murder manor - reunion part II

[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 continues! This week is taking 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.

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.

All the living characters have now arrived, and all characters may participate, although Yuzu is not here and characters may notice Belarus, Clyde, and Michael Altman seem to be empty shells.

Comments

[vytis]

[As your mastermind, it is Lithuania's duty (probably) to try out all of these cocktails for quality assurance.

Jeez, the Nevermind is about fifty times sweeter than anything he normally drinks. Oh well, he's providing a service!]

[notyetlost]

[Lithuania.]

You're still not even tasting them, are you.

[Give him one of those you sad sad sad drunk.]

[vytis]

I'm tasting them. [Ish.] I'm not sure I'll be able to taste anything but sugar for the rest of the night now, though.

[He might be exaggerating a little but here, try the Nevermind.]

[notyetlost]

[You would offer him that one wouldn't you.]

...

[vytis]

[...]

Sorry. Want this one?

[Grabbing another! This one is the Mastermind.]

[notyetlost]

[Yes.]

Give it.

[And now chugging it. With reckless abandon. This is not hypocritical in the least.]

[vytis]

Did you even taste it? [He totally noticed that hypocrisy.]

[balzams]

No really, it's not bad. Try it!

[Guess who's joining Lithuania in the cocktail tasting]

[notyetlost]

I ate Lithuania's bodyweight in sugar earlier, I'll pass.

[Definitely drinking though, he spent two months deliberately staying as sober as possible and look where all that effort got him!]

[balzams]

A lot of them are quite sweet...

How about a Frozen Follicle instead? I can't remember the last time I had drinks so fancy...

[souredsweet]

[Kaoru is looking at everything very suspiciously. TRUST NO FOOD OR DRINK... wow it's like day 1 all over again]

That one smells sickly. [sickeningly sweet, he means...]

[notyetlost]

It's hard to swallow at first but.

You get used to it. [How many as he had now-- it's hard to keep track.]

[souredsweet]

[he looks skeptical...!]

After all of the sweets you ate, your opinion here doesn't count for very much. [seriously he can barely eat a piece of cake without being overwhelmed by sugar, how is he supposed to trust the guy who ate like 10 candy boxes]

[vytis]

I think it's at least 90% sugar. [Don't trust Poland, you'll regret it.]

[souredsweet]

[Poland how could you try to lead him astray!!]

Truly... It sounds like the sort of drink Sonia herself would enjoy, at least.

[notyetlost]

I was like. Emotionally compromised.

[Who supplied him with all that candy Kaoru!]

[souredsweet]

[WHAT A MYSTERY who indeed... some charming and kind stranger, surely.]

And being emotionally compromised gives you the ability to stomach more sugar than you normally could? [that sounds like a horrible super power!]

[notyetlost]

[K-kaoru stop oh my god this is embarrassing--]

I just--!! I have to snack on stuff when I'm super upset!

[EMBARRASSING.]

[throe]

[ Rapture is classily nursing a Jigsaw Puzzle because it goes more with her color scheme than any of the other drinks. She's not opposed to drinks not matching her clothing, but if it has orange... chances are she is going to prefer it over anything else. She takes a long sip. ]

Most of them hardly seem like drinks at all. These are more like syrups you'd douse shaved ice in.

[souredsweet]

[Kaoru glances up and over, staring at the glass in her hand - one of the few he's yet to try. his nose wrinkles at what she says, though.]

I don't understand how such sweet drinks can be tolerated... [his tastes aren't particularly leaning toward the sweet side so just about everything he's sampled so far has been a bit much.]

[throe]

It appeals to the younger crowd. The sweeter the drink is, the more they'll drink.

I'm not very fond of too-sweet drinks myself, I'd much rather stick with champagne.

[souredsweet]

Ah... I don't understand that logic at all. [he's not even 20 yet but he can't stand the too-sweet drinks!! that gets a nod of agreement from him, though.]

I only had the chance to try that once back in the manor, but its dryness is preferable to most of these. That Nevermind drink was sweeter than the cake I tried earlier.

[motheringnation]

[Ukraine has located the drink with vodka. ...And a few others because why not.]

These aren't that bad.

[notyetlost]

We should try making our own cocktails.

[Except an Eastern European cocktail is basically drinking straight from the bottle of something strong enough to be akin to rocket fuel.]

[motheringnation]

Oh maybe we should.

[Someone hide the vodka.]