Toontown Showdown 2

[PointMaid]

Lotta briefly shapeshifts into Ms. Frizzle

All aboard for mayhem!

[Dookie]

Bart shrugs. "Oh well, at least we got the right one."

[Kennifer]

"Thanks, I feel a lot better now!"

...is Tina going through some fantasy sequence in her head because she got patched up by a cute boy? Yes, she is.

[PointMaid]

You have a little less than 24 hours if you wish to solve Haruhi's murder

[Oggy123]

"Oh my."

[Dookie]

"So, what happened with this Haruhi guy, anyway? We just got here."

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

She's a girl, not a guy, but it's okay, you're still new here. But anyway, the last night, she was drowned at the studio back when the steamboat set was flooded up! She couldn't hold her breath long enough! Or have scuba equipment! But we still have the time portal set-up if you all like to go back yesterday and explore!

[wingedcatgirl]

"So, if we have a time portal to yesterday, what's stopping us from just warning Walt to stay away from explosives, thereby saving Jenny's life through time?"

Adrien almost sounds like he thinks that'll work. It's like he doesn't even know the basic structure of a murdergame!

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

You can't. And why not? Because it's cartoon logic, that's why!

And Mincer does know that's the basic structure of a murdergame. But he's not going to say that out loud; he doesn't want to break the fourth-wall, so he has his narrator to do it for him.

[Magolor]

Hmmmmmm.... maybe if you could give us a time portal to the middle of the flooding, that would be pretty cool. He is obviously joking, considering these hosts are quite ruthless, but he chuckles to himself at the thought of saving Haruhi with such a thing. Though... would that just get everyone stuck underwater, then?

[Dookie]

"Or better yet, give us a portal to before we came here so I can tell my stupid brother not to force us here?"

"Well how was I supposed to know people would die here?"

[PointMaid]

You know we're not going to allow you to just save her so she's not dead anymore.

Lotta grins like a cheshire cat.

It wouldn't be fun.

[Oggy123]

Magolor glares at Lotta.

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

You all gonna argue with us over the portal or are you all gonna investigate? You all got 10 more hours! And if the killer gets away with it all because you all wanna debate over the portal, you'll have only yourselves to blame!

[Oggy123]

"Well, we should totally start!"

[Kennifer]

"It's probably one of those things where we can look but can't change stuff. I'm pretty sure something like that happened on an episode of The Equestranauts once."

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

Right! It's like at a museum where you can look but don't touch!

[PointMaid]

Lotta nods eagerly.

Correct!

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

Right, just stand there and not investigate! That'll solve the murder! You think Sherlock Holmes would be like "Elementary, my dear Watson!, Mincer says with a derby hat and pipe appearing out of nowhere. We have a murder to solve, but let's discuss the logistics of time travel rather than finding out who the killer is! Brilliant detective work, guys!, he roasts them. Not literally, figuratively. But he would sure love to literally roast them right now. Then he turns his attention to the Lockhorns right as the hat and pipe disappear.

And as for you two! You two are some of the funniest people I've ever met! An old, jaded married couple just trading barbs with each other and some of the other people is hilarious! People love their comedy duos! First we have Lotta and Bitta and now you two! You'll both be the biggest stars we've had in a while! You'll both be rich and famous, your faces everywhere! Congratulations, you two! Welcome to stardom!

[PointMaid]

Lotta nods. A poof and she's an eager teenager in a casual 50's shirtdress and heels, notebook in hand. Right, Mincer? Regular Nancy Drews. ...The disguise goes away.

As for you two, Leroy and Loretta, as Mincer said, we're incredibly impressed! Comedy! Slapstick! Real star material. You've got your own thing going. We love you two lovebirds. Here, now, all you have to do is sign. The studio's standard contract appears. It's lengthy and goes off into the distance. The writing gets smaller and smaller as it does. Here... and here... and here... and sign here.

[Florien]

This contract is denser than Leroy. I'm calling our lawyer, from King Features. We can work something out, but I'm not signing that until our lawyer has looked at it.

Leroy stops arguing with people on reddit over cryptocurrency for long enough to call the Lockhorns Lawyer to help negotiate the contract.

And Loretta said I had no plumbing skills.

[PointMaid]

...

I'll have our people contact your people, alright? But the contract is yours.

[Florien]

Excellent. You wouldn't want to lose our talent. Newspaper comics are even more undying than animation. Dagwood still wears a single-stud tuxedo.

And people call us behind the times.

...

So now what? Do we make like we constantly dare each other to do and leave?

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

You're all stars now! You more than proved yourselves! You're all done here!

A limo pulls up and both Leroy and Loretta go inside.

Go out, celebrate, have fun! Paint the town red with someone's blood! Soon as we get the contract details worked out, you'll be big! For now, enjoy the night out on the town!

And with that, the limo leaves the studio.

And as for the rest of you, we still got more opportunities to make you all stars...

[PointMaid]

Enjoy yourselves, Lockhorns! Have a good argument!

But yes, for the rest of you we have another treat and a set change. Come along back to the main sound stage.

Lotta whistles. Roll in the set! And a bunch of stagehands roll in a new set.

Haunted House Map - To Be Explored

It's a Haunted House! But we've left a few surprises for you to check out.

This map only shows everything about the parts of the house you can see from the front hall.