The Transfer Student V3 - Part 19 🛸

Sleep Tight Stories - Bedtime Stories for Kids

On a Monday morning, Red and her friends investigate mysterious incidents involving a new vending machine at school, uncovering a surprising

Key takeaways

• The gang's detailed investigation reveals that the vending machine was being used as a hidden storage spot for snacks by a night cleaning crew member.

Main topics

• Mystery-solving
• Team collaboration

Notable quotes

The diagram was bigger than the gym. It's a schematic.

I'm just keeping options open.

Conclusion

The episode ends with humor and reflection, showing how even elaborate in

Transcript preview

Speaker 2 (0:01) My Speaker 1 (0:10) name is Gabriela and welcome to Sleet Tide Stories. Speaker 2 (0:26) It is Monday and as soon as Red gets on the bus, Charlie is in full investigation mode. He has made notes and drawings about the vending machine. Red listens and when they arrive at school, the gang meets at their lockers to discuss what is going to happen. Speaker 2 (0:50) They agree to meet after school, and Red gives a big laugh. On a Monday morning. The Transfer Student, Volume 3, Part 19. Speaker 2 (1:13) When Red got to the back of the yellow monstrosity Monday morning, Charlie was in his usual spot holding lots of notes. No sneezing, no mismatched socks or shirt on backwards. They were actual handwritten notes. Multiple pages held together with what appeared to be three different colored paper clips. Because there were so many pages, one wasn't enough. Speaker 2 (1:44) Okay, so, he said, before Red even had a chance to sit down beside him. Good morning, Charlie. Good morning, yes, okay, so, he held up the notes. I've been doing some preliminary investigating. Speaker 2 (2:02) Red looked at the notes, and then at Charlie. How long have you been awake? That's not important. He flipped to page two. What is important is that I've identified at least four separate incidents involving the new vending machine by the gym, going back three weeks, and I've also made a diagram. Speaker 2 (2:26) He showed the diagram. It was large, carefully labeled, and Red noticed at once, nowhere near to scale. Charlie, she said, the vending machine is not that big. It's a schematic. It's bigger than the gym. It's a schematic, Charlie said. Speaker 2 (2:52) Red took the diagram and studied it seriously for a moment. Okay, tell me about the four incidents. Charlie told her about the four incidents. He also told her about two additional incidents he'd classified as possible but unconfirmed. By the time they got to school, Red had read all his notes, including a footnote on page four that said, See also, suspicious dent. Lower left panel, photo attached. And a photo that was mostly Charlie's thumb. The rest of the gang was waiting at their lockers. Alexa had a spreadsheet. Of course Alexa had a spreadsheet. She turned her tablet around without saying anything, just pointed at a column labeled, Revenue Anomalies, Three-Week Period. Rachel looked up from her book. It's probably just a broken machine. It's probably not just a broken machine, Charlie said. It is almost definitely a broken machine, Rachel said, and went back to her book. My main concern, Kurt said, pulling her bag from her locker, is whether I can still get my granola bar after practice, because if this machine is compromised, I need to know now so I can make other arrangements. Speaker 2 (4:27) Red looked at all of them. Charlie's multi-page notes, Alexa's spreadsheet, Rachel's book, and Kurt's very specific priority. She laughed. Actually laughed. First thing on a Monday morning. After school, Charlie said, tucking his notes away with great ceremony. We investigate.