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There's nothing underneath Alfie's body except for some bloody bedding. Ezra's room is right next door. His door is similarly locked and there's no answer at the door. How would you like to proceed? Mod Note: If for some reason you'd ever like to return to Alfie's room, you may vote to do so. Second Mod Note: If I miss your action, please continue to ahem me and quote it.

Charlotte is aware of the same one as Emily, a famous venture capitalist. Here's the map! Room Key: 1a: Jack Mallory 1b: Sophie Young 1c: Charlie Seymour 1d: Oliver Hudson 1e: Alfie Peck 1f: Logan Frost 1g: Ezra Parry 1h: vacant 2a: Charlotte Sawyer 2b: George and Emily Dawson

I agree. It’ll be up later on today. Is there anything else in this room you’d like to check before you all head to Ezra’s room?

It's possible for the passenger cards, as those are individual. The crew cards, except for the captain's, are all uniform and not unique. You would have to use a security terminal on the bridge or in engineering in order to determine that information. No, you don't. Meanwhile... "I've taken the liberty of calling the Space Police! I'm not sure when they'll get here, though."

Which doors are you refering to? All the doors on the ship? You recognize one name as a prominent venture capitalist that you've met once or twice. You don't recognize the other two names.

It would appear the Alfie Peck was involved in the patent review as the sole author and inventor of a machine that has the possibility to synthesize food out of normal matter - for all intents and purposes, the first matter food replicator. It appears that Alfie had spent the last four years on this project and he was very close to having it officially patented. It also lists three financial backers, whose names you don’t recognize. It seems that Alfie was also about to create his own company with which he was planning to produce and sell these devices. It lists the end of the patent review as December 20th, 2120, which is only a few months from now. They appear to be heart medications for a pulmonary disease of some sort. Since you’re not a doctor, you can’t be sure, but you can read they were prescribed by a cardiologist. The computer doesn’t respond, since it’s not a voice activated system. As a zoologist, you’re not aware of the exact specifications of the disease, but using some of your life sciences skills, you can recognize the disease on the bottle that it treats as a rare heart condition.

It seems they're losing lottery tickets and the race is also one that's been lost. George is able to read application papers to the United Earth Patent Office. He's not able to understand the technical schematics that are also included in those documents, however he is able to see that the patent is pending a review. Alfie's room keycard is on his person in his pocket. Inside the medicine cabinet are some various toiletries like a toothbrush and some Blue Star Soaps, as well as some prescription medications. Gabriella hides the machine parts...and the frog...in her underwear. I think if she tried putting anything else in there, it would be quite uncomfortable.

Taking this to be an action, it does appear that the shard that Gabriella picked up that was in the drawer does fit the stab wound. You can probably tell that it's the shard because it's very bloody. The doors automatically unlock during a power outage, as the security system goes offline. You examine some of the mechanical objects in the briefcase. Some of them appear to be out of your field of comprehension, but there's other pieces that seem to function as starting mechanisms and some that appear to be used in creating a stable power supply. There doesn't seem to be any logical way to put them together. They seem to be pieces taken out of a larger device that doesn't appear to be present anywhere else. The tissues are used, so I'm not sure if Emily wishes to inspect those, but the scraps of paper are space-lottery tickets and a bet on a race on the Martian colony.

Oliver unlocks the suitcase. Inside it are some papers and folders, as well as a few small mechanical devices that you don’t seem to recognize. Oliver can’t tell how they work or if they go together. The bed is bolted to the ground and there doesn’t appear to be anyway for it to get underneath. This is probably why it was able to stay in it’s position during the turbulence earlier. The frog is a dark bley little statuette that appears to have been bought wholesale for the express purpose of keeping in guest rooms. It doesn’t seem to have any purpose. It seems to weigh a lot, which would explain not only it’s purpose as a paperweight of sorts but also explains why it didn’t move. There doesn’t seem to be any blood or hair on the frog and it looks like it was recently cleaned, perhaps during the turnover between this lot of passengers and the last one. You can’t tell if it’s been used by anyone. The stab wound appears to be on the back of the body. The stab wound appears to be very jagged. The desk is similarly bolted to the ground. There’s a waste paper basket underneath the desk that has a few scraps and tissues in it. It doesn’t appear to be a pencil stab wound, it seems to be something larger and less even. There’s also no graphite or anything around the wound.

