Murder Tale V: The Grand Hotel

[CrunchyCHEEZIT]

"Oh, ha, ha, ha..." Jade physically waved off Hajime's accusations. "Can't a man smile at an amusing memory? My goodness... My hotel's not ruined by an event such as this. There's certainly not any others of its kind I have to compete with and the matter will hopefully be handled before the evening is over. I don't know if you noticed, but my hotel is quite large. You can do more than enjoy a pleasant stay or visit other worlds. Attempted murder is not a rare event in my hotel. It comes with a hotel this size, with so many open doors..."

"I've prevented more crime than you could imagine, but it's impossible to stop them all. Really..." Jade's smile waned, his face adopting a more annoyed look. "... The nerve of them, threatening to ruin a very important evening for our hotel... Before you accuse me, I think you'll need to find out why exactly the Prinnies weren't here. If you're truly suspicious of me, do know that I had visited the banquet hall in-between the time you were locked inside your rooms and when I met you here in the lobby. I have to wonder, one of you must have been able to get out of your locked room..."

Jade cupped his chin in thought. He was silent for a moment. "... Speaking of which, do you all still have your role cards? You may as well hand them back now that the game has been cancelled."

You all would recall that no role cards had been waiting for you in your rooms.

"And, ahem, you'll find I'm a male, Gaster."

@CrunchyCHEEZIT @Raven @Arlathina @Alyto @Kaykay @TheSpringwoodSlasher @york @The Silver Paladin @Verite @The Yuletide Tactician @Hazel-rah @Sen @The Great Detective @Krieg​

AHA

HONEST MISTAKE

CANT TELL HUMANS APART NOWADAYS​

 

[Khan of the Mardu]

Slavya & Yulia
@Atomyk @Arlathina @Verite @The Yuletide Tactician @Atomyk @People at the body @Raven

"Yes! That does sound like what happened! But, I feel like we're missing something..." Slavya said, scratching her head, she looked to be thinking for a moment.... Yulia in the meantime appeared to just nod a little before heading downstairs, inspecting the scene a few times, taking a moment before she spoke.

"Wait... Wouldn't the killer have cut their hands using glass like that? Or, at least torn something maybe... Unless they were wearing something that was able to resist damage from a shard of glass when it was held." Yulia said, thinking a little, she looked to be uncertain if this was the case, but, it certainly sounded like a good possibility.​

"Possibly, though I'm not sure. Maybe there's a way you could hold it without it... no, all the edges would be sharpened, so unless we can find out what they used to keep from being cut, we can eliminate the glass being used by the killer... Or maybe we can even check people's hands."
​

"Oh, ha, ha, ha..." Jade physically waved off Hajime's accusations. "Can't a man smile at an amusing memory? My goodness... My hotel's not ruined by an event such as this. There's certainly not any others of its kind I have to compete with and the matter will hopefully be handled before the evening is over. I don't know if you noticed, but my hotel is quite large. You can do more than enjoy a pleasant stay or visit other worlds. Attempted murder is not a rare event in my hotel. It comes with a hotel this size, with so many open doors..."

"I've prevented more crime than you could imagine, but it's impossible to stop them all. Really..." Jade's smile waned, his face adopting a more annoyed look. "... The nerve of them, threatening to ruin a very important evening for our hotel... Before you accuse me, I think you'll need to find out why exactly the Prinnies weren't here. If you're truly suspicious of me, do know that I had visited the banquet hall in-between the time you were locked inside your rooms and when I met you here in the lobby. I have to wonder, one of you must have been able to get out of your locked room..."

Jade cupped his chin in thought. He was silent for a moment. "... Speaking of which, do you all still have your role cards? You may as well hand them back now that the game has been cancelled."

You all would recall that no role cards had been waiting for you in your rooms.

"And, ahem, you'll find I'm a male, Gaster."

@CrunchyCHEEZIT @Raven @Arlathina @Alyto @Kaykay @TheSpringwoodSlasher @york @The Silver Paladin @Verite @The Yuletide Tactician @Hazel-rah @Sen @The Great Detective @Krieg​

A murder caused him to remember a happy memory...? And he can just casually wave off murder like it's nothing to him at all... "You're a weird guy, Jade, a really weird guy..." Maybe even weirder than Nagito. "And what role cards? I don't think me or Slavya got one of those," He looked to the blonde haired woman with a curious expression, "You're the better of us two, so you probably know better... Did I just leave my card in the room?"

@york @Atomyk​

 

[Mu]

"Wait... Wouldn't the killer have cut their hands using glass like that? Or, at least torn something maybe... Unless they were wearing something that was able to resist damage from a shard of glass when it was held." Yulia said, thinking a little, she looked to be uncertain if this was the case, but, it certainly sounded like a good possibility.

