[IC] Curse of the Beasts

[YamiCuoreLaroux]

Ruko nodded in agreement with Inigo. "I honestly don't understand what he's thinking sometimes. We should probably hurry in case he did go overboard. It wouldn't be good to have any of the staff finding some of those, either. Ah...unless he told them specifically not to go near the rooms, b-but it doesn't say anything about that here." The brunette rose to his feet quickly, already starting toward the door.

[NanixErka]

Marlix did the same as his seemingly eager younger brother, heading for the door. He had so few secrets that he dreaded what their butler might have dredged up to reveal to their lady guests.

[ShadowVentus]

Inigo followed suit, heading towards the door alongside his other siblings. Then, before he exited the room, he paused, turning around to notice that Ally had not yet moved. "Oh, where are my manners? Care to tag along, Allie?" He asked with a smile as he held the door open for her.

[Allie]

Allie snapped back to reality, looking at Inigo in confusion for a moment until she processed what he had said. "Forgive me, I was lost in my thoughts. I'm coming." She nodded thanks at his gesture as she followed him and the rest of his siblings.

[YamiCuoreLaroux]

After a couple of short minutes spent rushing through the halls, Ruko eventually found the library. It wasn't hard to remember the location, since it was a common spot for him to end up in. Particularly on rainy days when he wasn't allowed in the kitchen, actually... Shaking his head of the odd realization, he pulled open the doors and entered to find a trail of green and black rose petals leading toward the center of the room. On the table they led up to sat a tea set, a bottle, a few small cakes in a box, and a key. Each one seemed to have some kind of tag on it, except for the key, which had another note beneath it. Even better, there appeared to be some piece of headwear at each seat by the table: Two sets of rabbit ear headbands, a top hat, a small crown, and a plain black headband with a bow on top. "Oh no. Please, no."

[ShadowVentus]

"Oh my. It seems we've found ourselves in Wonderland.." Inigo remarks as he enters the library, and spots the items that lay before them. Luckily, he was familiar with the story, but he still had his doubts regarding the said drink that would make you smaller and the cake that made you rather tall. However, what intrigued him the most was the color scheme. "Black and green rose petals...I wonder what that signifies.." Inigo wonders aloud.

[KatherinWinter]

Zack laughed. "Well this is certainly different. I thought there was only one rabbit in Alice and Wonderland. The crow obviously goes to Allie. Who wants to be the mad hatter?"

[NanixErka]

Marlix looked at this ridiculous set up and grunted "What on earth is going on here?"

[YamiCuoreLaroux]

Ruko sighed as he walked over to the table. "Well, there's the white rabbit, and there's the March hare, so that explains some of the headbands. Why they're here is beyond me." Moving aside the key, he read through the second note: Nothing like a tea party to bring people together. You'll need to fill a few roles, though; we can't have missing party members. Do try to get a picture, I'm sure it will look nice in the album. I'm sure you've already figured out who has items to find in here. If not, perhaps you need a break already. Have a cup of tea to clear your minds and reflect. When you're ready to go, take the key to the ballroom. The bespectacled boy shifted, looking back over the room before turning to the others with the note. "...Um, perhaps you should see this yourselves, actually. I think I know where it's going, but..."

[NanixErka]

Marlix read the paper, and furrowed his brow. "well then.... i call the mad hatter" he announced, thinking it over

[ShadowVentus]

"Now, now, why don't we allow Allie to have the first pick? I would certainly hope that chivalry isn't completely dead, after all." Inigo says before grabbing the note from Marlix so he can read it for himself. "Hmm..well, I do enjoy a good spot of tea. However, I'm not quite sure who Val is referring to regarding the album.." He states before handing it back to Ruko as he thinks to himself further on the matter.

[KatherinWinter]

"Don't we have some old family albums in here?" Zack asked. He looked around the room. "He might mean one of them."

[Allie]

Allie walked over to the table, gently picking up the black headband with the bow. "Well, I guess I'd want to be Alice." She placed it onto her head. "I don't know about eating or drinking anything though," she said, eyeing the laid out food and beverage.

[YamiCuoreLaroux]

Ruko nodded in response to Zack as he took the note back from Inigo. "Yeah, I think that they're on the west side of the first floor..." As he looked off in the direction he mentioned, he noticed that another trail of black petals led off that way. "Um...I guess that's correct, then."

[NanixErka]

Marlix sighed and put on the hat representing said hatter. He felt slightly ridiculous, but then remembered his whole ordeal with first impressions and the skirt at his meeting with the ladies, and promptly resigned that this was not nearly as bad. He grabbed the key "Suit up everyone. Are you set?"

[KatherinWinter]

Zack shrugged. "I guess I'll be the white rabbit. Its not like I'm ever on time for anything." Zack commented he took the the white eared head band. He put it on and then struck what he thought to be a dashing pose. "What do you think? Do I look good enough to paint?"

[YamiCuoreLaroux]

"If you're the one painting, then sure." Ruko shrugged as he answered Zack. Looking back at the remaining items, he scooped up the crown and placed it on his head for the moment, taking note of the little heart shape imbedded into it. "I feel like it doesn't quite suit me, but I'm more worried about the rest of this right now... By the way, the note mentioned that there was a clue for who had something to find in here...any ideas, or do we just find out when we get to them?"

[NanixErka]

"With him, it is the latter" Marlix reasoned, moving the hat slightly so that it was a little off-kilter

[ShadowVentus]

Overhearing the location of the album, Inigo picked up the remaining bunny hood (*cough*awesome reference*cough*) and began following the extensive trail of black petals, stopping once he reached his destination in record time. "Now, where is that blasted thing.."He asks himself, scanning the shelves for the album.

[YamiCuoreLaroux]

"Ah? Inigo?" Taking note of his brother's sudden urgency, Ruko turned to follow, though he wasn't quite able to keep up with the quick pace. It certainly was lucky that the rose petals were still there to guide them, or he might not have been able to keep track. By the time he reached Inigo and the end of the trail, he could see the rabbit-hooded male searching the shelves already. "I'm pretty sure we have about five albums, actually, though two of them are unfinished. Here's one..." He reached up to one of the shelves at about eye level and pulled out a thick, dark red book. Flipping through it, he couldn't help but linger on a few of the pictures, despite the urgency of the situation. "The others should be right next to where this one was. It should go faster if we search them separately."