Insane Cafe 3: The Curse of the Haunted Hotel

Kor · **Reply #1340 on:** March 19, 2009, 07:08:08 PM

Sara caressed Tarrax's nearest arm and put rested her head on his shoulder as she continued to watch the movie.

Nick22 · **Reply #1341 on:** March 19, 2009, 07:12:19 PM

"Enjoying the show so far? Dixie whispered to Cynder.. onscreen, the Opera Popular was now teeming with singers, directors and mason workers.. The opera was now under new ownership, and the head spoprano, a vain, self-center woman who had a fine voice, but was was accustomed to being fawned over..

Serris · **Reply #1342 on:** March 19, 2009, 07:58:54 PM

Anton, Chris, Paul and Ivan had traversed the passage and were now inside a large and dank room that was lit by several candles that burned with a strange blue fire.

"Careful we don't know what's here." Chris said, drawing his pistol.

Suddenly, a minotaur like creature armed with an ax appeared and charged them.

Chris emptied his pistol into it with little effect, even though it bled from the wounds.

"Anton! Paul! Ivan! Get the shotgun!" Chris shouted, reloading his pistol.

Ivan ran out of the strange room as Paul and Anton drew their pistols and continued fired at the creature.

Kor · **Reply #1343 on:** March 19, 2009, 08:09:06 PM

Jason, Guilmon and the others watched their movie and enjoyed it.

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Terry continued to eat his meal, eating at a slow ordered pace, taking a sip now & then, seeing no reason to hurry his eating.

Nick22 · **Reply #1344 on:** March 19, 2009, 10:06:21 PM

The Minotaur swung its ax, just missing Paul and Anton's heads. Had it struck, it would have been fatal to both. "Out! Mortals! Out!" The minotaur spoke suddenly. "If you value your skins! If I strike you down, then your spirits will become subject to the same curse that binds the spirits here, and you will haunt this place till the end of time! Go, while you still have the chance!"

Serris · **Reply #1345 on:** March 19, 2009, 10:25:46 PM

After several minutes Ivan returned with a Saiga-12 shotgun.

"Eat lead [censored]!" Ivan roared, aiming at the Minotaur and firing 3 rounds of 00 buckshot into its torso.

Chris, Anton and Paul took cover behind some crates and continued firing.

Nick22 · **Reply #1346 on:** March 19, 2009, 10:36:45 PM

"Flee!" The Mintaur roared, advancing, despite being raked by bullets.."Whilst you still can!" the humans though continued firing, until they ran out. The Minotaur breathed deeply.."you cannot kill me, mortals.. you've hit me with close to 100 rounds of your ammo, and I'm still standing.. Now listen!" He raised a claw. "Not something you humans are good at, granted, but its never too late to start.. Leave this place! While you can! I have given you fair warning.. it would be wise if you heed it.." He pointed to each of them then pointed at the dooor.. "Go"

Kor · **Reply #1347 on:** March 19, 2009, 10:41:20 PM

"want some?" Sara asked whispering, holding up some chocolate she had in one hand offering it to Tarrax.

Nick22 · **Reply #1348 on:** March 19, 2009, 10:45:12 PM

Tarrax took some hocolate from Sara and muched om it,. onscreen the young soprano Christine was being introduced. Christine was a teenager but gifted with a great voice, and several other characters were commentuing on her mysterious teacher..

Serris · **Reply #1349 on:** March 19, 2009, 10:49:07 PM

"Retreat!" Chris shouted.

The rest of the group ran down the stairs.

"We should have bought the RPG we had in the Humvee!" Paul shouted.

"I swear, I'm going to blow this [censored] hotel to pieces." Ivan said.

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Haresh was in the kitchen gathering with the mages. "These powders Chong gave you, are they effective?"

"They'd better be." the Persian Cat said. "If they aren't we just got screwed over big time. And magic isn't too effective against modern weaponry and they can retaliated in kind. Throw a fireball their way and a rocket and some bullets come flying your way."

