week 1 - trial

[productions]

week one trial



[At 9 AM precisely, the old grandfather clock chimes once again, and the doors to the drawing room are opened. They will remain open until everyone has come inside, after which they will shut behind them. It is not possible to leave on your own, although perhaps if you have a specific purpose the hostess will allow you to go. The room is set up comfortably, with several tables by the fireplace set out to assist with the trial. The Hostess will also remain in a seat near the fireplace, next to the scales on the mantle. At lunch, the doors will open to bring in a large meal on an automatically rolling buffet, and at 3 PM, tea and finger sandwiches will be served. You'll be able to enjoy the trial in comfort, of course, but the information cards set out on tables will not allow you to forget your true purpose here.]

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Comments

[mostlymarried]

...What would the point of that even be.

[notyetlost]

[Poland shrugs.] I didn't eat your memories so I don't know.

Although if someone took a chunk of memories that big it'd probably make you tempted to try and get them back. I mean one of these suspects killed Lydia over whatever it was they forgot.

[mostlymarried]

[Belarus just snorts]

If that's what I become I'm better off forgetting.

[notyetlost]

The point is it totally explains the age thing. [And the total lack of understanding when it comes to electricity. Among other things.]

And there's ways to test the other stuff on your card. Like knife skills? That's muscle memory or something.

[mostlymarried]

[the point on age makes her frown, but...]

A knife is the oldest weapon in the world; of course I'm already familiar with it. Wouldn't you?

[as example, she flicks out the kitchen knife she stole on the very first day from under her coat, twirls it, and returns it all in one single, fluid motion.

Yes, she has been carrying that around the entire time]

[notyetlost]

[That would be so cool to see under normal circumstances but that's an incredibly disturbing skill to watch someone display so casually in a murder mansion.]

...Not like that.

[Hence it not being on his skill sheet.]

[mostlymarried]

...Never had to hunt for food?

[notyetlost]

Yeah when I was little, but that was a long time ago. [And animals don't really care much about the degree of knife finesse utilized when stabbing them.]

I haven't had to do that kind of stuff in a while now we have groceries and junk.

[mostlymarried]

[that just gets a roll of her eyes.

Of course.

Future people.]

[notyetlost]

[Poland assumes her silent eye rolling is just her general lack of understanding totally awesome modern stuff.] That's like a store with food in it, just so you know.

[mostlymarried]

[to be fair, it is]

So merchants then.