You calmly walk out of Miss Nightingale's office as she bid you goodbye. You look through the halls before you clasped a hand through your shirt where your heart was beating rapidly.
You took a few breaths as you felt cold sweat run from your temple. Talking to her definitely made you more disturbed than anything. After a few seconds you begun to compose yourself. You aren't going to show your invulnerability in this place.
As you begun to walk from where you came from, hoping to find Emma or any of the hospitable residences to show you around, someone bumped into you.
"I-I'm so sorry!" A meek voice apologised as she picked up a few gadgets that she dropped. She was clearly struggling holding those items in the first place so you decided to help her.
You kneeled down and begun to place the different kind of gadgets into your arms,"It's alright Miss..?"
"Oh, it's Tracy Reznik! Nice to meet you detective," She bowed vigorously which made her drop her gadgets more, "Oh dear..."
"Here, let me help you carry those and in exchange would you mind telling me where Emma is?" You asked and helped her pick up the items that were dropped and put some into yours.
"Oh Emma? I think she's in the garden tending the plants again," Tracy said as she balanced the gadgets. "I see, well after I help you with this I'll be going."
"Thank you so much for helping me Detective (L-"
"(Y/n) is alright, you don't have to call me a Detective or anything," You cut her off, "Now, where we're you going?"
"Oh right! Luca's waiting for me to bring some of my inventions to his room so we can both look at it together," Tracy explained.
"But why not just go to your room instead?" You ask with a raise brow. "Oh I couldn't do that, as a fellow inventor we should atleast be smart about time management and since I wasn't doing anything i thought that I could bring them instead."
"And because my room was a mess," Tracy muttered, "I heard that," You let out a small smile at her comment.
"Yo-you heard nothing!" Tracy quickly denied the it. "Well here we are, thank you for helping me carry this"
"No problem Ms. Tracy," You said. "It's also alright for you to just call me Tracy, if I can call you by your first name, should I too?" Tracy smiled.
You smiled and nodded at her. She knocked on the door as both if you patiently wait for 'Luca' to open it. There were a lot of ruckus going on like a few things dropping from the other side and a thump before the door opened.
There stood a young man with messy brown hair that was put into a pony tail along with a standard prisoner shirt. You were shock that he has a black eye that hasn't been treated for what you think was a while now, not only that but he's neck was covered with bandages and he was wearing a metal chain and shackles.
He gave both you and Tracy a toothy grin, showing off a fang on the side of his mouth, "Ah Tracy, and the Detective! What brings you here?"
"Hello, I was just helping Tracy here carry her stuff," You carefully put them on the table which Tracy beckoned you over.
"I see, well my name's Luca Balsa, Detective. If you need any tinkering, you can ask me," Luca said and begun to examine Tracy's gadgets.
"Nice to meet you Mr. Balsa, I'm (Y/n) (L/n) and it's alright to drop the formalities, you can just call me by my name," You nodded at him.
"Well if we're doing that, then you can also just call me by my name, (Y/n)!" Luca gave another toothy grin at your direction.
You gave him a small smile, "Alright then, Luca." He nodded and gave you a thumbs up before full on concentrating at the inventions in front of him. Tracy waved at you before she begun to examine what seems to be the newest invention of Luca.
You did the same, having a good look at Lucas's room full of inventions that you haven't seen before. They're all so unique and creative, making you wonder why Luca became what he was.
It was no secret that Luca Balsa 'Killed' a man. Word spreads fast when you're a world-renowned inventor. There were no trials therefore he was sent to prison immediately. And soon, he disappeared, to the unknown.
Fortunately for you, that unknown place where people end up is the Oletus Manor. You took one last look at the two young inventors before closings the door behind you.
You sighed and closed your eyes, taking a deep breath before you walk towards what seems to be the way to the garden. Luckily for you, the person you were looking for was there tending it like Tracy said.
You walked behind her as she skillfully pulled out small clumps of weeds that were growing. You took a look at her face seeing that her brows were furrowed with concentration.
