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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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[ Not paying attention to Spain's arrival, Rapture watches the conversation between Sonia and Lithuania. Her eyebrows are furrowed, but she isn't angry — in fact, she's weirdly touched. Even if the outcome is different. Wether she's at a loss of words due to the censorship or just because of the events on screen is unclear.

She just quietly sits in the chair and waits. ]

What an amazing girl. [Because she's also watching, clearly impressed.]

[ She looks to Annie, then off somewhere else for a moment. Her lips curl into a smirk. ]

Just like a true Stinger!

I could see the appeal. That was a remarkable show of character.

It is and it's certainly a way to go out even considering... [ She turns to look at Annie again as if she didn't just end her sentence abruptly. ] Which is nothing less expected from one of us.

[People keep saying stuff like this and Poland doesn't understand why.]

...What is supposed to be so amazing about killing me?

[He doesn't get it.]

It's not killing you that we're admiring, but I would have never expected a sheltered girl like her to pull something like that off.

[she didn't want Poland dead it was sad and she was sad okay.]

Pull off what?

[He keeps seeing it as Sonia just playing into the game's hands and... well. Killing him.]

Pull... [and her mind goes blank. She frowns at that.]

...

We held mass for you.

[Poland frowns at Annie's frown as if he was expecting more.

When it doesn't come he just looks more unhappy.]

... And?

And I don't understand organized religion one bit. [Sorry. It's been bothering her since his not-funeral.]

[Poland rolls his eyes.] Make Spain explain it to you then.

[She's not going to tell him she was devastated at his death, even if Rin's was the only one she cried at.]

You're angry.

We're off topic.

[And Poland has interpreted the topic being 'Sonia's super great for killing him!' So Poland doesn't want to talk about it anymore.]

You're even too angry for verbal abuse. That's new.

[Total. Silence.]

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[Aha. She's seen the Silent Treatment used on Lithuania before. Annie's the queen of the silent treatment, though, so she'll just prop her feet on the seat before her and stare ahead.]

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It's not like I want you to be dead, but I don't want to be dead either. That already almost happened, I'm not exactly looking for it to happen again.

She did what she did to save the rest of us. To save me.

[Huff.]

Great. Good for you.

I'm not going to apologize caring for my life or getting back to the Stingers when the reason I've been playing this all along is to survive and beat it.

Plus if I'm here, then there's a full guarantee you're not dead. I can sense the call of restless spirits on the astral plane! ...And this certainly isn't it.

Did I ask you to?

[Poland folds his arms over his chest.] Whatever.

[ Ah. She seems at a loss for words... Both because her friend is here, and because of the video that just played. ]

Please believe me when I say it was never meant to be you. I had to lie to him... So that he would not interfere with my target of Poland...

I know that.

[ She smiles a full, genuine smile. There is no signs of a smirk laced within there anywhere. ]

It was smart. Really smart. Stingers smart! You knew exactly what you were doing! I... [ She glances down at her gift bag for a moment, then back to Sonia. ] I would have done the same thing for you.

The thought of harming you never even crossed my mind...

[ She feels very relieved that Rapture understands, though. ]

Is any of this even real? Are you really here?

Of course I am. [ Holding up the beautiful doll of herself, she reaches out to tap Sonia's shoulder with it. ] It's like I said from the start, it was all a game! We just had to keep up appearances for the sake of the audience... well, most of us.