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Date UTC: March 24th
Time Comp. UTC: 11:57pm
Point Value: 2500
Part 1: 267/250
Part 2: 226/200
Part 3: 236/200
Part 4: 594/550
Word Count: 1323/1200
Part 1:
A: 51/50
Penelope and her girlfriend Minerva are both detectives working on a case together. As they get further and further into the case, they each draw very different conclusions. They end up fighting about the case. After this fight, they decide to split off and solve the case separately in a friendly rivalry.
B: 59/50
In a flashback, we’re able to see what happened during the crime. The criminal, a woman named Izara, used her supernatural abilities to raid a secret government facility, breaking into an underground prison to break out her boyfriend Judah. She brings down the entire facility with her, stealing several other objects from it and near completely erases her tracks.
C: 55/50
Penelope decides to check out the facility itself, going deeper and deeper into the prison that housed so many magically gifted criminals. Most of them ended up escaping, and thus couldn’t give her any leads. However, she finds one that was left behind, and after a bit of a struggle, she’s able to get answers.
D: 52/50
Minerva takes a different approach, deciding to follow a small lead, a single direction. A guard saw the perpetrator leave toward the north, so Minerva decided to follow that direction. She eventually finds a small house in the middle of nowhere, and when she decides to investigate, she finds Izara and Judah.
E: 50/50
Penelope went to investigate something in a small office building that would supposedly help her figure out what was happening with this government entity. Minerva, meanwhile, had decided to team up with Izara and Judah to take the place down. They meet at the entrance and the two groups clash.
Part 2:
A: 62/50
As Penelope and Minerva start investigating the case, a small file is their biggest lead. It was somewhat destroyed during the break-in, but certain information hadn’t been fully disposed of. Thus, the two of them draw from it during various parts of the story. It mainly focuses on who Izara is, as well as the government division that dealt with her.
B: 52/50
When one of the magical inmates is interviewed, he drops a comment about ‘darn potions’ which leads Penelope to believe that the prisoners were being experimented on. This ends up getting her to discover a file cabinet in the prison that helps answer her questions that she had about the government agency.
C: 53/50
The whole reason that Minerva is able to find Izara in the first place is because of an eyewitness account from a guard that was at the prison during the break-in. The guard had watched her escape to the north, specifically away from the city that was the closest to the prison.
D: 59/50
Penelope is slowed down by slowly combing through the files in the file cabinet, most of which were utterly useless to her, which wasted her precious time. While the information could serve important in capturing other criminals, in this particular case everything in the files was utterly unhelpful. She doesn’t realize this for a while, which isn’t very good.
Part 3:
Interviewed by @Lark06
Lark’s Part: 305 words
My Part: 236
Lark: “You were in the building when the crime was committed, right? Can you remember anything about an individual with a top hat and glitter?”
Bookie: “Oh goodness- Honestly, hun, I can recall every little BIT of our interaction. It ain’t all that pretty, I’ll tell you that.”
Lark: ”Well. Obviously the aftermath was less than pretty. Ecological warfare would tend to muck things up a tad. Let's start from the start, then. Were you frequently in the habit of visiting the Granite River shoals or the nearby roller rink?“
Bookie: “My grandbabies love roller skating, so I take ‘em on the weekends so they can get some energy out. I also go out on the rink from time to time. So to answer your question, yes, hun, quite often.”
Lark: ”Wonderful. Now. Were these… grandbabies, as you say, present at the time of the crime? Do they have any known ties to poachers, professional bass fishers, or lifeguards?! Being a toddler does NOT! except them from the laws of the land.“
Bookie: “*gasp* ExCUSE me, my grandbabies would NEVER commit a crime! The most criminal thing they’ve ever done is being too gosh darn adorable!”
Lark: ”Hm. I can see you're not much of a critical opinion on this topic. I'll have my guys run a background check, but let's move on. At any point during your visit to the roller rink did you notice anything unusual? Absurd, or more so than usual?“
Bookie: “Just that there were some of my old high school buds there. Most of ‘em moved to other countries so it was certainly unusual. Oh yes, and that person you were describin’ earlier. Hun, they had an /atrocious/ sense of fashion, goodness-”
Lark: ”I'll note that. You're absolutely right though. If I ever wore leopard print with a plaid jacket, I would not be out committing crimes. Now, your high school pals… was there a reunion planned? Do you know why they were meeting? Did it have anything to do with Casimir Pulaski day?“
Bookie: “Nope, there wasn't a single message I received. They all didn't really keep in touch with me, which is alright I suppose, but oh well- They were all dispersed around the room, not all together. And with the whole ‘day’ thing, I don't believe so.”
