murder manor - reunion

[productions]

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.

Comments

[souredsweet]

[Kaoru has just sort of come to accept that all the living people are probably going to end up here at some point god knows why but hey! he isn't going to look a gift horse in the mouth.]

I never had the chance to thank you...

[pasodoble]

( Spain has no idea what's going on but at least he's getting himself together, )

Miss--...ter Kaoru!

[souredsweet]

[GOOD JOB SPAIN, he smiles in gratitude! it's okay though, he's still in a dress and everything... Poland's even done his hair nicely so it's in a crown braid now.]

It is good to see you continue to be well even after those last few weeks.

[pasodoble]

It's good to see everyone is well here too... I think. ( Not that he isn't glad but that he isn't sure if they're well? He still isn't sure if everyone is dead or actually alive; this doesn't really make sense to him. It'll take him a bit to get used to all of this. ) ... Are you all right?

[souredsweet]

I am not dead, if that's what you mean. ...Mostly, anyway. [REASSURING.] Not quite as alive as you are, though. [he wants to add something else to that, but the rules keep his words silent. instead:]

I wanted to thank you for saving your vote on my week, even though the answer was obvious.

[pasodoble]

( Tilting his head to one side. It doesn't really make sense that Kaoru would be alive and Spain would be able to see him. But then they aren't quite living the same? He would ask more but he's distracted-- )

I couldn't after all you and Sonia had done for me. I'm sorry... ( This is really awkward considering the sudden rush of memories combined with the time in the manor but he means it, ) I'm sorry I couldn't have done more.

[souredsweet]

[it's okay Spain, Kaoru may not be emotionally apt enough to realize what an awkward situation Spain is in now, but he can at least appreciate the apology for what it is.

and his appreciation really is genuine despite the fact that it's offset by a rueful smile, unlike a majority of the sentiment he had shared while he was alive.]

By the end of that, no one could have done more than what you did. It was not a salvageable trial as yours had been.

[pasodoble]

It might not have been but May was able to retire from the game for a little while, at least.

( This sounds really misplaced but May and Kaoru had been close too, right? )

I know it went horribly but some good did come from it.

[souredsweet]

[NO... well not close enough for Kaoru to leave her out of his initial plot, anyway. granted "I like you enough to not kill you directly" is pretty close in his terms.]

It didn't even last that long. Honestly, if anything at all were to come from that mess of a trial, it should have been better than a one week vacation. [his death is worth more, in his humble opinion!!]