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Post by Pixie on Aug 6, 2013 18:49:27 GMT -5
((Any other NCPS want to trio with Brenda?))
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Post by downrightdude on Aug 6, 2013 20:31:22 GMT -5
((Sure! Just run into me somewhere near the bathroom))
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Post by Pixie on Aug 6, 2013 20:33:14 GMT -5
((You are not an NPC))
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Post by Kristykimmy on Aug 6, 2013 20:34:28 GMT -5
((Sure! Just run into me somewhere near the bathroom)) ((Snaw, you're a player character, and you've been paired with Sae (Erika) and Thundy (Manuel).))
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Post by downrightdude on Aug 6, 2013 20:35:54 GMT -5
((Snaw, you're a player character, and you've been paired with Sae (Erika) and Thundy (Manuel).)) ============ ((Ahhh...........cool! Thanks for the heads up))
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Post by Terra on Aug 6, 2013 21:20:44 GMT -5
The group that Geoffrey had tried to join didn’t object to him, at least - though the singer and the archaeologist seemed rather preoccupied (with finding a phone or something? He supposed that was probably a good idea, getting help or something), Dean had greeted him with a “Sure” - though of course Geoffrey didn’t know if that was just him being polite or not.
The group didn’t last for long, however - it was soon broken up as everyone went searching for a phone. Geoffrey was all ready to take the opportunity to hide out in the bathroom till the police arrived - but as he was walking down a deserted corridor, he heard the narrator describe how everyone went to test the phones, and how apparently none of them worked.
He heard narration of the dialogue in the hall:
"We could just use cell phones," suggested Maize. "Surely someone here has a phone."
"Oh, no, that'll never work," Miss Macy said dismissively. "This manor is up too high on a hill-- too rural-- there is no cell service here."
At this, Geoffrey pulled out his cell phone - which he’d been embarrassed to show anyone before, since it was covered in a Delaney Seafood Products-brand case with a fish pattern on it, but he was alone then anyway so it didn’t matter, really - and checked the reception.
Nothing.
And then the narrator mentioned Miss Macy’s brilliant idea of splitting everyone up into groups.
When Geoffrey heard the narrator discuss how the staff was being sent out to escort the party guests back into the hall, he considered trying to find a window to leap out of and running away - but then he thought about how everyone might very well see that as suspicious and jump to the conclusion that he was the murderer, and that would be the worst thing ever -
So he decided to find his way back to the hall before someone could find him lurking alone in a corridor and drag him back there.
When he arrived, Miss Macy shoved Geoffrey into a group with Dr. Cross (who had asked about the shrimp earlier) and Rochelle LeMarque (who Geoffrey had seen drinking in the study). He was very unsure about them, but he wasn’t about to argue against the grouping.
So he looked at them and tried to force a smile.
“Uh, hi?” said Geoffrey. “I - I guess we ought to go and investigate something, then...”
If only that dang narrator would give me a clue about who it might be, he thought.
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Post by Ginz ❤ on Aug 6, 2013 21:27:34 GMT -5
After Erika introduced herself and suggested the group went to the library, Dr. Maize insisted in finding a phone to call the police. Dean figured it was a good idea and nodded along. Then he heard a voice behind him, and turned around to see one of the Delaney twins.
“Uh, hey. Can - can I join you? Maybe?”
Dean was no leader, but Erika and Dr. Maize both seemed preoccupied discussing where to find a phone in the mansion, so he took it upon himself to reply. “Sure,” he said. It was probably safer to be with a larger group, Dean thought.
The group didn’t last, however. Soon, Dean found himself walking all over the mansion in search of a working phone, only to find none of them did. Disappointed, he went back to the starting point, hoping to reunite with his group, but when he got there, Miss Macy was proposing a contest, of all things! The idea to have a contest to find the killer sounded preposterous to Dean. That is, until he heard about the prize.
Dean had just lost his job, and he hadn’t had time to think what he was going to do next. Unlike most people attending the party, he didn’t come from a wealthy family, and the way the economy was, there was no guarantee he would be able to sustain himself in the future. Having the chance to win Woo’s fortune was far too tempting.
Once Macy started pairing people off, Dean panicked. Ending up in a good group was key. Dean noticed that Macy was pairing people who were nearby each other. Trying to be as subtle as he could, he stuck around Dr. Maize. Fortunately, he was pretty good at it. As a former personal assistant, Dean was used to being someone’s shadow, and from the conversations he had had with him that evening, Dean was convinced Dr. Maize was one of the smarter, if not the smartest person in the room. He wanted to be on his team. He needed to win.
