Murder Tale V: The Grand Hotel

[Chewy Rabbits]

The little performance conducted by Sweet and performed by Mickey had certainly been a big enough source of commotion to draw her attention. The friendly goth had been watching the entire thing from a little drinks table off to the side, near enough that she could smile and clap along to the beat whenever the backup dancers passed, so Mickey didn't need to go far to approach her. Hmm. What a funny little thing to do. She supposed there was a fair bit of irony in the serial killer singling Death out among a crowd, wasn't there? Not that she was letting anything on. She wasn't here to flaunt her position.

"Hello, you two."

She addressed Jezebel in her greeting too, fully conscious of the fact that she had the demi-demoness's attention. She had the right idea, about what she sensed within the pale girl; some light, some dark... and yet mostly neither. She wasn't so much a being of good or evil as she was an aspect of existence itself, something ancient and fundamental, with no preconceptions. Save for a particular fondness of certain British cult films, of course.

Perhaps curiously, she addressed both as though she already knew them-- and indeed, that was the vibe she gave off. Like she was an old friend they just hadn't had the pleasure of meeting yet. She sipped her drink, giving them both a friendly smile.

"Enjoying yourselves? Seems like things've gotten lively already. Can't say I'm too surprised, knowing this lot. Have you ever seen a bunch like this before? All in the one place? What a lark!"

@Jeremi @TheSpringwoodSlasher

Had Mickey even the slightest idea that he was talking to the physical embodiment of Death, he might have been a bit freaked out. Had she been able to see all of the people he'd killed? That Billy's Mom killed? What about ChromeSkull? Would she want to take revenge for them? Would she want to see him die? How did the process of death really work? Was it all just darkness after you passed on? Or was it more of a business thing? Would he really have died if he hadn't met ChromeSkull when he did? All these questions and more would likely not get an answer as Mickey was blissfully unaware of Didi's true identity. At the most she just looked like she was a groupie for The Cure or some kind of genderbent Eric Draven cosplayer.

Which he wasn't going to knock.

Because the Crow was a fuckin awesome movie.

"I was already having a pretty good time with my pal over there. He's the guy in the fancy black suit and the skull mask. But he ain't much of a talker. Not to be confused with the actual talking skeleton. Which I'm convinced is either a really elaborate Ray Harryhausen prop gone rouge or some Nightmare Before Christmas meets Clash of the Titans shit.. I'm Mickey. Nice to meet ya."
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"From where I'm from shindigs like this are a normal occurrence." Jezebel replied downing the last of her whiskey, the glass she handed off to Mickey like she expected him to know what to do. "You can call me Jezebel, I'm not quite sure what to call you however."

@TheSpringwoodSlasher @OrlandoBloomers

"Huh?"

Mickey was surprised and nearly dropped the glass as Jez handed it off to him. What did she expect from him? To go get a refill like some kind of gentlemen? He was here to mingle, not be the daughter of the devil's murderous errand boy. But he supposed it'd let him pass something on to ChromeSkull as he went to do so.

"I'll be right back, ladies. Just gonna get a quick re-fill for Jez here." With that Mickey quickly made his way off and disappeared into the crowd. Only to reappear next to wherever ChromeSkull was with that drunken chick as he leaned in next to his friend.

"Sup, Chrome? You been enjoying yourself since you fucked off from that wonderful chat I was having?"

BY WONDERFUL CHAT, YOU MEAN YOU GOING ON AND ON ABOUT MOVIES TO A GUY I COULDN'T STAND THE SIGHT OF? BUT YOU DIDN'T COME OVER HERE TO ASK ME HOW I'VE BEEN. THE HELL DID YOU DO NOW, MICKEY?

"Well, after that whole song and dance which I'm sure you saw, being that I was the star and all. I ran into this goth chick and was just going to get a refill for Jez. You want to come back with me?"

EH, MIGHT BE A BETTER USE OF MY TIME THAN HANGING AROUND HERE. SO LONG AS YOU KEEP YOUR KNIFE SHEATHED. ALSO, DID YOU SEE THAT THING LOOKING AT ME?

Mickey was quite confused at just who ChromeSkull was referring to. From Morrigan to that skeleton thing, there was a whole bunch of freaks here.

"I'm afraid you're gonna have to be a little more specific. Who did you mean, exactly?"

THAT SKELETON. HE GLARED AT ME AND THEN SULKED OFF. YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THAT'S ABOUT?

"I dunno. Maybe he just thinks your face is offending or something. I mean your mask-face. Not your real face. You got a mug a mother would die for. Hehehe, get it because Friday the 13th and.."

JUST GET YOUR GODDAMN DRINKS AND GET OUT OF MY FACE.ALREADY DECIDED I'M GONNA MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH ONE OF THOSE BACKUP DANCERS IN YOUR LITTLE 'SHOW' YOU PUT ON.

"..What?! But they look..Just...Like..Oh."

ChromeSkull didn't really feel a response was warranted there.

"Right-o! I'll just be on my way." With that Ghostface quickly moved past ChromeSkull to go and grab a drink to refill Jez's glass.

@Jeremi @OrlandoBloomers @DapperDogman[/solid]​

 

[Takumi]

Arisu had zoned out after following the little red witch she was standing by. She stood in the back of their group quietly for the most part in thought. She barely noticed people butting head and some guy dressed like Michael Jackson suddenly dancing on stage to some strange song.

What was that about cheese and Gilderoy something? She took a moment to clear her head and upon seeing the wizard she made herself a bit more visible, standing near...Wadanohara was it?

"Oh hey...I've heard of you." She blurted out while leaning forward a bit to get a better look at him. She never read the Harry Potter books but remembered him from one of the movies she saw.

Buuut that wasn't very important at the moment because she was experiencing something amazing right now!

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[Cromartie Sarkissian]

If one had asked Sal what an alien was a few years ago, the shark would have had no idea. It was thanks to his travels, some of them out of his very universe under the sea and the dripping moon, that he could study different creatures. He knew aliens were creatures from space. Sal had once had a time where he couldn't fathom a place even larger than the ocean in the sky. Though this Time Lord business, he had no idea what they were whatsoever. The Doctor's guise was even more realistic than his own. "Silly hats?" he repeated, clearly confused. He would need to look into this after, when he had the chance. "Tardis...?" What were these strange terms. "What is that?"

The shark peered at Wadanohara before his red eyes narrowed with mischievousness. Knowing the witch, she liked takoyaki, not this cheese. "She would absolutely love to try some~" Sal grinned at the man. "Right, Wadda dear~?"​

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"Is it because our love for each other is as deep as the sea?" Sal joked, winking at the witch. After the fiasco with the Blue Sea, they had certainly become much closer. Even more close than the relationship she had with Samekichi. Ah, but he deserved it after all. Now he was a stupid shark. "Oh, yes. The Doctor is a very interesting man~" he commented about his new acquaintance. Meeting weird people was a part of his job, whether he liked it or not. "Now, try some of this cheese, Wadda. It's really good!"

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"My Tardis?" The Doctor whispered, intent on keeping true value and purpose of his machine as secret as possible. "It's that box over there. Big. Blue. Travels in Time. Bigger on the inside. And the silly hats? Imaging having a two foot piece of cardboard attached to the back of your head all day every day? Pretty silly if you ask me..."

