The Cupcake Massacre ((Open))

Persiflage · Post by **Persiflage** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:49 pm

The Queen of Hearts,
She baked some tarts
All on a summer's day.

The Knave of Hearts,
He found the tarts
And pinched them straight away.

There is a small cardboard box outside Bryan's dorm door; inside are five cupcakes topped with what looks like lawn clippings, but turn out to be green-dyed coconut. The cupcakes are german chocolate and caramel, and each one has a letter of Bryan's name spelled out in yellow frosting.

"Dear Bryan," says the note tucked inside, "Sister Mary Hilde told me that women make food for people they care about, and she helped me make these. The green stuff looks like the minigolf greens, don't you think? Happy Valentine's Day."

Of course, the person reading the note at this time is not named Bryan. The Knave crumples the note, tosses it into a nearby trash can, and proceeds to scarf the cupcakes in five big bites.

The moral of this story--never leave your sweets unattended. However! The Knave of our story may eventually be found out. Attend now to our brief exemplum.

Broadway · Post by **Broadway** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 7:44 am

Jason grabbed his backpack and headed for the door, opening it to reveal an empty box at the foot of the door. "What the?..." He kneeled down, looking into the box and spying strands of what appeared to be grass sprinkled lightly into some spots on the box.

Lifting the box, he turned back around, bringing it into the room, "Hey guys, someone left us an empty box, with a few strands of grass in it. Happy Valentines?"

MoonTide · Post by **MoonTide** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:14 am

Jake, putting on his shoes while sitting on the bed looks up. Grass? he thinks to himself. Standing up he peers inside as Jason walks by. As he looks in he gets a smell. "Hmm, smells like coconut. And that," pointing to a smear on the inside of the box, "appears to be chocolate. At least, I hope it is." he finishes with a grin.

"Well, if it is for Valentine's Day, it's gotta be for one of you two. I'm still, as they say, on the market?" Jake chuckles as he gets ready for class.

Broadway · Post by **Broadway** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:25 am

"Hey, you never know, this may be some young lovely's way of shopping for someone still on the market." Jason kidded Jake. "Of course an empty box, coconut grass and a little bit of chocolate is an odd way to entice you. What do you think, Bryan?"

Gravwarp · Post by **Gravwarp** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:01 am

Bryan finished stuffing his textbooks into his canvas backpack. His roommates were still examining the empty box when Jason called him over.

He looked closely at the box; examining the grass scraps, the small chocolate spot, and a small dab of yellow frosting on the under side of the lid.

"I have no idea what to make of it." He said to the two other boys. "All that I know is, whatever was in this box was meant for someone in our room... and that someone didn't get it."

They all nodded to each other. "I guess we all just have to assume it was meant for ourself." He laughed as he spoke.

Bryan looked at his watch, "Jeez, I have to get started. I need to run to the library quick before class."

MoonTide · Post by **MoonTide** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:24 pm

Jake waved to Bryan as he left the room, then raised an eyebrow at Jason. "Hmm, ya think? I mean," he flexed an arm, "really, who could resist all this?" He punctuated the joke with a laugh.

"But really, you should ask Sam. I'm willing to bet it was her. Oh wait, didn't Bryan have a date the other day?"

Persiflage · Post by **Persiflage** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:46 am

She managed to meet Bryan for lunch. She was glad he was so popular, but sometimes the press of people in the cafeteria made her feel awkward and strange. She slid the valentine she made him under his tray.

"For later," she said, sotto voce. "Did you get the cupcakes I left for you?"

He frowned for a moment, looking unhappy. "Somebody else ate them. I don't know who. They left the empty box in the hall." Then he grinned. "I got a taste of the frosting, though. I'm sure they were good."

Nennya looked stunned. "Oh dear." She opened and closed her hands quickly, looked around. "Oh dear. Oh no. I have to go. I have to find out who ate them." She got up quickly, leaving her lunch uneaten.

"Nya, it's okay! Really!" He half-got up to follow her.

"You don't understand!" she said. "They were for you. Specially for you. Oh no."

A few minutes later, there were two large-lettered signs put up on the bulletin board outside the boys' dormitories and the main noteboard.

To the person who stole Bryan's cupcakes:
I put a special additive in to help heal broken bones
It was made specifically for Bryan's biochemistry
If you ate them, your health could be at risk.

Bone spurs on your wrists or toes
calcium deposits where you don't want them
or something else equally horrible.

Please drink a quart of vinegar to neutralize effects
and seek medical attention immediately.
Also, feel guilty. You are bad for taking them!
-Nennya

Broadway · Post by **Broadway** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:46 am

Jason walked by reading the sign Nennya left, and winced. "Wow, good thing Bryan didn't find them and share with his roomates." He walked away rubbing his wrists imagining bone spurs, and shuddered.

Gravwarp · Post by **Gravwarp** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:49 am

Bryan watched Jason read the sign and walk away rubbing his wrists without thinking. He laughed to himself, knowing that Nennya had admitted to him that their had been no such additive.

He laughed harder as he imagined the guilty party trying to muscle down a quart of vinegar.

Broadway · Post by **Broadway** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:02 am

Jason quirked an eye over his shoulder, looking at Bryan laughing. The grin started slow, curling one side of Jason's lip as he turned back around to his roomate, and gathered the other conspiratorially.

"Alright," he said in low tones, "spill it. What's so funny?"

Gravwarp · Post by **Gravwarp** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:16 am

Bryan looked around the room, inspecting for uninvited listeners. He say no one, not that it much too much at their school. He spoke in a low voice...

"Saturday night, when I was out with Nya. I had wondered the same thing. What if I had shared those with you and Jake? She laughed at me and confessed that the note was a lie."

Bryan laughed at at joke and looked around again.

"There was nothing in the cupcakes. It's a way for her to get a certain measure of revenge against them. Hence, the vinegar chug-a-lug."

Broadway · Post by **Broadway** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:28 am

Jason laughed in spite of himself, "Ouch." Then he thought about it. "Hey, we really just need to keep an eye out for someone that gets REALLY sick over the next few days, and we'll have our cupcake bandit."