Whew!!

Is Jo all better now? Is she freed from the enchantment?

An anxious little cricket awaits breathlessly to see if his beloved friend has now been set free from the evil enchantment. Unconsciously he draws back into the shelter of his crack as he peers out into the Town Square. One cannot be too careful when one is a very small cricket in a large and dangerous world.

FREEEEEDOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And it arrives with the beloved Lion looking down upon us all. Awesome!

Whew, what a trip that was. I deeply apologize for any, erm, harm I caused. And I may feel a bit woozy whilst fully coming out of this most terrible spell ... for that vial of water really put me in a tizzy. Why did I dock my kayak on Deathwater island, anyway, I wonder, aye, I wonders?

*leaves chocolate in penitence*

Further up and further in!

Hooray!! And ooh, chocolate!

*nibbles on a flower-shaped piece of milk chocolate while examining the news stories*

YAY!! She's back! Good to see you again Jo!

*takes a piece of caramel chocolate and enjoys it.*

An overjoyed cricket leaps confidently to the edge of the Fountain and breaks into a spontaneous reel on his fiddle, whirling with joy as he plays. Finally he collapses, exhausted and panting, then meanders over to the pile of chocolate and breaks off a corner of a section of a bar. Rubbing his hands together gleefully, he takes an enormous bite, chokes, and leans over to gulp down water from the Fountain.

*listens to the cricket's reel with gleeful delight, and spins around in time the music, the skirt of her red dress spinning out around her*

Wonderful music! *claps and then stumbles to sit down on the ground herself*

Do be careful with the chocolate! We don't want to lose anyone else now!

Well, it's time for me to depart for a short while. All this investigating has taken it's toll and I need to take time to charge myself up again. I shall be back soon team! Great job so far!

... I don't like having to accuse people; it feels so mean.

And I've actually got a question. I know of several moderator emeriti that aren't on the list of global moderators. Can we still accuse mods that aren't listed there?

Hmm, how odd that they do not all appear on the list! (There are three pages; have you checked them all?) To answer your question, anyone you know to be a moderator or emeriti is fair game.

And don't feel too bad about accusing mods! Remember, the killers are victims, too! Just remember that you were able to save Jo already.

Looks like two of my close friends are here, so I suppose this is the alliance I'll join. Looks like I've already missed out on a good bit of sleuthing, though.

~Riella

There are pages?

Pardon me while I facepalm.

Ah, welcome to the team, Ithie! *hands you a scarlet-colored hat*

Edit: I accused Valiant_Lucy and suggested she was hiding in The Man Behind the Wardrobe.