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]

[This guy reminds him so much of Fat Cat it's not even funny...but Chip'll give him the benefit of the doubt. As much he can, anyway, as he takes that paw with his own.]

I'm Chip- and, hey, what's wrong with the way I dress?

[stenchus_rodentus]

[Shake and squeezing perhaps a bit too hard before letting go.]

Chip. I assume that's short for...something.

[That...was a name. His parents really had it out for him, didn't they?]

Let me put it this way.

[Gestures to Chip in the way a boutique owner would gesture to a mannequin.]

If you went about Mousedom in such a state of dress, they'd put you in the Tower overnight!

[nocasetoobig]

[and now there's something wrong with his name. WHAT IS THIS GUY EVEN ON. He is trying very hard to keep his patience.]

Yeah? Well, it's a good thing we're not in Mousedom! How'm I supposed to dress there, anyway?

[THEY DON'T LIKE HATS, DO THEY]

[stenchus_rodentus]

[Hands to chin, internally tsking.]

For a start, more would be excellent.

[nocasetoobig]

[IS THAT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.]

Don't you think there's more important things to worry about right now instead of whether or not I have a shirt?

[stenchus_rodentus]

One can sing and walk at the same instance, dear boy.

[Stuffing his neckerchief.]

Besides, our kidnapper must not be very bright to take the likes of me. It must have been a stroke of luck.

[nocasetoobig]

[Geesh.]

Well, we won't know much about them standing around here. I'm guessing you woke up in a weird room, too?

[stenchus_rodentus]

Yes I did, quite lavish compared to...the rest of this inn. Does your quarters contain a rather decadent aesthetic? Perhaps with an unusual vehicle?

If not, I would guess your quarters are much different...dare I say tailored to us individually.

[nocasetoobig]

...it was vehicle-themed. I don't know why they'd put me in it, though. [It's. For humans. This place clearly doesn't cater to the likes of them.]

[stenchus_rodentus]

Doling out an ironic punishment perhaps?

[That'd be pretty sadistic if that was the case like a plus kidnapper.]

[nocasetoobig]

I don't think so. There'd be more cats.

[he doesn't loathe them like Monterey Jack, but, c'mon. They can be a pain.]

[stenchus_rodentus]

Oh yes...that'd be a shame.

[What a punishment, not having your trained killer cat.]

I'm sure there's a theme behind it all. From what we see our captor has an eye for the dramatic~

[nocasetoobig]

[fat cat's training isn't worth mentioning ok]

Maybe we need to think like them. If you were gonna bring a bunch of people - humans and animals - to a weird hotel, what would you do with them...?

[stenchus_rodentus]

If I was oh say...a sinister genius with the means to kidnap...

[HYPOTHETICALLY...with a delicate wave of his hand.]

With this elaborate setting and ensemble why I would either want a vast sum of money from amassed ransoms...or I would want a personal menagerie for my own amusement.

[nocasetoobig]

[d u d e]

Well, they're not getting any ransom out of my friends. But this is a weird place for a zoo.