You stood by the side, examining the garden. It was in pretty high maintenance, well you thought so since Emma was the one tending to it.
After what seems to be like, fifteen minutes, she finally wiped the sweat off her face and washed her hands. She was humming before she shrieked seeing you.
"Wait, how long have you been there? And why didn't you say anything!" Emma said.
"I haven't been here for long, just got here actually. I also wanted to see your skills and I must say, you do an excellent job," You praised her.
"Really?! Hehe, well thank you," She said and blushed. "It would've been embarrassing if the garden was in bad shape especially since I'm a gardener."
"Does noone else tend the garden here? Even before you entered this manor?" You asked.
She shook her head, "When I first got here, there were no plants. Just the equipment and soil. It was pretty weird but we're in the manor, most of the things here are weird."
"Agree," You nodded.
"So, need a tour?" She asked which you nodded.
"Well then, let's go! This'll be quite long since the manor's so big," She said and opened the back door.
"Okay, the first floor, you already know, but here's the dining area, and the kitchen just next to it." She gestured to the two rooms.
Noone was inside the dining area, but there were quite a lot of people in the kitchen. Doing various stuff like drinking water, washing their hands and grabbing a quick bite.
"Oh look it's Anne!" Emma said gaining the attention of the whole room. You internally sighed and just followed Emma feeling eyes follow your every move.
That was probably Naib, the hooded guy who just finished washing his hands before grabbing a drink.
You were met with three new people in front of you. A young woman with blonde hair tied to twin braids, a man with a cowboy hat and another man wuth brown hair and glasses.
"I'm (Y/n) (L/n), nice to meet all of you," You took out a hand for them to shake but the man with the cowboy hat took your hand and gently placed a kiss on top of your knuckles.
You were stunned at him, making him smirk, "The name's Kevin Alonso, nice to meet you aswell pretty lady."
"Do you always have to do this to every woman you've come across, Kevin?" the guy with the glasses spoke.
"Why of course my dear friend Liam! All the women I've met are beautiful and kind, who wouldn't want to kiss their hands?" Kevin winked.
'Liam' sighed before taking my hand to his, "Sorry for his behavior. I'm Liam, nice to meet you Detective (L/n)."
"Nice to meet you too Liam, Kevin. By the way, you can just call me (Y/n)." I said and gave them a small smile.
"Anne Lester! Nice to meet you (Y/n)," Anne gave you a big smile and a warm handshake, "I've only been here for two months, so I'm still quite new, but if you ever want to practice, just come get me, okay?"
"Oh, alright. Thank you for that offer, I'll be joining you tomorrow?" You said.
"Great! I'll teach you the basic along with someone else so they can help us. I better inform her then," Anne said before walking off to find that person.
"Great! You've met new people and tomorrow you're gonna practice," Emma said which you nodded at.
"Mind if I tag along?" Kevin asked before Liam jabbed him in the side making him chuckle.
"Just kidding, just kidding," He started, "Or am I?" He started running before Liam can slap him.
Liam sighed from his friend's antics, "Well I better get going now, I wanna rest up for tomorrow. See you," He waved.
You both waved a bye to him as he walked out of the kitchen. Emma then begun to look for someone else before she sighed, "Aww, Aesop and Ganji already left."
"It's fine Emma, I can introduce myself to them if I ever saw them again. Which will be after lunch," You said.
"Well alright then..." Emma said, "Oh right, you haven't properly met Naib right? Well luckily for you, he's still here!" She begun to drag you to the hooded man who choked on his water.
Emma slapped him at the back and he finally stopped, with a couple more of coughing. He glared at Emma before glaring at you, "Naib Subedar," He said.
"(Y/n) (L/n), pleased to meet you," You said and took out a hand for him to shake, he only tsk-ed. "Look here, Detective. Just because you're probably privileged in the outside world doesn't mean you'll get privilege here. So you better know how to survive on your own."
