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The Party Of Noire Manor
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Deveny's Notes*:
Items:
Suspects:
Events:
*If you have something to add or something has happened, talk to Deveny Ross and he'll put it in his notes.
{7:00 PM}
...
Deveny Ross walked into the gates, where he was greeted by two bulky guards who wore no expression to their face. He showed they his invitation, a slip of sealed paper, and they stepped aside to let him in. One of them wished him a good time.
The boy didn't like to go into such fests such as this, but some things in Noire Manner were just worth coming to find.
He passed the garden into the estate, noting the bright flowers and the neatly trimmed hedge. A servant was gardening to his side. He passed on to the building, walking calmly into the door. He was greeted by a rich sight: it looked like a ball room filled with people, milling about, with bright light casted from a chandelier and tables to the side, filled with wondrous food. He nearly let out a squeal at seeing the chocolate fountain, but fixed himself. This was no time for childish gigs. But nonetheless, he took a lollipop from a tray and slid it into his mouth. Mmmm, strawberry with a hint of mint.
There was a staircase ahead.
Deveny adjusted his tie and went to go look. Tonight would be an uneventful night, or so he thought...
"Yeah, yeah. We didn't get a say, just Leliana being her oh so polite and-"
"Don't even start, Demione."
"Whatever you say, Sunnygirl."
The blondette was a simple "commoner", though her origins say else. She was set to be the male's future wife, living in a semi-far country. It was only because her soon-to-be sister-in-law told the host or hostess that the young teen and preteen would be there.
The brown-haired male was not in the mood for party. Despite this party, he refused to be even remotely classily dressed. Some may think otherwise, with his deep blue fancy overcoat, pale gloves, generally fancy attire. But Code:Sunstorm knew otherwise.
Code:Espinoire, her soon-to-be husband strolled through the courtyard, admiring the trimmed hedges and many fountains. Code:Sunstorm knew better, and her main focus was just to get in and sit around, maybe socializing with other invites. But Code:Sunstorm and Code:Espinoire were met right before the room with all decorations, the ballroom.
The man was maybe seven feet tall. "Mystique?" Code:Sunstorm inquired.
"Hmm?" Code:Espinoire, also known as Mystique, responded, obviously bored.
"Who's that?"
Deveny Ross examined the stairs, looking for aome kind of hitch or hatchet. But he was to be disappointed. After minutes of searching, nothing prevailed.
He sighed and came back into the party, where people chattered and walked about, making conversation. He wound his way around most of the groups, avoiding interaction entirely. Perhaps later...
He took out a small handkerchief out of his pocket and proceeded to souvenir some suclera from the food table.
*Event section of Deveny's notes updated
Ichigo had arrived just in time and she looked at the two huge, according to her, bodyguards, she at first felt intimidated by them but, cooled herself down thinking 'they're just bodyguards, no kidnappers', she then showed them her invitation card nervously and then walked in when they let her, she looked around as she saw the hedges, the garden and the gardener and finally reached the building, in other words walking the same path as Deveny. She entered the big doors and once again felt, nervous, intimidated and slightly scared of the grandeur as she looked around. She was dressed nicely for the party and her ears were pink all along from embarrassment about her look, she hadn't planned on socializing but still she dressed up elegantly for the ball.
Leo who had arrived five minutes earlier to Chii had been observing only since coming, when he entered the building he was fazed even a bit and just shrugged it off, he was dressed casually as he wanred to feel comfortable tonight for some reason. He was waiting in one place for a girl who would catch his eye so that he could go and ask her for dance.
Jean was minding his business, standing outside the doorway. He was nervous to walk in, but her pretended like he was waiting for someone.
"Mystique?"
"Hmm?"
"Who's that?"
He turned to see two young teenagers - or so they appeared. The girl was in a grayscale night sky dress. The male had his right eye covered. He had a deep blue overcoat on top of a white shirt, dark grey leggings and pale blue shoes. "It's rude to ask about someone who's listening," Jean muttered calmly.
"S-Sorry, we were just trying to get by," the blondette squeaked, dragging 'Mystique' behind her.
