like nobodies' business.]