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This is it, you think–this is the part of the detective show where you dazzle everyone by gathering the cast in the parlor before revealing the culprit! There’s no doubt in your mind that someone has it out for these people–your trip to the DEAN’S VILLA proved that much–but pinning it on someone you know?
No matter how you pair up your various pals, foes, and acquaintances with possible motives, the end result is the same: baloney! Are you missing something? Are they innocent? Even Boris and his dumbass cronies don’t completely add up, and you HATE them!
“Penny for your thoughts?”
Right, your boss wanted an answer. Giving your head a few smacks to kick it into higher gear, you ultimately end up with an aching skull and a whole lotta NOTHING! Groaning in annoyance, you give your head a few more punches just in case–you can crack this!
Well, your skull, maybe. Saving yourself the headache, you answer Sunny with a defeated sigh: you hate to say it, you mutter, but you’re really not sure… your friends might be dicks sometimes, but they don’t have anything to gain from killing ex-cultists… probably.
“Probably… and therein lies the curse, ey, Stan?” Replies your host with a mischievous look in their eye! “But perhaps you’re right–CLEARWATER’S a big town populated by countless residents with motives…” Wheeling around to gaze upwards at the starry ceiling, Sunny punctuates their sentence with a weary sigh. “The noose, Stanley, is TIGHTENING–and someone, somewhere, is waiting to make their move.”
They turn to you with a resigned look in their eyes. “This might be the last time we meet like this for a while. Precautions, and all that.” Wheeling over your way, Sonny gives your shoulder a reassuring pat. “Keep an eye out, Stan–the most fatal strikes tend to be the ones you don’t anticipate.”
With another resounding slap on the shoulder, your boss laughs the tension away as they return to the head of the table! “Seriously though: DO keep an eye out–I’d be inconsolable for MONTHS if you croaked after all this progress!”
Yea, you growl uneasily, you’d be pretty peeved too!
>CONTD.
