Kaitou Kid Legendary Thief

Phobias... Just reminded me... I went to Universal Studios Theme park yesterday... And I was so upset since I could not take so many of those rides. I have a fear of heights and free fall. :V So coasters are out. I happen to accidentally stumble across a coaster which they didn't mention was a coaster. (It was a tame one they say but it was fast and pretty high (About 5-10 storeys high!!!) and the worse of all, it had free fall!) My heart nearly jumped out even before we started. But luckily it only lasted for a minute. If not I would really have cried. Oh gosh. After that I didn't dare to take any other rides at all. Even those slow boat rides, I was taking it with fear. LOL. It was bad. XD

OH VANCOUVER. XDDDDDDDDDDDD

WAHHHHHHW HE WENT TO PHILLIPPINES? O.o

Aww well, since it's come to a close, I wanna thank all players, mods too, for making this round so enjoyable!

(Suspended??? :V You can still post you know... if you guys are just roleplaying and not directing any questions to mods... It makes no difference whether the mods are here or not. Well, but its okay to take it slow, I myself is a little busy as well...)

*Wonders who Ari's asking the question to.* --------- "Pocket Knife?" Mike Carlson thought for a while. "Not that I've seen any. I don't think you'll be able to find it in such a situation. If you have lost it here, the police search team should have found it by now and if they actually did, it may very well be taken back for further investigations already. Tough luck." Mike Carlson shrugged. "But don't worry, if they did, and linked it to you, they'll find a way to contact you... But truthfully, how could you drop such a precious item and only remembered you dropped it only now? If it were so precious, you should have come a lot earlier to collect it..."

Abdul: "Shot in the temple? Who told you that?" The detective thought for a while. "If you mean the first victim, yes, but The most recent victim was shot through her heart possibly from about 15-30 metres away... So there's no way it would have gotten into the temple... We haven't released any information about how she died but that doesn't mean we don't know anything. However, I am quite interested in the testimony about the Jennifer. She was feeding pigeons an there was an old man around?? How do you know about that? Well hmm, you can tell me about it..." (You got the detective distracted from the username. Moreover, you have obtained some information.) --------- Rose & lily group: "..." The inspector scratched his head. "Now look... I know you kids are from some detective forum or something... But I suggest you kids should not dive too much into the case and leave it to the police. Look, we are all really busy now and would do fine with no other distractions..." (You have asked too many questions. Nearly all of it dives in pretty deep. Inspector Sterling, is an experienced police officer and is unlikely to give unnecessary confidential information. In this case, there was no reason to answer your questions and way over his threshold for any consideration. Being honest is good. But being greedy is not. :V well anyway, he hasn't walked away yet. You can still try your luck.)

"Alright. I'll see what I can do for you... But no guarantees because all the detectives and senior officers are currently overwhelmed by all the work thanks to the recent case... But I'll let them know as soon as they are free." Officer Holden replied. "Anything else I can help you with?" ------------------ Mod note: You can continue to talk to the officer or leave. Just a reminder however, it's most likely certain that you won't get a call back any time soon. If you think about it, it isn't their job to answer a novel writer's questions and they are currently too busy to afford any time for that. In any case, he's still offering you time for chat so you can still continue with questions. And 'Lily', Officer Holden is there. You can speak with him.

Mod note: I'm a little busy these few days as well, so I'll just pop in to look through for a bit. Give me a few days to get back to posting. Btw, just a little advice. Sometimes, you don't have to lie to get information you need. You just need to know how to make use of the resources you currently have at hand. Note the reason why Detective Caleb stopped to chat with you... (It's definitely not because Jennifer starling has anything to do with you. Wouldn't it be because you have something which he requires?) Analyse the information of a person before choosing the tactic to use against them~ Ive given more hints then necessary. Hope the rest of the mods dont kill me lol. Good luck detectives!

"A book?" Holden asked puzzled. "Well uh, I'm not sure if I could help you with that... Erm... I'll get someone else... " "Uh... Excuse.. Hmmm..." He looked around and found no one to ask as everyone else seemed to be pretty busy with their work. "Uh... I'm so sorry, I guess they're all busy and even though I'd like to help, I don't really have any idea how to write profiles... Or whatever you're asking..? Maybe you asked the wrong place? I'm not sure I can help with that.." --- "Uhhhh I see... That sounds tough. Sorry I wasn't of any help..." Tim shrugged as the group left the office. ~~~~~~~~~~ Mod note: for Ari and Elli, this is NOT a rejection case. It's pending for more information.

"What?! She was a part of the forums?" Detective Caleb was shocked. "Are you sure?" Detective Caleb stopped in his tracks. ----------- Mod note: If you say yes, he'll continue to talk with you. If you deny, he'll leave. If you're not very sure, he'll leave as well but may contact you in future. :V but do note that you are telling a lie right now if you say yes and it may (or may not) affect the future development of the case and may affect your trustworthiness in future.

*Alright. Looks like IU has already posted so yea. I guess I should edit this...

