*A-HEMMM! appears before the room of visitors*

Sherlock Sokka here! (wearing his detective hat and blowing bubbles out of his pipe). No crime too big or small to solve!

I've been hired to help solve the mysterious death of Lil's trusted, though somewhat shifty looking waiter Lee.

By the end of the night I will get to the bottom of this mystery. (raises finger confidently in the air)

*from the center of the crowded room, fan stands up: I CONFESS I DID IT!

*Sherlock Sokka smiles, obviously pleased his reputation has preceeded him*

*then from the other side of the room, someone else stands up: NO! I DID IT!*then another: THEY ARE BOTH LYING! I DID IT! and yet another: THEY ARE ALL LYING I REALLY DID IT! pretty soon crowed room is noisy with confessions.

*slaps forehead leaving a red mark*

ENOUGH! Settle down, settle down. This makes no sense. How can I have so many people confessing to this crime? Some of you must be lying! But I will get to the bottom of this confession mystery.

Now one at a time tell me why you were the one who killed poor Lee, Lil's trusted but shifty looking waiter, and how you did it. Then I will decide on the real person who is guilty!

Please post your confession as a new reply to this topic

*enters the room* I plead not guilty! *giggles* I've always wanted to say that... :P

Okay, I confess....it was me. I went into the Den and I wanted to try the poison I was going to use on Zuko. I had purchased it earlier in the day. I walked into the Den and sat down at a table. I wanted to try the poison on some one that wouldn't be missed if it killed them. I looked around and saw that the only people around were Lil, Vlad, Maf, and that nasty waiter, Lee.

I looked at all of my choices and iknew I couldnt kill Lil, since she was like the sister I never wanted and she owned the Den. I couldnt kill Vlad because then Kes and Flame would kill me, and if even tried to kill Maf Yu wouldn't wait to find her to kill me. But when I saw Lee just standing there I figured that no one would miss him. He didn't have any family, or at least none that I knew of, and if he did, they probably didn't care much about him.

*grins*

Well, I ordered a Lil's Special from Lil herself and when she walked off I put the poison in the drink. I yelled for Lee to come to the table and I told him that my drink tasted funny. He looked at me with the same dry face that he always did. "Here. If you don't beleive me, take a drink of it yourself," I said sweetly. He looked at me with a little smile on his face and said, "Okay, fine." When he took a drink he drank almost half of it. I didn't need him to drink that much, but it always helped.

I asked him if he could walk me back to the clearing. He looked around a little uneasy, and then said he would. When we got about twenty feet away from the clearing, I saw a geyser shoot some water in the air. I looked at Lee and then at the geyser. I was hoping that he didnt see it. He walked a little ways and then collapsed onto the ground. I dragged his body over to the geyser, hoping that it would get rid of him, and when it shot the water the second time Lee went flying into the air. the body landed in the tree and I smiled. "Those idots will never find you up there," I said quietly to myself. And to tell you the truth, I was starting to think that I had done something wrong. Then i remembered that it was for a good cause.....killing Zuko.

*smiles evilly*

... Alright, alright... I CONFESS! ;;
I did it! I killed Lee. )x

Len holds up a husky plushie and points at it.

... MUSHER MADE ME DO IT. ;;
She said Lee would try to steal all of my spork flavored books! Dx

Len glares at Musher

... You lied to me, didn't you, Musher? ):<

*hangs reward poster*

Reward

I will pay 500 gp for the confession by the murderer

*Looks very sad*

It was I who killed Lee, although it was not intentional, I assure you

I left Zuko trying to blow himself up....er, I mean....attempting to create lightning, and went for a relaxing walk. It was such a lovely day. Spring in the Earth Kingdom is a wonderful season. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and flowers were just beginning to bloom all around. So very tranquil, except for the occasional explosion and heated cursing from behind me.

I had traveled a little ways when I spied something so incredibly marvelous I nearly wept. It was a midnight jasmine rose bush, perched precariously atop a rocky hillside.

Now, it is quite true that my botany is rusty. All right, nonexistent. But midnight jasmine roses, a rare and expensive breed of bloom, grow freely in the gardens of the Fire Palace. My own mother taught me the proper method of brewing Midnight jasmine tea, so there was no danger of a repeat of the white jade bush incident.