 

[Minerva]

Rose leading the way noticed someone along the wall feeling Raven may could relate poked her arm. "Hey Rae you wanna go speak to them they seem kind of like us if you know what I mean?" She commented and noticed Raven turn to look then Raven looked back. "Or more like you being I bet you were talking about the armor their near too." She replied in monotone. Rose sighed. "Just come on you didn't say if you wanted to dance and I'm not willing to try and find my mp3." Rose commented. Raven gave a sigh. "Well I was following you anyways..." She replied and finally the two headed over near a girl leaning on the wall. "Hey" Rose greeted.

@The Silver Paladin

Sarah looked up at the two girls. She had been checking her Pip-Boy's map to get her bearings.

"Oh, Hi!" Sarah said. "My name's Sarah Cheng of the Brotherhood of Steel. Welcome." She said giving a small smile to the two girls.

 

[Krieg]

Tracer's Prologue

The Calvary is Here

~**~**~

"Ey' , e' coulda dropped me a' bit bett'r , Winston!"

Suddenly and abruptly, a small rift emerged within the Dining Hall of this splendorous hotel, a flamboyant, vibrant gunslinger flopping onto her back. In what appeared to outsiders as a hasty, blue blur, the lithe, futuristic-dressed pilot hastily arose onto her feet. Looking around, adjusting her aviator visor, the woman pursed her lips, her voice carrying a very, very thick and exaggerated Cockney accent. So exaggerated, in fact, it was no shock this woman wasn't some carriage driver Victorian Albion or something along the lines of that. With a soft huff, the brunette puffed a bit of hair off her face, twirling her Pulse Pistols haphazardly.

"Ehh, seems I'm la'e to the party..." she spoke softly, noting a lack of absence in the Dining Hall. Where was everyone? Reaching up to a communicator module strapped to her right wrist, the Englisher tapped it, trying to reach a frequency with Winston. "''Ey, Winston? Winstoooon~!" the woman repeated again, tapping the communicator violently. Maybe if she tapped it enough by slowing down time, she could at least send one message through the wibbly-wobbly realm of space and time. Besides, what could possibly go wrong?

"EY' PETER'S BELLS!" Tracer abruptly yelled, waving her left arm frantically, kicking off the now flaming communicator. You know, for piloting a very advanced and extremely experimental jet, Trace was certainly no engineer in the slightest. Zipping away from the flaming device as if it was some horrid spider, the pilot stood awkwardly on one foot, watching the device slowly burn. Feeling that miserable feeling of an awkward silence brewing in her chest, the normally perky woman sighed, adjusting her furred-leather flight jacket.

"By da Queen..." she murmured, once again moving at nearly light speed by slowing down time to mere nanoseconds, her namesake ability of a "Blink" shown in fully display. Snatching a cup of punch, Tracer looked on, just hanging out in the Dining Hall, awkwardly sort of standing by herself. She didn't know anyone here in fact, but hey, the remnants of OVERWATCH seemed for whatever interested in this area.

"So, haha, hows the we'ather? " the woman spoke with a light laugh, her tiny voice feeling all the more tinier.


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[Cromartie Sarkissian]

"Even if I say no, you'd still slap me~" he replied back mentally, his eyes blinked red for a few seconds as he turned to look at her, his smile widening to a grin at Wadanohara's usual behaviour. With his back turned to the Doctor, he wouldn't be able to see his expression, one that matched the one she had on for him. Sal had to admit he liked letting her push him around, as a sadomasochist. But he in turn didn't mind messing with the once innocent girl's mind. After all, he loved to see her expressions, whatever they were. It was delicious.
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Sal turned back to the Doctor with his usual, all-smiles expression. "Do you have any more cheese on you~?" he asked him politely. "We can't have dear Wadanohara eating off the floor~ Oh, unless you want to have if off my fins?" he blinked at the witch with a coy smile. "Sharing is caring~"


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"More cheese? Yes yes yes, I have plenty. I might actually have some ..." The Time Lord flipped over his head and reached deep inside, so much so his entire arm was completed submerged within the several centimetres deep hat; how was that possible? Was the fez bigger on the inside too? "Alternate dimensions. Never fails" He removed his hand, carrying another vial of cheese open it. "Dinner is served"
@Hana

 

[Raven]

Sarah looked up at the two girls. She had been checking her Pip-Boy's map to get her bearings.

"Oh, Hi!" Sarah said. "My name's Sarah Cheng of the Brotherhood of Steel. Welcome." She said giving a small smile to the two girls.

Rose smiled. ""Nice to meet you." She replied. "I'm Rose and this is my friend...." She paused. "Raven" The blue haired girl beside stepped in and looked to Rose. "I'm not sure but I know that I may know a few here and if you me or not however." She finished and Rose rolled her eye. "So how's it going?" She asked hoping Raven didn't just give both their pastes away.

@The Silver Paladin

 

[Hazel-rah]

"Jeen's not the worst name. I've never heard of you either, but I'm not sure I wanted to anyway." Melodia's smile seemed to falter for the briefest of moments. "I'm sure your idea of fun is not quite my idea of fun, so we'll leave it at that, thank you very much. I'm not trying to impress anybody... I am here as I always am. Naturally."

She looked down at Jeen's outstretched hand with a blank look. "I'm fine, thank you."

She then turned to Kido and gave the girl a tight smile. "Oh, don't worry about your name I'd worry about how awkward you look right now. I admit, some people seemed to become stunned around me..."

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"Right...sorry."

Though she apologized, Kido still didn't have much to talk about or anything. She didn't exactly mind as she wasn't one to just run her mouth, but Melodia had a point. She couldn't just stand around awkwardly the whole time. Or, well, she shouldn't at least.

Sighing, she adjusted her hood, shooting a glance at Kiritsugu and Ghostface. The man could probably take care of himself, but he was getting awfully close to a serial killer. But even he wouldn't do something in public, right? Otherwise she'd be running for her life right now.

"Anyone want something to drink, or something? I could go get it," she offered.

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"Hah... quite the charmer, I see. Well, I won't keep you. I'm sure you're a very busy woman tonight. Enjoy the party, milady." He perked up a bit at Kido's offer. He wasn't really one to turn down a drink, not that there was a need to offer this evening. "I'm heading over to the bar, kid. Let's walk." He made sure Melodia and company couldn't see his face before making an impressive grimace. "We'll let the adults here talk among themselves."

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[Minerva]

Rose smiled. ""Nice to meet you." She replied. "I'm Rose and this is my friend...." She paused. "Raven" The blue haired girl beside stepped in and looked to Rose. "I'm not sure but I know that I may know a few here and if you me or not however." She finished and Rose rolled her eye. "So how's it going?" She asked hoping Raven didn't just give both their pastes away.

@The Silver Paladin

"Fine. It's going fine." Sarah began filing her nails, because she still wanted to look clean, despite coming from a wasteland. ""Pleasure to meet you, Rose and Raven!"

