murdermanor | week 2

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murder manor week two

saturday & sunday

24 players remaining.

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This post will cover the weekend period from the end of trial Friday evening to early Sunday evening, when new incentives will be announced. No murders will take place over this time.

Setting & Rules
Private Conversations

Threaded | Flat

[ It's still cool out, the sun not yet burning away the nip in the air, and Altman sits at the edge of the fountain, hunched small inside a large, frumpy sweater. He has something small and metallic in his hands, which he's turning over in his hands and rubbing his fingers over thoughtfully. ]

Edited (how many times can i typo or leave something out) 2013-10-06 06:16 (UTC)

[Saturday] - [The Study] - [3pm to 6pm]

[Yesterday's trial greatly stressed Alice out. Ukraine dying, Annie living, nations arguing to kill the child solider who sent their fellow country to her death - it was a mess. Whereas last week she was lethargic and saddened, this week she has a headache. And when she gets stressed out, she knows what makes her feel better.

Math.

(not even kidding)

So she goes to the study in midday, after taking Annie's sharp objects (leaving the girl with the ring she asked back for after the trial ended) and chloroform, to engage in her hobby of solving equations on a chalkboard that will make any average person want to curl up and cry into their nearest bottle of liquor. That or just wonder how the hell someone can do all these complicated equations without even using a calculator. The table near her has an open book of math problems, which she occasionally glances to as she writes down the problems, but otherwise there's nothing but her, the chalk and the chalkboard.

Basically just imagine something like this on the board (minus the watermarks) if you happen to come into the study and witness her writing.]

[Sunday] - [The Bar] - [7pm - 9pm]

[After taking part in dinner, Alice will go to the bar for the first time since she woke up here and engage in drinking. Nothing hard, just some wine, but good grief can she use a drink. All the while she is writing in her notebook, tapping on the paper and still penning the same thing from last week. The recent developments in Minatsuki's murder made her realize she would need to add more to this will, to better help anyone who might try to solve her death. A grim thing to think on, but a reality she has to accept.]

[Immediately after the trial ends and everyone's let out, Stiles will go to find Beat.]

Okay, dude. You said you found poison, yeah? Where? We need to go empty it right now and search the mansion for anything else that could be used to kill people with. Even if we can't stop people from murdering other people here, we can at least not make it so easy for them.

Saturday - Conservatory - 8AM
[Lithuania doesn't look like he got much sleep the night previous. Habits are hard to break, though, so he couldn't help but wake up early anyway, and now he's settled himself in the conservatory with a few books he took from the study. Not murder mysteries, but adventure novels. He's had enough of murder mysteries.

Still, the warmth of the conservatory is making it really easy for him to start dozing off, and several times he finds himself nodding off, only to startle awake at the first sound he hears. He presses the palms of his hands into his eyes and blinks himself awake again.]

This manor is so exhausting.

Sunday - Chapel - 8AM-Noon
[Lithuania doesn't have the energy to clean the chapel today, so instead he sits on one of the pews near the front that isn't broken and stares, blankly, at the wall ahead of him. He's gotten more sleep today compared to yesterday, at least, but this just means his mind is working enough for him to properly get lost in thought. He's kind of distracted, really.]

Saturday
9AM, Garden
[Kaoru carries the flower chain that had been made together with Minatsuki back down to the garden the morning after the trial. it's laid out on the ground below the window in the spot that her body had been located.

for about 10 minutes or so, Kaoru can be found in a kneeling position with hands clapped together, silent and still. for a half-hour after that, flowers will be gathered and braided into somewhat untidy chains and wreathes to leave on the spot as well. even without knowing Minatsuki well, it only seems proper to leave some token of remembrance.]

Sunday
7AM, Ballroom
[though a few extra hours had been spent sleeping in the day after the trial, Kaoru is up early again for breakfast Sunday. nothing is quite appetizing and minutes are spent picking at food rather than actually eating anything. eventually, though, a small condiment pitcher of syrup is picked up and inspected.

after a few seconds, turning to the nearest person:] What is this intended for?

6PM, Library
[the past couple of days have seemed too long, and Kaoru's attempts at winding down are largely for naught. retiring to the library eventually, a few minutes are spent searching the shelves in vain; the nearest person may find themselves being addressed.]

Excuse me... Would you have any favorites to recommend? [and then, a quick addendum:] Preferably ones that are not murder mysteries.

Chapel → 7am

[A short way away from the chapel someone that surprisingly isn't Belarus can be found digging. It's unusual for Latvia to be awake this early, and it's even more unusual for him to be outside. Even though he seems so focused on his work it's clear from his face that he hasn't slept at all and judging by the size of the hole he's managed to dig already he's been out here for a while.

At this point he's running entirely on reserve energy. High stamina or not he really needs to sleep soon]

Bar → 10pm

[Later that night Latvia can be found sitting at the bar, a fair few empty bottles next to him as he absentmindedly studies the liquid in his glass. The atmosphere is... grim to say the least. He certainly isn't as peppy as last time. If anyone else, save the other nations were to join him, he might pose a question out of the blue]

What does it mean to you to be human...?

