Act Like You Enjoy It/Dialogues

***Paris, France***

Tashard: Welcome to Paris, detective, I remember taking a visit here in the 1980s, it was wonderful, or should I say in French: Magnifique!

Tashard: But of course, we're not here for a vacation, the French police have called us here, saying that there's a suspected vampire attack at a noir movie set!

Tashard: Ganika is currently out having fun in this city, that girl dreamt of going here for her entire life, so I'll just let her have her moment.

Tashard: You may protest about this, but you'll be partnered with Spyro again.

Spyro: If anyone should protest, I think that's me, geezer. I f\*cking hate this city, so why would I bother walking around here solving murders while the people around here shag each other daily!

Tashard: I forgot that you hate cities that are known to be romantic. But endure it, Spyro, unless you want more irksome work, like paperwork.

Spyro: Tch, screw you, old man. Fine, rookie, let's go to the movie set.

## Chapter 1

**Investigate Noir Movie Set.**

Spyro: Yup, there's a dead chick over here. Seems like she lost a lot of blood, just look at the wound on her neck, this must be a vampire's doing!

Spyro: Her VIP pass says that she's Sabine Gribelin, an actress who plays the female lead.

Spyro: You got any clues? What is that thing you're holding? Is that a mask? Why is it so eerie?

Spyro: This doesn't look like what the victim would wear. Look, there are traces of blood in it.

Spyro: Go fetch that blood up. It's important, rookie.

Spyro: You also found a box? It looks like something for jewelry, but it's locked. Try to crack the password then.

Spyro: All we need to do left is to send the body to Alexa, and-

Laudine: Excuse me? You two shouldn't be here, this is a restricted area-

Laudine: Mon Dieu! Sabine! S-she's…

Laudine: I think I'm gonna…

Spyro: Oi, rookie, that kid is about to faint! Go help her before it's too late!

Spyro: Alright, it's time we start this case once and for all!

**Reassure Laudine Babineaux that everything's gonna be alright.**

Laudine: What…where am I? What happened…

Spyro: Ms. Babineaux, you fainted after you witnessed Ms. Gribelin's corpse. You're here in the resting room.

Laudine: Poor Sabine…The movie's about to be released soon, but we lost our star right away…

Spyro: Can you describe what she is like?

Laudine: She's nice. I was a newcomer to this movie since I'm just sixteen. Most of the crew and actors act rude to me, yelling in my face that I'm just a brat who can't act, but Sabine was different…she accepted me as who I am, and I felt welcome with her.

Laudine: Detective, my passion was always to be an actress. I want to star in grand movies in the future. Maybe one day I'll be working in America, who knows?

Laudine: Sabine is like a mentor and a friend to me, I miss her deeply.

Spyro: Look, kid, I'm not good at being kind or stuff, but don't get your hopes down, alright, just keep safe.

Laudine: Thank you, good sir. I'll take your advice.

Spyro: Man, this is the first time I'm comforting someone. I even offered her some advice!

Spyro: Yeah, yeah, joke all you want about "the rough Spyro being a sweet angel". I don't give a single damn anyways.

**Examine Mask.**

Spyro: You got the sample already? That's fast.

Spyro: Let's send this to Enno, watch him use this for his next mad stunts.

**Examine Box.**

Spyro: What the? Did you crack the code in just ten seconds? What the hell?! I am not trusting you when it comes to safekeeping my phone, you'd probably crack all my secrets there.

Spyro: There's a ring here, must be expensive, since it's very shiny.

Spyro: There is also an inscription in the box, it says, "For ma chérie, Sabine. Love, Lucas." Blegh, this lovey-dovey stuff is making me cringe!

Spyro: Let's find this Lucas guy and tell him about his dead lover! Maybe he'll know something.

**Inform Lucas Botrael about Sabine's murder.**

Spyro: Mr. Botrael, may we have a word, please? It's about Ms. Gribelin, she's murdered. I take it that you two are dating?

Lucas: NO! NOT MY SABINE! MON AMOUR!

