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Mystery at the Masked Ball
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Violet Parr
Violet Parr
Thespian

Feb-26-2007 02:51

It was Wednesday night when Miss Violet Parr got out of a black car, and walked towards the steps of the large building that appeared to face her in the pitch black darkness of the night.

The loud music, blinding lights and sharp noises of laughter and chatter emitting from the large building did not deter Miss Parr from taking a few more confident steps towards the building, the length of her violet velvet dress trailing behind her. A cold chill came over her and she tightened the purple feather boa she was wearing around her bare shoulders. “So this is what he turned the place into.” She commented casually to herself.

Before her stood what once was the Marquee Theatre. Newly designed and quite obviously fully refurbished from the inside as well. Miss Parr reviewed her findings: The ownership of the Marquee has been transferred to Mrs. Georges and her husband Mr. Georges, the previous owner, was nowhere to be found.

The infamous socialite Mrs. Georges had, quite expectedly, turned the Theatre into a Ball Room/Party Hall, and reduced its long creative theatrical history to one long ongoing party. What was once the Marquee Theatre was now the Marquee Grand Hall.

Though the Marquee was not very popular with the New York crowds, Miss Parr more often than not enjoyed viewing the classic shows the Marquee produced whilst she awaited Mr. Georges’ availability or her own recreational benefit.

Miss Violet Parr was determined to expose whatever information Mrs. Georges had to hide. Though she has never met the lady before, Violet was certain that the answers to her most pressing questions would somehow lie under the layers of fur and jewels that Mrs. Georges choose to bury herself in for most newspaper photographs.

Right before she would enter the Marquee Hall, Violet wore a feathery purple mask that would conceal her identity. Tonight she was to be Miss Feathers once again, and she carefully chose to attend Mrs. Georges’ Masked Ball for this very purpose.

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Christopher Keller
Christopher Keller
Well-Connected

Mar-22-2007 18:00

‘What should we do with him then?’ he asked when his anger deflated slightly. Violet thought about it for a while then a devious grin took hold of her full lips. ‘I think Mr. Armas here is in need of a holiday wouldn’t you agree Chris’ She said with a gleam in her eyes. Christopher caught on her meaning instantly and was not impressed.

‘If you think I’m going to drag him around as well as this hag then you better think again’ he huffed. Ms Parr’s only response was to adjust her gown and give him a you-better-start-moving look.

In the end Chris caved and dragged Armas to the other side of the dock and locked him in a banana crate heading to shanghai. He then went back to Violet and helped her once again with Mrs. Georges. ‘The commotion around the London ship died down a bit but it’s still too risky, the coast is clear around the Shanghai ship so that’s our best bet for now so charm away’ Violet wasn’t happy about this but she knew that Chris was right so with as much dignity as she could muster she proceeded to charm their way into the ship and Chris had to suppress a smug smile.


Arsenio Armas
Arsenio Armas

Mar-23-2007 02:36

"Uhh... what? What happened to-"

Arsenio was trapped in a box. "What the-?" Arsenio tried to barge himself out as he did with the mango crate but to no avail. He took his revolver but with no luck. "They took my gun! They took my gun! That little-" Arsenio then unrolled his left sleeve to find that he still has his Jade Bracelet and Switch Knife. "A hole in this crate would do me good."

As Arsenio tried to get a hole in he heard a familiar voice. It was the Christopher fellow. Arsenio took a look at one of the holes to hear him talk to the Violet person. "Violet... that son of a-" Arsenio was interrupted by the sound of Christophers voice. "-the coast is clear around the Shanghai ship so that’s our best bet for now so charm away."

"Shanghai..." he then heard the same crate lifters who were there last night, this time Arsenio decided to sit tight and try to hear if the crate he was in was going to Shanghai.

"Alright boys come on let's get these in. Arsenio then spotted a crate that was being lifted. It had the markings of one word: SHANGHAI. The crates that were being lifted were going to Shanghai. "If this crate is also lifted then it will go to Shanghai!" Then with relief he felt the movement of the crate he was in. "YES!" Arsenio said in his head...

At feeling the crate halting he knew he was in the ship now. He was a stowaway and Arsenio knew this was not good. Arsenio took back his knife and cut his way out of the crate. The cargo hold was huge but he found an exit that led straight upstairs.

"Well here goes my adventure of a lifetime..." Arsenio said to himself with a grin in his face.

Arsenio Armas
Arsenio Armas

Mar-23-2007 02:46

As Arsenio went upstairs he saw the crouded deck of the ship. People mingling or just laying about waiting for the trip to end. Arsenio was lucky to spot a ticket dangling out of a man's coat. Arsenio went toward the man to snatch it. Learning his skill in Pick Pocketing he went over and grabbed it with one swipe and moved on.

