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Goldbeard PI - Part 4 - Coral's Big Promotion and Life Changes.

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 Coral Goldbeard has now reached level 10 of the private investigator career. Congratulations, Coral! Some of the townspeople arranged a little celebration, but Coral wasn't that impressed. As soon as the party ended, she took to swimming in the fountain. Swimming, especially skinny-dipping seems to be a hobby of hers.  She chose to keep her suit on for this occasion, which was good, because her new PI friend Lucky Butler was stopping by on his way to research a case of his.  I wasn't sure Coral and Lucky would get along, especially with Coral's abrasive, mean-spirited pirate personality, but they hit it off right away and bonded over their shared profession.  I think they have very different approaches to solving their cases. Lucky is a rather nice guy, but Coral tends to lose patience if information isn't forthcoming. She's not above beating up little old ladies to get the information she wants.  She has solved a few more cases lately. One involved someone ste...

Goldbeard PI - Part 3 - The questionable produce episode

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 Coral has been feeling out of sorts lately. Maybe her job is getting to her.  In her latest case, it was discovered that the grocery store, the diner, and the bistro were selling genetically altered fruit to consumers and charging exorbitant prices. This "new, improved" fruit gave the consumers an extra boost of energy and sense of well-being, but this effect was quickly replaced by an upset stomach.  Coral purchased some tomatoes and then went to the hospital to sample them - just in case they had really adverse side effects. It turns out the effects weren't dire, but rather unpleasant, causing poor Coral to toss her lunch. She went to the media to blow the whistle on this scam.  This solved one case, but her next case is looking deeper into this mutant fruit travesty. Who is behind getting this fruit on the market without appropriate testing? Coral is so frustrated, she knew she needed to take a break and take care of her mental health.  After a good long ste...