Lucas: Who the hell did this? WHO? TELL ME. JE VAIS LE TUER!

Spyro: Calm down, we're searching for them! Just tell us about Sabine, what was she like?

Lucas: She…She was sweet. I can't imagine anyone who would hold a grudge against her! The first time I met her was the time I was a suspect in my dear friend's murder! She's his girlfriend before, but with him dead, she's all alone.

Lucas: We comforted each other, and slowly, we fell in love. We were destined to be together after!

Lucas: I remember the time we were making a dessert in her apartment, it was messy, but it's memorable…

Lucas: My God, Sabine, ma chérie…Please, just stay with me…I need your spirit with me…I don't want you to be gone soon!

Spyro: Jeez, so this is what love does to people, huh?

Spyro: Now that you mention her apartment, maybe there are more clues there. Rookie, let's head there ASAP!

**Investigate Victim's Apartment.**

Spyro: Wow, being an actress gives you a lot of perks, like, her apartment's fancy and innovative!

Spyro: But enough swooning on architecture, what did you find? Is that a poster?

Spyro: You're right, there's clear handwriting there, it says, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Sabine."

Spyro: Seems like this is written by the guy on the poster, this looks like an autograph!

Spyro: Try to scan his face on the database. I'm watching.

**Examine Face.**

Spyro: The guy in the picture is Mathias Pleimelding, an actor, and it says that he is the leading actor in the same movie Sabine is in!

Spyro: So this Mathias guy is a co-worker for Sabine, we should ask him questions.

**Ask Mathias Pleimelding about working with the victim.**

Mathias: Bonjour, are you guys here to take my autographs? If so, I'm sorry that I'm not accepting those.

Spyro: We're not here for autographs, Mr. Pleimelding. We're asking you about your co-worker, Sabine Gribelin. She's found dead on the movie set.

Mathias: Ah, Sabine. A shame to the movie, but she could've been replaced, it's not like there are not many women in Paris who could act.

Spyro: Your compassion is touching, Mr. Pleimelding. Are you sure you're not the one who killed her instead?

Mathias: Bold accusation, Monsieur. I do respect Sabine as an actress, I even signed her my autograph, but in the end, she is still a nobody to me.

Mathias: Mind you, I have an urgent business I have to attend to. Au revoir!

**Analyze Blood.**

Ryan: Hey, detective, don't mind me staying here. I'm just watching Percy since Enno is busy in the bathroom.

Ryan: You know, I'm feeling jealous of this city. Whenever I walk, I see many couples dating, and I'm here, can't even get any women to love on!

Spyro: Maybe because you look stupid enough for girls to like you, Ryan, you might as well stop dreaming about your fantasies.

Ryan: Just so you know, I'm a- Wait, did you hear an explosion in the bathroom?

Enno: Pardon, everyone, I think I failed on making this substance again…

Spyro: Of course, there's another idiot on the loose here. Enno, stop goofing around and tell us about the blood!

Enno: Do not worry, I already checked it before I did the experiments! It was your victim's, your vampire killer must have accidentally smeared it on the mask!

Enno: I also found skin cells on the mask. Unfortunately, I can't make it out on who this belongs to, but I can confirm that it's a vampire's skin! And not your victim's!

Ryan: This is where my expertise kicks in. Do you see the mask's model? It's based on the iconic Frankenstein's shape model. And this version matches the one from the movie.

Ryan: This is a limited version, so your killer must have watched Frankenstein get this merch!

Spyro: So our vampire killer watches Frankenstein? They'll be weeping once we start to re-animate their arrest sequence!

**Autopsy Victim's Body.**

Alexa: Detective, this city is just wild. Recently, I witnessed two cops having sex in the middle of the alleyway. One of them seems to be a coroner, but I have no idea who.

Alexa: Moving on to your victim. She lost at least 80% of her blood. Your vamp must've been very thirsty when they killed your victim!

Alexa: There are traces of wine on your victim's neck too. Your victim didn't drink any, so it means your vamp enjoys wine!

Spyro: Our killer drinks wine? We could make that their last supper once we nab them!

