We return to the Storeroom.
By the jungle.
The air is fresher here.
R:”What is this?”
P:”A small table.”
R:”Why?”
P:”I told you.
It will look suspect if it’s so empty.”
R:”Where did you get this table?”
P:”They weren’t using it at the lab.
Look, it can act like a fridge.”
R:”…”
P:”Take one.”
R:”Did you… buy these sodas?”
P:”No.”
He gets the bottle off my hand.
P:”Hey?”
R:”Do you even know what’s inside?”
P:”Hum…”
R:”Please…”
P:”They’re closed.”
R:”That’s good enough for you…”
P:”Hum?”
R:”Gosh.”
P:”Fresh & Sparkling.
No fooze in this?”
R:”Why ask?”
P:”You could take advantage of the situation.”
R:”Before we testify…”
P:”Yep?”
R:”We have 2 distinct depositions to make.”
P:”1 for the Leisure park.
1 for the Museum.”
R:”?”
P:”You want some?”
R:”You asked for Noodles, in your Sandwich?”
P:”They’re fried.”
R:”Well…”
P:”There ain’t no more fries.
Noodles do.”
R:”…”
P:”Want to try?”
R:”I’m fine.”
P:”The chicken’s succulent.”
R:”…”
P:”It’s fried.”
R:”I see.”
P:”It’s well marinated.
There’s dark beans.
Honey Vinegar.
Red pepper powder.
And Garlic.
And some Magic sauce.”
R:”Regarding the Thief.”
P:”Hum.”
R:”Do we have an idea of her Location?”
P:”…”
R:”Is it that good?”
P:”Hum.
She’s still there.”
R:”There?”
P:”Maybe in the block.
Maybe in the building itself.
She didn’t escape.”
R:”How can you tell?”
P:”She had to transport the Slab.
It’s Large & Fragile.
The museum is a patrolled zone.
The reaction was quick.
…
She knew the building.
And the person on the floor.
Wherever she’s dead or she dies.
It’s an accomplice.”
R:”You predict she’ll be killed.”
P:”She was injured.”
R:”We can’t tell if her injury was likely to be lethal.”
P:”That’s an inconvenience.”
R:”?”
P:”That person.
That’s an inconvenience.”
R:”You suppose the Thief is in the building.”
P:”Or a nearby one.”
R:”All the buildings in vicinity are occupied…
It’s a trendy district.”
P:”Then, they can all be searched.”
R:”The Police won’t allocate such resources to a single theft.”
P:”The Academy’s paying them.”
R:”We need testimonies.”
P:”Really?”
R:”Why do you ask?”
P:”Testimonies…
People aren’t as reliable as Clues.”
R:”What can you rely on?”
P:”The body was away from the door.”
R:”You said body.
But we ignore if the guard was dead.”
P:”Let’s suppose that.
There was a burn mark on the floor.”
R:”Burn mark.
And they didn’t notice it?”
P:”It’s not exactly burned.
But there’s a discoloration.
And the shape is irregular.”
R:”So?”
P:”It can be a chemical.
A piece of clothing.
Which started to dissolve.”
R:”Voluntarily?”
P:”Think so.”
R:”What for?”
P:”Maybe they couldn’t take it away with them.”
R:”You’re telling me we’ll have to look for similar clothing.”
P:”Yep.
What they’re wearing.
Any distinguishing marks they have.”
R:”Because?”
P:”The clothes themselves could have left the marks.”
R:”How can you tell this?”
P:”Hey.”
R:”Yes?”
P:”Their bodies burn.
Why wouldn’t the clothes burn too?”
R:”You assume that’s the same people.”
P:”It’s easier.”
R:”Fine…
And then?”
P:”And what they’re doing.”
R:”Because.”
P:”We need their intentions.
Their motives.
You suck today.”
I get to the cupboard.
Lift it.
R:”Checking the Sphere?”
P:”It’s still under cupboard.”
R:”Who would enter this room?”
P:”Don’t know.”
R:”Should we leave it as is?”
P:”For now.”