week 4 - trial

[productions]

week four 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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[mostlymarried]

[Belarus, meanwhile, is gravitating towards the items on the floor. Would it be fair to say this is otherwise a clean room?]

[teenspirit]

[ The thing in the cabinet is... a thing.

It's a weird statue of an angel. Its rusty-looking exterior is partially translucent, exposing the figure's innards. It stands about two feet tall, head gently tilted downwards, arms spread in supplication. It does not appear to have any anomalous supernatural or magical qualities.

As for the state of the room, apart from the floor, it is quite clean. The bell is a small one, making a quiet chime when shaken. It seems to have been gnawed on. The book is an instructional volume on the art of calligraphy; the paper shows evidence of Sonia having practised impeccably. She probably didn't even need the book. ]

[respecting]

[He scratches his head a bit at the weird angel, but he could see how it could be some kind of artwork.]

... I don't really get it, but I guess this can be called treasure.

[He'll go over to the desk and check out what's in the bowls.]

[teenspirit]

[ Water is in one bowl. The other bowl contains wheat bread, all torn up into pieces and mixed in with seeds and dried fruit. Please don't try it, it's hamster food. ]

[respecting]

[He will resist the temptation and move on to looking at the clothes. But only the ones that are out in the open. He'll leave the 'intimates' to Belarus.]

[teenspirit]

[ You're a real gentleman, Beat.

Sonia has taken loving care of her Manor-provided wardrobe. Everything is neatly hung and pressed and arranged in a rainbow gradient of different hues. The shoes are all lined up neatly at the bottom of the wardrobe. There's not a spot of dirt on anything. There's nothing else in the wardrobe, aside from said intimates. ]

[respecting]

[Then it's time to tag in Belarus! He doesn't see anything to object to in there. But just in case she IS somehow hiding crucial evidence in her panties...]

Aight, you're up!