 

[Schnee Corp Lawyer]

[BCOLOR=transparent]Yukari Yakumo.[/BCOLOR]

[BCOLOR=transparent]It was a name most of Gensokyo's youkai spoke of in quiet only, either out of respect for Gensokyo's unofficial ruler or fear of the gap youkai's terrible power. She was a being who could bend reality at a whim, who's mere servants could throw down with demigods, oni, and tengu and come out on top, and if she so wished, very few humans would survive if she led the youkai on a bloody rampage to free themselves from their little bubble of a home. [/BCOLOR]

[BCOLOR=transparent]Thankfully, she was far too lazy to put forth that kind of effort.[/BCOLOR]

[BCOLOR=transparent]Even so, she was not the sort of being that those of power and standing in the multiverse took lightly, and so it was not much a surprise at all when one of the various deals or plans she had in the works over any given century had the added perk of a letter arriving at her door. For such a potent being, her abode was relatively simple; A single story, old japanese style house, nestled deep in a valley and surrounded by hills that gave the ancient being the seclusion she desired. The letter materialized with a small ding on the front deck of the building, and a few seconds later the door slid open as a small, cat like girl looked around curiously for the source of the sound before her eyes snapped to the letter on the ground.[/BCOLOR]

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[BCOLOR=transparent]"Oh! Mail!"[/BCOLOR]

[BCOLOR=transparent]The cat shikigami snatched it off the porch and sprinted back into the house. "RAAAN, MRS. YAKUMO, WE HAVE MAAIIIIIIIILLLLL!!!"[/BCOLOR]

[BCOLOR=transparent]Yukari's other shikigami was a far more powerful being than the little cat that was bounding through the house like a kid who just dunked ten Five Hour Energies. She was a kitsune, one with the full nine tails of their legends, and an incredibly power being even of her kind. She could twist space around her like a top with a thought, and was intelligent enough to gauge the width of an endless river for fun, and even with her power slaved to Yukari's, she was still potent enough to maintain her own Shikigami in the form of Chen. And at this current point in time, she was carefully slaving over a hot stove trying not to burn her master's dinner when the tiny kitter cat suddenly pile-drived into her back with a flying tackle "I SAID WE HAVE MAAII-"[/BCOLOR]

[BCOLOR=transparent]"-CHEN!"[/BCOLOR]

The tiny cat squeaked in terror at the sudden roar as her master whirled to face her, the wooden spoon of doom levelled at her. "How many times have I told you not to run in the house! And what were you even thinking, you could have hurt me, or yourself barging at me in the middle of cooking like that! and Moreover, you...."

...

"You..."

"...I?"

"...Ooooh, you are so cute!" Ran cooed, anger forgotten as she tackled her shikigami with a hug.

What? Even a thousands year old fox demon was allowed to be weak about some things. She huffed and pushed Chen back, giving her a firm stare "But seriously don't do that. Now, where's the letter?" Chen saluted (internally heaving a huge sigh of relief at avoiding whatever terrible punishment was about to await her and vowing never to run in the house again (This vow would not be remembered)) and handed the letter over. Ran glanced at the address and arched an eyebrow at the listing, rising back to her feet and heading for her master's bedroom. She rapped lightly on the doorframe before sliding it open, bowing deeply towards Yukari's bed as she held the letter forward. "My lady, a letter from off world's arrived for you"

Chen skidded to a halt a few inches behind Ran, her hand shoot up above the sea of fox tails to wave. "Hi Mrs. Yakumo!"

"Chen, I love you dear, but you know I hate it when you call me Mrs. It makes me sound *Yaaawwwwn* old"

Yukari, for all her great power and breadth of experience, had never been one to cut all that imposing of a figure. A delicate if well figured woman, she spent most of her time asleep. And when I say 'most of her time', I mean 'she once slept for sixty years and that was considered normal by everyone who hadn't died or been born in those decades.'

Chen frowned, a finger up to her lips in thought as that statement apparently brought her great confusion. Yukari and Ran both saw it, and both immediately knew where this was going and really wished it wasn't.

Don't say don't say it don't say oh please for the love of the powers at be please don't say it-

Don't you dare even go there you little shi-

"But you are old!" Chen said with a frown. "You're like ancien-wait oh NOO-" Yukari had snapped her fingers, and the floor had suddenly swallowed the little shikigami, Ran staring in mild horror as Chen's hat floated gently to the ground where the cat youkai had just been standing. Oh no. OH NO. Yukari's powers could have sent her anywhere! She might be in a volcano! Or the bottom of the ocean! OR EVEN IN OUTER SPACE-

"Ran"

"Huh, O-oh, I, uh, yes mistress?"

The ancient being had an incredibly dull frown on her face at the sheer panic apparent on her Shikigami's own visage, as she slooooowly pointed to a cardboard box that was sitting out in the hall.

"...Its so dark @_@"

"...Ah." The kitsune cleared her throat "Of course. We thank you for your great mercy master."

"Right. Now, the letter?" She took the outstretched envelope, a pair of glasses dropping through a whole in the air into waiting hands as she snapped them open and slit the envelope with wave of her finger.

"You are cordially invited to the birthday party of..."

And so it was that Yukari Yakumo's story in this murder mystery began-

"Well that sounds like a waste of time" She said, before balling the paper up and tossing it behind her, where the void swallowed it up to spit who knows where.

So... Yea. nevermind. Not the start of her story.

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ELSEWHERE IN GENSOKYO

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Cirno, ice fairy and asskicker and moron was whizzing through the air, a bright grin on her face. Today was perfect! The sun was bright, the air was chilled, and the skies were clear- "OH WHAT THE HELL?!" She screeched as a random piece of paper came flying from a hole in reality and blew right into her eye. She twisted, scrambled, rubbed at her eye to clear up the pain, and looked back up to where she was going just in time to fly straight into the side of a mountain almost as fast as a plane, where she exploded on brutal contact into a cloud of icy dust.

Dead.





About five minutes later there was a quiet *pop!*, and the fairy respawned good as new and completely unharmed, as fairies oft did in Gensokyo. She shook her head, memories in a jumble as they usually were after a death and rebirth as she tried to remember how she had died this time. When it hit her, she scowled and whizzed back in the other direction, scouring the ground for the stupid ball of stupid that had caused her demise. When she found it, she touched down nearby, opened it up, and squinted carefully at the invitation. And so it was explained as to why an idiot like the ice fairy was at all invited to this sort of event, and so did Cirno's story start, one that was sure to be rife with mystery and adventu-

"I can't read this"

...

And so did Cirno's story start after she went and found one of her friends who could actually read to tell her what the paper was.


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After all that hullabaloo and about two months of pestering Yukari every single day for every single minute to give her a trip off world, Cirno arrived at the hotel! And unlike most of the bums and noobettes, she actually came in costume! As someone almost as cool as her!

Cloud Strife eat your heart out.

She whizzed in through the main doors and cocked her head to the side, taking the various strange beings and costumes pretty well in stride considering how weird her home world was as she flitted up towards the ceiling to get a better view of the place for now

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[Cromartie Sarkissian]

How was Ryan not surprised? A soft sigh passed her lips, and the Caster found herself taking a pause before responding. Yeah.... Definitely a good thing that she wasn't like her sisters. Or Larkin. ...Yeah, Larkin's story was one for another day. Right now, though, this was Ryan's. And she was of a much more sweet, gentle, patient, and loving nature than any of her siblings. Or her cousin, at that. So, her response was much more patient and fond.

