Vesti and Lauren's Interdimensional Investigations (A CYOA)

Welcome! While that is certainly a good theory, being a little more specific is generally a good idea, especially when there aren't many regular talk commands left like in this case. Though it didn't really make a difference in the long run for this post...

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I wrote something here but then I deleted it.

You consider than Ann might be a suspect for framing Lauren due to her having easy access to the records and stuff like that. You decide to get some more information out of her.

Present: Broken Violin

You show Ann the violin that she just saw five seconds ago. You ask, "Do you think this violin is the murder weapon?" She replies, "Yeah. It probably is. I can't think of any other reason why it would be covered in the victim's blood." "If that's the case, don't you think it would be a good idea to perform a fingerprint test?" "Yeah, that would be a great idea. It would help if I was a forensic investigator. Sadly, I'm not, so maybe you should bug someone else about it." You decide to bug someone else about it later.

Present: White Gloves

You show the gloves to Ann. "Do these gloves have a tear in them?" She looks at them closely and replies, "Yeah. There is a tear on the right thumb of the right glove. However, I would like to know exactly why you have one of my pairs of medical gloves on you." "These are yours?" you ask. She replies, "Of course they are. Do you know of any other profession where clear rubber gloves are used?" "Uh... Maybe..." "Either way, these gloves are disposable, so an individual pair of gloves isn't that important to me. You can keep it if it has some relevance to the case." {White Gloves updated in Evidence}

Talk: Coroner

In an attempt to stop Ann Istheesa from glaring at you in annoyance, you ask, "What's it like being a coroner?" She mutters, "It's really fun. I get to enjoy examining bodies and writing up needlessly specific reports any time someone kicks the bucket. Then a bunch of detectives and lawyers pester me until I finish typing it up. It's a good thing I actually enjoy the doctor part of being a doctor, or I would have quit this job a while ago. But for some reason the chief though it would be a good idea to put my office all the way over..." Ann Istheesa goes on and on about how terrble her job is. You decide that you should probably get out of here before she takes her disgruntlement out on you.

Move: Lobby

You begin choosing where to go next. You consider talking to Lauren, but you doubt she has much to say. You also consider going to the Chief's Office, but doubt that he has much information either. Not to mention you don't really want to deal with him right now. Instead you leave the Medical Room without Ann noticing and wander off to the Lobby.

Date: Saturday, October 21st, 2015. Time: 11:30 AM Location: Police Department, Lobby.

At the lobby you find a few policemen walking around aimlessly. A few of them seem to be working, but several seem to be using their phones. You consider telling them off, but then realize you were doing the same thing a day ago. Before you can figure out this difficult moral dilemma you are interrupted by one of them. "HI! You're Vesti Gates, aren't you?" Once your eardrums have partially recovered, you turn to see who is behind you. You see a man wearing a police uniform and a lab coat at the same time... somehow. You say, "Um... forgive me for asking... but who exactly are you?" The man smiles and replies, "I'm Lucas Hall, police officer and forensic investigator! I just joined the force!" "Wait-" "You ARE Vesti Gates!" he interrupts, "I'd recognize that hairstyle anywhere! I've heard a lot about you! You were the one who solved that case in only two hours!" You indignanatly reply, "That is a HUGE exaggeration! I took me two hours and ten minutes!" Lucas ignores you, and continues, "Even if I'm merely a rookie, I still know a lot about this place! Not to mention I'm already a fairly skilled forensic investigator! If you need my help, just ask away!" You sigh. {Lucas Hall added to Profiles}

Investigation: Medical Room
Examine:
Pointless Chairs, Red Carts, Main Desk, Picture, Officers.
Talk:
Lucas Hall
Forensic Investigator
Police Station
Chief Strings
Move:
Chief's Office
Detention Center
Security Room
Medical Room
Present:
To Lucas Hall
Spray: Luminol
What will you do?

Present your police badge to Hall. And then present it to all the other random officers. And then to the chairs.

...And then ask Hall about the violin.

The update when I learn how to mix punctuation with quotation marks.


You consider hitting on Lucas, but then realize that such an act would be counterproductive and out-of-character. However, poor Vesti is not aware that he is a character, so instead he simply becomes extremely confused.

Present: White Gloves

You present the gloves for Lucas for investigation. "Could you forensically investigate these gloves?" "Sure!" he exclaims, "What do you want me to do with them?" "Investigate them, of course!" Lucas looks puzzled. "Um... Could you be more specific?" You sigh, "Right. That could be important." You bring out the broken violin. "Could you check to see if the material of this glove matches the piece found on this violin?" He salutes, and replies, "Sure! I'll have that finished up in no time!" He proceeds to take the two objects and begins using supplies from his bag on them.

