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- [Announcer of Avarice] - ( -AND NO, WE DO NOT HAVE THE BUDGET FOR AN EXTRA VOTE! I'm not crunching the numbers again.) [Automated Voice] - "This MBMB announcement has concluded, thank you for your patience." - [CYMK] - (So! Vending machine, almost totally out-of-order. Sucks, but at least...

This is so exciting!! - [CYMK] - (Okay. Okay. Alright. Okay. I'm here. I've got a four-pack of Pomstar and pre-gamed with six beforehand. Even if this is one of those messed up "lucid dreams" Moh told me about, there's no way I'm missing this.) - [CYMK] - (I wonder if he's here... Oh. At...

RATASTROPHE There's Every Rat In This Vending Machine A stationary, haunted, rat-infested vending machine disguised as a regular vending machine, the RATASTROPHE is a culmination of every MarioWiki and community-related rodent character, unleashed at random to sow chaos on the battlefield...

Introducing the latest culinary duo of cultural clashes and catering classes... Two Many Cooks! Starring... 𝑀𝒶𝒹𝒶𝓂𝑒 𝒵𝒶𝓁𝓈𝒶𝓇𝑜𝓃𝒶 + 𝒞𝒶𝓈𝓈𝒾𝒶 𝐿𝑜𝓃𝒾𝒸𝑒𝓇𝒶 Madame Zalsarona The Lunch Lamb She / Her 'Back in my homeland, we had saying: "Aizal en hertte, bobkest bei fruskke" It roughly means "If you...

Round 4 scribbles are up! The prompts and challenge this week were built from user-submitted community insanity. Warning: many birds and Scott the Wozzes within.

Awards Scribble Round 3 is HERE (and in the next post)! Aside from the usual matches, the challenge this week involved creating ✨️comics✨️. Everyone brought their best once again so do give it a look and vote if you wish!! As always, one off contendors are always welcome if you wanna draw for a...

Scribble Circuit Round 2 Results are out. Come check out the incredible pieces made by the community! https://www.marioboards.com/threads/48474/post-2399949 Additionally, we're always looking for people to throw their ink in the ring, so if you'd like to join as a replacement, there'll be...

ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT TO JOIN AWARDS SCRIBBLE CIRCUIT DONT DELAY INSERT COIN TO PLAY You can also sign up as a replacement and participate in week long challenges instead of 1v1 matches! https://www.marioboards.com/threads/48474/

Investigations are now locked. The (improvised) Final Accusation phase is now active. Players may now post their deductions for the culprit using thread clues they've gathered. No new investigations or rolepowers may be submitted. After a brief interlude, a story sequence will be posted...

You look for a painting with a high amount of black around its edges, and look for fuzzy things on it. Something fuzzy's going on here for sure. Fine art is truly... a mystery.

Surprised as ever by anything, you ask Valerie about her involvement, and your genuine concern catches her off guard amidst the tension. - [Valerie] - I absolutely don't know. My animal communication allows me to impart thoughts on untrained fuzzies, and in addition to exposure to their...

- [Moh] - ...Starchild ENA. Yes, the Noktmathi delegation informed me you may be present as an independent, and intimidating, investigator. Presuming you've entered a contract yourself, you are well aware of the things I can, and cannot, disclose, subject to individual terms. However. "Set him...

- [CYMK] - ...............I should have said something from the start. Buxy. I lied..... and I was struggling for so long. - [CYMK] - The pressure to perform, to represent a future of hope for mages around the world. The privilege to share that which I admire with all of you: the endless...

The reanimated pink golem shambles around, and you like, press your face against its hip and blink a few times to get a good look at the particles within. It stares at you. You note there are a few different types of leafy biomass churning around the tainted golem. Due to the vast variety of...

Valerie watches you with caution. She notes you taking an interest in her pets, after earlier, and calls one out of the bushes, and into the crime scene for you. Maybe, she thinks, that people aren't so bad. She agrees to let you try giving it a sticker, though she cautions you, it's well...

You examine the mask in the bushes. You note a few more crushed plants are here, as well as Valerie's traps. The herbs section appears to have been plundered nearby. Thinking back to what you saw earlier, you turn the mask over for its initials, and it reads: KL.

