First Investigation

[grimgrinningghosts]

[It's Friday the 13th, the deadline for taking the motive. Even the most optimistic guest would have noticed the tensions rising in the hotel. After all, The Narrator seemed pretty sure someone would die in this hotel. Still, there have been attempts to make sure morale remains high in this hotel, and maybe it all worked?

Nothing seems off on the bedroom floor. Perhaps the attempts to keep morale up worked after all?

But maybe you should Investigate anyway]

Comments

[grimgrinningghosts]

[While Chip is investigating the board game, Oswald might pick up that there's something else lying near it.]

[forgottenfounder]

[When he does manage to pick himself out of this rut and be useful, it's amazing how much he can find.

What does this thing look like?]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[It looks like candy wrappers.]

[forgottenfounder]

[....Well this would be a special clue in any other case. Do they lead to or from anywhere?]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[They're just a bunch of crumbled up candy wrappers lying on the table. Like someone was eating them while playing the game.]

[forgottenfounder]

[Oh....]

This was a set up...

[nocasetoobig]

...hey Oswald, what'd you find? [guess who's noticed you, friend]

[forgottenfounder]

Oh, Chip. Hey. I found a buncha candy wrappers. Probably from...

[Ugh]

[nocasetoobig]

...someone's late night snack. [Probably, like. A kid's.

He lets out a sigh, sitting on the edge of the ottoman.]

I know we've got some people who're kinda...out there...but I didn't think anyone would actually...

[forgottenfounder]

...Maybe. [Who's to say, really.

Oswald also sighs, running a hand along his head to smooth out his ears.]

....There are some people that are pretty bad. But... I guess I wanted to think that we were all doing really well. Guess we weren't after all.

[nocasetoobig]

[Maybe it was an accident, he wants to say. He's not sure, though. He doesn't know enough. He glances back towards the game room, wondering what the others have found, before back at Oswald.]

From what I can tell, someone was playing out here last night...two someones. I guess they didn't get to finish their game, so it wasn't about being a sore loser.

[forgottenfounder]

Two someones... [He casts a quick glance at the floor.] Do you think one of them might have been...Vanellope?

[Yeah, he memorized everyone's names by now. He felt it was appropriate.]