​

"Like gloves~?" he asked, his eyes instantly moving to the other guests' hands. He raised up his own, clothed by a dark fabric. "These gloves are thin enough for glass to shred if I wasn't careful, hee~ Not to mention I spent most of my time here as a good ol' shark."
​

Jade cupped his chin in thought. He was silent for a moment. "... Speaking of which, do you all still have your role cards? You may as well hand them back now that the game has been cancelled."

"Role cards?" The shark man patted his pockets. "What role cards?"

@People at the body

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[Bomb]

Peashy be not understanding the investigation results. She then found Cirno and decided to talk with her, since Peashy is bored.

"Hey! My name is Pea! Whatcha doing?"

@Schnee Corp Lawyer​

 

[Verite]

"Oh, ha, ha, ha..." Jade physically waved off Hajime's accusations. "Can't a man smile at an amusing memory? My goodness... My hotel's not ruined by an event such as this. There's certainly not any others of its kind I have to compete with and the matter will hopefully be handled before the evening is over. I don't know if you noticed, but my hotel is quite large. You can do more than enjoy a pleasant stay or visit other worlds. Attempted murder is not a rare event in my hotel. It comes with a hotel this size, with so many open doors..."

"I've prevented more crime than you could imagine, but it's impossible to stop them all. Really..." Jade's smile waned, his face adopting a more annoyed look. "... The nerve of them, threatening to ruin a very important evening for our hotel... Before you accuse me, I think you'll need to find out why exactly the Prinnies weren't here. If you're truly suspicious of me, do know that I had visited the banquet hall in-between the time you were locked inside your rooms and when I met you here in the lobby. I have to wonder, one of you must have been able to get out of your locked room..."

Jade cupped his chin in thought. He was silent for a moment. "... Speaking of which, do you all still have your role cards? You may as well hand them back now that the game has been cancelled."

You all would recall that no role cards had been waiting for you in your rooms.

"And, ahem, you'll find I'm a male, Gaster."

@CrunchyCHEEZIT @Raven @Arlathina @Alyto @Kaykay @TheSpringwoodSlasher @york @The Silver Paladin @Verite @The Yuletide Tactician @Hazel-rah @Sen @The Great Detective @Krieg​

"... Eh?"

Saitama could only blink in confusion, perplexed at two things.

One.

"You can understand that weird thing?" He asked Jade, pointing briefly at Gasper.

Two.

"The role cards? You already gave us those? I thought the whole reason we went out of our rooms in the first place was to get our cards," he spoke, joining the others in the confusion.

@Atomyk @The Yuletide Tactician @Arlathina @york @CrunchyCHEEZIT​

 

[Chewy Rabbits]

"... Anyway, it would be best if you joined the others back downstairs."

Jade descended back to the first floor of the lobby. He overheard the mention of cameras and quickly spoke up. "I'm afraid cameras are only set up in the offices and storerooms. Really, mainly just to catch thefts. Camera technology can be... unreliable so close to dimensional rifts." Jade said that last part with a smile, as if it was rather amusing to him. "The Prinnies are usually around to guard anything important. Strange that some aren't here right now..."

@Raven @Arlathina @Alyto @Kaykay @TheSpringwoodSlasher @york @The Silver Paladin @Verite @The Yuletide Tactician @Those Around the Body

Something about Jade's statement really angered ChromeSkull. Although one wouldn't be able to tell due to any sort of expression his face. Mask kind of prevented that after all. But his furious typing on his phone's touchscreen helped get across the feeling just as well.

THAT...SEEMS LIKE QUITE THE FOOLISH MISTAKE. THESE CREATURES ARE SUPPOSED TO WATCH OUT FOR THREATS AND ISSUES? THE SAME CREATURES WHOSE VOCABULARY SEEMS TO CONSIST OF 'DOOD'S SPRINKLED ALL OVER INSTEAD OF COLD MECHANICAL CAMERAS? BUT CAMERAS ARE GATEWAYS INTO THE SOUL, THEY ALLOW YOU TO ETERNALLY TREASURE MEMORIES THAT YOU HOLD DEAR AND YOU HAVE SO FEW OF THEM??? SUCH A GRIEVOUS ERROR GOES QUITE A DISTANCE IN MAKING ME...IRRITATED. THE CAMERA SITTING ATOP MY SHOULDER HAS MANY MEMORIES WORTH KEEPING WITH ME. THIS MIGHT BE THE ONLY TIME GHOSTFACE AND I END UP IN A HOTEL DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE FROM OTHER UNIVERSES. SO I'VE BEEN KEEPING MINE RUNNING BUT EVEN I CANNOT COVER EVERYTHING. FOR I'M BUT ONE MAN AND YET..YOU COULD HAVE POSSIBLY AIDED US IN PREVENTING THIS DEATH...IF ONLY YOU HAD MORE CAMERAS SPREAD ABOUT.

