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murdermanor2013-09-21 12:51 pm
productions) wrote in murdermanor2013-09-21 12:51 pm
week 0 - day 1
[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.
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[The hamster twitches her nose back up at her. Gundam, on the other hand, looks bothered.]
No, you are gravely mistaken. They are not at all like humans.
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[It's sort of hard for him to explain, which is the point. He can effortlessly communicate with animals, but the way humans communicate and react is much more difficult. And much more terrifying, too.]
You see, it would be a mistake to project human emotions and thoughts upon them. Their natures, the way they form bonds, the way they communicate is all so distinct. This is why it is often difficult for humans and beasts to understand one another, as humans choose to project onto them emotions they would never have and neglect to understand them as beasts.
Even if there are things they cannot do...they must be appreciated for what they are. They...truly know loyalty, they do not profess to judge another beyond the sincerity of one's actions, they may choose to display strength, but they do not take pleasure in being cruel...
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But those things are what make humans an advanced species, are they not? As for for loyalty... Perhaps an animal feels it instinctively, but there is something to be said for earning trust...
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[He'll hold out his hand, which has Cham-P in it.]
Look how he sits in my palm! Do you not know the many species who will attempt to prey upon his kind? I am not his kin, and he has no reason to trust me, nor when he was born would he have. But he has learned to accept me, indeed, to become gentle and not bite or flee when handled, despite all he has to fear, all his instinct to dread those larger than he. And he will never turn against those he has come to trust without reason, for the notion of betrayal would never enter his mind. That trust...that is loyalty, and it is a notion of which humankind of incapable, so fickle are humans' regard for one another and so eager to betray.
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'Incapable'? Is that not a very pessimistic... and untrue assessment?
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[He sort of sneers when he says the word.]
The darkness that belies their hearts...it cannot be helped or changed. Even earnest intentions are bound to result in betrayal or pain. That is simply...
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[He looks a little unsure what to say to any of this.]
It is...a fine sentiment, but merely that. But my Sun-D will display this loyalty to me. Come, Sun-D!
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Hrrk - !
Sun-D, you...
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[Which is a surprising development to him, to see his hamsters bond so fast to someone. He's not really sure how to feel about it. In a way, he feels a little jealous; he doesn't want to see his pets bond with someone besides him. But he's also a little troubled with everything she's said. He knows what people are like, but he'd like to believe it's not true for everyone.]
Even so, Sun-D, I would like her to...
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I suppose that would be acceptable.