week 0

[productions]

murder manor week zero



friday

[You wake in an unfamiliar bedroom, with no memory of how you came to be there and a sensation that something you once had is gone. The room you're in is luxurious and comfortable, but there is a musty feeling of disuse and decay in the air. Still, you've provided with new wardrobe perfectly tailored for you, a key ring that will unlock your bedroom door, so surely you're welcome to explore the manor?

Have a look around and make yourselves at home. You'll soon find you're not alone, but if any among you knows the secrets of this place, they aren't speaking.]

This is an open mingle log for arrival at the manor. Please put your character's name, location, and the time in the header of their comments. Characters are welcome to explore the manor and get to know one another; nothing else will be revealed to them today.

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[mostlymarried]

[Belarus, being Belarus, doesn't really show much of an expression, but she doesn't seem angry or anything. She doesn't wave back because shovel but-]

Are you a captive here too?

[notyetlost]

[Poland nods. Seriously how many people were stuck in this house?]

[mostlymarried]

You know anything about electricity?

[notyetlost]

[That's um. Yeah that's kind of a weird question, who didn't know about electricity.] Ah... Y...yes?

[mostlymarried]

Good. Help me with this. [she waves her shovel at the iron fence]

I don't know how it works.

[notyetlost]

[Poland flails-- what was with these people didn't they have any sense of self preservation whatsoever?!] C-careful with that! If you hit the fence you'll shock yourself!

[mostlymarried]

I know that much! [because she tried that already]

Why is it electrified?

[notyetlost]

[It's not like he's much better, he shocked himself twice already.]

I don't know... I guess to keep us from climbing it.

[mostlymarried]

[she sighs irritably. That part was obvious yes, but-]

I meant how. Lightning exists in the clouds and eels, not in fencework.

[notyetlost]

[Wow aren't you a little Miss Cranky Pants.]

...uh. I mean. [Poland shrugs.] It's probably coming from the fence's power source. You know like a battery or some kind of electrical circuit?

[mostlymarried]

[this face is entirely blank]

...No?

[notyetlost]

No... what?

[mostlymarried]

I do not understand anything about electricity. This entire house is foreign to me.

[notyetlost]

[Pfft what?] How do you not know what electricity is?

[mostlymarried]

[wow that's somehow really irritating]

I know what it is, [-though limited to eels and lightning-] why is it here?

[notyetlost]

I already told you. There's some kind of power source generating it for the fence.

[Actually that gives him an idea.] You know if someone found it and turned it off the fence wouldn't be able to be all shock-y anymore.

[mostlymarried]

[well now we're entering a world she's better at understanding; 'generators' and 'turn if off' might just be jargon to her but-]

What does it look like? Can I break it with this?

[hoists shovel.]

[notyetlost]

[Oh jeez, this girl's kinda hopeless about this.] Um... if you want to die sure? Metal and electricity don't really mix all that well. It's why the fence is such a good conductor and keeps shocking people.

I dunno what it looks like but if I had to guess box shaped. Maybe a caution sticker on it somewhere. There's probably a switch in it to flip it off.

[mostlymarried]

[wow u crazy]

How can a lever control lightning?

[notyetlost]

[It's really taking all the nerve Poland has left to carry on a conversation with her-- all these ridiculous questions are getting pretty frustrating for him.]

I just-- seriously? What century are you from that you don't know this stuff?

[mostlymarried]

1754.

[notyetlost]

Ha. Ha.

[mostlymarried]

...It is the year!

[notyetlost]

Yeah, like 259 years ago...

[mostlymarried]

...

What calender do they use where you're from?