Technical Start/Dialogues

***In the chief’s office, Technile, U.S.A. 3021…***

* [WELCOME!] Sebastian: Welcome, Rookie to the Tech Crimes Division!
* (Thinking) Sebastian: Although, this isn't a social call, you're here for important tidings.
* (Serious) Sebastian: There has been a bitcoin bug that has made the stock market crash, and we need all the help we can get.
* (Thinking) Sebastian: Firstly, I need you to-
* (Scared) Nick: Seb! This is really serious! There's been big news!
* (Frightened) Sebastian: What news!?
* (Holding TV Remote) Nick: Look at the TV!
* TV: Mayor Charlie Kelvin Reported Dead in Chet Park!
* [WHAT THE..!?] (Shocked) Sebastian: The Mayor’s Dead!?
* [GO!] (Yelling) Sebastian: Rookie, get to chet park this instant! Also take Oliver with you!

### **Chapter 1**

* (Thinking) Oliver: Well I’ll be damned. - The news was right, this body IS mayor Charlie Kelvin.
* (Sceptical) Oliver: You already picked up some clues? Some sweat you are.
* Oliver: Is that an old phone, it looks like it came from the 2500s.
* [WHAT THE!?] Oliver: Why did you take that recycling bin? Don't you recycle!?
* Oliver: Oh, you think the killer disregarded something there? Alright, go through it, but make sure to wash your hands afterwards.

#### Examine Recycling Bin

* Oliver: Wow, you actually found something in there!
* Oliver: That definitely looks like a rock alright.
* Oliver: Wait a minute, there's blood on it! It could be the murder weapon!
* Oliver: But what's that brown stuff on it?
* Oliver: Good idea, let's take a sample of it, you're not so stupid after all, rookie.

#### Examine Bloody Rock

* Oliver: Nice! Now that we have the substance from the potential murder weapon, we can send it to our lab chief, Michelle Velleta!

#### Examine Old Phone

* Oliver: Nice you got the phone unlocked, let's be a creep and look through it!
* Oliver: Hmm, let's look through the pictures first.
* [WHAT THE!?] Oliver: What the.. the latest picture is a selfie with the mayor, and also some woman?
* Oliver: You say you can identify the woman with just this picture? Well, alright, be my guest.

#### Examine Mysterious Woman

* Oliver: I seriously doubted you, rookie.
* Oliver: The woman is a certain Priya Topilist. She's apparently a tech historian looking for a job in that field.
* Oliver: But finding this random woman would be like a needle in a haystack how would we-
* Priya: HEY YOU! Give me back my phone, otherwise I'll have you arrested!
* Oliver: Whoa, calm down ma'am, we're with the Tech Crimes Division, please stay calm, and your phone is a piece of evidence in a murder investigation!
* Oliver: Wait, rookie, you're right, this woman is Priya Topilist, ma'am, we must speak to you!

#### Talk to Priya Topilist

* [WHAT THE!?] Priya: Excuse me detectives, I'm not a "MA'AM!" I have they/them pronouns, get it right!
* Oliver: Well okay, they/them, you're currently a suspect in mayor Charlie Kelvin's murder so-
* Priya: Wait, the mayor is dead!? Oh man, I just had asked him for a selfie!
* Oliver: Duh, anyway have any idea who could've done this to him?
* Priya: You think I knew the man!? I only saw him leaving the nearby coffee shop, so I took the opportunity to ask him for a selfie!
* Oliver: Well alright... person? Please be on standby, we may need to speak to you again.
* Oliver: You're right rookie, we shall take a look at the coffee shop that the mayor last left to get murdered!

#### Investigate Coffee Shop

* Oliver: Well if this isn't a peaceful place around here I don't know what is.
* Oliver: I hope you didn't mind that I got a coffee while you looked for clues.
* Oliver: Wait.. is that a CIA LAPTOP!? Just in the middle of that table!?
* Oliver: What CIA agent would be crazy enough to leave this government piece of tech laying around in a public place?
* Oliver: Rookie, if you seriously think you can crack that laptop's code I'll bet $100.
* Oliver: Finally, something that belongs, here, that faded receipt came from this shop.
* Oliver: Wait! You're right! It says this was the mayor's order!
* Oliver: Wow, what is the coincidence that the faded part is the person who took his order.
* Oliver: Alright, stop looking at me like that rookie, I know you'll unfade it in no time, don't worry, I'll get your dusting kit ready for you.

