Luigi sat alone in a stone walled room while writing and trying to calm himself with some hot chocolate…

His room was designed like a cell to keep some big wild animal inside; with its big steel door (which had a very small slidable cover that reveals a small window) and barred windows; yet it had a large comfy bed, a dresser with a mirror, a desk (which he was using at the moment), a tall standing mirror, and a clean bathroom with a shower and everything…

In his opinion, he found this contrast eerie. He was in the big, highest part of this strangely designed hotel. It was some far away from the town they were visiting. Outside his window, he could see the overview of the town and the setting sun...

Luigi was actually locked inside, away from Mario and the others (who were a few floors way from him), just in case if he does somehow… transform…

This was all happening because of last night. Luigi and his brother Mario were investigating while Princess Peach stayed inside the safety of their hotel room; As Mario was quite protective of her, due to her being the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom…

Everything was going fine until they encountered a strange, large dog creature that could stand on two’s…or maybe it was a crazed bear. Whatever it was, the beast gave chase after them as the pair attempted to escape it by heading back to the hotel for shelter. Luigi managed to get Mario into the building first, but when he tried getting in himself; the beast managed to bite down on his left leg and attempted to drag him off…

The beast would have been successful if it weren’t for the innkeeper, the teen running the hotel, scaring it off with her shot gun (luckily missing Luigi). The main lobby was empty except for Luigi, Mario and the innkeeper. She muttered to herself on how fortunate they were the only ones in the lobby and that the others were all sleeping in their rooms at the moment. She eyed Luigi’s wounded leg, as it was bleeding quite a bit…

Luigi noticed her expression; it was a mix of horror and sorrow, she mumbled to herself, “You’ve been bitten.” Before running off to fetch the first aid kit; she cleaned up his injury, but then after that, demanded they go back to their hotel rooms in a cold manner. The two were shocked by her sudden change in behavior; she seemed quiet and polite before…

Luigi came to the conclusion that she was probably superstitious like some of the other citizens. As they believed the recent sightings of strange looking men, bears or wild dogs as they claimed were actually…werewolves, but Mario didn’t believe such a mythical creature could exist…

He finished his hot chocolate and solved a few puzzles to help pass the time. He had been locked up for a few hours; the innkeeper was nice enough to let him eat before this. Mario and Peach were quite nervous about the whole thing earlier, but he reassured them that all of them will be alright; they both gave him tight hugs as if they were seeing him for the last time…

He was then given a warning that the transformation might hit him as soon as it’s completely dark outside and that it might not be pleasant…