Genuine Haunted House

[Lola]

Its Holloween Night... all manner of strange occurrences are bound to take place on this, the most spiritual night of the year...

One of which being in a vacant lot in the woods bordering Muffinville... a dense fog bank rolls in. Shapes move within the fog, as well as strange noises and cacklings. As the fog finally lifts... a tall hill stands where the lot once was. A old creepy mansion perched on top, with a windy path up to it flanked by wrought iron railings... there seems to even be a graveyard adjacent!

Who would be so foolish as to approach such a place?

[Feng]

The mysterious man in the trench coat and Bowler would be such a fool! Stepping onto the porch light of the house, he rings the doorbell!

[Ookalf]

Hm... *Curious about the spontaneously appearing house, Yvette follows the mysterious man up to the door.*

[Blaze]

A news van pulls up outside the house! A man dressed in a green suit with white shirt and a blue tie emerges, followed by a camera floating on it's own!

"Man, I hate covering this kind of holiday story..." he grumbles as he stands before the gate. Turning to face the camera, he raises a microphone and forces a smile as he starts talking.

"Ryan Drosen reporting for MFTV, here outside a supposedly haunted mansion in the woods around Muffinville. It is Halloween night, the time where the spirits of those who passe don have the strongest presence in this world. This reporter will scour the mansion and it's grounds for such a spirit."

He gives the camera the signal to stop recording and heads inside, the camera floating behind him.

[Harri-chan]

Elliot would be that foolish! Ryan's viewers might catch a glimpse of him stood behind the reporter, waving and throwing up the horns, before quickly turning around, pretending to examine the house when the other boy came passed. He was in his late teens, wearing a beige t-shirt and jeans today.

He grinned as Ryan brushed passed the guy ringing the doorbell, and went straight on inside. "I guess they're not in", he shrugged to the mysterious man and the maid before following the reporter inside.

[Lola]

The doorbell... surprisingly... works! And unsurprisingly, it booms out deep and ominous tones... more like a series of funeral bells than a jingle.

The door ominously creeeeeeaaaaaaaks open! To reveal a hunchbacked and crossed eyed man with greenish skin dressed in a rather expertly tailored black suit. "Hello... how can I be of service to you?" he says.

Meanwhile, all those seeking entry could try to look around the grounds... or just walk past him.

[Feng]

"Greetings sir" says the man removing his hat. It's Lord Bones!

"I represent the Chibi Express delivery corporation. We understand that you are late on paying your protection fee..."

[Harri-chan]

While Bones distracted the weird looking guy in the doorway, Elliot brushed passed. Curious he was, brave he was not. A shiver ran down his spine as his eyes tried to adjust the dim-lighting of the manor interior as he looked around the place.

[Lola]

The dusty hunchback blinks at Bones. "I am but a servant and caretaker. You would have to speak to the master about that..."

Meanwhile Elliot walks past Bones and the doorman! To a grand entry hall... with faded red carpet, main staircase, and doors to the left, right and flanking the central staircase ahead! The walls are covered with faded paintings... dim lighting issuing from a cobwebbed chandelier above.

[Harri-chan]

Elliot rubbed at the back of his neck, glancing at the paintings, the doorways... before taking the main staircase. Slowly, he climbed them, trailing his hand along the banister, gulping as he saw the cobwebs around the chandelier. "That maid is gonna have a heart attack when she sees the dust in this place... ", he muttered to himself as he reached the top.

[Ookalf]

Huh... *Deciding against working her way through all the people at the front door, Yvette leaves them to deal with the hunchback and goes to look for another way in.*

[Lola]

Elliot walks up the staircase! The wood groans and creaks as he goes up... the old planks making their protests known. Finally he gets onto the second landing! There is a single door in front of him, and two balconies on either side!

Meanwhile, Yvette walks the grounds! She sees a graveyard, a old greenhouse and garden, and what looks like a statue garden with a fountain! She could investigate, or just continue along the mansion wall looking for a door in. The nearest one seeming to be a cellar door...

[Harri-chan]

Elliot was treading very lightly, testing out each wooden step before letting it take his full weight. With one glance back down into the main hall, he moved towards that single door. Reaching out, he curled his fingers around the handle and turned it, very slowly easing the door open, his heart already starting to race inside his chest before he'd even seen what was inside!

[Ookalf]

Meanwhile, Yvette walks the grounds! She sees a graveyard, a old greenhouse and garden, and what looks like a statue garden with a fountain! She could investigate, or just continue along the mansion wall looking for a door in. The nearest one seeming to be a cellar door...

*Yvette takes a moment to judge each of these options, then decides to investigate the graveyard.*

[Blaze]

Ryan ignores the others and decided to look around the grounds first. Followed by his camera, he heads for the graveyard! Kneeling next to a grave, he gives the camera the signal to resume recording.

"I stand here in the grounds of the mansion. No, your eyes are not deceiving you, this is a graveyard. Perhaps the spirits rumored to haunt this place were buried here?"

He cuts off the recording and explores the graveyard!