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Post by Avery on Aug 9, 2013 12:00:17 GMT -5
As Hanna stabbed viciously at the shed-- she was going to beat this mansion!-- Alexa grabbed the drill out of her hands. Hanna screeched and tried to take it back, but Alexa was deft and kept it from her, and both the redhead and the prince were now attempting to convince Hanna that this maw of the beast was in fact a secret passage to some innocent place-- like a wine cellar. And that if she didn't come with them, they were going to leave her ALL ALONE.
"I... I..." Hanna bleated. "You are about to be eaten alive!" Tears pricked at her eyes. "Wine, why would he feed the monster mansion wine!? I... I... give me my drill back!"
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Post by Gelquie on Aug 9, 2013 14:11:02 GMT -5
It seemed that Rochelle wasn't the only one broken up about Woo's death. It seemed that Brenda--who had come with them--had also broken into tears. She looked to be one of the servants. While still trying to push her own tears back, she merely patted Brenda on the shoulder in response. She wasn't sure if she could say much more about Woo himself either. At least someone shared her plight, though she wasn't sure if it was for the same reasons. Not like it mattered now...
She searched as well as she could in the dining room before Sergei came and told each of them to take a drink so that they could all calm down. If their goal was finding the murderer... Right. She swapped her bottle of wine for a filled glass of wine (she didn't want to look like a complete alcoholic) and complied, taking more and more sips.
It must have been fuzziness that came with the wine, or her complete and total grief with Woo. Or perhaps both. But soon, she found herself trying phone lines, and then she found herself dragged back to the Hall, and there she was put with some different people. She stared at Macy suspiciously, finding it odd why she would interrupt the investigation to put people in groups again when they had been doing that on their own anyway. But she complied and--woah! Lost her balance for a moment there--and walked over to two more people. She recognized them from the party. A woman by the name of Scarlett Cross and a man that she didn't quite know. Based on their dinner discussions, she really wasn't sure what to make of each of them. Maybe it was the fogginess in her mind, but she had a hard time remembering what exactly they did.
Then the man spoke up. “Uh, hi? I - I guess we ought to go and investigate something, then...”
Rochelle nodded, wiping away the last of her tears on her face. "Yes, we should. For Woo. It's what he would have wanted. But where?"
It was then that Cross brought up the kitchen. Rochelle nodded again. Man, she was nodding a lot. "Alright. Yes, good. Let's go." She immediately made her way to the kitchen, trying not to be too far ahead of the group, and doing her best to keep an eye on the people she was teamed up with.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2013 14:15:34 GMT -5
"Wait a minute..." Erika said. "You crossed out someone's name and put in your own!"
It must have been Snaw Van Peacock!
"You did it, didn't you?!" Erika snapped. "Why else would you write that down?! You're the murderer!"
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Post by downrightdude on Aug 9, 2013 16:29:32 GMT -5
"But I don't have a quill pen with me!" Snaw exclaimed. He pulled out everything out of his purse and revealed that there was no quill pen. When Fred #4 toddled towards his master, Snaw opened his sack. "See! No Quill Pen!"
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Post by Stal on Aug 9, 2013 18:04:31 GMT -5
"Hanna, it will be fine. I assure you, there's nothing wrong with a secret passage. Why, my castle has several itself!" Prince Stal tried to be understanding to the girl whimpering crying for her drill back.
What Prince Stal did not realize until too late was the air he felt coming from behind him as he stood in front of the passage had shifted. Almost as if something was breathing... Snorting... Snuffling even.
Then two shaggy blue-furred paws ended up on Prince Stal's shoulders. He didn't react at first, simply patted one of the paws absent-mindedly.
Then his eyes went wide, right about the time the paws pulled him backwards into the secret passage.
The door slid shut behind him.
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Post by Kristykimmy on Aug 9, 2013 18:19:03 GMT -5
Alexa ran to the door and started looking for the switch.
"Prince Stal! Stal!" she screamed, hoping he'd answer.
"Crap, could this night get any worse!" she screamed aloud.
"Hanna," she said. "You stay calm! You start stabbing the shack again, I swear I'll," she stopped, unsure what she would do. "Just, either help me or run and get some help."
She found the switch and the door opened. She didn't see anything.
"Stal!" she called again.
She stood there for a minute, wondering if she should go in.
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Post by Stal on Aug 9, 2013 18:20:47 GMT -5
Stal shouted from the darkness. "It's fine! It's just an Err Bear. Err Bears are sweet!"
