week 0 - day 1

[productions]

murder manor week zero



saturday

[Saturday begins much like Friday, with no further answers provided, and no means of escape. However, at 3 PM on Saturday, the old grandfather clock in the foyer begins to chime. From the foyer, the ballroom doors stand open, and the room is bright with sunshine. Soft, dreamy music plays from a radio inside.

Inside the ballroom, what seems to be a magnificent party is laid out. There is a buffet table laden with finger foods - vegetables and dips, finger sandwiches, pastries, fruit, and cheeses. Next to the table are glasses filled with wine, champagne, or juice. Most of the room is empty, with room to stand and talk, although towards the windows looking out on the courtyard are six tables with five place settings each, set for a larger meal.

And then there's a seventh table, at the back of the room, on which are thirty small notebooks. Inside, the notebooks appear to be some sort of album, with each page containing a picture of and information about your fellow guests.

After everyone has filed in, the doors shut and lock behind the final guest; the doors to the courtyard close as well. You'll have some time to talk amongst yourself, for it will be another hour of dining before anyone else appears]

This is an open mingle log for the welcome feast. Please tag one another. There will be NPC interaction in the post later in the day.

Setting
Information Cards

Comments

[motheringnation]

.....likely?

Can't we just leave now? You have a very nice home, I'm sure if you invited people....instead of taking them, you'd have lots of guests ...who wanted to be here.

[productions]

This isn't my home, dear, it's all of yours. At least for the time being!

Will you give us some thoughts and impressions? What do you think of it here?

[motheringnation]

Ah....I think I'd feel better if I remembered coming here. And if everything didn't seem set up to scare people.....And if we had more answers.

But the house is nice...if that's what you wanted to hear.

How did you get all the information about us?

[productions]

That's not important right now.

I don't want to hear anything but how you really feel. I won't be offended.

[motheringnation]

Why do you want to know how I feel?

[productions]

Well, the audience watching at home will want to get to know you! We want to see some of your personality, understand what's going through your head.

[motheringnation]

[She looks around slightly by habit.]

......what audience?

[productions]

[She lifts a finger and taps the side of her nose.]

Those who are watching, that's all that has to be said about that. Now, why don't you tell them who you are? Who is Ukraine, in a nutshell?

[motheringnation]

Me?

I'm just ...Ukraine. I represent my people.

[She rubs her neck.]

I'm sorry I don't know how else to put it.

[productions]

That's quite all right, quite all right. Why don't you tell us how you spent the day yesterday?

[motheringnation]

Um...Looking for a telephone and talking to people.

[productions]

Any interesting conversations?

[motheringnation]

Just normal ones you'd have with people when neither of you knows why you're here.

....they seemed nice.

[However this is Ukraine, everyone seems nice.]

[productions]

Well, isn't that nice.

Lovely talking to you, dear. I'm going to say hello to a few others, and then I'll speak to the group.