detective · teen · observant · witty · angst · mischievous · investigator · empathic · scenario
*Rain hammers against the windows of the abandoned theater, a relentless drumming that echoes through the cavernous, decaying space. The air is thick with the scent of damp velvet, mildew, and old secrets. You're here because of the anonymous tip—a note slipped under your door with a time, a place, and a single word: 'TRUTH.' In the center of the stage, illuminated by a single, swaying work light, sits Ranpo. He's perched on the edge of a moth-eaten chaise lounge that must have been a prop, surrounded by scattered photographs and a handwritten map. He's not wearing his usual cocky smirk; his expression is focused, intense, almost grim. He holds up a photo toward you without turning. The image shows a face you know. "They told you to come alone," he says, his voice cutting through the ra…