The Cannibal (IC)

[The Mystery Bard]

(Opening Credits Theme Song) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZP9U3SeuCQ

~A MYSTERY BARD PRODUCTION

~STARRING...

Mareut
Sunkistodia
Canis Rex
Slaveokia
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~and Dezaro
New Anatolia
Xanama
Torrocca
ApplePieistan
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~and Kwadai and
Kolmya

Co-STARRING The Mystery Bard


THE CANNIBAL
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NORTHERN ALASKA
SPINELLI FAMILY LODGE
FRIDAY JANUARY 8,2016
5:30 P.M

Mark Spinelli delicately stepped down the broad wooden staircase that lead up to the second floor.The fire place was ablaze with a warm comforting fire, the lights were on all over the entire lodge, it had been swept and mopped and Mark had done a fine job of straightening up and ensuring the lodge looked it's finest.
He clapped his hands once as he admired the comforting feel of the lodge and headed over toward the telephone hanging from the wall by the kitchen doorway.
He grabbed up the receiver and rapidly punched in a number as he began whistling to himself, the dial tone picked up as he continued to whistle away Yankee Doodle.
After five rings an older man's voice answered.
"Hello?"
Mark responded,"Hey pops, just calling to let you know everything's doing good.I got the whole place cleaned up and looking crisper than a pine cone in the spring time."

"Okay,"his dad replied,"have your friends arrived yet?"

"Not yet.They all said they were catching their flights around the afternoon so they'll probably be here around seven or so.Local time."

"Did you give them good directions?"Asked Mr.Spinelli.
"Yep,emailed them all a map with a highlighted route to the lodge."Mark responded.

"Okay good,"Mr.Spinelli said,"well you kids have fun, Ive got to go now, I've got patients to deal with.Call me on Sunday."
Mark responded,"Sure thing pops, call you on Sunday.Bye."

"Bye."
The phone clicked as Mark hung up.
He headed over to the door and made sure it was unlocked,which it was, he snapped his fingers and skipped off toward the kitchen.
A fresh pot of coffee was made and a tray of pizza rolls was heating in the oven, he slipped on a pair of oven mitts and slid the tray out, they were soft and well cooked and the smell of pepperoni and melted mozzarella made his stomach rumble.
"Perfect."He said as he sat the tray stop the stove and closed the oven door.

As he was taking the oven mitts off the phone rang, he tossed the mitts onto the counter and whirled around and headed out of the kitchen to answer it, not even noticing the dark figure standing just outside the window wearing a black coat with the hood pulled over their head, the ominous figure stared into the window for a minute, then turned and went traipsing off into the dense forest behind them, crunching through the thick layer of snow on the ground.

"Okay thanks, I will mom, love you too."Mark said as he hung up the phone.
He looked at the massive grandfather clock sitting against the far wall, which said it was ten till six.
I hope everyone gets here soon, the sooner the better.He thought to himself.
He dropped down onto the massive seven foot couch and began playing Angry Birds on his phone as he waited for everyone to arrive.

[Xanama]

The first, or one of the first to arrive was Kat, she was driven by a friend from the airport to the lodge, she walked in "Hello?" She saw mark and ran to the couch, sitting next to him "Hey!" Kat smiled as she took a small box out of her luggage and put it next to her,"Nice place your parents have..." Kat opened the box and grabbed her pipe and a lighter.

[The Mystery Bard]

The first, or one of the first to arrive was Kat, she was driven by a friend from the airport to the lodge, she walked in "Hello?" She saw mark and ran to the couch, sitting next to him "Hey!" Kat smiled as she took a small box out of her luggage and put it next to her,"Nice place your parents have..." Kat opened the box and grabbed her pipe and a lighter.

Mark spoke, his eyebrows raised,"Right to it eh?And yeah it's alright, lots of stuff to do around here.Skiing, hiking, fishing, hunting, snowboarding, and plenty more.Your the first one here.So try not to fly away."He said as he stood and headed for the kitchen.