Spyro: Now what do we get, an actress gets her blood sucked by a thirsty vampire. And all the suspects happen to be human as of now…

Spyro: Which means one of them must be a vampire in disguise!

Spyro: Laudine is genuinely sad about the death of her mentor, and so does Lucas Botrael with the death of his ladylove.

Spyro: Then there's that cocky actor Mathias Pleimelding. He seems like your typical villain.

Spyro: Rookie, what are your thoughts on this? Let me know.

Ryan: Detective? There's someone important who wants to see you!

Spyro: Who is it? The geezer? Or the president?

Ryan: No, it's Vlad Lugosi. He wants to speak a word with you!

## Chapter 2

Spyro: Lugosi? As in, the leader of the European coven? Aha, of course, he'll appear once he heard one of his kind has killed someone.

Spyro: Where can we see him, Ryan?

Ryan: He's at the top of the Eiffel Tower, just head there, and be quick, dude, that guy's pestilent when it comes to latecomers.

**Meet Vlad Lugosi in the Eiffel Tower.**

Vlad: You're finally here, IPS. Sit, and take a sip of my vintage wine if you want.

Spyro: No thanks, I think I'll have a smoke instead. So, what are you seeking us for?

Vlad: I want to inform you that, if you find this deplorable perpetrator of the murder, I assure you, I will not give them mercy.

Vlad: This vampire will be punished severely based on our laws, I deeply give my condolences to the victim's family for the senseless attack.

Vlad: Make sure to unmask this vampire and bring them to me for judgment!

Spyro: ...Could you just tell us the vampire's true identity?

Vlad: I'm afraid I'm not familiar with my coven's human disguises. So you have to help me find the right one. Now I will mark my leave so I could watch the Frankenstein movie in my manor. Goodbye.

Spyro: Now that he's gone, you think we should scour this tower apart?

**Investigate Eiffel Tower.**

Spyro: The view is quite beautiful up here. If Paris isn't such a strange, lovestruck city, I would have visited this landmark every time.

Spyro: Rookie, is that a calendar? Who the hell dropped that here?

Spyro: There's some sort of a text written there, but it's faded. Let's clear that out…You do all the work.

Spyro: You want to rummage through that trash can? Hah, the supposed great detective, picking up garbage! That's funny.

Spyro: Wait, you're serious about it? Well, whatever, you deal with that, it's not like my hands will stink later.

**Examine Calendar.**

Spyro: Dude, I haven't finished my cig yet and you already finished the work. What is it about then?

Spyro: "Angry, resist Sabine. No pressure.", what the heck is this?

Spyro: Let's just send this to Jennifer, she may know what this means.

**Analyze Calendar Writing.**

Jennifer: Detective, this city reminds me of the time I had some fun with three men in Pigalle. It was the first time I did something, hardcore, I say.

Spyro: I don't care about your stories about you taking head, Jennifer! All of these nasty talks pissed me off!

Jennifer: You're such a buzz kill, Spyro. Your calendar tells a whole story. The handwriting matches that of a woman, and the soft texture and thin curves match someone who is still learning and is still an adolescent.

Jennifer: This handwriting matches Laudine Babineaux, the kid actress you suspected. She may have a problem with your victim!

Spyro: Let's pay her another visit then!

**Question Laudine Babineaux about her frustration towards the victim.**

Laudine: Bonjour, détectives. Wanna join in watching Frankenstein? I got a fresh download of the movie!

Spyro: No, Ms. Babineaux, we wanted to know why you went frustrated over the victim. You claimed she's nice towards you, but this proves otherwise!

Laudine: It's because Sabine treats me like a slave! Chose très horrible!

Laudine: I do still respect her as my mentor, but the fact she dumped all of her work on me is just painful! She has a manager to deal with all of this, for God's sake!

Laudine: All I wanted is to act, not to carry stuff! To be fair, I'm glad Sabine's gone!

Spyro: Quite a change of demeanor, don't you think, Ms. Babineaux? You'll spend your life performing in a jail cell if we find out that you're the killer!