#### Examine CIA Laptop

* Oliver: Why am I not surprised, fine, here's the $100 I betted, curse you.
* Oliver: But you're right, the agent's name is "Greg Jefferson".
* Oliver: Considering his laptop is here, he must be around here somewhere, there's no way he doesn't know that it's-
* Greg: HEY YOU! GET OFF THAT LAPTOP!
* Greg: That's government property!
* Greg: How the hell did you hack into it?
* Oliver: Well hello to you too... Sir?
* Oliver: We need to talk to you about an important issue.

#### Talk to Greg Jefferson about his laptop being in the place where the victim last visited.

* Greg: You all better explain yourself citizens!
* Oliver: Sir, with all due respect I don't think leaving your laptop in a public place is safe to do, hence rookie was able to hack into it easily
* Greg: Rookie? Are y'all the CIA coppers? Or do I need to arrest you for impersonation!
* Oliver: Sir! Calm down! We're with the Tech Crimes Division, and you're a suspect in a murder investigation!
* Greg: Tech Crimes Division? Wow, he was actually able to hire people? I'm surprised the old mayor didn't shut down his whole "coppers" entirely!
* Oliver: Well Mr. Jefferson, please stick around, we may need to speak to you again about the murder.
* Greg: MISTER? IT'S AGENT YOU BUFFOONS!
* Greg: Now get! Otherwise I'll report you to your chief!

#### Examine Faded Receipt

* Oliver: Y'know, I wouldn't even be surprised if you dusted everything you see.
* Oliver: What? I'm just teasing!
* Oliver: Anyway, the name on that receipt is "Rose Vienna" and she is a barista here.
* Oliver: Considering this order wasn't that long ago she must still be working her shift! Let's go ask the manager for her!

#### Talk to Rose Vienna

* Manager: Please don't say you're gonna ask for a refund, I thought the karens were extinct!
* Oliver: Er, no sir we need Rose Vienna, a barista here to ask her some questions.
* Manager: Oh, well darn, if you came here a few seconds earlier you would've seen her, her shift just ended and she left!
* Oliver: What? Does that mean she's going to her car in the parking lot? Rookie, we need to rush there, NOW!
* ***In the Parking Lot...***
* Oliver: Ma'am, person, they thing, we need to speak to you!
* Rose: Me? Am I in trouble?
* Oliver: Well, we just need to-
* Rose: I- I- I'm sorry! I stole some money from the cash register! Please don't send me to jail!
* Oliver: MA'AM! Calm down! We just need to ask you about the mayor!
* Rose: Oh, the mayor? It's not like I ever met him, rookie.
* Oliver: Well, we're investigating the murder of the mayor so if you-
* Rose: HE WAS MURDERED!? Oh no, the terrorists are coming! I need to get to my home and protect my cat!
* (Yelling) Oliver: Wait! Ma'am! Please don't go too far! We may need to-
* Oliver: Oh what's the point, she's long gone now, heck, I think she's a dead end anyway.

#### Analyze Strange Substance

* Michelle: Oh, welcome to my lab rookie!
* Michelle: Speaking of... lemme just..
* Michelle: Wanna watch me burn a working laptop with these chemicals rookie?
* Oliver: Michelle, this is not the time, also why would you waste a good working laptop like that?
* Michelle: For science! Anyway I presume you're here for that substance you sent me.
* Michelle: You can probably tell it was clear, but not that clear to be a recognizable color.
* Oliver: So? Is it something related to cleaning?
* Michelle: Well... close, it's actually teeth whitener!
* Oliver: Teeth whitener? Who even uses that stuff nowadays?
* Michelle: It seems like someone didn't have the stereotypical childhood!
* Oliver: And what is that supposed to mean?
* Michelle: Oh, nevermind it, you should get back to the mayor's murder, I can't WHITE to figure out who killed him!
* Oliver: I'm gonna so kill you for saying that later.

