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

[obsideo]

(Marlow is determined to listen and observe to what this woman says and does. She's not going to get herself in trouble or make a scene. But the more she listens, the more furious she gets, and she can't help it.)

Hey! How about some answers? Don't you think you owe us that?

[productions]

[She chuckles lightly to herself.]

Patience, dear. Everything will be explained in due time.

[obsideo]

Patient? Patient?

(Marlow feels her insides boiling, but she has to keep cool. She has to outwit this horrible woman.)

We've been here for two days, trying to figure out what's going on. And those cards - you really scared people! What gives, handing out personal information like that, and then coming in here all mysterious to say hello?

[productions]

Wonderful, wonderful. That's what our viewers want to see, a little fire. Now, can you tell us what you've been doing so far?

[obsideo]

I don't get what that has to do with anything.

(This is frustrating, and the whole conversation is going in circles now.)

Fine, I'll bite. I've been going around looking for clues and getting to know everyone. Because I'm a detective, and whether you tell me or not, I'm solving this case. Got it?

[productions]

[She chuckles to herself]

Got it, lovely. I'm sure the audience does, as well. I'm going to continue making my way about, and then we'll be able to get down to business, all right?

[obsideo]

Fine. But we're not finished here.

(And she doesn't know who this mysterious audience is, either, but she's not finished with them, either.)

[productions]

Of course not. Ta ta, dearie!