Kieu isn't quite in the pink, in dba LTV Paranormalists Chapter 9.
The problem with putting the second arc first is that some little details that set up later ones are lost. In this case, Kieu and colours. In the first arc, Kieu tasted the colour purple, which got a reference in Chapter 3 of this arc. This time around, it's pink. Of the core cast, Kristi is the one who knows Kieu the best and is well aware of her colour sensations.
Kristi is also not a ditz, despite her earlier incarnation. She was ready in case a drink was unattended long enough to be drugged. Aidan is being thorough, though. Kieu is behaving as if she'd been drugged, and the prime suspects are the guys from the .warehouse. In truth, there is something more going on.
Tim Horton's comes up a lot in the story. While Ayel does work at a barista, her café is based on a Bridgehead in town. The problem with using a coffee shop like Bridgehead or Starbuck's* is that they close early, between eight and ten o'clock. There are 24 hour Tim's all over Ottawa, and not just drive-throughs. There's a Tim's near me that is busier after 9pm than before noon. It makes for an easy gathering area for the characters.
Kieu got to deliver a clue. She's reviewed the tapes sent. She's watched the comings and goings. Sean and Jared are now off the suspect list, for now. Antony is looking good for being the Phantom of the Warehouse now. Will the meddling kids catch him? Back to the warehouse! It's the scene of the crime, so why not? Ayel got to be the distraction. What the Paranormalists are doing is letting their magic expert check for magic, and it's easier to not have to explain a knee-high half-naked woman to everyone they meet. Ginger is still a company secret.
This is the chapter where I figured out who was behind the haunting. Confirmation is coming, but I set up a few pointers already. Some of it was retrofitted; the who didn't include the how or why just yet. The problem with pantsing a mystery is that I need to know whodunit before I start, but often, I haven't been able to figure that part out until the midway point.
And yes, Ginger has been to I Can Has Cheezburger.
Friday, giving spirits an exorcise, in Hauntings Anonymous Chapter 10, "Contract's Over".
Also Friday, over at Psycho Drive-In, the pros and cons of different sources.
Saturday, over at The Seventh Sanctum, hiatus week due to life.
* Starbuck's has fewer locations in downtown Ottawa than Tim's or Bridgehead. *Tim Horton's* is the one that keeps popping up all around downtown. Something to keep in mind if you write a coffee shop scene in Ottawa.
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