It would appear that the cause of death was a mixture of blunt-force trauma and a stabbing.

Modnote: I doublechecked what you'd said and what I'd said in response. I had replied that you were the only one in engineering initially before being joined by Bennett and the bridge crew. Bennett and the bridge crew joined you as you were finishing restoring main power, which is why they were able to help you with the FTL drive and with ensuring main power was properly restored. Or something. It might've been an oversight. Gabriella keeps the teapot pieces nice and safe. Alfie has several suitcases in his closet. They contain normal vacation objects such as clothes, toiletries, leisure equipment, and various unimportant items. There's also a briefcase that appears to be locked with a combination or a fingerprint unlock feature. There's nothing too much inside the pockets of the clothes on the hangers except for some loose scrap papers with nothing on them, a few tissues, and some old fashioned coins. Shush, you.

The envelope is unmarked, with nothing discernable written on it. The letter, however, was written using a computer and not by hand. It reads as follows: "Alfie - We urge you not to ignore us anymore and to reconsider our very generous offer. We could combine our research together and create an even better product. Please reconsider before you make any rash decisions. - Your Friends" The bathroom also appears to be barren. The bathroom itself is the standard one in all rooms. There's a toilet, a large bath/shower, a sink with a medicine cabinet, and a mirror. There's also space to keep towels and other toiletries. It appears that Alfie was in the process of unpacking for this room as well.

The two nightstand drawers seem to have been ripped out of their holders, as though whoever was going through them was doing so in a hurry. There's a large chipped off piece of the pot inside one of the drawers with some blood on it and some blood near it. The other one is overtuirned against the wall. It's a little statue of a frog that's likely used as a paper weight, or a decorative feature. Emily smashes the teapot into several different pieces, see below. Captain Bennett's hands are greasy because she helped you with the FTL drive and with restoring main power. The overturned drawer is covering up an opened envelope. The letter is still inside it. It's very old-fashioned, perhaps someone didn't want what's on it to be electronically recorded? It seems that Alfie had barely been on the ship long enough to fully unpack. There's some clothes on the hangers and in the shelves, but his suitcases are still largely unpacked. He is indeed still in the clothes he was wearing that night. Unfortunately, you're unable to stop the crazed Emily before she smashes the teapot, however you are able to stop her before she can completely destroy it. The teapot is now in about a dozen or more different pieces on the floor.

This is the scene you're greeted with. The room is a standard passenger cabin. There is a king sized bed with a nightstand on one side. There's a desk and a chair on one end of the room. There's also a television on the wall that is currently turned off. There's a standard bathroom towards one corner of the room and a small walk-in closet on the other corner. Both of those doors are closed. Please keep in mind that you can only select one thing to search at a time until I respond to it, as per rule 5. "Someone call the Space Police!"

Oliver bashes right into the solid metal door, but falls to the ground and injures his shoulder, since he's not strong enough to break through a metal door. The door remains closed.

There's no answer. Arthur had tried earlier.

"I'm just the pilot. Ask the steward."

Is the general consensus for Alfie's room? If so, the party arrives outside of Alfie's room. The door is locked. Aren't you a zoologist? I suppose you're able to address the wound and verify that it is indeed a pencil wound. You put a plaster over it.

You can try, but I don't think it'll go well. Instead, you download the news app. Underneath the bar there'sd some more bottles and glasses. Some of the bottles have smashed open due to not being stowed properly. There's also olives, cherries, and other alcohol-related preparation equipment like shakers and a space-blender. You can't tell if there's anything too suspect beneath there. You shake open the newspaper, but nothing else comes out except for an advertisement for a popular furniture store on Earth. It seems that Oliver and Emily had already thoroughly seached the newspaper before you. George steals from the bar. The group has mostly decided to search the cabins of the absent passengers. Which one will you search first?

