Well, a while back when ayeka's bliss was in a more early purple form, i put up a little mystery game story. Well, I just happened to stumble upon it again so i figured those who havent read it could give it a go and see what they think. I have been debating doing some more of this kind of writing. So, here it is, enjoy!
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This is the story of a dastardly deed. Can you find the clues spread out amoung the posts to cypher out who done it? this first entry is just to give you background about what is going on. Subsequent posts will follow tomorrow (well...later today technically now) with the pieces of clues. Read carefully and good luck. The first 3 people to PM me the correct answer and how they found it will get a secret prize Good luck!
~Sasami-Prologue~
Dear Diary,
Tommorrow is thanksgiving. I am planning a suprise dinner for everyone and I'm just so excited. Maybe I should use the secret ingredients that i grew over the summer. Hmm, now where did they go? i thought they were right here in my drawer. Maybe i put it out with the food already. Hey where is my food for tommorrow? Oh my. I had better figure out what happened to all the food and my spices. Time to become: Detective MGS (Magical Girl Sasami). Hmm... looks like our culprit may have left some clues for us to solve this turkey heist with. I had better mark my findings on each person who was here today. That leaves Ayeka, Ryoko, Washu, Mihoshi, Kiyone, Me (hehe), Tenchi, and Ryo-Ohkki. Hmm i got a lot of work to do before tomorrow. Id better get started.
Info: Items that WERE in the box before the heist: Carrots, potatos, a turkey, a bag of spices, fresh broccoli and green beans, some very strong sake (from a company owned by one Urd woman), Bread, various ingredients for stuffing, gravy and the likes; and blueberry pie ingredients.
This box has always been locked and Sasami recieved special permission from Grandfather Masaki to use it to hide the food. No one else knew about it.
I lied, you do get one clue...its NOT Sasami. Ryo-Ohki's data will be posted on this page. Good luck and happy hunting.
~Zionia
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Here goes the actuall storyline.All of them may be edited slightly through today, so you may want to wait to vote until tomorrow. Good luck.
~Sasami questions Ryo-Ohki~
When i was looking through the box where i had hidden the Thanksgiving food, i noticed something odd. There was a carrot trail leading away from the shed and out to the woods. Hmm, now would Ryo-Ohki really take all this food? I followed the trail until i found the litle cabbit munching on the carrots.
"So it was you! Ryo-Ohki, how could you eat all the food i had gotten for dinner?"
"Meow meow meooow meow meow"
Translation: What are you talking about? i was just out here when i found all these yummy carrots lying in the road and i just started eating them.
"Really? But who could have taken all the food then?"
"Meow meow meow. Meow meow meow meow meow."
Translation: I saw Ryoko and Ayeka running through here a little while back. They seemed to be carrying something heavy in large bags.
"Did you see anyone else?" I wasn't really suspicious of the cabbit anymore. It only would have eaten the carrots anyways. But what were Ayeka and Ryoko up to?
"Meow meow meow. Meow meow meow meow?"
Tenchi seemed to follow them shortly after they went through. But i didnt see who dropped all there carrots. Want some?
"No thank you Ryo-Ohki. I have more in the pantry. You can have the onse they dropped here. Keep your eyes out for me."
"Meow meow"
Translation: Okie Dokie
Then I set off down the path to find ayeka and ryoko.
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Ryo-Ohki:
"MEOW!!! meow meow meow meow meow. Meow meow meow..."
Translation: YEAH CARROTS! Sasami will never figure out whats going on. Now where should i start...
~END~
Is Ryo-Ohki somehow involved with this food heist? keep reading to find out.
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Dectective MGS
(AKA Sasami)
~The Questioning of the Lady Ayeka~
I left Ryo-Ohki behind and followed the path that was in front of me. They had to be around here some where. Ah-ha! I could see Ayeka in the clearing ahead carrying a heavy basket. All my food was probably inside of it. I snuck ahead of her and jumped out from the bushes. Ayeka screamed and fell down, the heavy basket pinning her to the ground.
