A Twisted Halloween: Terror is Trending

Chapter 5: Bone-Chilling Misunderstandings

"Instructions? Er... Such as?" Deuce asks.

"What do you have in mind?" Briar asks.

Silver realizes, "Ah! Like the sign you posted in the Mirror Chamber?"

"Yes. Lay out a set of rules to follow, like our dorm of Diasomnia..." Vil says.

Then Jack says, "... and whoever breaks them will out themselves as Magicam Monsters."

Epel understands, "Ah, I get it now. Then we just expel those people."

Then Deuce and Jack say in determination, "YEAH! We'll blow 'em off campus!"

"Okay, but this whole 'security system' gimmick can only carry us so far. These guys aren't stupid. If they figure out we're using magic on the DL, we're gonna be the ones in hot water," Idia says.

"True. It doesn't really matter how much of a nuisance they're being. We're still not magic marshals. We're not supposed to use magic against lay people at all. Halloween Week would be the least of our problems if we got caught. Our whole school would be ratio'd," Cater says.

"So... what does that leave? Settling things with our fists?" Deuce asks.

"Dude, they'd still call the cops for that," Ace says.

"So we need a way to eject Magicam Monsters without attacking 'em. Is that even possible?" Grim replies. "Hmm..."

"I'm sure there's a way to get them to back off without hurting them," Tanzanite says.

"But how?" Jasper wonders.

Suddenly, Floyd begins laughing, "Aha ha ha ha ha ha!"

"Ahem. Floyd," Riddle calmly replies.

Then sternly says, "We're trying to ponder a very pressing issue here. Would you care to explain what's so funny?"

"I mean, look at you! It's Doomerville, population: You guys up in here," Floyd says. "'What do we dooo?' 'We must find a solution!' What, like it's hard? Buncha goofballs."

Jade begins giggling, "Heh heh heh. Floyd, it's not polite to laugh at others."

"You're laughing too, Jade," Azul says.

"Ah. Forgive my impertinence," Jade says.

"What are you talking about, and must you be so smarmy about it?" Vil questions with a frown on his face.

"Goodness gracious. Everyone, I'd like you to consider what you've done when getting prior unwanted guests to leave," Azul says.

"Hey, most of us don't run into that on a regular basis..." Idia says.

Azulthen says, "Oh, is that right?"

"Maybe an example would help. Take a rental property," Jade says, "Most lease contracts do not allow a lessor to force a lessee out without a proper reason. In which case, you have to get them to leave voluntarily."

"You mean by enticing them with a better offer?" Riddle questions.

Then Kalim syas, "Ooh, I know! You sit down together and talk things over a nice meal, right?"

"Tch. Spoken like a true silver spooner," Ruggie replies.

Then says, "Shouldn't their sinister smirks be your first clue? I'm not sure it could be any more obvious.

He then grins, "If you want folks to leave, you make things so unpleasant for them that they don't WANT to stay."

"Brilliant deduction, Ruggie," Azul replies.