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

[hallotween]

... Okay, fine. What are you, then?

[stenchus_rodentus]

Allow me to educate you.


I'm a mouse of unusual size. And if anyone makes your...regrettable mistake don't hesitate to correct them.

[hallotween]

But-- [your tail? and. everything else?????

... yeah, okay, there's clearly some kind of damage here about that. hey, she gets it; she's a teenage girl, that's entirely in her wheelhouse. she can handle this with. something like but not exactly tact?]

Rats are actually really cool, you know. [beat] I mean, unrelated to everything else, you're clearly-- Everyone gives them a bad rap, but they're really smart and clean.

[stenchus_rodentus]

[WHAT DID HE JUST SAY.

Yes this is a huge hang up.]

This is all...enlightening. Save for the mere previous statement I gave about not being a rat.

[hallotween]

Yeah, I know! I'm just speaking in general. About rats. Sometimes witches have rats as familiars. They can ride on brooms just as good as cats can!

[new life goal: help rat gain self-esteem.]

[stenchus_rodentus]

[Oh wow she's one of those huh?]

What next shall we place hands on the table and contact the spirits?

[hallotween]

... I'm not a Spiritualist. [but she seems like. vaguely impressed by the reference?] I'm actually a witch.

[stenchus_rodentus]

[Well hey you are a smart kid--okay that's ridiculous. He starts laughing.]

A witch!

If that's the case would you call your spirit friends to whisk us out of this hotel?

[hallotween]

[yeah okay a rat is laughing at her why is this her life now...

yeah okay whatever she can just PROVE she's a witch because she has powers and goddamn it she is a CROMWELL she is not going to just SIT HERE and GET LAUGHED AT by some GIANT MOUSE in A STUFFED SHIRT--]

You want proof? [there is a fucking tempest brewing inside her rn]

[stenchus_rodentus]

[This is most too funny. She's a human but there's some amusing about a kid's anger he can't help it.]

Please, show me your vast powers of witchcraft!

[HE'S TEARING UP.]

[hallotween]

[making direct eye contact with him, Marnie lifts up her hand, then flicks it to the side.

in time with the movement, a nearby chair lifts off the ground, then slams into the wall.]

[stenchus_rodentus]

[...well. That's. Definitely fantastical.

But Ratigan prefers to be the winner of this and keeps a disinterested face, scratching at his chin.]

...yes, quite an amusing trick.

[hallotween]

Sure is, isn't it. [man he can have it as long as he fuckin knows.]

I'm Marnie, by the way. Marnie Piper.

[stenchus_rodentus]

[Aren't you the peachiest urchin.]

A belayed greetings, Marnie. You may call me Professor Ratigan.

[hallotween]

[... STARES INTO THE CAMERA LIKE SHE'S ON THE OFFICE]

... Nice to meet you, Professor. [IS THIS EVEN REAL LIFE]