At hearing his false name being called, Chu-e glanced up in mild surprise. Then something like a smile flicked across his face, lightly waving to the other and motioning for him to come over; he had managed to secure himself a few prime seats since he had been deemed the head investigator now. At the question, he gave a snort and motioned around them with a sweeping gesture.

"Oh, you know. Missing persons. Suspected murder. The usual." He offered Zac the file he had been looking over and also flashed his own ID before putting it back away. Not exactly standard police protocol to show off important case details to civilians, but then again he wasn't really police and had been kind of forced into this role anyway. He took it as a chance to do whatever he wanted since it wouldn't fall back on his own ass in the end.

"Hope you're not here to spend the night. Until we know what happened, this place is mostly roped off. With the way the Froslass are hounding this place, you might not wake up, anyway."

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Should Zac choose to read the file, he will learn the basic case information outlined in the first post!

- The Missing Person's name is Sara Tanaka, as well as her basic descriptors.
- There are 8 suspects.
- The suspects are confined to their rooms or other places in the hotel, given the dangerous situation outside.
- There was blood found in one of the rooms and signs of a struggle on the 3rd Floor.

"I'm the lead investigator right now and I say it's cool, so if someone has a problem with it they can suck an egg." He stood up and gave a small stretch, groaning slightly and rubbing his side after he did. Damn thing was sore.

"The fight... ah, yeah, that was in the laundry room up there. We don't have too much information about that. A noise complaint from last night, about 11:45 PM, but no one had anything else to say when questioned. Kind of suspicious, since two of the suspects were on the floor at the time."

Looks like the start of a very basic time line, but this information was still kind of sparse. "After we check these spots out, we can talk to the suspects again if you want. None of them are particularly chatty, so good luck."

That said, Chu-e got them on the small service elevator to ride to the 3rd floor. He wasn't in the shape to take all those stairs right now.

The hallway, like the rest of the hotel, was once grand but now run down and a bit dated. The carpets were plush but stained and the decorations on the wall in need of a good dusting. Chu-e led Zac down the hall and stopped at a set of double doors which were roped off. He just slid the doors open and moved the rope, stepping inside.

As promised, the room was in bad shape. It was small, just big enough for maybe four people Zac's size, with an older set of Washer and Dryer against one wall. Against the opposite was a long wooden table, a laundry basket of wet towels tipped over on top. The back wall had a small window, just big enough that someone on the smaller side like Chu-e could maybe wedge themselves through if they could get up to it. The place was wrecked, aside from that. Half dried mud was all over the floor, bare footprints belonging to at least two people smudged and tracked. The dryer had a large dent in the side and was pulled halfway away from the wall while the washing machine's glass door was shattered. Towels and linens, in various states of dampness and soil, were littering the floor and table as well.

"Now," Chu-e jerked his thumb in the direction of the room. "kind of a big damned mess for one noise complaint, right?"

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- The Missing Person's name is Sara Tanaka, as well as her basic descriptors.
- There are 8 suspects.
- The suspects are confined to their rooms or other places in the hotel, given the dangerous situation outside.
- There was blood found in one of the rooms and signs of a struggle on the 3rd Floor.

- The struggle on the 3rd floor happened roughly around 11:45 PM, when a single noise complaint was called in.
- Two suspects were on the 3rd floor around 11:45 PM.

"Could be. This was all before any pokemon were confiscated, so who knows if they were involved or not. I could ring someone to get me a list of what belongs to who if you think it matters." Pokemon were kind of famous of how much of a mess they could make indoors if battling. This didn't look like anything he had seen from a battle, though.

What Vibrava would find wasn't much. The chaos of the footprints seemed like they had been stepping over each other's multiple times, like one would expect from a dance or a fight. Just the two of them, too. What the pokemon might find that out of the ordinary, though, buried in a thick cake of mud in the corner, was what looked to be a charm. Metal, like from a bracelet or a necklace, the top metal ring still intact but bent out of shape. The charm seemed to be made of metal, a stylized heart painted two shades of alternating pink. Other than this, there was nothing else int he room to be found.

"Alright... so, our two on this floor are Misty Rivers and Soprano Pearl." 'Weird names' was muttered under his breath. "Mr. Pearl's room is closer and Mrs. Rivers' is just down the hall. Which one you wanna hit first?" Chu-e was already leaving the room but he did stop to wait on directions from Zac.

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- The Missing Person's name is Sara Tanaka, as well as her basic descriptors.
- There are 8 suspects.
- The suspects are confined to their rooms or other places in the hotel, given the dangerous situation outside.
- There was blood found in one of the rooms and signs of a struggle on the 3rd Floor.

- The struggle on the 3rd floor happened roughly around 11:45 PM, when a single noise complaint was called in.
- Two suspects were on the 3rd floor around 11:45 PM.
- Vibrava found a heart charm in the mud in the laundry room.