ChromeSkull's phone was held out as he started towards Jade, only for Ghostface to reach out and place a hand on his shoulder.

"I know you have your whole 'record every second of your life' gimmick going on. You're not the first to do it but it's still just as weird. That you gotta commit everything to memory. But, even if there had been cameras and we found out who Rita was speaking to, I would enjoy kicking the shit out of them, maybe smacking em around a little bit. Dirty Harry balls to the walls interrogation style. But now's not really the time and this guy seems like he's got a lot more to him than what we know, but going off on him ain't gonna help anyone."

"It'd be entertaining as fuck though, not gonna lie."

ChromeSkull didn't like the fact that Ghostface was the one trying to calm him down. But, he'd just elbowed his fellow slasher for creeping out Kido. Would look kind of hypocritical if he were to just try and beat Jade down right here and now.

GET YOUR HAND OFF ME. MAYBE YOU GOT A POINT. STILL DON'T LIKE THE GUY. BUT WE'LL STICK AROUND UNTIL WE GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS. DON'T LIKE SHARING A HOTEL WITH SOMEONE OUT THERE WHO MAY HAVE IT IN FOR ALL OF US. OR JUST KILLS FOR SHITS AND GIGGLES.

​

"Really, now~" Sal grinned at the serial killer, flashing white, sharp teeth. "Your little knife looks far fancier than what I have, design-wise." He waved his hands about, a nonchalant expression on his face. "Mine was designed to open doors, believe it or not~"

"Oh? Well, in that case I guess you could cal it a..."

"Keyblade, eh, ehhh?"

How did his mask keep changing like that?
​

Jade cupped his chin in thought. He was silent for a moment. "... Speaking of which, do you all still have your role cards? You may as well hand them back now that the game has been cancelled."

Once again, without any explanation Ghostface's mask returned to it's original look as he glanced at ChromeSkull who seemed just as confused.

"I..don't think I packed away any cards in my costume. You holding them in your pocket, Chrome?"

ChromeSkull patted down his jacket and sorted through the pockets. Only things in there were alternate cell-phones and his knives.

DON'T GOT ANY CARDS ON ME.

@Kaykay @DapperDogman @york @The Tactician @Sen @Atomyk @Verite. ​

 

[Atomyk]

"Ahuh..."

Honest confusion crept up on Jade's face, who awkwardly looked away in an attempt to save face. "... Well, if your role cards weren't in your rooms, then something indeed has happened to a number of my Prinnies. Evidently, some had the sense to unlock your room doors, but perhaps something disrupted them to have left one room unlocked...? Either way, they'll have to be looked into. We have a Prinny holding area for where they stay in their off time. I can give you directions, but I feel I may have to get back to the party. Lady Melodia may be looking for me..."

Shrugging, Jade then fixed ChromeSkull a withering look. "The Prinnies are more reliable than they appear. They are an... easy work force. Easy to work with. Bemoan my lack of cameras all you want, I have good reason for not being able to set them up everywhere."

@CrunchyCHEEZIT @Raven @Arlathina @Alyto @Kaykay @TheSpringwoodSlasher @york @The Silver Paladin @Verite @The Yuletide Tactician @Hazel-rah @Sen @The Great Detective @Krieg​

 

[Khan of the Mardu]

"Ahuh..."

Honest confusion crept up on Jade's face, who awkwardly looked away in an attempt to save face. "... Well, if your role cards weren't in your rooms, then something indeed has happened to a number of my Prinnies. Evidently, some had the sense to unlock your room doors, but perhaps something disrupted them to have left one room unlocked...? Either way, they'll have to be looked into. We have a Prinny holding area for where they stay in their off time. I can give you directions, but I feel I may have to get back to the party. Lady Melodia may be looking for me..."

Shrugging, Jade then fixed ChromeSkull a withering look. "The Prinnies are more reliable than they appear. They are an... easy work force. Easy to work with. Bemoan my lack of cameras all you want, I have good reason for not being able to set them up everywhere."

@CrunchyCHEEZIT @Raven @Arlathina @Alyto @Kaykay @TheSpringwoodSlasher @york @The Silver Paladin @Verite @The Yuletide Tactician @Hazel-rah @Sen @The Great Detective @Krieg​

Hajime kept an impassive look of coolness as he nodded at the reveal of the location by Jade, "Then we know where we need to go. Just tell us where the holding area is, and we'll find it..." He fell silent for a moment, his eyes glancing to Slavya with worry evident to all who looked, and he gently took her hand into his. It seemed he wanted her to come along when he went off, perhaps as if he felt he needed to know she was always safe.

@york @Atomyk​

 

[Schnee Corp Lawyer]

No sooner had Cirno arrived and flown up to the ceiling that this happened​

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.

