Malefio's Thread (NPC)

You notice you're left alone and quickly leave the garden.

The attention in the room shifts over to the doorway as you enter. Ashley crosses her legs and looks off to the side, making a snide remark. "Ooh, look who showed up late."

Amelia glares daggers at her from across the table. "Zat is no way to treat a friend."

"How can you even be sure she's our friend to begin with? Anyone here could end up backstabbing us..." She produces another folding fan from somewhere and opens it in front of her face while looking away.

"Zat is..." Amelia falls silent.

"Here, you can come sit with me, Vicky." Vivian moves over and pats the spot next to her, motioning for you to sit down.

As you take your place, Claus clears his throat. "Now then, continuing on..." He turns his head to his left. "Tucker?"

"I'll let James explain what I found. He's better at articulating things."

Axel sighs. "Dude, way to throw the bus at James..."

"'ow can you zrow a whole bus!?" Amelia stares at Tucker in surprise.

"You totally butchered that saying..." Leanne says this, which seems a little out of character, but...you let it go.

James picks up for Tucker. "Don't worry, I'll help you out." He doesn't seem to mind and casually goes on with his explanation. You know, James is kind of a casual guy for a doctor. You'd think he'd be more formal. "I spent most of my time inspecting the dormitory. It seems that the doors to our rooms are all left unlocked until we enter and lock it ourselves with our own keys. They come with a fully equipped bathroom and closets full of duplicates of our outfits. Furthermore, there's a doorbell that we may use to summon each other should one of us have the door locked. The only issue, however, is that there is no way to really communicate while the doors are shut. There's no intercom function. Other than that, it seems all of our rooms are fairly similar." He turns to Dennis. "Well, it's your turn."

"Well in an effort to be concise I won't repeat any info already given or give you any someone else is better suited to relay, which leaves me with my room and the upstairs. Nothing of note was in my room. A key, a bed, and some clothes. Upstairs, however, was much more interesting. Now, I was only able to investigate one room before being interrupted by Nekoshi's "announcement". Within this room were many implements and artifacts befitting an Archeologist which is interesting given we have one in our merry little crew. Even if she didn't deign to grace us with her presence. This and the oriental look of the other door, potentially denoting our local Haiku Poet, Aki, led me to believe this school may have been designed and built explicitly for us. Which is a rather...disturbing thought. Of course, this is all conjecture until we can find more examples of these tailor made rooms."

"Whoa, I think I found something like that too!" Axel continues on. "Down in the basement, there was this fire pattern blast door. It was super weird, so I went inside. Then I found that there was a whole bunch of firestarting equipment and explosives! Well I mean...not necessarily bombs, but mostly stuff like fireworks for shows and stuff. It was kinda like the Ultimate Pyrotechnics Lab. There was even a blast room to test all this stuff in. It locks and everything! Oh, and there was a flamethrower, but I chucked it over the side of the island because Sam told me to get rid of it." Axel then looks over at Aki. "Okay, you're turn!"

"Well, the docks and the pool weren't particularly helpful... We are indeed on some sort of floating island..."

Leanne picks up where she left off. "I made sure to check the gym and the pool thoroughly. Not much was found in the gym aside from the storage closet. There was plenty of equipment for physical activities and swimsuits for the pool. There was also plenty of cleaning and maintenance supplies for the pool. The locker rooms are nothing too spectacular either. Exactly what you would expect. Showers, sinks, and mirrors. Not to mention lockers. Each one has our name on it and is opened using our handbooks, so if something is stored in your locker, nobody else can get into it. Finally, there's the pool. It's pretty simple. There's the pool and a lifeguard tower with a life ring and a whistle on it. More importantly, there are special rules. You can't swim in the pool at night or eat in the pool. That's all though." She then looks over to Amelia. "I believe you inspected the docks a bit further in detail than I did, correct?"

"Ah...yes, zat is correct. It appears zat ze docks do not actually 'ave any water. Zey just 'ang over ze edge like zis island was picked right up into ze sky. 'owever, what is more important is zat Nekoshi says you can take a boat from ze docks to ozer places. You can buy tickets for ze boats at ze little shack, but 'e said somezing about using coins. I do not know what 'e meant by zat." She looks to her side. "It should be Vicky's turn, but we were looking around togezer, so I do not zink she saw anyzing new..."