Spyro: Rookie, we should speak with this manager Laudine has mentioned. She may know more about the victim!

**Inquire Judith Ménétries about her client.**

Judith: Bonne après-midi, detectives! Are you looking for Sabine Gribelin? Unfortunately, she's been missing for hours, so you couldn't-

Spyro: She's not missing, Ms. Ménétries, she's murdered, we found her body a few moments ago.

Judith: Sabine's dead?! No! My career is over then!

Judith: I always wanted to be a manager for my whole life, and getting hired to represent Sabine is a life-changing experience for me. I celebrate by drinking wine for hours!

Judith: Now what will happen to me?! Now that she's dead, I'm back unemployed now…

**Examine Trash Can.**

Spyro: How is it, rookie, to get your hands full of rotten food and junk?

Spyro: What's that? Did you find a necklace? It's full of blood, holy crap.

Spyro: The killer did visit this place, we need to send this necklace to Enno!

**Analyze Necklace.**

Enno: No need to worry, detective, I stopped doing insane stuff from now on. I don't know why, but this city retriggers my bad memories.

Enno: This blood belonged to your victim, and so do the skin cells on the necklace. Our killer might have tried to dispose of this since it could've been a vital key to exposing them!

Enno: There are also traces of nicotine and tar, which came from a cigarette. Your victim didn't smoke recently, so your killer must enjoy cigarettes…just like Spyro!

Spyro: I'll punch this damn killer for ruining the good name of smoking cigarettes! That damn fiend!

Spyro: We got two new suspects for our case. There is the coven leader, Vlad Lugosi. I admit I don't trust him a single bit!

Spyro: And then there's the manager, Judith Ménétries, who is too concerned about her being unemployed.

Spyro: Let's go back to the movie set for more information about the case.

**Investigate Couch.**

Spyro: Out of all the clues, there is only one which stands out. This thing looks like a letter, but it's faded. We need to brush this off.

**Examine Letter.**

Spyro: This is resignation papers, rookie, and apparently, the actor Mathias Pleimelding is planning to leave the movie…

Spyro: But it says here that the appeal is rejected. Getting rejected to leave seems like an odd thing, there must be a reason behind it, let's ask Mathias right away!

**Catechize Mathias Pleimelding about his resignation letter being rejected.**

Mathias: Oui, the only reason I am not able to leave is because of that pesky leech Sabine. She kept begging the directors to stop me from leaving, using ridiculous reasons.

Mathias: I don't know how the directors listened. Usually, they don't do anything, just like that one scene in the Frankenstein movie.

Mathias: When I listened to the appeal being rejected when I was enjoying my glass of wine, I spitted everything out! This is just endless torture!

Mathias: Being an actor is a hard life, Monsieur. The only thing I enjoy in this industry is the smoking break, I do that every day, mostly with Laudine, the kid's an avid smoker herself!

Mathias: I guess I have to endure once again. That Sabine is nothing but a bother.

Spyro: If you killed her for retaliation, you'll endure longer suffering behind bars!

Spyro: That's a wrap for everything. We got Laudine who had enough with Sabine treating her like a slave.

Spyro: And also listening to Mathias Pleimelding's ramble on not being able to quit gives me suspicious vibes.

Tashard: Detective, you need to hurry back to the Eiffel Tower!

Tashard: One of your suspects, Lucas Botrael, is trying to kill himself there!

## Chapter 3

Tashard: No time to stand idle like this, just head there and stop him from doing this!

Lucas: Let me go! I deserve this! I failed as a man, I can't even save Sabine from death. J'aurais dû être puni!

Spyro: You idiot! If you do fail as a man, then work harder instead of giving up! Are you a wuss or what?

Lucas: Shut up! I am jumping for sure! No one can stop me!

Spyro: You want your Sabine to suffer too, or what? I loathe people who think that death is the right answer. Look, why don't you go honor your dead chick by living and sharing her good memories instead?

Lucas: I…Uhh…

Spyro: Now take my hand, and stop doing this stuff. You're lucky I'm not in a very pissed mode, because I would have used a brutal method to stop you.