Minutes later he came back with a large tray of pizza rolls and sat it on the coffee table, popping one into his mouth as he did so.
He turned to Kat and spoke,"I'm heading downstairs, I'll be right back.Make sure to act as my receptionist.I need to turn on the boiler."
He descended down toward the basement leaving Kat alone in the living room.

[Slaveokia]

Henry had just arrived from the airport and rented a car, by the time he got there the car was running on fumes. Henry walked in with all his luggage
"Hello? Do you know where Mark is?" Said Henry while putting his luggage down by the couch.

[Canis Rex]

The rented snowmobile roar split the air as Jos made his way to the lodge. He had been invited by Mark, and though the two weren't best friends, they had no quarrels with one another and it was supposed to be a fun time. Not to mention, this environment offered great opportunity for getting in shape to prepare for his next wrestling match. The directions he had been given and the fact that the place was already lit up made it an easy find.
Dismounting the vehicle, he saw someone was already there but stuck to his professional nature, knocking on the door to announce his presence.

[Xanama]

The first, or one of the first to arrive was Kat, she was driven by a friend from the airport to the lodge, she walked in "Hello?" She saw mark and ran to the couch, sitting next to him "Hey!" Kat smiled as she took a small box out of her luggage and put it next to her,"Nice place your parents have..." Kat opened the box and grabbed her pipe and a lighter.

Mark spoke, his eyebrows raised,"Right to it eh?And yeah it's alright, lots of stuff to do around here.Skiing, hiking, fishing, hunting, snowboarding, and plenty more.Your the first one here.So try not to fly away."He said as he stood and headed for the kitchen.

Minutes later he came back with a large tray of pizza rolls and sat it on the coffee table, popping one into his mouth as he did so.
He turned to Kat and spoke,"I'm heading downstairs, I'll be right back.Make sure to act as my receptionist.I need to turn on the boiler."
He descended down toward the basement leaving Kat alone in the living room.

"Helps me focus." She took her guitar out as well, that is a lot to do, better than North Carolinas mountains.. I'll try not to fly, but you can't keep me down!" She laughed

When mark came back she walked over and took a few pizza rolls "Alright. I'll do that.." when he walked downstairs she laid down and started smoking, singing something to herself
(I don't trust this already xD)

Henry had just arrived from the airport and rented a car, by the time he got there the car was running on fumes. Henry walked in with all his luggage
"Hello? Do you know where Mark is?" Said Henry while putting his luggage down by the couch.

"In the basement, turning on the boiler.. he made pizza rolls, fucking amazing..."

[Slaveokia]

Mark spoke, his eyebrows raised,"Right to it eh?And yeah it's alright, lots of stuff to do around here.Skiing, hiking, fishing, hunting, snowboarding, and plenty more.Your the first one here.So try not to fly away."He said as he stood and headed for the kitchen.

Minutes later he came back with a large tray of pizza rolls and sat it on the coffee table, popping one into his mouth as he did so.
He turned to Kat and spoke,"I'm heading downstairs, I'll be right back.Make sure to act as my receptionist.I need to turn on the boiler."
He descended down toward the basement leaving Kat alone in the living room.

"Helps me focus." She took her guitar out as well, that is a lot to do, better than North Carolinas mountains.. I'll try not to fly, but you can't keep me down!" She laughed

When mark came back she walked over and took a few pizza rolls "Alright. I'll do that.." when he walked downstairs she laid down and started smoking, singing something to herself
(I don't trust this already xD)

Henry had just arrived from the airport and rented a car, by the time he got there the car was running on fumes. Henry walked in with all his luggage
"Hello? Do you know where Mark is?" Said Henry while putting his luggage down by the couch.

"In the basement, turning on the boiler.. he made pizza rolls, fucking amazing..."

"Great, I could use a snack."

[Xanama]

"Helps me focus." She took her guitar out as well, that is a lot to do, better than North Carolinas mountains.. I'll try not to fly, but you can't keep me down!" She laughed

When mark came back she walked over and took a few pizza rolls "Alright. I'll do that.." when he walked downstairs she laid down and started smoking, singing something to herself
(I don't trust this already xD)
"In the basement, turning on the boiler.. he made pizza rolls, fucking amazing..."

