DiscoDude: ---BEGIN SESSION---
DiscoDude: Session logging commenced
DetectiveCaillou: The three of you return to the interrogation wing. Haffner isn't looking so hot behind the one-way mirror, this time. He looks visibly cowed after the shit-show he put on last time, and he's calmer in general now that he's sobered up.
"Well?" The chief stands beside you three. "Who's going in this time? I doubt he'll be the same drunk pushover from last night, and from what you said over the phone, the stuff you wanna ask him about is a bit more serious this time."
Ryusui: "Haffner's screwup pointed us to a vehicle. There was a body in the trunk; the missing driver, we're pretty sure of it. Andie found evidence of a cleanup at the scene as well. The ki...Norwick found tracks leading into the ocean. And there was a post-it note on the vehicle itself intended to tell someone there was something important in the trunk." He puts his hands in his pockets. "Doesn't take a genius to put two and two together here."
DetectiveCaillou: "I know; I was the lady on the other end of the phone." She shrugs. "My question still needs answering."
Ryusui: (ffff i missed the question)
Ryusui: He nods to Norwick and Andie. "These two can have a turn."
DetectiveCaillou: "Alright." She turns to the others. "Way I understand it, Harry's an old hand at pressuring crooks like Haffner, and I have ample experience at shouting people down. If things are going nowhere, don't be afraid to tap one of us in."
Jejunumiper: Norwick folds his arms, "I'll be sure to make it apparent that he has a right to remain silent, and a right to a lawyer before we do anything." He says, tapping a foot.
AthensTG: Andie stands a little straighter and nods at Norwick's words.
DetectiveCaillou: Haffner straightens up as the two of you come in, but doesn't say anything this time - he only glares.
Jejunumiper: Norwick goes over the usual stick this time around, "You have the right to remain silent, anything you say will be used in the court of law. You also have a right to a lawyer at any time." He says, getting all the formalities out of the way.
DetectiveCaillou: He only grunts in acknowledgement. It's clear that he doesn't plan on being so helpful this time.
DetectiveCaillou: (What are each of your CLEVER bonuses?)
Ryusui: "This is more the kid's element than fieldwork, I think," Harry says.
Jejunumiper: (( I have one clever. ))
AthensTG: (+3 for Andie)
DetectiveCaillou: (A'ight, I think it's safe to say that Haffner doesn't beat either of you.)
DetectiveCaillou: MENTAL CONFLICT vs. HAFFNER: START
Andie > Norwick > Haffner
> EXCHANGE #1
DetectiveCaillou: (Andie, with the highest CLEVER, you're mentally the quickest on the draw; you'll be making the first move (unless you want to delay until after Norwick).)
AthensTG: ((Uhh, I'll delay))
DetectiveCaillou: (Alright, make that:)
Norwick > Andie > Haffner
DetectiveCaillou: (<@!481723837453434881>, you're starting us off.)
Jejunumiper: (( alrighty... ))
Jejunumiper: Norwick looks at Haffner and sighs, "Look, we know you don't want to be here, so, if you'll just leverage with us, we can get this all sorted out, and maybe you won't be in a cell for the next couple of days if you comply." He says, looking at him.
DetectiveCaillou: "... Get what sorted out, exactly? Ya got me on fightin' ya, didn't ya?"
Jejunumiper: "Well, you see, thanks to you giving out that location, we found a dead body to the driver of the limo, and tracks going into the ocean from said limo. Would you care to explain how you know this information? Maybe I'll throw you a bone and get you a cold one if you give us your reasons."
DetectiveCaillou: (So, mechanically, is this a mental Attack?)
Jejunumiper: (I guess?)
DetectiveCaillou: (I assume your approach is CAREFUL, right?)
Jejunumiper: (( yeah ))
DetectiveCaillou: "I-!" You can tell he doesn't like where this is going.
(Roll it!)
