First Investigation

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Nearly two weeks in the Haunted Mansion have passed. Parties were had, friends were made. In fact, maybe you've completely forgotten about the motive looming over all of you. However, as what might be dawn approaches the Mansion, you feel a strange feeling of dread as you wake up. Is it all in your head? There's only one way to find out.

Investigate?]

Comments

[aboyandhiscar]

[NEAT then lets not disturb the body too much then. Nothing to be gained from flipping her face first in a puddle of blood.

He just gives her one more quick once over. Is there anything else off about the body? He's not gonna pickpocket a dead girl if there's no reason to. Not tactful at all.]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Well there is the fact that she's still sparkling, she isn't normally like that. Maybe the cause as to why she's like that now around here somewhere?]

[aboyandhiscar]

[Yeah he was wondering what the hell that was about but didn't want to be rude. "Yo dude anyone else concerned that this dead alien is glowing???"

Maybe he should ask someone. But first, he checks the kitchen sink (was she washing veggies??) and maybe that crumpled up sheet nearby. Is there anything tucked in it?]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Veggies were washed, c'mon we're not savages, but nothing else seems over about the kitchen sink.

And while there is nothing in the sheet, there is a bracelet near it.]

[aboyandhiscar]

[Thank u for protecting us from pesticides, ghost hosts. Mike'll pick up the bracelet with a napkin, looking it over. Anything weird aside from it being a bracelet?

He also kind of wonders who it belongs to, cuz like hell does he know it's an alien limiter. ]

Man. If someone tried to mug her over this, they are gonna get a smack to the head.

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Not to mention they'd be a bad mugger since it's still very much here.

The most notable thing about the bracelet is that it's completely intact, no signs that anyone tried to tear it off or anything.]

[aboyandhiscar]

[Interesting. Welp that's about as far as Mike can get on his own. He lets out a whistle for whoever's still around]

Yo, guys. Anyone know who this belongs to?

[kindaruledatit]

[Wendy perks up just a little at Mike's whistle, though she quickly winces at the sight of what he's holding.]

Oh, yeah... that's Karolina's.

[Who's kinda at her feet.]

It's how she turns off her sparkle.

[aboyandhiscar]

. . .yikes. [awkward. He glances over at Karolina]

I was wondering about that. Wasn't sure if it was an alien thing or if it was supposed to just. . .fade now.

[Welp that sounds awful. MOVING ON--]

. . .

Should I slip it on? It's not broken. Dunno if that'll change anything. I mean, you can put it on if you want, but. . .!

[kindaruledatit]

....If it's cool, dude, mind letting me do it?

[She has seen it done before. And it's definitely not as weird to her...

Ahem.]

[aboyandhiscar]

[He saw her reaction earlier--he wasn't sure if this would be too awkward. But Wendy's got herself together, and he'd much prefer someone who knows what they're doing handle it.]

Totally cool. Sounds like you got pretty close to her. Here.

[He hands the bracelet over, and takes a couple steps back.



Both for her privacy and also just in case if there's like, a rainbow glitter explosion or some shit.]

[kindaruledatit]

Cool, thanks man.

[She honestly appreciates it, seeing as everything's gone to Shit, but she's finally managed to get some amount of her Shit together now. She's glad to be trusted enough to do this.

So, she accepts the bracelet, and takes a breath. Okay. She kneels down, and slowly slides the bracelet onto the arm Karolina always wore it on.



Please don't blow up.]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[The bracelet explodes in her face, Wendy is dead- nah, actually absolutely nothing happens.]

[kindaruledatit]

[......

...............

Well, she's not dead, but even so...]

What...? Aw, c'mon, don't tell me this thing is busted or something.

[She taps it. Come on, you. thing. do the thing.]

[aboyandhiscar]

[Just watching from over here.]

Something wrong?

[kindaruledatit]

It's... not working.

[She just. gestures uselessly to Karolina's sparkling body.]

It's supposed to, like, turn off! Or something!

[aboyandhiscar]

Seriously? It didn't look busted. [Not that he knows how space jewelry is supposed to look.

He taps a foot, thinking it over, not wanting to say it may not be working since she's ker-dead.]

. . .there's no secret button or special way of putting it on, yeah?

[kindaruledatit]

I don't... know?

[Is there? While she's here, she can at least check the bracelet out, right?]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[It appears to be your average bracelet. No magic buttons here!]

[kindaruledatit]

...It's just a normal bracelet. But, wait, does that mean...

[Uggggh she slaps her forehead.]

Really, Karol?

[aboyandhiscar]

Iiii'm not really following here.

But hey, in any case, why don't you keep it for now. Keep it safe til we figure this out.

[kindaruledatit]

You think I should?

[She's... not sure that she should do that. Was that allowed? Normally she would have no regard for the rules, but this was a special case.

Then again, this was a special case.]

Heh... [She let out a breath, like a sad laugh.] guess it wouldn't hurt now, would it?

[With a small bit of reservation, she slides the bracelet off of Karolina's wrist, and pockets it for the time being.]

I get the feeling we're kind of done here.