- [Moh] - .......................................................................................................................................................Mr. Pea is very amusing. I rarely get the time for media these days. The last I heard, he went on a holiday of some kind many years...

Aldrich confirms that despite his lobbying, the security systems on the main island are not perfect. Contraband is not allowed, or must be contained on arrival. He uses an additional layer of guest monitoring and confiscation to handle anything that falls through the cracks, as demonstrated...

It is the same can. - [Storm] - Do I have to...? Okay fine. I smuggled it in. It's a cool Findelan dagger I picked up on the mainland. I cut myself with it working on the exhibit, and then tried to use it to open the box, but, hah.... - [Storm] - Provided you're not like, storing hordes of...

- [Cassia] - My... there's no chance I would do something so uncouth as this wretched vandal did towards a fine arts exhibition~ but, any chance to take the stage and talk about my talents is appreciated. Your chef for this afternoon's testimony is Cassiandra Lonicera, here to sweeten our...

- [Valerie] - .......................................................................................................okay fine. I'll talk, especially if one of my terrichinoderms really had something to do with this. They're completely harmless (...when trained and pacified.) - [Valerie] -...

The thrilling sequel to "throwing oneself down a garbage chute" begins. TESTIMONY - MOH DHURVAKT - [Moh] - My, already... so many people interested in the arcane have arrived. The Astral Plane... hohoh. A noble pursuit, starchild Rei. You should attend my lecture later in the...

TESTIMONY - STORM DEMORGE - [Storm] - Okay Sholmes, upfront, I didn't have shit to do with that exhibition, okay!? Thanks for having my back. None of you better piss me off with accusations while I'm here, because I've been doing great these past few months. I'm not gonna let anyone...

- [Uncle Otto] - Handled the logistics myself. Stormy wanted to build the stand, but iunno about him blabbing about it. He'd have told his little secretary about it. Youze seen his bar back in the 'gyds? Kid was never shown how to sand a table, now he's polishing his own place every few months...

Val watches from her bush as Bushroot returns to talk BB into touching one of the balls, because Sholmes has been talking about starting a tin-foil collection. With no hesitation, BB dives for one of them. From the pole, two arcane ropes extend with great speed, and bind her in place. Valerie...

You examine Vending. There are a few brands of drinks in the machine. You notice a new kind of drink called RATZ, but there's other more recognisable brands, from Z-Power+ to Pomstar, where the latter's Paradise Punch flavor has been cleaned out. You follow up on the Fitness room, and see a...

You and Leo decide to tag-team the library records, while Aldrich stays put, and you monitor him. After Leo does a bit of searching without Aldrich eliciting a strong reaction, you decide to head to the basement to follow up on records in other places you have access to. You land at the AEAEA...

The can is red, but splattered with multicolored paint. You examine the Library's staff records. The library itself has quite a few archival books on both AEAEA's planning and the hotel in a restricted hotel section, still under A and E. You look for Emoluments, handling staff payroll, and...

Aldrich asks which of the two hooligans have the key to the storage at present, and Storm presents it. The Restricted Storage contains various toxic substances organised roughly by type. Pesticides, poisons and other acids that could affect are on one shelf. Both soluble and non-soluable paint...

- [Aldrich] - Strictly in the storage by the cabins, but the depths of this hotel contain far more dangerous contaminants only accessible to myself. - [Aldrich] - As I mentioned to Mr. Leonhardt earlier, we are aware of our reputation. It is unavoidable that guest items go missing in this...

With a loud fingersnap, Aldrich finally addresses the creepy slanderous suspicious concierge allegations. - [Aldrich] - ...Hmph. Gentlemen, while your counter-deductions are warranted in the face of a bold accusation, you have to understand my haste in this situation. That insignia strikes...

You examine the Med ical bay. You can't really discern if anything's been taken or disturbed, but there are plenty of spare bandages and other things mostly designed to cater to slips and falls, which must be common. The office chair is reclined, in a way that would be optimal for relaxing. You...

- [Aldrich] - ... Aldrich, now facing the blunt end of an accusation himself while Sholmes is dancing, fails to notice you pick up the mask at first, but then with a whip of water, he knocks the mask out of your hand, then the golem reforms. - [Aldrich] - ...! While holding it, you could...