Jejunumiper: !f 2
DiscoDude: <@481723837453434881> rolled 4dF+2 for 0 [4dF = [-][ ][ ][-]]
Jejunumiper: ( uhhh...can I reroll off of bubbly persuader? )
DetectiveCaillou: !f 2 (BARING FANGS)
DiscoDude: <@193827431315013632> rolled 4dF+2 for 2 [4dF = [ ][ ][-][+]]
DetectiveCaillou: (Sure.)
Jejunumiper: !f 2
DiscoDude: <@481723837453434881> rolled 4dF+2 for 3 [4dF = [+][+][ ][-]]
Jejunumiper: ( booyeah )
DetectiveCaillou: "I..." He tries to throw up walls, but the way you seem so genuine causes him to be less angry per se and more simply distressed. "Yeah, I know about that place 'cause it's where I park my truck! I-I- I keep stuff the militia and you police types shouldn't be seeing there sometimes..."
(That's 1 stress out of 6 marked. (Keep in mind that you can also boost using evidence that directly supports your claim/rebuttal.) <@!272524850508333059>'s turn!)
AthensTG: "Right," she begins, figuring she's the bad cop in this scenario, "and you just happened strangle our driver on the way to your truck, right? Or would like to explain how you got Your Fur Under His Nails?"
AthensTG: ((should I roll Forceful here?))
DetectiveCaillou: (Sure.)
AthensTG: !f 1 (Forceful)
DiscoDude: <@272524850508333059> rolled 4dF+1 for 1 [4dF = [+][+][-][-]]
DetectiveCaillou: !f 0 (REFUTING HARD EVIDENCE)
DiscoDude: <@193827431315013632> rolled 4dF+0 for -2 [4dF = [-][-][ ][ ]]
DetectiveCaillou: (And I assume you're boosting with that aspect you named?)
DetectiveCaillou: (<@!272524850508333059>?)
AthensTG: ((Yes))
DetectiveCaillou: (So a total of 5 stress. I think I'll mark his Moderate Consequence along with a single stress box, in that case!)
"Y-your driver? ... Uh, wait- You mean Kol? That jack-ass? I..." He lights up, and drops a fist into his other hand in realization. "O-ohhh! Right, uh- He attacked me that night - the night of the murder. Er- evening more like. I, I, I fought him off! Last I saw of him. You... You say you found him in the trunk of my truck? H-how'd that happen, amiright? Haha... ha..."
... Oof. Harry, despite your partners playing relatively 'fair' compared to your last go with Haffner, this is looking like an even worse massacre than that time - he's Dropping Info He Shouldn't Know [?]!
Before any of you can press it, however, it seems like he has something to say.
(Translation; it's his turn, now.)
DetectiveCaillou: (Oh, actually, I forgot to ask you, <@!272524850508333059>, whether you wanted to drop the number of shifts dealt by 1 in exchange for receiving a boost; an option afforded to those who SWS on an Attack.)
Ryusui: "It doesn't hurt at all that Heff is an idiot."
AthensTG: ((Sure))
DetectiveCaillou: (Alright, you get to decide what the boost is. Knowing your character, it's probably a tic or tell you picked up, or maybe it's building confidence, or something else along those lines. Describe what she feels/notices while I type up a narrative for Haffner to try and feed you. XD)
DetectiveCaillou: (<@!272524850508333059>?)
AthensTG: Yeah, as Andie watches Haffner's reaction, she does notice The Way He Quirks HIs Whiskers.
DetectiveCaillou: (What's the boost called?)
DetectiveCaillou: (<@!272524850508333059>?)
DetectiveCaillou: "So... So yeah." He turns to you, <@!481723837453434881>, with an expression that pleads for the aid of The Good Cop. "Kol, he... he owes me money, ya know? 'Course you would know, if you did any investigatin' like ya said you did... I mean, unless he did a good job of hidin' it. So he tries to strangle me! I punched his lights out, obviously, but he was gone by the time I came back with the militia. But... I really don't know how he ended up in my trunk - someone has to be framing me! Hell, I bet Kol maybe set this up himself just to spite me!"
(He's gonna be "Attacking" you, Nor, inasmuch as his goal in this Conflict is to convince you he's being set up.)