There was just one problem. The rose bush was situated on a rocky knoll about twenty feet above me, and I am well past my prime climbing days. I briefly considered going back to ask Zuko for his help, but quickly decided against that course of action. My nephew would not appreciate any interruptions in his quest to blow himself to kingdom come, nor would he hesitate to remind me of the dismal failure that was my last attempt at brewing exotic tea. My nephew really needs to work on his people skills.

It was at this moment that the waiter Lee came along. He was shiftier looking than usual, so I am fairly certain he was up to no good. Still, he was much younger than I , and possessed a lean, wiry form that was perfect for climbing, so I called him over and explained to him what I needed. He was rather rude in his refusal and started to leave without helping me. I drew him back with the simple though detestable tactic of pointing out that Lil would not appreciate finding out how much of the Den's revenue was finding it's way into his grubby pockets. He said something that I cannot repeat here, and began climbing.

I think Lee may have been a pirate at some point in his sordid career. Aside from the fact that he looks, smells, and acts like a pirate, his climbing skills clearly reveal that he has spent some time adjusting sails on the deck of a ship. He really was quite a remarkable climber. He made it up to the midnight jasmine bush in less than two minutes, and had just removed his knife from it's sheath in preparation for harvesting the blooms, when tragedy struck.

An enormous hammerhead hawk swooped down on Lee! It was terrible! I didn't think they flew this far inland, but clearly this one was desperate for prey! It picked Lee up in it's terrible claws and started to ascend. It was such a horrible sight. Lee was struggling and screaming. I tried to throw a fireball at the beast, but I was afraid both of hitting Lee and of having the shark bird drop him from such a height.

The hammerhead hawk started off towards the west, carrying a screaming Lee to a terrible fate. I tried to follow it on the ground, but where the shark bird had a clear path, mine was littered with rocks and trees and such. I could still see it above me, struggling with Lee's weight. Finally, Lee remembered that he was holding a knife in his hand. He struck at the creatures legs, slicing partly through one of them. The hawk screamed, a sound barely audible over yet another one of Zuko's attempts to disentigrate himself, and dropped Lee, before flying off.

I followed the sound of crashing underbrush, but could not see Lee. I called to him, but there was no answer. Panting heavily, I paused to lean against a tree. I felt something warm hit the top of my head. I looked up and screamed at the sight of Lee hanging from the branches of the tree, his lifeless eyes wide open, drool falling from his mouth, still open in a scream. I was so utterly horrified, all I could think to do was run back to the shack, and try to put the terrible images from my mind.

And I never did get that midnight jasmine rose hip tea.

I confess! I killed him!
*points to mimi*
She told me that Lee would steal the polar bear!

no i'm kidding.. i didn't kill him... :P

*panicks and looks around*

I admit it! I killed Lee! But it wasn't me! It was zukofan! Not me,I'm zf.

It all started when I went to the den....(goes into swirling memory box)
I had just came in from planning to kidnap Mai and Ty-never mind that part.I sat down for a drink.I was craving a slushie(as usual), and waited for Lee to come to my table.And then it happened...


10 minutes later, Lee was just walking around, not coming to my table.I wondered why he didn't come over.So I asked him"Dude, i need somethin' to drink" but he left through the side door into some strange room.So I decided to follow him, so I crept up to the door.All of the sudden,I heard voices whispering.Icouldn't figure out who's they were, so I began to eavesdrop on the conversation.It sounded like Lee, Azula,Mai,and Tylee.Great I thought Mai and Ty-forget that part.Then I heard it.Azula was planning to kidnap all the BSG members and take over the forum away from BSG!!!!Oh no, I thought, how can I annoy people if I'm kidnapped and away from the clearing, I was a member, I needed to hide before they found me.

I looked in the kitchen, No I thought, they would come in there.So I decided to tell BSG,but when I tryed to leave, Lee entered the room.I really needed a slushie.Azula was going to use Lee as a way to get to BSG's members!Lee had no choice but to listen to her,he was going to get all the members!Evil plots sure get in the way these days don't they?I sat back down at my table, acting cool, like I didn't know.I looked at Lee,Lee was sure a weird looking fellow.Azula said if he listened to her, the den would be his.Oh no!I thought,this is lil's den, not Lee's Den!
Lee walked over to the door and locked it.

