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murder manor reunion

[You are in a darkened theater.

In front of you is an enormous cinema screen. On it plays video of the manor, accompanied by appropriate sound effects and background instrumentals when fitting. The seat you're sitting on is large and plush, and while there's many of them, there's enough room in the theatre for you to fully recline the seat into a comfortable bed if you wish.

Follow the stairs up and you'll reach what should be the projection room. There are no projectors in here, however; it is simply a large and well-lit room above the main seating area, and a good place to hang out with your fellow eliminated contestants if shouting at each other across the aisles proves too much to handle.

If you leave the theatre through the door in the back, you'll find yourself in a hall. On one end is a concession stand. It's stocked with standard movie snacks - popcorn, candy and the like - but if you're feeling the urge for something else, you'll be able to find it stocked somewhere in the back. On the other end is a table with thirty wrapped bags and a placard reading 'A star for our stars! Please accept these lovely giftbags as a token of appreciation for your hard work, sponsored by [illegible smudge]'. Each bag has a tag bearing the name of someone in the mansion; you will only be able to open the bag with your name on it. As soon as you open it, any memories that have been taken from you, including those of the other people in the mansion that you may have forgotten, will be returned in their entirety. Within the bag are also objects from your home that you may want for your stay here, though you will find no weapons.

There are no other doors in the hall save for the one leading back into the theatre room. There are also no windows; it is impossible to tell where you are and what is going on in the outside world. Any attempts to break out will fail. So in the meantime, why not sit back and enjoy the show?]

Murder Manor reunion week has begun! The next week will take place outside the game (and will not be remembered by the living characters). Once the week is over, the living characters will be right back where they left off, Sunday night in the manor.

All the dead characters and eventually all living characters will participate in this week, through Belarus and Yuzu will just be empty shells who cannot interact with the others. Dead characters (except Lithuania, who never arrived) will all be in the theater from the beginning, whereas living characters will only be brought in once specifically introduced, and will be given their memories at that time.

During the times when Doris is taking questions, characters will not be able to talk about things that are 'off topic.' They can talk and reunite with one another, but need to focus on things relevant to that week or topic of discussion. Any time they get off topic, they will find themselves stuck trying to make the words come out of their mouth and will simply trail off. There will be breaks where characters can talk without this restriction, but the same will happen to anyone who, at any time, starts trying to talk about anything to do with there being a Mastermind or player to benefit from the game or planted player who isn't Lithuania. Codes and other attempts to get around this rule will still result in trailing off.

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[For the dead characters, who have now been sitting in a darkened, powerless theater for two days, it must be a relief when the lights suddenly hum back on, and the curtains covering the darkened screen slide open.

However, the screen is no longer showing a live feed of what is happening inside Murder Manor. Instead, it is showing a video montage of events from the game, set to saccharine music. The events flash by quickly, in no particular order, showing casual events, murders, players happily spending time together, arguments at trial, and villainous breakdowns afterwards. Curiously, there is absolutely nothing shown of the week since Sonia's execution.

Once the montage ends, a woman steps out from backstage to stand on the platform beneath the screen. She appears to be Doris, dressed in a long, sequined black dress, with the veil covering her face darker than usual. Still, you can see that there is something very blank in her expression. She will respond to nothing that is said to her directly, and though she will address members of the audience, she won't look precisely in their direction and her timing is sometimes off; it could almost seem to be a voice recording. Anyone who tries to touch her will find a forcefield between she and the others.]

Good evening, everyone! Welcome to a very special reunion event! We are so excited to catch up with all of our wonderful past guests and reflect on the special time spent together.

When the lights come back on, Kanaya brightens up and relaxes at the same time; providing a glow for the past forty-eight hours has been a little intense. She's too happy to notice anything off about the woman before them just yet, and stands joyfully to greet her.

"Doris! Thank goodness you're here! I knew you'd make it eventually!"

[Absolutely no reaction.]

Doris?....are you alright? You don't have to keep playing....

Doris?

Um, can you hear us?

...

[Poland peeks around Ukraine, using her as a stranger buffer.] I don't think that's really her.

[Ah familiarity. She will hide you Poland.]

If it was, she'd probably have said hello to you.

....maybe it's someone dressed up as her?

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notyetlost - 2013-11-25 00:45 (UTC) - Expand

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[APPEARS... he's been warily eyeing "Doris" from a distance for a while.]

I highly doubt that it is.

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[WELL.]

It seems like she does.

....I suppose so....

Are we supposed to talk about out time in the manor? I didn't have much of that.

It's not much of a reunion yet. [She's seeing the same people as usual, except for Doris.] We must be back on camera, though, so make sure to smile.

[Sigh.]

Wonderful. And it was one of the things I liked about being dead too.

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[NOT AT ALL PLEASED WITH THIS.]

What an unfortunate woman...

She's become proper furniture now, I suppose.

[the term completely escapes him, but he actually gets the gist anyway.]

A thing without any will of its own.

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souredsweet - 2013-11-25 01:15 (UTC) - Expand

Isn't it a little early for the reunion special?

We get an encore already!? ♪

[EXCITED]

Maybe you should sing something before they get bored with you again. [Hee hee.]

[Yes please~!] I would love to hear it!

[AT LEAST SIREN APPRECIATES HER...]

Hmph, maybe I will! ♪

[whips out her gift bag and starts digging around inside of it, she's pretty sure she left a microphone in here]

speakveryclearly - 2013-11-25 01:12 (UTC) - Expand

Hey!

Where's Liet, you super uncute Doris impostor?

[Laughter.]

Oh, you.

[Oh god it actually replied--!!]

A-ah... [And once again hiding behind Ukraine.]