Can I get a worldhop to, say, a mall? I need to do some Christmas shopping and Greenvale doesn't have much. You don't have to stay with me for the whole trip, I just want transportation. But if you do want to stay, that's fine too. I can buy you coffee for the trouble.

It sounds like some kind of multi-virus this time, Zach. It's been a while since it started... maybe it will really skip us over, then. I'm not complaining, though. I guess we've had enough to deal with anyway.

Ok then. Let's go back over our progress.

( Cut for tl;dr )


[The sound of York's voice fades out. Some time passes, and eventually, his voice fades back into hearing range; something about fantastic food, he says.]

... Oh, and on Emily's back... It was strange to me. Hey, don't take that the wrong way, Zach. I wasn't getting all excited or anything.

But it did make me feel... strange. Nostalgic and sad, almost.


It's starting to rain...

I think this case may take a while.

[Oh, what's this? York is wearing a snazzy white fedora!]

People have been asking me where I got this hat all day. I said it's from the internet - it's true, isn't it? - but there might not even be wireless in Greenvale, so it might not stick. So, who does it belong to?

[... And then, as if believing nobody's going to notice, he does that thing where he turns away and presses two fingers to his temple again:] Honestly, Zach, I wouldn't mind keeping this. It's a very nice hat. But we need to recover the item we've lost, too. With any luck, it'll be a simple exchange.

I get to look at the victim's body today. Then we'll see what this case is really about.

That's not what I'm here to say, though. I think time might be going more slowly for me in relation to the rest of the community - for me, it's only been a week or so since I joined. Is that a common occurrence?

If that's the case, then I guess I have more free time to hang out than I thought I'd have. Somebody wanted to show off Con Air... John, right? I'm up for it.

[At first, the man in the video - some guy with clear eyes and some scars on his face - isn't facing the viewer; instead, he's looking to the side, pressing two fingers to his temple.]

I'd say we've lurked long enough, Zach. Maybe it's time for an introduction. Think of all the people we'll meet...! I'm pretty sure I saw some posts by the Joker in the archive. The Joker, Zach! Anyway, it's up to you. I don't want to rush you into this.

[After a short pause, he puts his hand down and finally looks at the camera.]

Hello there, Drama Drama Duck. [And he shows off a fancy badge!] FBI special agent Francis York Morgan - just call me York, that's what everyone does. And don't worry; I'm just looking around.