week 4 - trial

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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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Comments

[inthebones]

We're very good at discussing things without doing them, it seems. Perhaps we can use the rope to bind people together.

[souredsweet]

[Susan gets a mildly dubious look because her brand of humor makes figuring out whether she actually means these things or not difficult...]

I feel as though that would be met with substantial protest.

[inthebones]

...I suppose you're right. There wouldn't be enough rope to go around, in the end, either.

[ha ha?]

[souredsweet]

[Kaoru can only pray she is joking at this point...]

Should we not just burn the rope that we have?

[inthebones]

...I feel as if it can be put to use someday. Perhaps we'll stumble across a murder in the making and we'll be able to restrain the assailant before anything goes horribly wrong.

I suppose it's uncharacteristically optimistic.

[souredsweet]

It would be nice if that optimism turned out to be realism in the end, but... it is indeed hoping for much.

[inthebones]

In any case, there's no need to be overly concerned about it. I've hidden it somewhere I doubt anyone will ever stumble upon.

[souredsweet]

[for some strange reason, Kaoru's gaze raises to Susan's hair for a second.]

I will trust that you have picked a suitable location. The poisons have already been disposed of by Mr. Stilinski and Mr. Beat as well, correct? So that would be two items down, if nothing else. [small reassurance.]

[inthebones]

[The rope is not hidden in Susan's perfectly arranged hair gosh this is 100% all natural ok]

I suppose it isn't much help when they're handing out swords to murderers now, but at least it's something.

...The katana was used largely as a ruse the last time, though. There seems to be a running theme of fake murder weapons.

[souredsweet]

[no one would think to check there!!]

That is true, but it was also used as a ruse to deflect attention from the unique ability of the attacker. No one on our suspect list can manipulate ice into a blade or any such thing, correct? [a sigh.] Though that there are any weapons available at all is a disheartening thing. The incentives for targeting deadweights have essentially nullified our attempts at bringing more safety to the manor.

[inthebones]

Obscuring the cause of death seems to be a good way to embroil us in debate for a good 12 hours or so. It seems appropriate to do it just as a general course of action.

I maintain that we can sit around in the ballroom day and night until we die of boredom instead.

[souredsweet]

[a soft hum.]

I suppose that such a thing would be "good" for both the culprit and our apparent audience. [the ballroom idea though... Susan...]

Sans death, if it were an idea that most could agree with, it would be a possibility we could entertain, at least. Still, I do not think it so.