DEATH BY CHOCOLATE - Revision history

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	*Each table/team was asked to create a name for their agency. Among some of the more colorful names chosen were the "I Thought Optimus Was the Victim" Detective Agency, the "James X. Hooks Memorial" Detective Agency, the "Cold Pizza Inc." Detective Agency and the always-popular "I Did Your Mom" Detective Agency. Hey, we had to have ''some'' fun that evening.		*Each table/team was asked to create a name for their agency. Among some of the more colorful names chosen were the "I Thought Optimus Was the Victim" Detective Agency, the "James X. Hooks Memorial" Detective Agency, the "Cold Pizza Inc." Detective Agency and the always-popular "I Did Your Mom" Detective Agency. Hey, we had to have ''some'' fun that evening.
	*Participants received posters of [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]] autographed by their [[Peter Cullen\|voice]] [[Frank Welker\|actors]].		*Participants received posters of [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]] autographed by their [[Peter Cullen\|voice]] [[Frank Welker\|actors]].
	*According to [[Glen Hallit]], the mystery was not ''Transformers''-themed because the hosting entertainment company — Celebration Services, Inc — refused to change their format or script without "substantial remuneration" (i.e.: Big Bucks).		*According to [[Glen Hallit]], the mystery was not ''Transformers''-themed because the hosting entertainment company — Celebration Services, Inc — refused to change their format or script without "substantial remuneration" (i.e.: Big Bucks). {{fact}}
	*At one point, [[3H Productions\|3H]] considered the idea of producing a few minutes of original animation with the proper voice-actors, but this too would have cost far, far more than their resources would allow.		*At one point, [[3H Productions\|3H]] considered the idea of producing a few minutes of original animation with the proper voice-actors, but this too would have cost far, far more than their resources would allow.
	*For the record, in the original ''Transformers''-themed mystery, [[Ratchet (G1)\|Ratchet]] would have been revealed to be the culprit after being infected with one of [[Bombshell (G1)\|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]]s.		*For the record, in the original ''Transformers''-themed mystery, [[Ratchet (G1)\|Ratchet]] would have been revealed to be the culprit after being infected with one of [[Bombshell (G1)\|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]]s.

GuiRitter: fixed typo

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fixed typo

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	[[File:Deathbychocolate.jpg\|right\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|This didn't happen.]]		[[File:Deathbychocolate.jpg\|right\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|This didn't happen.]]
	Among the special events advertised in the lead-up to [[OTFCC 2004]] was "'''Who Shot Optimus Prime?'''", meant to have been an live-action interactive murder mystery with a ''Transformers'' theme. Promotional materials (see right) featured [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]].		Among the special events advertised in the lead-up to [[OTFCC 2004]] was "'''Who Shot Optimus Prime?'''", meant to have been a live-action interactive murder mystery with a ''Transformers'' theme. Promotional materials (see right) featured [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]].

	However, upon arrival at the venue (Monastero's, an Italian restaurant and catering hall) it turned out the event would be "'''DEATH BY CHOCOLATE'''," a "normal" live-action murder mystery, with generic human characters and no ''Transformers''-related content at all.		However, upon arrival at the venue (Monastero's, an Italian restaurant and catering hall) it turned out the event would be "'''DEATH BY CHOCOLATE'''," a "normal" live-action murder mystery, with generic human characters and no ''Transformers''-related content at all.

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Usfmm at 23:33, 25 December 2023

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Cyberlink420 at 06:18, 9 May 2023

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Cyberlink420 at 06:17, 9 May 2023

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	===SUSPECT LIST===		===SUSPECT LIST===

	Friends & Family		;Friends & Family
	*Bits O. Honey Butterfinger - wife of deceased		*Bits O. Honey Butterfinger — wife of deceased
	*O. Henry Butterfinger Jr. - son		*O. Henry Butterfinger Jr. — son
	*Carmello Butterfinger - daughter		*Carmello Butterfinger — daughter
	*Rebecca Snoop - family friend/mystery writer		*Rebecca Snoop — family friend/mystery writer
	*Dr. James Clarkbar - personal physician and golf partner		*Dr. James Clarkbar — personal physician and golf partner
	*Mrs. Lil Zagnut - personal assistant and confidante		*Mrs. Lil Zagnut — personal assistant and confidante
	*Patty "Pepper" Mintee - Junior's fiancee		*Patty "Pepper" Mintee — Junior's fiancee
	*Fanny May Honey - sister-in-law		*Fanny May Honey — sister-in-law
	*Raisen Etta Goober - college sweetheart & lover		*Raisen Etta Goober — college sweetheart & lover

