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Note: chapter 5 is up. It's a little more serious then I would have liked, after all this is supposed to be under the humour genre too…but anyway…I have tried to make this 'case' a little more challenging for the group. Hope you guys like it too. Tolle seemed very OOC the last chapter, but he's gone now, and I really can't help it. By the way, I'll try to update twice a week at least, so keep a look out.
Tennisprincess15: thank you…Haha…I never really watched/read detective Conan, although Kindaichi has been kinda helpful here and so have all the Nancy drew/hardy boys books…and yes it has become harder…at least this time. Well hope you still find this chapter as good or not better! Thanks!
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Chapter 05 – toilet break
"Do we have a time limit to crack each case?" Kira asked.
"Not that I know off. The game master never mentioned anything about that." Cagalli answered.
"We should start." Alyssa said, she had clamed down considerably, but was still anxious to get Nicol back.
"Yea. The faster, the better." Miriallia agreed.
"Well, where should we start?" Sai asked.
"The toilet. He said he was going there." Alyssa replied
They headed to the toilet on the first level, but there was nothing. Slowly they made their way up, checking every toilet. Finally the toilet in the attic gave them some clues.
There signs of a struggle, the mirror and the window was broken and toilet paper lay strewn on the floor, but no body.
Athrun looked at the window. He moved closer to examine it, and he found a ripped piece of clothing. It was Nicol's. Looking out the window, he saw nothing, and then he looked down.
Running down three flights of stairs, with the rest of the group at his heels, he ran out into the garden to the spot below the attic's toilet's window. There was Nicol's body, lying in a pool of blood.
Alyssa gave a small whimper, although the body wasn't her brother's the resemblance was striking.
Yzak and Dearka went forward and carried the body away from the bushes and into a clear space. They checked the body and realized there were rope marks around its' neck.
"Strangled to death?" Dearka wondered out loud.
"I guess. Rope probably." Yzak said.
"And where are we supposed to find that?"
"If the body was flung out the window, then the rope was too." Kira stated.
"And the rope is a lot lighter then the body, so it would have fallen a greater distance from the house. Let's fan out and search the area. Check the bushes and trees as well." Athrun instructed.
"Alyssa. Why don't you stay here? You don't look too good. Or maybe going into the house would be better." Miriallia asked worriedly.
"I'll just stay here. It's okay, don't worry."
The group looked high and low for that length of rope, but after an hour's of searching, it still was not found.
Alyssa on the other hand had looked over the body again, and the place where it had fallen. She had found a piece of paper with the words: Col. Mustard, Prof. Plum, The Rev. Green, Mrs. Peacock, Miss Scarlett, Mrs. White and Dr. Black. When the rest returned, she showed them the paper, and the silver key she had found.
"Aren't those the characters in the game Cluedo? Dr. Black. Isn't he the guy that gets killed and starts off the game, where each of the characters are supposed to find the murderer, who is one of the group?" Fllay said.
"She's right. But what does that mean?"
"Well we are playing Cluedo, wasn't that what the game master said?"
"He did, but who are the characters? And in this game, no one has been killed."
"I thought he meant that we will be playing a detective game and that's all."
"This is a strange development."
"What about the rope. Has anyone found it?" Yzak asked, bringing the conversation back to the matter at hand.
"Nothing."
"But it couldn't have disappeared into thin air."
"Why don't we all take a break, and maybe later some of us could check the toilet again." lacus suggested.
"Yea, it's turning dark, we should go back."
Alyssa had a pained look, but kept quiet. Everyone was tired, even she herself was weary from the day's events.
They returned to their room, for a rest before dinner was served.
Later that night, Lacus took the time to introduce the staff of the house to everyone.
Raww le Klueze the butler.
Mwu la Fllaga the gardener
Azrael the errand boy
Natarle Badgiruel the chambermaid
Murrue Ramius the cook
Andrew Bartfeldt the guard
Aisha the chambermaid
"Well. I'm sorry that things have gotten so complicated, but I hope you'll rest well tonight." Lacus apologized and bid everyone good night.
However the first day was not over yet.
Note: hahahaha…I was laughing to myself so much after giving them 'adults' their posts in the staff at the holiday house. Hahaha…can't stop laughing now either. Well, the game has gotten a little more interesting and truth be told, I'm not that good at writing mysteries, although for this I do have an end in sight, but for the little 'cases' in between and actually everything else, suggestions are greatly needed. It's kind of like a mystery in a mystery. Does that make sense? Anyway, pls review, and tell me how you like where this story is going so far. Thanks!