"What's in the basket sis?" I asked a little harshly. Ayeka saw it was me and seemed to relax a bit. She was definately up to something.
"Just some things i was bringing out" she said "Why did you have to scare me like that?" She seemed upset with me.
"Its not my fault you are so jumpy. Why are you sneaking around way out here anyways?"
"Well, i WAS going to make a suprise for dinner tomorrow night but now it wont be much of a suprise." She held up the basket and inside were a bunch of fresh picked apples. She was going to make a some pies? Ayeka was NEVER one to like cooking, nor was she a good cook in any way.
"Ayeka, you know you couldn't cook a piece of toast in the toaster. How do you expect to bake a pie?" I wanted to know what she was really up to.
"Well, that is the part im still trying to figure out. I know i cant cook, and if i cook them at home, it wouldnt be a suprise. So i was going to go to town to ask if someone would make the pies for me and i would bring them in after dinner tomorrow."
it seemed plausable. Could ayeka really be trying to just bring something good to the table (for once)?
"But then who took my food i had for tomorrow?"
"Maybe it was Ryoko. I saw her near the box behind the shed when i was out picking these apples, but i didnt think twice about it because she knew that was your food."
"I guess i had better go look for her then" So off i went in search of Ryoko.
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Ayeka got up and shifted the apples around to make sure nothing was damaged. Then she headed off towards town to have some pies made. The whole time she had a smile on her face. It seems the Cabbit had enjoyed her carrots...
~END~
Could Ayeka be involved with the food heist? keep reading to solve this mystery.
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Detective MGS
(AKA Sasami)
~The Interrogation of Ryoko~
As I came out of the forest, i saw something move near the shed. I quickly headed over there to see what it was. Nothing was there by the time I got there though. I took a quick look around and found a small scrap of grey cloth stuck to the box. I grabbed it up and took a look at it. It seemed to be a piece of the clothing Ryoko likes to wear. I ran off towards the house looking instinctively for Ryoko. Of course it would be her. She always liked to get into things no one was supposed to find out about.
I finally found her upstairs pawing at Tenchi's door.
"Ryoko, what were you doing by the shed earlier today?"
"Hmm? Oh, Sasami! Um, hi how are you today? Heh. Um the shed? Well you see, I was... You know... err"
She really was making no sense and i was becomming more sure that she had taken the food. "What were you doing out by the shed Ryoko?" I was definately becoming upset now. I needed to find all the food before it was to late to prepare everything for dinner tomorrow.
"Well, you see. I was out for my usual morning walk when i thought i saw someone moving around behind the shed. I went around to check it out, but no one was there. But the box that is usually locked up was unlocked and the lid was ajar, so i sort of looked inside."
"You took the food out of my stash didn't you Ryoko?" I was furious now. "Where is it? That was for Thanksgiving dinner. I want to know where it went, and i want to know now!"
Ryoko seemed to shrivel up. "That was for thanksgiving dinner? Im so sorry Sasami. I ate the apples and some of the potatoes. I was hungry and there was nothing in the kitchen. Please dont be upset. Ill go to town and pick you up some more if you want?"
"Was there anything else in the box when you ate the potatoes?" It seemed odd she would only eat those things.
"No. Well, actually yes. There was a bottle of Sake that i took. But it is still in the kitchen pantry unopened. I was going to open it up tomorrow night. I'm so sorry Sasami for taking your food, please dont tell Tenchi?"
She seemed a little off today. Normally she wasn't like this, but she was desperately trying to pry Tenchi more towards her and away from Ayeka.
"Are you sure you didn't see anyone else around that box lately?"
"well, i think i saw Washu by it last night. But i couldn't tell what was there this morning."
I took a look at her clothes and noticed that they were a deep blue. Nowhere near the color of the scrap of cloth i had found.
"Well thank you for your help then Ryoko." And i went back down the stairs and into the chaos of Washu's Lair...