Talk: Forensic Investigator

You ask, "When did you become a forensic investigator?" "Probably a month ago!" he explains, "I've been enjoying my job ever since!" "Have you wanted to be an investigator for a while?" Lucas replies, "Of course I have! It's been my dream job since my youth! Well, not really. Maybe since I was 10. After all, every kid wanted to be a firefighter before then, so..." You angrily reply, "Don't be ridiculous! Everyone in my preschool wanted to be a doctor!" "I wasn't being serious! It was only a hyperbole! Not to mention, I knew several kids who wanted to be a teacher!" You respond, "When I was a kid, I wanted to be an accountant!" "Well, I wanted to be a superhero! I even had one of those cheesy superhero training kits! Did YOU have a superhero training kit?!" (I'm not exactly sure how this conversation got de-railed so quickly... I should probably stop it now.)

Talk: Chief Bridges {{How about we pretend that I didn't butcher Antonio's name in the Talk list, ok?}}

You ask, "So, what do you think of Antonio Bridges?" Lucas Hall starts talking excitedly, "He's awesome! When I joined this force he gave me this cool uniform! And even better, he's paying me money to work here!" (Wait, is that considered abnormal behavior?) You continue, "How do you feel about his... interest in strings instruments?" Lucas explains, "I think it's awesome! He's so good at his job that he can do it while teaching himself an instrument! I've even seen him playing an instrument when he's supposed to be working! That PROVES that he must be good at his job!" (This man is really good at seeing negative qualities in a positive light...)

Talk: Repainting

You inquire, "Were you specifically asked to repaint the evidence carts by anyone?" He answers, "Not really. According to the Chief, those carts are repainted twice a year. One of those days is October 20th, and the chief assigned me to do that this time. Apparently, the new recruits are usually told to do that." "I see. That's doesn't surprise me." {Evidence Carts updated in Evidence}

Lucas suddenly tells you, "The gloves and the fragment indeed match! The fragment also appears to fit perfectly in the hole left in the glove." "Alright. That doesn't surprise me either." {White Gloves updated in Evidence}

Examine: Evidence Carts Again

You walk over to the corner containing the evidence carts. There are exactly three carts in the corner. That number is probably too many. The station supposedly only had one before then, but then Chief Bridges accidentally ordered two more. No one is certain exactly how that happened. You take a look at the base of the carts. Lucas Hall is apparently not that skilled at painting, because a large quantity of the red paint dripped onto the carts legs. Some of this paint ended up on the wheels, and it has since dried. The same thing has occured on every cart. You decide to spray some Luminol inside of each of the carts and see what happens. Upon completing this task, the bottom of one of the carts begins to glow bright blue. You are beginning to understand how this crime was performed. {Evidence Carts updated in Evidence again}

Investigation: Police Station Lobby
Examine:
Main Desk, Picture, Officers.
Talk:
Lucas Hall
Forensic Investigator
Police Station
Chief Bridges
Move:
Chief's Office
Detention Center
Security Room
Medical Room
Present:
To Lucas Hall
Spray: Luminol
What will you do?


At this point you have pretty much found all the evidence in this case (hopefully. If you couldn't tell, I'm bad at planning these things.) So, you have a choice. Do you still investigate to take care of a few last minute things, or move on to the Argument section?

I mean we may as well do everything else unless there's a timer or something

Line 4: The first blow was dealt to the forehead, but that's where the shard of wood was found, and it's safe to say that we can PRESENT the broken violin to explain that.

Present: Evidence Cart+Broken Violin

Checkmate.

Well, looks like I missed quite a bit here.

Hm... I'd say to present the Rubber Gloves since they had to have come from the medical room, but Glass here will probably claim that Lauren just picked them up from the medical room as she went to the chief's office. Still, that's the only idea I have, so that's what I'm going with.

I'm good at CYOAs.

Magnifi apologizes profusely for his logical error that was totally his fault. He explains that he MEANT to say that Lauren committed the crime there because she could delete the data and smash the monitor later.

OH NO!




