[Fin] The Murder-Free Hotel

[madface7]

"...I wasn't exactly part a' that fiasco."

"I just got here!" The Medic says happily.

[PointMaid]

I guess we're going to have to go hunting for kitties. Let's see what the pantry has for bait. We'll need to keep them from biting or scratching us once we lure it close, too. I'll grab a few syringes so we can get a blood sample.

[madface7]

"I'll stay here. Gotta set up shop."

"I can help search for things! I'm good at searching! Archimedes gets lost all ze time... Once I found him inside of a bloodbag, can you imagine zat?" Medic laughs once again.

[PointMaid]

Ruby looks a little nervous. What, exactly, do you intend to set up in my lab, Engie?

[madface7]

"Just a workbench, is all. What'd ya think, I was gonna build a doomsday device or somethin'?" He laughs. "Naw, you c'n just skeddadle on. Don't worry yerself none, I'm not gonna mess with yer stuff."

[wingedcatgirl]

Landing pad
"Well. Might as well do this now."

She holds her hand out towards the door and channels both her aether and the pink smoke into it...

... very briefly, before having a better idea.

"Let's make sure we're not interrupting anything important. Raha was in dire enough straits to justify it, but we aren't."

With a wave of Sylvi's hand and a cloud of pink smoke, the door becomes a window, and she channels once more...

[SmilyCube112]

"Lots of newcomers, that's good to see."

"Aye, dat's right. Feel like some a' dem's familiar."

"Ya think? How so?"

"Ah encountered dat frencho, didn't I?"

"Oh, right. The Spy."

[PointMaid]

Yeah, just wondering. I might be paranoid, after the Dalek rather wrecked the place. Sorry.

Ruby heads to the kitchen, nodding to Medic, and looks for something to lure the cats...

[madface7]

Medic heads over as well.

"Hm... I'd say ve could try to search for some catnip, but vhen I lure small animals I usually just use C4H8CI2S. Cleans up easy, and if you mess up, at least you get a nice nap, haha!"

[PointMaid]

...Mustard gas? I guess that would work to knock them out, but I'd wear a respirator or a gas mask meanwhile. I don't think it's going to lure them out of hiding.

I found some chicken in the fridge, though. That might work.

[madface7]

"Meh. Vhichever one you sink is a better idea."

[PointMaid]

...I guess we could use Mustard Gas to knock them out when we find one, though. So they don't scratch or bite us.

[madface7]

"Vonderful!" He laughs again, with a bit of a maniacal tone to it. "Now, vould you say it's time ve start ze hunt?"

[PointMaid]

Right. Yes. Ruby headed towards the door to the outside. There was a stone wall surrounding an outside courtyard. She laid some of the leftover chicken out on the wall for any of the cats to come and get...

[wingedcatgirl]

Landing Pad
Sylvi is panning the window through what looks like all of Eorzea.

To her surprise, most of the Scions are busy looking for her.

We totally should've expected that, though.

... Well, yeah. If only we could get a message back... to tell them we're safe, at least.

After checking up on all of the Scions, she turns the window back to G'raha and Y'shtola, who were busily studying in the Mushroomery.

"If we could find some sort of --" Y'shtola stops suddenly.

G'raha glances up from his tome to give Y'shtola a confused look. "Y'shtola?"

She jerks her head slightly toward the window.

He glances over in approximately the right direction. "Is it back? I don't see anything..." he mutters.

"'Tis," she responds, "and in approximately the same place."

"... Wait a minute, she can see us?!" Sylvi exclaims.

Y'shtola's eyes widen. "G'raha, did you hear a voice just then?"

"I didn't hear anything, no. Why, what did it say?"

"I'm not sure, it was distant and muffled."

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... It occurs to me that this might go on for a while. Best to break it up over a few posts, in that case.

[madface7]

A few beats pass.

"...Vell, uh... I sink ve should find somesing to occupy ourselves for ze time being. It doesn't seem like any cats are going to come by soon..."

[PointMaid]

Ruby nods. Yeah, guess we just have to wait. If this is going to work at all.

[SmilyCube112]

Calli then walks up to the Medic and Ruby, and says to them:

"Need some help?"

[madface7]

"Not much, ve're just vaiting for a cat to show up..." He checks his watch.

"Vell, might as vell pass ze time..." He stands up straight and lies down on an examination chair that suddenly appears, then begins reading a clipboard and drinking coffee.

[Zanreo]

Meito then walks by, seeing the others waiting. "Hey, what's going on here? You said you were... waiting for cats?"

[PointMaid]

Yeah. We need to trap one. They were spreading some kind of virus that makes everyone into a cat. If we can get a sample of the virus, maybe we can understand something about it.

[Zanreo]

"Oh, right, RIGHT... THOSE cats! I was actually attacked by one of those earlier... glad that's over! I didn't look too bad with cat ears, though."

"..ANYWAY!" he continues. "I thought they were all gone... you're saying there's still some left?" 

[madface7]

"Ve're hoping zat's ze case... but, eh, vat did you even use to cure it, if you got infected vith it?"

[Zanreo]

"Oh, just water" Meito replies. "Yeah, who knew it would be that simple?"

[madface7]

"Interesting... so zese viruses must have some sort of material zat negatively interacts vith hydrogen... Or maybe just vater. Seems like zi is a test ve'd better prepare for." Medic places a hand on his chin.