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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[vytis]

Maybe only for the victims who think you're an evil mastermind.

If she'd been spending time with Miss Rapture, though, that might explain why she'd been treating it like a game...

[inthebones]

You would have to purposefully delude yourself to still believe that was a possibility this far in.

[Being from the Disc as she was, 'special effects' meant nothing to her. She wouldn't believe it anyway even if she were from the present, anyway.]

[vytis]

Maybe it was easier for her than facing the alternative? [Can robots go crazy?]

[inthebones]

...

She was a child, after all.

[Susan sighs suddenly. It's a long, drawn-out, weary expression, unlike her usual mock sighs of despair.]

The truth is always more difficult to bear than a lie. It isn't fair to expect them to bear the same burden.

[vytis]

I feel like half our problems here are that all of us come from so many different situations that understanding each other in these circumstances is next to impossible.

[inthebones]

True enough. We expect certain behavior from those we meet here that may or may not conform to the reality that exists in their world.

...

That would explain a lot about some people, actually.

[vytis]

I think that would explain a lot about everyone, really. Maybe after this trial we should all sit down at lunch together and explain why each of us is weird to everyone else.

[Lithuania isn't sure if he's being sarcastic or not.]

[inthebones]

Well. You obviously turned out relatively normal so it can't be entirely cultural.