***

...Wow! Apparently she was so cool, some dude at a party for a person she'd never met wanted to include her in his play pretend! Awesome! This was gonna be the best party ever-
​

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.

~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]

Well that took a turn fast. Luckily for everyone else, Cirno was a master strategist and magician. Wait no they did magic, she meant technician! Wait. No, thats what the kappas who built those weird robots were. she was a master... defecator!

....

Yea that sounded close enough.

Anyway, she very carefull analyzed the clues, cleared her throat, and said "HEY!" to get the attention of those in her immediate area. Once a sufficient amount of people were paying attention to how much of a genius she was about to be, she cleared her throat and crossed her arms with a smug grin as she closed her eyes "Don't worry. I've already solved it! I mean, its obvious, with the table, the burns, the wounds on the neck. The killer obviously..." She drew her popsicle sword with a dramatic flourish as she declared the solution

"Set the table on fire and beat her with it- err... cut her with it! We should ask the table who picked it up, and bam, problem solved"

I mean, why else would someone set a table on fire except to increase its awesomeness as a murder weapon?

@Anybody near the corpse party​

Peashy be not understanding the investigation results. She then found Cirno and decided to talk with her, since Peashy is bored.

"Hey! My name is Pea! Whatcha doing?"

@Schnee Corp Lawyer​

She side eyed pea from where she was dramatically posing

"Uh, solving the mystery, duh"

@Alyto​

 

[Chewy Rabbits]

Honest confusion crept up on Jade's face, who awkwardly looked away in an attempt to save face. "... Well, if your role cards weren't in your rooms, then something indeed has happened to a number of my Prinnies. Evidently, some had the sense to unlock your room doors, but perhaps something disrupted them to have left one room unlocked...? Either way, they'll have to be looked into. We have a Prinny holding area for where they stay in their off time. I can give you directions, but I feel I may have to get back to the party. Lady Melodia may be looking for me..."

I THINK THE PARTY CAN WAIT UNTIL YOU GET US TO WHERE WE NEED TO GO. WHAT IF ANOTHER DEATH WERE TO OCCUR IF WE WERE TO WALK THERE BY OURSELVES? I'D BE QUITE UNHAPPY IF THAT WERE TO BE MY PARTNER OR ANYONE ELSE IN THIS GROUP. WOULD IT REALLY UP SO MUCH OF YOUR VALULABLE TIME IF YOU WERE TO JUST WALK US TO THIS HOLDING AREA? THEN YOU CAN WALK OFF BEING AS MYSTERIOUS AND VAGUE AS YOU'D LIKE AND I'M SURE WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE OUR SUSPICIONS OF YOU AND THE WORLD KEEPS SPINNING.

"..Hey, Chrome check this out."

WHAT?

​

"It's like a blue version of Tinker Bell. Only with ice and trade in the sassy for completely fucking idiotic. It seems like a perfect fit, right?"

ChromeSkull honestly wasn't quite sure how to respond to Cirno's demand that they should ask the table. It just seemed far too out there for a simply text message to do it justice.

@Schnee Corp Lawyer @Atomyk @Kaykay @york @DapperDogman @Alyato​

 

[Atomyk]

"Very well, onward, merry band of investigators." Jade smiled once again. Perhaps Gaster was right and Jade just naturally smiled, whatever the situation. It was hard to tell. Conceding to ChromeSkull's point and not wanting to press the issue, Jade at least escorted the group to the holding area before he left to go back to the party.

For those who decided to investigate the Prinnies, they would find the strange little penguins in their natural habitat.

"Doods!"

The holding area was a large square room filled with very little. The walls, floor, and cieling of the room was padded to avoid any horrible accidents. It seemed the Prinnies didn't have much to do here beyond spin and dance in sequence.

A tube juts out from the cieling. Occasionally, a Prinny drops out from above, blinking.

One of the Prinnies stands out from the others as he's wearing a striking red scarf. He walks toward your group, but the padded floor makes it more like he's bouncing toward your group.

"Hey, dood! Did Boss send you?" The Prinny gave a salute. "I'll do whatever I can to help!"

@CrunchyCHEEZIT @Raven @Arlathina @Alyto @Kaykay @TheSpringwoodSlasher @york @The Silver Paladin @Verite @The Yuletide Tactician @Hazel-rah @Sen @The Great Detective @Krieg @Schnee Corp Lawyer @OrlandoBloomers
@Anybody Wanting to Talk to the Prinnies​

 

[Mu]

"Oh? Well, in that case I guess you could cal it a..."

"Keyblade, eh, ehhh?"

