Gas station

*You pull over and stop at a gas station. Not a soul in sight. The fluorescent lights irritate your eyes and the smell of pee is wafting up from the space in between the pumps. It’s self-service here. You pay directly at the pump. The mini-mart over there… it must sell newspapers… The person behind the counter must see and hear things. Might be worth asking a couple questions...*

* *You don’t know why, but Parisian gas stations are always quite frightening. You check out your surroundings before getting out of the taxi.*
* *This place is shady as ever. You’re careful getting out of the cab.*
* *This place makes you nervous. All you want is to get back into your warm cab.*
* *You get out of your taxi and are struck by the familiar feeling that you are the last person on Earth.*
* *You sigh and get out of your taxi... The cold grips you hard.*

The **Gas station** (aka **Petrol station**), as the name suggests, allows Houssine to top up the fuel in his taxi. If the taxi ever runs out of fuel, the tank is filled, but with a time penalty. The gas station also offers other services, such as a shop that sells newspapers and scratchcards, along with the ability to gather information about the killer from the store clerk. Excluding the time taken to drive there, visiting the gas station doesn't take up any time.

## La belle pompe (Mini-Mart)

You walk into the mini-mart.

The guy behind the counter looks like all the other guys behind counters you’ve come across in your lifetime.

* Behind the counter, a student doing his homework lazily raises his head.
* The clerk behind the counter is undoubtedly the most ordinary person you've ever seen.
* The guy behind the counter doesn't even look at you when he starts to talk in a lazy, lifeless tone.
* There's a smell coming off the guy running the shop at this station... ...artificial lavender air freshener?
* There's a smell coming off the guy running the shop at this station... ...onions...?

**CLERK:** *"Can I help you"?*

* **CLERK:** *"Yeah?"*
* **CLERK:** *"Hi."*
* **CLERK:** *"Yup?"*
* **CLERK:** *"Uhhh... yeah?"*
* **CLERK:** *"Evenin'."*
* **CLERK:** *"Welcome..."*

He sighs, beyond tired of repeating the same sentence over and over.
**CLERK:** *"...to La Belle Pompe."*

 Versailles | 5€

### Talk with the clerk

**HOUSSINE:** *"This serial killer business is crazy..."*

The clerk cuts you off, pointing an angry finger at the newspapers on display in front of him.

**CLERK:** *"Have you seen how much the police SUCK at catching him?"*

You smile... and let him keep talking...

* **HOUSSINE:** *“Say… A guy like you, someone who spends most nights here… you must know something about the killer, right?"*

He raises his head and seems almost happy you brought it up…

* **HOUSSINE:** *"I was wondering..."*

You immediately bring up the serial killer. The cashier looks up, obviously excited by the topic...

* You examine the newspaper and magazine covers. The serial killer is on the front page of all of them.

**HOUSSINE:** *"It's crazy, isn't it? You'd think they'd have caught him by now..."*
The clerk smiles... You recognise a twinkle in his eye: this guy has something to tell you...

* **HOUSSINE:** *"Have you read the papers? He's all they're talking about..."*

Just an offhand comment, casually brought up about the serial killer. The guy behind the counter seems like he's interested in the case...

* The clerk shrugs when you ask a question about the serial killer.

**CLERK:** *"Well... I don't know nothin'."*
His sentence drags on pathetically.
**CLERK:** *"I just sell coffee and gas."*
You nod, knowingly.

**[NEW CLUE]**

**Note:** There is no dialogue regarding the clues - you just get a random one displayed on your investigation board.

**The Judge**

* Victims = wealthy

* Homeless man seen around crime scene 2 & 3.

* Killer’s height > 1m80

* Victim 3 = respected colonel & community pillar

* Victim 3 = colonel of the Junta, the Process

**The Angel of Death**

TBA

**The Sandman**

* Victim 1’s death = scapegoat

* Victim 2 corrupted, deserved to die

* Killer > 1m80

* Witness described Killer as old man or woman

* Albatros Fire = criminal act

The guy behind the counter barely looks at you as you leave.

* **CLERK:** *"Have a good evening..."*

The cold welcomes you outside and quickly makes you forget the clerk's unpleasant tone.

* **CLERK:** *"Good... night, I guess."*

You nod and exit the shop.

* **CLERK:** *"Please come back soo..."*

The clerk is still in the middle of his sentence when you leave the shop.

* Not a word from the guy behind the counter. You, on the other hand, curse automatically as you put one foot out into the freezing cold.

## Purchasing fuel

Fuel costs 2€ per 1/50th of a tank in volume.

*You get into your taxi and drive away.*

## Meta notes:

Perdu

* Losing ticket… no luck.
* …can’t win ‘em all.
* …no go.
* ...you sigh.

You win 1€!

* ...now that's the kind of news you like to get.

You win 2€!

* …a smile shines across your face.
* ...a hint of a smile spreads across your face. (Cheapest win)

You win 4€!

* ...you grin at the store clerk.

Add descriptions also maybe.

Include link to clues page?

Odds for scratchcards?

Redirects.