Chapter 6: Salt, Stars, and Facials
Nancy arrived in the Ivory Room.
"Finally!" a lady exclaimed, "I've been waiting to receive my facial series since last Christmas! Please, begin at once."
"Sorry," Nancy replied, "I kind of have to do something else right now."
"Excuse me? Are you telling me to wait even LONGER?"
"And by that I mean get your facial ready" Nancy quickly replied.
"Oh. Thank you."
Nancy quickly grabbed the necessary supplies from the nearby cabinet and began to perform the facials. Luckily, the client wanted simple facials done. She was done in only a few minutes.
"Ah. I feel SOO rejuvenated. Thank you. I'm going to get a bite to eat and some sleep."
"Wouldn't surprise me," Nancy thought, "Now to find that bomb."
George's bomb detector showed that the bomb was in the sensor deprivation unit. But as Nancy was observing it she found a note on the floor.
"I wonder if this is from the bomber." She then read the note.
"Jasmine, though it's what you do best, I will NOT be ignored!"
Nancy pocketed the note and started to look for a way to open the unit. She found a message on the screen. It had directions for opening the sensor deprivation unit
After reading it, Nancy did all the steps on the list. Once she drained the unit, it popped open with ease. Inside was the bomb. It was a bit trickery to defuse, but Nancy managed. This one had leftovers from Thanksgiving in it. Odd, but not a problem. As soon as she finished defusing the bomb a lady ran in.
"You're here already!" she exclaimed, "I'm sorry When I'm on the set I never miss a call and when I'm on stage I never miss a cue, yet for some reason when it comes to real life, I'm late for everything. Wait, you're not Gretel."
"Oh my gosh, you're Jasmine Ivy! The actress!"
"Yes, I know that," Jasmine replied, "Now, who are you and what happened to my regular masseuse?"
"I'm sorry. My name's Nancy Drew."
"The new general assistant. Right." After stopping to think she continued, "What are you doing here?"
"Just cleaning up after Mr. Mingles. He had quite a feast in here. I just found this note. It sounds threatening."
"Oh," Jasmine replied, "It's probably just a prank so, why don't I toss it for you. That way you don't have to give it another thought."
"Have you gotten any other notes like this?" Nancy asked.
"Not that I recall…" After another slight pause she went on, "Listen, I keep hearing this weird hissing and clicking sound in my room. It sounds like a snake, and I hate snakes. So could you please fix it for me? Right now? Okay. Bless you. Bye now!"
"Spoken like a true Grapefruit." Nancy thought, "Oh well, 'moving on.'"