Arsenio glanced at the ticket and knew he wouldn't be in trouble...

Yet.

"Thank you Mother Inquisitor, thank you." Arsenio said to himself in relief and then walked on to find Christopher, Violet and with luck the woman they were kidnapping.

And then he spots them. The woman now in a different dress and the man along with a woman taking an alleged "nap". "Oh Christopher will you stop worrying your head off! Why would Arsenio just show up in this boat! We took his revolver! How else will he get out of that crate!" Violet shouted at Christopher as he put more drugs in the womans mouth. "I don't know Violet but you still can't say Arsenio is good! I mean, how else did he find us in the room?" "I don't know but you still shouldn't be negative! Let's just get her in our room and keep an eye on her."

They were coming toward Arsenio's direction. Arsenio adjusted his berret so that it would conceal his face as the three walked on.

"That was too close for comfort..." Arsenio then walked on and tried to find a place to get a good nights sleep...



MmeDuBarrie47
MmeDuBarrie47

Mar-25-2007 03:48

My Dear Friend,

I pray this letter finds you well. I must admit that I have been worried about you my dear. I really do sympathies with you regarding your recent misfortune but adding a few inches to your waste will do nothing to solve your problems. Enough with the pleasantries, you know I'm not what you might call a sentimental person so I'll get right to the point. The girls and I have gotten sick of your sulking and moaning about how that degenerate filth of a boy managed to hoodwink you and steal all your money. Honestly, what did you expect!!! You were the boy's senior by at least 30 years you stupid cow! You really believed he was in love with you!!! Well, we all know the answer to that don’t we and if you think that I wont point out that I warned time and time again that he was a gold digger and that you'll regret it if you went ahead and married, then you're wrong because I will!!! I TOLD YOU SO!!!!

Now that that's out of the way and we've given you enough time to mope about your idiocy, its time you do something about it. We're coming out of retirement for a short while, just long enough to bring that boy down. The girls and I have been digging around, you'll be surprised how much people let their guard down around old ladies, and we found out that the boy's real name wasn’t Philip Yang like he made you believe nor was he from China.

Cont...


MmeDuBarrie47
MmeDuBarrie47

Mar-25-2007 03:50

His real name is Arsenio Armas and he's from the Philippines. He often targets older women for their loneliness and vulnerability to his charms, and steals their money before taking off. I know we should've dug this up sooner and saved you the trouble but this kind of information takes a long time to gather and you were married to him too quickly. Anyway, he's very good at this game and rarely leaves a trail but we have reason to believe that he'll be heading to Shanghai next. His last target was in New York, so he'll be leaving from there very soon. It will be best if you left London as soon as possible and headed to Shanghai to begin searching there. I have attached all the relevant information about him and everything we've managed to dig up since he took off and left you with nothing.

Now you listen to me! We have got this far but now it's your turn. The ticket is in the envelope along with some money that we put together for you. You better be on that ship tomorrow and don’t you dare think of backing out. He may have fooled you but you will track him down and make him pay or you'll have us to answer to.

The girls wish you good luck and so do I. Make us proud friend.

Your Friend Always,
Narcissa Durham

Cont...

MmeDuBarrie47
MmeDuBarrie47

Mar-25-2007 03:52

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Mrs. DuBarrie folded the letter and smiled fondly at her friends' antics. She looked around at the four bare walls of her cabin and remembered why she was there. Her features hardened and she returned the letter to the envelope.

With a deep sigh she decided to go out to the deck and get some air. They had stopped the day before at New York to pick up cargo and more passangers. It seemed there was a lot of commotion around the ship that was heading to London that night, Mrs. DuBarrie could still remember the gunshot she overheard and she hoped no-one was hurt. She was quite restless and wanted to get to shanghai as soon as possible so she can start tracking 'him' down.


Arsenio Armas
Arsenio Armas

Mar-26-2007 02:12

"THOSE HAGS GOT IT WRONG!" Arsenio overheard somebody screaming in their room only to remember the voice of Violet. "Vi will you just- HEY!" Christopher said out loud. " The man I married wasn't from the Philippines! He was Australian for gods sake!" "Violet easy! What's this about?" Christopher asked. "Read this!" Violet answered.

After a few minutes Arsenio then heard the loud luaghing of Christopher. "You actually married that Arsenio guy! HAHAH- OW!" "I-did-not-marry-him! I married some other scammer! I would now!" Arsenio then heard lots of footsteps and decides he should go.

Arsenio ran through his head the conversation again and again.

"Wow..." Arsenio said to himself with a smile over his face.

Arsenio looked at his pocket watch and saw that it was already 3 in the morning. "I can't believe it..."

"She married Aaron."

Arsenio went to the dining room at 7:40 and looked at the buffet layed down the long table. "This is breakfast!" Arsenio said hawtily as he grabbed a plate to get some food.

