FOURTH INVESTIGATION

[grimgrinningghosts]

[After over a month of all this, all the death is starting to take a toll on this mansion. Maybe with the death that happened just yesterday, you hope that no one else will die this week, but even the most optimistic guests here will realize that's wishful thinking at this point.

Either way, as you leave your bedroom, you will hear strange music echoing through the hallways.

Investigate?]

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[ilovepuppies]

[Star hoists herself up and sits cross-legged on the floor. How do you pet a cockroach? She's going to try it, at least.]

Hey, hey, it'll be okay! Whatever happened, it must've been super scary, right?

[grimgrinningghosts]

[They nod, easing into the pat. It was so scary, and they can't help but feel at fault for their best friend's death.]

[ilovepuppies]

[Petting cockroaches: a success! But what about cheering them up? Granted, Star doesn't feel especially cheery herself, but the sight of a depressed cockroach is just too much. So she jumps up.]

I know! How's about you and me look for clues? Then we'll bring the perpetrator to justice!

[grimgrinningghosts]

[They perk up a tiny bit more. They know that bringing the perpeterator to justice won't bring their friend back, but it's the least they could do after all WALL-E's done for them.]

[ilovepuppies]

Hokay! Let's... do this?

[And then Star remembers that she's really bad at playing detective. But she can't let her new friend down! Is there anything super obvious she's missing?]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[First of all there are some track marks on the floor.]

[ilovepuppies]

[Yup, that's pretty obvious. Star is back down on the floor again, on her hands and knees (well, one hand is still holding up cockroach buddy), examining the marks. Could they be WALL-E's tracks?]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[They are WALL-E's.]

[ilovepuppies]

[SUSPICI- wait, no that's not actually suspicious since he was obviously here. Why don't we follow them and see where they're going?]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[They go from the stairs to the billiards room.]

[ilovepuppies]

[She already knows what's in the billiards room, so let's try to retrace his tracks! She heads towards the stairs to see where he may have been coming from.]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[They head down the stairs to the first floor.]

[ilovepuppies]

[She's followin' these tracks all the way to the end!!]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[They don't really lead anywhere in particular. Looks like he was wandering around last night.]

[ilovepuppies]

[Bummer. But there's gotta be something else she can get from this. What are the tracks made of, anyway? Did he step in something? Er, roll through something?]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[It looks like it's dirt. He was never really the cleanest robot.]

[ilovepuppies]

[She was gonna lick it, but she'll take your word for it, mysterious narration.

Well, this is getting her nowhere, so she trudges back up the stairs to see if she missed anything else.]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Star dear god do not lick the floor.

But as she goes back upstairs, she'll notice that there are another set of footprints on the floor.]

[ilovepuppies]

[DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO.]

Look, it's the perp's footprints!

[Let's take a look!]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[The cockroach jumps at this. Maybe it's a major clue!

The footprints appear to be created from sawdust and dirt.]

[ilovepuppies]

[Hang on, wasn't there sawdust all over the place in the billiards room? Where are these footprints headed?]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[They go from the billiards room to the third floor.]

[ilovepuppies]

[and we're off to the third floor! Where does the trail lead?]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[It leads to the laundry room.]