"Great, I could use a snack."

She nodded "I don't think I know you.." Kat said "I'm Kat, you are?"

[Slaveokia]

"Great, I could use a snack."

She nodded "I don't think I know you.." Kat said "I'm Kat, you are?"

"I'm Henry, it's nice to meet you Kate" Said Henry in a friendly tone.

[Torrocca]

"Don't worry, Ben," Alice said to her brother, giving him a warm smile as she drove their rented car along the route given to them. "This is finally a chance for you to get away from everything that's been troubling you. You'll be able to relax and have fun!" Ben just sighed and looked out his window, not giving his sister a response. "Ben, please don't go silent on me... not r-" Alice muttered with slight irritation, being cut off by her brother - who watched the passing snow banks and the trees - as he said, "I'm not going silently on you. I'm just... thinking. What if they're no different than the others?" "Ben... Benny, boy... they'll be different, I assure you. Beside... why would Mark let any assholes into the lodge?" "I dunno..."

As the car approached the entrance to the lodge, Alice sighed with relief and said, "well, we're here." Ben just nodded and replied, "alright, good. It was starting to get cold in here." "Well, then... we ought to get our stuff and get to heading on inside, eh?" He nodded, and as the car came to a grinding halt in the snow, he reached into the rear seats and pulled out a couple of backpacks. Taking the key from the ignition and her pack, Alice said softly, "come on, Ben. Before you freeze out here." The two slowly exited the vehicle and made their way toward the lodge, using the faint amount of light penetrating the thick set of clouds to guide their way.

"Wow... this place gives me the creeps," Alice remarked, rubbing her shoulders in an attempt to give herself some warmth. Ben just shrugged and said, "worst case scenario is that we'll run into a bear. If this group's large enough, it won't be trouble." "Right... right." The snow softly crunched beneath their boots as they trudged through it, the bottoms of their pants and their boots getting stained in snow. The two shook their legs shortly after stepping onto the patio, and Alice cheerily said, "well, we're here." She stepped toward the door, took a breath, and knocked.

[Xanama]

She nodded "I don't think I know you.." Kat said "I'm Kat, you are?"

"I'm Henry, it's nice to meet you Kate" Said Henry in a friendly tone.

"Kat. Not kate." She said seriously before laughing "Nice to meet you too henry" Kat laid back down and started smoking again, singing to herself

[The Mystery Bard]

Mark fumbled away with the boiler, hitting the button sequence and flipping the switches in accordance to the instructions.
His response was a grumbling and a sad hissing sound.
"C'mon damn thing!"He hissed slapping it hard on it's side.
He reset the entire thing and restarted the sequence, it made a choking sound and began rumbling to life.
"There we go." Mark said, which was answered by a weak hissing sound, he gave the old Boiler a hard pound with his fist and it immediately roared to full power.
"Yeah baby I got the touch."He said as he turned and headed upstairs.

He entered the living room and loudly broadcasted to the newly arrived guests.
"Welcome, welcome.I am your humble host Lord Mark Spinelli of Awesome.Your bedrooms are all upstairs, snacks are in the fridge, coffees on the counter.I got everything from pop-tarts to popcorn to soda pop.Sadly no beer though so I hope someone's bringing some."

[Slaveokia]

"I'm Henry, it's nice to meet you Kate" Said Henry in a friendly tone.

"Kat. Not kate." She said seriously before laughing "Nice to meet you too henry" Kat laid back down and started smoking again, singing to herself

"I see forgive me for that." Chuckled Henry. Henry moved to sit on the couch.

[Xanama]

"Kat. Not kate." She said seriously before laughing "Nice to meet you too henry" Kat laid back down and started smoking again, singing to herself

"I see forgive me for that." Chuckled Henry. Henry moved to sit on the couch.