How did his mask keep changing like that?​

​

"Ha ha ha! Good one~ You got me," Sal chuckled, his eyes focused on the mask of Ghostface. "Hee, we need more people like you in this world." The Sacred Sword had far better uses than just opening doors, like stabbing and jabbing and slicing. Who the hell even created the Sacred Sword with such a stupid method in mind? "You and I, Ghostface. We can be great friends. I'm happy." He had that delicious vibe to him, like half the time he just didn't care. A good vacation from all the serious or childish people he knew back home.
​

No sooner had Cirno arrived and flown up to the ceiling that this happened​

...Wow! Apparently she was so cool, some dude at a party for a person she'd never met wanted to include her in his play pretend! Awesome! This was gonna be the best party ever-
​

Well that took a turn fast. Luckily for everyone else, Cirno was a master strategist and magician. Wait no they did magic, she meant technician! Wait. No, thats what the kappas who built those weird robots were. she was a master... defecator!

....

Yea that sounded close enough.

Anyway, she very carefull analyzed the clues, cleared her throat, and said "HEY!" to get the attention of those in her immediate area. Once a sufficient amount of people were paying attention to how much of a genius she was about to be, she cleared her throat and crossed her arms with a smug grin as she closed her eyes "Don't worry. I've already solved it! I mean, its obvious, with the table, the burns, the wounds on the neck. The killer obviously..." She drew her popsicle sword with a dramatic flourish as she declared the solution

"Set the table on fire and beat her with it- err... cut her with it! We should ask the table who picked it up, and bam, problem solved"

I mean, why else would someone set a table on fire except to increase its awesomeness as a murder weapon?

@Anybody near the corpse party​

She side eyed pea from where she was dramatically posing

"Uh, solving the mystery, duh"

@Alyto​

​

A cute little fairy seemed to had entered the room without him noticing, despite how loud the creature was. It was so... blue. Something inside of him hated it. Too many memories of the Blue Sea. "Wherever you're from, murder isn't a common thing, hee~" It looked so hyper and innocent, the epitome of childishness. How cute.
​

"Very well, onward, merry band of investigators." Jade smiled once again. Perhaps Gaster was right and Jade just naturally smiled, whatever the situation. It was hard to tell. Conceding to ChromeSkull's point and not wanting to press the issue, Jade at least escorted the group to the holding area before he left to go back to the party.

For those who decided to investigate the Prinnies, they would find the strange little penguins in their natural habitat.

"Doods!"

The holding area was a large square room filled with very little. The walls, floor, and cieling of the room was padded to avoid any horrible accidents. It seemed the Prinnies didn't have much to do here beyond spin and dance in sequence.

A tube juts out from the cieling. Occasionally, a Prinny drops out from above, blinking.

One of the Prinnies stands out from the others as he's wearing a striking red scarf. He walks toward your group, but the padded floor makes it more like he's bouncing toward your group.

"Hey, dood! Did Boss send you?" The Prinny gave a salute. "I'll do whatever I can to help!"

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@Anybody Wanting to Talk to the Prinnies​

The crowd of people entered into a rather largish room padded from the floor to the ceiling, filled with the strange penguin creatures. Waddling and dancing with such a carefree expression on their face. Sal definitely knew he was going to try and take one of these home. Corrupting these little adorable animals, he and Wadanohara were going to have fun!

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[Bomb]

No sooner had Cirno arrived and flown up to the ceiling that this happened​

...Wow! Apparently she was so cool, some dude at a party for a person she'd never met wanted to include her in his play pretend! Awesome! This was gonna be the best party ever-
​

Well that took a turn fast. Luckily for everyone else, Cirno was a master strategist and magician. Wait no they did magic, she meant technician! Wait. No, thats what the kappas who built those weird robots were. she was a master... defecator!

....

Yea that sounded close enough.

Anyway, she very carefull analyzed the clues, cleared her throat, and said "HEY!" to get the attention of those in her immediate area. Once a sufficient amount of people were paying attention to how much of a genius she was about to be, she cleared her throat and crossed her arms with a smug grin as she closed her eyes "Don't worry. I've already solved it! I mean, its obvious, with the table, the burns, the wounds on the neck. The killer obviously..." She drew her popsicle sword with a dramatic flourish as she declared the solution

"Set the table on fire and beat her with it- err... cut her with it! We should ask the table who picked it up, and bam, problem solved"

I mean, why else would someone set a table on fire except to increase its awesomeness as a murder weapon?

@Anybody near the corpse party​

She side eyed pea from where she was dramatically posing

"Uh, solving the mystery, duh"

@Alyto​

"I don't get all of this mystery stuff, can you help me?" Peashy said while Cirno was still posing.

@Schnee Corp Lawyer​

 

[C.T.]

"Well, this is simply...amusing! Now it's getting really interesting. A real killer about. Somebody in the room. It's exciting, like detective thrillers. Except, you know, decidedly more real. Now, in theory: if this killer was about right now and my power affected him, I could get him or her, let's not be sexist, to spill his or her putrid guts and slam shut this investigation with a decisive bang." He smirked.

