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[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

Macraul Manor, a day after "The Heist"

Members of the Gendarme inspect the Hal Lazarus wing of the Macraul manor. Huddling amongst the investigators (and often arguing with them) are a team of art restorers and appraisers on the payroll of the Macraul family. Lowell himself is absent, taking his leave in a different room, whereas Helena is inspecting the damage, distraught at the whole ordeal. Beside her is Officer Jenny and Napoleon.

Helena: It's simply terrible, Jennifer. That masked clown violated my collection and then left. Who knows what he could've taken! These Hal Lazarus paintings; they are priceless! My little Nappy and his friends, they tried their best to keep them from escaping before you arrived.

Officer Jenny: I see, Madame Macraul. They may have gotten away but your pokémon were immensely helpful in keeping them there. We may have enough to identify them in the wanted poster, but little else.

A golurk arrives.

Primus: Madam, Lieutenant Jenny, coffee?

Officer Jenny: I couldn't, madam.

Helena: I insist Jennifer. You've come to aid us in our time of dire need! It's the least we can do. Complements to the gendarme from the Macraul Family.

In another room, Lowell oversees a gendarme, who is reviewing the contents of the night's security footage along with Guinevere, who appears in one of the monitors. Beside Lowell is Marius on his drone, displaying his holographic avatar.

Marius: We weren't aware of what that M. Mime could do. I was tantalized that they didn't bother to get in by teleporting in the first place.

Lowell: You did all you could to keep them in before the gendarme could arrive. Trapping them inside was quite a brilliant strategy otherwise. a unique approach to anyone who managed to bypass the extensive security triggers from the grounds.

Gendarme: Sieur Macraul, we found enough video evidence to attempt an identikit of our clown thief.

Lowell: Good.

Gendarme: You okay, monsieur?

Marius: Would you believe this isn't the first time a Macraul property has been compromised by a masked fool with malevolent intentions?

Lowell: And this was with the recent upgrades. Clearly my security chief and I have much to rework if some clown can break in.

Gendarme: Not to sound petulant, but your porygon has shown me a glimpse of the schematics of your security system. We may be dealing with not merely just a petty vandal but a full-blown arch-criminal.

Marius: I doubt that.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Mar 12th 2019 at 4:59:38 PM

The Prost, Team Pent

Elizabeth: "Oh look."

-She is well away from the mannequin.-

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

The Prost, Lobby

Des slips into the lobby as well.

"We're all goin' to the lobby..."

GIVE ME YOUR FACE

Silas is the one hit by the Manequin, before he reaches the floor he shouts with uncharacteristic anger, "I am learning to hate this place!"

He gets up and looks, rather cross.

"Oh? Seems you're getting it a bit. Not bad."

He looks about, "So, don't we fight these things with Personas?"

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I used to plug my deviantart here but turns out the link was too long.

-Rose gives Ren an indignant look-

Rose: It's dark and we're in the fucked-up head of a man with, quote, "distorted desires", pardon me for assuming it was worse than it was.

Gee, on top of being useless, I'm also a complete dumbass. Nice job, me.

Prost, Team Pent

-Sighs-

Just mannequins, huh?

Prost, Team Doc

Crochet: -Following- <You think if we follow the music we'll actually run into some Shadows?>

Doc: -Continues listening out for the clanking of armor-

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Backstage

Ren: Like Lane said, Morgan, we were looking for you.

Morgan le Fay: <Huh? Why?>

Ren: Basically, we need intel. You seem like you at least know the ins-and-outs of this place.

Morgan le Fay: <Hmmmmm...>

-Morgan grins-

Morgan le Fay: <Okay. I'll help you guys out. But you are going to have to help me with my investigation too.>

Ren: Ummm... I guess we can bring it up for discussion...

Edited by keys2tkingdom on Mar 10th 2019 at 12:34:05 PM

The Prost-Backstage

Lane:While I'd usually appreciate the help...given how this world is, what's the catch?

-He headtilts-

The Prost - Backstage

You're investigating, we're investigating. Seems fine to roll the two together as long as you're not trying to work against our interests...

-Pent looks around-

Maybe I should just say what those interests are? We want to stop the guy this Palace is of from doing something bad and generally gathering information to confront him with and do that.

The Prost - Lobby

Susan: <Man I could go for a snack bar right now...>

-It doesn't seem like there's much Shadow activity in the lobby right now, just the milling-about of faceless beings and the singing from deeper into the theater-

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Morgan le Fay: -shifting to a Skitty- <Well that works for me. What I'm looking for should be somewhere in this palace.>

Ren: Feel like saying what?

Morgan le Fay: <I prefer to keep some cards hidden. And you all need me more than I need you.>

Ren: Well you have a point there...

-Ren thinks for a moment.-

Ren: Fine. We'll help you you if you help us do something about the guy who owns this place.

Morgan le Fay: <Good to know at least one of you knows how to take a good deal.>

-Morgan climbs up onto Ren's shoulder.-

Morgan le Fay: <I'm Morgan le Fay. Call me Morgan, if you please. Nice to be working with you all.>

Ren: <Renard. Call me "Ren".>

The Prost-Backstage

Lane:Done deal.

