Yesssss tai yang bing :)

Your writing is always amazing and definitely funny time to time. Like srsly I love ur writing :) 

yesss another part :D

okay first off i am so, so sorry, Celine! it really isn't right for your family to say that - not only is it not true, but even if it was true, like?? why are we making fun of people?? and then why are we LAUGHING and brushing it off like it's no big deal?? kind of ironic, isn't it, that they're making jokes about you not being funny, but those "jokes" are what isn't funny. y'know, it's very possible that you ARE funny and your family just doesn't get your sense of humor!! the number of times i've tried to make jokes only for people to look at me like i'm crazy or think that i'm serious and give me a lecture about how what i said was dumb even though, yes, i know it was dumb, it was a JOKE i don't actually think that-- *shakes head* anyway, the point is, you ARE funny, Celine!! this ski lodge is absolutely funny - i love the whole "definitely not a dusty bathroom with books in the toilet bowl" and "totally not picked randomly last minute with a spinner" and all the banter between Luxury, Contentment, and Riley, and when Luxury admitted she didn't like popcorn and everyone just went silent, and Contentment's multiple faintings (i do hope she's alright though--).... but it isn't only funny! it's also soo imaginative and unique - i love the whimsical worldbuilding and all the creatures :DD! the quality of writing is also really good - it's really descriptive, and you're so good at characterizations - seriously, you've been portraying me perfectly.

oops, this is getting long D: well, i really enjoyed this part :D i feel like you portrayed grief (especially the shock of such a sudden death) very well. it's very fun to kill off yourself in a ski lodge, isn't it? wait...a candy cane??? didn't Gloomy go into the candy shop?? *narrows eyes* hmm...

also tai yang bing sounds amazing (as do all the other foods you've mentioned) and i really need to get my hands on some--

Wonderful, as always! I may come back to comment again, but I'm just popping on here briefly to catch up on a few things sooo anyway it's super good, even if it's short!

Thank you @all for all your kind comments again!! I've really gotta stop posting long overreactive rants... but anyways! Oh, and a confession to make... when I said I actually have a plot this time, I meant vague scribblings about a brief history of The Sunbeam Inn and how that connects to now and those scribblings have long since lost their use, so I'm mostly pantsing from here on out haha (I actually find it easier to make coherent connections when pantsing though...?) Everything's happening very slowly because everything's happening very slowly here with the constant rain and gloomy skies so sorry about that haha :)

and yess @pangolin tai yan bing is amazing we got some in Tai Wan and they were so good that after we left we had to ask my BFF (she went too, and stayed longer than us) to go get some more to bring back to us XD You should totally try them! The only thing is that they're really sticky and messyyyy so. Also you are correct in that Gloomy did go into the candy shop... y'all are missing some pretty big things too *hint* *hint* :)

@Verde&Parody, sorry, I haven't gotten a chance to fit you in yet... 

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Day 2, Part 1, cont.

Contentment was lying on the couch. She had not fainted, and was staring at the ceiling looking oddly... disappointed? "So..." she said. "Celine's dead."

Everyone looked at her, waiting for her to go on, but that seemed to be all she'd wanted to say. Riley and Luxury also stayed uncharacteristically silent. Riley had a big plate of remains from the Great Pie War of 2024 (granted, it'd been the only pie war, but titles make people feel important) and was slowly eating bits of pie from off of it. The remains had probably been picked up off of the floor. It didn't gross people out at much as it should have.

They sat in silence for a few more moments, and then the CBers started getting restless, past their limit for Amount of Time You Can Sit Still and Not Go Insane.

"Well then," said Moon Wolf finally. "Are we just gonna sit here for the rest of the day or what?"

Luxury looked up from staring at a spot on the wall. "Well, that's what I was thinking we would do. Do you want to do something different?"

"Uhh.. yess!?" cried Cillian. "Anything!! I would do anything different!! I think I'm going crazy being a statue with just my thoughts!!"

The other CBers mostly agreed. "Well..." said Luxury, then sighed, looking at Contentment, then Riley. "Then I guess there something all of you should know..."

and so began the story.

Tales of the Sunbeam Inn, Chapter 1

Woven throughout the ages

Dancing on the graves of the lost and the old

Like ivy, spiraling,

It is Winter who gives chance to begin again

Not the shadows on the walls.

"You might know that we've had guests before here, at the Sunbeam Inn," began Luxury. "But what you may not know... probably don't know... is that things have never gone well for those guests. There've been... deaths, like Celine. Mysterious disappearances. Unexplained... situations. So, uh, we closed down the Inn a few years ago. I was 17. Contentment was 13. Riley hadn't yet realized xyr culinary aspirations and was probably relaxing on some beach in Bermuda at the time?"

"I was," said Riley gravely. "We had some beautiful waves. I was living the life."

"You're still living life," said Luxury, smiling in a rare attempt to make a joke.

No one laughed.

"Ok, but! The point is, it was a hard decision to close down the Inn at the time, but it had needed to be made. So we made it."

Gloomy frowned. "But then why did you decide to reopen again? You knew we were gonna die?!??" Around the room, the CBers all grumbled their disapproval.

Luxury held their hands up and waited for silence. "We... we were naive and foolish. We thought it's be different this time. It was supposed to be different this time. We had new people. Hired a new cook. But, obviously, things didn't go as planned. I'm sorry." Lux glared at the spot on the wall again with renewed vigor. "I can't believe this," they said, more to themselves now. "It wasn't supposed to be this way! We were so careful!"

