second investigation

[stagemanagers]

[Friday has come around once again, and once again, things might seem a little off to the performers.

A little bit of deja vu starts to rear its head, and those anticipating the smell of blood will definitely get their fix as they approach the lobby.

>Investigate?]

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[stagemanagers]

[Congratulations, Anna! There is a multi-layered Halloween-themed cake taking up the entire middle shelf of the fridge!

There's also a folded-up slip of paper sitting atop the container.]

[sunshineprincess]

[That's a nice looking cake, but she's going to grab the paper and check it out.]

[stagemanagers]

[The outside of the note reads in, in curly handwriting:

FOR HANS’S HALLOWEEN PARTY & NOBODY DYING]

[sunshineprincess]

[Ah... Hime must have made this... Sorry, Hime, now they can't have the cake. Anna is going to pocket the note.

Is there anything else in the fridge or should she open the freezer?]

[stagemanagers]

[There's nothing else of note in the fridge! We won't tell you what to do, but if Anna's unfolded the note to read it, there's some kind of markings on the other side.]

[sunshineprincess]

[Ok fine she's going to take the note out and check the other side. What do the markings look like?]

[stagemanagers]

[The entire paper is sort of smeared gray, like someone wrote something and then tried to erase it. Most of the writing is still legible, however:

"Is everyone --- to like this? I know my secret was --- tricked me into doing what they said back then, but people have hated me for that --- anyway!

...No, I’m not going --- scared anymore. I said I’d protect everyone if --- needed it, right?"

There's also what appears to be some hearts and smiley faces doodled around the bottom.]

[sunshineprincess]

Hime...

[She thinks, then holds the paper up to the light. Can she possibly see what was erased?]

[trettende]

[ They'll definitely still eat your cake, Hime :'( ]

not here obviously, if it were that'd be a problem

[rockthistown]

[you guys better]

hey it's almost halloween you're just haunting us early

[sunshineprincess]

[BUT SOMEONE DIED THIS IS AN ANTI-DEATH CAKE]

[trettende]

[ Don't let her last generous act be in vain, Anna!!! ]

[blackstache]

The Captain believes that to be a healthy-looking cake.

[hook]

[sunshineprincess]

... don't you mean good-looking?

[Gasp! You got her to talk!]

[blackstache]

Aye.

[hook raises his hook, like an executioner's axe, and brings his it down into the cake. his entire sleeve is frosting. he feels around for a sec - is there anything in the cake?]

[sunshineprincess]

[OH MY GOD HAVE A HORRIFIED PRINCESS BACKING FAR AWAY FROM YOU]

[stagemanagers]

[There is nothing inside the cake except delicious layers of cake and icing.

The Halloween cake is dead, you monster.]

[blackstache]

[Hook's entire sleeve, some of his face, even the tip of his mustache - is coated in cake. Once he is satisfied with his search, he pulls his hook back. It's like smashed at this point, with a very obvious arm mark.]

The cake is clean.

[...and he licks some frosting off his hook, eating the victim's remains.]

And quite delicious. Compliments to the chef.

[sunshineprincess]

[Just going to gag a little. When was the last time you washed that hook?]

I-I'm sure... Hime would have loved to hear that...

[littlegirl_littlecurl]

[She got here just in time for that.]

Did you just crush a cake?

[inforapenny]

[Billy, meanwhile, going quiet and withdrawn, is going to see the cake and look for any sort of cake-related messes - or at least whether there's any indication that the dishwasher has been run recently.]

...this room is closed at night.

[stagemanagers]

[The dishes in the dishwasher are covered in dried and slightly cakey cake batter and icing. Someone forgot to run the dishwasher before the kitchen closed apparently.]

[inforapenny]

[He'll test the consistency with his index finger to make sure it seems dry.]

Baking a cake like that takes a while, doesn't it? Did anyone see her working on it?

[sunshineprincess]

[Don't mind not-girlfriend eating said cake as you investigate.]

I think so? I didn't even know Hans was throwing a party... Hime must have come in here last night before it closed... or she asked the Balladeer?

[inforapenny]

...Huh.

[Does the batter feel at all wet, like it was made the night before, or is it mostly dry?]