Lark: ”Interesting. Did your school have any clubs, societies, organizations that ever struck you as out-of-place? Secret? We have reason to suspect this was not a one-person crime.“
Bookie: “Weeeeellllll- the drama club was always mighty tight, always goin’ over to someone’s house to have weird parties. Oh yeah, and the ‘secret society of fashion’ club, but that one isn't too relevant.”
Lark: ”I fear that's typical theater kid behavior. But, let's expound on that last bit, shall we. Were those classmates, to your knowledge, present members of the secret society? Would you describe them as snazzy? Sharp-dressed?“
Bookie: “Nah, not in the slightest.”
Lark: ”Perhaps the opposite, then? Atrocious fashion sense?“
Bookie: “Oh yes, it's utterly horrendous!”
Lark: ”Terrible indeed. Well, I appreiciate your cooperation in this interview. We'll be in touch with any further questions. Now, are there any last details you think might be relevant to our investigation?"
Bookie: “Weeeeeellllll- I should probably state that I do have a list of all the people that I went to high school with, sooo-”
Part 4:
Penelope lounged on the couch in her small apartment in Las Vegas. It was so, so quiet, the only noise being a news interview about… a man with atrocious fashion sense? Lovely.
She heard a knock at the door and perked up, springing over to open the door.
“Hi Sweet Pea,” Minerva greeted, stepping into her girlfriend’s apartment, “I have all the files you requested.”
Penelope pumped her fist, “Woo! Thank you!”
Minerva smiled, waltzing over to the table and sitting down. She spread the files over the table. “So, here’s what we’ve got so far. Make sure you look over everything.”
Penelope nodded, sitting next to her. Her eyes started skimming the pages. Prison break-in. The middle of nowhere. Plant magic.
Penelope looked up at Minerva, who was just watching her do what she did best. Minerva tilted her head as she caught her eye, waiting for some sort of question.
“Are you sure that this is everything?”
Minerva nodded. “Yep, this is everything. We’re going to have to search the actual place tomorrow for more clues though.”
“Why not today?”
“We won’t be allowed clearance until tomorrow.” She shrugged. “It’s weird, but we’ll have to deal with it to get answers.”
Penelope took her hand, “Well, at least we’ll be there together.”
Minerva cringed, “Well… yes. But the thing is, I already found a lead without even needing to go there.”
Penelope raised an eyebrow, “And what’s that?”
“We know where the perp went as well as the other person they brought with them. Or, at least what direction they went in.”
“But don’t you think we should study the scene of the crime first?”
Minerva shook her head, “This is too good of a lead to not investigate.”
Penelope pouted, “But I wanted to see the place!”
Minerva tapped her chin, “What if we do both? I follow the criminal, you check out the place?”
Penelope nodded, “And whoever finds something reports to the other?”
Minerva nodded as well, “Works for me.”
Penelope pursed her lips, “Howww about we make this a competition? First person to find something gets… I dunno, to pick the movie next movie night?”
Minerva giggled, holding out her hand to shake, “Sounds like a deal.”
Penelope shook her hand, grinning, “I can’t wait to watch Mean Girls.”
Her girlfriend looked horrified, “No! We’re watching How to Train Your Dragon. Andddd all of the sequels.”
Penelope laughed, “I thought it was just one movie!”
“Well, if I win, it’ll be the entire saga.”
She rolled her eyes, “Okay, fine. Then if I win we also have to watch the Princess Diaries.”
Minerva groaned, “Really? Those movies?”
Penelope grinned, “Yep. Those movies.”
“Well… okay. But I’m going to win anyway so it’s not going to matter in the end.” Minerva said, giggling.
“Nooo, I’m going to get to watch my chick flicks! And you’re going to like it!”
A figure flashed by the window, but neither of the girls noticed.
Minerva huffed, “Okay… fineee. But I still think I’m going to find the perp first.”
Penelope tussled her hair, “We’ll see tomorrow.”
Minerva nodded, grinning. She grabbed a file folder and opened it, “I’d better start preparing by looking at some pictures from the security tapes.”
Penelope grabbed another folder, “And I’d better start preparing by… uh, I dunno, but I’ll figure it out.”
Minerva laughed, laying her head on Penelope’s shoulder, “You’d better be quick. You don’t have a lot of time.”
Penelope smiled, patting her head, “No, but I work best under pressure. You know that.”
