[Mari]

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The short scientist made her way up to the front porch of a mansion that had probably looked quite nice at one point in time, but was now falling to pieces likely from lack of maintenance. She could observe peeling paint and a damaged roof, but oddly enough all the windows seemed .... intact, if not filthy. She quietly wished she'd brought a gas mask, as she had no doubt the rest of the inside of the mansion would be just as dirty, no doubt contaminated with possibly dangerous mold... Parked on the street was her pretty pink ride chase, which there was a fair chance she'd given Ringo a ride to the haunted house on. Before her, the dual front doors were slightly ajar. It was pitch black inside, in spite of the abundance of once again filthy windows. One would have a hard time seeing inside through them, but they could certainly try to get a better look if they felt compelled to.

Ciel would turn to her loyal companion. Hopefully, she was better about these haunted locations than Milan, who had decidedly not come off of vacation for this mission. Who knew? It might just be some homeless dude chilling in there. Clearly Milan was more of a little girl than they were.

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Well, we're here! The mission is to find out exactly who or what is haunting this place. How are you feeling, Ringo? Are you ready for some detective work?

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Meanwhile near Ciel, Rosalyn was flying towards the old mansion using her trusty bird friend Parry, before she left she assigned Pippi to look after the manor after catching him doing something weird, but she shrugged it off and assigned him the duty before running off to join Parry, wearing the same clothes she wore at Nintendoland where she first met Junko, who was going to be in the same mission as her.

What a happy reunion the two will have in this supposedly spooky house, after all the things she didn't believe in which can be made into a very long list, ghosts are one of the few things Rosalyn believes in and so wishes to investigate the mansion and find out its mysterious background, maybe the ghosts are just friendly and wish to live in the manor in peace, they wont find out unless they check out the mansion from the inside.

Rosalyn and Parry landed near Ciel's pink car as Rosalyn got off Parry and looked back at him. "Thanks for taking me to the mansion Parry, you could go back now to the Treebarn until I need to call you again." Rosalyn said to Parry who nodded before he opened his wings again and flew off into the nights sky as Rosalyn turned towards Ciel.

"Nice to see you again Ciel, so once the other two people get here will we start heading into this stereotypical haunted mansion?"

[Rina]

Ringo's trembling quite frantically as she stood in front of the creepy-looking house next to Ciel.

"I-I-I-I-I'll be f-f-fine! I think..."

Poor, poor Ringo. While Ringo is a girl of science and fascinated by the paranormal, the very concept of ghosts shake her to the very core. In truth, she's been scared of them ever since she was a little girl. Ghost stories from grandma ended up instilling this fear of her for years, and she has yet to overcome it.

"C-C'mon Ringo...You can do this..."

Ever since the haunted house incident, Ringo got a little bit of a drive to try and get over her fear of ghosts. It's not that easy, however, as the one time she felt motivated to give her fear the boot was thrown out the window the moment she took a step in. Here's to hoping she gets further than last time.

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Well, This was gonna be fun. Group full of girls, and Junko was still gonna be the creepiest out of all of them, in a creepy mission no less. Junko was currently being Carried atop the squishy paws of her Monokuma, who was carrying her like a Queen would be carried. Although, the monokuma seemed far less willing than most slaves would be under the mighty order of there master.




"Ohoho~! Hurry up, slave, i intend to be there in time for the main events!"




"T-try saying that while your carrying a highschool level despair fashionista by yourself...."




"Are you implying im...Heavy?? Well, i know who is getting sacraficed to the evil ghost first. Hmph!"


Junko, when finally seeing the pretty pink car parked outside the abandoned old place, Junko then reeled back, and kicked her High Heel right into the monokuma's belly, making the little teddybear let go as Junko stood straight up on the ground, her monokuma getting up and waddling a little back and forth. "Ah~! Well, this is depressing!" Junko said happily as she made her way into the group of other female compatriots...

"4 Girls, one mansion!" Junko said outloud, completely oblivious, or perhaps far too knowing of what the connotation a title like that could imply, while breathing in the smell of death like it was a fresh summer breeze. "I like it~ Upupu~"

[Mari]

Ciel observed Ringo as she responded to her question, though frankly with body language like that the words were unnecessary for Ciel to observe her true feelings on the matter. Poor thing... It honestly made Ciel feel a little guilty, bringing her out here like this. Even Milan didn't have that sort of reaction. Ciel's mildly tense body language would melt in understanding as she re-prioritized her feelings. Leaning forward and reaching out, she weaved one of her hands into Ringo's and took hold of it, giving it a little reassuring squeeze accompanied by a bright smile. It was time for her to raise her support level.

"

...Whatever's in there, you won't face it alone. I'll be by your side every step of the way. We'll analyze it, observe it's behavior and maybe even calculate it's nature. Then it won't be so paranormal anymore~! Alright..?