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As Sasami went down the stairs, i couldn't help but to smile. At least she didn't have to go to town to get the stuff again. She turned back to Tenchi's door and began trying to coax him out again.
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Dectective MGS
(AKA Sasami)
~Investigating Washu~
When i got down to the bottom of the stairs, i found that washu was already waiting for me.
"So, Did you find out who did it yet?" she asked.
"how did you know?" i started but she interupted me.
"The Greatest Scientific Genius in the Universe has to know what is going on right in front of her." As she said this, Kiyone snuck into her lab.
"Well, if you know what happened, you should know who did it to, right?"
"Wrong" she stated. "I was busy with other things when the crime took place, but i did see the aftermath. So do you have any clues as to who it is?" Kiyone came back out of Washu's lab, carefully carrying a small glass object in her arm. She dissapeared into the kitchen. Washu didn't even notice.
"I talked to Ryo-Ohki, Ayeka, and Ryoko already. none of them seem to know what happened, but Ryoko did say she saw you near my box last night. What were you doing there?"
"Well, you see, i was doing a little experiment to see if my new laser defence system was functioning correctly. I needed to test it outside, because it covers such a large amount of space. So that is why i was out there."
"And did it work?" I asked. I was getting nowhere, and it was starting to wear on my last good nerve.
"Yes it did. Infact it went too well. The lasers targeted anything that did not belong in the area, which just happened to include me. I had some trouble shutting the thing off, but thanks to a little help from an old friend, i was able to turn it off. (Thank you mister hammer)."
Sasami was getting tired of this whole affair. She had planned to make a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner, and now someone had ruined it.
"Is there anything you can tell me that could possibly help me find the one who took my stuff?"
"Well, i could attempt to infuse your brain with the new device i made..." she started.
"NO! i mean, no thank you Washu. I guess ill just have to solve it my way then." I started walking away when she said one more thing.
"You may want to find out who's pants that scrap of cloth beplngs too. They might be missing it."
I had forgotten about that. Hmm...who else wore dark colored pants? Perhaps it was Kiyone. I went off to search for her.
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As Sasami ran off after someone else, most likely Mihoshi or Kiyone, I returned to my lab. There i enjoyed the spicy aroma that was comming from the roast beef cooking in the pot...
Could it possibly be Washu? Keep on reading to find out.
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Detective MGS
(AKA Sasami)
~The Trial of Kiyone~
I found her in the kitchen, still holding on to the glass thingamabob she had taken from Washu's lab. I snuck up behind her and poped up with a question
"Whatcha got there Kiyone?"
She jumped and almost dropped whatever it was.
"Oh! Sasami, you scared me. This is my communicator that Washu took last night. Hmm, she is a sneaky one."
Sasami noticed that Kiyone's pants had a large rip in the leg.
"What happened to your pants?"
"Oh, um...i must have ripped them when i was out earlier."
"What were you doing out by the shed earlier?"
"What is this? Some kind of Interrogation?" Kiyone looked at Sasami's face and realized something must be wrong. "Why what does it mean to you?"
"Someone stole all the food for the suprise dinner i was planning. and i found a piece of your pant leg in the box where i had all of the food. So what were you doing in my food box?" i nearly screamed. It was getting late and i needed to find the food before it was too late.
"Im so sorry Sasami. I had no idea. I was just out looking for where Washu had hidden my signaling lasers. It seems she decided to use them to create some laser defence system that didnt work to well. I think i know what box you are talking about. I saw tenchi over by it earlier this morning while i was outside, along with ayeka, ryoko, and Ryo-Ohki. They were all wispering really low so i couldn't hear. I was busy looking for my laser, so i didn't give them much thought."
I was really feeling sad now. What was going on? Why was everyone taking my food? Who was taking my foood? And where were they putting it? I just couldn't make any sence of it.