The manager was puzzled but he shook their hands anyway. "You guys are here for a project?" He asked. "I was about to leave but I guess I could spare a little time... Here's my name card." The man handed a card to each of them. "Please sit." He motioned them to the chairs in his office. "Now. What would you guys like to know?" ------------------- Name: Tim James Designation: Incident Management Manager of Benford Industries. Number: (206) 509-9954. (From his name card) Description: Very formally dressed, one will mostly see him in a suit, sometimes with a tie. He's a person who values professionalism at work and is a very capable employee in the company. He oversees all of the incidents of Benford industries, whether positive or negative and make sure these incidents do not affect the company's reputation negatively.

Moderator note: I don't mind you guys splitting up actually, only like IU said, the time would be staggered and you'll have to deal with that (actually We have to deal with that). Also, do note that the information would not be shared even if you split up. Unless you group up and discuss about it then you'll obtain the information. Do note that this may also incurs some time and we will include that in our calculations. Also, projects aren't a bad idea compared to pretending to be the relatives. Try to think of it this way, if a huge murder like this takes place, the people will be more alert to anything regarding this issue. Just like if theft just occurred, people will be more alert with their bags. If that were the case, what will happen if you spoke of anything regarding the case? They will be extra alert to you. And you dont want that. You'd rather they be more unwary and careless around you and accidentally spill some information. So you might want to misdirect them. Also, it would be suspicious for kids to come to the office saying they are relatives of a dead murdered woman, asking for information. Usually, if they really are the relatives, they'd get all the information from the police or their direct relatives, not from the company. But of course this would depend on the way you're asking the questione, but I'll make no comments about this. well, I don't want to affect your decisions and actions. Go on. Be creative

Mod Note: Alright... I'll approve for this. =================== "Mr. Tim James? Hold on..." the receptionist types something into her computer before she replies you. "Are you looking for Mr. Tim James, Manager of the Incident Management Department? He usually leaves office around this time, but if you're lucky he may still be around. If that is the person you're looking for, his office is on the 16th story, Incident Management Department. Your ID's please." The group passed the lady some identification passes and she records them down before returning it to them. "Here are your access cards. The lift is to the left. Please return the passes before you leave. Visiting hours is only til 8:30pm so please kindly return the passes before that. Thanks." After collecting your passes a lady approached the receptionist. "Hey Gina! We've got your order! Here!" The lady passes something, possibly dinner, to the receptionist. As you walk past her, you saw the pass dangling from her neck. 'Chrissy Tarrington. Secretary, Benford industries.' "Alright, then! Guess I'll be heading off first. See ya!" The lady waved before turning to the exit. ======================== Moderator Note: About the bios of the above staff, depending on who you decide to meet, I may decide to post only that person's particulars. On a side note, just in case you're worrying that the person whom you have 'created yourself' would not be useful, that may not be the case as we could also decide to make him useful. However, you would like to note that, depending on the person's particulars that we have provided, that person can only act according to their character and provide information which they would possibly know. This means that, a person will not be able to pass you any information which, in reality, they would be unlikely to obtain OR which they have obligations to not divulge. Oh. And one more thing. If you haven't realized, both of the staff above are leaving. So if you choose to talk to Chrissy, then you may not have the chance to talk to Tim. So choose wisely. :V

Just in case you forgot...

"Hi," Sophia said, as she approached the available officer, glancing at his name stand. "Officer Holden is it? We're Jennifer Starling's friends...you know, the most recent victim of the serial murders. Can you please tell us details of her death and the previous Rainman Serial Killings?" "The most recent victim of the serial murder? Ah yes... The case today afternoon. It's an unfortunate event and I'm sorry to hear that your friend has passed on. Just for documentation purposes, may I have a look at your identification passes and record them for future references? Not to worry, it is just so that we may be able to contact you if we have any questions regarding the case, or if we have any updates we would like you to know. We rarely call too, and even if we do, you are free to not answer if you do not wish to." The group hesitated for a moment before passing the police their passports/identification cards. The police officer took them and scanned them using a barcode scanner before returning their passes to them. "Alright thanks for your cooperation. It looks like all of you have already registered your phone number with us. Here are your cards." "Now, as for your previous question, I'm sure you've already received the news that your friend has met with an unfortunate incident. At around 2:30PM today afternoon, she was shot and killed in the middle of Maple Tree Park where she died instantly. We have identified this case as related to the recent string of murders. As for the murderer, we are currently actively searching for the him as we speak now. Don't worry as we will definitely put in our greatest effort to find the culprit and put him behind bars. He will most definitely get the punishment he deserves. We are currently also actively searching for witnesses for accounts of today's incidents but we haven't gotten much information. Since you're friends with Mrs. Starling, may I invite all of you inside for some quick questions to understand more about the victim? This would be helpful for the investigations of the case. Would it be alright?" ========= Moderator Note: @IU: To be fair, I think the van should also follow the time as well. So: Van has left at 7:20 and reached Police Station at 7:25. So I believe that if the other groups hitched the ride to the location at the same time, they should be able to take the van as well. If the groups decide to head to a different location or missed the time, then they would not be able to take the van. Should this be the case?

