Case No. 35
CAFE & DINER FOURTH CAFE · LONG BEACH, CA · UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
EMPLOYEE NO. 44A
DATE: 1-13-2020
FILE REFERENCE: LEP02
TOTAL: $0.13
Disgusting. Absolutely disgusting. There are these little evil people everywhere in the Cafe. And I don't mean like, people with dwarfism, I'm not that rude jeez, I mean there's like gross little whatever they're called. Mrs. Lludds. I was trying to listen to some music and relax when I found one of them CRAWLING UP MY LEG. EW EW EW. You know, I was into kinda into the creepy kinda sexy church aesthetic of the new Cafe, but if we are going to have a 2ft tall pest problem, I won't stand for it.
I've been checking around, and they seem to mostly be swarming upstairs on the left side. It seems they are looking for something, probably that key that gramps was on about. They also have a very little, hehe, sense of personal boundaries. If I could, I would just hairspray-flamethrower them. But I can't even do that right now, can I? Ugh. This month sucks. If they want their little friend freed so badly, maybe I will. You know, I'm halfway tempted to let him go, but then I'm sure grandpa no-fun would be mad at me and blah blah blah blah don't do that we need him for research ughhh.
From what I understand, the only way to really kill these creeps anyway is to spray them with some kind of bug juice, right? But we don't really know what kind of bug is in that juice. I tried "interrogating" 53 to see if she would tell me how she got in contact with Mr. Smith and if there was like a Mr. Smith for bug stuff, but she is one hard nut to crack. So now I need to torture 44B until he solves this problem for me. I'm sure he can figure out the mystery bug we need to spray on these pests.
EMPLOYEE NO. 611
DATE: 1-14-2020
FILE REFERENCE: DBT03
TOTAL: $0.49
I've been doing some research, and I think I know for sure which Airport Mrs. Hickes came through. It's gotta be Italian Pass and not only that... Italian Pass is on the boundary line of some of the best Green Tea in Canada. I mean, we've known loosely for a while that there was a boundary line at Italian Pass, but we didn't know which drink was the best to drink there. Orange Juice always seemed to be the right beverage due to the nature of the events that happened there, but that's just it, nature.
I mean, it was pretty, uh, gruesome, and very Italian what went down at Italian's Pass. So, we kinda figured it was best to wash those events down with some Orange Juice, but because those events were caused by an act of nature, Green Tea is actually a better fit. I have no clue where the Green Tea comes from specifically or anything, but I'm positive it links up to a place we can fly Mrs. Hickes home from. Although we don't really know where the exact boundary line is, I think we will need No. 26 to help us get that flight booked as that is his specialty.
In the meantime, we're a bit far from Italian's Pass anyway, so we need to lure Mrs. Hickes back up there. Maybe with some honey? Eh... no. That probably won't work. Some fresh game, though, that could work. And if we're lucky, maybe 26 can tell us where that Green Tea comes from exactly. I mean, Green Tea comes from a very vast place, so it's not too surprising there are some sources we don't know much about yet.
Caffeinated Report: CD-QZBEB06
"As easy as, A, B, D, OA… Just looking for the OA."
Research | 2 Words
EMPLOYEE NO. 26
DATE: 1-16-2020
FILE REFERENCE: DBT04
TOTAL: PAID
611 was right, Italian Pass is linked to Green Tea, so I booked a flight for Mrs. Hickes back to Ottawa without too much issue. So, all in all, it was a pretty successful order. You know, it's nice to just have something normal... well normalish... to do for once. And to have it go well? Well, that's icing on the cake. After the last few weeks... or well, months... it's nice to be getting back to some sort of normal. Whatever "normal" for us is.
Anyway, Mrs. Hickes shouldn't give us any more issues seeing as she probably didn't come here intentionally. This usually indicates a weak spot in border control, so I went to Ottawa to check things out a bit. It's a strange place to be selling Green Tea, as I haven't seen that kind of store before. If I had to guess, I'd say that Green Tea was really close to being Orange Juice. Or, maybe some Orange Juice was spilling into that Green Tea. Which if it's the case... that's not great. Kind of a bold move to pull with Padre being gone and all. I also assume Fly would've made a buzz about it if that is actually happening there. Still, it's a strange place to buy beverages from, and if we can find the time, I'd love to chart it out a bit better.
Mrs. Hickes seemed to be right at home there, though, so no worries on that front. Just an oddity overall, I guess. I think the strangest thing about it was I could've sworn I saw a pretty uh... Concerning? Intriguing? Mysterious? Some adjective symbol on one of the buildings there. I think I know what it means, but maybe 5, 17, 44B, or 116 knows for sure? It could spell bad news for, well, everyone if this symbol means what I think it means.
Caffeinated Report: C-TCR03
"We've entered into the darkest timeline yet. SIIIEIV."
Sitcom Trivia | 3 Words
Caffeinated Report: C-TCR04
"Sa. Gu."
Symbol Trivia | 2 Words
Caffeinated Report: CD-TCR05
"Oh hi, Miss. Ojai. What's your name again?"
Research | 2 Words