Identities Are an Arcane Matter

Leaning forward, their eyes turned to some mixture of every possible emotion, "W-what do you mean? Pearl, you know me. I'm your brother."
Pearl laughed at that one. "Good try. But I've never had a sibling."
Sandy pushed themself as far away from Pearl as possible, "Something's wrong. That's why you look wrong. I-I won't answer your questions until you look right."

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When high-class criminal Sandy (real name Grian) won't answer her questions because she 'doesn't look right', well-known detective Pearl goes on a wild goose chase to find the man's story and if he is who he claims to be. She also finds a cult in the process.

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OG finish date - May 15, 2023