It worked. Dean was paired up with Dr. Maize and a man in a military uniform. The latter looked a bit intimidating to him, but maybe it was just because his nerves were on edge. Either way, he seemed like a good ally to have.
"Hello, Major Belkov," Richard greeted. "It's nice to have you in our group."
"Dr. Maize," he saluted the man and turned to the assistant. "And you are...Tovarish Williams?" he spread his arms. "We must not waste time then! The killer is still here and we must look around! So, what you find during your search?"
“It’s, uh, Dean, not Tovarish,” Dean said. Then immediately got flustered, since, from the looks he got, he realized he had said something quite foolish.
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Post by downrightdude on Aug 6, 2013 21:34:58 GMT -5
Bored, Snaw laid down on the floor and began to roll.
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Post by Stal on Aug 7, 2013 0:15:59 GMT -5
Things were happening almost too fast for Prince Stal to really make sense of. He was left mostly speechless when the crazy young person ran screaming into the library. Most people ignored him from that point, which was not the best for a prince. And then some simple household staff member came in and ordered him around like he was part of the livery?
What was this?
And then to put him with the crazy girl who thought that mansions could kill people? And a maiden entirely disinterested in him? Two girls practically out of his reach? This set his feelings from pouting to full on Agony.
"I'm Hanna," [the girl] muttered. "And this is all very stupid, as it's obvious who did it: the mansion, using the mansion, in the mansion! I mean, if Macy just let us melt that statue, it would all become very obvious, you know."
Prince Stal marched into the kitchen briskly and came back with in minutes. "Here. Have a loaf bread. And a sticky bun. Or four. That ought to calm the nerves and keep the mansion at bay." (Humoring the girl was the only way that they'd be able to get through this)
"Yes, Alexa, you are right. My kingdom was originally going to be left to a bunch of ponies before I was adopted as the heir. Can you imagine anything so absurd as a kingdom being left to a bunch of colorful talking ponies? I certainly cannot. Word has it they still want to kill me. I'm not entirely sure they wouldn't kill Woo to get at me.
"But that is neither here nor there, please, let us adjourn to the garden. Perhaps the shed, even. I believe Hannah may prefer to investigate something a little less removed from this area."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2013 12:06:51 GMT -5
Erika noticed the young man in red begin to roll on the floor.
"Um, what are you doing?!" she asked, annoyed. "We're supposed to be investigating, and I don't want to have to do it alone! I don't want to run into the killer on my own or anything!"
She pulled him up.
"I'm taking charge here since you're acting like a little kitten. I wish we could fool around but that prince says we can't. We have to do something."
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Post by Lizica on Aug 7, 2013 12:30:53 GMT -5
"Psst, Standoly, Wattlorf, whatever your names are. You two by chance interested in that prize?"
"DOHOHOHOHOHOHO!"
"...Oh, I'm sorry. We thought you meant that as a joke."
"Yeah, what would we want with this dump? It's crummy and falling apart at the seams. And that goes double for the people inside it!"
"DOHOHOHOHOHOHO!"
...Then there was a slight pause. Both marble busts were uncharacteristically quiet for a moment.
"Say, Waller?"
"Hmm?"
"We're technically part of the estate, aren't we?"
"I suppose we are."
"That means that whoever wins this dumb mansion has us thrown in as part of the package."
"And that means that that half-wit Macy is shoving us off onto one of these lamebrains."
"We'd belong to a homicidal nutcase."
"That doesn't seem very fair."
"It's very unfair!"
"It's incredibly unfair!"
"Ridiculously unfair!"
"Colossally unfair!"
"Criminally unfair!"
"Let's go find that murderous idiot!"
"We'll bust their cover!"
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Post by Kristykimmy on Aug 7, 2013 13:06:29 GMT -5
"I'm Hanna. And this is all very stupid, as it's obvious who did it: the mansion, using the mansion, in the mansion! I mean, if Macy just let us melt that statue, it would all become very obvious, you know."
Prince Stal suddenly hurried off after that announcement while Alexa tried very hard not to start laughing. She put her hand up over her mouth, trying to look horrified, while hiding the smile she couldn't quite crush.
"Oh, yes, you're several marbles short of a full collection," Alexa said mentally. "However, you're on the right track, and I can work with that. I guess I'll have to humor you a little."