"Thanks." i said quietly. I was just about ready to give up on this. If they were going to take the food, then they could cook thanksgiving dinner themselves. I suddenly remembered that washu had said that she didnt see anybody outside thismorning on her screen...someone was lying to me...i turned to ask Kiyone another question, but she was gone...and so was washu when i went back to her lab...Ryoko was no longer at tenchi's door either. Something was up, big time.
It was time i had a talk with tenchi...
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"Well now that was close" Washu said. You definately just blew one of our covers, depending who she believes."
"Yea, but she'll never figure out that..."
"dont say thier names outloud.. you dont know who could be listening. And i agree with you...she will never guess who did it..."
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Detective MGS
(AKA Sasami)
~Searching for Tenchi~
I headed up stairs and noticed that Ryoko was no longer pawing at Tenchi's door. I gently knocked and called out.
"Tenchi? Are you in there?"
"Yes Sasami, come on in."
I went inside and closed the door behind me. Tenchi was sitting at his desk writing some notes down on a piece of paper.
"What's up Sasami?" he asked.
"Well, Tenchi, do you know that box by the shed? The one your grandfather always keeps locked?"
"Yes...what about it?"
"Well, i had planned to make a suprise dinner for tomorrow night and i had the food put in there so it would be safe. But someone broke into the box and stole all the food. Do you have any idea who could have done such a terrible thing tenchi?" I didn't want to believe Tenchi had anything to do with this, but i suspected him as much as anyone else. So far i have found nothing that truely helps me get any closer to the theif.
"Hmm...i think i saw Ryoko rummaging through it earlier. She said she found some ripe apples and fresh potatoes. She asked me if i wanted any, and i said no. I have been busy doing school work all day. I'm really sorry someone would do this to you sasami. But i dont think whoever did this did it to hurt you. They may not have known it was your food. They may be feeling bad once they find out what it was for though." He turned back to his writing momentarily. "I also think i say Mihoshi hanging around there. sometime durring the laser show Washu had going on. Maybe you should ask her."
"Thank you Tenchi. I hope i can figure this out before it is to late. Do you know where Mihoshi is? I haven't seen her all day."
"Last i remember, she was watching her TV shows this morning. She may have gone to her room to take a nap though. It is about that time of day."
"Ok, thank you Tenchi"
So off i went to find Mihoshi...
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As the door closed, Tenchi pulled out his list again. They would need more potatoes for sure. And carrots. He hadn't realized Ayeka had given so many to the cabbit. And Ryoko had eaten a good number of the potatoes before her could stop her. He read the recipe for the MGS Turkey Rub that he had found earlier in the day. He finished up his list, and then headed off to town...
Could Tenchi be the Mastermind behind it all?
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Detective MGS
(AKA Sasami)
~Search and Rescue~
"Mihoshi!" I called out. Where was she? I was looking everywhere. She wasn't watching TV or in her room sleeping. She wasnt in the bathroom or in the yard. Nor was she in the kitchen. I went to my room too go think for a few minutes in silence when i heard something banging inside of my room. I carefully opened the door and saw...
Nothing... Hmm... what was that banging? Thenn it started again. It was comming from my closet.
"Hello?" i called out.
"MMMPH!" *thunk* the thing banged against the closed door again. I grabed my broom from the corner and went over to the door of my closet. The thunking was definately comming from that thing in the closet. I grabbed the handel, and ripped open the door. Something crashed to the floor in front of me and i started beating it with my stick.
When it stopped moving, i opened my eyes to see..."Mihoshi! What were you doing in my closet?"
Mihoshi was in a daze for a few minutes. "Opps, sorry. Are you ok?"
When Mihoshi was finally responding, i asked her again: "What were you doing in my closet?"
"XXXXX Locked me in here! XXXXXX Said that they were going to do something and they didnt want me to open my big mouth...whatever that means. They made me miss my soaps tho. And look! Its time for Dinner already!"
