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The Mystery of the Handy Helping Hand
PJ Watson flipped a coin as he walked passed the Electric Dinner. "It's going to be a good day." He said in a weird accent, after catching the coin. "Um what's with the suit, PJ?" PJ's cousin Keith asked walking up to him. "It's not PJ it's Calloway, Casey Calloway, See?" PJ said. They continued to walk as they talk. "Casey Calloway, the guy from all the mystery books you're always ready? With the stories you have to solve?" Keith asked.
"That's right. He's the world's greatest detective. He can solve any mystery, See." PJ said. "And he always says, see?" Keith asked, also doing and accent. "Well yeah, that's how Calloway talks. It's part of his character." PJ said, before he suddenly stopped walking. "Now the writer of the Casey Calloway books, Polly Hashimotto is having a contest see? And I have to stay in character the whole contest, it's one of the rules. Get me?" he asked, poking Keith in the chest. "So you must pretend to be one of the characters?" Keith asked.
"Ah, you got a big brain for a little fella." PJ said. They resumed walking. "So who else is in the contest?" Keith asked. "It's just me and one other, see." PJ said, flipping his coin again. Keith and PJ walked until they arrived at a house at the same time as Francine. Who was wear a purple dress, white fancy gloves, purple heels, and a black hat. "Francine?" Keith asked, confused. "There isn't any Francine here, busters. It's Lila Lavender, and you better stay out of my way if you know what's good for ya. Cause my way is my way, and there isn't any other way…." She said turning to face away from Keith and PJ, before looking over her shoulder. "But mine". She walked to the door and hit the buzzer.
"Lila Lavender," PJ said throwing an arm around Keith and facing them both towards the street. "Another character?" Keith asked. "Not just another character. She's Calloway's rival detective. That girl is nothing but trouble and lipstick." PJ said. Francine made a smacking sound as if she just finished applying lipstick. A buzzing followed by a weird chicken squawk came from the buzzer. "Enter, if you dare." A woman's voice said. "Oh I dare." Francine said. "I dare".
Francine, PJ, and Keith entered the house casually. Francine trailed a gloved hand across a piano as they walked by. Quickly PJ and Francine sat in the two wood chairs facing a desk. Keith stood behind PJ. The chair on the side of the desk spun around dramatically, revealing a woman Keith assumed was Polly Hashimotto. "Detectives, as the two biggest fans of my books you have been selected to solve a mystery. The first to solve the mystery will earn the title of Master detective. Celery Lila?" Polly asked producing a plate of celery stalks out of nowhere.
"My only weakness." Francine said taking a celery stalk and taking a bite. "The Lila Lavender character loves to eat celery." PJ said to Keith. "Now, you must solve the mystery of the Handy Helping Hand." Polly said. Francine continued to eat her celery, while PJ nodded his head slightly. "Huh?" Keith asked. "The Handy Helping Hand is a mysterious character. One you'll never see. Who always helps Casey Calloway." PJ explained, leaning back and sticking his thumbs beneath his suspenders.
"Because he can't do anything himself." Francine added. "You know that's all…" PJ started to say. "Silence." Polly said, cutting PJ off. "Now, I will give you a hint. And this is a big hint. The Handy Helping Hand is one of these characters in my books," she said, before turning to face the fireplace behind her desk, that had three pictures on the mantle. "Either Mike "Baby Face" Walker, Gingersnap Gonzalez, or Abdul "Double Talk" Santora."
"HHHHHMMMMMM" PJ said, stroking his chin. "Now on your way, and remember detectives. It's always good to have the last word." Polly said. "Say, what about our first clue, that will help us solve the mystery." PJ said. "You've already seen the first clue. AHAHAHAHAHAH." she laughed, spinning her chair around dramatically still laughing before she started to cough.
"Go. Now." Polly said. Francine, PJ, and Keith quickly exited the house. But stopped right outside the door. "I'm going to solve the mystery before you do Calloway. You wanna know why?" Francine asked, while removing her white gloves. "why's that sister?" PJ asked. "Because I get to cheat and don't call me sister." Francine said. "What you can't cheat. Why that's gotta be against the rules." He said. Suddenly the buzzer went off.
"Lila Lavender can cheat. It's what her character would do." Polly said. "What? Aw man that's not fair." he said. Again the buzzer went off. "But Casey can get help from his friends, that's what his character would do." she said. "AH. How about that, I didn't even know that. Well let's call up some friends' man. Do what you do." PJ said, pushing Keith forward. "HEY YOU GUYS!" Keith yelled.