Nick22 · **Reply #1350 on:** March 19, 2009, 10:53:58 PM

The minotaur watched them flee, then he gestured and the door shut behind them. He then vanished, leaving the room covered in bullet casings and his blood..
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Stripetail finished reading the letter, which was written by a Mr. Micah Trunge, who had identified himself as the original owner. Trunge had left notes scattered all over the hotel, in case the curse was ever placed upon it.. "This letter has been here for a long time, now we must begin searching for his notes..." stripetail said.

Serris · **Reply #1351 on:** March 19, 2009, 10:59:18 PM

Anton, Chris, Ivan and Paul ran back to their rooms to reload their weapons.

After several minutes they got back out, still with their weaponry and headed to the lobby.

Anton went to Briggins and looked straight at him. "There is a a minotaur in one of the rooms."

"I'm hungry. I wonder if they serve borscht?" Ivan asked.

"I'm hungry too." Paul said.

Kor · **Reply #1352 on:** March 19, 2009, 10:59:51 PM

Sara sipped her drink slowly and ate a bit of chocolate or 2, wanting her food and drink to last and so she could enjoy the snacks and the movie together.

Nick22 · **Reply #1353 on:** March 19, 2009, 11:03:24 PM

What did it look like? Briggins said calmly, with the air of someone used to the strange and unusual. "Minotaurs usually only appear to warn of approaching disaster.. I do hope you did not provoke it, Minotaurs are known for thier powerful curses" He said, giving a nonchalant look to thier weaponry. "As for dinner, dinner is being served in the dining room if you are hungry, help yourselves.. the steak is especially delicious' He smiled. "Real Angus meat.."

Serris · **Reply #1354 on:** March 19, 2009, 11:25:52 PM

"It charged us with an ax when we were looking in a hidden room. We fired over 100 rounds into it in self defense but did not kill it." Ivan replied.

Nick22 · **Reply #1355 on:** March 19, 2009, 11:35:18 PM

100 bullets? thats quite excessive gentlemen" Briggins said , arching his eyebrows.. 'Not to mention pointless, the minotaur is a magical creature with a very thick hide.. Shouldn't common sense have kicked in, after oh twenty bullets had been fired and you hadn't killed it, that perhapd flight would be a better option? sElf- defense is all well and good gentlemen, but i wil not having you shooting up my hotel needlessly...it scares away the other customers..Now what did that minotaur say?"

Serris · **Reply #1356 on:** March 19, 2009, 11:39:06 PM

"It warned about a curse of some kind." Anton replied.

"Pst. I'm getting the RPG." Ivan whispered to Paul.

Ivan and Paul left the lobby and went out to the Humvee where they retrieved an RPG-7 and 2 crates of rockets, 1 crate containing shaped charge anti-armor rockets and the other containing high explosive fragmentation anti-personnel rockets.

After several minutes, Ivan and Paul returned to the lobby with the RPG and rockets.

Nick22 · **Reply #1357 on:** March 19, 2009, 11:50:31 PM

Briggins noticed the RPG. His face darkened with anger"Gentleman, this hotel will not become a war zone under my stewardship. You can have weapons, guns and ammo, within reason. Rocket-propelled grenades do not fall within reason gentlemen.I'm going to have to bar you from using them in this hotel. there is no need for them here,gentleman. So , gentlemen, I am going to give you a choice. "Either take those back outside, and leave them there, or I will have to ask you to leave the premises of the Inglorious Hotel, effective immediately." Briggins gave them a very cold look. "If 100 rounds of ammo, isn't enough to kill something, neither will rocket-propelled grenades be enough, in all likelihood,to do the trick.."

Serris · **Reply #1358 on:** March 20, 2009, 12:02:28 AM

Ivan chuckled. "The anti armor rockets we use are advanced tandem HEAT rounds designed for attacking heavily armored vehicles. I doubt any living think can take that kind of punishment. But if you wish, we will leave the RPG and rockets in the vehicle."

Nick22 · **Reply #1359 on:** March 20, 2009, 12:07:07 AM

Thank you' Briggins said. "I usually don't care if if guests bring weapons in with them, after all its their personal business.. but when they bring in high tech weaponry that can blow apart Humvees, that is where I draw the line..it is a place of a relaxation, not a military objective...Please do not mistake the two..." Briggins sighed..