"Boooooooooring! Anya, that's boring isn't it?"

"Yes." She answered without hesitation. "Glad you're so agreeable tonight, my dear." He lightly patted her cheek, highly jovial. "So!"​

"Don't worry. I've already solved it! I mean, its obvious, with the table, the burns, the wounds on the neck. The killer obviously..." She drew her popsicle sword with a dramatic flourish as she declared the solution

"Set the table on fire and beat her with it- err... cut her with it! We should ask the table who picked it up, and bam, problem solved"

I mean, why else would someone set a table on fire except to increase its awesomeness as a murder weapon?​

She side eyed pea from where she was dramatically posing

"Uh, solving the mystery, duh"​

"I'm just going to watch this show and hopefully get even crazier ideas than that one. So come on, impress me people! Just because someone died doesn't mean the party actually has to be spoiled for the rest of us. Good times can still be had."
​

"The world could use more heroes ye know. Keep a look out ev'ryone. Gibbers, I thought I'd seen the last of...well, this 'ere." the Cockeny-accented woman commented, investigating around the body. But, mostly, Tracer was acting as a patrol, filling in the role of a heroine and protector for those that could not meet such a demand. Even in this hotel, the arguably uptight and morally good heroine kept her ideal identity- a true agent of OVERWATCH.
​

"...what's this? A wide multiverse and yet another Brit is here too? Splendid! Not quite my favored accent but still...lovely. If I may ask for one moment instead of focusing on the corpse, what's your name? And what'd you put in your hair?"

@Schnee Corp Lawyer @Krieg @others​

 

[Schnee Corp Lawyer]

"It's like a blue version of Tinker Bell. Only with ice and trade in the sassy for completely fucking idiotic. It seems like a perfect fit, right?"

completely fucking idiotic.

idiotic.

I D I O T​

...

Cirno casually raised her hands towards the masked wonder and fired a quick beam of ice at him, attempting to freeze his mask to his face.

"no."
​

"I don't get all of this mystery stuff, can you help me?" Peashy said while Cirno was still posing.

@Schnee Corp Lawyer​

Her honor defended, she flipped around and beamed at her fellow comrade in tinyness, throwing a very cold arm around Peashy's shoulder "OF COURSE! This is perfect! I'm the master defective, and you can be my sidekick! They have a name, uhh" she rubbed her chin with a deep frown, trying to recall the stories she'd been read in class. "...Waddles or something but that sounds stupid so I'll just call you Sidekick. Now, the first step is... to.... uh...."​

Very well, onward, merry band of investigators." Jade smiled once again. Perhaps Gaster was right and Jade just naturally smiled, whatever the situation. It was hard to tell. Conceding to ChromeSkull's point and not wanting to press the issue, Jade at least escorted the group to the holding area before he left to go back to the party.

"....Is to follow those people!" she declared before doing just that​

"Wherever you're from, murder isn't a common thing, hee~"

But not before she rolled her eyes at that. "Please. I get murdered like, three times a day" she said with a snort before she flitted down the hall with Jade an the others, apparently misunderstanding the term(?)​

One of the Prinnies stands out from the others as he's wearing a striking red scarf. He walks toward your group, but the padded floor makes it more like he's bouncing toward your group.

"Hey, dood! Did Boss send you?" The Prinny gave a salute. "I'll do whatever I can to help!"

@CrunchyCHEEZIT @Raven @Arlathina @Alyto @Kaykay @TheSpringwoodSlasher @york @The Silver Paladin @Verite @The Yuletide Tactician @Hazel-rah @Sen @The Great Detective @Krieg @Schnee Corp Lawyer @OrlandoBloomers
@Anybody Wanting to Talk to the Prinnies

"HOLY CRAP THAT PENGUINS A DULLAHAN!" Cirno said, shocked to see the trademark red scarf so far away from Gensokyo!

<_<

>_>

She flitted off to the side of the conversation before trying to creep up on the scarf toting prinny, intent on pulling on its scarf to see if the head rolled off. It was very relevant to the case

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​

 

[Bomb]

...

Cirno casually raised her hands towards the masked wonder and fired a quick beam of ice at him, attempting to freeze his mask to his face.

"no."
​

Her honor defended, she flipped around and beamed at her fellow comrade in tinyness, throwing a very cold arm around Peashy's shoulder "OF COURSE! This is perfect! I'm the master defective, and you can be my sidekick! They have a name, uhh" she rubbed her chin with a deep frown, trying to recall the stories she'd been read in class. "...Waddles or something but that sounds stupid so I'll just call you Sidekick. Now, the first step is... to.... uh...."​

"....Is to follow those people!" she declared before doing just that​

But not before she rolled her eyes at that. "Please. I get murdered like, three times a day" she said with a snort before she flitted down the hall with Jade an the others, apparently misunderstanding the term(?)​

"HOLY CRAP THAT PENGUINS A DULLAHAN!" Cirno said, shocked to see the trademark red scarf so far away from Gensokyo!