Azula,Mai and Tylee had left, leaving just me and Lee.What was I to do?Yes he was old, but, he works here, and my parole officer wouldn't approve if i hurt him. Slowly I put my hand around my back reaching for my sword.Lee walked towards me.I didn't want to hurt him, I just wanted to get out and warn BSG and the members of Azula's plot.I stood up and leaned against a wall.I said to Lee"A cherry slushie sir,"He walked toward me.I really didn't want to hurt him, he was lil's employee, if anyone should to hurt him,it should be her.Then, Zukofan took over me and I grabbed my sword and pushed it into him!Just then i saw what he had in his hand. It was a cherry slushie, just as I ordered.He wasn't going to do it.I was over taken with fear.He lay on the ground bleeding.He said to me,"Make sure to tell Azula,she is never going to get the for-for-forum."He then lay dead.I used some thread and sew the wound up, i put some cover up on it, and then painted a little tattoo on of a snake.I moved the body into a tree and left,and that's whar happened
*clears throat and sits down*

*fades in, giggles: didn't kill Lee the shifty looking waiter, but thinks Sokka looks cute in the hat and bubble pipe*

*thinks he sees Princess Yue - shakes head to clear it and examines bubble pipe wondering just what kind of bubble juice is in there*

*hold up his arms exasperatedly*

A right HOLD IT RIGHT there! All of you are confusing me! There can only be ONE murderer here and I'm going to find which one is actually telling me the truth!

*looks at Iroh strangely, does not believe his confession about the tea :iroh2: well almost does not believe*

*Blushes*

No, it was me! Really!

*Thinks that five hundred gold pieces would buy an awful lot of tea...*

*walks briskly over to Azula who is standing hautily off to the side examining sharp fingernails*

And as far as YOUR confession.....

*Azula lifts one eye-brow evilly up*

Uhhhhhhh......I'll get back to you

*Thinks now this one is just scary enough to believe! But is still determined to find out the truth

Yeah, yeah....buncha sissies confessing that they killed Lee. Well, they're all wrong! It was me. I did it. End of story.

Oh, don't you believe a little blind girl can commit cold-blooded murder? Well, let me enlighten you my friend.

It was a day like any other. Twinkletoes was heavin' rocks around, and Katara was mother-henning him like crazy. I got sick of all the sugary sweetness and went for a walk.

So I was walking along, minding my own business, when that Lee guy showed up. I would've known it was him even if I couldn't "see" with earthbending...that guy seriously needed a bath. Guess it doesn't matter now, but I hope they washed him before they put him in the ground. Wouldn't want the earth to be offended by the way ol' Lee smelled.

Anyhow, I happened across ol' Lee, who acted like he was up to something, but that's not so unusual. He was rooting around behind some bushes, muttering something about his stash, and digging a bunch of holes in the earth. Now, I happen to think that digging around in the dirt is a lot of fun, unlike the Sugar Queen, who will totally DIE if she gets dirty, so I stopped and asked Lee if he needed any help.

Do you know what that freak did?

He started accusing me of stealing his treasure? Like I knew he had a treasure! It couldn't have been a real treasure, because if he had any money, he could have bought some soap so he wouldn't stink so bad. But he seemed to think he had something worth hiding, and he accused me of trying to steal it! I set him straight right away, told him that he didn't have anything I would want to steal, but he went totally nuts on me and ran at me with his shovel held high.

So of course I kicked his butt.

Bounching him around from one column of rock to another got boring after awhile, so I buried him up to the neck in the earth and was going to leave him there for a little while. I was just about to leave when he begged me not to leave him like that.

"Please, miss, don't leave me like this," he said.

And I said, "Why should I listen to you, Mr. Stinker?"

And he said, "I thought you were going to try to steal the money I had saved back for my wife and our fourteen kids!"

And I said, "You mean someone let you get close enough to father fourteen kids? She must have been born without a sense of smell."

And he said, "Please, if you let me go, I'll just get my treasure and leave."

That sounded like a good plan to me, so I pulled him out of the earth and went along my merry way. I hadn't walked five feet when smelly boy was running after me again with shovel held high. I lost my temper and launched him into the air. He landed in a tree some fifty feet away. I actually heard his neck snap. It was pretty gross.