	Employees		;Employees
	*[[Nestlé]] Crunse - Manager of Research & Development		*[[Nestlé]] Crunse — Manager of Research & Development
	*Tootsie Rolle' - Office Manager		*Tootsie Rolle' — Office Manager
	*Darque Chocolatte - Director of Sales		*Darque Chocolatte — Director of Sales
	*Goody Ann - twin spokesmodel		*Goody Ann — twin spokesmodel
	*Plenty Ann - twin spokesmodel		*Plenty Ann — twin spokesmodel
	*Charleston Chew - Sales Manager		*Charleston Chew — Sales Manager
			*Jack [[Snickers]] — Candy packaging designer
	*Jack [[Snickers]] - Candy packaging designer		*Jim Reeses — Candy packaging designer
	*Jim Reeses - Candy packaging designer		*John [[Hershey's\|Hershey]] — Candy packaging designer
	*John Hershey - Candy packaging designer
	Collectively, the designers were known as "The Three Musketeers"		Collectively, the designers were known as "The Three Musketeers"

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	*Each table/team was asked to create a name for their agency. Among some of the more colorful names chosen were the "I Thought Optimus Was the Victim" Detective Agency, the "James X. Hooks Memorial" Detective Agency, the "Cold Pizza Inc." Detective Agency and the always-popular "I Did Your Mom" Detective Agency. Hey, we had to have ''some'' fun that evening.		*Each table/team was asked to create a name for their agency. Among some of the more colorful names chosen were the "I Thought Optimus Was the Victim" Detective Agency, the "James X. Hooks Memorial" Detective Agency, the "Cold Pizza Inc." Detective Agency and the always-popular "I Did Your Mom" Detective Agency. Hey, we had to have ''some'' fun that evening.
	*Participants received posters of [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]] autographed by their [[Peter Cullen\|voice]] [[Frank Welker\|actors]].		*Participants received posters of [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]] autographed by their [[Peter Cullen\|voice]] [[Frank Welker\|actors]].
	*According to [[Glen Hallit]], the mystery was not ''Transformers''-themed because the hosting entertainment company - Celebration Services, Inc - refused to change their format or script without "substantial remuneration" (i.e.: Big Bucks).		*According to [[Glen Hallit]], the mystery was not ''Transformers''-themed because the hosting entertainment company — Celebration Services, Inc — refused to change their format or script without "substantial remuneration" (i.e.: Big Bucks).
	*At one point, [[3H Productions\|3H]] considered the idea of producing a few minutes of original animation with the proper voice-actors, but this too would have cost far, far more than their resources would allow.		*At one point, [[3H Productions\|3H]] considered the idea of producing a few minutes of original animation with the proper voice-actors, but this too would have cost far, far more than their resources would allow.
	*For the record, in the original ''Transformers''-themed mystery, [[Ratchet (G1)\|Ratchet]] would have been revealed to be the culprit after being infected with one of [[Bombshell (G1)\|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]]s.		*For the record, in the original ''Transformers''-themed mystery, [[Ratchet (G1)\|Ratchet]] would have been revealed to be the culprit after being infected with one of [[Bombshell (G1)\|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]]s.

TitaniumToughGuy at 15:56, 24 August 2022

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	[[File:Deathbychocolate.jpg\|right\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|This didn't happen.]]		[[File:Deathbychocolate.jpg\|right\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|This didn't happen.]]
	Among the special events advertised in the lead-up to [[OTFCC 2004]] was "'''Who Shot Optimus Prime?'''", meant to have been a live-action interactive murder mystery with a Transformers theme. Promotional materials (see right) featured [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]].		Among the special events advertised in the lead-up to [[OTFCC 2004]] was "'''Who Shot Optimus Prime?'''", meant to have been an live-action interactive murder mystery with a ''Transformers'' theme. Promotional materials (see right) featured [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]].