Time Comp. UTC: 11:57pm
Point Value: 2500
Part 1: 267/250
Part 2: 226/200
Part 3: 236/200
Part 4: 594/550
Word Count: 1323/1200
Part 1:
A: 51/50
Penelope and her girlfriend Minerva are both detectives working on a case together. As they get further and further into the case, they each draw very different conclusions. They end up fighting about the case. After this fight, they decide to split off and solve the case separately in a friendly rivalry.
B: 59/50
In a flashback, we’re able to see what happened during the crime. The criminal, a woman named Izara, used her supernatural abilities to raid a secret government facility, breaking into an underground prison to break out her boyfriend Judah. She brings down the entire facility with her, stealing several other objects from it and near completely erases her tracks.
C: 55/50
Penelope decides to check out the facility itself, going deeper and deeper into the prison that housed so many magically gifted criminals. Most of them ended up escaping, and thus couldn’t give her any leads. However, she finds one that was left behind, and after a bit of a struggle, she’s able to get answers.
D: 52/50
Minerva takes a different approach, deciding to follow a small lead, a single direction. A guard saw the perpetrator leave toward the north, so Minerva decided to follow that direction. She eventually finds a small house in the middle of nowhere, and when she decides to investigate, she finds Izara and Judah.
E: 50/50
Penelope went to investigate something in a small office building that would supposedly help her figure out what was happening with this government entity. Minerva, meanwhile, had decided to team up with Izara and Judah to take the place down. They meet at the entrance and the two groups clash.
Part 2:
A: 62/50
As Penelope and Minerva start investigating the case, a small file is their biggest lead. It was somewhat destroyed during the break-in, but certain information hadn’t been fully disposed of. Thus, the two of them draw from it during various parts of the story. It mainly focuses on who Izara is, as well as the government division that dealt with her.
B: 52/50
When one of the magical inmates is interviewed, he drops a comment about ‘darn potions’ which leads Penelope to believe that the prisoners were being experimented on. This ends up getting her to discover a file cabinet in the prison that helps answer her questions that she had about the government agency.
C: 53/50
The whole reason that Minerva is able to find Izara in the first place is because of an eyewitness account from a guard that was at the prison during the break-in. The guard had watched her escape to the north, specifically away from the city that was the closest to the prison.
D: 59/50
Penelope is slowed down by slowly combing through the files in the file cabinet, most of which were utterly useless to her, which wasted her precious time. While the information could serve important in capturing other criminals, in this particular case everything in the files was utterly unhelpful. She doesn’t realize this for a while, which isn’t very good.
Part 3:
Interviewed by @Lark06
Lark’s Part: 305 words
My Part: 236
Lark: “You were in the building when the crime was committed, right? Can you remember anything about an individual with a top hat and glitter?”
Bookie: “Oh goodness- Honestly, hun, I can recall every little BIT of our interaction. It ain’t all that pretty, I’ll tell you that.”
Lark: ”Well. Obviously the aftermath was less than pretty. Ecological warfare would tend to muck things up a tad. Let's start from the start, then. Were you frequently in the habit of visiting the Granite River shoals or the nearby roller rink?“
Bookie: “My grandbabies love roller skating, so I take ‘em on the weekends so they can get some energy out. I also go out on the rink from time to time. So to answer your question, yes, hun, quite often.”
Lark: ”Wonderful. Now. Were these… grandbabies, as you say, present at the time of the crime? Do they have any known ties to poachers, professional bass fishers, or lifeguards?! Being a toddler does NOT! except them from the laws of the land.“
Bookie: “*gasp* ExCUSE me, my grandbabies would NEVER commit a crime! The most criminal thing they’ve ever done is being too gosh darn adorable!”
Lark: ”Hm. I can see you're not much of a critical opinion on this topic. I'll have my guys run a background check, but let's move on. At any point during your visit to the roller rink did you notice anything unusual? Absurd, or more so than usual?“
Bookie: “Just that there were some of my old high school buds there. Most of ‘em moved to other countries so it was certainly unusual. Oh yes, and that person you were describin’ earlier. Hun, they had an /atrocious/ sense of fashion, goodness-”
Lark: ”I'll note that. You're absolutely right though. If I ever wore leopard print with a plaid jacket, I would not be out committing crimes. Now, your high school pals… was there a reunion planned? Do you know why they were meeting? Did it have anything to do with Casimir Pulaski day?“
Bookie: “Nope, there wasn't a single message I received. They all didn't really keep in touch with me, which is alright I suppose, but oh well- They were all dispersed around the room, not all together. And with the whole ‘day’ thing, I don't believe so.”