Even if Gilgamesh's talk of Arthur sparked a small flame of sadness in the young woman.

"I understand that you don't see eye to eye with me, but.. Have you heard the Mortal saying? 'Innocent until proven guilty'?" she asked, pursing her lips slightly. "He hasn't acted devilishly, whether he's 'influenced' me or not. After all, my sister is a Siren - and she's... Well, a much better person than she could be." Sure, she had realized that Ridley wasn't the best person - but it was more than true to say that she was good in comparison to how evil she should have become.

Admittedly, Ryan wasn't sure of just why Kilgrave wanted her giving drinks to some girl, but she didn't have much of a choice. Besides, helping was a good thing... Hopefully. Regardless, as Kilgrave walked away, Ryan flashed Gilgamesh a smile. "See? No tricks or stunt pulled. Maybe he isn't as bad as you think."

@Gen. Magic Senpai @Cromartie Sarkissian​

"Oh, now this really is pathetic. You humans really are feeble minded, arnt you? Do you enjoy being suppressed or something? Because you all seem awfully good at it!" The Doctor pulled a seat up next to killgrave, putting his booted feet up on the nearest table. The then succeeded in kicking off all drinks, beverages and deserts that once stood upon it, on the hope of finding the perfect place in which to rest his feet most comfortably.

Then, he turned towards Gilgamesh, pulling on the bottom of his breastplate. "You there! You seem to have some sort of relation to this girl, and you appear to be rather... unhappy about he change of character. If this purple suited man really has got some sort of mental influence over her, I may be able to break it for you. I will however, need your permission; it may provide momentary pain on both of our behalfs." Yes, one most occasion he probably wouldn't bat a second eye towards the girl; she wasn't doing anyone any harm, and, to be entirely honest, 6 was finding it rather entertaining. The only reason he was breaking tradition was, of course, to humiliate Captain Camelot; be couldn't wait to see his proud little face reduced to a quivering lip, knowing that he could never best the TimeLord, neither in style, nor in intellect.
"So? May I?"
@Gen. Magic Senpai @C.T.

 

[Takumi]

Tracer's Prologue

The Calvary is Here

~**~**~

"Ey' , e' coulda dropped me a' bit bett'r , Winston!"

Suddenly and abruptly, a small rift emerged within the Dining Hall of this splendorous hotel, a flamboyant, vibrant gunslinger flopping onto her back. In what appeared to outsiders as a hasty, blue blur, the lithe, futuristic-dressed pilot hastily arose onto her feet. Looking around, adjusting her aviator visor, the woman pursed her lips, her voice carrying a very, very thick and exaggerated Cockney accent. So exaggerated, in fact, it was no shock this woman wasn't some carriage driver Victorian Albion or something along the lines of that. With a soft huff, the brunette puffed a bit of hair off her face, twirling her Pulse Pistols haphazardly.

"Ehh, seems I'm la'e to the party..." she spoke softly, noting a lack of absence in the Dining Hall. Where was everyone? Reaching up to a communicator module strapped to her right wrist, the Englisher tapped it, trying to reach a frequency with Winston. "''Ey, Winston? Winstoooon~!" the woman repeated again, tapping the communicator violently. Maybe if she tapped it enough by slowing down time, she could at least send one message through the wibbly-wobbly realm of space and time. Besides, what could possibly go wrong?

"EY' PETER'S BELLS!" Tracer abruptly yelled, waving her left arm frantically, kicking off the now flaming communicator. You know, for piloting a very advanced and extremely experimental jet, Trace was certainly no engineer in the slightest. Zipping away from the flaming device as if it was some horrid spider, the pilot stood awkwardly on one foot, watching the device slowly burn. Feeling that miserable feeling of an awkward silence brewing in her chest, the normally perky woman sighed, adjusting her furred-leather flight jacket.

"By da Queen..." she murmured, once again moving at nearly light speed by slowing down time to mere nanoseconds, her namesake ability of a "Blink" shown in fully display. Snatching a cup of punch, Tracer looked on, just hanging out in the Dining Hall, awkwardly sort of standing by herself. She didn't know anyone here in fact, but hey, the remnants of OVERWATCH seemed for whatever interested in this area.

"So, haha, hows the we'ather? " the woman spoke with a light laugh, her tiny voice feeling all the more tinier.


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While waiting for a reply from the seemingly self-centered wizard, Arisu happened to notice someone enter in an odd fashion. She gave the woman a small friendly smile.

If only she noticed the fairy dressed as Cloud Strife, then she'd be giggling because for her Cloud was bae.

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[Raven]

"Fine. It's going fine." Sarah began filing her nails, because she still wanted to look clean, despite coming from a wasteland. ""Pleasure to meet you, Rose and Raven!"

Rose and Raven nodded. "That's good." Rose commented. "The pleasure is ours as well." Raven commented. "Hope the party seems to pick up..." She added.

 

[Minerva]

Rose and Raven nodded. "That's good." Rose commented. "The pleasure is ours as well." Raven commented. "Hope the party seems to pick up..." She added.

"I'm just here as a representative for the Brotherhood of Steel. I'll enjoy it. It's a nice party, though. This music is strange to me, though." Sarah said. She put away the nail file and was now brushing off her blue Vault 111 Jumpsuit. "So, where are you guys from?"

 

[Gwazi Magnum]

"Oh, now this really is pathetic. You humans really are feeble minded, arnt you? Do you enjoy being suppressed or something? Because you all seem awfully good at it!" The Doctor pulled a seat up next to killgrave, putting his booted feet up on the nearest table. The then succeeded in kicking off all drinks, beverages and deserts that once stood upon it, on the hope of finding the perfect place in which to rest his feet most comfortably.

Then, he turned towards Gilgamesh, pulling on the bottom of his breastplate. "You there! You seem to have some sort of relation to this girl, and you appear to be rather... unhappy about he change of character. If this purple suited man really has got some sort of mental influence over her, I may be able to break it for you. I will however, need your permission; it may provide momentary pain on both of our behalfs." Yes, one most occasion he probably wouldn't bat a second eye towards the girl; she wasn't doing anyone any harm, and, to be entirely honest, 6 was finding it rather entertaining. The only reason he was breaking tradition was, of course, to humiliate Captain Camelot; be couldn't wait to see his proud little face reduced to a quivering lip, knowing that he could never best the TimeLord, neither in style, nor in intellect.
"So? May I?"
@Gen. Magic Senpai @C.T.

... And the Doctor had to bring it up again with promise of fixing it. Though, from what Gilgamesh noticed Kilgrave never actually pulled off anything so it would be useless. "Hmph! The man never pulled it off, so unless if what you're offering is a form of immunity what's the point? And how would that even work?". Then, addressing the next point to Ryan "Your mind, your choice though. Though if his offer is valid, I'd expect only a fool to reject it". Gilgamesh kept up appearances the best he could right now, if this man had a tool he could utilize then it would be most welcome. But that would simply be using a tool, once his use evaporates, and Ryan is out of sight he'd have to learn to teach some proper manners and humility to the man.

@Cromartie Sarkissian @Savannah-Clause​

 

[Atomyk]

Continued from here.