	However, upon arrival at the venue (Monastero's, an Italian restaurant and catering hall) it turned out the event would be "'''DEATH BY CHOCOLATE'''," a "normal" live-action murder mystery, with generic human characters and no ''Transformers''-related content at all.		However, upon arrival at the venue (Monastero's, an Italian restaurant and catering hall) it turned out the event would be "'''DEATH BY CHOCOLATE'''," a "normal" live-action murder mystery, with generic human characters and no ''Transformers''-related content at all.

Cyberlink420 at 18:58, 28 August 2018

2018-08-28T18:58:05Z

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	[[Malin Huffman]] entered first to greet and prep guests—but he was suddenly distracted by [[Weapon\|gunshots]] and fled the room in terror. Immediately, in rushed the well-known '''Detective Harry Bottoms''', who announced that famed chocolate magnate '''O. Henry Butterfinger''', CEO of King Coco, had been murdered, that the catering hall was now a crime scene, and that all attendees would be his deputies and help solve the case. Bottoms split attendees into teams, produced evidence, witnesses, and suspects, and gave the teams opportunities to come to their own conclusions and share them with the rest of the audience.		[[Malin Huffman]] entered first to greet and prep guests—but he was suddenly distracted by [[Weapon\|gunshots]] and fled the room in terror. Immediately, in rushed the well-known '''Detective Harry Bottoms''', who announced that famed chocolate magnate '''O. Henry Butterfinger''', CEO of King Coco, had been murdered, that the catering hall was now a crime scene, and that all attendees would be his deputies and help solve the case. Bottoms split attendees into teams, produced evidence, witnesses, and suspects, and gave the teams opportunities to come to their own conclusions and share them with the rest of the audience.

	In the end, the murderer was found to be the notorious vixen-like sociopath '''Darque Chocolatte'''. She vanished at the end of the event and her current whereabouts are unknown, though likely the mountainous ~~[[wikipedia:~~Federally Administered Tribal Areas\|"tribal" regions]] between Afghanistan and Pakistan.		In the end, the murderer was found to be the notorious vixen-like sociopath '''Darque Chocolatte'''. She vanished at the end of the event and her current whereabouts are unknown, though likely the mountainous {{w\|Federally Administered Tribal Areas\|"tribal" regions}} between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

	True to Detective Bottoms' word, the "reward" for solving the mystery was "worth well under $1000" (as he reminded participants throughout the evening) and turned out to be nothing more than a cheaply-printed certificate. Apparently, crime '''does''' pay more than detective work.		True to Detective Bottoms' word, the "reward" for solving the mystery was "worth well under $1000" (as he reminded participants throughout the evening) and turned out to be nothing more than a cheaply-printed certificate. Apparently, crime '''does''' pay more than detective work.

SanityOrMadness: typos fixed: ie: → i.e.:

2015-01-23T17:46:42Z

typos fixed: ie: → i.e.:

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	[[~~Image~~:Deathbychocolate.jpg\|right\|~~250px~~\|thumb\|This didn't happen.]]		[[File:Deathbychocolate.jpg\|right\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|This didn't happen.]]
	Among the special events advertised in the lead-up to [[OTFCC 2004]] was "'''Who Shot Optimus Prime?'''", meant to have been a live-action interactive murder mystery with a Transformers theme. Promotional materials (see right) featured [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]].		Among the special events advertised in the lead-up to [[OTFCC 2004]] was "'''Who Shot Optimus Prime?'''", meant to have been a live-action interactive murder mystery with a Transformers theme. Promotional materials (see right) featured [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]].