Elfen Lied manga was good to me though... =\ I dunno, I just disliked Project K. It was... weird. and ... weird. Sorry. I thought I'd like it. The trailer was amazing. I went to watch it. It was... urgh. Azumanga daioh. Don't like this one as well. The comedy is sometimes really irritating. Burst Angel anime. Storyline was fine. But the "extra scenes" were too much and too weird.

@IU: Sure. Not a problem since Jay herself says so. :V =========== "Here we are." Amber announced as everyone hopped off from the van. "The Slice." "Alright, the time now is 7:00pm. We'll be going in now for dinner and we have a booking for all of you on the second level. Those who wishes to use the washroom may go first. Just head up to the second level once you're done." Amber announced. "Alright, at anytime when you want to leave, please look for one of our kind hearted drivers. I'm sure all of you already have their numbers by now. And when going anywhere, try to do so in a group seeing that we only have two vans around. And please kindly return to the hotel before 10PM. We'll probably be conducting a briefing at that time. If everything's clear, you may proceed up to the second floor for your dinner. Thanks!" With that, everyone headed in. =========== Moderator Note: Hey look! We have three (or perhaps more) groups amongst us. But note that we only have... two vans. I'm guessing you know what that means right? It means that if the two vans are already in use at any particular time, then the third group will have to wait. So the time accounts for this as well! You people can question different witnesses separately, but it'll be best if you guys can gather and move around together. Does that make sense? Alright. Another note. You may decide not to eat, but that's bad, since you might faint due to hunger and we DID book your share. Also, the mods may decide that they want to have some dinner themselves. Well, van service have to depend on your mod after all. :V (Walking doesn't require a van though). Ah, also, even though I say mods, I don't drive. So yea. Don't call me. :V I'll probably be the one tagging along. :V

"Well, we do have two vans here..." Amber commented. "Remember how you got here? Mark can drive one of them. But as for the other one, I don't want to trouble Jay..." She saw Jay trying to protest but stopped her. "I know what you're going to say, but driving is tiring. We need you to settle your thoughts instead so today you'll concentrate on just doing that. We'll need you to take things over from tomorrow onwards too." Jay smiled and gave up on trying to argue. Amber smiled back in response before asking, "Can we have Eli take over the wheel?" The other girl nodded. "Alright, lets proceed to the van shall we? By the way, we are heading over to the restaurant now. Those who just wants to eat can remain in the restaurant. Those who wants to go investigate may do so as the victim's work place is close to the restaurant. Alright. Lets go."

"Amber-neechan," Abdul called out. Amber chuckled softly. 'Oh gosh.' "Would you happen to have a laptop?" 'A laptop?' She nodded. "With internet?" He asked. "Why do you need it?~" "Research. My phone network doesn't work here." Amber got up to get her laptop. She has just rented one from the counter. Abdul turned to Heikki. "It will take some time before I decide we need to go anywhere. Gathering data is 90% boring after all." "You know, there is free wifi. So at least my phone works." Heikki said to Abdul who was using Amber's laptop. "Maybe we could go out to see those places in real." He continued as Abdul nodded. Abdul did whatever he did to the laptop. Amber didn't care what he did. It wasn't her laptop anyway. She wondered when they will set off for dinner. Come to think of it, the restaurant's location seems to near the work place of the victim. Perhaps they could eat while scanning the surroundings?

Moderator Note: Hey guys, I'll be VERY kind and do a little recap on the "official" information we have "released" either through reports or questioning. Other subtle clues (E.g actions of the people and/or police or inner thoughts of the people) will be excluded from this post (So you may have to re-read the story to find it). Don't think I'll be doing another one of this in future (at least I won't) so do try to keep up. Lastly, I would like to repeat that you can't solve the case without enough clues. Detectives do research and search for clues. You won't get any if you don't search. Even Conan asks questions. You may like to question the witnesses (or investigate the places) once we release the information to you. (Sometimes, you may not have the chance to do so once we proceed with the storyline) Anyway, you can ask as many questions as you like. If you want to question a witness, the witness must be around. You can also look for the witness if we have specified a location which the witness is in. Else, you can try your luck by looking in the locations which we have released. ~~~~ Police Investigation Report Amber's summary of the case Information provided from Jay:

"Me? I would say I was highly mistaken when I said you looked over 20 years old." Abdul mused. That's not the first time Amber heard the statement. "Aw," Amber pretended to be hurt "But I'm 8. Or 10. Maybe 15." Her voice changing from a bit childish to mature with each sentence. "Sure." Abdul sounded sarcastic. "By the way, do have any method of self-defense?" He asked. A very interesting question. "No. Not at all." Amber shrugged. "Would you like to be my bodyguard then?" Amber asked cheekily. "Anyway, what's with the 'I'm coming with you?'" Amber continued asking. "You're planning to go somewhere eh? Don't tell me, you're going to investigate? Hmmm... That's interesting~ How about me tagging along as well~ I'm sure I could be useful~"