25

The Baudelaires followed Isabelle and Lily inside as they walked through the crowded lobby, they noticed a tall man with black hair and a black suit was at a desk.

Lily: did a guy named Elijah Best check in?

Isabelle: you three better change-

Isabelle gently pushed the Baudelaires away from the desk and they went towards the bathrooms.

The man: yes, he has. Room 192, and miss Snicket-

Isabelle turned to him.

The man: you have your own room.

Isa: I do?

The man: yes, room 125, a few rooms away from your friend here.

Isa: good, thank you.

She took the 125 key from him.

The man: oh, and the Baudelaires stay in room 138, with Justice Strauss.

Isa: she is here?

The man: yes. She will be here.

Isa: why do I have my own room.

The man: someone requested it.

Isabelle thought that was odd. The Baudelaires came up to them, they were finished changing.They were wearing green suits with funny hats.

Isa: you guys look great, here is your key.

She handed them thier key to the room and she looked down at her own key, unsure if she should stay in a room by herself, when one of her parents might harm her and the other wasn't here.

Violet: you get a separate room?

Isa: someone requested it, I'm not sure why.

They all walked to thier rooms, isabelle went into hers first, then the Baudelaires, and lily went to her room with her boyfriend, Elijah.

×××As isabelle opened the door and closed it she realized someone she did not want to see again, was sitting on the bed.

"Hello, hello, hello, Snicket."

×××

As the Baudelaires opened thier door they saw that they were alone.

Klaus: its weird that isabelle has her own room.

Violet: something must be going on.

There was a knock on the door.

Klaus opened it, that same man was standing there.

The man: are you ready to start your job?

Violet: are you frank?

Klaus: or earnest?

The man: yes, I am. Baudelaires, Follow me.

The Baudelaires followed him downstairs. And he showed them the desk they were at before.

Frank/Earnest: these bells here, behind the desk mean that someone needs assistance.

There was a big wall filled with bells with different numbers on them. Three bells rang.

Frank/Earnest: three bells just rang, you'll have to split up.

Klaus: I'll take 435

Sunny: 313

Violet: that leaves me with.. 999?

Frank/Earnest: that's the rooftop.

Klaus: we will get on that right away, thank you.

The Baudelaires went up to the creepy elevator in the lobby and pressed the button.

Klaus: I feel anxious.

Violet: I do too.

The doors opened and they stepped inside.

Sunny: olaf.

Klaus: she's right, Where is Count Olaf?

×××

Olaf: you shouldn't be so scared to see your own father.

Isa: why did you make me come here?

Olaf: because I wanted to share a room with my daughter. Come sit.

She followed his instructions and sat down next to him.

Isa: what do you need from me.

Olaf: I don't need anything.

Isa: you are here to act as a normal father?

Olaf: yes.

She looked at him hesitantly.

Olaf: I just wanted to know how you are, what have you been doing and how you got here.

Isa: Kit brought me.

Olaf: hmm, and what did she have to say?

Isa: I can't remember.

Olaf: that must be hard for you.

He grabbed her arm firmly.

Olaf: where are the Baudelaires?

×××

As sunny walked through the hallway of rooms, she wondered where olaf was indeed.

She knocked on room 313 and Mr. Poe answered the door.

Mr. Poe: my my are the concierge short in this hotel!

Sunny: I despise you.

Mr. Poe: do you, by any chance have any secretarial skills?

Sunny: yes.

Mr. Poe: perfect! Because my first secretary moved away because her mother was ill and my last secretary drove off in a taxi with the Baudelaires and two girls who I didn't recognize. Anyways, would you like to assist me in the Hotel Cafeteria?

Sunny nodded and followed the oblivious banker down the hall.

×××

As klaus went down the hallway, he read all of the room numbers.

430.. 432.. 434..

He turned around. 435.

Klaus: perfect.

He said under his breath.

Once he knocked on the door his fear increased but decreased once he saw the woman who opened the door.

Babs: hi.. I am so happy you have came, concierge, I need you to help me find the sauna, I'm meeting my, boyfriend.

Klaus: of course, I will show you right away..

As he and Babs went into the elevator he wondered who this boyfriend of hers could be. Was it Olaf? Disguising himself?

He walked through the elevator with babs following him,

Klaus: here we are, the sauna room.

They walked inside.

Klaus: Jerome?

Jerome: how do you know my name?!

Klaus remembered he was in disguise.

Klaus: i- uh.. this lady must have mentioned it..

Babs: that probably happened.

Klaus: you two are a couple?

Babs: yes. We met at a group for people who have been tortured by Esmé Squalor.

Klaus: oh.. well I'll give you two some privacy.

Klaus walked out of the sauna but did not give Babs and Jerome any privacy like he had promised.

Jerome: I don't like pretending to be a couple.

Babs: I agree, but we have to pretend so we can find J.s

Jerome: I heard J.s was a woman.

Babs: I heard j.s was a sea captain.

"But in reality it was me."

Klaus turned around and realized he wasn't the only one in disguise.

Count Olaf passed him and walked into the sauna room, sitting down with the couple.

Jerome: and who are you?

Olaf: my name is Jaques Snicket and I am here with my niece, though she.. is right outside. I wouldn't let her come in...

His voice trailed off as klaus walked further away. He walked out and to his left was isabelle.

Klaus: what are you doing?

Isa: oh, me? Just... hanging out.

Klaus: how did olaf find you.

Isa: he was the one who requested him and I share a room, and then he threatened me.. with my mother.. again.

Klaus: I'm so sorry.

He took her hand.

Olaf came up behind them.

Olaf: stop flirting with my niece, concierge. She's taken.

Klaus: by who?

Olaf took her hand.

Olaf: two words. not you.

He turned around and strode off with isabelle.

×××Violet took the elevator to the top floor of the hotel, nervous of who she would find up there.

As the doors opened she was surprised to see a pool with a sailboat with Carmelita Spats on it.

Esmé: isn't she adorable?

Esmé was sitting in a chair drinking something.

Carmelita: mother! The concierge is here.

Esmé: perfect! I need you to get my darling daughter anything she wants.

Carmelita: I want a harpoon gun!

Violet: why do you want that..?

Carmelita: countie said he would teach me how to spit like a real superhero ball playing cowboy!

Esmé: isn't she so adorable, she has been looking into her tomboy side.

Violet just noticed the man sitting a few seats away from Esmé.

Nero: as Vice Principal of Prufrock prep, I can tell you Carmelita was always an adorable girl, and now she's an adorable tomboy.

Violet: some girls find tomboy to be an insulting term..

Carmelita: nobody asked you!

Esmé: do tell me if you're coming to my cocktail party tonight?

Nero: of course!

Esmé: we are serving mushrooms.

Violet noticed a beach ball on the ground.

Carmelita: mommy! that cakesniffer is just standing there and not getting me my harpoon gun!

Violet: ill.. go get it now.