Jejunumiper: ( I'll defend with Careful again, if that's fine. )
DetectiveCaillou: !f 2 (FASTTALKING)
DiscoDude: <@193827431315013632> rolled 4dF+2 for 4 [4dF = [+][+][ ][ ]]
Jejunumiper: ( well now I'm scared lmao )
Jejunumiper: !f 2
DiscoDude: <@481723837453434881> rolled 4dF+2 for 3 [4dF = [ ][ ][ ][+]]
DetectiveCaillou: (You do got aspects.)
Jejunumiper: ( I wonder if my Connections in Low Places would work for a boost... )
DetectiveCaillou: (Such as a Consequence that was made in this very Exchange...)
Jejunumiper: ( You think Norwick name dropping a name Haffner might know would be fine? )
Jejunumiper: ( For, y'know, to make the boost work? )
DetectiveCaillou: (I guess? There are situational aspects you can also use, keep in mind.)
Jejunumiper: ( Because I would use Bubbly Persuader again if I could. )
Jejunumiper: ( ...is that thing I could do...? )
Jejunumiper: (( oh...I could use the Strangled on the Night of Jonah's Murder for that boost. ))
DetectiveCaillou: (I'll allow that; that's if you can form a rebuttal around that, of course.)
Jejunumiper: Norwick looks at Haffner and rubs the back of his head, "You see, I would love to believe you about him trying to strangle you and you knocking his lights out, but it was pretty clear that he was strangled on that night by the marks on his neck. Although if you had any accomplices that might have strangled him instead, well..." He says, trailing off.
DetectiveCaillou: (Does this double as a counterattack? :3 (BTW, we're officially in Exchange 2, now.))
Jejunumiper: (( sure, heh ))
DetectiveCaillou: (CAREFUL again?)
Jejunumiper: (( yeah, sure. ))
Jejunumiper: !f 2
DiscoDude: <@481723837453434881> rolled 4dF+2 for 1 [4dF = [-][+][ ][-]]
Jejunumiper: (( god...fucking... ))
DetectiveCaillou: !f 2 (BARING FANGS)
DiscoDude: <@193827431315013632> rolled 4dF+2 for -1 [4dF = [-][-][ ][-]]
Jejunumiper: (( oh we good lol ))
AthensTG: ((pfff))
DetectiveCaillou: (FFFF- I'll give you first pass at boosting, if you want to add more to the damage.)
Jejunumiper: ( Hmm...well...nah, I'm good, not gonna boost. )
DetectiveCaillou: (Alright. I'm marking off his Mild Consequence now.)
"Didn't I say evening, not night?! I-I-" He has a point, but you seem to have riled him up nonetheless, without even doing anything that might label you the bad guy. Additionally, you can tell he Really Wants to Say Something [?] in response to the 'accomplices' comment, but held himself back.
(<@!272524850508333059>, you're up!)
AthensTG: "It's an approximate time of death, Heffa. Unless you have a better idea of when he died than we do?"
DetectiveCaillou: (Which approach? FORCEFUL again, or perhaps CLEVER for the "gotcha" moment?)
AthensTG: ((Mm, I wanna say Clever, but I dunno how clever someone has to be to press on something that obvious XD))
DetectiveCaillou: (Pfft.)
AthensTG: !f 1 (Forceful)
DiscoDude: <@272524850508333059> rolled 4dF+1 for 2 [4dF = [ ][+][ ][ ]]
DetectiveCaillou: !f 2 (FASTTALKING)
DiscoDude: <@193827431315013632> rolled 4dF+2 for 1 [4dF = [-][-][+][ ]]
DetectiveCaillou: (I assume you wanna unload that boost and those Consequences? XD)
AthensTG: (Sure \:o )
DetectiveCaillou: (That's... 7 shifts, total. I'd need to boost twice to survive, and even if I found something to spend my third fate point on, you could just use two of your own to invoke each of the consequences a second time. GG. XD)
DetectiveCaillou: He starts when you point it out - how did you know he was trying not to give too much away when he pointed out the time of death? Crap, was it the whisker twitch?
"Dammit, FUCK, this wouldn't even be a problem if those bastards picked him up before you got there! SHIT... Fuck it, I don't owe them anything at this point!"
