"If he tries anything, I'll deal with him." Saeko said to Six while calmly putting her hand on her sword. She turned to the man. "What is your name? Do you remember anything?"
Zenyatta gave Kyoko and T'Challa their space, allowing them to put their potential on display. Zenyatta has vivid memories of Kyoko cracking mysteries and confusion in Bright Falls as if they were walnuts-- a set of skills befitting of the title "Ultimate Detective", of course. When she retrieved the diary from behind the locked door, Zenyatta listened with intent and raised a cybernetic hand to his "chin", holding it in thought.
"There is an ill-intent behind that letter, not something that Wanda would've written. Perhaps she is the 'other woman' that they described, the one that disappeared. This home is. . .not something that Wanda would willingly live in, after all."
"One does not choose to live in a place like this."
During the monk's analysis, his gaze fell upon the young girl who had promptly retreated from the conversation. Her confused, nonplussed expression reminded the monk of another child he had interacted with back in Bright Falls, the one who feared the 'wolf'. Though, someone like this girl wouldn't let fear be painted so obtusely on her face. . .or, at the very least, she'd do a good job of letting it become diluted in confusion and frustration.
The omnic approached her, making uncannily human movements as it stepped over the rubbish on the floor. The orbs circling it's neck weren't too crazy, though they did slowly orbit around it's head like planets around the sun. Zenyatta leaned against the wall next to her-- not too close, not too far.
"I. . .suppose it's obvious enough, but I sense these things that have happened appear very jarring to you. If you do not mind me asking. . .you've never seen these things before, have you?"
Zenyatta looked off in the distance as if it was a bright horizon-- despite it being a gross, moldy wall sitting just a few meters across.
"Magic, witches, robots, detectives. . .all in a very, very. . .crusty house."
The monk looked back to Nancy. It's 'face' wasn't super creepy, but are his eyes always closed like that?
"You seem as if you don't belong in this turn of events, miss. Am I true to believe this. . .?"
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Toffee turned to the elderly woman and nodded a bit before placing his hands behind his back. "Indeed she is a victim, but we must also take into account how dangerous she is. The Wanda that you all knew is gone. And I'm not quite certain that we will be able to get her back. Toffee then proceeded to pace over to the woman, looking her dead in the eyes.
"And if we aren't able to get the old Wanda back, if she truly has become one of them, I'm sure that you know what we must do." Toffee said coldly.
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Zenyatta gave Kyoko and T'Challa their space, allowing them to put their potential on display. Zenyatta has vivid memories of Kyoko cracking mysteries and confusion in Bright Falls as if they were walnuts-- a set of skills befitting of the title "Ultimate Detective", of course. When she retrieved the diary from behind the locked door, Zenyatta listened with intent and raised a cybernetic hand to his "chin", holding it in thought.
"There is an ill-intent behind that letter, not something that Wanda would've written. Perhaps she is the 'other woman' that they described, the one that disappeared. This home is. . .not something that Wanda would willingly live in, after all."
"One does not choose to live in a place like this."
During the monk's analysis, his gaze fell upon the young girl who had promptly retreated from the conversation. Her confused, nonplussed expression reminded the monk of another child he had interacted with back in Bright Falls, the one who feared the 'wolf'. Though, someone like this girl wouldn't let fear be painted so obtusely on her face. . .or, at the very least, she'd do a good job of letting it become diluted in confusion and frustration.
The omnic approached her, making uncannily human movements as it stepped over the rubbish on the floor. The orbs circling it's neck weren't too crazy, though they did slowly orbit around it's head like planets around the sun. Zenyatta leaned against the wall next to her-- not too close, not too far.
"I. . .suppose it's obvious enough, but I sense these things that have happened appear very jarring to you. If you do not mind me asking. . .you've never seen these things before, have you?"
Zenyatta looked off in the distance as if it was a bright horizon-- despite it being a gross, moldy wall sitting just a few meters across.
"Magic, witches, robots, detectives. . .all in a very, very. . .crusty house."
The monk looked back to Nancy. It's 'face' wasn't super creepy, but are his eyes always closed like that?
"You seem as if you don't belong in this turn of events, miss. Am I true to believe this. . .?"
