Welcome to another chapter of the story, things start picking up when double M starts looking for answers; the detective way. Sorry for taking so long, getting the personalities for the characters just right is hard work. So with no more delay, here the next chapter.
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Chapter 2: Getting acquainted…
Have you ever had one of those days where you thought nothing will ruin your schedule or plan, only to have to suddenly change in just a few minutes? Well, that is what is about to happen to me on this fine day on the Hawaiian island of… some name I'll figure out later.
The tension acutely rose as I exited my office door to find that there were five people. Actually, four people and a blue dog… the same one I saw earlier today. My first thought was 'OH MY GOD!!!' or something like that. I was also playing "Hero" by Nickleback in my head while thinking I was Max Payne for some reason; I don't know why I think like that… I just do.
I thought of a lot of things to do in this situation, some more idiotic then others. I could have took a chair and chucked it out the window along with myself. I could have screamed and locked myself in the office, hiding under my desk. Of course that would be incredibly stupid so I decided to play it cool by greeting them; I studied them carefully without them knowing… especially the big guy with four eyes… what the hell…
"Hello, how my I help you?" I said casually, adjusting my hat to look like I was a person who likes to stay neat; costumers like that in a detective for some odd reason. The taller girl had a plate of jello with pineapple in it. (What's with new neighbors and jello?) She looked like she was the little girl's mother, stepmother, or sister; I ruled out guardian since she looked too much like the little girl.
"Aloha. We came to welcome to the neighborhood. I'm Nani Pelekai-" I started to tune her out to take some mental notes. I took note that she was nervous, possibly worried about something bad about to happen. Good reason too, the little girl and the blue dog were trying to sneak around me; through the corner of my eye, they were obviously trying to get into my office. What was weird was that the dog was walking on its hind legs, perhaps there was something more to that dog then I thought. Ms. Pelekai didn't see this yet so I decided to bust them in a way that made it look like I knew exactly where they were, and then I decided against it. Nani was finishing the introduction (yes, I tuned out the entire introduction from my mind (Not really a smart or polite thing for a detective but nothing I could do now.) when she noticed the little girl and the dog weren't standing where they should.
"Lilo? Stitch? Where-"
"I believe they are in my office, checking out some of the stuff I use in detective work." I said, answering her unfinished question. At least I know the names of the ones who I would investigate later, now I had to make sure they don't break anything. I turned slightly to the right, opened the door to reveal Lilo in my chair with a magnifying glass in front of her and Stitch climbing down the wall… wait, did I see that right?
"Lilo! Stitch! This is no way to act to a neighbor!" Nani shouted. She really need anger management.
"Don't worry Ms. Pelekai, it's all good. They didn't break anything." I said, trying to keep a fight from happening. If you're wondering about the jelly, the noodle looking person (I'd figure out later is named Pleakley) placed it on the waiting table. As I said that, the magnifying glass suddenly broke in two.
"… Ok, that was weird." I stated, trying to keep things in control. This was going to take a while…
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One hour later
It was about an hour, I gave everyone the "grand" tour of the place in which I lived. When we got into the wreck room (You may know it as the lounge), we had a little fun despite the unfinished surroundings. Lilo and Stitch were playing ping-pong at the ping-pong table. Pleakley was reading a book he found title "Planting Flowers for Dummies" and was sitting in a beanbag chair. Nani, Jumba, and I were talking; it was about some random stuff like the weather and job origins, that type of stuff.
"So mister…" Nani said, saying the sentence that asks you they don't know your name. Of course, I forgot to tell them so it was natural.
"Michael Maint, also known to be called Double M." I stated, a little much but I like saying that line.
"How do you like it here?" She asked. I shrugged my shoulders.
"It's ok, though there were a few odd things."
"Odd? What is being so as you say 'odd'…?" Jumba asked in his Eastern-European accent. I found that cool, though it gets annoying after a while. Of course, it could also mean that he could be a scientist since (though a stereotype) most scientists talk like that. I pushed that out of my mind for now though.
"I mean "out of the ordinary" type of odd, like when I saw this little blue guy working at a shaved ice shop."
"You mean Slushy?" Lilo asked after she got beat by Stitch, the little guy was holding three paddles. I found it surprising he was able to do that when he's supposed to be a dog.
"Yeah… I think that's his name." I said, even though I never heard his name before. I just like "going with the flow". This went on for about 20 minutes, after which they all had to go home for some big dinner due to Nani's boss coming over. (Also I was getting bored, I can't make long conversations) They asked me if wanted to come along, I declined. I had to get the place ready for opening. So they left, leaving me to get the place ready.
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It was the afternoon; I managed to finish getting everything ready. I was in my office, getting everything squared away. I was going to the police station to pickup the copies of the criminal files and store them into my filing cabinet. I left my office when I saw someone come into the door, that's when I raised a brow. The black man in the FBI looking suit looked at me, though hard to tell with his sunglasses. He was pretty big, I noted.
"Detective Double M, I presume." He said/asked. I don't know which but I nodded anyway. I was sure this wasn't going to be a normal neighbor visit; I felt a case coming on…
That's it for now, tune in next time to find out what happens next. Happy holidays!