Welcome to the Hotel Exotica

Baron · Fri 27/03/2015 02:52:49

Jimmy discovers a shrivelled and dessicated corpse on the bed! Judging by its discolouration, finger and toe-nail growth, and mummified state, he estimates that whoever once lived in the body has been dead for months if not for years. Given its eerie creepiness he is reluctant to examine the corpse any closer.

Larry sniffs out the old vent. The air smells stale, suggesting that the system has been sealed up for years. He detects no trace of the runaway teenager, but can make out just the faintest whiff of ...marijuana?

Previous to these lines of inquiry Jimmy had confiscated the duffel bag from Larry. Within it he found nothing but a frayed piece of rope, an ancient poker chip stamped 1958, and a mysterious charm necklace made of wooden beads and what looks like a rat skull.

Mandle · Fri 27/03/2015 06:36:41

>>Cover the corpse back up with the blanket out of respect and then try the Jimmy-on-Larry's-shoulders-looking-through-the-peephole thing again...

monkey424 · Fri 27/03/2015 09:07:50

Ooooh. The plot thickens..

>> Sniff corpse.

Cassiebsg · Fri 27/03/2015 15:39:37

>> Use the stick to flip the corpse over...

Baron · Sat 28/03/2015 18:18:22

Ha ha! Sorry for missing last night, but I fell asleep cuddling my son, so no computer time in the evening for me.

Larry refuses to give up his new cape on account of the fact that he believes it makes him look "cool" like Darth Vader. But he does oblige by sniffing the corpse (it smells of stale perfume -probably an Emaraude 1958), flipping the corpse over with his feeling wand (revealing a tube of purple lipstick underneath), and lifting Jimmy up to look through the peep-hole (he's heavier than he looks).

Through the peep-hole Jimmy sees what appears to be another door across the empty hallway.

Cridone · Sat 28/03/2015 18:50:30

Welp.

>> Pocket the purple lipstick and draw a symbol onto the bed (something representing peace)
>> Put the 'corpse' back down onto the bed and put the beaded necklace around its neck
>> Combine the frayed rope and the rat skull to create a seal
>> Tie the hands of the corpse together with the seal

(Now something actually helpful)

>> Open the door a little bit and look in every direction to see if there's anyone else, if there's no one else, run to the other door and smash it down

Baron · Sun 29/03/2015 03:05:46

Jimmy pockets the purple lipstick, but he doesn't go in for that weirdo witchcraft stuff. Instead, he uses the frayed rope to do a good ol' fashioned hog-tie on the corpse, just to make sure it doesn't come back to haunt them. Unfortunately due to the state of decay, one of the arms comes off in the process. In the meantime, Larry finds a new feeler wand!

The boys are working themselves up to charging across the hall to knock down the door.

You are now carrying: loaded revolver, 3 spare bullets, regurgitated case notes, wallet, woman's earring, blanket/cape, empty duffel bag, charm necklace, old poker chip, purple lipstick, feeler wand, wallpaper, and severed arm.

MiteWiseacreLives! · Sun 29/03/2015 05:56:53

>> use lipstick, cape and severed arm to make Larry up like a bride of Frankenstein... Try to blend in.. Jimmy can hide under dress with revolver in case any patrons get touchy feely without paying up

Frodo · Sun 29/03/2015 10:15:29

>> Have Jimmy look through the peephole again (to make sure the coast is clear), then go to another door across the hallyway

Mandle · Sun 29/03/2015 14:36:33

Seriously, this whole scene is starting to remind me of something:

Now we just need Antonio Banderas to come in through the door and say:

"Did they misbehave?"

Baron · Tue 31/03/2015 03:56:48

Larry is convinced to don some "war paint", thus using up at least half of the lip-stick. Then, after one more peak to make sure the coast is clear, they charge across the hall and break down the door of the opposite room. They tumble into the darkness, tripping over each other and the apparently copious furnishings that room 3A surprisingly has. Then the door is slammed shut behind them and all is black except for the lingering smell of ...lead and algae?

Mandle · Tue 31/03/2015 04:39:25

>>Firstly, Jimmy should explain to Larry that the room is pitch black and then ask Larry to sniff and feel around to work out the general layout of the room and hopefully find a light switch at some point.

Baron · Wed 01/04/2015 03:16:21

It's no use! They seem to be trapped by the twisted snare of Larry's super cool cloak! Struggle as they might, it only seems to tighten the grip of the sinister blanket. And to make matters worse, there appears to be some sort of raspy breathing sound emanating from the eerie darkness!

Frodo · Wed 01/04/2015 03:31:58

>> Call out for help.

Mandle · Wed 01/04/2015 05:00:23

>>Try to knock over and/or open one of the suitcases we seem to have fallen over. If we get one open, try to feel around inside it for something sharp to cut us out of this tangle...

MiteWiseacreLives! · Wed 01/04/2015 06:34:39

>>pry lead out of one shell and load gun then fire into some of the flammable pillows and junk around you. LET THERE BE LIGHT!!!!!111!1!1!!111

Cassiebsg · Wed 01/04/2015 15:37:21

Quote from: MiteWiseacreLives! on Wed 01/04/2015 06:34:39
>>pry lead out of one shell and load gun then fire into some of the flammable pillows and junk around you. LET THERE BE LIGHT!!!!!111!1!1!!111

Nice one, was thinking about the same lines... though Larry is used to "see" in the dark, so it should not make any difference to him if there is or not light. :p

Baron · Thu 02/04/2015 02:51:16

AUTHOR'S NOTE: I'll be away visiting family over the Easter weekend so there will be no update until Sunday at the earliest. I look forward to reading many a hair-brained scheme when I return!

The dynamic duo call out for help, and then Jimmy wriggles the revolver free in order to attempt to set fire to the nearby bedding. Fortunately, just before he carries out his plan to burn the hotel down, the lights flick on by themselves! They are now confronted by the irate occupant of the room who now wordlessly hisses at the current occupants of his nest.

MiteWiseacreLives! · Thu 02/04/2015 04:18:09

A DUCK! Well isn't this a twisted tale of deceit, Baron!
Aim the revolver at duck and make no eye contact while you ask him what sick and deprived things he's been engaging in at this seedy hotel.

monkey424 · Thu 02/04/2015 04:35:27

What a cliff hanger!

Will our hero's escape the peculiar poultry perpetrator? Or will they be.. DUCK SOUP!

Find out after this short festive intermission..