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Who should be the detective in my hygge forest cozy mystery?
Meet Mr Bun, Hygge Detective
Mr. Bun's client in this first Hygge Mystery is... DOCTOR ONIONS!
(Note: the onion is regular-sized... Doctor Onions is a tiny person, as are all the creatures of Kirkwood Forest)
(Note: the onion is regular-sized... Doctor Onions is a tiny person, as are all the creatures of Kirkwood Forest)
"I have a mystery!" says Doctor Onions, as he bursts into Mr. Bun's detective office.
"Someone has stolen my..........."
"Someone has stolen my..........."
Detective Bun examines Dr. Onions' office for clues.
"I was awarded the Golden Onion Ring for my achievements in Onionology," cries the doctor. "My prized possession... stolen!"
"That may be," says Detective Bun, "but it appears the culprit entered by......
"I was awarded the Golden Onion Ring for my achievements in Onionology," cries the doctor. "My prized possession... stolen!"
"That may be," says Detective Bun, "but it appears the culprit entered by......
Detective Bun hops down into the thief's tunnel.
"Oh, do be careful!" calls Dr Onions.
"I was born underground!" says the detective. "This is second nature to me."
He follows the tunnel until he finally reaches the end, which lies at the foot of .....
"Oh, do be careful!" calls Dr Onions.
"I was born underground!" says the detective. "This is second nature to me."
He follows the tunnel until he finally reaches the end, which lies at the foot of .....
"This is hallowed ground," muses Detective Bun. "Whoever dug this tunnel must be very brave... or very foolish."
He hops out and surveys the ancient stones. The air seems charged with a benign magic, almost as if they're breathing, yet asleep.
There, in the center, he sees.....
He hops out and surveys the ancient stones. The air seems charged with a benign magic, almost as if they're breathing, yet asleep.
There, in the center, he sees.....
Detective Bun freezes. This is far from his usual sort of hygge mystery!
Like the shadow of a whisper, the dark apparition floats in the center of the stone circle, and it whispers this...
Like the shadow of a whisper, the dark apparition floats in the center of the stone circle, and it whispers this...
The apparition whispers its riddle in a voice that's strangely familiar... as if Detective Bun's heard it before, perhaps in a dream.
"A bunny seeks onion, meets grim grinnygog,
Tell me, detective, what do you call half a dog?"
(Do YOU know the answer? If so, DM me the answer.)
"A bunny seeks onion, meets grim grinnygog,
Tell me, detective, what do you call half a dog?"
(Do YOU know the answer? If so, DM me the answer.)
"I... I don't know," admits Detective Bun, but the apparition has already faded away, leaving nothing but the quiet of Kirkwood Forest.
At a loss, the detective decides to...
At a loss, the detective decides to...
When the going gets tough, the tough... go home and make tea. Or something like that.
Back in his burrow, Detective Bun puts on the kettle, and makes a truly important decision: what to have with his tea.
He chooses...
Back in his burrow, Detective Bun puts on the kettle, and makes a truly important decision: what to have with his tea.
He chooses...
Mmm... scones with jam and clotted cream. Could anything be finer? It's the perfect reward after a morning of hard work, even if he failed to solve the mystery.
But then, as Detective Bun takes his first bite of scone, he's struck by a moment of insight!
What caused it?
But then, as Detective Bun takes his first bite of scone, he's struck by a moment of insight!
What caused it?
Of course! Detective Bun bursts out of his chair, and excitedly pulls down the map of Kirkwood Forest.
Here: the dairy and clotted creamery! There: the strawberry fields! And exactly halfway between the two locations is...
Here: the dairy and clotted creamery! There: the strawberry fields! And exactly halfway between the two locations is...
"This can't be a coincidence," muses Detective Bun. "But what does it mean?"
His tea finished, he decides to head out and investigate further... but where does he go first?
His tea finished, he decides to head out and investigate further... but where does he go first?
Detective Bun is quite nervoud about visiting the strawberry fields... so that's exactly where he goes to first.
This is because the field's owner (and maker of the scones' delightful jam) is...
This is because the field's owner (and maker of the scones' delightful jam) is...
Detective Bun brushes down his whiskers, changes into his nicest detective outfit, and puts on a fresh boutonniere -- all for professional reasons, of course.
He hops over to the strawberry fields, and his heart skips a beat as he spots his crush...
He hops over to the strawberry fields, and his heart skips a beat as he spots his crush...
Detective Bun steps into the open, accidentally surprising Ms. Panda. She instinctively raises her arms in what's supposed to be an intimidating stance, but it just looks adorable... especially when she topples over.
However, something falls out of Ms. Panda's apron pocket...
However, something falls out of Ms. Panda's apron pocket...
please don't let this end in a three-way tie
