Bastian Ustinovas

**Sebastian "Bastian" Ustinovas** was a suspect in the murder investigations of Hathaway Holdings CEO Bruce Hathaway in Blood In The Water (Case #2 of Crimson County) and Project Mercury co-conspirator Vincent Forsyth in A Beautiful Friendship (Case #5 of Crimson County).

## Biographical Information

### Occupation

CEO of Energy Corp.
 Prostitute  (Formerly)

## Relationship Information

### Family

Gordon Ustinovas  (Brother; Incarcerated)

## Info

Bastian is a 29-year-old CEO from Wellington Bay. He is handsome, with black curly hair and tan skin, as well as a mole just below his right eye. He has black eyes and wears lip gloss, as well as a navy two-piece suit with a black button-up shirt underneath. He wears a gold locket, and it is heavily implied that he is a homosexual.

In his first suspect appearance, it is known that he knows knots and does ditloid puzzles.

In his second suspect appearance, he has an oil stain on his suit, and it its known that he has read *The Catcher In The Rye* and does *Knights And Knaves* puzzles.

## Events Of Crimson County

### Blood In The Water

Bastian was flagged as a suspect after Skie and the player found his name as the only legible one on the submerged guest list, as he irritably asked them what they wanted before being shocked at the announcement of Bruce's murder. Upon being asked whether he knew of any enemies of Bruce, he snidely commented that barely anyone enjoyed his presence, but he was alright to be around when he was inviting you to the yacht. As Skie and the player concluded their interrogation, he asked them to get him off the boat as soon as possible, as he didn't like storms at all.

Bastian was later spoken to again after he failed to bribe the detectives into closing the investigation, which resulted in his arrest, though Skie discerned this was merely to gain shelter from the storm. Offering to contribute to their investigation as thanks him, he informed them that Bruce had a book of every transaction he made somewhere on the ship, but he and the boatswains had been unable to find it. Upon being questioned regarding why he was trying to find the book, he hushed up, as Skie and the player opted to leave him alone.

Bastian was eventually found to be innocent when Rita Hathaway was arrested for the murder.

### A Beautiful Friendship

Bastian was flagged as a suspect after his name was found in the system that details everyone who entered the secret basement. Admitting to have seen the basement, Bastian explained that he had been in the market to buy some of Forsyth's robots for his company to use as financial advisers, but had backed out at seeing how expensive they were. Upon learning of Forsyth's murder, he was shocked into silence, before saying that Forsyth was a very unbecoming gentleman, and so he wasn't surprised he was dead, but did extend condolences towards Francine. He then left, leaving Alessio very confused.

He was spoken to again in the investigation after the detectives discovered an audio recording of an argument Forsyth and him had regarding how Forsyth acquired the parts for his robots, in which Bastian accused him of stealing from people and forcing the poor to do labour to make his materials. When confronted with the recording, Bastian simply stated that the detectives now had the reason why he did not care for the murder, as Forsyth was an immoral and corrupt man who took advantage of others to get his own way. Bastian then said that he was glad that robot production would be stopped, as he intended on giving all of Forsyth's workers a generous salary at Energy Corp., where they would be much happier.

Bastian was found to be innocent when SUSIE-Q was found guilty of the murder.