#### Autopsy Victim's Body

* (confused while using phone) Xavier: . . . .
* Oliver: Hey Xavier, you having trouble with your phone?
* Xavier: Yes! You kids and your newfangled technology! This Legendware 3000 phone is way too difficult to understand! There's too many buttons, the Legendware 2000 phone was a lot simpler.
* Oliver: So are you gonna complain the entire time rookie is here, or are you gonna impress them with what you are actually good at.
* Xavier: Oh, ahem, right! The mayor's demise is such a random occurrence but you can bet my scalpel I found evidence on his person!
* Oliver: Well, let's see what you got.
* Xavier: I did find a mysterious brown substance on the victim's body.
* Oliver: Wow, a brown substance, that definitely narrows it down..
* Xavier: You bet! I checked with Michelle, she said it was from ground coffee beans.
* Oliver: If you couldn't tell I was being sarcastic thank you very much.
* Xavier: Also the victim didn't have any coffee in his system all he had was tea, so that means his killer drinks coffee!
* Oliver: Tea? Do you mean the tea at that coffee shop?
* Oliver: Man, the mayor's drink of choice is weird who just gets tea at a COFFEE shop!?
* Xavier: Well, I wouldn't be the one to mind having a bit of green tea in the morning.
* Oliver: Agree to disagree, but I guess that means our killer will be turning into a coffee bean from being stressed trying to run away from this murder they've committed, rookie!

***In the precinct...***

* Oliver: I say you've underestimated yourself, rookie!
* Oliver: We managed to find the murder weapon in a recycling bin.
* Oliver: And we've already got three suspects to narrow it down to.
* Oliver: Also adding to the fact we already know the killer uses teeth whitener and drinks coffee!
* Oliver: Oh yeah, and don't forget we already know the killer was at the coffee shop before-
* Sebastian: OLIVER!!
* Oliver: Whoa there chief, who pee'd in your cereal this morning? My eardrums are gonna blow!
* Sebastian: Well, I would like you to explain why I got a report of a CIA agent wanting to shut down the TCD!?
* Oliver: Wait, what!?

### Chapter 2

* Sebastian: OLIVER! I would like to know why I got a report from a Greg Jefferson who's a CIA agent that wants to shut down the TCD, complaining about you!?
* Oliver: Wait what!?
* Oliver: That isn't fair! We found Greg's laptop on a crime scene? We had all the rights to do so!
* Sebastian: Well, I'm afraid that doesn't matter now, at least it's only about wanting you off the mayor's murder, and for rookie to still takeover.
* Oliver: Wait what? But rookie needs me!
* Sebastian: Well, that's why Jace will fill in for you!
* Oliver: Oh lord, fine, at least I can have the mini vacation I want.
* Sebastian: Not exactly, you'll be on report duty!
* Oliver: What? But that's not fair!
* Sebastian: Oh boo-hoo, right now what I need is for rookie to go to the mayor's office, there's a chance that clues will be there, I'll call Jace to meet you there!

#### Investigate Mayor's Office

* Jace: Hello rookie, nice to meet you!
* Jace: I've already heard a lot about you from Oliver, and I'm excited to work with you!
* Jace: Wait, you already found clues before I got here?
* Jace: Wow! It's like you have super vision!
* Jace: Anyway, that box of spare parts, you think something's hiding in it? Well don't leave me out to search!
* Jace: Hm, we also have this file cabinet, you think you can find something in it? Well I believe you can!
* Jace: The investigation was on hold for a second, but it seems that we're going full steam ahead!

#### Examine File Cabinet

* Jace: Oooh, is that a letter you found in there? Reminds me when I would send letters to Santa when I was a kid!
* Jace: Let's see what's in the letter.
* Jace: Whoa! That's a lot of hateful words! "I can't believe you would betray me like this you bitch! I hope you get bashed on the head by a rock!"
* Jace: Wait, you say that it's familiar?
* Jace: Oh! You say that's how the victim died?
* Jace: Wow, either this is the killer's letter, or someone was really mad at him!
* Jace: But it isn't signed, so what would we do?
* Jace: Ah, you're one step ahead of me, rookie, you say we should send it to Miranda Ferdez our profiler? Well I don't disagree with that! She may be able to psychoanalyze who wrote the letter!