"Hey," said Riley, putting an arm around Lux. "It's okay. We tried our best, but you know how these things go."

"I do know how these things go. That's why I also should've known better! Riley, I... I don't want to become them again." Luxury was breaking. The CBers realized that they'd been breaking. The past few days. Slowly falling apart, falling to pieces... had they ever really seen Luxury whole?

BookGirl went up to Luxury and tentatively put her arm around them too. "Lux, we understand. It's not your fault, okay? We can just leave and this'll all be over with."

Luxury looked up at BookGirl with a rueful smile. "You don't understand, do you? This is a ski lodge! Once you sign in, you can't sign out. This place is haunted. You can't leave. You can never leave. You can't leave until you solve all the mysteries..." they looked frantic now, eyes burning brighter than they should have. "The Inn is hungry. The Inn's lonely. The others couldn't understand, but maybe you -" they broke off again, crying now. "I can't do this. I can't do this."

Contentment sat up suddenly, taking Luxury's hands. "Lux," she whispered. "We can do this. We. Together. Like before. We can win. We're older now, stronger, smarter. I think it's possible. We've had time to regroup, to get things sorted out. We haven't had that before. Why don't you and I call it a night and go upstairs? I'm sure Riley can take care of things down here?"

Luxury nodded, and walked elegantly out of the room, but the CBers could see their shoulders shaking. They tried not to stare, but it was hard. Their host, normally so composed.. Luxury... what was happening? Contentment followed close behind, and paused at the doorway to smile at the CBers. "I know you're frightened, but we're gonna get through this." she said. And then she left.

Riley looked around the room. "I guess it's just you and me now," xe said.

Gloomy wasted no time walking up to xem and poking her finger in xyr chest. "Answers." she said coldly. "We want answers. Now."

"Woah, woah, hold up!" cried Riley. "I only know as much as you all do now! I just started the job, remember? If you want answers, you'll have better luck talking to my siblings up there!" xe pointed to the stairs.

Gloomy marched to the stairs, but moth darted out, stopping her. "Wait, Gloomy."

"Yes?" asked Gloomy, raising her eyebrows.

"Um, I just... don't think it's the best time to ask questions right now. Luxury and Contentment seem like they need some time to... regather themselves. We shouldn't disturb them right now."

"Good point," said pangolin, as Gloomy sat down, somewhat annoyed at having been stopped, but seeing the reason behind moth's words. "But I do still want to figure out what's going on. Any ideas?"

Hawkstar raised her hand slowly. "I've just been thinking," she started. "If... Celine was... stabbed. Then, wouldn't someone have had to stab her?"

Moon Wolf gasped. "I had the same thought! But who would do that? Not... not someone in this room, right?" The shock from Celine's sudden death was wearing off, and the room was suddenly vibrating, every one person unsure of what the next was capable of.

"Hey, wait..." said pangolin. "A candy cane? Didn't Gloomy go into the candy shop before this?"

"Are you accusing me of murder??" growled Gloomy. 

"Anyone could have a spare candy cane lying around," BookGirl cut in. "It was just Christmas; I'm sure there's some sort of explanation.

"Yeah," said Silver, pulling a candy cane out of her sleeve. "See?"

"AHH!" cried Hawkstar, who'd been sitting next to Silver. "Where did you get that?!?? Are you going to stab me?? Well, come at it, yuh!!!!" she pulled out her bow and arrow as Silver leaped up and pressed herself into a far corner. 

"I'm not the murderer, I promise!" she cried. "Don't shoot! Riley keeps a box of candy canes in the kitchen!"

"Oh, yeah, I do," said Riley, who'd been happily watching the chaos, and was still working on the plate of pie. "Forgot about that, heh. Candy canes are cool, so I figured, why not?"

Everyone stared at xem.

"Um, you know, except for the obvious reasons, of course."

Hawkstar put away her bow and arrow, breathing heavily. "Okay then."

"Uhh... but.. why do you have a bow and arrow??" asked Cillian. "I just bought, like, books, a pencil, lip balm, 6 pairs of shoes..."

Pangolin looked at Cillian. "I think the real question here is why you have 6 pairs of shoes?? As for the bow and arrow, I packed mine too. You never know what might come in handy!" She high-fived Hawkstar.

"Uhh... okay," said Cillian. "That's... cool."

"Um, anyway. I think we've strayed from the conversation at hand a little bit," said pangolin. "We want answers, right? What questions does everyone have?"

Dead: 1 (CelineBurning Bright)

Alive: 10-11 (1 spot left! :) )

Uncertain: 0

The creatures: 

Coco - dragon

Cozy/ZZ/Z - baku

Critique/Tiki - wngetier

Sunbeam - goldfish - ghost 

Mr. Dersir - Brsider Shdownster - missing/in-hiding 

Sorry that was extremely messy and all-over-the-place and extremely repetitive, huh? Well, I don't have any excuse not to edit, except that the rain (yes, blame it all on the weather, huh?), besides canceling school, is making me extremely lazy, and so-

if you want, you can submit questions, but you don't have to :)

Feiya says OHNEI. Oh no, indeed! :) ...or maybe AHNEI?? nvm, I give up :)