So yeah, I killed him. And the world is a better smelling place for it.

Oh, and there wasn't any treasure buried there at all. How weird can one dead guy be?

*laughs*

Sugar Queen!

*sees Katara standing nearby with hands on hips*

:katara:

*stops laughing*

Yes well Toph *clears throat tries to sound serious* I would like to believe your confession and everything but as I recall it was me you were pulling out of the hole when Lee was murdered!

*whispers to Toph - but ah....thanks anyway....I know we could have used the money*

*Raises hand timidly and rises from her seat*

I'm afraid it's my fault that Lee is dead. I murdered him.

*Looks as though she's going to cry, but bravely fights back her tears*

I was looking for Lee in the clearing, but I didn't see him anywhere. I was afraid I would run into that horrible Azula and her strange friends, so I hurried out of the clearing and bumped into Lee.

He seemed terribly unhappy, so I asked him what was wrong. He said, "Nothing." Well, I was a bit tired of hearing the word "nothing," so I insisted he tell me. He finally gave in, and told me that he was tired of everyone thinking that he was a "creep." (His word, not mine.) He said he was tired of being the shifty-looking waiter Lee, and that he wanted to change his image.

Well, the poor man was so terribly upset, that I just had to help. I asked him where he wanted to start. He wasn't sure, so I mentioned that it might be a good idea to do something about his...*looks embarrassed and lowers voice*...terrible [I]body odor[I], and perhaps do away with that bad breath of his. He helpfully interjected that he had terrible gas too, which was more information than I wanted, but I promised him we would take care of all three problems.

I searched through my herb bag and found extract of cuaicuai blossoms, which works wonders for body and breath odor, but does absolutely nothing for gas. I decided that two out of three wasn't bad, and offered it to Lee. But before I gave it to him, I warned him; some people have a terrible allergic reaction to cuaicuai extract. Most people were fine with it, but a very small number of people had strange fits when they consumed it. I myself had never seen this reaction, but I was told it was extraordinary. I warned Lee about this, and told him I had an antidote, just in case, and he decided that he would try it.

He drank the extract, and at first, all seemed well. Then he began to twitch, first his right eye, then his left, and the twitch seemed to move all through his body. I suggested that it might be a good idea to take the remedy now, but he was twitching so badly, he dropped the bottle and it broke on a rock. I only had one bottle with me! I told him to wait right there, and I would run back to my village and give him another.

I ran as fast as I could, as though that horrible fire witch Azula were after me, and returned with half an hour to find that Lee was much, much worse. He was foaming at the mouth, and resisted my attempts to force the antidote down his throat. I was beginning to wish that I knew some of Ty Lee's pressure point techniques to pin him down, when he suddenly announced that he was a flying bison, and began climbing a nearby tree to "find a good launch point!"

I screamed at him to get down, but he wouldn't listen! He climbed to a high branch and was just about to jump when his eyes suddenly opened wide and he went still. As I watched, he fell limply back into the branch. I somehow managed to climb the tree and reach him. He was dead, probably of a massive heart attack.

I was the one who killed him, but I swear I only meant to help him. That poor, poor man. All he wanted was to be liked by everyone, and now he's gone...

*sobs uncontrollably at Song's sad story*

*goes over to Katara and wipes eyes and nose on her shirt*

*regains composure - walks over to Song and put arm around her shoulder*

Don't worry Song, I don't think you caused his death, even by accident!

*looks at Azula* He was probably poisoned before you even got to him!

*steers Song towards the door*

I think you better go home now.

Hiiiii sokka!*in dramatic voice* it was me! i killed him *sniff*.........im sure you belive me(or else)....right? <_<

I am serious it was me!

*walks into the room with Hime walking next to him*
*puts a poster up*
*poster says: Due to TOO many people confessing that they killed poor Lee to have the reward money <_<, the reward will decrease from 500GP to 1GP*
*walks back out of the room with Hime walking behind him*

.... I'm not evil....Am I? Hey it's a puppy!! *pets hime* Cute!!! :D

Len sneakily walks up to YuYan's poster, crosses out 1GP, writes 499GP and flees before anyone notices. >>! <<!

Sheesh! Buncha amateurs! That is not how Lee bought the farm, and I should know, because I'm the one who did him in.