- Suspect 1: Misty Rivers
- Suspect 2: Soprano Pearl

The walk down just took a moment and Chu-e confidently knocked on the door. A rather busty middle aged woman opened the door, frowning at the two men as she eyed them. She was blond and short, skinny but with a softness to her stomach and arms that showed she didn't work out. Her face was covered in thick makeup and a necklace seemed to be lost in her cleavage, whatever at the end eaten up and hidden by her bust.

"Yeah?" She grumbled out, and her voice was raspy and low like she smoked.

"Ji-Hoon Ki and Zac Ramsay. We're the special investigators and need to ask you a few questions."

She narrowed her eyes at Chu-e after he spoke. "I already talked to the cops."

Regardless, she allowed the two of them inside and shut the door behind them. Her room was a mess, the kind of clutter that came with time as if she lived in the room. Lots of things seemed to be related to Tauros Riding, faded ribbons and trophies scattered on one shelf in the corner.

"Alright, I'll make this quick. Ask away." Misty still seemed uncomfortable but was willing to answer the questions, at least.

The disturbance on the 3rd floor

"Disturban-... oh, you mean that big fight? Yeah, I wasn't around when that happened. I was down in the bar with Sammy knocking back drinks when that happened. Just came up to my room a while later and the place was all messed up. Poor Maddie was lamenting having to clean it up."

What they know about Sara Tanaka

"Ugh, not too much. Her and her husband just arrived... about a week ago? She was nice but kind of prim. You know, like, those 'always virgin' types who are all pure and sweet and innocent even though they're married. We didn't see each other much, but she would always stay for a minute or two around breakfast and ask how I was doing. Kind of air headed but seemed like her heart was in the right place. I felt bad for her, because you could tell her man just wasn't as into her as she was him."

Soprano Pearl

"That asshole?" This time she huffs, her hand traveling to her pocket and pulling out a cigarette. She doesn't light it, no smoking allowed inside, just starts to chew on the butt in agitation. "He used to be some big shot songwriter or something. You know those fancy music scores? Those types of things. Then he ended up 'losing his creative juices'" she deepened her voice to mock, presumably, Soprano during this part. "or some shit." She huffs.

"He's been here a little over a month. Never talks to me but he keeps looking at me with his beady little eyes... I know he's looking down on me, that pompous dick. Won't even talk to me and he always just leaves when I come into the room. "

Do you have any more questions for Misty?

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- The Missing Person's name is Sara Tanaka, as well as her basic descriptors.
- There are 8 suspects.
- The suspects are confined to their rooms or other places in the hotel, given the dangerous situation outside.
- There was blood found in one of the rooms and signs of a struggle on the 3rd Floor.

- The struggle on the 3rd floor happened roughly around 11:45 PM, when a single noise complaint was called in.
- Two suspects were on the 3rd floor around 11:45 PM.
- Vibrava found a heart charm in the mud in the laundry room.

- Suspect 1: Misty Rivers
--- Misty claims she was with 'Sammy' in the 1st floor Bar when the laundry room disturbance happened. She also says she saw 'Maddie' outside the laundry room after coming back to her room, after the disturbance had happened.
--- Misty claims that Sara Tanaka was 'nice, but air headed' but also that she didn't know her that well.
--- Misty does not like Soprano and is more than happy to put down his character.

- Suspect 2: Soprano Pearl

Who is Sammy? Who is Maddy?

"Sammy and Maddy? Oh, well, that's Samantha Sanguine and Madeline Rogers. Sammy is the bartender who works downstairs and Maddy is one of the maids." Already expecting the next set of questions, Misty opens up about the other two. "Sammy is a real sweetheart. Touch as nails and could probably knock a big guy like you down easy. We talk a lot and I'm real fond of her. She's gotten into some money trouble, I think, but she's been real quiet about it. Maddy keeps to herself, has that whole 'apathetic teen' thing going on cause she's so young. Kind of lazy but pretty reliable if you can get a flame under her ass. Her and the manager don't see eye to eye a lot."

Clearing his throat, Chu-e tried to get Zac's attention. "Samantha and Madeline are also two of our suspects." Their names were on the list, anyway.

Tell me more about Sara's husband

"Yoshiwa, I think his name is? I don't know too much about him. He's not as friendly as Sara; not in a 'stuck up' way but like you could tell he's shy. In the morning he would sit with Mr. Rhios, he lives on the second floor, and they would talk religion. So I guess he's religious? Mr. Clamber's wife also talked to him once or twice. Poor thing, I think she had a crush on him. Other than that, I don't know too much. He never seemed like he was mean to Sara, just kind of... distant?"

Pushing the list over again, Chu-e showed Zac that 'Baron Thios, Jay Clamber, and a Cherry Clamber were also on the suspect list. Looks like all of them had been mentioned at least once by now.

Do you know who this necklace belongs to?

Misty leans in to give it a good once over before shaking her head. "Nah, I'm afraid I've not seen that before. Sorry."

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- The Missing Person's name is Sara Tanaka, as well as her basic descriptors.
- There are 8 suspects.
- The suspects are confined to their rooms or other places in the hotel, given the dangerous situation outside.
- There was blood found in one of the rooms and signs of a struggle on the 3rd Floor.

