Follow the angry clown

The reaction of the clown had confused Leanne. All the others had been so welcoming if a little crude, with the possible exception of the first clown she'd seen out in the corridor. That one was just creepy. With few other good options Leanne decided to go after the angry clown.

"Hey! Wait for me!" she called up before trotting up to the costumed man. Even with a mask covering most of his face the clown didn't seem happy to see the attractive young woman again.

"I told you to leave me alone," he growled.

"Yea but I thought you could show me what to do," replied Leanne with her typically joyful exuberance. "Why don't we work together?" Leanne glanced around her and noticed that the other members of the group had already disappeared into various rooms along the corridor. "What are we doing anyway?"

"What we came here to do," replied the clown gruffly. "Robbing the place!"

Leanne couldn't believe what she'd just heard. Not only had she just unwittingly joined a gang of thieves but now she was volunteering to help them. And she thought her earlier experiences in Rosefield Manor were bad. In a panic she watched as the angry costumed crook headed for the nearest room and knocked firmly on the door. The young woman breathed a sigh of relief as, after a few tense moments, there was no reply.

However, her reprieve was short lived as the thief grabbed the door handle and flung it open before disappearing inside. Without thinking Leanne quickly followed him. Happy to see the room was empty except for the usual sparse furnishings.

"I guess we should search the place?" suggested the young woman unconvincingly.

The angry clown didn't respond and quickly began to rummage through the nearby cupboards and drawers. Leanne, deciding it was better to finish sooner before the resident came back and got into danger, began helping by searching for anything valuable. Their ransacking was soon interrupted by a terrifying scream from outside. Both froze where they were and listened closely. Leanne was about to ask what that was when the thief turned towards the exit.

"You finish with this room." he ordered. Tossing her the bag of illicit goods. "I'm gonna go see what the hell that was."

The criminal disappeared out into the hallway leaving Leanne standing holding the bag of swag wondering what to do next.