SECOND INVESTIGATION

[whimsicalism]

Another death in the castle caused by the cat. Veronica will be missed but surely no one will take up the Alices on their new incentive. Who would kill someone over a brand new car here? Can any of you even drive? As the night turns to dawn, it's time to see if anyone was tempted.

With luck this weekend will be peaceful.

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[whimsicalism]

[There's some normal toppings as well. Powdered sugar and the like but the poppy seems to be the most obvious outlier here.

Yes, only one.]

[nothingposh]

[Okay, that's real weird. Especially the mustard and ketchup, which he absolutely just tastes because he knows what blood looks like and he was pretty sure that was ketchup.

Is there any indication of what they made, besides the condiments in the sink?]

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[Towards the pond.]

AREA CLEAR

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[whimsicalism]

[Nope. For clarification: the food stains are just a little bit near the drain. Not like lobs of the stuff everywhere. Thankfully, it's just normal condiments.

This particular area of the stalls is clear.]

[whimsicalism]

[The Alices like the Oz stories! But that isn't information here.

The poppies have been dug up and some remnants are left behind.]

[ballooncaged]

[She... feels?

Even if Mizuki could talk, she's not sure she'd have any idea what to say right now.

She reaches up for a hug.]

[imozon]

[Cool cool this is fine dot jpeg. Will she get anywhere interesting if she follows it back towards the "start?"]

[whimsicalism]

[She might bump into Nagisa at the tables but nothing else.]

[golden_king]

[ If he opened them up do they actually smell like they should? ]

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[Hell no. If he looks in them, the "B" bottle has a little bit of a sweet-smelling purplish liquid in the bottom. The "P" bottle has a little bit of pale syrup with some poppy seeds in it.]

[ballooncaged]

[How obvious is this? Like there are big patches of each flower and then a small patch left of this one??

OK what next. Grass. Leaving the tree for last because seriously how much nonsense is happening in this tree]

AREA CLEAR

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[strictura]

[ ...Okay, I KNOW THE AREA IS MARKED CLEAR, but quickly, he's just going to come over and check her eyes. How dilated are her pupils? Also, is there any of the froth typically associated with drowning? ]

[whimsicalism]

[Like, all the flowers around the poppies are still there. Just an empty spot. With like poppy bits, stems and leaves around. There isn't a trace of the seeds, though.

Everything else is normal in the garden.]

[ballooncaged]

[Okay then where are the red petals for Mizuki to recognize as poppies in the first place instead of green chunks that are largely interchangeable to a novice. Are there petal bits.]

[whimsicalism]

[She does have the froth. Though, I don't know how much would be left if she's been in the water this long.

Her pupils are dilated but for a dead person that's to be expected. There's no clues in that.]

[golden_king]

[ Well, shit son. He'll be taking these with him.

So besides these suspicious bottles was there anything else going on with foodstuffs here? ]

[whimsicalism]

[There's like a few red petals that she can identify.]

[whimsicalism]

[All of the equipment for making funnel cakes has been cleaned and dried.

Which, again, considering that the food appears by magic is definitely weird. There's just something in the garbage can here to find.]

[ballooncaged]

[THANK you]

[golden_king]

[ ...Also weird.

He'll be sighing and checking out the garbage can tho. People better be grateful a king like him deigned to do this. Look he's a kid but he has some pride ok.

Anyway what's in the can? ]

[whimsicalism]

[An uneaten funnel cake covered in some purple sauce. Keep this one away from any hungry idiots, Gil.

It's been tossed in a bin next to the stall not in it but close enough.]

AREA CLEAR

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[golden_king]

[ ...Yeah he'll definitely do that for sure. Taking a photo of this because he ain't touching it, kay.

He all good here? ]