WEEK 3 - TRIAL

[productions]

week three 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, as long as you are accompanied by a partner.

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.

At 7 PM, the trial will adjourn for the day. Players will be escorted by the Hostess to the ballroom, where dinner and wine will be served until 10 PM, at which point players will be required to return to their wings in groups with their wingmates and will be locked in their bedrooms until 8:30 AM the following morning.]

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Comments

[productions]

[Dave is indeed carrying a set of keys in his pocket!

It does not, however, seem to be the normal set of keys given to everyone in the house. In fact, there's only one key on the ring and it appears to be made out of bone.]

[vytis]

Ah...? [Lithuania examines the key curiously.]

...I guess this could be the second item.

[herpreciousrival]

[Siren pulls out her key ring just to double check herself, but--] That certainly doesn't look like any of the keys we were given.

[vytis]

It looks like it's made of bone. [Lithuania frowns at it, as if it will tell him what it is on its own.] It might be a skeleton key.

[vytis]

[Are Dave's actual keys on his person?]

[productions]

[They are not.]

[vytis]

[Well, while he's here finding unfortunate keys and not finding other keys, he might as well check the body itself over. Lithuania will look at Dave's front and back to see if the wounds are only on one side, or if any appear to have pierced through. Also, do the blade wounds on his front appear to be small stab wounds or are they more similar to slashes that wouldn't pierce all the way through?]

[productions]

[The stab wounds don't seem to have pierced through to his back. They appear to be wounds from direct stabbings rather than slashes.

The bruising on the back of his arms and legs is also somewhat different from the front. They appear to be lighter and about a hands' width in size rather than covering the entire area.]

[vytis]

[That's a little odd. On the other hand, Lithuania isn't especially familiar with Japanese swords, so maybe katana is meant for slashing more than piercing?

Alright, Lithuania will check to see if there are any bruises on Dave's back, under his shirt, and then check to see how deep the stabbing wounds are. He will also check to see if they were all obstructed by something like bone or if there are places where a katana should have been able to pierce through. He'll also pull out his manor-issued knife and compare the stab wounds to that--could they have been made by the knife instead, or are the wounds too wide or small?]

[productions]

[They're quite deep - deeper than the knife would go and wider as well. It looks like some of them may be deep enough to almost go through the other side. Some of the stab wounds have been obstructed by bone. His front underneath the shirt is almost entirely discolored by the wounds and bruising; the back is less so, although there are patches of discoloration left consistent with internal injuries from the stabbing.]