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2026-02-09
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The Case of the Fluffy Mishaps

Summary:

Logico gets asked out by you-know-who. They go on dates together. Stuff happens on those dates. Most of that "stuff" involves someone getting murdered.

 

A series of puzzles uploaded for each day leading up to February 14, formatted like the Murdle daily puzzles.

Chapter 1: The Case of the Strange Invitation

Notes:

i am obsessed with making murdle puzzles. i looove murdle puzzles. the world needs more ao3 murdle puzzles. also, in case you don't know, view the cards by clicking on their icons on the grid.

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

The Case of the strange invitation

Murdle for February 9, 2026

It was a dreary Monday morning when Logico checked his mailbox and saw a small, fancy envelope addressed to him. Opening the letter, he read its contents:

To My Dearest Logico,

Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

What I see in my future

Has only been you


Logico probably knew right off the bat who wrote that letter, but he knew he should use logic rather than intuition.

 

Evidence

  • Mayor Honey carried a lightweight item.
  • Blond hair was found on a plush poodle.
  • Either Mayor Honey had a box of chocolates, or Inspector Irratino was at the park.
  • Deductive Logico found this scrambled message: ETH DONCES LLATSTE CTSEUSP AWS ENSE IN A CANYF ÉFAC.
  • Traces of coffee were found on the envelope.

 

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Inspector Irratino

Deductive Logico's partner, friend, rival, and perhaps something more. But definitely his source of funds.

6'2" • left-handed ・ green eyes ・ dark brown hair ・ aquarius

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Mayor Honey

A local politician from Logico's hometown. Hastily accepts shady offers, but this seems more than that...

6'0" • Left-Handed・ Hazel Eyes ・ Brown Hair ・ scorpio

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Miss Saffron

Logico's been seeing her around his office. Logico could never get a read on her, but she doesn't seem like a romantic.

5'2" • Left-Handed ・ Hazel Eyes ・ Blond Hair ・ libra

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A bag of fancy coffee

Small batch, hand-picked, shade-grown beans, which means that they're more ethical and also insanely expensive.

Medium-Weight • Made of Coffee

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Box of chocolates

Life is like a box of chocolates: some people take all the good flavors for themselves.

Light-Weight • Made of chocolate (hopefully)

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A plush poodle

If you squeeze it, it makes a cute little noise.

Light-Weight • Made of fluff

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Logico's Apartment

If all goes well with this mystery person, maybe he'll get a bigger one.

indoors

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A Fancy Café

A nice, vintage-themed café that's been making the rounds on social media. Nothing here is cheaper than 10 dollars.

Indoors

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The Park

Sometimes Logico takes long walks here. Would be nice if he finally got someone to do them with him.

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Need a hint?

Logico looked at the back of the letter, which read: P.S. A plush poodle is in the park.

Resolution

It was Inspector Irratino with the fancy bag of coffee at my apartment!

"Bravo, Logico! I knew you could do it." Irratino clapped his hands. He seemed too casual about this.

Logico tried to process this information. Irratino liked him. Irratino, the esoteric Inspector. Irratino, the perfect witness for the perfect detective. Irratino, the stars to Logico's sun. His name echoed in Logico's head, Irratino, Irratino, Irratino, as if some part of his mind was calling out to him, wanting him.

Okay, stop. He had to think logically about this. Inspector Irratino wrote a romatic poem, gifted him some expensive coffee, while right inside of Logico's apartment. There must be some non-romantic rationale behind the Inspector's actions. Surely.

"Though, you haven't given me a response." Irratino said, startling him.

Logico thought. Screw it, Inspector Irratino liked—well, loved—Logico, but that wouldn't change much, would it? They were always together, all the time, and when they weren't, it just made every reunion all the sweeter. They'd do all of the same things, except they could do... other stuff that Logico hesitated to think about.

"Okay." Logico shrugged. Despite his demeanor, Logico was estatic. It wasn't a murder this time around, but it was ten times as thrilling. He looked at the sky, and the clouds almost seemed to clear up.

Notes:

oh my gosh i juat realized that this is the format for the mini murdle right after posting this ;-; it's ok though