Glee | TDTNS: The Case of the Titania | Kurt & Co [1 of 5]
Started my daily ficlets to make the hiatus pass, then decided to keep going with a 2nd cycle and then a 3rd, all through to a 23rd. Now cycle 24!
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"THE DAY THE TITANIA NEARLY SANK"
1. THE CASE OF THE TITANIA
Murder Mystery #3 [chapters on days 485, 489, 491, 493, 495]
Kurt, Tina, Mercedes, Rachel, Finn, Artie, Santana, Matt, Mike, Brittany
It really wasn’t long before he started thinking about it, after the way the last one had gone… a complete success. They were all actually anxious for what was to come, without even knowing about plot or characters… If that wasn’t reason enough, he didn’t know what was. So he started browsing games again.
He had a couple of factors to keep in mind, primarily the number of players. Last time he’d been partly ambushed with new players, and he’d managed to make it work, but this time he was going to be prepared, with some back-up characters in his back pocket. As it turned out, he was right to.
He’d brought his planning notebook to school, a pre-emptive strike, knowing Mr. Stuckey was subbing his English class. He had selected his game, now he just had to cast everyone. There were eight of them last time, including himself, and he’d seen no sign of anyone not wanting to repeat the activity, so…
“Hey there, Mr. DeMille,” he heard Santana’s voice and he turned his eyes up to find her and Brittany sitting just one row in front of him, looking back.
“Judging by the reference, I’m guessing you…”
“We have a couple new recruits for you for the next murder mystery,” Santana went on. Kurt kept quiet, waiting for her to go on. “We spoke to Mike and Matt,” she started.
“I think they were confused,” Brittany cut in. “I told them I died twice… I hope they don’t think we’re killing anyone for real… But, really, I just hope they don’t think I’m a zombie now…”
“Anyway,” Santana picked up again. “Once I explained it to them, they said they were in, so… make it happen?” she smiled.
“Is this your ‘please’ face?” Kurt asked. Brittany looked to Santana.
“Yeah, that’s it,” she pointed. Santana cleared her throat.
“Well?” she asked Kurt.
“Will you be needing to have your death scene again?” he asked.
“Surprise me,” she told him before getting up and walking off, Brittany in tow. Kurt sighed and looked back to his notebook. He entered Mike and Matt’s names, then thought… He took his eraser and removed some of the arrows he’d made; time for a little recasting…
A few days later, he had his envelopes in hand, walking into school. Knowing how they all expected it with excitement now, he had to admit he was kind of anxious as well. The first one he found - or, really, who found him - was Tina, soon followed by Mercedes.
“New dinner game?” Tina asked. Kurt confirmed by pulling the envelopes with their names on them.
“Okay, here you go,” he served Tina first. “It’s a cruise out at sea, murder, of course… You play Clare Davidson, travelling with your husband; that’s Artie,” he filled in before she asked. “You’re upper class, but good-hearted.”
“Like Kathy Bates in Titanic?” Tina asked, smiling.
“Basically, yeah,” Kurt pointed, before looking to Mercedes. “Now you,” he indicated the envelope, “You’re Teresa Thomas. You’re also a guest, travelling on your own though, and there’s a reason, but it’s a secret,” he threw a quick glance to Tina, “So you’ll have to see for yourself by reading.” Mercedes looked excited at that.
Kurt had just barely walked away from the pair when he spotted Rachel and Finn coming his way. Before they’d even reached him, Kurt reached into the stack and found their envelopes.
“Hello, Stevensons,” he held out the envelopes. Finn frowned; Rachel grinned.
“Married?” she asked.
“Newlyweds, passengers,” Kurt confirmed, and Rachel’s smile only grew, looking to Finn, who had taken a turn for the smiles now. “Stewart and Angela Stevenson, on their honeymoon,” was all he’d say; the rest would be in the envelopes.
He got to Artie next, when he got to his class. Before it could start, he went and gave him his invitation/character information.
“Here’s your guy, Daniel Davidson, travelling with his wife, Clare, that’s Tina. You’re… good people… You’re Nemo with sharks,” he explained simply.
“Right,” Artie blinked. “Who are you playing?”
“Captain Cliff Cartwright,” Kurt nodded, smirking.
“Sailor,” Artie nodded, and Kurt quietly bowed his head.
