THE MOCK WEEK

[grimgrinningghosts]

[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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MONDAY

[grimgrinningghosts]

INVESTIGATING (+kitchen, lounge)

[exclamationpoint]

[After a good night's rest, Troy's come to the conclusion that if there's NO MUSIC and the threat of MURDER then obviously this is a MYSTERY. All he has to do is find clues and stuff in order to solve the mystery and then everyone can go home (which is not here? because he wasn't recast? maybe?) and it'll all be fine. Everything!!! Will!!! Be!!! Fine!!!!!!!

The obvious place to search first is his dressing room. After carefully checking all the drawers, he starts moving around the furniture to see if there's anything cool like a trap door or a secret room. That's the kind of stuff that happens in mysteries, right? Feel free to stick your head into his door and see what the heck he's doing because left his door open and he's making a lot of noise. He keeps dragging things out into the hall and back into his room as he rearranges it. There has to be something here. Right?

. . . After all that fuss, he's kind of grimy and tired so he makes a quick stop in the kitchen and then he flops down in the studio lounge. He's not a huge fan of reading - it's really more Taylor or Gabriella's thing - but it beats moving around more furniture. And hey! Maybe there'll be clues in something he reads.]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Troy's search almost seems fruitless, but then, something behind the mirror will catch his eye. If the mirror gets taken down, there's a lot of writing under here. It's not a single message, and it seems to come from quite a bit of sources. It's almost comparable to graffiti.]

lounge

[rollerscoater]

[There's a mouse reading a magazine here. You can tell because she's walking all over it to see the words.]

Oh, hello!

dressing room

[pinkflip]

[...Okay. Well, that's something. Kimberly stops and leans against a bedside table expectantly. Next time he brings something out, she'll be there.]

Sooo, you're redecorating?

lounge

[sevenvaginas]

[casually flops onto couch like a beached whale]

What are you reading! Is it any good?

Re: INVESTIGATING (+kitchen, lounge)

[worldstiniestviolin]

[In the studio lounge, Troy will find a mouse. Just an ordinary mouse, albeit one dressed in tiny Victorian wear. He looks... ponderous. And is muttering to himself.]

What possible motive could there be for encouraging murder...?

Dressing room

[tonewlengths]

[The noise grabs her attention, and Rapunzel peeks her head round Troy's dressing room curiously. She doesn't know what he's looking for, and even though she's calmed down some from yesterday she's wary of approaching a stranger to ask, maybe if she just cranes her neck at the right angle she can spot what he's after? Super stealthy spying go!]

INVESTIGATING (everywhere, pmuch)

[pardonmylanguage]

[Okay, Tip can handle this. Even if this isn't Happy Mouse Land, maybe it's still somewhere based on it? Either way, she's going to start tapping every wall she can find, listening for anything hollow. She's also going to kick the part where the wall meets the floor on occasion, lightly of course. She doesn't want to hurt her foot.]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[It doesn't seem like this does anything - if nothing else, it at least helps with the idea that this building was used for something else before this.]

[kindaruledatit]

Hey, kid! [Wendy waves on her way over. She'd spotted Tip kicking at the walls and decided to investigate.]

You know, you're not going to break through it if you kick like that.

INVESTIGATING

[hitontheheadasachild]

["I do what I want". Oh yeah? Oh yeah? Well, so does Anna! She's not murdering. She's not going to let Elsa murder or get murdered. She's going to figure out how to get out of this place, and she's totally fine with that!

And Mr. Fake Judge would just have to deal.

So she's in the commissary, right now, and not just because she's hungry when she gets up in the morning. Its a factor. Not going to lie. In fact she might even have a piece of bread sticking out of her mouth at that very moment. But she's looking in the cabinets! Under the sink! Also marveling at said sink and some of the commissary technology! Because wow some of this would helpful back home! And perhaps she will even try and stuff herself in the fridge to see how that works at some point! Because its like an Elsa-in-the-closet or something!! But without Elsa in it!!

...And then she sees someone come in. Shoot, if its the judge--she looks ridiculous half-stuck in that sink cabinet.]

Mmmpmmph!

[Gulp.]

Hi! Right! That's what I meant. Hi.

[#totallysmooth]

[defyingfrigidity]

[If you think, with this grim announcement regarding murder, Elsa's going to let Anna out of her sight for too long... yeah, you're wrong. She's sure nobody here would really try to take that horrible man's offer, but Elsa will always be a worrier, so after a while, she manages to track Anna down.

... And immediately has to stifle laughter. Because wow, that sure does remind her of the times when they were children, sneaking into the kitchens to steal sweets...]

Anna. [She crosses her arms, one eyebrow raised.] Just what are you doing?

[Elsa can't even pretend to be stern now. She's just incredibly amused.]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[The cabinets themselves seem pretty standard-fare, in that it doesn't look like anyone has meddled with them. There's a cabinet with a lot of untouched alcohol which is...odd enough.]

Re: INVESTIGATING

[tonewlengths]

Eek! [Rapunzel had planned to come marvel at all this fancy kitchen technology and maybe grab a frying pan, but she'd been hoping she was here early enough that she could avoid anyone else. The sight of Anna makes her jump, what is she doing, was she hiding planning to jump me!! ...No wait. She's being friendly?] Um, I mean, hi back? Yes. Good morning.

INVESTIGATING (????) please help this man

[wannagetsmote]

[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?]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[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.]

/ h e l p s ?

[misplacesfriends]

[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...

[kindaruledatit]

[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.]

INVESTIGATING

[worldstiniestviolin]

[Of course Basil goes on the look for information, it's not in him not to do that. He begins in the portrait gallery, staring up at all the portraits hanging. Do any stand out?]

Re: INVESTIGATING

[tonewlengths]

[A mouse is probably safe right? Right??? Tiny furry creatures are always friendly, nothing to fear. Rapunzel gathers up her courage and walks into the gallery to look around too.] They have... Interesting taste.

INVESTIGATING-ish?

[returntodarkness]

[ After the entire thing yesterday and keeping mostly to himself, Ansem can be seen out and about. He'll start, really, in the lounge perusing any reading material he gets his hands on. He's not usually one for simple entertainment, but he'll manage. Later on, he'll be found in the storage area. Maybe he can find tools with which to begin repairing this decrepit place. If this is to be their prison, he will at least be keeping busy. Which means that he'll also be anywhere in the place to try and take stock of what repairs the place needs.

...There is, in general, marked aura of displeasure about him, and occasionally, he can be seen floating a few feet forward, before falling out of the air. He lands gracefully, but his pauses say that this is not correct. ]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Unfortunately, Ansem won't find much in the way of actual tools in the storage room. Being so close to the soundstage, the storage area largely seems to consist of props. There are a lot of weapons here, all directly comparable to what one would find in a cartoon. There's also a small display/museum area that seems to house props that were used in prior films, it looks like.]

INVESTIGATING (various; pretend this isn't super late)

[tadaishi]

[Murder is definitely not the way Tadashi plans on escaping the run-down studio. Everyone here is strangers to him, but that doesn't give him any reason to try to kill any of them. There has to be a way out, even if it's a poorly sealed window or perhaps a door that doesn't quite close properly.

He can be found in the theatre, mostly checking around the screen for clues or in the office, at the very least looking for a better map than the one initially given.

You'll also find him in the kitchen browsing the cabinets. He might make you food if you ask nicely.].

[grimgrinningghosts]

[There's actually a good deal of stuff in the office. But since we're looking in the way of maps right now, Tadashi will at the very least find a few papers scattered across the desk in here - including what appears to be a land deed.]