"In that case...I guess it's my turn." Vivian smiles at you all a bit nervously. "Well I made sure that the kitchen was fully stocked. There's a whole bunch of food to pick from there and I don't think we'll be running out anytime soon. There's also a room next to it with a really fancy door. It had plenty of cleaning supplies, a laundry room, and a mini dining room. Now that I think about it...maybe that's a lab for Claus. He's the Ultimate Butler after all." She looks over at him and thinks a minute. "Well, that's all for me. How about you, Erika?"

Erika is silent. After a moment, she realizes you aren't going to leave her alone until she talks. She sighs. "There's a room upstairs full of poetry with Japanese junk hanging everywhere. That's all I found. Now if you don't mind, I'd like to get back to my thoughts..." She slouches forward, blocking out the rest of you and returning to deep thought.

The attention turns over to Ashley. "Very well. Here's what I found." She places the fan away and speaks to you all. "There's an elaborate garden in the front with an oddly large tree and a waterfall as well as a lake. I would have explored further, but I...er..." Her face turns a bit red and before you know it, the fan's up again. "Sato was um...bathing in the lake at the time."

"How indecent..." Claus sighs.

"He knows we've got showers, right...?" Axel looks confused.

"Not that it matters, because I found something else worthy of note. The A/V Room. There was a multitude of videos along the shelves from educational to entertainment. They even had some with my gorgeous face in it. Anyhow, the setup is fairly perfect. There's a large screen and surround sound speakers. Those of you in my fan club would certainly be able to enjoy my movies in there."

As Ashley finishes, Sam and Sylvia enter the dining hall. "You're late," Claus says in a matter of fact tone.

Sylvia gives a nervous laugh and flashes everyone a big smile. "Sorry! We were a little caught up in our exploring."

Ashley crosses her legs. "Well, since you're here, tell us what you found."

"Uh...Err..." Sylvia takes a second to recollect her thoughts. "Well, we found a Game Room. Kind of. It was more like a casino. It was honestly really weird. All the games were out of order. There was also this uh...room. With a heart theme. I think it's probably best we pretend it's not actually a thing..."

The others turn to Spy. Claus interrupts, however. "Spy spent his time investigating with Dennis and Leanne, so there isn't much else to gain from his explanation."

"Well, that's everyone..." Leanne looks around the table at everyone.

James looks to you all. "I suggest that for now we all head back to our rooms and rest. It's almost night..."

You all agree and decide to head back.

You enter your room, finding it's exactly as James said. You head over to your work desk, grab your key, and lock your door.

You feel exhausted, but...

You decide to check the room carefully for any way someone might be able to get in. You've got a window, but...

You tap the glass. It seems bulletproof. Nobody's gonna be breaking in through there. You then look around, checking the room. You lift up the carpet, only to find basic tile flooring underneath. You head into the bathroom, only to find that it's just a simple bathroom with...everything you use on a daily basis inside. That's a little creepy. They even have the specific brand of shampoo you use. You open the closet and find that it's just filled with copies of your outfit. You even pick up the little houseplant in the corner and search around it.

Nothing.

You fall on your bed and feel fatigue wash over you as you fall into a deep sleep...

(TO BE CONTINUED)

You take a bit longer to prepare in the morning than you usually do for whatever reason.

Either way, you finish up and notice you've still got some free time. Maybe it would be a good idea to head out and do something.

You decide to look around for your own special room, heading into the school. You pass by Aki and Axel on the way. The two of them seem to be having a conversation as they run laps around the school.

As you enter the hall, you take a look around the first floor. There's the dining hall, where you notice Claus, Spy, Tucker, Ashley, and Sato eating breakfast and talking together and the Ultimate Butler's Lab which is full of cleaning supplies, contains a laundry room, and a smaller dining room perfect for tea time. You notice the gym is still here, not bothering to go in there since you've already explored that room. You then head over by the stairs. The school store is here and there's the bathrooms of course. You don't see your room though. You head upstairs to the second floor and find two different rooms. One with japanese lettering and a scroll hanging from it and the other with a bone motif. A pickaxe and a shovel sign hangs over the door. These must be Aki and Sylvia's rooms. You head back downstairs and try the basement. There's a lit up sign that says "Game Room" hanging over one of the doors and the other is labelled A/V Room. You also notice that flame pattern blast door. You can hear what sounds like Dennis and Sam talking inside. Sadly, it seems you didn't find anything resembling the Ultimate Prop Dancer's Lab.

...Well, what should you do now?

(Oh, just in case you didn't assume it, I'm assuming Vicky always has her prop bag on her.)

Vicky will actually follow him. If there's a radio, the A/V room is a good place to look.

"Oh sorry..."

Vicky steps aside.

"Have you seen any radio in there?"