Lucas: I'm sorry…I…I…

Spyro: Poor guy, but let's leave him with Jennifer to handle. Now, we have another thing to do, investigate! Let's check this tower once again!

**Investigate Deck.**

Spyro: Your intuition skills improved, rookie, you should've worn a dog collar soon, K9, haha.

Spyro: What's with this pile of leaves? Could you sweep it out and see what's buried?

Spyro: There's moreover a strange chalice here, it has Sabine's lipstick on it, but let's scan the insignia here.

Spyro: There's also a credit card left here. It seems like this belongs to the victim, but we should check for fingerprints, the killer could have picked this.

Spyro: We're close to nabbing the murderous vampire, rookie, we need to keep going!

**Examine Pile of Leaves.**

Spyro: Under the leaves, there's a photo frame here. It has Sabine in it, and Lucas too, but it's smashed.

Spyro: Could Lucas have smashed it? Maybe he faked his act recently to fool us, let's catch him now.

**Confront Lucas Botrael about his true relationship with the victim.**

Lucas: Thanks for saving my life, detective, I think I drank too much wine to drown my sorrows…

Spyro: Cut the crap, Lucas, we know you have a strained relationship with your girlfriend: The question is, why?

Lucas: Maybe because she could've cheated on me? I don't know the claims, detective, but I need to make sure!

Lucas: I hired a PI to tail her for a while. I don't trust her when she says she wants to go out every Sunday, similar to that one character from the Frankenstein movie, who shares a similar trait.

Lucas: Surprisingly, she is with a man in a jewelry store. I was fueled with anger, so I confronted her on my phone, and yelled obscenities at her, before hanging up.

Lucas: Not even cigarettes calm me down, but honestly, sick or not…I don't think that matters much…

Lucas: My chérie is still dead, and I'm still mourning over her…

Spyro: You'll be sorry to imprisonment when you confess one day to murdering Ms. Gribelin!

**Examine Insignia.**

Spyro: So this chalice belongs to the European coven. Why is there lipstick of the victim on this?

Spyro: We need to ask Lugosi about this. He's the leader, he'll know his stuff.

**Question Vlad Lugosi about his vampiric appearance.**

Spyro: Lugosi, do you mind telling us about this chalice? Why is Sabine's lipstick on it?

Vlad: Ah, that was my meeting with dear Sabine. We discussed business while smoking some cigarettes. It was a very important thing.

Spyro: What kind of "business", Lugosi?

Vlad: I can't tell you just yet. You will eventually learn soon. All I can say is, it's something that you shouldn't be concerned about.

Vlad: Let me remind you, IPS, find this killer and bring them to me. If you fail to do so, I'll do it myself, and I won't hesitate to do my ways of handling them.

Spyro: Don't try to talk to us with that tone, vamp. We'll find them, and we'll bring justice to them. But you're not off the hook yet, Lugosi! Chances are, it could've been you!

**Examine Credit Card.**

Spyro: For a credit card, it has a lot of fingerprints on it.

Spyro: Alright then, check it one by one yourself. I need to smoke.

**Examine Fingerprints.**

Spyro: All of these fingerprints came from Sabine's manager, Judith Ménétries.

Spyro: Why would she possess Sabine's credit card? We need to grill her about this!

**Inquire Judith Ménétries about possessing the credit card.**

Spyro: Ms. Ménétries, would you explain the credit card you used? We found that this belonged to Sabine, why are you taking her credit card as if it's yours?

Judith: Because I need money, detective.

Judith: I may look professional, but I'm broke right now. Living in Paris is expensive, and having rent is painful enough!

Judith: I tried taking odd jobs to gain money, but all I get is more stress!

Judith: Then I heard that Sabine rarely picks her credit card up, so I used the opportunity to take it and use it for myself. It's illegal, but I'm desperate.

Judith: Then I realized I used it too much. Her bank account suddenly reaches zero, and I feel doomed. If she finds out about this, I'll be killed.

Judith: Now that it's her who died instead, I feel safer and sound.