Prince Stal moved back towards the entrance of the secret passage, a fuzzy blue bear trailing from behind him. "See, isn't he a cute little thing?"
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Post by Kristykimmy on Aug 9, 2013 18:29:14 GMT -5
Alexa started to laugh and cry at the same time, shocked and relieved that everything seemed to be okay.
"You!" she strangled the profanity that was on her tongue. "Okay, I am calming down. That was dramatic, and completely annoying. However, I am glad you are safe, your highness. Hanna, are you okay? I'm sorry I snapped at you."
She looked over Stal's shoulder at the Err Bear.
"He is kind of adorable. Are you sure he is tame?" she admitted. "What is he doing in the passage?"
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Post by Stal on Aug 9, 2013 18:37:22 GMT -5
((I will admit, I wrote that purely to see how Hanna would react... I originally wanted to find an Err Bear tag-along in the conservatory... But this works too Going to give Carrie a chance to catch up before I do anything more))
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Post by Avery on Aug 9, 2013 20:49:14 GMT -5
Stal went on assuring Hanna that there was nothing wrong with the evil monster mouth-- just before he was grabbed into it by a MONSTER!!! A MANSION MONSTER! Hanna screamed and pawed at Alexa, trying to win back her drill, but the redhead was deft and kept it away from her. As Hanna shrieked unsung, Stal came back to assure Alexa and Hanna that the monster was in fact just a sweet err bear. It was blue, and furry, and DID NOT LOOK SWEET TO HANNA.
"We must kill it," she informed Alexa and Stal hysterically. "It's a tool of the mansion. It must be killed, now. Alexa, give me back my drill!"
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2013 21:42:02 GMT -5
"That proves nothing!" Erika snapped. "You could easily have done that...I don't know, before you cleverly removed all the quill pens from your bag?!"
She grabbed it and began to storm away.
"I'm going to find that prince and show him this! If my suspicion is wrong, this will doubtlessly lead us somewhere!"
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Post by Lizica on Aug 9, 2013 22:14:54 GMT -5
"I wonder if anyone has investigated the secret passages yet. I think they may have what everyone is missing."
"Oh? When did they leave their good judgment and common sense in there?"
"DOHOHOHOHOHO!"
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Post by downrightdude on Aug 9, 2013 22:21:42 GMT -5
Snaw gasped and grabbed Erika's wrist. Not wanting her to spread allegations about the will, Snaw used his crime-scanner watch to search for any potential clues. "Look!" he exclaimed. "My watch has found an unidentifiable fingerprint! And it's not mine!"
Then an idea struck him. "If you want us to follow that prince, then I shall follow. However, I highly suggest that we all explore the observatory; I heard an explosion there earlier and I think we should search for any clues."
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Post by Kristykimmy on Aug 9, 2013 22:23:58 GMT -5
Alexa turned her attention back to Hanna, who was having a hysterical breakdown, despite the fact that Stal was fine.
"We must kill it," she informed Alexa and Stal hysterically. "It's a tool of the mansion. It must be killed, now. Alexa, give me back my drill!"
"Of course, Hanna. Oh, clumsy me!" Alexa said, tossing the drill into the passage. Hanna would have to get past the Err Bear to get to get it. She doubted Hanna would brave both the mansion and the bear to get it. Stal had assured her it was harmless, and it hadn't hurt him, so she was willing to believe that so long as Hanna didn't try to kill the creature, it would remain harmless.
"I can be such a klutz," she said, seriously doubting even Hanna would buy the act.
Not that she cared, she was about ten seconds from telling Hanna off and cracking Stal on the jaw for discovering the passage in the first place.
"So, oh glorious prince," Alexa said sarcastically. "What other fun discoveries shall we make before we decide what we are doing?"
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Post by Stal on Aug 9, 2013 22:30:07 GMT -5
Prince Stal was too busy scratching his new pet Err Bear behind the ears. ("Oh, who's a cute little err bear. You're a cute little err bear. Yes you are.")
"So, oh glorious prince," Alexa said sarcastically. "What other fun discoveries shall we make before we decide what we are doing?"
"Well, according to Barry here, the secret passage is definitely an addendum to the wine cellar. Goes right to the basement. Should we take the passage, or explore the rest of this garden area first? ...Hanna, are you doing okay?" Prince Stal had hardly noticed her reactions to the supposed mansion attack, so completely enthralled by his new pet.
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