- The struggle on the 3rd floor happened roughly around 11:45 PM, when a single noise complaint was called in.
- Two suspects were on the 3rd floor around 11:45 PM.
- Vibrava found a heart charm in the mud in the laundry room.
- Zac has learned the name of all the Suspects.
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- Suspect 1: Misty Rivers
--- Misty claims she was with 'Sammy' in the 1st floor Bar when the laundry room disturbance happened. She also says she saw 'Maddie' outside the laundry room after coming back to her room, after the disturbance had happened.
--- Misty claims that Sara Tanaka was 'nice, but air headed' but also that she didn't know her that well.
--- Misty does not like Soprano and is more than happy to put down his character.
--- Misty is friends with Samantha and says she is a bartender.
--- Misty is neutral on Madeline and says she is a maid.
--- Misty claims she didn't know Yoshiwa well, but he seemed nice but anxious. She also claims he spoke more to Baron Rhios, Cherry Clamber, and may be religious.
--- Misty thinks that Cherry Clamber has a crush on Yoshiwa.
--- Misty does not recognize the charm.

- Suspect 2: Soprano Pearl
- Suspect 3: Samantha Sanguine
- Suspect 4: Madeline Rogers
- Suspect 5: Yoshiwa Tanaka
- Suspect 6: Baron Rhios
- Suspect 7: Jay Clamber
- Suspect 8: Cherry Clamber

As it would turn out, Soprano was less forthcoming than Misty had been. At first he tried to refuse the two into his room before giving in after some prodding from Choi. Soprano was a handsome man, if a bit wiry and thin, who looked about the same age as Misty in his mid forties. His room wasn't as messy as Misty's had been, a few bags still packed in the corner, but there were a lot of papers and what looked to be old records on his desk. The room was neat and clean with not a hair out of place- much like his slicked back hair. His clothes were basic but expensive, a white button up with a tie and black dress pants.

Tell us about yourself?

"I'm Soprano Pearl. I write music scores for movies. There isn't much else to say." He stares Zac and Chu-e down his nose, still resentful and tight lipped. Maybe Misty was onto something with her 'beady eyed' comment.

Did you hear the disturbance on this floor/call it in?

"No." That seems like all he'll say on it, until Chu-e clears his throat and gives Soprano a look. Something like anger flashes in his eyes, but he is still calm and proper. "I was on the second floor when that happened."

Do you spend much time with Misty?

At this question, something more like surprise flickers on his features, followed by the faintest hint of a blush. "No." A pause and he glances to the side. "... did she mention me?" He almost sounds... hopeful?

Have you seen anything suspicious lately?

"No." He is quiet for a few moments, eyebrows knit. "... maybe. Father Rhios has been coming back to his room very late the last few nights." He scowls. "Mr. Clamber is also always suspicious."

Tell us about Sara Tanaka?

"I can't tell you much. I only met her twice. Once in the dining room when she first came in, once last night in the hallway. She had laundry." He frowns at that. "... the second floor laundry room is not broken. I don't know why she wanted to use this floor's machine."

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- The Missing Person's name is Sara Tanaka, as well as her basic descriptors.
- There are 8 suspects.
- The suspects are confined to their rooms or other places in the hotel, given the dangerous situation outside.
- There was blood found in one of the rooms and signs of a struggle on the 3rd Floor.

- The struggle on the 3rd floor happened roughly around 11:45 PM, when a single noise complaint was called in.
- Two suspects were on the 3rd floor around 11:45 PM.
- Vibrava found a heart charm in the mud in the laundry room.
- Zac has learned the name of all the Suspects.
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- Suspect 1: Misty Rivers
--- Misty claims she was with 'Sammy' in the 1st floor Bar when the laundry room disturbance happened. She also says she saw 'Maddie' outside the laundry room after coming back to her room, after the disturbance had happened.
--- Misty claims that Sara Tanaka was 'nice, but air headed' but also that she didn't know her that well.
--- Misty does not like Soprano and is more than happy to put down his character.
--- Misty is friends with Samantha and says she is a bartender.
--- Misty is neutral on Madeline and says she is a maid.
--- Misty claims she didn't know Yoshiwa well, but he seemed nice but anxious. She also claims he spoke more to Baron Rhios, Cherry Clamber, and may be religious.
--- Misty thinks that Cherry Clamber has a crush on Yoshiwa.
--- Misty does not recognize the charm.

- Suspect 2: Soprano Pearl
--- Soprano says he writes music scores for movies.
--- Soprano claims he was on the second floor when the disturbance happened and was not the one to call it in.
--- Soprano says he does not spend time with Misty.
--- Soprano says that Baron Rhios has been going back to his room later, which is suspicious.
--- Soprano also claims that Mr. Clamber is 'always suspicious'.
--- Soprano says he has little information on Sara, but he did see her last night on the 3rd floor with laundry before she went missing.

- Suspect 3: Samantha Sanguine
- Suspect 4: Madeline Rogers
- Suspect 5: Yoshiwa Tanaka
- Suspect 6: Baron Rhios
- Suspect 7: Jay Clamber
- Suspect 8: Cherry Clamber