CHAPTER ONE
"A Murder Mystery Role Play"

Approximately an hour had passed into the evening and already the party was quite lively. The feuds, the dancing, the insanity... it was hard to believe the party had only just begun. As Jade had promised, he had an event planned this evening, and it was his goal to start it off before the feast commenced. Gathering himself on stage, the hotel proprietor was once again basked in the light of twin spotlights. The man waited patiently for his guests to settle down before speaking.

"Such lively guests I have this evening! Quite a delight you all have been so far... Hopefully, you'll enjoy the event I have planned just as much as I have enjoyed all of you." Jade almost sounded bubbly. Whatever he had planned, he was excited for it. He gestured with his hand toward the crowd, pointing out Rowen Ilbert, the sole human server. Rowen nodded and began to make his way to the bar. "Our gracious butler will be assisting me for this event. We will draw names to pick out players in the game. What is it, you may ask? Why, it's a pretend murder mystery! Guests chosen to participate will be given a role they have to play, and one of these roles will secretly be our killer. Participants will investigate the clues laid out before them and then will perform in a mock trial at the end of our evening! All our guests will be watching, so please try and make it dramatic!"

Having left the back room of the bar, Rowen was making his way on to the stage now with a closed basket. On the top was a hole large enough to fit one's hand inside. "Here we are!" Jade exclaimed. While Rowen held out the basket in front of him, Jade reached a hand into the hole on top.

"Remember, if your name is called, participation is mandatory!" With a flourish of his hand, Jade pulled out the first name and read it intently.

"First we have Peashy... Then..."

***

By the time Jade was finished, almost fifty names had been called. The guests not chosen were told to continue waiting for the feast while those chosen were brought into another section of the hotel. Your destination was the lobby, a pristine and elegant place that served as the waiting area for guests of the hotel renting out rooms.

"Thank you all for joining me this far," Jade said once everyone was gathered around him. "I know some of you chosen have had a few issues with each, but let's try and put all that aside for the sake of having some fun, shall we?"

"I am happy to oblige, Mr. Curtiss."

Nodding, Jade gestured to the double doors behind him. "Rowen will stay here to set up the mystery. I will escort the rest of you to your rooms. There, you will be locked and given your role to read and practice. You'll find a card in your room. Once you hear a knock at your door, it's time to start the game. Respond to the knocks and your doors will be unlocked. After this, you're to proceed back to the lobby."

"Then, you'll perform an investigation before proceeding back to the banquet hall for this night's feast!"

Even if some of you weren't into playing this game, Jade's words seemed strangely convincing. There was nothing that had happened so far to indicate something weird was up. It was probably best just to follow along in order to not cause any issues. Besides, it's not like you'd miss the feast.

***

Once everyone had been shown to their rooms, you would find that the role cards that Jade said would be inside to be missing. Perhaps plans had changed? Regardless, the knock on your door would come soon enough. On your way to the lobby, nothing seemed really out of the ordinary...

However, the same couldn't be said for the lobby itself. A quick examination would reveal an unsettling sight: Rita Mordio lay motionless on the lobby's floor. She was at the side of the room in a puddle of what appeared to be blood. It's not entirely unexpected as this was meant to be a mock murder mystery, right?

Except, as Jade walked in to greet your group, he looked confused upon seeing Rita.

"That is... very strange." Moving across the lobby, Jade came to stand over Rita. Letting out a sigh, the man raised a hand to his face and adjusted his glasses. "Everyone, I advise you to stay calm and under no circumstances should you leave this room until I've finished talking. Rita was not to be our pretend victim tonight... it appears she's been murdered for real." Looking over the group, Jade seemed to be deeply thinking about something. "... I will check with the Prinnies just to be sure, but no one else but this group and the other employees of the hotel should have had access to this part of the hotel. So..."

Looking back down at Rita, Jade nodded. "So, someone in this room is likely the killer."

"This can't get back to the party. This night is for Lady Melodia, and she deserves a pleasant evening. This stays between the people in this room. I will contact the authorities when the night is over, but that may be too late... So, hm. All right. Obviously, our pretend murder mystery has been cancelled, as it seems a real one must be solved. Interesting, isn't it? If all of you have nothing to hide, then you are obligated to assist. Obviously, I will help best I can."

Leaning down next to Rita's body, Jade examined the girl closely. "I'll need help looking the body over. Some of you check out the room for anything else that might assist us. If you leave to go back to the party, under no circumstances are you to tell the other guests. A panic could start and make our personal investigation impossible."

With your current situation as it was, you had a few options to you. Would you investigate Rita's body? Check for wounds? Search her pockets?

Perhaps you would look around the body for clues?

If you wished, Jade didn't seem to mind if you wanted to head back to the party, but telling anyone of the that a real murder had occurred instead of a fake one was forbidden.

Continued here.

~CAST LIST~
@Alyto as Peashy [Hyperdimension Neptunia]
@Hazel-rah as Jeen [Super Mario RPG (AU)]
@The Yuletide Tactician as Hajime Hinata [Danganronpa]
@Savannah-Clause as Yvaine [Stardust] and 'Ryan' Duchannes [Caster Chronicles]
@TheSpringwoodSlasher as Ghostface [Scream] and ChromeSkull [Laid to Rest]
@DapperDogman as The Bogeyman [Silent Hill] and Papyrus [Undertale (AU)]
@Verite as Saitama [One Punch Man]
@Mighty Roman as Gilderoy Lockhart [Harry Potter] and Osgood [Doctor Who]
@Saint Guillotine as Sweet [Buffy the Vampire Slayer] and Isayama Yomi [Ga-Rei Zero]
@CrunchyCHEEZIT as W.D. Gaster [Undertale]
@Cromartie Sarkissian as The 11th Doctor and The 6th Doctor [Doctor Who]
@Jeremi as Mephista [Marvel Comics] and Morrigan Aensland [Darkstalkers]
@The Great Detective as Neopolitan [RWBY]
@The Silver Paladin as Sarah Cheng [Fallout]
@Archmage Jeremiah as Coraline Fenn [Fallout]
@Gen. Magic Senpai as Kiritsugu Emiya and Gilgamesh [Fate Zero/Stay Night]
@Kaykay as Tsubomi Kido [Kagerou Project]
@C.T. as Anya Corazon [Marvel Comics] and Kilgrave [MCU]
@OrlandoBloomers as Death of the Endless [Sandman] and Brad Armstrong [Lisa]
@Lizzy as Arisu [Original Character]
@CCC Kouhai as Mary [Dreaming Mary]
@Schnee Corp Lawyer as Cirno [Touhou]
@york as Yulia and Slavya [Everlasting Summer]
@Raven as Raven A. Roth and Rose Wilson [Teen Titans]
@Mari as Jen Yu [Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]
@Sen as Sal/Syakesan [Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea]
@Sav as Mathilda and Leon [Leon The Professional]
@Arlathina as Morrighan [Mabinogi/Celtic Mythology]
@Hana as Wadanohara [Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea]
@Librarian Cat as Nyanta [Log Horizon]
@Krieg as Lena Oxton/Tracer [Overwatch]​

 

[Raven]

"I'm just here as a representative for the Brotherhood of Steel. I'll enjoy it. It's a nice party, though. This music is strange to me, though." Sarah said. She put away the nail file and was now brushing off her blue Vault 111 Jumpsuit. "So, where are you guys from?"