Spyro: If you killed her to silence her, you can pay that by going to jail for murder!

Spyro: As I expected, everyone got something on Sabine.

Spyro: Like her boyfriend Lucas who caught her potentially cheating.

Spyro: Or Vlad Lugosi, the European cover leader, who met her for "business".

Spyro: And Judith Ménétries, who wanted money so badly and used her client's credit card instead.

Spyro: C'mon, we need to investigate the last scene: The victim's apartment!

**Investigate Dining Table.**

Spyro: Now what do we get here, a piece of cloth? It doesn't look like a towel or anything, but we could take a piece of fiber for thorough analysis.

Spyro: There's a suitcase in here too, let's unlock that. You do it, I'm bad at decoding stuff.

Spyro: Alright, we're close to solving this murder! Hopefully, we get it right!

**Examine Piece of Cloth.**

Spyro: Damn, you're smooth whilst taking this fiber out, let's send that to Enno.

**Examine Fibers.**

Enno: Once again, I'm not in the mood for crazy experiences, but I can confirm that this fiber came from a tie!

Enno: The tie has small traces of wine, the feast that your killer drinks, so this belongs to them!

Enno: You can add that to your profile.

Spyro: Their tongues are gonna be tied when we show them evidence to support their arrest!

**Examine Suitcase.**

Spyro: Is this some sort of a voicemail? What is it about?

Spyro: We need to send this to Ash for this!

**Analyze Voicemail.**

Ash: "As gloom and thunder strike, we're lost but it's still a mirage…"

Spyro: Nice singing right there, Ash. Why don't you work as a musician rather than a junky computer addict?

Ash: Spyro?! Oh no! Please don't tell everyone about my horrible singing skills! But I'm glad that it's not Ganika who is here…

Spyro: Alright, alright, whatever…just tell us about the voicemail.

Ash: The voicemail contains your victim screaming for help, as there is a large vampire with the Frankenstein mask who is about to kill her.

Ash: I can deduce based on what I hear, that your vampire is 6'0"!

Spyro: So our killer is tall, huh? Do you know what's taller? Prison sentence.

Spyro: It's time for us to make the arrest, rookie, choose carefully!

Take care of the killer now!

Spyro: Mathias Pleimelding! I knew that a cocky actor like you would end up as a murderer.

Mathias: Be careful what you said, Monsieur. Unless you want to be sued for defamation, then keep going.

Spyro: You know what, cut the crap, Mathias, you're a vampire aren't you. We have a substantial amount of evidence unless you want us to stack it more, then I will.

Mathias: Alright, alright, IPS, you won. I admit it, I am the wretched vampire who drank all that woman's blood!

Mathias: I'm in love with Sabine. She is an angel to my eyes. I always wanted her to be mine, detective.

Mathias: But she rejected me. She says she prefers that mortal Lucas over me. I could grant her a better life than this!

Mathias: I realized that the only way for her to be mine is to turn her into a vampire. That way, she'll ultimately be mine.

Mathias: I then visited her on the movie set, and got her unconscious, before drinking her blood. I never meant to kill Sabine, but her blood is just delicious…The blood of a pure woman, it's just…mesmerizing.

Mathias: That's when I realized it was too late, she's dead, I drank too much!

Spyro: Not only that you a cocky bastard, but you're also a simp, a murderous simp! You're under arrest, and we'll bring you to your leader for your judgment!

Vlad: So Pleimelding, you stand here accused of murdering Sabine Gribelin by biting her neck. What do you say?

Mathias: I don't want her to die, Vlad, it was too late, her blood is just too delicious to refuse!

Vlad: And for that alone, you just ruined your entire career and life, Pleimelding. You should realize your action is foolish and unacceptable!

Vlad: For that, I'm sentencing you to turn into a bat for the next 30 years, and you can't ever turn into a human once again. All rise.

Tashard: Good job on solving the case, detective, you did us proud again!

Tashard: I hope Spyro didn't bother you that much, teaching him discipline is impossible.

Tashard: Anyways, we are faced with more problems than ever, so get prepared detective, we will solve it all!