"

Ciel's efforts to comfort and encourage Ringo aside, their two allies arrived and Ciel turned to acknowledge Rosalyn with a familiar smile. "It's good to know you're doing well, Rosalyn. And yes, we'll--...um..." Ciel began, only to trail off at Junko's rather bizarre entrance. She fell silent as she watched the display, a little distressed by the weirdness of it all. Junko made some sort of reference she didn't get because that movie definitely wasn't around in her world nor did she have any business watching it and Ciel just sort of waved awkwardly with her free hand, giving Ringo a 'Can you believe this' glance. Thankfully, the awkward moment wouldn't last for long before an eerie noise would promptly offer itself as a distraction. The sound of detuned harpsichord could be heard playing a sluggish yet upbeat tune.

"

...Seems like someone's home!

"

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Rosalyn looked at Ciel and smiled. "It's nice to know we'll be in the same mission again Ciel." Rosalyn said as she turned towards Ringo. "Hi Ciel's friend, who's called Ringo." She said to the bookworm as Junko appeared and made a reference to something. "Eww, but welcome to the mission, I hope we get along." Rosalyn said to Junko and Monokuma as she thought about them in her mind. "Wow, those two definitely look like bandits in a Saturday morning cartoon, maybe there both actually nice once we get into the mansion?" Rosalyn thought as she turned towards the mansion.

And the creepy harp that was playing from the inside, as Ciel thinks that someone is home.

"You mean, was home, for all we know they could be dead and the reason there playing the harp is because its there most prize possession."

[Rina]

One deep breath later, Ringo's composure returned to more manageable levels. Ciel's reassuring words certainly helped her calm down. This wasn't the first time she was given encouragement to facing her fears, Amitie did the same in the past. Ringo felt better, knowing the other allies are showing up to back the team up.

Except for maybe Junko's presence.

"Crazy bear girl appeared!"

Aaaand Ringo's nervousness shot right back up, zipping behind Ciel out of self-defense. Just looking at Junko is raising all the red flags, moreso that Ringo had a previous encounter with her. To make Ringo jump again, the harpsichord suddenly began playing, trembling a bit more than normal...

...This is going to take a while.

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"Well, i can tell this group is gonna be fun already. All of you guys are super b--" Junko was about to drop a bit of complaint toward this group's lack of fun and 'Get to work' attitude, until she noticed the sight of that apple-hair, and her smile immediately took over her face.



"Well well! If it isn't my All-star student! Is your butt still ok from that pit fall?" Junko asked the status of ringo's booty with the casualness of a friend who was making sure there compadre was A-ok.  Giggling happily, Junko tried her best to get as close to Ringo as possible, seeing as the Apple Girl WAS the only one Junko knew out of the three.



Oh hey, Music. Junko wants in on that. "Well, What're we waiting for, lets go see who's rocking out on the musical instruments, gang!" Junko said, acting like the charge of this Scooby-doo Mystery Gang.

[Mari]

Music (New!)	Map (New!)	Status (New!)
	First Floor	An eldritch figure is stalking you from the darkness.

Ciel considered what Rosalyn had said. While very much plausible, it was a rather odd conclusion to jump to out of the blue. While she was considering this Ringo slipped behind her and Ciel allowed herself to be hidden behind, choosing to protectively stand firm between her and Junko without hesitation. She was honestly entirely bewildered by what was going on, but she was sure Ringo had her reasons. Ciel looked back and forth betwixt Junko and Ringo for a moment. Junko certainly didn't look crazy to her; what sort of crazy person dressed so fashionably..? I mean sure, she was talking about Ringo's bottom for some reason--but that just seemed like some sort of humorous reference rather than anything particularly wrong. The bear was rather sketchy, but seeing as it appeared to be very sapient and rather docile she decidedly didn't think of it as any more of a threat than anyone else in the vicinity.

Glancing back at Ringo though, Ciel observed her very real fear. It was at this point that all doubt vanished from her mind. Junko had definitely done something to Ringo, something she just couldn't have. Ciel once again attempted to slip a hand into Ringo's, taking and holding it in an effort to calm the other as she shifted to acknowledge Junko a final time with a stern look upon her face. It seemed she was a little protective of her fellow nerd, not that this was the first clue one would be given.

"

...Right. Although it would be unusual to find homeless inside the life sphere, we should all be on our lookout for an acutal person taking up residence here. You should also be on the lookout for rotting in the house itself. Haunted or not, it's not necessarily safe inside.