#### Examine Box of Spare Parts

* Jace: Interesting, I didn't expect you to find a business card in the spare parts, rookie!
* Jace: There's a face there, and it says they're the CEO of Chesterman Robotics.
* Jace: The person's name on the card is faded, wow, what luck.
* Jace: Oh, you say you can use the dusting kit to unfade it? Smart!

#### Examine Faded Name

* Jace: Nice catch! The CEO is Jack Chesterman! Huh, makes sense considering the surname.
* Jace: We should be able to schedule a meeting at Chesterman Robotics to ask him about the mayor, let's go!
* ***At Chesterman Robotics...***
* Jace: Wow, this place is so cool!
* Jace: You're right, there's Jack, he's coming over here right now! Time to talk to him, rookie!

#### Talk to Jack Chesterman about the mayor having his business card

* Jack: Hello, TCD! I don't usally speak to people like you like this, but this is important as you told me.
* Jack: Do you want to buy a robot for your division? I can give you a discount!
* Jace: Oh my gosh! I've always wanted to-
* Jace: I.. I mean we need to speak to you about the mayor.
* Jack: The mayor? Why's that?
* Jace: Well, I would've assume you already heard the news of his murder.
* Jack: What? No! I was in my office trying to build new and better parts!
* Jack: I wish I would've gotten a chance to speak to the fellow! We would be rich from his money!
* Jace: Well, why does he have your business card in his office?
* Jack: Wait he had my card? That means my advertisement worked he would've bought one of my robots!
* Jack: But I guess he won't be doing that now, life is cruel for businessmen like me.
* Jace: Well please stick by, we may need to talk to you again!

#### Analyze Threat to the Victim

* Miranda: Welcome to my office, rookie!
* Miranda: I presume you're here for the threat you sent me?
* Jace: No, we're here to get our nails done, of course we're here for the threat.
* Miranda: Ha, you sound like Oliver when you say that!
* Jace: Wait.. I do? S..Sorry-
* Miranda: Don't sweat it Jace, anyway about this threat, I analyzed the curves of the letters, and their position on the letter.
* Jace: So, who wrote it?
* Miranda: Well, I can say that there was a hidden message here.
* Jace: Hidden message?
* Miranda: Yeah, the curves actually spelled out a line from a Shakespeare book!
* Jace: So, does that mean the killer wrote this threat?
* Miranda: Yep, so your killer reads Shakespeare!
* Jace: Well, I can't wait until we shake them down, rookie!

***In the precinct...***

* Jace: Well rookie, this investigation has gotten me stumped!
* Jace: At least me've managed to figure out the killer reads shakespeare, and also getting a new suspect: Jack Chesterman.
* Jace: But, I don't know where to-
* Nick: Hey rookie! I've been dying to have the proper introduction!
* Nick: But unluckily, that'll be later, there's been reports of somebody in a black robe has been sneaking in the coffee shop crime scene!
* Jace: Someone sneaking into the coffee shop? That must be our killer!
* Jace: Quickly rookie, we must get there on the double!

#### Investigate Counter

* Jace: Rookie, we mustn't leave anything out in this crime scene, we need to search top to bottom!
* Jace: Oh, you already found things..? Well, never mind then-
* Jace: What's this holographic device doing in an outdated coffee shop? And it's locked!
* Jace: I bet you'll be able to unlock its mysteries, rookie!
* Jace: Huh, what's this torn vote here for?
* Jace: Whoa there's a message on it! "Don't vote for the fake!"
* Jace: And look it's signed by someone! But it's faded, think you can unfade it?
* Jace: Hmm, there's also this letter, another hateful one,
* Jace: Alright enough shenanigans with these threats, rookie, I bet you can unfade fingerprints on this letter and get a match for who they are! Try it!
* Jace: The killer has escaped justice for long enough, it's time we get serious!

#### Examine Locked Holographic Device

* Jace: Well, we've gotten the device unlocked, the question is.. how do we activate it?
* Jace: Oh right, we have somebody for that, let's send it to Otto Hansen!