Prince Stal returned, carrying bread products. He handed it to the Hanna and told her to eat them. He seemed to have decided that humoring Hanna was the best course too. Perhaps he wasn't as big an air head as she'd thought.
"Yes, Alexa, you are right. My kingdom was originally going to be left to a bunch of ponies before I was adopted as the heir. Can you imagine anything so absurd as a kingdom being left to a bunch of colorful talking ponies? I certainly cannot. Word has it they still want to kill me. I'm not entirely sure they wouldn't kill Woo to get at me," Prince Stal said.
"Talking, colorful, ponies, that's not one I've heard before. I can't say I disagree with the Prince, though. If this evening gets any more ridiculous, I'm going to wind up drunk as Hanna's shrink," Alexa complained internally, again cursing Mr. Woo for having the gall to get himself murdered on today of all days.
"But that is neither here nor there," Prince Stal continued. Please, let us adjourn to the garden. Perhaps the shed, even. I believe Hannah may prefer to investigate something a little less removed from this area."
"Yes, of course. We can talk about our plan of action out there, where hopefully the mansion cannot hear us as well," Alexa replied.
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Post by Tiger on Aug 7, 2013 13:23:36 GMT -5
Sheds tended to be dangerous places, but Cross was all for investigating - after all, tetanus was easier to treat than shrimp poisoning or cancer or being murdered. If that was what had happened to Woo - but everyone else seemed to think that was the case, so Cross would have to consider it.
Then they were interrupted by the same woman who had taken away the swan and its encased body. Cross was liking this woman less and less - she was interfering with important medical work, just like those uppity health inspectors and lawyers at her clinic. Macy was just the sort of woman who would have stopped Cross from disposing of the shrimp if she'd found out - what an awful woman! Maybe if there was a murderer, it was this psychotic woman!
Their groups were reassigned; Cross didn't particularly care for being ordered around, but everyone else seemed to be going along with it. At least if there was rotation going on, she could diagnose everyone here for food poisoning. Sigh.
She was paired with a guy who looked a lot like Hanna and apparently also had not eaten any of the contaminated shellfish. She didn't know about the other woman. "Yes, let's investigate," she said to Geoffrey. "I can't believe it hasn't occurred to me until now, but we ought to check the kitchen. Lots of dangerous things - and foods - in that kitchen."
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Post by Avery on Aug 7, 2013 13:37:50 GMT -5
Her new forced partners were treating her with scorn, which upset Hanna. She was used to it, of course, after all these years of no one believing her about the evil of mansions-- but she tried to make herself feel better with the knowledge that when the house attempted to viciously murder them all (very soon), she would be prepared, and they be blind-sided! The Prince Stal fellow even tried to assuage Hanna's fears with some food, but gosh, if he thought that would help, he was the crazy one! Like she was really going to eat more food that had been produced in this murderous house!? Pah! The sticky buns and bread were probably poisoned!
And then Stal and Alexa, completely ignoring Hanna's input, decided that the three of them ought to return outside to the garden-- or even the shed. Hanna brightened a bit at this.
"Oh, I suppose the shed would be fine," she said. "But only if we arm ourselves while we're there, hm?" She refrained from mentioning that she wanted to arm herself against the mansion, not a killer of human ilk (since there wasn't one, at least not here); these people already looked down on her enough.
Oh, would they be surprised, though, when the house finally attacked! Hanna was not a violent person, but it made her smile a little. Not that she wanted the mansion to attack, of course, but at least if it did so visibly, then these fools would no longer scorn her. No, they would treat her like a genius, the genius that she was! She was grinning ear to ear as the three of them began off towards outside.
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Post by downrightdude on Aug 7, 2013 16:40:12 GMT -5
"I'm taking charge here since you're acting like a little kitten. I wish we could fool around but that prince says we can't. We have to do something."
"How dare you speak that way to a beauty queen!" Snaw exclaimed as he got up. How brushed himself off before he pulled out a compact mirror to re-examine his face.
After everything was perfectly prefect, Snaw took out the will that he had found and held it up to the stranger. "I found this while I was snooping around in the library! Supposedly somebody had wanted Woo to die so that I could inherit everything!"
After laughing evilly, Snaw coughed and continued, "Also, it was I who discovered that the sugar cookies were tainted with poison. AND I was the one who heard an explosion in the observatory! And did I mention that I also won Miss Iceland?"
While he waited for a reply, Snaw Van Peacock looked around for Fred #4, who he thought was stealing food from the fridge. Where was he?
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