Tackle Safety - Arena??? Gun??? Get out. SAFE.
Block. SHIT. SHIT SHIT SHIT. INVESTIGATE. Witnesses? Competitors Village. Security??? High Noon? Mesh???
Canon. Related???
Cinder. Definitely related.
What is Shaft 19???
What is Season W- SHIT. SHIT THIS IS.
SHOW TO DIAMOND
SHOW ALL OF THIS TO DIAMOND
What the actual everliving shit
This is messed up
Mesh???
Someone shot Mesh - Investigate
YARN? Host?
Mesh. ToDO List? Not connected. Dr Frost. Blaze??
Strike - connected?
Mesh's head just did that
YARN.
This is all connected??
Way too connected.
Buy new journal

– excerpt from Bright's private journal

DAY 1: STATEMENTS
Treasury: Poisoning set in during speech. Max Taste had strongest motive, ran advertising campaign countering Treasury's at same time, sent “mocking, smug, VERY rude” letter to Treasury before Munch-a-Monster opening. Chefs apparently of high enough quality that they wouldn't make mistake during cooking.
Max Taste: Claims he didn't do it. Would be too obvious, didn't see Treasury as much of a threat, says eyewitnesses can place him at Monster House for much of window of opportunity.
Munch-a-Monster guests: Max Taste was seen in kitchen immediately before opening.
League Conference security: Treasury handed over a total of 300R in bribes to guests before they gave testimony.
Storm Viper: Tested food before delivery, didn't get sick. Had no motive since was named during speech as source of food.
Skillet, Monster House chef: Corroborates Max Taste's statement. Max Taste at Monster House during incident.
Flambé, Munch-a-Monster chef: Tested food after delivery, didn't get sick.
Garnish, Munch-a-Monster waitress: Tested food after cooking, got sick.

CONCLUSIONS SO FAR: Food poisoned after delivery but before service. Max Taste has alibi but unsure if Skillet can be trusted. Very slim chance Storm Viper responsible.

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DAY 2: NEW LEAD?
Guests of Munch-a-Monster report disruption outside: pink tentacled Monster dropped onto tables, rampaged through crowd. Did Treasury bribe all of them?

Update: Apparently not. In fact, they seem to have been bribed to keep that fact quiet – to limit further embarrassment? Damage to exterior consistent with reports of Monster damage. A distraction?

Description of Monster fits none in the League, will extend search.

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DAY 3: NEW SUSPECT?
Eyewitness (no connection to either Max Taste or Treasury) saw pink Monster hiding in Munch-a-Monster gardens with two unknown individuals.

Reported uncanny similarity to Thorn. Is Thistle involved?

Update: Yes. Thistle promoted Munch-a-Monster, has rocky relationship with Max Taste. No clear motive.

CONCLUSIONS SO FAR:
Possibility that Thistle + Thorn involved low – why would she sabotage Max Taste's rival's restaurant if her relationship with him was poor? Despite alibi, evidence currently points to Max Taste as prime suspect.

Wait. Unless.

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DAY 4: CASE CLOSED
Crabgrass is a really bad liar.