It's all happened before...

[grimgrinningghosts]

[You wake up in a plush bed, well rested but very confused. As you become more conscious, one thing becomes abundantly clear: this is not your room, nor does this look like any bedroom you’ve ever been in before. It’s relatively clean room, but immediately something feels… off about all of this.

When you start exploring, a thing you’ll soon notice is that on the bedside table, there is a room key sitting ontop of a neatly typed note.]

Dear hotel guests,

We cordially invite you to come to the downstairs library at noon for an important meeting regarding your stay in the Hollywood Tower Hotel. Before then, we invite you to make full use of the amenities this hotel has provided for you.

On behalf of the hotel staff, we dearly hope you enjoy your stay in this marvelous hotel.

-HTH Management

[But, as you leave the comfort of your new bedroom, any hope that you somehow booked a hotel room the previous night and just forgot is immediately dashed. It looks like this hotel hasn’t been cleaned in decades, and despite the mention of hotel staff in your note, there doesn’t appear to be anyone working here.

Not to say that you’re alone, however. As you explore the hotel, you’ll soon find that there are 23 others in the exact same situation as you: confused and with no memory of how they got here. And to make matters worse, if the bios you stumble upon in the dining area is anything to go by, this clearly isn't just a freak accident.

Get comfy, because you are all in for a wild ride.]

Comments

[nocasetoobig]

Rude.

[How good's your hearing, Merlin? Because that chimpunk on the crown molding certainly heard you and seems unamused...and mostly talking to himself.]

Not like I wanted to be here in the first place...

[higitusfigitusmigitusmum]

Oh! Oh my! I beg your pardon young man.

[Talking animals aren't new to him. His best friend is a talking owl.]

Tell me do you perhaps live here? I'm a bit lost.

[nocasetoobig]

[wait wait WOAH give Chip a second to readjust. The old guy's treating him as...a person now, that he's heard him talk? And just sort of going with it?

...okay, sure. Chip'll speak up.]

Beats me- I just woke up here a little while ago. Everyone else I've seen seems just as confused.

[higitusfigitusmigitusmum]

Blast it all! What a nightmare of a place!

[He angrily tugs on his beard.]

Well do you know of the staff? I can't seem to find anyone here!

[nocasetoobig]

I've been looking! [CHILL OUT OLD MAN UR GONNA GIVE URSELF A HEART ATTACK.] But I can't get anywhere except this floor and the one above it. [The bedrooms, that is.] And like I said, everybody else's in same state as you - if they're pretending, they're doing a really good job at it!

[higitusfigitusmigitusmum]

Interesting. Verrrrryyyy interesting.

[He the tugging changes to thoughtful stroking]

Well...would you like to search together? Two minds may produce more success!

[nocasetoobig]

[Chip nods] Sounds good to me- do you want to try talking with everybody? I'm not sure they're gonna take me seriously. ['Cause. You know. Chipmunk. Though, that reminds him-

He holds out a little paw]

My name's Chip!

[higitusfigitusmigitusmum]

[The wizard carefully shakes it so not to crush the creature.]

And I am Merlin! It sounds like a plan to me.

[He turns his hand to offer a ride.]

[nocasetoobig]

[Oh, well then! This guy seems all right. Chip'll go ahead and take that offer, neatly climbing on.]

Gee, it's not everyday I find someone who doesn't just treat me like- you know. [Vermin. Or whatever colorful name they have.]

[higitusfigitusmigitusmum]

[He places him on his boney shoulder and begins to walk.]

Like whaaat? Oh yes yes of course! There is knowledge everywhere my friend! It's quick to assume something out of anything!

[Merlin you assumed he was vermin at first.]

[nocasetoobig]

[but then he changed his mind and it was ok. Chip will accept that, it's better than the professor. He nods at Merlin's words, and then something strikes him;]

Hey, did you get a note, too, in your room?

[higitusfigitusmigitusmum]

Note? What note? OH yes! The note!

[He digs it out of his robes and hands it to Chip.]

Interesting don't you think?

[nocasetoobig]

[BIG NOTE IS BIG but he'll hold on to it as best he can]

Huh- looks the same as mine. I wonder if everybody has one...

[higitusfigitusmigitusmum]

[When he realizes Chip is struggling with it, he takes it back.]

It could be safe to assume that is the case. But first we need to find the others to be sure!

[nocasetoobig]

[thx merlin he'd give you a brofist if he knew what those were]

There's at least one other my sized...he calls himself Professor Ratigan. [He's also kind of a jerk, Chip adds in his head.] Other than that, it's a lot of humans, some other animals, and...

[Whatever Ursula is.]

...well. None of them really fit the bill of 'host'.

[higitusfigitusmigitusmum]

Oh my. Another small mammal? What an interesting crowd...

To me it seems everyone is lost and confused as the two of us!

[nocasetoobig]

I guess we might not get any answers about them until noon, like the note says. [He doesn't sound very happy about this]

[higitusfigitusmigitusmum]

I hate to wait that long, but we may not have a choice in the matter.

[nocasetoobig]

I guess. But we'd better get something, because there's got to be an explanation behind this!

[higitusfigitusmigitusmum]

True true my friends let's get to it!