Edited 2013-10-06 12:44 (UTC)

[ As per usual, Rapture's life does not stop because someone else's does. There is a glass of the red wine that Sonia suggested to her settled on the bar, but she's more importantly focused on the radio. It certainly isn't the kind of music she would willingly listen to, but she's refuses to be bored out of her mind.

Especially with the solemnness permeating the entire mansion.

For now, she's keeping to herself and dancing pretty modestly for someone that comes from the 80s. It's just in beat enough to go along with the song that is playing: a nice little 1920's appropriate swing tune. ]

Sapphire Wing (Saturday 10am)

Ah... could I get into Ukraine's room? She asked me to collect some things.

Library (basically the entire rest of the weekend)

[whilst before she had mostly been searching through titles and books, here she is now seriously sitting down and reading. And taking notes. Riffling through the titles and trying to organise things over the past two weeks really helped; she has practically the full collection of mystery and detective works - fiction and non-fiction - not yet removed from the library on her table like a miniature castle.

There's a quiet scritching noise accompanying the occasional flap of paper. Coming closer will prove why; in a small wire notepad, Yuzu is taking notes.

She'll keep working at it unless someone interrupts her.]

Saturday, 1 PM, garden

[Sitting here with her chin in her hands, trying to adjust the flowers so they look presentable again. But the ground is still stained with blood. She's not sure what to do about that, considering the unappealing intermingling with dirt that's occurred. What if she just... scoops some of the other dirt... and puts it on top of...

Maybe she should get a shovel, Belarus style.]

Sunday, 10 am, conservatory

[Does anyone remember Kanaya putting out dried fruit over a week ago? At this point, neither did she! She lifts up the sheet today and proclaims,]

Ahhhh, these seem to have come out nicely!!

[She would have been out and about by now, but Annie sleeps in for today, the latest she's stayed in bed in a long time. The wing is quieter with one less person in it, now.]

[At 1 PM, the grandfather clock in the foyer chimes. The display stand placed in the foyer last week is still there, but the card on it has been replaced by a new placard.]

This week, all of you made a mistake. But it wasn't the first time, was it? No, all of you, at some point, have made a mistake, or been unlucky, or did something you regretted. Isn't that right?

Now's the chance to right that wrong! This week, anyone who commits a murder and gets away with it will have the chance to change one moment in their past. Correct a mistake, right a wrong, change fortune in your favor, or simply make a different choice.

Popularity rankings have now been published in the drawing room, along with the extra prizes being given out this week! As always, culprits have the opportunity to retire if they succeed, or keep playing for even better personalized prizes!

[At 1 PM, a list and an attached list of tools will be posted on the door leading into the smoking room.]

POPULARITY RANKINGS

Each week, we will be conducting a poll with YOU, the audience, to determine which players you want to see more of! The results are in!

IMMUNITY
Players who are immune will not be considered valid targets! If they are killed, no prizes will be awarded and no trial will be held! Immune players can still commit crimes and may still be considered suspects! In addition to immunity, each of these players will receive a clue to the location of a poison detecting kit! This kit, one use only, will allow for the detection of the presence of a variety of poisons in any substance!

This week's immunity has been awarded to:

Susan Sto Helit
Lithuania
Stiles Stilinski

POPULAR
These players were chosen by poll as popular players! They are still valid targets, but if they are killed, all players will receive a special extra clue to aid in the discovery of the culprit! In addition, each one will receive a bonus prize. This week, their chloroform will automatically refill every night!

This week's popular players are:

Latvia
Rapture
Gundam Tanaka

DISPENSABLE
We asked, and you let us know! These players are dispensable; we haven't seen anything interesting about them yet! Is it time to say goodbye? Killing one of these players will allow a successful culprit to choose from one of the prizes from the attached list after the culmination of a successful trial!

The dispensable players are:

May Chang
Anastasia Romanov
Clyde Barrow

DEADWEIGHT
These players need to step it up! Our audience is not interested in seeing more from them at this rate. Maybe it's time for them to stop being dead boring and start being dead! Any culprit who attempts to kill one of these players will be able to choose two prizes from the attached list beforehand OR the ability to nullify the target's special abilities before the kill! Of course, getting to keep the prize means going through with killing one of these players! Simply let us in on the plan in the privacy of your own room, and your prizes will be delivered to you!

In addition, players who kill deadweight characters will get their choice of a $1,000,000 bonus prize or a special magical artifact upon the game's completion!

The deadweight players are:

Reiko Aya
Michael Altman
Dave Strider

GOOD LUCK, EVERYONE!

[ Continued from here. In the last fifteen minutes, Sonia has changed her clothing. She's now dressed up for some reason in an outfit of soft yellows and lavenders. Why would she dress up??? Gosh wow what reason could that be hahahah who knows.

She waits in the foyer, hands pressed together. ]

Threaded | Flat

altman ; sat ; courtyard ; 9am

Saturday and Sunday

friday; trial end

Lithuania | Saturday - conservatory; Sunday - chapel

kaoru - saturday/sunday

Latvia → Saturday → Various

Phoebe Ashe | Ballroom | Saturday, 9PM