@wishitwasaduvetday
I just found one of the first owl emails my brother forwarded to me - I don't have any of the others, more the pity. I'll attach a screenshot but the email was in the name of Owly Owl and the address was Owl_On_The_Move@XXXX.
I'd forgotten the whole backstory my brother created. There was a stuffed koala in the study, and separately a random toy dagger ornament thing (my DM has weird ornaments). My brother started it all off by moving the owl around the house, and then denying he'd touched it. And then he removed it and left a note. The story was that the owl had escaped from the loft (conversion where my brother had been staying) and initially escaped to the study but had succumbed to his natural predator instincts to kill the small furry animal (the stuffed koala). But the owl had used the dagger rather than getting his claws dirty.
The owl left a goodbye note and then followed it up with this email:
"Hi,
Some weeks ago I left you a small note saying that I had to leave for a holiday. I have been wracked with guilt ever since and I simply have to come clean. I have fled the country as I am a murderer!! Yes, I have succumbed to my instinct to kill and performed the gruesome act in your home in your study!!
After being alone in the loft for so long, I was weak and when I found myself liberated to the study, a certain small furry animal mocked my cross eyed look and I felt my instinct to hunt take over. I couldn't help it! It was an act of madness over in a moment when I allowed myself to indulge my hunting instinct.
The police have not been sympathetic. They do not believe my claim I was following my instinct and say that the fact I chose to impale the prey, I mean unfortunate creature, on a sword from spain shows forethought and a certain amount of tool use not usually found in owls meaning I must be intelligent and know what I was doing. They wish to have me put down and I had to flee for my life.
Oh, how I long for those quiet days in the loft, slowly collecting dust. I had a good collection which was the envy of the other collected crap, I mean delicate and rare items that shared my airy retreat. I hope you miss me as much as I miss you and I will send you messages from my travels and keep you up to date on my latest attempts to evade the filth, I mean dedicated and hard working policemen.
Yours Sincerely,
Owlie
P.S. I feel that to make a complete confession I must show you the terrible crime and so I have attached police photos. He told me his name was Inigo Montoya. He will be missed!"
And yes, my brother really did have too much spare time on his hands but I was deeply appreciative of this running saga. DM, less so 😂
The email and photo of the "stabbed" stuffed koala attached.....