There's some alcoholic bottles that were kept in place in bottle holsters in the event of sudden turbulence. A few glasses hang from the top as well. That's the menu stand. It's just fallen over.

You should be able to access it, but only with the rest of the party. There's no answer. It would seem that unplugging and re-plugging the modem is successful. She's able to download the app. What cubbies are you referring to? All you find is a crossword puzzle and a Peanuts cartoon strip. Captain Bennett and Engineer Palmer both have greasy hands. As for injuries, you can't really tell if anyone else is injured, besides Sophie who seems to have injured herself with a pencil.

There’s no response from either door.

The flowers seem to have unfortunately come out of the vase and appear to be crushed beneath the mass of furniture. Reading every article in the paper would take hours, so you choose to read what you think are the most important: “Paris, Earth SHOCK DEFEAT FOR GOVERNMENT The government faced a shocking defeat today in the United Earth Parliament on a bill that effected representation in the Parliament for Earth’s colonies. The government argued that representation for the Lunar and Mars colonies should stay the same for the next ten years and not be based on population in order to accommodate the new representatives that would be coming from the Alpha Centauri colony in the next few years. The government would likely see itself lose seats on Earth that would be redistributed to the colonies in order to keep the fixed number of representatives at seven hundred and fifty. The Prime Minister’s spokesperson said that the government would respect the outcome and not try to push for a second vote on the bill. The result saw several government ministers voting against the bill, mostly those from colonial seats themselves. The opposition party said in a statement that this was a victory for representation abroad and showed Earth’s commitment to representation outside of Earth. For more information on how your representative voted, please visit our app with a full interactive listing.” “New York City, Earth COLONIZATION RUMORS CONFIRMED A senior United Earth spokesperson reported today that the rumors of a second Earth colony in the Alpha Centauri system are true, and that they have been working with the government on preparing a colony ship. The first colony on Alpha Centauri II was described as a “complete success” considering its great distance from Earth and being the first and only out of solar system colony. The Earth Colonization Office in Paris confirmed the reports as well, signaling that Alpha Centauri III could see colonization start in the next ten to fifteen years.” “Paris, Earth GOVERNMENT MINISTER TRAVELS TO ALPHA CENTAURI The Earth Colonization Office today confirmed that Charlotte Sawyer, member of the United Earth Parliament for Greater London, would be dispatched today to the Alpha Centauri colony in order to prepare its regional government and help it district seats for its first United Earth Parliamentary elections which are scheduled to take place at the next general election. Sawyer, a rising star in the government, is widely favored to take over the Colonization Office during the next cabinet reshuffle. However there has been controversy about her travel arrangements to the colony. The Blue Star Line has given her free passage aboard its only FTL-capable vessel, the Excelsior. This comes as there’s a bill in the Parliament to give Blue Star Company government funds in order to build more ships to increase immigration to the colony. An Opposition spokesperson released a statement alleging favoritism and the ethics of the free trip, but government officials insisted that the trip would not influence the way that they intend to vote when the bill comes before the Parliament.” After reading all that, you find yourself in dire need of water.

Is there an article in particular you’d like to read, or just all of them? Charlotte moves some of the tables and debris out of the way and recovers the shield. It looks like it survived the jostle with little damage. Unfortunately the space-Internet is out. You can’t get a signal to download the app.

The newspaper features a few interesting articles about Earth politics and the potential of a second Earth colony on Alpha Centauri's sister planet. There's also an article detailing a defeat the government had in the United Earth Parliament. There's also an article on the formation of a government structure for the Alpha Centauri colony. There's also an advertisement for people to use the app version of the newspaper for updates. Neither Gabriella or Ezra would reply to the terminal link. It would perhaps be best to move as a group if you wish to investigate other rooms. If you'd like to ring their doors first and not investigate yet, you can do so. I'm not sure what a mysterious U.N. Owen is, but the television is not functional. It appears that not all ships' systems are back at 100% yet.