<_<

>_>

She flitted off to the side of the conversation before trying to creep up on the scarf toting prinny, intent on pulling on its scarf to see if the head rolled off. It was very relevant to the case

@CrunchyCHEEZIT @Raven @Arlathina @Alyto @Kaykay @TheSpringwoodSlasher @york @The Silver Paladin @Verite @The Yuletide Tactician @Hazel-rah @Sen @The Great Detective @Krieg @Atomyk @OrlandoBloomers @ Prinnies group



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"I'm Peashy!" Peashy said in response to the name given to her. "And let's go do the thingie!" Peashy followed alongside Cirno to do some mad investigation.

@CrunchyCHEEZIT @Raven @Arlathina @Schnee Corp Lawyer @Kaykay @TheSpringwoodSlasher @york @The Silver Paladin @Verite @The Yuletide Tactician @Hazel-rah @Sen @The Great Detective @Krieg @Atomyk @OrlandoBloomers @ Prinnies group​

 

[Chewy Rabbits]

​

"Ha ha ha! Good one~ You got me," Sal chuckled, his eyes focused on the mask of Ghostface. "Hee, we need more people like you in this world." The Sacred Sword had far better uses than just opening doors, like stabbing and jabbing and slicing. Who the hell even created the Sacred Sword with such a stupid method in mind? "You and I, Ghostface. We can be great friends. I'm happy." He had that delicious vibe to him, like half the time he just didn't care. A good vacation from all the serious or childish people he knew back home.
​

As Jade lead the group to the where the prinnies were hanging out, Ghostface glanced over as Sen approached him. He wasn't quite sure what to expect from a guy in a fancy suit who could turn into a shark of his own volition and had a sword that was made to open doors. But he didn't seem like that bad of a guy! Though given that Mickey was most definitely insane, his opinion probably wasn't the best one.

"You want to be pals? Well, shit I can't say I've ever met someone who has as many cool things about them like you! That being turning into a white version of Jaws and still walking around, doing your business like you don't have a care in the world. You still don't really seem to let too much bother ya and let me just say I can respect a man who doesn't let stuff weigh him down. I mean, sure somebody died and that's all sad blah blah blah, but here we are trying our best to find answers. But we're not getting all mopey and depressed about it. Because, really who wants to see someone crying and stuff? That's not what a party atmosphere should have."

As for the comment about how their should have been more people like him, that earned Sal a small chuckle.

"Well, in a way you're already right. There are more people like me. By that I mean more people adopting the moniker that I'm using. Ghostface, Father Death, whatever you want to call my costume. Two other people have used it before me. But let's just say things didn't turn out so well and now they're renting out some space. Six feet under the ground. Had another friend who wore this costume before I met Chrome, here. Helped me get into college which was pretty nice. But, what's college to best friends, amirite? That's where Chrome came into the picture and we've been pals ever since, ain't that right Chrome?"

ChromeSkull simply typed up another message and held it over his shoulder for Mickey and Sal to read.

OUR RELATIONSHIP IS STRICTLY ON A PARTNER LEVEL. FRIENDSHIP SHOULD NEVER ENTER INTO THE EQUATION AND IF YOU THINK IT DID? WELL, THE LESS SAID ABOUT THAT THE BETTER.

"..I'm sure he's just fuckin around. He doesn't really talk like you or me but he can sarcasm across pretty well in text! Not a lot of people can claim that same feat."
​

ChromeSkull simply stood and stared into the room at the Prinnies doing a lil dance.

Pulling out his cell-phone, he'd type up another message. But this one he didn't have any intentions to share with anybody. This was just for him to get his thoughts out on whatever it was he was seeing at this very moment.

SOMETHING STRANGE IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. I'M NOT A FAN OF..WHATEVER THIS IS.

Ghostface however was a bit more creeped out by the idea of this room. So these creatures that helped guard this entire hotel sat in this little room. Alright, he could accept that. Was like a kennel but for creatures that damn near resembled penguins to such a degree that part of Mickey's subconscious saw these things as nothing more than sentient purple penguins. The rest of them just didn't want to think too long about how if all they did in here was dance and like that.

Turns out however that Ghostface didn't need to think about that any longer as he had a much bigger concern coming his way.
​

Cirno casually raised her hands towards the masked wonder and fired a quick beam of ice at him, attempting to freeze his mask to his face.

"no."

"Shit!" Quickly diving out of the way, Ghostface watched as the beam hopefully nailed some of the Prinnies instead of him. How would he able to take off his mask to have a drink with that one guy who had offered him earlier if his mask was stuck to his face.

