foolishmortals | THE MOCK WEEK

[You find yourself waking in a large dressing room, incredibly spacious, but in intense disarray. The bed is comfortable enough, and each room seems to be equipped with a working bathroom and shower, so it's at least livable. But aesthetically, the place has hit the floor.

The horrifying clock mounted on the wall reads 9 am. After enough searching, you'll find a large tourist-y map of the studio on one of the dressers. An ominous note attached to the map with a paperclip reads "12PM WAITING AREA". It's not like you have any choice in the matter, seeing as there doesn't seem to be any way out.

Upon exiting the dressing room, you note a crooked star attached to the door bearing your name. There are 24 others like this, bearing names that you may or may not recognize. A quick tour around the studio reveals it to be in a similar state of disrepair, but something doesn't sit...right with you. Though the place is certainly creepy, you get strange vibes as you explore the building. As you move about the dust-filled halls of the abandoned building, you may spot movement out of the corner of your eye, or hear strange noises from behind you. It's nothing to be worried about, though...right?

At the very least, you'll find some comfort. The projection room and attached theater still seem to be in working order, though you'll have to manually grab one of the reels off the wall and start the thing yourself. In addition, the waiting area and lounge are both filled with reading materials, and the later features a large stage and a microphone. The commissary seems to replenish itself with food whenever you take your eyes off of it, ensuring that we won't be going hungry anytime soon. There are also cabinets full of ingredients and a small kitchen should you not trust whatever your benefactor is placing out for you.

Fortunately for them, the smaller individuals amongst your party won't find a great deal of difficulty moving around. Though their beds remain oversized, there seem to be appropriately-sized staircases and escalators placed about in appropriate spots, so as to make their lives easier. After all, they can't just keep relying on the others to get up to the cabinets and such, can they?

While you're waiting to find out what the deal here is, you might as well come out and socialize.]

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[So those film reels seem pretty interesting. After seeing these moving pictures in action, Maui's pretty interested in the magic fueling them. He'll be in the projection room, rapping his knuckles against the reels and squinting at some of the names. Anything noteworthy names?]

[A random passerby might eventually find Maui fussing over trying to get one of the reels into the projector itself. Help him before he damages what could be important investigation materials?]

[There are five labeled shelves of reels in here - 'Merrie Melodies', 'Disney Short Films', 'Dingo Pictures/Golden Films', 'Maroon Cartoons' and 'Fleischer Studios'.

Each of the shelves is packed to the brim, with one exception. The Maroon Cartoons shelf has a reel missing.]

[Hmm. Are these alphabetized by chance? Maui will take out the two films nearest that spot. What films precede and follow this missing reel?]

[They are!

Preceding the missing reel is 'Herman's Shermans'. Following the missing reel is 'Roger's Baby Buggy Blunder'.]

[Well... none of these names make any sense to him. Or mean anything. But he'll collect both of those film reels and set them to the side. Just in case they're important.]

[For now he's gonna shuffle about and possibly look for a misplaced film reel? God it's hard to move around when you're so damn big.]

[It doesn't seem like it's even in here.. Whoever took that reel out was pretty thorough about it not being found.]

[Maybe someone else was really curious about it. People like to get hands-y with stuff they perceive as treasure. Maybe Tamatoa is wearing it as a monocle. You never know.]

[Any sort of desks in here the root through, then?]

[Finn's been just casually poking around the area himself, more curious about the really old technology than murdering anyone. And his mind isn't really set onto clue-finding either at the moment. Even so, he's a wee daunted by Maui's size when he comes across the guy. But even he can tell...]

I don't think you're supposed to touch the film...

[Being disinterested in murder is a very good thing, thank you very much, Finn. And a secondary thank you for appreciating the sheer work of art that Maui is. Were he gifted with mind-reading in addition to his other awe-inspiring powers, he would thank you.]

[Instead, Maui places his thumb and forefinger on the edge of a film strip, then looks up at him.]

You mean this stuff?

[He's seen murder happen and he wasn't fond of it. Well. He's seen death in front of him to be more accurate. And it's more like...he doesn't want to pick a fight. Because he doesn't feel like he'd win. Definitely wouldn't win.]

Yeah, you uh...don't usually touch something that fragile looking.

[I mean, he doesn't have his hook, so maybe --]

[Nah just kidding. He'd totally kick Finn's ass.]

Kid, most things look fragile to me.

[Especially if he doesn't use his lightsaber, which, he won't.]

Okay, more fragile than normal then. What is it, anyway?

[No hooks, no lightsabers, no fists.]

You think I know? [He raps his knuckles on the metal part of the reel.] Pretty sure it goes this thing -- [A quick gesture to the projector] -- but that's all I've got.

[He shrugs, putting his hands in his pockets.] This stuff is all older than anything I've ever dealt with.

[He walks up to the machine though, he's more familiar with the machines. These are still old.] Makes sense. Looks like they'll go on here, the reels.

[Hello, giant mountain man. Meet... slightly tall lumberjack girl.]

So.... how many people don't know how to use a projector around here?

[She at least hopes that Maui isn't going to damage it like Hater tried to.]

[Well. At least someone tries to come close to his height?]

Uh. A what?

[I mean. He hasn't... yet? But things break really easy when you have giant hands.]

[Freak lumberjack genes, man.]

Yup, like that.

[Can she just... take the reel from his big hands? Can she?]

It's like... the circle thing has images in it that move, you get that?

THE MOCK WEEK

INVESTIGATING (????) please help this man

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/ h e l p s ?

there's no helping him tbh

there's always the mutual sort of help where they ruin stuff anyway

you mean the BEST KIND.

/o/

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