DetectiveCaillou: Haffner Heffa: TAKEN OUT
> CONFLICT END
DetectiveCaillou: He looks defeated now - more ready to talk. Even he knows when he's buried in a hole this deep.
Ryusui: Harry smirks. "Good job, you two," he says.
Jejunumiper: Norwick motions to Andie to leave the room so he could have a talk with Haffner is private. "Can y'all behind the glass take a break? I want a word with him personally, that means nobody in this room or outside, please."
Ryusui: Harry raises an eyebrow. Just what's he up to?
DetectiveCaillou: "Not unless you give us a real good reason, kid," says the chief.
AthensTG: Andie is the middle of smiling like a smug cat when Norwick says that. "Huh?"
Jejunumiper: "He might not feel comfortable divulging everything he knows to the oh so bad cops, let the good cop get the info out of him...plus besides, I don't want Haffner to start blubbering and having a break down because his life is over because of this. Oh and get me a coke! I want to give Haffner something to drink for being so cooperative."
Ryusui: Harry gives the chief a "WTF?" expression.
AthensTG: "Alright," she sounds unsure, "sure!" she adds with growing confidence. Andie now truly believes she is the bad cop after all, and makes her way to the nearest vending machine.
DetectiveCaillou: "What are you looking at like that? It's against procedure to leave someone completely alone with a suspect in there."
Ryusui: "I'm going in there. I don't know what the kid's up to, but he's not screwing this up on my watch."
Jejunumiper: "Fine then leave Harry in here." He says, waving a hand behind his back.
DetectiveCaillou: "... A'ight, just give a holler if something goes wrong." The chief reluctantly leaves.
Ryusui: Harry enters, and takes a seat next to Nor. He doesn't say anything; he just nods to Nor to...do whatever it was he was intending to do, but in the full knowledge he's got Harry watching him.
Jejunumiper: Norwick waits for Andie to get back with the coke, and having her leave before he could start talking to Haffner directly, "Oh and Harry, I trust you will not go blowing your head off for what I'm about to reveal. Remember, my trust for you is riding on this one..." He turns to Haffner, opening that coke can for him and giving it to him. "So, first things first, any reason why you nearly killed one of my buddies for protecting Candy?" He says, point blank to him.
Ryusui: Harry says nothing, just listens intently.
DetectiveCaillou: "... Issat what he was doing? Shit, I was really drunk... I knew you guys were prolly 'cause of her, but before that, this douchbag - I forget who he even was - was just getting in my way."
Jejunumiper: "Well that douchebag was a friend of mine, and now I'm in bit of a pinch because of that. Now, I want to know why you're after Candy, and who you're working for." He says, folding his arms. "Because honestly, even if you do walk free tonight, there might be some trouble in the backwaters for you for busting up my friend." He says, giving him an intent stare, "And I do hope you know what I mean, Haffner."
Ryusui: Again, Harry says absolutely nothing. His expression betrays no sign of shock or surprise.
Jejunumiper: Norwick pipes up a quick moment, "The name Stone D'Wall mean anything to you, Haffy?" He says, "Because it might be a name you'll never forget if you really don't get straight with me."
Ryusui: (would Harry know who Stone D'Wall is?)
DetectiveCaillou: (You get to decide.)
Jejunumiper: (( underground connections and all, if Harry was a criminal, he might have heard of him. ))
Ryusui: (probably not; he was small-time and that woulda been like 30 years ago)
DetectiveCaillou: "I just wanted her to keep quiet about seeing me follow Mr. Wheeler and that Soda guy he was with. Plus, I dunno for sure, but she might've seen me... take that... It'd all be over for me at that point, you gotta understand..."
Jejunumiper: "And by that you mean an Icepick from a cooler, or...?" He says, shaking his head, "Clear that up first before I continue. Because now you're gonna have to do me a favor unless you want my boys to break your caps when you're carousing the night." He scooches his chair forward, "And I'm not meaning the cops."
Ryusui: Harry remains impassive.