Raven nodded. "Were here to repersinte the Teen Titans. And well Jump City's top heroes." Raven replied. Rose nodded. "Well we don't know much on the music being where both kind of picky. And well I'm from Earth." Raven nodded. "And I'm from Azreath."

(I'll read the new chapter and post soon I'm on phone as I read though so yeah...)

 

[Minerva]

Continued from here.

CHAPTER ONE
"A Murder Mystery Role Play"

Approximately an hour had passed into the evening and already the party was quite lively. The feuds, the dancing, the insanity... it was hard to believe the party had only just begun. As Jade had promised, he had an event planned this evening, and it was his goal to start it off before the feast commenced. Gathering himself on stage, the hotel proprietor was once again basked in the light of twin spotlights. The man waited patiently for his guests to settle down before speaking.

"Such lively guests I have this evening! Quite a delight you all have been so far... Hopefully, you'll enjoy the event I have planned just as much as I have enjoyed all of you." Jade almost sounded bubbly. Whatever he had planned, he was excited for it. He gestured with his hand toward the crowd, pointing out Rowen Ilbert, the sole human server. Rowen nodded and began to make his way to the bar. "Our gracious butler will be assisting me for this event. We will draw names to pick out players in the game. What is it, you may ask? Why, it's a pretend murder mystery! Guests chosen to participate will be given a role they have to play, and one of these roles will secretly be our killer. Participants will investigate the clues laid out before them and then will perform in a mock trial at the end of our evening! All our guests will be watching, so please try and make it dramatic!"

Having left the back room of the bar, Rowen was making his way on to the stage now with a closed basket. On the top was a hole large enough to fit one's hand inside. "Here we are!" Jade exclaimed. While Rowen held out the basket in front of him, Jade reached a hand into the hole on top.

"Remember, if your name is called, participation is mandatory!" With a flourish of his hand, Jade pulled out the first name and read it intently.

"First we have Peashy... Then..."

***

By the time Jade was finished, almost fifty names had been called. The guests not chosen were told to continue waiting for the feast while those chosen were brought into another section of the hotel. Your destination was the lobby, a pristine and elegant place that served as the waiting area for guests of the hotel renting out rooms.

"Thank you all for joining me this far," Jade said once everyone was gathered around him. "I know some of you chosen have had a few issues with each, but let's try and put all that aside for the sake of having some fun, shall we?"

"I am happy to oblige, Mr. Curtiss."

Nodding, Jade gestured to the double doors behind him. "Rowen will stay here to set up the mystery. I will escort the rest of you to your rooms. There, you will be locked and given your role to read and practice. You'll find a card in your room. Once you hear a knock at your door, it's time to start the game. Respond to the knocks and your doors will be unlocked. After this, you're to proceed back to the lobby."

"Then, you'll perform an investigation before proceeding back to the banquet hall for this night's feast!"

Even if some of you weren't into playing this game, Jade's words seemed strangely convincing. There was nothing that had happened so far to indicate something weird was up. It was probably best just to follow along in order to not cause any issues. Besides, it's not like you'd miss the feast.

***

Once everyone had been shown to their rooms, you would find that the role cards that Jade said would be inside to be missing. Perhaps plans had changed? Regardless, the knock on your door would come soon enough. On your way to the lobby, nothing seemed really out of the ordinary...

However, the same couldn't be said for the lobby itself. A quick examination would reveal an unsettling sight: Rita Mordio lay motionless on the lobby's floor. She was at the side of the room in a puddle of what appeared to be blood. It's not entirely unexpected as this was meant to be a mock murder mystery, right?

Except, as Jade walks in to greet your group, he looks confused upon seeing Rita.

"That is... very strange." Moving across the lobby, Jade came to stand over Rita. Letting out a sigh, the man raised a hand to his face and adjusted his glasses. "Everyone, I advise you to stay calm and under no circumstances should you leave this room until I've finished talking. Rita was not to be our pretend victim tonight... it appears she's been murdered for real." Looking over the group, Jade seemed to be deeply thinking about something. "... I will check with the Prinnies just to be sure, but no one else but this group and the other employees of the hotel should have had access to this part of the hotel. So..."

Looking back down at Rita, Jade nodded. "So, someone in this room is likely the killer."

"This can't get back to the party. This night is for Lady Melodia, and she deserves a pleasant evening. This stays between the people in this room. I will contact the authorities when the night is over, but that may be too late... So, hm. All right. Obviously, our pretend murder mystery has been cancelled, as it seems a real one must be solved. Interesting, isn't it? If and of you have nothing to hide, then you are obligated to assist. Obviously, I will help best I can."

Leaning down next to Rita's body, Jade examined the girl closely. "I'll need help looking the body over. Some of you check out the room for anything else that might assist us. If you leave to go back to the party, under no circumstances are you to tell the other guests. A panic could start and make our personal investigation impossible."

With your current situation as it was, you had a few options to you. Would you investigate Rita's body? Check for wounds? Search her pockets?

Perhaps you would look around the body for clues?

If you wished, Jade didn't seem to mind if you wanted to head back to the party, but telling anyone of the that a real murder had occurred instead of a fake one was forbidden.

~CAST LIST~
@Alyto as Peashy [Hyperdimension Neptunia]
@Hazel-rah as Jeen [Super Mario RPG (AU)]
@The Yuletide Tactician as Hajime Hinata [Danganronpa]
@Savannah-Clause as Yvaine [Stardust] and 'Ryan' Duchannes [Caster Chronicles]
@Forrest as Jacket [Hotline Miami]
@TheSpringwoodSlasher as Ghostface [Scream] and ChromeSkull [Laid to Rest]
@DapperDogman as The Bogeyman [Silent Hill] and Papyrus [Undertale (AU)]
@Verite as Saitama [One Punch Man]
@Mighty Roman as Gilderoy Lockhart [Harry Potter] and Osgood [Doctor Who]
@Saint Guillotine as Sweet [Buffy the Vampire Slayer] and Isayama Yomi [Ga-Rei Zero]
@Klutzy Ninja Kitty as Missy [Doctor Who]
@CrunchyCHEEZIT as W.D. Gaster [Undertale]
@Cromartie Sarkissian as The 11th Doctor and The 6th Doctor [Doctor Who]
@Jeremi as Mephista [Marvel Comics] and Morrigan Aensland [Darkstalkers]
@The Great Detective as Neopolitan [RWBY]
@The Silver Paladin as Sarah Cheng [Fallout]
@Archmage Jeremiah as Coraline Fenn [Fallout]
@Gen. Magic Senpai as Kiritsugu Emiya and Gilgamesh [Fate Zero/Stay Night]
@Kaykay as Tsubomi Kido [Kagerou Project]
@C.T. as Anya Corazon [Marvel Comics] and Kilgrave [MCU]
@OrlandoBloomers as Death of the Endless [Sandman] and Brad Armstrong [Lisa]
@Lizzy as Arisu [Original Character]
@CCC Kouhai as Mary [Dreaming Mary]
@Schnee Corp Lawyer as Cirno [Touhou]
@york as Yulia and Slavya [Everlasting Summer]
@Raven as Raven A. Roth and Rose Wilson [Teen Titans]
@Mari as Jen Yu [Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]
@Sen as Sal/Syakesan [Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea]
@Sav as Mathilda and Leon [Leon The Professional]
@Arlathina as Morrighan [Mabinogi/Celtic Mythology]
@Hana as Wadanohara [Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea]
@Librarian Cat as Nyanta [Log Horizon]
@Krieg as Lena Oxton/Tracer [Overwatch]​

Before the war, Sarah studied Law. She had just gotten her Law Career started when the bombs fell. She could defend herself or anyone who was found to be the Culprit. Innocent until Proven Guilty. She also investigated bodies thoroughly in the Wasteland. She knew what to investigate.

