The Search for Q/The Detective's Unyielding Resolve

[thisclinchesit]

This takes place shortly after this comm post. Info for what this post is for is here.Those who saw Shoutarou when he was on the hunt before for Wakka's ball might note a somewhat similar look in his eyes this time - but a great deal more focused. He's out for information, and is once again combing the ship, but there's a greater urgency in his

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[i_sell_drugs]

"Because I totally want to spend my free time doing Q&A," Howard mutters when Shoutarou approaches him. He's been working on building a cat carrier out in his front yards from a basket and twine. "You got a topic of conversation or are you just lonely and want company?"

[thisclinchesit]

"Well, this round of Twenty Questions has a purpose, yeah - I need to know if you've seen anyone doing anything...out of the ordinary." A pause. "At least, out of the ordinary compared to the norm on this ship."

[i_sell_drugs]

"Oh, so you want to know if I saw anything especially suspicious on this ship besides the Daligig, the secret agendas, the ship computer using weasel words and giving us faulty intel on missions, and the strange parts of the Med Bay that look like they'd been hit with a mini-missile." He pulls a small screwdriver out of his toolkit and chews on the end of it - flathead. "I mean, you got any idea how many dark and mysterious tragic pasts people are hiding on here?"

[thisclinchesit]

There's a brief moment while Shoutarou considers that list. Not what he's looking for, but he notes that if he needs to find something out like this in the future, this guy might be a good start.

"...more along the lines of people acting odd. Or being places that they shouldn't. Using strange tech." A pause. "Though that would probably fall under the 'secret agendas' category."

[things_go_boom]

What luck! Lash was on her way to talk with Punchy after talking on the comm post, when she passes by him, looking perhaps just as determined as he is.

[thisclinchesit]

"Oi, Lash - you saw all that." Why yes, Shoutarou was creeping all over the other subthreads, why do you ask? "You know of anyone who'd know about that tech Querl was on about? The flatspace stuff."

[things_go_boom]

"I didn't quite get that either," she replied, long enough to talk with him. Why yes, Lash had been doing the same thing once she realized who he was. "It's some sort of subspace, right?"

[thisclinchesit]

"I... Guess? If that matches his description of it." He shakes his head. "I'm not much of a tech-head."

[carrieswar]

"Uh, sure? What's up?" Jr. blinked, but he caught onto the emotion in Shoutarou's voice and expression easily enough. He just hoped nothing really bad was up...

[thisclinchesit]

"Have you noticed any... Unusual activity by any of the people on the ship?" A vague question, but for the time being, Shou had no especially narrowing leads.

[carrieswar]

"Unusual?"

He tapped a finger to his chin, trying to recall if anything he'd seen lately gave him pause or a second glance. "I don't think so. Any kind of behavior in specific? 'Unusual' is a little general to go by."

[thisclinchesit]

"People acting odd. Going odd places, seeming like they're hiding something."

[thisclinchesit]

"Don't suppose you've seen anyone acting odd lately? Going odd places, or being generally suspicious?" He puts his hands in his coat pocket, looking a bit expectant.

[thisclinchesit]

"Ah, right, right," The detective sighs, scratching the back of his head. "Did this song and dance enough, I'd think I'd have gotten better by now. Anyway..." He looks up at the ship in general. "People being in places you don't think they should be. Acting shady. If you've been looking at the comms lately, I'm looking for leads on who's holding our mysterious friend."