DetectiveCaillou: "Okay, yes, the icepick! I..." He looks down. It seems like he wasn't quite prepared to drop this when he entered this room today, but... "I did it. Should be fucking obvious now.
"I killed Mr. Wheeler."
Ryusui: Harry's eyes narrow. He has a feeling there's more to the story than that.
Jejunumiper: "Well, that covers that, you might get locked up for a couple of years..." He says, looking at Haffner, "...But I want to remind you, if you ever get out from those walls, you still owe me a favor..." He says, looking at Haffner and the can, "Come now, drink a lil. I want to know who you work for, and your accomplices."
DetectiveCaillou: "That's just it; I don't know. All I know is that I was supposed to follow them to a shorefront property they were gonna inspect, knock out the Soda guy - they were clear that I wasn't to kill him - and kill Mr. Wheeler. As for accomplices..."
Ryusui: (soda guy?)
DetectiveCaillou: (Soda Maishiki.)
Jejunumiper: ( The bird man, Wheeler was fond of his sister )
DetectiveCaillou: (Sister.)
Jejunumiper: ( ...right. )
Ryusui: (OH)
Jejunumiper: ( fixed that. )
DetectiveCaillou: "... Well, you saw what was left of the only one whose face I knew. I... wasn't lying about him owing me a lot of moolah. Having him look the other way was gonna clear it... but he freaked out when he found out what part his limo had to play. Wouldn't hear it when I tried to tell him he could lay low at my place. Threatened to go to the cops himself. I... couldn't have that."
Jejunumiper: "So you're telling me you're being paid by a ghost and you killed your accomplice because of that?" He sighs and sinks into his chair, "Fucking ghosts..." He sighs before bringing himself back up, "And why were you trying to bring Soda in, your boss wanted him alive, I take it?" He says, rubbing his temples, still upset about the fact that there was no face to really stick a pin in this entire thing.
DetectiveCaillou: "Hey, I pride myself with keeping clients for dirty business anonymous. It's all mail. You can take a look at what we exchanged - again, I don't owe them shit anymore." He writes down an address amounting to 'Sololo St. - under bridge - locker 3.' "And as for that favor..." he gets up, "assuming I get out sometime before your 'friends' die of old age, and it ain't worse than what I already do every day..." he flashes a toothy grin, "well, that'd hardly even be an inconvenience, amigo~"
Jejunumiper: He takes that address and snaps a photo of it, and sends it to the new group chat of Andie, Harry, and himself. "Uh huh, well alright, thanks. We'll keep in touch..." He scribbles his own phone number to Haffner and slides it to him, "Memorize this. I'll want you to remember that string of numbers when you get out so you can call me." He looks over to Harry, "Well, we got our culprit, we should keep an eye on Soda and to go see those letters. I want to get to the bottom of this..." He turns to Haffner, "Now enjoy your drink, I didn't have my friend buy that for nothing, y'know." He says, getting up and motioning Harry to come with.
DetectiveCaillou: (I'm thinking last lines?)
Jejunumiper: (( yeah, that's my last. ))
Ryusui: Harry accompanies Nor. As soon as he's out of earshot of Heff, and while they're still out of earshot of Andie and the chief, he whispers:
Ryusui: "Whatever this is you're into, you will not make it my problem. Understand? Because I will take your side, and you do not want to be in my debt." He nods in Andie's direction: "And you will not make it the girl's problem, either. Because I will end you, with my own two hands." As he speaks, he lapses into an unfamiliar accent - less a hardened TV cop, and more something...formal. It's rather like hearing a mask slip to reveal fangs and glowing red eyes underneath.
Ryusui: (and i'm good XD)
AthensTG: Andie texts back: good job partner!! ^^ 👍
Jejunumiper: Norwick whispers back, "Duly noted, if things fall apart, it's all me." He then looks over at Andie and waves.
Jejunumiper: ( and that's it for me. )
Ryusui: Harry turns to Andie. "Kid did good," is all he says.
Ryusui: (and that's it for me XD)
AthensTG: (same for me)
DetectiveCaillou: (Then let us...)
DetectiveCaillou: !end