Sarah Knelt over the body to investigate it. she first went through her pockets and then checked for wounds.

 

[Gummi Bunnies]

Continued from here.

CHAPTER ONE
"A Murder Mystery Role Play"

Approximately an hour had passed into the evening and already the party was quite lively. The feuds, the dancing, the insanity... it was hard to believe the party had only just begun. As Jade had promised, he had an event planned this evening, and it was his goal to start it off before the feast commenced. Gathering himself on stage, the hotel proprietor was once again basked in the light of twin spotlights. The man waited patiently for his guests to settle down before speaking.

"Such lively guests I have this evening! Quite a delight you all have been so far... Hopefully, you'll enjoy the event I have planned just as much as I have enjoyed all of you." Jade almost sounded bubbly. Whatever he had planned, he was excited for it. He gestured with his hand toward the crowd, pointing out Rowen Ilbert, the sole human server. Rowen nodded and began to make his way to the bar. "Our gracious butler will be assisting me for this event. We will draw names to pick out players in the game. What is it, you may ask? Why, it's a pretend murder mystery! Guests chosen to participate will be given a role they have to play, and one of these roles will secretly be our killer. Participants will investigate the clues laid out before them and then will perform in a mock trial at the end of our evening! All our guests will be watching, so please try and make it dramatic!"

Having left the back room of the bar, Rowen was making his way on to the stage now with a closed basket. On the top was a hole large enough to fit one's hand inside. "Here we are!" Jade exclaimed. While Rowen held out the basket in front of him, Jade reached a hand into the hole on top.

"Remember, if your name is called, participation is mandatory!" With a flourish of his hand, Jade pulled out the first name and read it intently.

"First we have Peashy... Then..."

***

By the time Jade was finished, almost fifty names had been called. The guests not chosen were told to continue waiting for the feast while those chosen were brought into another section of the hotel. Your destination was the lobby, a pristine and elegant place that served as the waiting area for guests of the hotel renting out rooms.

"Thank you all for joining me this far," Jade said once everyone was gathered around him. "I know some of you chosen have had a few issues with each, but let's try and put all that aside for the sake of having some fun, shall we?"

"I am happy to oblige, Mr. Curtiss."

Nodding, Jade gestured to the double doors behind him. "Rowen will stay here to set up the mystery. I will escort the rest of you to your rooms. There, you will be locked and given your role to read and practice. You'll find a card in your room. Once you hear a knock at your door, it's time to start the game. Respond to the knocks and your doors will be unlocked. After this, you're to proceed back to the lobby."

"Then, you'll perform an investigation before proceeding back to the banquet hall for this night's feast!"

Even if some of you weren't into playing this game, Jade's words seemed strangely convincing. There was nothing that had happened so far to indicate something weird was up. It was probably best just to follow along in order to not cause any issues. Besides, it's not like you'd miss the feast.

***

Once everyone had been shown to their rooms, you would find that the role cards that Jade said would be inside to be missing. Perhaps plans had changed? Regardless, the knock on your door would come soon enough. On your way to the lobby, nothing seemed really out of the ordinary...

However, the same couldn't be said for the lobby itself. A quick examination would reveal an unsettling sight: Rita Mordio lay motionless on the lobby's floor. She was at the side of the room in a puddle of what appeared to be blood. It's not entirely unexpected as this was meant to be a mock murder mystery, right?

Except, as Jade walks in to greet your group, he looks confused upon seeing Rita.

"That is... very strange." Moving across the lobby, Jade came to stand over Rita. Letting out a sigh, the man raised a hand to his face and adjusted his glasses. "Everyone, I advise you to stay calm and under no circumstances should you leave this room until I've finished talking. Rita was not to be our pretend victim tonight... it appears she's been murdered for real." Looking over the group, Jade seemed to be deeply thinking about something. "... I will check with the Prinnies just to be sure, but no one else but this group and the other employees of the hotel should have had access to this part of the hotel. So..."

Looking back down at Rita, Jade nodded. "So, someone in this room is likely the killer."

"This can't get back to the party. This night is for Lady Melodia, and she deserves a pleasant evening. This stays between the people in this room. I will contact the authorities when the night is over, but that may be too late... So, hm. All right. Obviously, our pretend murder mystery has been cancelled, as it seems a real one must be solved. Interesting, isn't it? If and of you have nothing to hide, then you are obligated to assist. Obviously, I will help best I can."

Leaning down next to Rita's body, Jade examined the girl closely. "I'll need help looking the body over. Some of you check out the room for anything else that might assist us. If you leave to go back to the party, under no circumstances are you to tell the other guests. A panic could start and make our personal investigation impossible."

With your current situation as it was, you had a few options to you. Would you investigate Rita's body? Check for wounds? Search her pockets?

Perhaps you would look around the body for clues?

If you wished, Jade didn't seem to mind if you wanted to head back to the party, but telling anyone of the that a real murder had occurred instead of a fake one was forbidden.

~CAST LIST~
@Alyto as Peashy [Hyperdimension Neptunia]
@Hazel-rah as Jeen [Super Mario RPG (AU)]
@The Yuletide Tactician as Hajime Hinata [Danganronpa]
@Savannah-Clause as Yvaine [Stardust] and 'Ryan' Duchannes [Caster Chronicles]
@Forrest as Jacket [Hotline Miami]
@TheSpringwoodSlasher as Ghostface [Scream] and ChromeSkull [Laid to Rest]
@DapperDogman as The Bogeyman [Silent Hill] and Papyrus [Undertale (AU)]
@Verite as Saitama [One Punch Man]
@Mighty Roman as Gilderoy Lockhart [Harry Potter] and Osgood [Doctor Who]
@Saint Guillotine as Sweet [Buffy the Vampire Slayer] and Isayama Yomi [Ga-Rei Zero]
@Klutzy Ninja Kitty as Missy [Doctor Who]
@CrunchyCHEEZIT as W.D. Gaster [Undertale]
@Cromartie Sarkissian as The 11th Doctor and The 6th Doctor [Doctor Who]
@Jeremi as Mephista [Marvel Comics] and Morrigan Aensland [Darkstalkers]
@The Great Detective as Neopolitan [RWBY]
@The Silver Paladin as Sarah Cheng [Fallout]
@Archmage Jeremiah as Coraline Fenn [Fallout]
@Gen. Magic Senpai as Kiritsugu Emiya and Gilgamesh [Fate Zero/Stay Night]
@Kaykay as Tsubomi Kido [Kagerou Project]
@C.T. as Anya Corazon [Marvel Comics] and Kilgrave [MCU]
@OrlandoBloomers as Death of the Endless [Sandman] and Brad Armstrong [Lisa]
@Lizzy as Arisu [Original Character]
@CCC Kouhai as Mary [Dreaming Mary]
@Schnee Corp Lawyer as Cirno [Touhou]
@york as Yulia and Slavya [Everlasting Summer]
@Raven as Raven A. Roth and Rose Wilson [Teen Titans]
@Mari as Jen Yu [Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]
@Sen as Sal/Syakesan [Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea]
@Sav as Mathilda and Leon [Leon The Professional]
@Arlathina as Morrighan [Mabinogi/Celtic Mythology]
@Hana as Wadanohara [Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea]
@Librarian Cat as Nyanta [Log Horizon]
@Krieg as Lena Oxton/Tracer [Overwatch]​