7 weeks passed and Arsenio was getting used with being on-the-run in a boat until finally they reached the docks of Shanghai. "Ah... finally Shanghai, China"

"Arsenio Armas?" said a man by the docks whom Arsenio could not see. "Yes... who are you?" asked Arsenio his hand in his pocket ready to take the chain of the Pocket watch to his neck if he did something wrong.

"Hello my name is Victor Carmichle I'm an agent of the Dies Arcanum Brotherhood, it's good to see you."



Violet Parr
Violet Parr
Thespian

Mar-26-2007 06:14


Miss Violet Parr had on a very bright smile as she proceeded to feed Mrs. Georges the remainder of her lunch. After the passing of many weeks in captivity, Aisha Georges had finally grown accustomed to being a prisoner of the charming Miss Parr. Nevertheless, Aisha Georges never uttered a word about her husband Frank Georges during those weeks, or spoke about any of his secrets and confidences.

Miss Parr turned to Mr. Keller. “Is he gone Christopher? That Arsenio person?”

“Yes. He’s gone… I can’t believe you didn’t let me attack him for eavesdropping on us!”

“That was not necessary.” Miss Parr took away the plate and the remaining food on it to the bedside table. “A little dramatic performance was all that was needed to divert his attentions away from us and our undertakings.”

“He now believes that you were married before Violet.” Christopher seemed concerned.

Violet laughed casually. “Well then he is labouring under a very unfortunate misapprehension.”

“Seriously, Violet, that line came out of nowhere. Were you ever married before?” Christopher Keller asked eagerly.

Violet brushed him aside as she prepared her luggage for the arrival to Shanghai. “I have never been married in my life. That is why I always insist on being titled ‘Miss’” Suddenly alert, she turned to Christopher. “What is it to you Mr. Keller?”

“What’s with the formalities Vi, we are pals here.”

“Indeed.” Violet, her guard down, smiled.

“So what’s with this Arsenio person? Why is he so hostile towards you?”

Violet smiled knowingly, and then pushed her long dark hair back before she spoke. “He is a con man Christopher. He marries older women and then robs them blind of their money. I had they very unpleasant experience of working on a case that involved him. Needless to say, he was one of the very few conmen to slip away without being ever accused, detected or captured and brought to justice.”

Violet Parr
Violet Parr
Thespian

Mar-26-2007 06:15

“He should have married and robbed Mrs. Georges and saved all this trouble!”

Violet’s manners barely repressed a giggle.

“Hmm… may be I will succeed were you failed, Vi. I will make it a priority to capture this man one day. Why, if I am offered a good reward right now I will-”

“You will, of course, refuse such undertaking currently.” Violet was frightened.

“I was joking… Yes I probably will refuse to chase this man, why?” Christopher enquired.

“It is just that I do need your help now after all… in controlling her.” Violet nodded towards Mrs. Georges. “She is very lifeless. She did not speak since she awoke. I wonder if that is the way she is in her ordinary everyday life, such a contrast to her infamous partying reputation.” Miss Parr turned to Mrs. Georges and spoke up. “Mrs. Georges, if you cooperate we will not have to drug you once more. We need to disembark the ship in a few hours and I will require you full and irrevocable cooperation.”

“….”

“What was that Mrs. Georges?”

“Surrrrre Mizz Barrr…”

“I think she will be on her best behaviour.” Christopher smiled approvingly. “Even someone as arrogant as she is can only take so much pressure before giving in to a kidnapping…”

A sudden realization dawned upon the both of them.

Violet Parr was uneasy. Christopher Keller looked at her reassuringly.


Arsenio Armas
Arsenio Armas

Mar-26-2007 21:46

"They actually think I'm the con." Arsenio said to himself as he woke up. "I hate Aaron right now..."

"Mr. Armas are you alright?" asked Victor. "I'm fine, I'm fine where are we going anyway?" "Away from the eyes of the Green Hand we have a hidden headqaurters were recently Victor Chen decided to vacate."

At arriving at a dingy warehouse Victor motioned for Arsenio to enter. "Ok..."

At arriving he saw that the dingy warehouse was as busy as the marketplace of Shanghai. "Welcome to the Dies Arcanum Brotherhood Shanghai headquarters. Oh and as a gift we humbly show you these as a gift of respect." Victor showed Arsenio 2 items owned by the Dies Arcanum brotherhood. A Deringer pistol and a pair of Red Suede's. Arsenio wore the shoes and kept the Pistol in his pocket.

"Right now on to bussiness, as you well know about the kidnappings I fear that they are coming here to Shanghai." "You mean this Violet woman and the Christopher guy?" "Yes... alright your job is to locate them..."

"And bring them to us. You will have the choice to be Father Inquisitor for this. Don't fail us Mr. Armas."



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