-He nods-

Name's Lane Heiden. Lane's fine.

Tori:And I'm Victoria Thorne. Buuuut just Tori is fine.

Rose: Rose. Nice to meet you for real, I guess.

"Charmed, my name is Silas Grant," Silas responded, looking about, "So where to next?"

I-See News

Reporter: In other news, the rural Macraul Manor, home to eccentric artist, inventor, and chemist Lowell Macraul and his wife art appraiser and critic Helena Macraul, was broken into by an unknown clown-themed vandal and possible art thief along with a M. Mime and three drifloon. The intruder had made it into the wing of the estate housing Vicomte and Vicomtesse Macraul's private collections of the works of late Hal Lazarus and proceeded to vandalize the recently restored last painting of the celebrated artist by covering it in layers of cardboard and bubble wrap. Appraisers and conservationists are examining the potential damages to the once-lost painting, estimated to cost up to 10 million dollars. The intruder was reportedly able to dodge the outer security systems surrounding the estate's perimeter only to be detected shortly before entering the main chateau, immediately alerting the local gendarmerie. Officer Jenny and several other gendarmes arrived to the secluded manor long after the vandal's escape. An attempt was made by the Macraul family's pokémon to corner and apprehend the vandal within the manor. CCTV footage allowed the investigators to create an identikit of the suspect, who they claim may be an arch-criminal.

The program displays a facial composite of an awkward middle-aged man in a clown costume.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Jun 27th 2019 at 8:30:28 PM

-The black and white TV relays the news to Isaac about his heist.-

Isaac: "Hahahah! The Last Laugh strikes again!"

Marc:🍉⬆️↗️🗽

Isaac: "The first time was that one time with the eggs and the cannon and whatnot."

Ivan, on the phone with Jean: "Yeah, I'm actually looking for a house in the same neighborhood as you! The property prices are reasonable and the commute is...

-The news comes on the TV, detailing the crime and wanted depiction.-

Ivan: "Jean? Are there any other clown-based crazy people in Lumiose, or did my dad move here to cause chaos?"

Edited by redneckphoenix on Mar 11th 2019 at 10:42:39 AM

Mt. Moon

Bastion: Merci. Now AFTER THEM!

Prost, Team Pent

-To Morgan-

I'm Tagg.

-To Silas-

Presumably in the direction of the singing.

Prost, Team Doc

Doc: -Looking around- <Let's keep moving towards the singing, but quietly.>

Edited by rmctagg09 on Mar 11th 2019 at 4:30:14 AM

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Mt. Moon

Me: Right!

-I go with Bastion to follow The Nameless-

Me: -whispers- So, what will their crazy stunt be this time?

Edited by AnimeboyIanpower on Mar 11th 2019 at 8:30:27 AM

♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...

Jean's House

Jean: You'd be correct to describe our neighborhood—and it has bigger floor areas than a cramped overpriced penthouse in the city center. You wouldn't be able to see the tower from here all that well. It wouldn't be the first time that someone in costume went gallivanting through Kalos, either as criminals or crimefighters, but I'll admit that this would be the first time one was actually dressed as a clown. I'm honestly surprised that he didn't go the Crobatman route and said pretentious things.

Jean turns on the television.

Jean: You don't tell me much about your family. What is your father like?

Edited by MasterJayAM on Mar 12th 2019 at 2:35:00 AM

The Post-The Doc Side

Des takes point and sneaks through the lobby, sticking to shadows.

"She is quite a good singer..."

GIVE ME YOUR FACE

Jubilife Prost - Team Doc

"She probably only sounds like a particularly impressive singer because Jerry has a particular love for her," Colton proposed. "I mean, regardless of how good she actually can sing, he has probably developed a particular love for her voice alone, hence why it sounds so impressive to anyone in his Palace."

Edited by AbsentCoder on Mar 11th 2019 at 7:34:41 AM

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

-Corrin can't help but find herself humming along to the singing in the background.-

Corrin: If not for the circumstances, I'd almost like to come for the performance...

Edited by BittersweetNSour on Mar 11th 2019 at 10:58:35 AM

-Ivan gets a little thousand-yard stare. Maybe like a hundred-yard stare, I dunno.-

Ivan: "He's... he's an absolute agent of chaos. All my childhood, he'd go out and find ways to do his "funny pranks", as he called them. They usually ended with him as the only one laughing."

-Ivan sighs.-

Ivan: "It's always a chore with him. Fifth grade was the only year I wasn't homeschooled, and that went very poorly. Never before have I seen a man find a way to get that many children in a lake.

Apollo: ~Tell him about the piñata.~

Ivan: "Oh, the piñata. I thought he was trying to be closer to me, by throwing a cool party so I could spend some time with friends. We had a piñata! And ahead of time he showed me that it actually had candy in it! And then right before the party, he coated the thing in itching powder!"

-Ivan holds his head between his hands.-

Ivan: "If he's a so-called supervillain now, it isn't going to end well."

Edited by redneckphoenix on Mar 11th 2019 at 11:07:31 AM