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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[terriblesister]

Thank you. Sorry about all this...

[reunified]

It's fine. It's to be expected.

[terriblesister]

Anything to warn us about in advance?

[reunified]

[ Altman hesitates, then sighs and runs a hand over his face. ]

There are notes and drawings. They won't make much sense to you, and... And honestly, they look a little crazy, but they don't have anything to do with Strider-- or this place at all, really.

Other than that, there shouldn't be anything out of the ordinary.

[terriblesister]

R-Right... [well that was a little disturbing... anyway, off she goes...]

altman's room

[reunified]

[ The only immediately visible mess in Altman's room is on his desk, which is covered in loose paper and his notebook. Altman wasn't kidding about the writing or the drawing. While most of the notes spread out on the desk are in English and a cramped, messy hand, as they continue small drawings and strange symbols appear in the margins until there are entire pages* covered in nonesense. The worst of these have been crumpled up and discarded on the floor beside the desk.

The bed is made, the wardrobe reorganized, and everything more or less in its place. Vial, knife, and letter opener are inside the desk drawer, which is locked. The key still inside the lock. There is a small, tidy stack of books sporting numerous bookmarks on the floor at the head of the bed, pilfered from the library, along with half a mug of cold tea. The rest of the room is clean, aside from a vague track of dirt worn into the floor near the door.

*just an example, altman's notes don't reference killing or ocular trauma but center primarily on his missing family and girlfriend ]

[terriblesister]

[the vial she takes and, remembering the first trial, wraps in a piece of paper marked 'ALTMAN'; she takes a few of the pages after staring at them in confusion as well, just in case.

She'll be poking around the wardrobe and bed for any clues or hints of blood]

[reunified]

[ There's no blood, although the bottom of the wardrobe shows signs of grass and dirt tracked in from a pair of boots neatly placed to one side. As for the bed, it's clean except for a few pencil shavings stuck to the covers. ]

[terriblesister]

[...well. she can guess why those are there. Taking a quick note of the books, she'll do a final check about the room]

[reunified]

[ The books are all nonfiction, specifically regarding religion, philosophy, and natural history. Nothing else seems to stand out about the room. ]

[terriblesister]

[well, if that's the case... she's tried to keep everything more or less where it was but forgive her if there was some order to all the notes and scribbling; she has no idea how to put everything back there.

Taking the vial, penknife and letter opener back with her, she'll close the room]