The little creep owed me money, see, and I told him I'd call us even if he gave me the lowdown on Lil's evil plots. Can't have ol' Lil makin' more evil plots than me. I'm the bender of stories round these parts. So I told Lee, I said, "You give me the skinny on any more evil plots that get hatched, and I'll forget all about that little sum you owe me." He was agreeable, and we parted ways.

I waited and waited, and never heard a word out of him. Finally, I caught up with the little loser in that little clearing everbody's always hanging out at. I told him he was coming dangerously close to ticking me off, and he'd better have the information I wanted.

He hemmed and hawed, and finally told me he had nothin, would never have nothin,' and wouldn't tell me what Lil was planning even if he knew. Seems ol' Lee developed something like a conscience working for Lil. How that happened I'll NEVER know, not with him hanging around with the likes of Lil and Jun. I told him we'd see about that and started after him.

The little bounder got ahead of me and climbed up a tree. I told him to get down and take his beating like a man. He thumbed his nose at me. That was the last straw. I whipped out my trusty notebook and pen and asked him if he knew what a cerebral hemorrage was. He said, "A sayrebrawl hemawhat?" I wrote a little drabble about him dying of a massive aneurysm in a tree, and he fell over dead in the tree. Simple as that.

Ya'll remember that when you mess with the Storybender. What I write...will be your doom!

it was me, *sob* i...i....just felt like killing some thing!!!!!!!!! so so sorry. okay now hand over the money. i confessed now where is it??? i really need the money.

Wow Sokka, looks like you're not going to have any trouble with this case....-laughs- Maybe Appa did it...or Momo! -momo hides behind Aang's head- Erm- Good luck, Sokka.

I was on the case when stubled upon a door under lil's underground den that opened when you put whight in the bucket so I did and I found this note(hands sokka the unreadible note) but I notaced blood leading to another door to the outside but I notced that Jun had been there using the sewers and snuck somthing inside that big chest all I know is that and they think that lee was killed in a tree

*considers Princess Auria's confession*

I'd like to believe you Princess Auria, but how did it happen? I think you can go now.

*brings his dragon-shaped bubble pipe to his mouth and blows*

As for you...

*turns to SB*

*looks at her pen and notebook*

*voice cracks as he starts to speak* Maybe you should just put those away.

*glances at Ninja*

Your just here for the money, aren't you.

*rolls eyes at Aang's 'helpful comment'*

*sigh* Thanks Aang. *sarcastic* Good to know I can always count on your help.

no,no, i really killed him.

Oh please! You can’t seriously believe any of them. I did it. It’s my fault Lee’s dead.

A few weeks ago I got word that pirates were looking for him. I heard they we’re willing to pay a good price for him too.

I couldn’t tell Lil, for some reason she liked the guy. She even thought he was loyal. That guy was way too creepy to be trusted.

It happened Thursday night, the 8th of June. I had been waiting for a chance to catch Lee away from Lil. I saw him sneak out the secret tunnel entrance in the back of the Den. I left my xirxiu sleeping at the front entrance. Lil would suspect something if I took my xirxiu, besides I didn’t need him to catch someone like Lee.

It was very late and the night was unusually dark. I silently followed Lee to the clearing. It was too easy. The clearing was where I had arranged to hand Lee over to the pirates anyway.

Then I heard a sudden gasp from Lee and he started climbing up the nearest tree. I started walking faster to see what was going on. The pirates were entering the clearing.
They were too busy talking to notice me or Lee. Lee had himself wrapped around a tree branch now. I needed to get Lee back down but still wanted to keep the element of surprise. I out my trusty whip and cracked it at Lee, hoping to startle him.

Well, the plan worked, sort of. He was startled by my whip all right. Startled as it wrapped around the tree limb and his neck. I called up to Lee. I told him to let go of my whip. He didn’t even respond. Just sort of gasped and choked. I tried to pull my whip back down, only to wrap it tighter around Lee’s neck. It was caught good.