He decided to get the last four invitations settled in one swift motion. He knew he could find them all in one place if he waited until after lunch. He got to the gym, before their respective coaches would call them off.
“Okay, let’s see,” Kurt pulled one envelope and read out, “Santana.” She held out her hands and he held out her envelope. “You’re Lara Wyler, you’re cruise ship entertainment, singing,” he explained. “And you’re a sort of go-to girl for… whatever,” he shrugged.
“Okay?” she wasn’t sure what that meant, but she’d probably find out once she read it. Kurt looked back to his envelopes, fishing out…
“Matt,” he gave it out. “George Avery, dance instructor on the cruise.”
“Like Dirty Dancing,” Santana beamed at him. Matt was happy with this. This left two envelopes, and Kurt handed them to Mike and Brittany both at once.
“And you two, you’re the Jensens, James and Amelia,” he spoke. The two looked to each other, and Santana looked to Brittany. “Amelia is the doting wife, and James… Well, he’s kind of an ass,” Kurt explained, and there was a chuckle.
“I’ll do my best,” Mike nodded.
Now all the invitations were out, everything was mostly set. He wasn’t quite settled on the menu, so supplies weren’t taken care of. But that wouldn’t take long. And after that, the Hummel house would play host to its third helping of murder and mayhem…
TO BE CONTINUED (DAY 489)
* IN CONSTRUCTION! *
PREVIOUS DAYS
[Cycle 01] [Cycle 02] [Cycle 03] [Cycle 04] [Cycle 05]
[Cycle 06] [Cycle 07] [Cycle 08] [Cycle 09] [Cycle 10]
[Cycle 11] [Cycle 12] [Cycle 13] [Cycle 14] [Cycle 15]
[Cycle 16] [Cycle 17] [Cycle 18] [Cycle 19] [Cycle 20]
[Cycle 21] [Cycle 22] [Cycle 23]
[Cycle 24]
[484]
Suggestion Drop Off
Title: "The Day the Titania Nearly Sank: 1. The Case of the Titania"
Pairing: Kurt, Tina, Mercedes, Rachel, Finn, Artie, Santana, Matt, Mike, Brittany
Rating: G
Summary: Kurt's new murder mystery dinner takes his players out to cruise the ocean...
Spoilers: None...
if you have things you would like to see get written, pleeease drop by the suggestion box. The link is further down!
"THE DAY THE TITANIA NEARLY SANK"
1. THE CASE OF THE TITANIA
Murder Mystery #3 [chapters on days 485, 489, 491, 493, 495]
Kurt, Tina, Mercedes, Rachel, Finn, Artie, Santana, Matt, Mike, Brittany
It really wasn’t long before he started thinking about it, after the way the last one had gone… a complete success. They were all actually anxious for what was to come, without even knowing about plot or characters… If that wasn’t reason enough, he didn’t know what was. So he started browsing games again.
He had a couple of factors to keep in mind, primarily the number of players. Last time he’d been partly ambushed with new players, and he’d managed to make it work, but this time he was going to be prepared, with some back-up characters in his back pocket. As it turned out, he was right to.
He’d brought his planning notebook to school, a pre-emptive strike, knowing Mr. Stuckey was subbing his English class. He had selected his game, now he just had to cast everyone. There were eight of them last time, including himself, and he’d seen no sign of anyone not wanting to repeat the activity, so…
“Hey there, Mr. DeMille,” he heard Santana’s voice and he turned his eyes up to find her and Brittany sitting just one row in front of him, looking back.
“Judging by the reference, I’m guessing you…”
“We have a couple new recruits for you for the next murder mystery,” Santana went on. Kurt kept quiet, waiting for her to go on. “We spoke to Mike and Matt,” she started.
“I think they were confused,” Brittany cut in. “I told them I died twice… I hope they don’t think we’re killing anyone for real… But, really, I just hope they don’t think I’m a zombie now…”
“Anyway,” Santana picked up again. “Once I explained it to them, they said they were in, so… make it happen?” she smiled.
“Is this your ‘please’ face?” Kurt asked. Brittany looked to Santana.
“Yeah, that’s it,” she pointed. Santana cleared her throat.
“Well?” she asked Kurt.
“Will you be needing to have your death scene again?” he asked.