Present: Visit Sheet Stain

You show Magnifi the sign-in sheet. He looks at it in confusion. "Well... I suppose that might be important to the crime... but it's not actually a document..." You gasp, and reply, "What are you talking about?! It's written on paper!" Magnifi explains, "That may be true, but a document provides information. That sheet just contains empty boxes for people to write their names on." You retort, "Now you're just being ridiculous! Such a distinction is completely unnecessary!" Magnifi replies, "What about an empty piece of printer paper? Is that a document? Of course not... I would recommend you think before you speak, you uncultured fool." "Wait! Let me try again! Here's the real answer!"

Present: Police Badge

You show Magnifi Glass your police badge. He stares at you in silence. Lauren Tehra places a hand on her forehead, shaking her head. Lucas Hall starts taking notes. Ann Istheesa rolls her eyes, and Antonio Bridges makes exaggerated facial responses. Magnifi finally glares at you, and snaps, "Face your failure like a man!" Your prestige decreases by 5%. (I think I'll just pretend that that didn't happen.)

Present: Evidence Room Thefts



You pull out the sheet of paper with information detailing the thefts. You ask, "Was this the document that was removed from the filing cabinet?" Magnifi replies, "You are correct... finally. It is my belief that Lauren Tehra tried to retrieve that document." You reply, "Are you claiming that Lauren Tehra was the one stealing evidence?" He replies, "It is a distinct possibility." Everyone in the room suddenly starts discussing this development at a shocking volume. You tell them to stop talking and continue, "Do you actually have any proof for this assumption?" Magnifi angrily replies, "Sadly, I do not! However, it could explain why the document was moved, if she was the killer." You retort, "Need I remind you that that's an extremely big if!" You think over the details for a second before continuing, "Perhaps there is a way we can find out more information about this case!" Magnifi mumbles, "And what would that be? We've tried every avenue." (This seems extremely obvious. Surely they'd have checked this already? Either way, I should still bring it up.)

We could use this to examine the thefts in greater detail!
PRESENT evidence.

Evidence is on page 1.
Prestige: 95%

I don't know what I'm doing.


Present: Magnifi's Face

"This object is extremely suspicious!" The room is filled with silence as you point at Detective Glass. The aforementioned is the first to reply, "Um... What is so suspicious about my face?" You continue, "Well, not really anything I suppose... But come one, look at his face in this one frame!" Antonio walks over to the monitor, and then bursts out laughing, "HAHAHA! That right there is a meme-worthy face!" Lucas chimes in, "It looks like he just passed gas or something." You reply, "I know, right?! That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen!" Magnifi shouts, "Alright, that's enough! If you're done making fun of my facial expressions, could you actually get to the point?!" You snicker, "Ha! You just made it again!" Magnifi groans, "What did I do to get assigned to this station?" You return back to the monitor. "Alright, for real this time. I am of course referring to THIS!"

Present: Tarp



Your finger rests on the evidence cart. More specifically, you show the tarp covering the top of the evidence cart. "This tarp is highly suspicious! There is no reason for it to be here!" Antonio replies, "Gosh Vesti, I didn't know you disliked tarps this much! Maybe I'll remove them if you find them that offensive..." You sigh, "No, that's not it. But think about it? Why is there a tarp on top of this evidence cart? It can't be a piece of evidence, because then Magnifi wouldn't have taken it out of the evidence room with him. So, what is it doing covering the evidence cart? I think... that it was hiding something!" Magnifi asks, "And what exactly is it hiding?" You reply, "Isn't it obvious? The tarp was covering the evidence cart, and inside was... the stolen evidence! And who happened to be moving that cart?" Magnifi groans, "You can't be serious. Are you accusing me of larceny because I put a tarp over an evidence cart? That's a new low, even for you, Vesti!" You reply, "I suppose it would be, if it weren't for the fact that that's not the only suspicious thing about this scene!"

"This object is also strange!"
Point out the correct area: Evidence Room Door, Lauren Tehra, Magnifi's Face, Tarp,Cart, Security Room.

Evidence is on page 1.
Prestige: 95%

HINT: The answer is not the Broken Violin.

That feel when only one person gets the intended answer.


Present: Evidence Cart



You point to the Evidence Cart in the picture. You suddenly shout, "If the evidence was inside the room, why did you leave with the cart?!" You smile, confident that you have solved the entire mystery. Magnifi sighs, "Because I had to return the cart to the lobby. You know, the place where they store all the evidence carts? So people don't have to carry all the evidence to the evidence room in just their hands?" You continue, "Oh... right..." Your Prestige decreases by 5%. "But wait," you continue, "If the tarp was evidence for the evidence room, then why did you take it out of the evidence room with you?" Magnifi replies, "It wasn't actually evidence. I used it to keep the elements from getting onto the evidence." "Then why didn't you fold it up in drop it in the cart when you were done?" Magnifi glares at you in silence. "See? And that's not the only suspicious thing this footage shows! Allow me to direct your attention to this, for real this time!"