(Oh yeah, guess, maybe you you don’t talk to Deveny yet until something interesting has happened, but it’s your choice. The options are to either just hang around or approach some of the guests.)
The banquet was quite good, but he didn’t serve himself anything else save for the pink lolly he was already sucking. He didn’t trust food. Nor any of these guests. A few more had just come in, most of them younger than him one or two years or so, the second to last girl looking nervous. He frowned, then went to survey and calculate the guests at the party. There was a man who was dipping overly chocolate onto his cake, a woman greedily shovelling treats and appetizers onto her plate and a couple slow dancing in the edge of the room.
Either than that, everything looked normal.
The boy was feeling slightly famished, so he decided to pick an innocent looking sandwich on a toothpick and finished it in two bites. As he brushed the crumbs off his attire he noticed, out of the corner of his eye, a lady approaching the balcony of the stairs, looking down at the banquet.
I take that that is Lady Noire, house owner of this mannor. He thought, looking up at her. She looks grim. I wonder why. She should be happy about the newborn baby.
Lady Noire didn’t speak, yet cast her gaze down below. A slim butler stood behind her, acting as a guard.
Deveny was too far down to see what the butler looked like, but he didn’t pay too much attention to that either. His gaze was fixed on the house mistress, trying to guess what was on her mind.
Ichigo was now sitting on a chair in a corner by the banquet where all the food was kept but she didn't eat a single thing, she wasn't hungry, rather she was now curious about Lady Noire
(Gtg school time, bye)
Deveny looked up expectantly.
"Dear guests, welcome and thank you for coming." She announced.
Everyone clapped politely.
(aahh gotta to school see you all later.)
Chii continued looking at Lady Noire, she too clapped like the crowd and a small smile appeared on her face as she looked at the woman who had just become the centre of attention
Leo too clapped for a bit and then stopped, he walked around to another end of the room
Jean decided to follow, but stay behind everyone so they could still see.
Deveny Ross frowned. She had hesitated before the word 'son'. Was she not happy with her child?
His coat swept the floor as he noted something down in his notes.
Leo raised an eyebrow, 'ooh, Lady Noire's trying to seem like there's something wrong, but then, there really can be something wrong, lets keep a watch out for it but for now lets just keep it aside' he thought
Lady Noire was about to speak something else, but before she uttered she abruptly turned to her butler and asked something inaudible to him. The butler brought out what seemed like a small pocket watch and she studied it for a moment before giving the tiniest nod and spoke:
"I must be off, there is something I must attend to. Enjoy your stay, I will be back soon." And she hurried off upstairs, tailed closely behind by her butler. It was almost as if she was trying to leave the area as soon as possible.
Deveny frowned, his posture straight and aware. He pursed his lips, pondering.
Hints (for those who need it, of course, you could always do your own wanting, but you should only read the hints if you are stumped.):
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*You can try to follow Lady Noire, but this is not that recommended, unless you have a plan, because most likely you will be caught and sent back to the room, or worse, kicked out of the manor. This is an extremely risky course of action, and that might get you out of the game for a while. Oh yeah, if you do something very wrong, and end up trapped or something, you have to wait, because like, if you're a real life detective and you get caught, it takes a while to sort things out, right?
*You could talk to some of the guests. They might know something you don't.
*You could explore. This is also done on a smaller premises, because if you attempt to go to any of the other rooms the guards will stop you, unless you have permission from one of the house members.
*You could wait. Good things come to those who wait. Or do they?
*You can try to follow Lady Noire, but this is not that recommended, unless you have a plan, because most likely you will be caught and sent back to the room, or worse, kicked out of the manor. This is an extremely risky course of action, and that might get you out of the game for a while. Oh yeah, if you do something very wrong, and end up trapped or something, you have to wait, because like, if you're a real life detective and you get caught, it takes a while to sort things out, right?
*You could talk to some of the guests. They might know something you don't.
*You could explore. This is also done on a smaller premises, because if you attempt to go to any of the other rooms the guards will stop you, unless you have permission from one of the house members.
*You could wait. Good things come to those who wait. Or do they?