"Jeez, all I said was that you kinda remind me of Tinkerbell. No need to give me the.."

"Cold Shoulder."

@Sen @Schnee Corp Lawyer @Alyto @Krieg @york @Atomyk @Verite @The Silver Paladin @Anyone I missed.​

 

[Gummi Bunnies]

Neo felt like these two would have to be watched over. Not like she would do this on her own accord, but with some other person doing the dirty and bloody stuff besides her, she might as well.

Neo simply... kept close to Cirno and Peashy. This was how you supervise children... that's what she thought about it.

@Alyto @Schnee Corp Lawyer @others​

 

[Atomyk]

It would be pretty easy for Cirno to steal the Prinny's scarf. Once it had unraveled from his head, it didn't fall off, but the little guy was suddenly pretty scared.

"Dood! I'm naked!"

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[Mu]

As Jade lead the group to the where the prinnies were hanging out, Ghostface glanced over as Sen approached him. He wasn't quite sure what to expect from a guy in a fancy suit who could turn into a shark of his own volition and had a sword that was made to open doors. But he didn't seem like that bad of a guy! Though given that Mickey was most definitely insane, his opinion probably wasn't the best one.

"You want to be pals? Well, shit I can't say I've ever met someone who has as many cool things about them like you! That being turning into a white version of Jaws and still walking around, doing your business like you don't have a care in the world. You still don't really seem to let too much bother ya and let me just say I can respect a man who doesn't let stuff weigh him down. I mean, sure somebody died and that's all sad blah blah blah, but here we are trying our best to find answers. But we're not getting all mopey and depressed about it. Because, really who wants to see someone crying and stuff? That's not what a party atmosphere should have."

As for the comment about how their should have been more people like him, that earned Sal a small chuckle.

"Well, in a way you're already right. There are more people like me. By that I mean more people adopting the moniker that I'm using. Ghostface, Father Death, whatever you want to call my costume. Two other people have used it before me. But let's just say things didn't turn out so well and now they're renting out some space. Six feet under the ground. Had another friend who wore this costume before I met Chrome, here. Helped me get into college which was pretty nice. But, what's college to best friends, amirite? That's where Chrome came into the picture and we've been pals ever since, ain't that right Chrome?"

ChromeSkull simply typed up another message and held it over his shoulder for Mickey and Sal to read.

OUR RELATIONSHIP IS STRICTLY ON A PARTNER LEVEL. FRIENDSHIP SHOULD NEVER ENTER INTO THE EQUATION AND IF YOU THINK IT DID? WELL, THE LESS SAID ABOUT THAT THE BETTER.

"..I'm sure he's just fuckin around. He doesn't really talk like you or me but he can sarcasm across pretty well in text! Not a lot of people can claim that same feat."

"Albino sharks like me are hard to come by~" Sal commented, suddenly feeling proud. "I personally know a grey one, but he's just a bastard, ha ha~" The white shark almost blushed at the compliment, being a fish in the ocean didn't exactly make him stand out much, among all the jellyfish and sardines and other sharks. He was in fact, in shark form, smaller than other sharks, which he was often made fun of when he had lived in the Blue Sea. Well, no more, as a human he stood about the average. With his shark attributes like the tail and his dorsal fin, Sal couldn't help it if he was the center of attention, even for a while.

For a serial killer, Ghostface was quite amiable. "Exactly! You're thinking the way I'm thinking~ We should all be happy, even at a party. The whole point of a party is to celebrate, right~? I didn't come here for a real murder, but who's going to leave the party just because one person is dead? Shame not everyone else shares this mindset~". He glanced at Hajime, "That one is so serious~ It's cute."

"Must be fun wearing a scary costume, a white suit like mine isn't going to do anything~" the shark man sighed, his eyes averting from the expression-changing mask to the commotion happening in the middle of the room. The fairy had removed one of the bright red scarfs from the penguin creatures, causing it to freak out in the middle of the room.

It would be pretty easy for Cirno to steal the Prinny's scarf. Once it had unraveled from his head, it didn't fall off, but the little guy was suddenly pretty scared.

"Dood! I'm naked!"

@CrunchyCHEEZIT @Raven @Arlathina @Alyto @Kaykay @TheSpringwoodSlasher @york @The Silver Paladin @Verite @The Yuletide Tactician @Hazel-rah @Sen @The Great Detective @Krieg @Schnee Corp Lawyer​

Watching it look so dumbfounded and shocked, turning this way and that and trying to grab the scarf back was adorable. The widened eyes, that expression. He wanted to see more it~ Were penguins always this interesting? At least, not the ones he had met. They were more introverted... and loved to smoke. Huh.

@TheSpringwoodSlasher @Prinnies Group​