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Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Aug-16-2016 23:07

There will be 4 activities this week. All events start on Thursday, August 18, at 12:00 AM, SST. Three of the four events are continued from last week. Good luck. ;-)

1. Treasure Hunts - Week 2
This event lasts two weeks. You were given the instructions for this last week, so if you need to review them, please read the Second Week's Activities' thread. The scoring system HAS BEEN REVAMPED. All hunts are now worth 10 points, not 100. Teams receive 3 participation points for the FIRST six hunts they open and do one favor for in the correct categories. Once you have completed six hunts in the same categories as before, YOU ARE DONE. This activity ends on Wednesday, August 24th.

2. Scavenger Hunt - Week 2
This is the SECOND part of this event. You have one week to complete this activity. Please send a screenshot of your locker to Riza Hawkeye for verification purposes by Thursday, August 18, 12:00 AM, SST. All items on List #1 are INVALID after Wednesday, August 17, 11:59 PM, SST. You will be given a second list on the Sleuth Talk board. All items MUST BE COLLECTED IN ORDER, and screenshots must be sent to Riza as you collect each item. You have until Wednesday, August 24, 11:59 PM, SST, to complete this list.

3. Role Playing Essay Contest - Week 2
This event lasts two weeks. You were given the instructions for this last week, so if you need to review them, please read the Second Week's Activities' thread. Essays are due Wednesday, August 24, 11:59 PM, SST.

4. Twist/Closer Contest
This is a *TEAM* writing contest. One writer for your team is already assuming most of the responsibility for the Role Playing Essay, so DO NOT BUG THEM about this. The other 3 members of the team will submit ONE entry. Together, you will submit the idea and writing for ONE complete twist (and accompanying closer). Ideas and writing must be as fully detailed as possible. You must include descriptions of the twist's effects if necessary (gain faction standing, trigger Larry the Toe, etc).

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DevilishWings
DevilishWings
Charioteer

Aug-23-2016 14:11

Fine, we'll go first.

“How in the world did this happen,” Devi wondered out loud.

Much to her surprise, somehow, the Chariots were right behind her. Having heard the commotion, they followed suit. They were all looking at a rather surreal scene.

“Well that looks like someone horsed around,” Murray said.

“Really? Jokes in times like this?” Devi rolled her eyes. They had a job to do, darn it!

“Oh, get off your high horse, Devi,” Mort snickered. “I bet the last thing she thought before she died, was how crushed she would be to not participate in the Olympics anymore. Funnily enough, she did end up being crushed, albeit in a different way.”

“Can we quit with the jokes and figure out how that poor girl ended up under that pommel? How did that even get in the hotel?”

BadAss, ever the dour, threw the boys a severe look, settled his hat better on his head and took off towards the crime scene. He took out his notebook and started jotting down everything he saw, one of his many habits. It was a gory scene, full of blood and other stuff no one really wants to think about. The woman was crushed under a pommel that seemed to have fallen from the landing above the stairs. Truth be told, the situation stood quite differently, the detectives were sure. The pommel had been thrown.

Devi took off to that location, leaving the men behind to the gruesome scene. She wanted to figure out just how someone could throw a pommel horse onto that poor lady. Sure enough, there were marks all over the railing, as well as a couple of chalk covered shoe prints in different sizes. They didn’t match. Devi called Mortimer for a second to take a closer look at the shoe prints. Her intuition was right; the prints didn’t match. That meant they had two killers on their hands.


DevilishWings
DevilishWings
Charioteer

Aug-23-2016 14:12

Devi joined the rest of the Chariots just as the coroner arrived to take the body. BadAss tucked the notebook in his coat pocket, while Murray and Mort chatted with the doctor. They coaxed him to inform them immediately if anything suspicious was found during the autopsy, but it was pretty clear what the cause of death had been. The only question remaining was whether it was the Swiss gymnastics team or the French yachting folks. Or maybe it was the American rowers.

“We have loads of people to interview,” Devi said grimly. The place was teeming with athletes, tourists and locals. Just enough people to see something and too many to actually have any good leads to go on. That was always the case with big crowds. Everyone saw something, but no one saw the details.

“That we do. But first, we dine. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse,” BadAss said, cracking a rare smile as he walked away, leaving behind three open mouths.


DevilishWings
DevilishWings
Charioteer

Aug-23-2016 14:14

Many thanks to the team for helping with writing this RP and many many thanks to Vulkie for going over this with a fine tooth comb. :D Ice Cream to everyone

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Aug-23-2016 18:20

Please post your twists here in the Third Week's Activities post. No, you don't need to submit it to the Sleuth Content area. And no, you don't need to use ''tags''. Just use ordinary names (if you can't think of original ones, use John Smith and Jane Doe), and the usual genders and pronouns. I'm hoping if they're good enough, we'll be using at least *SOME* of these twists in future cases. If and when that happens, the Editorial team will take over, and they'll deal with any needed tags.

As for the Agency Inspections, I will be announcing it when I ask for invitations for the Judges from the various teams, not before then. Sorry. For now, keep sprucing up your Agencies (scribble, scribble, dust, dust ;-). It's coming, just not quite yet. ;-)

*Chuckles at the idea of Squirrel bundled into a janitor's closet, or a rest room. Ouch, Squirrel. And I thought you'd moved up in the world. ;-)*

(Might wanna find him a corner suite this time around, Rick's. Just sayin'. ;-)

Thank you!! ;-)
Breit

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Aug-24-2016 00:00

The new schedule is now up. Please note, all teams need to be in Shanghai by Thursday, 12:00 AM, SST.

Hope y'all can finish up your current hunts quickly!! And thank you to Chariots for the great Role Playing story!! That's wonderful!! ;-D

Bon Voyage!! ;-)
Breit

Vulkie3
Vulkie3
Haynes

Aug-24-2016 00:11

*starts to hand out ice cream* - Can't wait to see the next schedule :)

Autumnsprings
Autumnsprings
Con Artist

Aug-24-2016 06:12

Vulkie I didn't realize you were sadist. Makes sense I guess.

DevilishWings
DevilishWings
Charioteer

Aug-24-2016 07:01

Thanks Breit. Glad you enjoyed it. :)

Ms Helen
Ms Helen
Con Artist

Aug-24-2016 10:31

Hahaha is it wrong that I laughed so much at your RP Devi, nice RP :)



DevilishWings
DevilishWings
Charioteer

Aug-24-2016 11:34

I'm actually glad you did, Helen. That was the point, after all :D

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