Lark: ”Interesting. Did your school have any clubs, societies, organizations that ever struck you as out-of-place? Secret? We have reason to suspect this was not a one-person crime.“
Bookie: “Weeeeellllll- the drama club was always mighty tight, always goin’ over to someone’s house to have weird parties. Oh yeah, and the ‘secret society of fashion’ club, but that one isn't too relevant.”
Lark: ”I fear that's typical theater kid behavior. But, let's expound on that last bit, shall we. Were those classmates, to your knowledge, present members of the secret society? Would you describe them as snazzy? Sharp-dressed?“
Bookie: “Nah, not in the slightest.”
Lark: ”Perhaps the opposite, then? Atrocious fashion sense?“
Bookie: “Oh yes, it's utterly horrendous!”
Lark: ”Terrible indeed. Well, I appreiciate your cooperation in this interview. We'll be in touch with any further questions. Now, are there any last details you think might be relevant to our investigation?"
Bookie: “Weeeeeellllll- I should probably state that I do have a list of all the people that I went to high school with, sooo-”
Part 4:
Penelope lounged on the couch in her small apartment in Las Vegas. It was so, so quiet, the only noise being a news interview about… a man with atrocious fashion sense? Lovely.
She heard a knock at the door and perked up, springing over to open the door.
“Hi Sweet Pea,” Minerva greeted, stepping into her girlfriend’s apartment, “I have all the files you requested.”
Penelope pumped her fist, “Woo! Thank you!”
Minerva smiled, waltzing over to the table and sitting down. She spread the files over the table. “So, here’s what we’ve got so far. Make sure you look over everything.”
Penelope nodded, sitting next to her. Her eyes started skimming the pages. Prison break-in. The middle of nowhere. Plant magic.
Penelope looked up at Minerva, who was just watching her do what she did best. Minerva tilted her head as she caught her eye, waiting for some sort of question.
“Are you sure that this is everything?”
Minerva nodded. “Yep, this is everything. We’re going to have to search the actual place tomorrow for more clues though.”
“Why not today?”
“We won’t be allowed clearance until tomorrow.” She shrugged. “It’s weird, but we’ll have to deal with it to get answers.”
Penelope took her hand, “Well, at least we’ll be there together.”
Minerva cringed, “Well… yes. But the thing is, I already found a lead without even needing to go there.”
Penelope raised an eyebrow, “And what’s that?”
“We know where the perp went as well as the other person they brought with them. Or, at least what direction they went in.”
“But don’t you think we should study the scene of the crime first?”
Minerva shook her head, “This is too good of a lead to not investigate.”
Penelope pouted, “But I wanted to see the place!”
Minerva tapped her chin, “What if we do both? I follow the criminal, you check out the place?”
Penelope nodded, “And whoever finds something reports to the other?”
Minerva nodded as well, “Works for me.”
Penelope pursed her lips, “Howww about we make this a competition? First person to find something gets… I dunno, to pick the movie next movie night?”
Minerva giggled, holding out her hand to shake, “Sounds like a deal.”
Penelope shook her hand, grinning, “I can’t wait to watch Mean Girls.”
Her girlfriend looked horrified, “No! We’re watching How to Train Your Dragon. Andddd all of the sequels.”
Penelope laughed, “I thought it was just one movie!”
“Well, if I win, it’ll be the entire saga.”
She rolled her eyes, “Okay, fine. Then if I win we also have to watch the Princess Diaries.”
Minerva groaned, “Really? Those movies?”
Penelope grinned, “Yep. Those movies.”
“Well… okay. But I’m going to win anyway so it’s not going to matter in the end.” Minerva said, giggling.
“Nooo, I’m going to get to watch my chick flicks! And you’re going to like it!”
A figure flashed by the window, but neither of the girls noticed.
Minerva huffed, “Okay… fineee. But I still think I’m going to find the perp first.”
Penelope tussled her hair, “We’ll see tomorrow.”
Minerva nodded, grinning. She grabbed a file folder and opened it, “I’d better start preparing by looking at some pictures from the security tapes.”
Penelope grabbed another folder, “And I’d better start preparing by… uh, I dunno, but I’ll figure it out.”
Minerva laughed, laying her head on Penelope’s shoulder, “You’d better be quick. You don’t have a lot of time.”
Penelope smiled, patting her head, “No, but I work best under pressure. You know that.”