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With the revelation of the diary, Toffee decided to add onto this by describing his phone conversation to the kitchen group.
"It appears that Wanda wasn't the only one to fall victim to this family either. I spoke with a woman on the phone not too long ago. Strangely enough, she also spoke of someone named Zoe. She talked about how they wanted to give her a gift, that gift being to make her one of them. This is no doubt the so called "gift" that Ms. Maximoff wanted to give us earlier. It also appears that there are more than just the father and Ms. Maximoff. They even have a "ninja." Toffee would then gesture to Mason before continuing. "Now, as our friend Mason so generously pointed out, this ninja is most likely that Genji fellow we encountered earlier. I must also note that this woman I talked to appeared to be in a situation similar to ours. She said that she was kidnapped by this family and was hiding from them before she was presumably found. I didn't catch her name, but this does beg the question: How many others are there?"
With that out of the way, Toffee would remain silent as he waited for the group to decide where to go next.
"..."
Kyoko simply stood in thought for a good moment, nodding to T'Challa after the key had been made from the finger, turning off the stove with that using the sink, listening to what everyone had to say concerning Wanda and the journal entry, as well as Nancy's still unexplained presence. "There's already too much, that's for sure," the young detective said to Toffee, before clearing her throat and beginning to walk out of the kitchen. Whatever was going on with Wanda, it was up to them to set right. She could only hope that everyone would be able to recover their powers, or it may prove to be a fruitless gambit.
To Nancy, she blinked. "With this key we just made, we should hopefully have an easier time moving forward... once we find out where forward even is," she spoke, before turning to everyone in the kitchen.
"In any case, before we look for the place that this key unlocks, I'm going to stop by the Living Room for a bit. Phil mentioned an... interesting tape, and thought that I should look into that. Feel free to follow, unless you want to explore around for whatever the key unlocks yourself," Kyoko announced, holding the key up if anyone wanted it for grabs, before moving over to the Living Room.
Appearing before Phil, Leon, Starfire, and Black Adam in the Living Room, Kyoko cleared her throat.
"Alright, I'm here now. I understand that this tape you all found might be of some interest to me?" She inquired, before walking over to begin playing it.
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"..."
Kyoko simply stood in thought for a good moment, nodding to T'Challa after the key had been made from the finger, turning off the stove with that using the sink, listening to what everyone had to say concerning Wanda and the journal entry, as well as Nancy's still unexplained presence. "There's already too much, that's for sure," the young detective said to Toffee, before clearing her throat and beginning to walk out of the kitchen. Whatever was going on with Wanda, it was up to them to set right. She could only hope that everyone would be able to recover their powers, or it may prove to be a fruitless gambit.
To Nancy, she blinked. "With this key we just made, we should hopefully have an easier time moving forward... once we find out where forward even is," she spoke, before turning to everyone in the kitchen.
"In any case, before we look for the place that this key unlocks, I'm going to stop by the Living Room for a bit. Phil mentioned an... interesting tape, and thought that I should look into that. Feel free to follow, unless you want to explore around for whatever the key unlocks yourself," Kyoko announced, holding the key up if anyone wanted it for grabs, before moving over to the Living Room.
Appearing before Phil, Leon, Starfire, and Black Adam in the Living Room, Kyoko cleared her throat.
"Alright, I'm here now. I understand that this tape you all found might be of some interest to me?" She inquired, before walking over to begin playing it.
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"I suggest we follow the young woman for now," Captain America said, leading those who remained in the kitchen to the living room.
"This video isn't cursed, is it?" Tommy quipped as Kyoko pressed the play button.
The video opened on darkness, but the details of a wooden ceiling could be seen. The view stuttered as someone picked up the camera, causing static to spread across the screen. The audio is distorted for a moment, but eventually, there's an audible voice. "What are you doing with that?" asked a male.
The camera's view swung around, showing off the details of the dark, mostly nondescript room. Some would recognize it clearly as the attic, which still appeared rather trashed, even at this earlier point in time. The camera eventually focused on the male who spoke as the view zoomed in on his face. He had black hair and boyish looks. Despite the doctor's coat he wore, he couldn't be much older than a teenager.
"... Now's not really the time to mess around," he said, sounding tired.