You blankly looked at him, 'As if I wasn't already trying to survive outside.'
"I'll keep that in mind, Mr. Subedar," You said. "Yeah, you better," He said before walking away.
"Sorry about him..." Emma apologized, "He's like that with everyone, but I guess you could say that's his saying of 'be careful.'"
"So the 'tough guys that actually cares about you'?" You tried to make a joke. "Yeah, that!" Emma laughed.
You laugh along with her for a few seconds before she turned to you, "But what Naib said was true. We're all equal here, and you have to learn how to fend for yourself to survive."
The air around the kitchen was beginning to get eerie, you knew that the game was suppose to be disturbing and sinister, but with all the warnings you're getting you're actually beginning to feel sick.
"Anyway! Sorry for making it dark here, let's continue?" Emma asked and clasped her hands behind her back.
You sweatdropped but nodded, "Let's continue, we don't have all day."
You made your way back and you found yourselves by the living room, Fiona was there with a woman in a pink leotard as well as other pink accessories, and another woman in a lilac dress with puff sleeves holding on to a bottle of perfume.
"Ah, (Y/n)! And Emma! Come here, Vera just made a new perfume and it smells amazing!" Fiona said and gestured to sit down.
You made it in front of them, "I'm (Y/n) (L/n) by the way, nice to meet you," And gave a small smile.
"Margaretha Zelle, nice to meet you too!" The woman in the pink leotard said and shook your hand.
"Vera Nair, I guess it's nice to meet you too," The woman in lilac dress said before quickly shaking my hand before going back to her perfume.
"Now, would you like to smell my newest creation?" She smirked.
"Ohhh! Yes, Vera!" Emma said and hold out her hand. Vera sprayed the perfume on Emma's wrist making you already have a whiff of the strong perfume.
It actually gave you a sense of relief. The tension and stress all built up in your body was gone making you relax.
"That," You started before breathing it once again, "Smells delightful."
"This one's better than the old one," Vera said with pride. "I can definitely tell," Fiona said.
"Wahh, this one is better. It smells so good," Emma sniffed. "Oh how I wish you sell these Vera, I would've bought all of them," Margaretha sighed.
"Yes, what a shame. What might've happened to my Perfume shop, I would never know," Vera frowned.
"But selling these for labor, I can do," Vera chuckled. "Hmm, alright then, I'll help in the kitchen instead of you for a week." Margaretha offered.
Vera nodded, "Come get it later after dinner time, alright?"
"Alright, deal!" Margaretha happily said and shook Vera's hand.
"And I guess I could give you some. As a debut or welcoming gift," Vera said nonchalantly.
"Why thank you for the generous gift, Ms. Nair," You nodded in acknowledgement.
"Oh, you can all just call us by our first name, no need to be so formal," Margaretha said.
"No, she can continue to call me 'Ms. Nair', I kinda like it," Vera rejected. "Vera..." Fiona said and put a hand on her shoulder.
"Fine, I guess call me Vera aswell," Vera said and rolled her eyes. Fiona just chuckled at her antics.
You were wondering what happened to Emma, so you looked at the side seeing she sat down and was in euphoria still sniffing her wrist.
"Oh Emma," You softly sighed and shake your head side to side. The rest laughed at her antics.
"I guess we'll be going then. Thank you once again and nice meeting all of you," You gave a quick nod before dragging Emma off.
After a few seconds, she finally regained her somewhat conscious. "Aww, I wanted more of that perfume. The one she sprayed me is already wearing off," Emma frowned.
"You can come with me later to ask for more. But she is charging with labor," You offered.
"Oh yeah! I forgot about that, but I think I've done my labor enough already, she asks me to plant some of those plants for her, hehe," Emma said.
"Well then, that's great. Hopefully you can share some with me," You joked.
"Hmm, maybe if we're close enough," She smiled and continued her way. You followed just beside her as she continued her tour.
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I'll try to continue the story somehow 🧍♀️
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