I looked at the clock and saw that it was infact time for dinner. I was too late. Dinner time was here and i couldnt find my food. All the stores would be closed for the night and i needed to start cooking now if i wanted everything just right for tomorrow. "Well, i hope everyone likes leftovers then. I had a big supprise dinner planned, b-but some one *snif* stole all my food i had gotten." I started to cry. I had tried really hard to find out who it was, and now i was too late. What was i goingg to tell everyone when they came for a big thanksgiving dinner and got left over misu soup and stuff. They would be very upset with me.
After a few minutes of crying, Mihoshi said that we should go out and see if there was any stores still opened to buy food for tomorrow night. "I guess we could try, but most places are closed, and those that have anything left will be slim pickings." I followed her out and we went looking everywhere. Nothing. We had nothing. It was getting very late and we had driven a long distance from home, so we decided to sleep in the town we were at.
In the morning, we looked for any stores that would be opened on thanksgiving. Of course, none were and after a full day of looking, i fianlly gave up. "Let's go home Mihoshi. There is nothing else we can do. Lets at least be all together on the holiday." So we drove back. Mihoshi took a longer way back that went through some pretty places. I guess she was trying to help me calm down. But i was so upset. When we got home, no one came looking for us asking where we had been all day. We went inside and i got ready to tell everyone the bad news when suddenly i found out who the thieves were. And who the mastermind behind it all was.
What hapens next?
Was Mihoshi involved?
This is the end. Make comments, and guesses as to who was involved, who was not and who was the mastermind behind the whole operation. Post them as replies if you wish. The day after the polls close (Dec 12th) the final answer will be postd in Sasami's journal.
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~FINAL ENTRY~
*Sasami entered the kitchen to see a wonderful feast. All of the things she had planned to make were there, as well as a few other suprises. Everyone was there!*
Sasami: Wha? What happened? Who cooked all this food? No one else knows how to cook anything eatible.
Ayeka: Welll...we did have to call in a little help for that...
*Suddenly Lady Misaki popped out of the back carrying a tray of fresh sweet rolls.*
Misaki: Suprise Sasami!
*Sasmai just stood there aghast.*
Sasmi: But, what happened to my suprise?
Mihoshi: Well, Everyone except for Kiyone, Washu, and Ryoko helped out.
Ryoko: Hey I helped out!
Ayeka: Yes, you helped out by sampling all the food as we were cooking it!
Mihoshi: Well, as i was saying. Tenchi got all your recipies together and had some people from town learn them to help make the food. Ryo-Ohki broke into the box where you had all the food, and Ayeka took the food to town. You almost caught her, luckily she listened to me and put the apples on top of the food in the basket. Well, we all planned it out so that you wouldn't find out what was going on. I made sure you would find me trapped in your closet just late enough that all the stores would be closed so that you couldn't go out and buy more. I took you out of the way so that everyone else could suprise you with this.
Sasmai: But what about Kiyone, and Washu? I thought they were up to something?
Ayeka: They were...luckily for me, when i tripped the laser defense system, i was standing behind the shed so i wasnt hit. When Washu cam out to see what happened, Kiyone realized where Washu had hidden her laser pens and tried to get them bback. Luckily, they were too busy arguing to notice us get into the box before you woke up.
Ryo-Ohki: meow meow meow meow meow!
Translation: Those two bums never saw us comming!
Sasami: But what about Ryoko?
Ryoko: They didnt decide to let me in on their little secret until after you were gone. They didnt think i would be able to keep it secret, or id screw it up or something like that...
Sasami: But then, who planned it all out. Some one had to be in charge of the whole thing. Was it you Ayeka?
Ayeka: No...actually...
Tenchi: Mihoshi actually planned it all...
*Sasami just stared at him*
Tenchi: Really, i can hardly believe it myself, but Mihoshi was behind it all. She planned what each of us would tell you, and she got you out of the way so that the rest of us could put it all together.
Sasami: Thank you so much everyone!
*With everything happy once again in Sasami's Dream World, the world was at peace. Everyone feasted in the wonderful meals.
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