Session 23

Investigation: Searching for Magrete (2025-01-18)

Mia, Siz, and Det continue questioning the bartender about Magrete Steel.
The bartender mentions that bounty hunters and a suspicious food critic were recently asking about her.
Siz plays innocent while the bartender cleans compulsively, watching the group closely.
After finishing their drinks, the team decides to move on, paying the bill and heading outside.

Outside the bar, Mia spots a pointy-eared elf watching them smugly from behind some barrels.
Before anyone else can react, he disappears.
Siz, with her sharp Ysoki hearing, picks up running and giggling from the left, while another set of arrogant-sounding footsteps fades into the distance.
Mia, now thoroughly annoyed, suggests they need to deal with him soon.

The group decides to investigate the farm, hailing an automated taxi.
During the ride, they discuss possible plans, including paying off the bounty hunters with Charles' money and pranking the elf with itching powder.
The taxi, despite its trash-can-like exterior, turns out to have shockingly comfortable seats.
Mia flips through an outdated tourist brochure while keeping an eye out for anyone following them.
After a 20-minute drive, they arrive at the farm, a pastel blue wooden house with a veranda, situated in an isolated and dusty area.

The farm appears deserted. There are no footprints in the dust, and the mailbox is overflowing with unread mail.
Siz checks the door and finds it unlocked.
Det sifts through the mail, finding mostly advertisements and a copy of "Combobulation Monthly"—a scientific magazine featuring articles on entropy reversal, time travel, and medical devices.
Inside, the house is clean but covered in a thin layer of dust, suggesting it has been vacant for at least two weeks to a month.
Mia peeks through the windows and sees a living room with untouched furniture, but no signs of struggle.

Siz checks the kitchen and finds mostly canned goods, frozen pizza, and an expired yogurt, confirming the house has been empty for at least two weeks.
Mia explores upstairs and finds a bedroom with no signs of a struggle, but notices a hidden door near the staircase.
Det realizes that based on the house's layout, there should be an unaccounted-for room behind the kitchen or stairs.

The team agrees that Magrete has been gone for a while, but they need to find out where she went and why.
Mia plans to investigate the hidden door upstairs, while Det and Siz search for any other concealed spaces.
With bounty hunters involved and a mysterious scientific magazine about time travel and entropy reversal, the group wonders if Magrete's disappearance is more than just a simple missing person case.