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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Kaoru Nagumo - emerald wing - 9am/drawing room - 3pm

[souredsweet]

9am

Um— Excuse me...

[it appears, my good sir or madam, that the stranger speaking up is calling out for you! whether you're just passing through on an early morning exploration or leaving the Emerald wing for the first time, Kaoru will be trying to catch your attention with that and a quick but politely raised hand.]

3pm
[after spending most of the day looking around and becoming more familiar with the setting, Kaoru has wandered into the drawing room and can be found peering at the small tea spread with some amount of trepidation. no wonder, really. hungry as a person might become, in a situation like this, exercising caution is a natural response - especially since no tea servers had been spotted. in fact, it appears that there hasn't been anyone else around outside of the few similarly confused folks Kaoru had run into.

...the hunger is starting to get a little irritating to deal with, though, and that tray of sandwiches looks quite tempting.]

[speakveryclearly]

[The exits of the Emerald and Sapphire wings are adjacent - thus it is that right as Kanaya departs the sapphire wing, she sees Kaoru trying to get her attention. Already she flashes a little harder at the provocation.]

...yes? [She's very confused, unsure what to make of this new presence.]

[souredsweet]

[there's brief hesitance, since her confusion is easy to notice. still... Kaoru steps further into the hall, adjusting the shawl selected from that strange closet filled with equally strange clothing. it compliments the long-sleeved dress it's being worn over well enough, but the entire thing might as well be made of saran wrap for how comfortable Kaoru looks in it.]

This is embarrassing, but... [another vague gesture is made, this time toward the unruly and long hair that Kaoru has tried and failed to tame. waking up extremely early has already given ample time for the "freaking out" portion of settling in, after all. now was time to get into a semi-presentable state.]

Do you know how to put hair up into a bun? I've never had to do it myself before.

[speakveryclearly]

[...long and... unruly... hair...

Kanaya certainly is not unfamiliar with the needs of someone with hair like that. She can't lie and she can't deny someone in need of help. After all, what else is a jadeblood like her good for?

At the same time, this request from a complete stranger is sketchy as hell.]

Yes... it does so happen that I have a passing familiarity with the methodology...

[souredsweet]

[THAT IS AN EXTREMELY BIZARRE WAY OF WORDING THAT and Kaoru looks vaguely baffled for a second before realizing that a yes is a yes, and hey, that's good enough!]

If I may trouble you for a short while, would you please be kind enough to assist me? [the request is accompanied by a polite bow. whether or not Kanaya actually decides to help, just stopping to consider is worthy of that much.]

[coca_cola]

[ sup wing-mate!! Clyde is indeed on his way out, and at first, doesn't quite seem to notice that there's another person there, as occupied as he seems to be with his own thoughts. But when he's addressed, it does pull him from his thoughts. He glances back with a hand still on his pomaded hair, looking surprised, though it easily transitions to a neutrally curious expression. ]

...Yes ma'am?

[ ever the Southern gentleman, of course!! ]

[souredsweet]

[ooh mr clyde ooh

THAT IS, the hand that wasn't used to wave Clyde down is holding something close, and as soon as he turns around, Kaoru lets it drop; it's a necklace, with the chain looped securely in such a way that it won't fall. the actual decorative part of the piece is a softly colored pink flower of some sort, which catches the overhead light.]

I'm very sorry to bother you... If you don't mind, could you please help me fasten this?

[coca_cola]

[ He's not quite sure what he was expecting her to ask, but that clearly wasn't it. He chuckles, giving a sort of helpless shrug as he steps closer to help as asked. His eyes are on the necklace, and he thinks to himself that it looks nice, nice enough to fetch a price. Of course, he hasn't quite decided if it would be worth the trouble to steal from this place, but it's a thief's habit. He holds out his hand to take it. ]

Not at all, miss. I'm surprised you'd ask me, if I'm honest.

[ because he's assuming she's the lady of the house and has servants to do this for her, duh!! but he's also not one to turn down a pretty woman, either...

clyde you're in the danger zone ]

[souredsweet]

[clyde...

the necklace has zero actual worth though so he just hands it out and over as soon as Clyde reaches for it.]

Is it? I don't know anyone else here, so... [Kaoru's head dips in a shallow but polite bow, though the sheepish look might be caught before it's obscured.] I apologize for the inconvenience.

3pm ; drawing room

[aozaki]

[and here comes in a ponytailed redhead with glasses

giving no fucks as she daintily picks up a sandwich, takes a ladylike bite, and casually proceeds to eat it all

...]

My, they do taste as fancy as they look.

[...

Oh, is she being stared at

gonna turn around and address the other pretty lady, then! (goodness, that's an attractive face too - i mean)]

Hungry for a bite before dinner, miss? They're quite good.

