week 2 - day 1 & 2

[productions]

murder manor week one



monday, tuesday

28 players remaining.

This is a general mingle post. Please put your character's name, the time, and location in the subject heading of their comment. Players may also thread in logs, either posted to murdermanor or in a private locked journal post filtered to include productions. Plots for this week's crime are due Monday by 9 PM EST.

Setting & Rules
Private Conversations
Plotting

Comments

[throe]

It all depends on the question they ask and how they ask it. Someone who asks 'Will I live?' may get an entirely different answers from the divine spirits than someone who asks 'Who will murder me?' [ She smiles. ] It also depends on the person asking.

That should all come together in the next card. [ Her hand falls to the card below the Queen. ] This is the card of the subconscious: Reason. The reason that brought you to the circumstances you are questioning and will help you through the obstacles it presents.

The Three of Hearts signifies an unwise decision, made without proper information in haste. It is also a chance for betterment. Even made in haste, you shouldn't overlook the opportunities given to you on the spot. This may go in conjunction with your future card.

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[aozaki]

Hum, that makes sense. Someone asking "will I live?" may be worried over their own life, but someone who asks "who will murder me" would come off as way more paranoid. Intention probably accounts for a great deal!

[...That does prompt her to sober up a little with a thoughtful look, though. Haha... Unwise decision, given the sort of question she picked? It's almost making it sound like she got here because she jumped on a bad vacation spot deal. Which she might actually legit be prone to doing, but details. Funny outside the context, but not so funny within.]

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[aozaki]

[...oh well.

Perking back up as she claps her hands together once!]

So... seize the day and make the best out of a poor situation? It frankly sounds like wise life advice all around, hehe. I'll do my best to remember all of it, thank you very much for taking the time to do this for me!

[throe]

Be forewarned, though. [ She taps the Ace of Spades above the Queen. ] The potential within the situation is an Ace of Spades... which signifies death or loss. Your loyalty is admirable, but your spread signifies that you have been betrayed before, and it may happen again unless you take the proper precautions.

Someone just may take advantage of your dependability and use it for their own gain... where the unwise decision may lead to a bad situation. Prevent that from happening and your fortune may turn out differently, but remember... [ She motions her hand across the spread. ] This is your destiny.

[ Cue: Destiny. Unfortunately, because this is not a trial featuring the Hostess and her crew at work... it doesn't happen, so she just sits there with an expression of wise caution written on her face to make up for that fact. ]

[aozaki]

As the old saying goes, no risk, no gain. Losing's part of living anyway, so I'll take my chances and embrace it as it comes.

[Not touching on dying! Because who'd want to, honestly. AND SHE REMEMBERS THAT PERFORMANCE... Admittedly just stared at the time, but there has been internal clapping]

Very gracious of you, that was fun and enlightening. Have you thought of doing this again, by any chance, but at an earlier time in a more public space? [11PM in Billiards Room is kind of out of the way, after all...]

[throe]

Hopefully nobody will be beheaded in the process.

[ What a great joke relating Touko as the Queen of Hearts and a murder mystery mansion. The way she says it may not even sound like joking to some, but it's fairly hard to recognize when she is being facetious and when she is not. ]

I've given some people readings here and there throughout the past week, but that may not be a bad idea... it would work better if I had my Tarot deck, but it couldn't hurt to put the offer out there.

[aozaki]

Aha, please. Let's not jinx it.

[whether it was supposed to be taken seriously or lightly, she certainly... doesn't sound particularly worried! but yes, this was neat.]

It would be a great way to break the monotony, everyone's so tense because of the setting. They're certainly justified, but this is still a nice manor, and living under constant paranoia is a very unappealing thing. Hmm... What about throwing together a makeshift deck? Drawing or even writing the arcanas should be easy, but finding good base cardboard paper would be tricky.

[throe]

[ She gives an exasperated sigh. ] Tell me about it, it's like nobody wants to have any fun around here and the only one who did ended up being the first one to get herself "executed." You would think this is a funeral home.

You have a point... [ And she does like being creative whenever she gets the chance. ] My deck was handed down throughout my ancestry before being bestowed unto me that it holds esoteric secrets and the abilities of my ancestors, it's why I prefer to use it over anything else.

Making a temporary makeshift deck isn't entirely a bad idea though. I suppose I could instill some of my psychic abilities into it.

[aozaki]

Haha, really? That witch seemed too cool and aloof to stand by any human idea of 'fun', I think [--because drowning someone slowly over a period of several hours, ha...ha--], but I get the feeling. No one wants to die, though that doesn't mean we need to act like something terrible is going to happen at the drop of a hat. [never mind the fact that this is totally the situation at hand.] What else have you been doing, to spend the time?

