[HV] Act II A trail of blood Scene 3
OK, I know I said I was stopping Hotel Versailles, but that was before Tonisan sent his comment Hey, you! This story begins in Act I Scene 1 Interior. The Kitchen. Day Tad (13) , who has been informed of the nefarious mechanical man, is alone in the kitchen, sharpening a knife. Every four seconds he looks to this back, just in case. Just five minutes more and his shift will be over for the day. Just now Tad notices something. Could it be it, the steam man?(1) Tad is amazed to discover a man, cleverly disguised as a dish-washer. That isn’t going to fool him, though, he knows...
Read More[HV] Act II A trail of Blood Scene 2
Interior. Near the Hotel Manager’s Room. Day. Lucy walks to a cop which is guarding the Hotel Manager’s Room, her face withe, quivering from exhaustion. Cop: Are you alright, miss? Lucy: Yes, pants I need to see the Chief Investigator, if I may… pants … sir. I have something to tell him. Cop: Very well then. The cop knocks, comes in and then announces Lucy, who is welcomed to enter. CI: So, is there’s something you’ve found. Lucy: Yes, sir, but I’m not… pants sure you’ll believe me, sir. After a long explanation, Lucy is able to...
Read More[HV] Act II A trail of Blood Scene 1
Hey, you! This story begins in Act I Scene 1 Interior. Level 7th, near Lord Lancing’s Room. Day Lucy is pretending to be cleaning the corridor, while observing the blood stains. Lucy enters the corridor from the staff stairs, carrying a bucket with her cleaning implements. She begins her work at once, taking great care to find even the last glimpse of an evidence. (1) Soon Lucy finds out that there is something very odd with that blood, almost like if it were some sort of crimson machine oil. Quickly, she takes a sample and proceeds to keep with the cleaning when (2) she hears a...
Read More[HV] Act I A rough awakening Scene 2
Hey, you! This story begins in Scene 1 Interior. The Manager’s Office. Day Tad, Frank, Lucy and Mary are standing still before the Hotel Manager desk, at where the Chief Investigator is sitting, revising his notes. Chief Investigator (CI): May I?… Er… let’s go to the point. The reason I’m here now is that there has been a robbery in this hotel. And not a common one, I’m afraid. Lord Lancing, a British diplomat, a guest of this hotel, was in the possession of the Star of Malabar, a singular, extremely expensive jewel and a treasure of the British...
Read MoreGood kids, bad kids
Brian Gross won the first comment award in this blog and he achieved it with honors, bringing an important subject to mind. Public opinion about those who live on the streets is rarely positive, even in the case of children. First impressions do count, and shabby clothes, street manners and poverty do not help at all. Add a few stealing incidents, add kids acting as kids — homeless or not, and we have a nice distorted caricature of them that can be handy for a politician looking for an easy scapegoat. And then, there is the undeniable fact that when you are having it rough, temptations...
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