You examine the two water chutes. These chutes are freely usable to return laundry and dishes to their respective areas for cleaning. They involve a similar mechanic to a dumbwaiter, with a glass box that can then be moved around the hotel's ducts to any room marked on the map, provided the...

TESTIMONY [With a piercing glance at CYMK, Aldrich begins to speak] - [Aldrich] - Quite. - [Aldrich] - Now that you've seen my abilities, and the hand I had in this exhibit, I can assure you, I had no motive whatsoever for sabotage. It would bring ruin to Cascade! I'm part of AEAEA's...

While many partitions have been knocked over, only two have actually shattered artifact displays. Each display holds a trio of artifacts, and you glean summaries from their lengthy descriptions. None of the artifacts are missing. The curtains are drawn, exposing the threat for all to see...

[TESTIMONY] - [CYMK] - [Sigh]. Okay, guess I gotta say something or other instead of moping about it the rest of time forever. Hoping we can clean this up in time for the public exhibition. - [CYMK] - Before the big VIP group arrived, my feature was totally ready. I had everything...

- [Aldrich] - Hm. An unexpected question, but if you insist. I hope this will answer everything. With a fingersnap, Aldrich reveals a mask from his jacket, then forms a golem for examination with water from a nearby chute. This one is crystal clear, and takes on a faint blue hue. -...

You examine one of the mysterious devices. A metal pole with a glowing, red light is staked in the ground. You note a shiny ball of what appears to be common tin-foil sitting a small ways away. The two are connected by a small nylon wire. There are a few more staked in places around the garden...

You open the door to the Still A Cabin, double checking the inscryption again. Yep, it's Still A Cabin. The door is kind of splattered, like many other things on your trail. Inside is... your alleged culprit. A lone, contorted six-pack box of oil-based spray paints in pink, purple, yellow, and...

The towels are generic, but definitely exclusive to the Ramura wing, embroided with the wing's sun symbol. They've been stained with reckless abandon, as if used to clean something. The colors are indeed very bright, and the paint smells similar to the exhibition room, but you note the towels...

You examine the Sunroom. Similar to the gallery next to it, sunlight pours into this room from the skylight above, as it extends out from the "main" building. It has plants, wide open space for relaxing, towels for drying off, and meditating mats. The floor is emblazoned with a sun-like pattern...

- [Aldrich] - Hmph. If it helps to solve this case, I suppose I should detail the system for you. Aldrich snaps his fingers, and, wow. That's certainly a manual. - [Aldrich] - Indeed, there was a golem guarding this exhibit earlier when you were walking outside. Some of you may have seen...

You pursue the watery trail. It continues from the water feature to the door, then stops abruptly. The strange golem from before appears to have absorbed most of the water on the bridge as it moved away. You note it swaying off to the side, sloshing visibly more diluted pink water on the nearby...

- [Moh] - It's a symbol associated with a recently-made-dormant Sterwegenist cult. I am not at liberty to speak on the matter otherwise, but suffice to say, their members are dangerous. It was assumed they vanished after the Starline Incident, but I, like few others, have remained in pursuit...

- [CYMK] - No... nothing this violent. normally I concentrate on containing my mess, even when doing Street Art. I'm glad you recognise this is some kind of paint, but watercolors aren't usually my thing. - [CYMK] - Aldrich made me sign a contract to keep all of my paints in the Restricted...

Arriving in a bit of a hurry, Aldrich pushes through the small crowd to stand between CYMK and the Golem. - [Aldrich] - Quite- mh…! - [...] - ........... The concierge turns slightly pale. He snaps his finger, and the golem shambles off the bridge, its movements sloshing, and slow...

- [Aldrich] - Attention all staff and residents. The waterworks are now functional once more. Thank you for your patience. I shall join you all shortly for our inaugural exhibition viewing. At the entrance to the Exhibition Room, the small bridge leading to the raised terrace is now crowded…...

(Across the hotel, the loudspeaker system crackles to life for an incoming broadcast. On the conference floor, the audio is slightly distorted, giving the speaker a warbly cadence, almost as if the announcer was underwater.) (A voice speaks.) - [Aldrich] - Attention all staff and residents...