“Surprise me,” she told him before getting up and walking off, Brittany in tow. Kurt sighed and looked back to his notebook. He entered Mike and Matt’s names, then thought… He took his eraser and removed some of the arrows he’d made; time for a little recasting…
A few days later, he had his envelopes in hand, walking into school. Knowing how they all expected it with excitement now, he had to admit he was kind of anxious as well. The first one he found - or, really, who found him - was Tina, soon followed by Mercedes.
“New dinner game?” Tina asked. Kurt confirmed by pulling the envelopes with their names on them.
“Okay, here you go,” he served Tina first. “It’s a cruise out at sea, murder, of course… You play Clare Davidson, travelling with your husband; that’s Artie,” he filled in before she asked. “You’re upper class, but good-hearted.”
“Like Kathy Bates in Titanic?” Tina asked, smiling.
“Basically, yeah,” Kurt pointed, before looking to Mercedes. “Now you,” he indicated the envelope, “You’re Teresa Thomas. You’re also a guest, travelling on your own though, and there’s a reason, but it’s a secret,” he threw a quick glance to Tina, “So you’ll have to see for yourself by reading.” Mercedes looked excited at that.
Kurt had just barely walked away from the pair when he spotted Rachel and Finn coming his way. Before they’d even reached him, Kurt reached into the stack and found their envelopes.
“Hello, Stevensons,” he held out the envelopes. Finn frowned; Rachel grinned.
“Married?” she asked.
“Newlyweds, passengers,” Kurt confirmed, and Rachel’s smile only grew, looking to Finn, who had taken a turn for the smiles now. “Stewart and Angela Stevenson, on their honeymoon,” was all he’d say; the rest would be in the envelopes.
He got to Artie next, when he got to his class. Before it could start, he went and gave him his invitation/character information.
“Here’s your guy, Daniel Davidson, travelling with his wife, Clare, that’s Tina. You’re… good people… You’re Nemo with sharks,” he explained simply.
“Right,” Artie blinked. “Who are you playing?”
“Captain Cliff Cartwright,” Kurt nodded, smirking.
“Sailor,” Artie nodded, and Kurt quietly bowed his head.
He decided to get the last four invitations settled in one swift motion. He knew he could find them all in one place if he waited until after lunch. He got to the gym, before their respective coaches would call them off.
“Okay, let’s see,” Kurt pulled one envelope and read out, “Santana.” She held out her hands and he held out her envelope. “You’re Lara Wyler, you’re cruise ship entertainment, singing,” he explained. “And you’re a sort of go-to girl for… whatever,” he shrugged.
“Okay?” she wasn’t sure what that meant, but she’d probably find out once she read it. Kurt looked back to his envelopes, fishing out…
“Matt,” he gave it out. “George Avery, dance instructor on the cruise.”
“Like Dirty Dancing,” Santana beamed at him. Matt was happy with this. This left two envelopes, and Kurt handed them to Mike and Brittany both at once.
“And you two, you’re the Jensens, James and Amelia,” he spoke. The two looked to each other, and Santana looked to Brittany. “Amelia is the doting wife, and James… Well, he’s kind of an ass,” Kurt explained, and there was a chuckle.
“I’ll do my best,” Mike nodded.
Now all the invitations were out, everything was mostly set. He wasn’t quite settled on the menu, so supplies weren’t taken care of. But that wouldn’t take long. And after that, the Hummel house would play host to its third helping of murder and mayhem…
TO BE CONTINUED (DAY 489)
* IN CONSTRUCTION! *
PREVIOUS DAYS
[Cycle 01] [Cycle 02] [Cycle 03] [Cycle 04] [Cycle 05]
[Cycle 06] [Cycle 07] [Cycle 08] [Cycle 09] [Cycle 10]
[Cycle 11] [Cycle 12] [Cycle 13] [Cycle 14] [Cycle 15]
[Cycle 16] [Cycle 17] [Cycle 18] [Cycle 19] [Cycle 20]
[Cycle 21] [Cycle 22] [Cycle 23]
[Cycle 24]
[484]
Suggestion Drop Off
Title: "The Day the Titania Nearly Sank: 1. The Case of the Titania"
Pairing: Kurt, Tina, Mercedes, Rachel, Finn, Artie, Santana, Matt, Mike, Brittany
Rating: G
Summary: Kurt's new murder mystery dinner takes his players out to cruise the ocean...
Spoilers: None...