"

Without further ado, Ciel would turn her back on Junko to regard Ringo. Her expression softened immediately. "...I'll try and stay between you two. Hopefully, once we get inside we'll be too busy doing detective work for any conflict." Ciel would whisper to the other before moving to lead the way inside. ...When Ciel touched the front door with her free hand and moved to open it the door abruptly crumpled into a dozen pieces, startling the scientist and causing her to recoil as a pile of heavily damaged wood now laid upon the ground. It was as if it had disintegrated at her touch! A blast of warm, musty air rushed past them as if the house itself were letting out a tired sigh.

"

...That's not a good sign! The condition of this mansion is startling.

"

Gingerly stepping over the flimsy door, Ciel produced a couple of small LED flashlights and handed one off to Ringo. The flashlights were quite small by normal standards, but otherwise were exactly what you'd expect from a flashlight. They appeared to have a wide beam, allowing thing greater coverage in the indoor area. Ciel turned on her own and inspected the entrance hall, only to notice something moving at the edges of her vision. The others would be able to see it as well, a subtly moving dark figure lingering just at the edge of their vision...

Yet, when Ciel quickly shifted her flashlight to try and catch the figure, it was gone. Or rather it had shifted right back to the edge of her vision faster than light itself could catch it, a seemingly impossible task. Ciel's brows furrowed, but she decided not to mention this in hopes that maybe the others hadn't noticed. It was a deeply troubling observation. Noteworthily, the eldritch figure hadn't made a sound during all of this. Was it even real, or was she ... seeing things? Ciel decided to wait and see if anyone else brought it up, turning her attention back to the entrance hall itself. The air was musty and full of an unknown dusty particle; one might feel this would be a pretty decent time to have an air filter. Broken furniture, trash and damaged plaster was covering the floor. Who trashed this place, and why..? A grand staircase led up to the second floor, but oddly enough their flashlights would not be able to penetrate the darkness up there from this distance. ...That was very strange--...and it didn't quite make sense, from a purely scientific point of view.

((You may feel free to split up from here or investigate things on your own. Use the map given above to get an idea of what locations are available to visit. The second floor, attic, and tower maps will not be given until (if) someone investigates them.))

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Rosalyn looked at Junko as she shake her head before following Ciel & Ringo towards the manor, as Ciel touched the door, it crumbled into pieces, just proving how old the mansion was as Ciel advised everyone to look out for anyone in the manor. "Like that thing over there?" Rosalyn said pointing towards the thing at the end of the entrance hall, after it disappeared Rosalyn took out a very bright glowstick from her bag as a light source for her. "We should go find that creature to make sure it doesn't bother us again." Rosalyn said as she walked towards the right.

And into the small hallway near the Tea Room as she looked around for any door the creature could of went into.

"It might of went around here, lets see if we can find a door, it could of went through it...Unless it has the powers to go through walls, which it could to further make us paranoid, in which case this will be a very fun mission."

[Rina]

"G-G-Gotcha..."

Ringo practically clinged onto Ciel the moment she offered her hand, trembling uncontrollably. It'll be unlikely she'll leave her side intentionally, so let's hope nothing would separate them. With Junko's presence and the haunted house, Ringo can barely keep herself calm with Ciel playing mediator. She watched as Ciel tried to open the door...only to watch it crumble to dust on contact. Yikes. Coupled with the door falling apart, there's also a rush of musty air that made Ringo sneeze.

"Tell me about it..."

Upon stepping in, her grip on Ciel's hand tightened as she illuminated her view with the given flashlight. It's surprisingly bright, bright enough to catch sight of that shadowy figure at the corner of her eye! Wait a second...

"WAAH!?"

Ringo snapped her attention to the shadow...only for it to disappear outta sight the moment she tried to look at it straight. Nervousness rising...Ciel, do apologize the increasing death grip Ringo is giving you.

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"Aww, whats uuup~?? You are all looking at me like im gonna hurt you or something~ Im just Junko Enoshima, The Super High School Level Fashionista!" Junko asked, knowing fully well that given the chance she would most certainly hurt all of them for kicks and giggles. Either way, Junko LOVED the attention it brought. She would just eat it right up if she could.  Either way, she also gave her name, and her fake High school Talent, when, it was really the Super High School Level Despair. "Its just that, Like, Me and Ringo are really great friends after we went on ANOTHER mission besides this one! It was suuuuuuuuuuuuper fun! Im just happy i get to spend time with my friend again, and make some new ones!" Junko said, giving a Peace Sign. This was a ruse as rusefull as ever.




"Now, instead of looking up at me like im going to Eat you, how about we look inside this lost Cha--" Before finishing her sentence, Junko looked at Ciel opening the door, and causing it to crumble into peices.




"...Now thats just sad." Junko said in her Depressive personality, before walking past with Ciel, to which Ciel produced some LED Flashlights for them. "Thank you, free stuff is always appreciated!" Junko said, before snatching one from Ciel, and immediately flashing it under her face, like she was about to settle down and tell some spooky campfire stories. "Oooo~!" Junko...was seriously having too good a time tonight.


