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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Character Statuses
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Manor Rules
Cheat Sheet
Voting

Comments

[obsideo]

What?

[She'll bend down and feel around on the ground.]

[coca_cola]

[ He'll just half-catch Sonia so they don't fall over... ]

Hey, it sounded like metal, so be careful.

[productions]

[It's a poker.]

[teenspirit]

[ She'll do a princess-like swoon for a moment, because who wouldn't mind a guy catching them, but then she's all business again. ]

Felicia? Be careful, maybe it's something sharp!

[obsideo]

It's...it's the poker.

[her expression grows determined. She picks up the poker, and keeps moving ahead.]

The killer did come through here.

[coca_cola]

[ LMAO sonia... ]

[ But he's a gentleman, so he lets go of her shoulders once she's steady. He looks in Felicia's direction, not that it... matters... ]

Well, that gets one thing out of the way. Do we wanna keep going and see where this ends up?

[teenspirit]

[ She can feel the blood drain out of her face. ]

So we have the murder weapon now...

Yes, let's see where the stairs end.

[productions]

[The stairs eventually lead to some sort of doorway; light can be seen shining through on the other side, and there's a handle to turn. On the floor next to the doorway is a piece of paper.]

[coca_cola]

[ Groping around in the darkness (though that little bit of light helps), he'll eventually open the door! But since he was more concentrated on finding the door handle, he'll miss the piece of paper, so hopefully Felicia or Sonia notice it. Or it gets stuck to his shoe. Whatever. ]

[obsideo]

[She'll pick up the paper, and follow out the door. It's too dark to see now anyway.]

[teenspirit]

[ She blinks her eyes rapidly to adjust to the light again. Where have they wound up? ]

[productions]

[They're in the parlor, behind the shelf at the wall. Plato's Dialogues has fallen to the floor as the open the door.

The sheet of paper is blank.]

[obsideo]

I don't know what this paper is, but it looks like we're in the parlor. So...that explains a lot.

We'd better get back and tell everyone.

[teenspirit]

[ Sonia nods. They leave the passage open and head back upstairs. ]