OOC Plot Discussion [Sep 2020]

[scension]

Hi friends! Since this game is shaping up to be about the players slowly solving the plot mysteries as well as the characters, and because things have been kind of rapidfire up till now, a couple of us figured that a post to collect our OOC thoughts on the various current mysteries might be useful. This is a post! Please use it for whatever you like - suggesting your own theories, suggesting stuff that your own character might not pursue for whatever reason but other characters might, a place to plot next steps if you prefer it to plurk or discord, it really doesn't matter /o/

Potentially relevant links:
- September mod investigations/questions where we've been getting/pursuing most of the clues
- most recent IC meeting log
- current IC common knowledge cheat sheet courtesy of Haki
- bonus activity submission page including the plot clues given as rewards
(tell me to link something else here and i'll do it)

I have put in some toplevels just for organisational purposes but feel free to make your own or go without!

Comments

[thetyger]

An overview of my missing kids investigations, because there were three...

- Atsushi and Efi found a hand sticking out of the sand at the beach. It was a four-year-old girl, still alive, who was then taken to the hospital. She woke up a week later, and they went to talk to her about the Drifloons; info here

- Townspeople and parents have said the kids go missing from the beach, and there were mentions of the Game Corner and the hospital. Atsushi and Sagi got no information at the Game Corner, but Drifloons sneak into the hospital in gift baskets to kids who are getting discharged, and scare them and make them sick again. The nurses note that the gift baskets show up during the day and the Drifloons wait until night to come out of them; info here

- Atsushi and Theo went to talk to the father of a missing boy (six-year-old Skyler). Skyler spent a lot of his time at the Game Corner with friends. He can't swim, so he supposedly stays away from the beach. They then talked to Skyler's friend Casey who lived down the street, who says Skyler did go to the beach at least once. More info from Casey here

Theories:
Someone is deliberately trying to get the children to the hospital, and if they can figure out where the gift baskets came from, there might be a lead as to who. Probably no connection to any other mysteries?

[thaumewturge]

see I'm wondering if the boba + kids aren't connected to the storm in some way

because like if someone's being Sketch and doing experiments, what better way to make sure no one finds out than a massive localized storm that keeps everyone trapped?

[thetyger]

I wonder if the Game Corner and boba shop are working in tandem. They're both making a lot of money during the storm, and the boba shop is new.