Read Starlight Over Detrot with me.

The story is about.

Monster attacks. Crime. Illegal hallucinogens made from electric fruit.

They say things didn't use to be like this. They say things were different, before Luna came back 60 years ago, but Detective Hard "Hardy" Boiled of the Detrot Police Department has never known any world other than that demarcated by the seedy streets of his beloved decaying metropolis; a world in which the coroners sing and dance, surveillance bugs have personality disorders, and the Chief of Police is a scarier entity than most of the eldritch things the city attracts.

The grey unicorn who turned up dead outside the posh High Step Hotel seemed like just another case, but her missing horn is the pointy tip of a very large and nasty iceberg. It's up to Hardy and his friends - a rejected monster hunter, a psychic cab driver, and an underground antiques heir - to find out what’s going on in an investigation that promises to stick more than a cupcake into the very eye of Detrot.

Especially if Hardy has anything to say about it.

Additional editing by coandco Sig_Awesome, Hinds, Clint, and Raccoon!
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Friday, April 16, 2021

Minotaurus Mk II 12-Gauge Saddle-mounted Semi-automatic Shotgun

 Act One, Chapter 17: Meet the Gang

Congratulations on your departmental purchase/happenstance acquisition/black market smuggling of a Minotaurus Mk II 12-Gauge Saddle-mounted Semi-automatic Shotgun. Treat your weapon well, and it will provide you with years of service and maiming on demand; Treat it poorly, and there are a few documented cases where these weapons have sought revenge.

The Mk II can be equipped with a variety of optional features, including ghost-ring sighting, anti-telekinetic trigger guards, and filigree styling. It is best used in close-quarters or against fast-moving aerial targets; it is capable of stopping a berserking griffin even after you have insulted their progenitors.

-Do not store loaded, especially not with any form of magical round. They may get Up to Mischief.

-Given the proximity of the barrel to the pony ear, always wear ear protection when using this weapon.

-Keep out of reach of foals.

-Not to be used for the ballistic distribution of party favors.

-Not to be used for the ballistic distribution of party guests.

-This is a highly inefficient way of making cupcakes.

-Though we appreciate the business, do not stash all over town in case of shotgun emergency.

--Instructions from the manufacturer of the Minotaurus Mk II 12-Gauge Saddle-mounted Semi-automatic Shotgun

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