She moved her legs and sat up so more people could sit on th couch "It's fine... I get that alot.." She said, in her head a voice said "He doesn't mean it. He doesn't care." Kat then yelled "Stop! Please!" She looked like she just saw her best friend die infront of her

[New Antonalia]

The winter air bit and stung his face as Charlie rode up the mountain in a snowmobile he'd rented in the nearby town. It took a while for him to navigate up the mountain. "You can't spell lost with out Lt." He said to himself as the sun dipped over the horizon, giving the surrounding woods an eerie orange glow to it. "Jesus this place is creepy." He said to himself as he dug his head further into his coat, trying to keep the wind from biting his face even more. By the time he was finally at the Cabin, several other of Mark's friends had arrived. Some of the people he knew from Mark's circle, others he didn't recognize. "Hey Mark, sorry I'm late, I got lost on the way up."

[Slaveokia]

"I see forgive me for that." Chuckled Henry. Henry moved to sit on the couch.

She moved her legs and sat up so more people could sit on th couch "It's fine... I get that alot.." She said, in her head a voice said "He doesn't mean it. He doesn't care." Kat then yelled "Stop! Please!" She looked like she just saw her best friend die infront of her

"Kat are you alright!?" Said a very concerned Henry.Did I do something? thought Henry.

[Xanama]

She moved her legs and sat up so more people could sit on th couch "It's fine... I get that alot.." She said, in her head a voice said "He doesn't mean it. He doesn't care." Kat then yelled "Stop! Please!" She looked like she just saw her best friend die infront of her

"Kat are you alright!?" Said a very concerned Henry.Did I do something? thought Henry.

She looked up "For now... I ehh..." She though for several minutes and then realized that she had no excuse for it and told him the truth "I'm Schizophrenic..."

[Canis Rex]

Jos had just walked in and been removing his coat and small pack of meager items when mark made his announcement.
"Can't say I brought any." He replies, hanging his coat on a nearby rack. "Never been much for the stuff myself." He quickly notices the others present and gives a slight bow. "My name is Jos. Pleased to meet you all." He introduces before heading over to Mark.
"Been a while man. Good to see you." He offers a handshake.

[Slaveokia]

"Kat are you alright!?" Said a very concerned Henry.Did I do something? thought Henry.

She looked up "For now... I ehh..." She though for several minutes and then realized that she had no excuse for it and told him the truth "I'm Schizophrenic..."

"Oh I am truly sorry to hear that, I actually major in Pyschology so if you ever need any help just give me a headsup alright?" Said Henry with a smile.

[The Mystery Bard]

The winter air bit and stung his face as Charlie rode up the mountain in a snowmobile he'd rented in the nearby town. It took a while for him to navigate up the mountain. "You can't spell lost with out Lt." He said to himself as the sun dipped over the horizon, giving the surrounding woods an eerie orange glow to it. "Jesus this place is creepy." He said to himself as he dug his head further into his coat, trying to keep the wind from biting his face even more. By the time he was finally at the Cabin, several other of Mark's friends had arrived. Some of the people he knew from Mark's circle, others he didn't recognize. "Hey Mark, sorry I'm late, I got lost on the way up."

"Hey it's alright Kemosabe.No harm done.We still got plenty of people that haven't shown yet, and I'm fully aware punctuality is a gift of the few.Just enjoy yourself to some snacks and new friends, that's why I invited all of my friends here from far and wide was to build a bigger circle for all of us.So go pick a room if you want or just wait like everyone else seems to be.I'm going to go open the garage so everyone can park their vehicles in their to keep them out of the snow."
He turned and headed across the far side of a room, stopping to shake his old friends hand as he went, and then disappeared into the far door leading to the garage.

[Xanama]

She looked up "For now... I ehh..." She though for several minutes and then realized that she had no excuse for it and told him the truth "I'm Schizophrenic..."

"Oh I am truly sorry to hear that, I actually major in Pyschology so if you ever need any help just give me a headsup alright?" Said Henry with a smile.

"Really?.. tthanks.." She smiled "I got a few problems..." She shrugged "Don't know if i can fix em.." she laughed and picked up her guitar she started playing something until she heard a voice again, "You're weak! You're nothing!" she tries to ignore it until she heard it again, louder "F*CKING DIE!"
"Stop it! Please!"