Being in something alike to this before, Neo wasn't all that surprised to walk upon the dead body of Rita. The laydown of this type of situation was clear to her. Someone among them was responsible. Someone among them is out to kill. Something dreadfully off was occurring behind the scenes...

Neo made a facial expression that could be taken as annoyance, but soon steadied herself as she decided to look around for any clues around the scene of the actual murder. Seeing that Sarah had pretty much the same idea as her, Neo only shot a look her way before continuing on this investigation routine.

@Atomyk @The Silver Paladin​

 

[Verite]

Morrigan felt no need to correct him. She sensed that was a pointless endeavor with this guy. "I wasn't joking, darling."

@Atomyk @Verite @The Yuletide Tactician​

...

"Oh."​

Continued from here.

CHAPTER ONE
"A Murder Mystery Role Play"

Approximately an hour had passed into the evening and already the party was quite lively. The feuds, the dancing, the insanity... it was hard to believe the party had only just begun. As Jade had promised, he had an event planned this evening, and it was his goal to start it off before the feast commenced. Gathering himself on stage, the hotel proprietor was once again basked in the light of twin spotlights. The man waited patiently for his guests to settle down before speaking.

"Such lively guests I have this evening! Quite a delight you all have been so far... Hopefully, you'll enjoy the event I have planned just as much as I have enjoyed all of you." Jade almost sounded bubbly. Whatever he had planned, he was excited for it. He gestured with his hand toward the crowd, pointing out Rowen Ilbert, the sole human server. Rowen nodded and began to make his way to the bar. "Our gracious butler will be assisting me for this event. We will draw names to pick out players in the game. What is it, you may ask? Why, it's a pretend murder mystery! Guests chosen to participate will be given a role they have to play, and one of these roles will secretly be our killer. Participants will investigate the clues laid out before them and then will perform in a mock trial at the end of our evening! All our guests will be watching, so please try and make it dramatic!"

Having left the back room of the bar, Rowen was making his way on to the stage now with a closed basket. On the top was a hole large enough to fit one's hand inside. "Here we are!" Jade exclaimed. While Rowen held out the basket in front of him, Jade reached a hand into the hole on top.

"Remember, if your name is called, participation is mandatory!" With a flourish of his hand, Jade pulled out the first name and read it intently.

"First we have Peashy... Then..."

***

By the time Jade was finished, almost fifty names had been called. The guests not chosen were told to continue waiting for the feast while those chosen were brought into another section of the hotel. Your destination was the lobby, a pristine and elegant place that served as the waiting area for guests of the hotel renting out rooms.

"Thank you all for joining me this far," Jade said once everyone was gathered around him. "I know some of you chosen have had a few issues with each, but let's try and put all that aside for the sake of having some fun, shall we?"

"I am happy to oblige, Mr. Curtiss."

Nodding, Jade gestured to the double doors behind him. "Rowen will stay here to set up the mystery. I will escort the rest of you to your rooms. There, you will be locked and given your role to read and practice. You'll find a card in your room. Once you hear a knock at your door, it's time to start the game. Respond to the knocks and your doors will be unlocked. After this, you're to proceed back to the lobby."

"Then, you'll perform an investigation before proceeding back to the banquet hall for this night's feast!"

Even if some of you weren't into playing this game, Jade's words seemed strangely convincing. There was nothing that had happened so far to indicate something weird was up. It was probably best just to follow along in order to not cause any issues. Besides, it's not like you'd miss the feast.

***

Once everyone had been shown to their rooms, you would find that the role cards that Jade said would be inside to be missing. Perhaps plans had changed? Regardless, the knock on your door would come soon enough. On your way to the lobby, nothing seemed really out of the ordinary...

However, the same couldn't be said for the lobby itself. A quick examination would reveal an unsettling sight: Rita Mordio lay motionless on the lobby's floor. She was at the side of the room in a puddle of what appeared to be blood. It's not entirely unexpected as this was meant to be a mock murder mystery, right?

Except, as Jade walks in to greet your group, he looks confused upon seeing Rita.

"That is... very strange." Moving across the lobby, Jade came to stand over Rita. Letting out a sigh, the man raised a hand to his face and adjusted his glasses. "Everyone, I advise you to stay calm and under no circumstances should you leave this room until I've finished talking. Rita was not to be our pretend victim tonight... it appears she's been murdered for real." Looking over the group, Jade seemed to be deeply thinking about something. "... I will check with the Prinnies just to be sure, but no one else but this group and the other employees of the hotel should have had access to this part of the hotel. So..."

Looking back down at Rita, Jade nodded. "So, someone in this room is likely the killer."

"This can't get back to the party. This night is for Lady Melodia, and she deserves a pleasant evening. This stays between the people in this room. I will contact the authorities when the night is over, but that may be too late... So, hm. All right. Obviously, our pretend murder mystery has been cancelled, as it seems a real one must be solved. Interesting, isn't it? If and of you have nothing to hide, then you are obligated to assist. Obviously, I will help best I can."

Leaning down next to Rita's body, Jade examined the girl closely. "I'll need help looking the body over. Some of you check out the room for anything else that might assist us. If you leave to go back to the party, under no circumstances are you to tell the other guests. A panic could start and make our personal investigation impossible."

With your current situation as it was, you had a few options to you. Would you investigate Rita's body? Check for wounds? Search her pockets?

Perhaps you would look around the body for clues?

If you wished, Jade didn't seem to mind if you wanted to head back to the party, but telling anyone of the that a real murder had occurred instead of a fake one was forbidden.
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"Oh."

Well, this was unprecedented for.

Such a shame. She could have grown up to be a real cute girl if she worked on that attitude, but it didn't seem like Rita would have the chance to do any of that, unfortunately. A young life had been taken away so cruelly... A great injustice to a civilian. And that was why they were all here tonight. To deliver that justice upon the evil who dared to commit wrongdoings.

This was where a hero was needed.

For perhaps the first time during his time at the party, Saitama gave a deathly serious look. Effectively, it was time to act. He knew very well that if he and the others didn't make haste on the investigation, evidence might be tampered with or stolen, or worse, someone else might die. And that can't happen under a hero's watch.

With that, he would silently examine Rita's body for now, specifically checking to see how she might have met her untimely demise.

@Atomyk @Erryone​