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

[theduck]

[Donald waits for a few seconds after the guy just freezes up, until it becomes clear that he's not about to move from his spot in the middle of the hallway.]

Move it, buddy, people are trying to walk here!

[He could always just. Move around Goofy. But he's stubborn and annoyed.]

[goofy_er]

[!!!!!!!!

THAT VOICE!!!!!!!

All tension leaves immediately when he turns around to see one of his most trusted friends. Or, so he thinks.]

DONALD!!!!!! You're here too?!?! G-Gawrsh! This must be my lucky day--- Do ya happen to know what's goin' on?

[theduck]

[This guy looks Relatively Normal... must be someone from Duckburg. Or close enough to it that he actually knows about Donald's adventuring days. Either way, nice change of pace from the rest of the morning, and Donald doesn't think twice about the fact that he was actually recognized for once.]

All I know is the staff here is sorely lacking. I haven't been able to find anybody that actually works here all day!

[Just a lot of other confused guests, all of whom are varying degrees of untrustworthy.]

[goofy_er]

What kinda hotel doesn't have ANY staff around? Well, gawrsh, that sure is weird, even for a horrible creepy hotel such as this one.

[Wow. Spooky, dirty, and bad service in general. This is way worse than the House of Mouse, which ONLY has the bad food service courtesy of Goofy and his inability to take orders correctly most of the time.]

[theduck]

Oh, I'm sure they're around, alright. They just don't want to be seen.

[That or they're ghosts. But this guy seems like thirty seconds away from an anxiety attack anyways, so Donald tactfully doesn't mention that theory. Nor does he let his tone give away the fact that he's unsettled, too, when he makes his next suggestion.]

But with two of us, I'm sure we can find 'em! Whatd'ya say we team up and go track 'em down?

[goofy_er]

Gawrsh, I was thinkin' the same thing! Together we'll find those darn sneaky staff members for sure!

[He's still kind of scared by all this but with Donald here he's definitely feeling a little bit more confident about this whole situation.]

[theduck]

Great!

[The guy apparently already knows his name but Donald sticks his hand out for a handshake anyways.]

Name's Donald Duck!

[goofy_er]

[Why is he introducing himself? It's not like Donald needs to do that, but he goes along with it anyway.]

Ahyuck! The name's Goofy!

[He takes Donald's hand and begins furiously shaking it at maximum speed and doesn't stop at all.]

So, where're we gonna start lookin'?

[theduck]

Nice to meet you!

[He tolerates the handshake for like a solid four seconds just because he thinks it's going to end soon but. It just. Keeps going. So eventually he uses his other hand to attempt to pry Goofy's hand off of his.]

...You can let go now.

[Once he's free, he'll stop to consider the question.]

Well, I already checked out most of the guest rooms. I guess we'd better start with the lobby.

[goofy_er]

Oops... Sorry about that! Got carried away there for a second!

[He's feeling a tiny bit embarrassed after that. He's just a bit too excited. And also very anxious.]

Well, to the lobby we go then!

[He starts walking in the OPPOSITE way of where he's aiming to go. No sense of direction at all.]

[theduck]

[Closes eyes. Deep breath in, deep breath out. This may have been a mistake.]

...The lobby is that way.

[goofy_er]

[Quickly turns around and begins walking in the right direction finally.]

I.... I knew that! I was just walkin' to check the other end of the hall in case somethin' was there!

[That's a really bad lie.]

[theduck]

Right. Good thinking.

[He's just gonna make sure to stay in front because he knows where he's going. On the way there, though, he can at least try to make an acquaintance.]

Say, you wouldn't happen to be from Duckburg, by any chance? You seemed like you recognized me. Did we go to the same high school?

[goofy_er]

[Goofy stops in his tracks once they get to the lobby. He also looks like he's about to cry. Well, not really, but he looks sad. Like if Mickey theoretically had just come out of the shadows and pulled a gun on him and was about to shoot. That's how he looks right now.]

Donald, don't you recognize me? We're practically best friends.

[God, he doesn't even know.]

[theduck]

[Donald glances to the side uncomfortably. He feels kind of guilty but also literally doesn't remember ever seeing this guy before in his life?]

Nope, sorry. But I've been really busy the last few years! I guess some things just slipped my mind. Uh... remind me, where did we meet again?

[goofy_er]

We saw each other just the other day at the House of Mouse! Or, well, however long since before we ended up here. Do ya really..... not recognize me at all?

[He really hasn't picked up on the fact that this isn't HIS universe's Donald Duck He's also just really desperate for someone he knows right now. Poor dog.]

[theduck]

House of Mouse? Never heard of it.

Listen, buddy, I think you've got the wrong guy. I've just got one of those faces, y'know?

[goofy_er]

[Well, this is not going well. Guess he'll just have to give up for now because he really doesn't want to make Donald angry or uncomfortable.]

Well I guess..

[He still has that sorta sad dog look on his face, but quickly composes himself.]

So, the lobby, huh?

[TAKES A DEEEEEEEP BREATH..............]

HELLO??? IS ANYONE THERE????????

[theduck]

[To his credit, Donald manages to not actually scream at the sudden shouting far too close to his head, although he does jump a solid foot in the air and have a minor heart attack.

He quickly jumps as high as he can to clamp his hands over Goofy's mouth.]

What're you doing?! If there was anybody out here, you probably gave scared 'em off, yelling like that!

[GEEZ]

[goofy_er]

Mfgmdghhfmfhghdghhsfh--- Mfhghdfhghg hdhghmfhgh hmfhghfhg mfhgh!

[Muffled talking through Donald's.... Wings.... Hands? Donald's a fake duck anyway. ]

[theduck]

[you shut your mouth he is a real and valid duck

and he just sighs very heavily before removing his hands.]

What're you trying to say?