WEEK 1 - INVESTIGATION

[foundationmods]

WEEK 1

You all wake up on Friday Morning - having suddenly gone to sleep wherever you were before midnight on Thursday. And while it seems normal, just like any other day...you have a deep, sinking feeling in your gut that something isn't right.

Just as you think that, the hotel speakers suddenly crackle to life, drawing your attention and startling you. Heart racing, you listen to the announcement...


??? GUESTS REMAIN.

Comments

[duskhound]

Then, would you mind talking to the staff? The next easiest method of getting this open is to get their help, and there's probably evidence of some sort inside, so they'll... probably help us? If they can't, we'll figure something out from there.

[You seem like you're better at talking to people than me, so let's have you deal with the talking to people portion.]

[justonezero]

You really want to leave that to me?

[This seems like a bad idea, because he's actually atrocious at dealing with people, but! He will try to call the Staff?!]

[foundationmods]

[The Staff member comes in, but...they're a little short? weird.

Anyway, after being told of the situation, she shakes her head.]

Sorry, no can do. That's private property, you know! We can't open it for you without Mr. Prince Albert's express permission.

[justonezero]

[Oh.]

Can you tell us the code so we can open it ourselves?

[Technically different!]

[foundationmods]

That's still the same thing!

[She puts her hands on her hips, looking exasperated.]

In fact, didn't you two break in here using his key? I think it's time both of you got out of Mr. Prince Albert's room!

[justonezero]

It's not really breaking in if we have the key. It's just unlocking!

[Also technically different. Ellie, please hide the key if you have it.]

Besides, there might be important clues so we can solve the mystery!

[duskhound]

[I am absolutely hiding it, yes.]

[foundationmods]

Nope, not good enough. Time for the two of you to get out of here!

[She marches behind the two of them and firmly leads them out of the room, using a surprising amount of strength to do it, despite her small size.

The moment they're out of the room, she whirls around, locks it, then holds out her hand.]

The key, please. I don't want to have to hurt you, Dear Guests.

[duskhound]

[...If only these keys weren't engraved...

Well, for the time being, this will do. We'll probably have another chance eventually.

She hands over the key for Room 127, it's not worth endangering someone else over.]

[foundationmods]

Thank you~!

[The Staff member smiles cheerfully.]

If there's anything else you need, just give us a ring on the app!

[And like that, she gives a wave and heads down the corridor, rounding the corner and going out of sight.]

[duskhound]

Sorry about all this. I assumed they would at least be willing to help open it up as long as it was relevant to their game, but...

Well, for the time being, knowing it's there is what matters, and I did still manage to get his notes gathered up.

[justonezero]

It's okay. I didn't think they'd get mad at us either.

[Whoops!]

Let's take a look at the notes. We should probably bring them to the trial tomorrow, too.

[duskhound]

Yeah, we really need to go through them at some point. I did a quick scan of things, but we'll probably need to do a more detailed examination...

That being said, it might be a bad idea to bring them to the trial. If the staff treat the notes in the same way they treat the contents of the safe, we might lose them as soon as we bring them to the trial... We're probably going to need to make some copies.

[justonezero]

I can put a copy in my BitPhone, too! They're important, so we need to make sure to keep them somehow.

[duskhound]

If you can do that, that would be great. Both of us having a copy would be ideal.