WEEK 3

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Karolina and Mulan are dead. The first, and hopefully the last, deaths of your stay here. Hopefully their deaths won't be in vain. Your third week here starts on a solemn note, and the mood here has taken on a significant downward spiral. If it's any consolation (it isn't), you'll find that you have two new floors to explore...even if one of those floors has about twenty STAY OUT signs nailed to it.

23 guests remain.]

[SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY]

{ooc: Don't forget to turn in your week 2 AC! As we're now officially in full murdergame mode, AC from here on out is extended till Thursday.}

Comments

[folkscallmewander]

One person's creepy is another person's cozy hideaway! And this has got to be one heck of a hideaway for the ghosts!

[He is smiling! Be convinced!]

[thetimebomb]

[Her frown does not change at all.]

Wander, there's probably nothing even in there! Probably just a dusty old room filled with bo-

[Wait no no turn back.]

-oooks! Probably the exact same kinds of books we already have.

[folkscallmewander]

But what kind of books? Old nanna's recipe books with sausage casseroles and vegetable cakes? Novels once held dear to the ghostly residents of the mansion?

[He clutches his chest dramatically. Time to pull out the theatrics, swinging his arms out at every other word and emphasizing every long syllable.]

What if there's a family of spiders locked away, unable to escape and move out to new lands? What about the books that long to be cracked open by the living, tales of old that have never seen the light of day, diaries that explain how to complete all these ghost's final wishes so they can finally move on?! What kind of secrets hide beyond this door, just one twist and pull [Mimes said actions] away?

Sylvia, how can we ignore a treasure trove that's waitin' to be discovered?!

[thetimebomb]

Wander if the ghosts need those books, I'm sure they could just go in the attic whenever they wanted. I'm sure they get read every day by the ghosts that live here.

[Okay think of something Sylvia.]

We... we'll probably just be disturbing them if we mess with the stuff, I'm sure.

[folkscallmewander]

[Wander holds up a finger, waits, and puts it back.]

You got a good point. We can't just walk in and invade their privacy. [Ghostave had said there was someone in the attic, likely where the 999 ghosts lived along with the forbidden thing they were never to see--]

But what would be so important that they don't want us to come in? Is it the secret to this mansion? Our stuff? The way out? Ghostave's backstory? [He paces across the hallway. It's another Box Situation.] Or there's a party goin' on in there and we're not invited, or there's boxes of century-old heirlooms, or there could be the way outta here!

1/2

[thetimebomb]

Oh thank grop I'm so glad you've come to your senses-

2/2

[thetimebomb]

[Oh COME ON.]

Wander seriously? They obviously just need a lot of space to themselves, probably enough space that they need to put up signs about it.

Look, I hear there's a music room here now, maybe they'll have a banjo or something there, huh?

[Please listen please listen.]

[folkscallmewander]

But Sylviaaaaaa. I wanna take a peek!

[Look at how he slumps backward and hangs his head. Why must you discourage him?]

[thetimebomb]

[Because she doesn't want you to die if something's dangerous in there!]

Wander, there's a lot more interesting rooms in here than this boring attic! I bet you anything the moment we open the door we'll be disappointed in whatever's in there.

[folkscallmewander]

How are we gonna know if we'll be disappointed if we don't try? We can't just give up before we start a journey!

[A journey to certain death that is.]

[thetimebomb]

Can we at least start a journey when we're better prepared? We shouldn't just waltz into a room that could actually kill us!

[... Maybe a little strong there, Syl.]

[folkscallmewander]

Sylvia, Sylvia, Sylvia. [Shakes his head in disappointment.] What good will come of folliwin' the rules to the letter and never venturin' into uncharted territory? It's just like bustin' into Lord Hater's ship: we'll walk in, grab what's important, and show ourselves out the door, simple as that!

[thetimebomb]

Look if it was something like Lord Hater's ship, I'd be right behind you, I really would! But in case you didn't realize it we are trapped in an actual death trap, Wander!

[Never mind that Lord Hater's ship is a bit of a death trap. This is completely different.]

[folkscallmewander]

[Uuuuuuugh why must you stifle him like this.]

Fiiiiine. But I'm gonna go in there some day, just not today!

[thetimebomb]

[Because she wants him to actually live you doofus.]

Good, besides I'm sure the other rooms here would give us a much better lead for an escape attempt.

[That seance room looked pretty promising.]

[folkscallmewander]

Yeah, but they're obvious picks! I'm sure they're full of neat stuff, but it's not like Ghostave keeps his important items right where everyone can see it!

<small[News flash: Wander wants to invade the ghost host's privacy for Friendship.]