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[Considering how infrequently Knuckles had made network posts this entire year, seeing him in another one so soon after his first was a little odd. The fact that he looked royally pissed wasn't too good of an indication either. He was in his apartment and the TV could be heard in the backround. Some news station.]

I dunno how many folks knew her, but a student got killed a couple weeks ago. Her name was Charlise, though mostly people called her Kitty. She was a Drifblim, and a member of Lash's Pokemon team. She was a collossal pain in the ass sometimes, but she was still a friend of mine.

It was on the news the other night. No names were mentioned but I went to the Police station in town and checked. I also got a good description of the guy who did it. And how it happened.

So, this is kinda a cautionary tale for Ghost types. If you get killed while you're in Human form, apparently it's for keeps even if you're TECHNICALLY already dead. Least, that's how it looks.

I dunno what's goin' on so far as a funeral or whatever. Was just her Birthday a little while ago too....

[That last part was a bitter sounding mumble.]

[And the public feed ends.]

Caim. You need to think real hard about how to answer this question. Did you kill my friend? Because a tall, dark haired swordsman is the described culprit. You just get back into town and someone winds up dead... Can't blame a guy for wondering.

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So she was a student... Oh, Knuckles, this is just dreadful. How anyone could do such a thing is beyond my understanding.

Can't say I get it either. I mean, I'm not gonna lie - I got passions that run close to the surface and I got a temper. But to stab someone to death - an unarmed girl? You gotta be some kind of sick freak.

I wish it never had to come to this. I'm very sorry for your loss, and the loss of all her loved ones. If only my healing staff could revive the dead...

If I may ask a question of a more personal nature... Charlise was your friend, right? Do you know anything about her having a history with... drug addictions?

Right. Yeah. She did. She was addicted to those damn green candies that were going around. The ones that made you dream. She actually overdosed on 'em at one point and if I hadn't found her near my work and gotten her to a hospital, she woulda been in real trouble.

The poor thing... I'm so glad you were there for her. And I've never heard of these green candies. I wasn't even aware of any strange candy going around. Can you please tell me more about them?

They come in a couple different colors. Some folks were selling them. Herbal... things, they were gettin' called. But they're bad news. When I found her, she was comatose in a pile of trash with her pockets full of 'em. She said the green ones gave you good dreams. Things you wanted but couldn't have in the waking world.

I gave some to Captain Falcon to look over. He was asking about them on the network a while ago.

I must not have been checking the network very much at the time. Anyway, I just went back into the archive and dug it up. You're right. It looks like some lollipops were causing trouble. I feel like I'm getting some more leads now. You probably wouldn't be surprised if I told you that some students have been walking into my office recently while under the influence. I took some drug tests when I got suspicious, and sure enough... I'm not naming any names for confidentiality's sake, but they were, well... drugged up. This has happened on more than one occasion. More than a few, actually. I'm worried about everyone...

Thank you for your help, Knuckles. I really appreciate it!

Kitty wasn't perfect and those things screwed with her pretty bad. If there's anything you can do to stop them messing up other kids, that would be great.

Anything else you need from me, you got it. You just gotta ask.

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