[humming knowingly!] Of course. Who wouldn't choose the set of tools they're most used to, especially if it's a priceless familial heirloom? But since that's a luxury we can't afford here, we'll have to improvise. Do you think it's still worth a shot?

[throe]

Oh, using my abilities the best I can. [ She gathers the cards up, shuffling them all over again and somehow avoids the trickery part of it while doing so. ] With the whole limit on them, it makes it a bit harder though. Other than that, I've enjoyed a few mundane things here and there too. I'd play some music, but there isn't anything I can play here. I guess that's to keep along with the theme.

I think so. Really all I would need to do is bond the deck to me by touch once it's completed. After that, it could pretty much work similarly to my old deck.

[aozaki]

Oof, that's something I can well relate to. It'd be a lot easier to get creative, without those limitations. Mmm... The instruments in the music room were all classical, true. You're a more rock person, I take it? [as if the way she dresses and the 'guitar' thing on the info card didn't give away... BUT YES]

Fair enough. Now what to use? If there are other card games laying around that's not being played, you could recycle those. Otherwise, hm...

[Durable cardboard-like paper that's good for shuffling... Man. Book covers? Are they going to be missed?]

[throe]

Yes, but my creativity without Riot is nothing. Without him, it's like I forget how to play in the first place. [ She sighs... though that certainly is not the reason why she forgot how to play. ] Though, I am making sure The Stingers stay on top. We deserve to always be number one.

I'd need two layers of cardstock to glue together and make the cards themselves. There's cardboard boxes in the basement. I suppose I could try to use the cardboard from those, but I'd have to thin it out to get the right consistency. It disrupts the flow if I can't shuffle them properly.

[aozaki]

A bandmate of yours? Your life before this sounds quite lively! The stage names are starting to come together, too. Who are the others, if you don't mind me asking?

[Tapping her chin!] Hm, we certainly wouldn't run out of materials with those boxes. I could thin those out evenly for you, it's brainless work but it'll give me something to do. That said, are we including the minor arcanas too? It'd be... 22 without, and adding 56 to that with, am I remembering right?

[throe]

It was alright I guess. [ Rapture casually shrugs, arching her head to one side as a means of looking like she's carelessly stretching. It is more than just 'alright,' but she's not willing to put so much emphasis on where the band first came from. ] But there's three of us: Riot, Minx, and myself. Riot does most of the vocals and Minx plays the synthesizer, but we do back up for Riot too.

You'd really do that? [ She seems genuinely surprised for a moment, but then tells herself that of course someone would do that for her. She's her! Rapture then falls back into her regular smirking. ] You're right though, 78 cards in total.

[aozaki]

[Fine by her, whether she catches something more or not. It's not her business, after all.] I'd be curious to hear it! This manor's an inconvenience to that, unfortunately.

I'll feel more at my element, haha. Puppets are my expertise, although I like making things in general. I've had to gone by on soap and fruit carvings without my usual assets, this'll be a nice change of pace.

[throe]

I agree, but I guess it'd be an unfair advantage if they had all three of us. [ She gives a smirk. ] Maybe I can do a bit of convincing for them make an appearance for a performance here in the future.

Puppets? Really? [ Finished with sorting the deck, she leans back in her chair with her arms crossed. ] I saw a lot of that in Germany — it's apparently really big there. You carve them out of wood then?

[aozaki]

Like a video footage support, if the producers aren't willing to bring them over in person? If this is a show like they claim, they could use the musical breaks, and you should be able to use the publicity too! [Sure is encouraging it...]

I did make some good business in Germany, when I was still in Europe. As for the material... [She chuckles with a small shrug.] It depends on what the puppet is for. Wood tends to be cheap and doesn't sell for much no matter how well it's made, so I don't use it often. People pay to see dolls that look so realistic they could practically come to life, on the other hand. I was working on an exhibit like that, before I got dragged here.

[throe]

The publicity would be nice. Other than reaching the highest ranks of popularity, that is. We work better when we're all together in person though, so maybe the Hostess or whoever else runs this will realize that it'll make their show even more interesting to have us play.

That's pretty neat. [ The way she says it implies that she means it. After all, Rapture is fond of puppets herself... but of a different kind. ] Most people seem so freaked out by them, but they're just dolls. I guess some people just lack appreciation for creativity.

[aozaki]

Yes, but remember how this manor here reaches across time and worlds? You may already be famous in yours, but to break through in another timeline or dimension?

[That's more plain dress-up... She laughs cheerfully, regardless.] Thank you, now I just wish I had something to show. True too, but they're not enough to dent my clientele, obviously. Although given our situation, maybe I should find some wood and try carving something tomorrow. Pieces of fruits and soap are getting a little repetitive.