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	*Each table/team was asked to create a name for their agency. Among some of the more colorful names chosen were the "I Thought Optimus Was the Victim" Detective Agency, the "James X. Hooks Memorial" Detective Agency, the "Cold Pizza Inc." Detective Agency and the always-popular "I Did Your Mom" Detective Agency. Hey, we had to have ''some'' fun that evening.		*Each table/team was asked to create a name for their agency. Among some of the more colorful names chosen were the "I Thought Optimus Was the Victim" Detective Agency, the "James X. Hooks Memorial" Detective Agency, the "Cold Pizza Inc." Detective Agency and the always-popular "I Did Your Mom" Detective Agency. Hey, we had to have ''some'' fun that evening.
	*Participants received posters of [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]] autographed by their [[Peter Cullen\|voice]] [[Frank Welker\|actors]].		*Participants received posters of [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]] autographed by their [[Peter Cullen\|voice]] [[Frank Welker\|actors]].
	*According to [[Glen Hallit]], the mystery was not ''Transformers''-themed because the hosting entertainment company - Celebration Services, Inc - refused to change their format or script without "substantial remuneration" (ie: Big Bucks).		*According to [[Glen Hallit]], the mystery was not ''Transformers''-themed because the hosting entertainment company - Celebration Services, Inc - refused to change their format or script without "substantial remuneration" (i.e.: Big Bucks).
	*At one point, [[3H Productions\|3H]] considered the idea of producing a few minutes of original animation with the proper voice-actors, but this too would have cost far, far more than their resources would allow.		*At one point, [[3H Productions\|3H]] considered the idea of producing a few minutes of original animation with the proper voice-actors, but this too would have cost far, far more than their resources would allow.
	*For the record, in the original ''Transformers''-themed mystery, [[Ratchet (G1)\|Ratchet]] would have been revealed to be the culprit after being infected with one of [[Bombshell (G1)\|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]]s.		*For the record, in the original ''Transformers''-themed mystery, [[Ratchet (G1)\|Ratchet]] would have been revealed to be the culprit after being infected with one of [[Bombshell (G1)\|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]]s.

Tigerpaw28 at 06:23, 23 November 2013

2013-11-23T06:23:07Z

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	Employees		Employees
	*~~Nestle~~ Crunse - Manager of Research & Development		*[[Nestlé]] Crunse - Manager of Research & Development
	*Tootsie Rolle' - Office Manager		*Tootsie Rolle' - Office Manager
	*Darque Chocolatte - Director of Sales		*Darque Chocolatte - Director of Sales
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	*Charleston Chew - Sales Manager		*Charleston Chew - Sales Manager

	*Jack Snickers - Candy packaging designer		*Jack [[Snickers]] - Candy packaging designer
	*Jim Reeses - Candy packaging designer		*Jim Reeses - Candy packaging designer
	*John Hershey - Candy packaging designer		*John Hershey - Candy packaging designer

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	;Friends & Family		;Friends & Family
	*Bits O. Honey Butterfinger — wife of deceased		*Bits O. Honey Butterfinger — wife of deceased
	*O. Henry Butterfinger Jr. — son		*O. Henry Butterfinger Jr. — son
	*Carmello Butterfinger — daughter		*Carmello Butterfinger — daughter
	*Rebecca Snoop — family friend/mystery writer		*Rebecca Snoop — family friend/mystery writer
	*Dr. James Clarkbar — personal physician and golf partner		*Dr. James Clarkbar — personal physician and golf partner
	*Mrs. Lil Zagnut — personal assistant and confidante		*Mrs. Lil Zagnut — personal assistant and confidante
	*Patty "Pepper" Mintee — Junior's fiancee		*Patty "Pepper" Mintee — Junior's fiancee
	*Fanny May Honey — sister-in-law		*Fanny May Honey — sister-in-law
	*Raisen Etta Goober — college sweetheart & lover		*Raisen Etta Goober — college sweetheart & lover

	;Employees		;Employees
	*[[Nestlé]] Crunse — Manager of Research & Development		*[[Nestlé]] Crunse — Manager of Research & Development
	*Tootsie Rolle' — Office Manager		*Tootsie Rolle' — Office Manager
	*Darque Chocolatte — Director of Sales		*Darque Chocolatte — Director of Sales
	*Goody Ann — twin spokesmodel		*Goody Ann — twin spokesmodel
	*Plenty Ann — twin spokesmodel		*Plenty Ann — twin spokesmodel
	*Charleston Chew — Sales Manager		*Charleston Chew — Sales Manager
	*Jack [[Snickers]] — Candy packaging designer		*Jack [[Snickers]] — Candy packaging designer
	*Jim Reeses — Candy packaging designer		*Jim Reeses — Candy packaging designer
	*John [[Hershey's\|Hershey]] — Candy packaging designer		*John [[Hershey's\|Hershey]] — Candy packaging designer
	Collectively, the designers were known as "The Three Musketeers"		Collectively, the designers were known as "The Three Musketeers"