The camera's view zoomed back out a bit. The cameraman seemed hesitant to speak as he lowered the camera so that it was facing the floor. "I just think..." Finding his voice, the male holding the camera lifted it back to eye level. "I'm not messing around, honest. I was just wondering what this camera is doing up here."
"Does it have any previous footage?"
"No..." The camera shook. "No, it's clean. I was just thinking, you know, if something happens to us, this might be important. If we lose ourselves like Wanda, or she ends up bringing others here..."
"Makoto--"
"Jude, I want to film as much as I can for now, okay? Just for now."
The other boy, Jude, went silent. The camera turned around to face the ladder in the corner of the room. The cameraman, Makoto, then pointed to the window at the top of the ladder. "Okay, just one more step."
"I think it's a bit too hopeful to think it's going to be unlocked..." Despite his reservations, Jude moved to the ladder and climbed up it to reach the window. He groaned when he found that it was indeed locked as he had feared. "We're totally trapped... Damn it!"
There was then a long pause. Makoto turned the camera to one of the doors in the room. "We have that note, right? It said, 'Turn right, right, right, left, left, right.' It's probably a clue to open the window, you'd think?"
Jude sighed and climbed down the latter. "Maybe... I guess we have to do another search." Jude went to the door, but something slammed it open, knocking him aside. Makoto was forced to lower the camera view but lifted it just in to catch a glimpse of what was attacking.
The camera then dropped to the ground, followed by a series of grunts and slams. Heavy breathing could be heard as the camera is slowly picked up. Makoto is shown for only a brief moment before a shadow comes down on him. The camera drops to the ground, ending on a still image of the wall, where a clock ticked forward.
Billy went ahead and turned off the tape. "It goes on for a few hours after that before it ends."
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"..."
Kyoko simply stood in thought for a good moment, nodding to T'Challa after the key had been made from the finger, turning off the stove with that using the sink, listening to what everyone had to say concerning Wanda and the journal entry, as well as Nancy's still unexplained presence. "There's already too much, that's for sure," the young detective said to Toffee, before clearing her throat and beginning to walk out of the kitchen. Whatever was going on with Wanda, it was up to them to set right. She could only hope that everyone would be able to recover their powers, or it may prove to be a fruitless gambit.
To Nancy, she blinked. "With this key we just made, we should hopefully have an easier time moving forward... once we find out where forward even is," she spoke, before turning to everyone in the kitchen.
"In any case, before we look for the place that this key unlocks, I'm going to stop by the Living Room for a bit. Phil mentioned an... interesting tape, and thought that I should look into that. Feel free to follow, unless you want to explore around for whatever the key unlocks yourself," Kyoko announced, holding the key up if anyone wanted it for grabs, before moving over to the Living Room.
Appearing before Phil, Leon, Starfire, and Black Adam in the Living Room, Kyoko cleared her throat.
"Alright, I'm here now. I understand that this tape you all found might be of some interest to me?" She inquired, before walking over to begin playing it.
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"I suggest we follow the young woman for now," Captain America said, leading those who remained in the kitchen to the living room.
"This video isn't cursed, is it?" Tommy quipped as Kyoko pressed the play button.
The video opened on darkness, but the details of a wooden ceiling could be seen. The view stuttered as someone picked up the camera, causing static to spread across the screen. The audio is distorted for a moment, but eventually, there's an audible voice. "What are you doing with that?" asked a male.
The camera's view swung around, showing off the details of the dark, mostly nondescript room. Some would recognize it clearly as the attic, which still appeared rather trashed, even at this earlier point in time. The camera eventually focused on the male who spoke as the view zoomed in on his face. He had black hair and boyish looks. Despite the doctor's coat he wore, he couldn't be much older than a teenager.
"... Now's not really the time to mess around," he said, sounding tired.
The camera's view zoomed back out a bit. The cameraman seemed hesitant to speak as he lowered the camera so that it was facing the floor. "I just think..." Finding his voice, the male holding the camera lifted it back to eye level. "I'm not messing around, honest. I was just wondering what this camera is doing up here."
"Does it have any previous footage?"
"No..." The camera shook. "No, it's clean. I was just thinking, you know, if something happens to us, this might be important. If we lose ourselves like Wanda, or she ends up bringing others here..."