Present: Security Room



You point out the Security Room in the footage. "As you can see here, the security room is completely empty! Which means that, judging by this footage, there wasn't anyone guarding the security room on the night of the crime!" "But that's ridiculous!" Antonio Bridges interjects, "I always make sure someone is assigned to the Security Room!" You continue, "Well apparently, the assigned person wasn't there when this video was filmed. So, Chief Bridges, do you happen to remember who was supposed to be running the Security Room that day?" Antonio replies, "Yeah, I think it did come up during the investigation. If I recall correctly, it was Magnifi... Glass..." The room fills with silence for a moment, before you continue, "That seems odd. Why was Detective Glass delivering evidence on a night when he was supposed to be guarding the security room? Could you explain this conundrum, Magnifi?" Magnifi appears to be deep in thought. You continue, "Since Magnifi isn't interested in telling us, I have an idea. In fact, it's fairly simple. In order to explain these inconsistencies, we must assume that Magnifi Glass is the one stealing the evidence! On the night of the theft, he took the evidence cart to the security room, and waited until most of the police officers had left the station. Then, he entered the evidence room with the cart, loaded it with evidence, covered it with the tarp, and left with it. I'm not sure what he did once he got to the lobby, but we could probably find out with the security footage. More importantly, we can compare this footage with the times of other thefts. If the same problems show themselves in that footage, then we can assume that Magnifi is the thief after all!"

The room is filled with silence, as people take in Vesti's claims. Eventually, Magnifi finally replies to the accusations. "Brilliant deductions, Vesti Gates, but I have a few questions. That conclusion seems very obvious. Don't you think the detective assigned to the thefts would have figured this out by now?" You reply, "Of course not! After all, YOU were assigned to this case!" Magnifi glares at you. You continue, "Let's not jump to conclusions! That wasn't meant as a personal insult! What I mean is that with you as the lead detective, you could cover up any of the supposedly 'obvious' evidence that would have been bad for you. THAT is why it took so long for us to discover the truth!" Magnifi continues, "Alright, I suppose that makes sense, but I have another question. What does this have to do with the case?" You explain, "Do you not recall how we got on this subject in the first place? The document regarding these thefts was removed from the Chief's Office, the real crime scene. That implies that the murderer was attempting to steal or change those documents, and why would they do that unless they were also the one stealing the evidence?!" "Are you sure about that?" Magnifi retorts, "Need I remind you that the victim in this case was Officer Bajj? There is no obvious connection between him and the evidence room thefts! Perhaps the murder and the attempted theft of that document aren't connected! Even if I was the thief, which I am not admitting to, you can't connect me to the murder simply because I may have been the evidence thief!" You smile and reply, "Are you sure about that? What if I can prove that the motive had something to do with the thefts?" Magnifi sighs, "Really? Well, if you're so confident, then go on ahead and present your evidence. I'm waiting." You reply, "Uh... Well... I'm not actually ready... Let me think about it for a second."

Suddenly, Vesti Gates zooms into his own head. It is a magical experience for all present.

(So let's review the facts of the case! Oh wait, I'm just thinking about the motive... so that's not necessary. Wait a minute, what am I even doing? I just tried to think and now this red line is appearing? And I'm seeing a superimposed image of my forehead in my brain? Oh... whatever.)
(I'm trying to figure out why the evidence thief would have wanted to kill Officer Bajj. To my knowledge, he was a fairly normal police officer. Do I have any evidence suggesting why he was killed?)

Choose an answer:
Yes, I have evidence!

No, who am I kidding I don't have anything!

Maybe, I just need to use brute force to make them accept it!


{{SCHEDULE CHANGE: Updates to Vesti's CYOA will be daily until the Revisualization ends! This is because you guys shouldn't wait three days for an update that will likely be ten sentences long.}}

Evidence is on page 1.
Prestige: 90%

Ohey, daily updates now. Wheee.

Well, we know it wasn't natural, and from what I remember I doubt they killed the wrong person, so I'll have to go with the third answer.

but there isn't a number five

I'd have to say that my guess is to frame Lauren. Maybe that's why Lauren's blood samples and such had been stolen from the med room?