"'Ey there, name's Doug! Looks like we'll be attached at the hip for the day!" He had said earlier, when the two first met at the gates. A lazy grin and a wave and he was ready to go into the ancestral home he was 100% certain he would not be able to afford if he worked every single day of the rest of his life.

Once inside, the doors slam closed behind them with a sonorous clap, jolting Doug.

"Ominous." He said, shaking off the jumpscare with a breath before the sound of rotating propeller's filled the air. A Rotom popped out of the shadows, drawing his both attention and admiration towards it, the youth cooing as he examined the little guy.

"Hello there, lil' guy. Pardon me the eyeup, first time seeing a Rotom Drone upclose!" He said, walking around it curiously before coming to a stop besides Oscar once again.

"Lookin' cool! Are ya part flyin' type?" He said while reaching over to run his finger over the surface of Rotom's body as it spoke.

Moments later, the story of the mansion came to an end, and the Rotom gave them a few tips to handle themselves.

"That's a lotta ws." A suitable challenge, had he any experience with investigations. A learning experience would more accurately describe it as things were.

He threw a look around the area before his gaze fell onto his companion, grinning at him.

"Dibs on the painting!" He said before springing up the many staircases towards the balcony.

Jogging to a stop across from it, his eyes falling over the many posh men and women depicted in the frame...

Before he casually reached under it, tugging up.

"Movies always have somethin' behind these..."

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Oscar had forgotten he had signed up for a gym challenge in Lilycove, and when he got the message that summoned him he was very surprised. By now he had no need of badges, but he supposed having some extra couldn't hurt. Besides, it wasn't like he was doing anything else today. 

Oscar met up with his partner at the gate, and already Oscar was exhausted. He didn't work well with strangers, so when the beaming young man introduced himself Oscar did his best to be polite. "Name's Samuel. Samuel Osman. Can't say I'm a team player but I'll do my best." The two eventually entered, and to Oscar's surprise the gym leader wasn't there to greet them. 

It was only when the rotom appeared that Oscar remembered why. This was a nontraditional challenge, and according to the drone they were to solve a mystery. Fine, should be easy enough. Oscar observed the obvious clues within the room: the vases, the blood splotches, and the painting. His partner went right for the painting, so Oscar decided to choose one of the other two.

"These blood splotches probably go somewhere." He observed the dried blood on the floor, trying to assess any details about the murder they might reveal.

Selena Desmarais, John Sullivan

DANGEROUS DAUZENBERG v2

SAMUEL OSMIN'S AND JOHN DOUGLAS SULLIVAN'S GYM CHALLENGE

Set between WAR OF THE WORLDS and ACCUSATIONS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Rotom is perplexed with John Sullivan's fascination. The machine-possessing ghost pokemon does not do well with strangers too, but he tries his best especially when it's given a special task by his trainer. “BZZT! BZZT! NOT A FLYING TYPE; I'M A GHOZZZT!”

And as soon as they start looking around, this modesty seems to be washed away as he takes the center stage in explaining a lot of things.

“BZZT! BZZT! IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A PAINTING OF THE DAUZENBURG FAMILY. ALL OF THEM ARE HERE WITH INCLUDING THEIR POKEMONZZZ. THEY ZZZEEM TO LOVE ELECTRIC-TYPE, DON'T THEY?”

The painting reveals THE PATRIARCH, THE MATRIARCH, THE TWO SONS, THEIR WIVES, AND THE THREE DAUZENBURG GRANDCHILDREN. Rotom notices they also have their pokemons with them, which includes A PIKACHU, A GALVANTULA, A LUXRAY, A ROTOM, AND A TOXTRICITY. One of his wings bump into the canvas, shaking it off, dropping a KEY that has been stuck in its compartment.

“OOPZZZ, NOW WHAT DOES THIS KEY DO?”

Samuel (oscar clayton) will have a similar luck with the clue that he delves on. The blotch of blood has a pattern that seems like the source comes from a higher ground.

“BZZT! BZZT! I THINK THE BLOOD COMES FROM... THE UPPER GROUND!”

It is most likely that it comes from the BALCONY UPSTAIRS, although now that he's closer to it makes him think if the bloodstains on the VASE ORNAMENTS is related to it as well.

“ZZZO, DO WE CHECK THE VASE FIRST OR DO YOU WANT TO GO UPSTAIRZZZ?”

GUIDELINES

CLUES & DEDUCTIONS

DEDUCTIONS:

• No deductions as of the moment.

CHECK THE MAP: [CLICK HERE]
Use this as a guide around the house. Worded clues are more accurate than visuals.

BZZT! BZZT! DON'T YOU WORRY! I'LL GIVE YOU TIPZZZ ON HOW TO COMPLETE THIZZZ CHALLENGE!

SPOILER: Click to show

The challenge is completed when all the following guide questions are answered:

• WHO is the suspect?
• WHAT happened?
• WHEN did the crime happen?
• WHERE did the crime happen?
• WHY did the crime happen?
• HOW did the crime happen?

Clues are laid out all around the area (BOLDED in every post!) and interacting with them prompts an opportunity to DEDUCE or ACQUIRE MORE CLUES. However, each challenger can only check one clue at a post in addition to their free choice to MOVE TO ANOTHER ROOM.

You should be able to complete the Mystery Room Challenge "within the given time limit." Finishing the challenge despite lacking all necessary clues is possible as long as all the guide questions are answered correctly. Failure to do so will not earn the participants the Mystery Badge.

From time to time, there will be SKILL CHECK opportunities for player pokemons. They unlock clues that are crucial in answering the guide questions.

SHOULD THERE BE QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS THAT ARIZZZE, DO NOT HESITATE TO TELL ME! GOOD LUCK PLAYERZZZ!

GYM CHALLENGE: NON-TRADITIONAL
oscar clayton John Sullivan

"That they do, lil' guy. That they do." Said Doug as he stared intently at the portrait, squinting at it thoughtfully. After staring at it for a few seconds, he came to the conclusion that... he needed more clues.

With a new key now in hand, the youth glanced around the place before staring directly at the Rotom, grinning.

"Oh! Right! The doors below the staircase were closed, I think?" He said, scratching at his chin. They certainly looked that way. Descending the staircase, the youth glanced about for his companion.

"Oi! Found a key behin' the portrait. Pretty standar' stuff. How 'bout'cha?" He said as he rounded around the staircase and went directly below it, attempting to use his key to open the small wooden doors under it.

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