I considered climbing up the tree to unwrap my whip. I quickly reconsidered as I realized I might have to touch Lee to free my whip. I had never been much of a climber anyway. After a minute or two of consideration, and strange color changes to Lee’s face, that could be seen clearly even in the pale moonlight. I called over to the pirates, who had still not noticed us. They hurried over and quickly saw my predicament. The Captain had one of him men in the tree quickly, but not quickly enough. I watched as scruffy looking pirate stretched his arm out and freed my whip. As my whip fell to the ground Lee’s body went limp. He was dead.

Even worse than that, the pirates refused to pay a bounty on a dead pirate. They were yelling something about needing him alive to find something he stole from them.

So where’s my money Lil? *reaches hand out* I want my 500 gold pieces now.

*Shakes his hat covered head at Ninja*

*turns to Jun and adjusts the spectacle-thingy on his hat*

You seem awfully eager to get your hands on that money. At the same time, I still don't doubt your disturbing story.

*wonders where all these evil ladies keep coming from*

:sokka1:

*Fades in* Thinks all of this is funny and it shows sherlock sokka smart part *Fades away quickly because Sokka is looking*

(bursts into room)
I did it!

I was just walking around when I saw Lee trying to reach the top of a tree but i told him, "You need a rope to get up in that tree" but he said, "I don`t have any rope!" then I asked, "What are you trying to get?" and he said, "None of your buissness" I said, Okay just take tie this rope around yourself and I`ll pull you up."
We tried it but the rope went up to his neck and hung him from a branch because I pulled too fast.
I was scared and I ran off after that I took the rope.
Now give me the money!

*adjusts spectacle thingy to get a better look at DTanza*

Your story doesn't add up.

*paces as he considers the confession*

Lee was not found hanging in the tree.

*stops pacing blows a few bubbles from his dragon-shaped pipe*

No one reported finding a rope around his neck.

Admit it! *points to DTanza* You are just here for the money.

ummm.... here's the reason I killed Lee. He stank so much so I gave him some "deodorant"(which was actually filled with poison) so when he used it he died and I realized this just made him smell worse so I threw him in a tree. True Story. Now WHERE'S MY MONEY!?!?! no seriously where's my money?

how's the case going so far sokka?

*tries to take Ninja's statement seriously even though it sounds made up*

Ok Ninja, I'll consider it.

*looks at Lily*

It's uh.. *tries to sound confident*..going great. Wonderful. Spectacular even.

*looks around and lowers his voice so only Lily can hear him* This is insane. I have no idea what happened.

Zoo found him in the tree...

Momo jumps off of Aang and runs over to Sokka and begins chittering, jumping up and down. He stops jumping up and down and begins making motions while running back and forth, stopping suddenly after a few moments, as if he sees something big and scary.

Momo then begins to chitter excitedly, as if scared by what he sees. He stops chittering suddenly, climbs up a nearby person and hangs off of their arm, pretending to hide from whatever it is. After a few moments he peeks out, makes some more motions while chittering excitedly again and then jumps off of the person and glides back over to Sokka, landing infront of Sokka.

Momo looks down at the floor and screeches a few times, raising his arms above his head, before pouncing on air. He screeches again and looks up at Sokka.

Momo blinks at Sokka a few times and sits there.

*walks back into the room and folds her arms smirking at sokka* need help "sherlock sokka"? cause if you ask me, i doubt you of all people could figure this out on your own. And if ya wan't i'll help you.

Hi Sokka! Guess what? It was me who killed Lee! But erm- it was an accident, cause...well. Just listen.

I was letting momo fly around on a ball of air I'd created. But then this HUGE butterfly thing came and landed on my nose. If I used my hand to get it off Momo would fall, so I tried sneezing it off. So I sneezed, and the butterfly fell off, but I lost control of Momo and he fell onto Lee's head!
I ran over to Lee, and explained what had happened. But he didn't listen! He just said that he'd never seen a flying Lemur before and that it would make a good pet. He put momo in this cage thing, up in a tree. Haha, no problem for me.
I jumped up there, and once I got Momo down Lee was already running towards me to get Momo back! I hopped to the upmost branches of the tree, and Lee climbed into the tree. Once Lee was in the tree I jumped out. I just wanted him to be uncouncious so we could get out of there before he got Momo. But I'm new at earthbending, and the rock I used was bigger and faster than I imagined, and it sorta killed him....
So, that's what REALLY happened. Really.
But...we got Momo back!
-Thinks about how much fish you could get for penguin sledding with reward money-