"Makoto--"
"Jude, I want to film as much as I can for now, okay? Just for now."
The other boy, Jude, went silent. The camera turned around to face the ladder in the corner of the room. The cameraman, Makoto, then pointed to the window at the top of the ladder. "Okay, just one more step."
"I think it's a bit too hopeful to think it's going to be unlocked..." Despite his reservations, Jude moved to the ladder and climbed up it to reach the window. He groaned when he found that it was indeed locked as he had feared. "We're totally trapped... Damn it!"
There was then a long pause. Makoto turned the camera to one of the doors in the room. "We have that note, right? It said, 'Turn right, right, right, left, left, right.' It's probably a clue to open the window, you'd think?"
Jude sighed and climbed down the latter. "Maybe... I guess we have to do another search." Jude went to the door, but something slammed it open, knocking him aside. Makoto was forced to lower the camera view but lifted it just in to catch a glimpse of what was attacking.
The camera then dropped to the ground, followed by a series of grunts and slams. Heavy breathing could be heard as the camera is slowly picked up. Makoto is shown for only a brief moment before a shadow comes down on him. The camera drops to the ground, ending on a still image of the wall, where a clock ticked forward.
Billy went ahead and turned off the tape. "It goes on for a few hours after that before it ends."
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"I suggest we follow the young woman for now," Captain America said, leading those who remained in the kitchen to the living room.
"This video isn't cursed, is it?" Tommy quipped as Kyoko pressed the play button.
The video opened on darkness, but the details of a wooden ceiling could be seen. The view stuttered as someone picked up the camera, causing static to spread across the screen. The audio is distorted for a moment, but eventually, there's an audible voice. "What are you doing with that?" asked a male.
The camera's view swung around, showing off the details of the dark, mostly nondescript room. Some would recognize it clearly as the attic, which still appeared rather trashed, even at this earlier point in time. The camera eventually focused on the male who spoke as the view zoomed in on his face. He had black hair and boyish looks. Despite the doctor's coat he wore, he couldn't be much older than a teenager.
"... Now's not really the time to mess around," he said, sounding tired.
The camera's view zoomed back out a bit. The cameraman seemed hesitant to speak as he lowered the camera so that it was facing the floor. "I just think..." Finding his voice, the male holding the camera lifted it back to eye level. "I'm not messing around, honest. I was just wondering what this camera is doing up here."
"Does it have any previous footage?"
"No..." The camera shook. "No, it's clean. I was just thinking, you know, if something happens to us, this might be important. If we lose ourselves like Wanda, or she ends up bringing others here..."
"Makoto--"
"Jude, I want to film as much as I can for now, okay? Just for now."
The other boy, Jude, went silent. The camera turned around to face the ladder in the corner of the room. The cameraman, Makoto, then pointed to the window at the top of the ladder. "Okay, just one more step."
"I think it's a bit too hopeful to think it's going to be unlocked..." Despite his reservations, Jude moved to the ladder and climbed up it to reach the window. He groaned when he found that it was indeed locked as he had feared. "We're totally trapped... Damn it!"
There was then a long pause. Makoto turned the camera to one of the doors in the room. "We have that note, right? It said, 'Turn right, right, right, left, left, right.' It's probably a clue to open the window, you'd think?"
Jude sighed and climbed down the latter. "Maybe... I guess we have to do another search." Jude went to the door, but something slammed it open, knocking him aside. Makoto was forced to lower the camera view but lifted it just in to catch a glimpse of what was attacking.
The camera then dropped to the ground, followed by a series of grunts and slams. Heavy breathing could be heard as the camera is slowly picked up. Makoto is shown for only a brief moment before a shadow comes down on him. The camera drops to the ground, ending on a still image of the wall, where a clock ticked forward.
Billy went ahead and turned off the tape. "It goes on for a few hours after that before it ends."
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Toffee sat and watched the tape and complete and utter silence, taking notes mentally along the way. "Turn right, right, right, left, left, right." That seemed to be a key detail, perhaps even the most important detail of the video. When Billy ended it, Toffee simply stood up and nodded in agreement with Black Adam.
"Yes, it seems that the attic is the next logical step. Let's go and try the key on the window."
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