And then, the flash of something dark in the corner, dissapearing too far from sight...





"*Gasp*! Oh noooo, im sooo scared! This looks like the set up to a bad horror movie, or a weird japaneese comic book!" Junko said, quite clearly not having a filter on her mind, as it was then up to her on where she wanted to go. Granted, the most fun would probably be in stalking Ringo and Ciel, scaring them both to the point of insanity. But, that Rosalyn girl would probably need some form of safety if there going off hunting some kind of shadow monster.  Well, if she wanted to survive, that is.




"Hmmm~! Eenie Meenie Miney....Bah, just tell me where to go. Ill be here!" Junko said, as she decided to say bollucks to even following a group, and instead sent herself to a broken recliner chair in the middle of the room, sitting herself down and waving at them.

[Mari]

Music	Map	Status (New!)
	First Floor	An eldritch figure is stalking everyone from the darkness You feel something beginning to faintly claw at your mind.

Ciel would have likely given chase to Rosalyn, but she definitely couldn't leave Ringo alone and she was currently freaking out. ...Rosalyn probably knew what she was doing anyway. Meanwhile, Ciel turned and gently pulled Ringo into a comforting hug in response to being clung to, wrapping her arms around the other's waist. She paid no mind to the mildly painful death grip Ringo was giving her, far too selfless to prioritize her own comfort over the intense fear Ringo was experiencing right now. She did, however, keep her eyes peeled as she cuddled her frightened companion. Mostly because she wasn't confident they were alone, but also because Junko was right there being... odd. Speaking softly, she once again attempted to soothe Ringo. It seemed that would be an ongoing battle, one Ciel attempted to fight using softly spoken words and a gentle yet firm embrace.

"

I saw it too. But it's okay. It's not a ghost... See the way it's always at the edge of our vision, no matter where we look..? It's moving faster than the light can reflect off of it, somehow. I have a theory that what we're actually seeing is some sort of illusion. A trick being played on our eyes, rather than anything that's actually there.

"

Honestly, Ciel wasn't completely sure if physics applied to ghosts, or to what extent if they did. However, she really wanted to make Ringo feel better and was willing to make a couple of assumptions to accomplish this. Besides, it was better to operate on scientific principles until evidence that they did not apply was presented. Ciel would hold Ringo for a moment further, just kind of allowing her a moment further before finally releasing her and slipping back to her side.

"

Well, um--Junko. It seems Rosalyn is taking the east wing. You could take the west wing and we could investigate the center wing. There's also likely a basement somewhere around here and I have to imagine that the upstairs area is probably where the bedrooms are... Why don't we start on the ground floor, though?

"

Ciel eyed the center doorway, moving to try and lead Ringo onwards. The group begins to feel something of a discomfort in their minds. Was that a headache coming on..?

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...Meanwhile, in the tea room with Rosalyn, she opens the room to discover... dust. A looooot of dust. It was everywhere, obscuring vision slightly even. Yet, she would be able to clearly make out a large dark figure shifting across the room before vanishing. Something was definitely in here--or was it? It could have walked through the wall, but it was difficult to tell because of the featureless thing's habit of defying depth perception. Left in the room is a beautiful set of china laid out on the table, as if the owners had left in a hurry for some reason and forgotten to pack things up. The room had pretty salmon pink wallpaper and the furniture appeared to have held up a lot better than the front door. ...Of note, a solitary book laid on one end of the table with no label on it.

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Rosalyn opened the door before beginning to look in the incredibly dusty room, she coughed and spit when some of the dust got into her mouth before she noticed a figure in the room that quickly left, ones thing for sure, she is definitely not entering this room where the door can easily close and lock behind her so she can be at the mercy of the figure in the room. "Ok there's some spooky activity going on in here, I better wait until everyone checks out this wing before going in." Rosalyn thought to herself as she moved back into the main foyer and called out to Ciel, Ringo & Junko.

"Guys, are you around, I finished checking out the west wing."

Rosalyn began her search for the trio, since they couldn't of gone far.

[Rina]

It was just a shadow. Just a shadow. Ringo had to tell herself that mentally over and over to suspend disbelief. With the fact that it only ever appeared at the corner of their eyes and not directly in front, she tried her best to leave it be for now. Still wouldn't be easy, even with the comforting embrace.

"Y-You're right. It's probably nothing. Nothing at all....ahahaha..."

That was the big problem. Trying to apply science to ghosts is asking way too much from her as it stands. She's firmly believed that they're unscientific to study, and as a result, she can't comprehend them, leading to said fear of them. Ringo followed Ciel down the hall, still gripping the hand. There's also that looming feeling in the back of her mind that's more supernatural than just restless thoughts... She attempted to deny it, much like that shadow.