[souredsweet]

[TOUKO... there's a little alarm on Kaoru's (apparently attractive) face as this stranger just WALTZES IN and takes a bite like she isn't concerned that everything on the table might be poisoned.]

Ah! [the sudden shift in Touko's attention brings a little noise of surprise and tiny jump from her very small and slightly concerned audience of one. but being asked a direct question, an answer comes shortly after, albeit hesitantly.]

...I am a little hungry, but— [brow furrowed, lips pursed:] Doesn't it concern you? That this food has been laid out in such suspicious circumstances...

[aozaki]

Of course.

[TOUKO YOU'RE NOT ACTING LIKE IT...]

But it would be rather pointless if these were actually poisoned. You're not familiar with this place either, right? Yet somehow the lord of this manor not only managed to take us here and fiddle with our clothes, they're likely also responsible for these strange blurs I have in my memories. With that much power, we'd already be dead if that's what they wanted. Besides, they've already gone to great lengths to make us comfortable. What would the point to all that be, if they'll only kill us the very same day we woke up on?

[...good logic, CLEARLY...]

[souredsweet]

[yeah "of course" earns her a mildly dubious look... but there's some logic in what she says?! a strange and twisted sort of logic, and it does look like Kaoru is struggling to digest it, but...

well, if nothing else, it makes the sandwiches and cookies seem a little less hazardous. carefully, as though still afraid even touching one might result in being poisoned, Kaoru picks up one of the tea biscuits.]

I... suppose that makes some amount of sense. It's all very confusing, though. [...] I don't mean to be intrusive, but you mentioned blurs in your memories as well?

[pandacea]

[Well the sandwiches probably aren't poisoned, judging from the girl and tiny panda cheerfully munching on them. She spots Kaoru and gives a wave.]

Hello! Would you like to join us? There's plenty of food left!

[souredsweet]

[one worry down...! wow that's a tiny panda, though. THAT'S A VERY SMALL PANDA?? Kaoru will just take a quiet second to stare at it with some measure of awe before remembering a question had been posed.]

Oh—! I wouldn't mind at all, if you have the room to spare. Please excuse my intrusion.

[pandacea]

Of course! It's better eating with a companion than by yourself, isn't it? [She scoots over and looks Kaoru over - oh wow, what a pretty lady, is she nobility? May might be a princess, but she's a poor as fuck one so she's not used to seeing such elegant women.]

Excuse me for asking, but are you Xingese by any chance?

[souredsweet]

I suppose that is very true. They say that food tastes better with company, if I'm recalling the saying correctly. [the marginal concern that had been present gives way to a polite friendliness, and Kaoru takes her up on her offer to share table space with a grateful nod and a smile. that smile soon gives way to something vaguely confused, though.]

Xingese? I'm afraid I haven't heard that term before...

9am

[deflower]

...Yeah?

[ Minatsuki speaks with wariness. She woke up not long ago, and is carefully poking around the place, trying to figure out what the hell is going on. But maybe this person knows; she eyes them in a guarded way, as if she doesn't really expect answers. Her life's been nothing but traps lately. ]

[souredsweet]

[answers are definitely not coming from Kaoru's direction. instead of anything remotely helpful or anything that even hints at being remotely helpful:]

I'm sorry to bother you, but I... don't understand how this works. [Kaoru glances briefly toward the floor, apparently struggling with embarrassment.] I've never seen clothing like this before, so I don't know if I've fastened the back properly. If you would be so kind, I would be very grateful if you checked.

[the soft pink dress is simple enough at least, but all those buttons... unused to restrictive sleeves, Kaoru has faced an intense battle trying to get them all done up.]

[deflower]

[ It takes her a moment to get what the girl is asking. Minatsuki hesitates. ]

I... guess. [ If it'll get her answers... she raises a hand. ] Turn around.

[souredsweet]

Thank you.

[a polite nod, and Kaoru turns around. for all the fuss and concern, the buttons are actually all fastened properly and in the right order. the thick, decorative ribbon looping around the back of the dress waist is tied pretty sloppily, though.]

3pm

[terriblesister]

[Yuzu herself has been running herself ragged trying to figure out where on earth this mansion is and who actually owns it; it's just been lots of... equally confused people thus far. Still though, she hasn't yet been everywhere or eaten anything yet and-]

-Oh, sandwiches!

[souredsweet]

[!! oh no this poor kid, taking a delicious-looking table spread at face value! clearly it's up to Kaoru to alert her to the potential dangers lurking in those biscuits and finger sandwiches.]

Be careful, miss!

[terriblesister]

[INTERRUPTED-]

-Hmm? Of what? [did she nearly trip on something-?]

[souredsweet]

Of the food. [this is a feeling that can only be described as "am I being overly-paranoid or is everyone else here just too trusting"...]

I never saw anyone place these trays out...