[New Antonalia]

The winter air bit and stung his face as Charlie rode up the mountain in a snowmobile he'd rented in the nearby town. It took a while for him to navigate up the mountain. "You can't spell lost with out Lt." He said to himself as the sun dipped over the horizon, giving the surrounding woods an eerie orange glow to it. "Jesus this place is creepy." He said to himself as he dug his head further into his coat, trying to keep the wind from biting his face even more. By the time he was finally at the Cabin, several other of Mark's friends had arrived. Some of the people he knew from Mark's circle, others he didn't recognize. "Hey Mark, sorry I'm late, I got lost on the way up."

"Hey it's alright Kemosabe.No harm done.We still got plenty of people that haven't shown yet, and I'm fully aware punctuality is a gift of the few.Just enjoy yourself to some snacks and new friends, that's why I invited all of my friends here from far and wide was to build a bigger circle for all of us.So go pick a room if you want or just wait like everyone else seems to be.I'm going to go open the garage so everyone can park their vehicles in their to keep them out of the snow."
He turned and headed across the far side of a room, stopping to shake his old friends hand as he went, and then disappeared into the far door leading to the garage.

"Thanks Tanto." Charlie said, smiling as he took off his jacket and headed upstairs to one of the four bedrooms and claimed the one closest to the trophy room. He set up his stuff on his bed and propped his snowboard up next to the bed. He then headed downstairs to the living room and sat on one of the couches. "Damn, this place is amazing." He said, staring at the decor and size.

"Oh I am truly sorry to hear that, I actually major in Pyschology so if you ever need any help just give me a headsup alright?" Said Henry with a smile.

"Really?.. tthanks.." She smiled "I got a few problems..." She shrugged "Don't know if i can fix em.." she laughed and picked up her guitar she started playing something until she heard a voice again, "You're weak! You're nothing!" she tries to ignore it until she heard it again, louder "F*CKING DIE!"
"Stop it! Please!"

"Hey, are you OK?" Charlie asked, looking over and walking over to one of the other people in the house.

[Slaveokia]

"Oh I am truly sorry to hear that, I actually major in Pyschology so if you ever need any help just give me a headsup alright?" Said Henry with a smile.

"Really?.. tthanks.." She smiled "I got a few problems..." She shrugged "Don't know if i can fix em.." she laughed and picked up her guitar she started playing something until she heard a voice again, "You're weak! You're nothing!" she tries to ignore it until she heard it again, louder "F*CKING DIE!"
"Stop it! Please!"

"I-I umm... I'm just going to be chatting with some people around here. Like I said if you want I am willing to discuss your problem okay?" He said nervously.

[The Mystery Bard]

6:30 P.M

The silence of the evening was eerie.
No squirrels cried, no birds chirped, not even insects seemed to be in existence here in the forest.
The silence was broken by the slow crunching of footsteps through the snow and the sound of a jingling chain, accompanied by the scraping sound of something being drug through the snow.
A large gray wolf was being drug through the snow, leaving a sick trail of blood in the upturned snow behind it.The wolf had a massive rusty spike driven through it's spine, which was attached to the rusty chain that was jingling in the silent evening.
A pair of worn out boots crunched through the snow, which were on the feet of the figure dragging the dead wolf, the dark menacing figure grunted slightly with each step it took, dragging the wolf into the forest.
It turned it's head to the left peering through some trees, looking upon a large bustling cabin with several vehicles parked out front.
It stared for several seconds toward the cabin, before turning and continuing to drag the dead wolf through the trees, grunting as it went and leaving a trail of blood behind.

[Canis Rex]

"Really?.. tthanks.." She smiled "I got a few problems..." She shrugged "Don't know if i can fix em.." she laughed and picked up her guitar she started playing something until she heard a voice again, "You're weak! You're nothing!" she tries to ignore it until she heard it again, louder "F*CKING DIE!"
"Stop it! Please!"

"I-I umm... I'm just going to be chatting with some people around here. Like I said if you want I am willing to discuss your problem okay?" He said nervously.

Jos was leaned against a wall, head turning when he thought he heard something outside, but chalked it up to animals. He notices someone stray from a conversation that seemed to have gotten awkward. He waves to the person to get their attention.