foolishmortals | You unlock this door...

[Despite all the confusion and worry, everyone eventually finds themselves in the library mentioned on the note. The moment noon strikes, a horrible crash of thunder echoes across the hotel, knocking all the lights out and slamming the doors shut. After a few seconds, the TV flickers to life and starts playing a video. But the moment the video gets to the elevators vanishing, another bolt of lightning strikes, causing the TV to shut back off and plunging everyone in darkness.

After a few tense moments in complete silent darkness, the lights flick back on and, in front of the television, a man is now standing in front of the guests. He seems mostly human, except that his entire body appears to be monochrome, as if he had just crawled out of the TV. When he speaks (acting as if nothing was off about his sudden appearance), his voice is the exact same calm, even tone as the voice over in the video.]

Tonight’s story on The Twilight Zone is somewhat unique and calls for a different kind of introduction. This, as you may recognize, [He makes a grand sweeping gesture across the room.] is that very same hotel, still in operation, just for you. As you may have noticed, every single one of you is trapped inside this hotel with no escape. The doors and windows have all been sealed and one thing is clear: it is impossible to go back home.

However, this episode of the Twilight Zone is unique in another significant way. Each one of you has been offered a one-way ticket out of this hotel and back to your lives. While those five unfortunate guests became permanent residents here through death, death is your one requirement to get out of this hotel.

To put it simply: The only way you can escape is to get away with murdering one of your fellow guests.

[He pauses for a brief moment before continuing.]

Of course, if you’d rather not commit such a heinous act, we’ll be welcome to make sure your stay here is as comfortable as possible. There will be enough food and entertainment to make sure everyone is comfortable for the rest of their lives, but it's hard to live in complete comfort when you're now a citizen of… The Twilight Zone.

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[Sally applauds, having by now reattached her hand. She had no idea humans were this good at scares!]

A murder mystery! How fun!

How can you be happy about this!? This is nonsense!

Oh, come now! He's put in a lot of effort to set all this up! Can't you at least humor him?

There's no humor in this! It's quite serious, young lady!

Oh! Oh, I see! We're getting into character! Silly me!

[She clears her throat.] My goodness, yes, this is a very dire situation! However will we escape?

...Ma'dum. This is no play act.

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... You know that he means our own murders, right?

Well, it can't be a murder mystery without the murder, after all!

[the point-> .

sally-> .]

... Murder kills people!

It sure does!

[That slightly creepy smile doesn't falter one bit. There is definitely some kind of disconnect going on here.]

Do you have a death wish or something? We're talking about actual murder!

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[Finally someone understands.]

I suppose "murder mystery" is a nice way of putting it.

If only my friend Jack were here! I think he'd really love this, Mr. ... umm...?

You can call me "The Narrator". It's the closest thing I have to a name, if I'm being perfectly honest.

How mysterious! Well, Mr. Narrator, I'm really looking forward to the surprises you have in store for us!

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I don't think it will be very fun for us...!

Oh, I'm sure it will! Looking for clues, trying to figure out how the victim died... it'll be so interesting!

[He groans, rubbing the bridge of his nose. How does one deal with these spooky Toons? He's been trying to figure that out for decades.]

Y'see... it's not going to be as fun if it's our friends who are the victims, you know?

But that'll make it more fun! You'll have to avenge your dearly departed friend, and what if another friend is the culprit? What a twist!

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[See? Suspicious.]

[HI MR. DUCK. She waves.]

It certainly seems like it, doesn't it? Among those of us here, who do you think is going to be the first victim that we'll be tasked to investigate the murder of?

[Joshua you shit don't encourage her]

That's a tough one! I haven't had a chance to meet everyone else yet, and I'd hate to ruin the surprise!

[WHAT SURPRISE....]

Fair enough! I suppose it is a bit too early to tell, though I'm sure we'll be able to come up with our own hypotheses of who the victims--or even killers--might be soon enough.

[~~500 yen on Ursula being potentially one of the latter though~~]

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I bet you'd make a fantastic detective!

~~[totes]~~

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