( TRIAL - WEEK 1 )

[abhoth]

At exactly 11:30 am, all residents who are still asleep will be jolted awake by a sharp, burning pain that spreads across their whole body. A simple look will reveal no visible injuries, oddly enough, and the pain will fade away as soon as they're properly awake. Those early birds who are already up and about will feel nothing — except maybe a strange, mysterious sense of relief as they go on about their business. Lucky them. Moments later, an announcement will come through the static-filled PA system: "This is Craftly speaking. My apologies for the rude awakening [not really], but your presence is required in the Dining Hall. Our first trial is about to begin. Please do try to be there before noon. My staff members have simply too many duties to tend to, to be escorting each and every one of you out of your quarters. Good day." And true to his words, anyone who doesn't make their way to the Dining Hall before noon will be dragged kicking and screaming regardless of where they've sequestered themselves. Sucks to be you, huh? Upon arriving there, however, residents will be given the menu, one copy of the rulebook, one pencil, one notepad, and a cheque folder. Lunch and dinner will be served at the appropriate times, and appetizers, desserts and beverages (of the non-alcoholic variety) will be available throughout the trial. All you have to do is ask one of the faceless men, and your food will be delivered to you in ten minutes or less depending on what it is. The Dining Room itself looks about the same as it does any other day — save for the fact that the lights have been dimmed. Why this, you ask? Because the projector is now in use. Transparencies containing each resident's profile will be displayed on the pull-down screen, with one of the staff members rotating through the images every minute. The profiles of the deceased are included, and if current discussion deems it necessary to focus on one particular resident, anyone is free to ask the faceless man to pause on the appropriate profile for a while. A small area has been sectioned off with a transparent, plastic curtain right next to the pull-down screen. Its use will become rapidly apparent once the victim's corpse has been wheeled in. Anyone who wishes to step into this area will be asked to wash their hands in the kitchen, and they will be given a pair of latex-free gloves and a hairnet by a staff member who is stationed nearby. Residents are required to dispose of both items before returning to the dinner table; a trash bin is available outside of the curtains for this purpose. Evidence found during the investigation, on the other hand, will be displayed in the back of the room. Two, long tables have been taken out of storage for this occasion, and any items found by the residents on Friday will be displayed here for further examination. Finally — a clock above the pull-down screen displays the current hour. Please do remember you have until 9:00 PM to figure out whodunit and cast your vote. ( victim ) Welcome to our first trial! Characters will be given nine (9) hours to discuss everything related to the investigation to hopefully solve the mystery behind this week's murder. No one will be allowed to leave the Dining Hall without explicit permission from the Innkeeper (and only then to take a tinkle), and all characters must cast their vote before 9PM EST. You may do so on this week's voting page. If you have any questions or doubts, shoot us a PM or a PP over at yuggoth. ( quick navigation ) voting | profiles | menu | locations | ic rulebook

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CRAFTLY

[abhoth]

[Anyone who wishes to speak to (or yell at) Craftly during the trial will be able to do so. He will be monitoring the trial's progress from his own table — small and round, and obviously designed to only seat one. There is no guarantee that he'll be able to clearly answer your questions, but you might as well try... right?]

[parodeity]

[ ok question ] Do we get our doorknob back after this is over??

[breaksouls]

So, do you have an answer yet? Whether or not I can get out of here just by killing everyone else?

[thawedheart]

[Yukina's examining the menu with sort of a puzzled look, and eventually, she comes over to ask a question.]

Craftly-san, what is "GPA"...?

[18x0]

How are you doing, Craftly?

[ninjay]

Hello Craftly. For the roles, [ points at his menu ] if someone with an item tells another person about it, would the other person be able to use it? So if someone died, for example, would someone who knew about it be able to use their item, or will it be lost with their death?

[ he assumes it's the latter but gotta double check for #confirmation ]

[pinesfortruth]

[if there is one thing Dipper does its uselessly ask a million questions, so:]

We need a key to be able to enter any of the bedrooms, right? There's no secret way in or a backdoor, just the actual door?

[splinten]

Yo, Craftly. [It's like a good morning from a 90s teenager, okay.] Are any of the items on the menu gettin' metaphorically, or literally, eaten?

[It's a 'menu.' There keep being rules about eating. They're in a Lovecraft setting. IT'S A FAIR QUESTION.]

[perceptions]

Hey, since we're talking about keys I got a quick question - if someone steals a room key off another person, they would be able to use that key right? The keys aren't somehow magical in any way that can only be used by the person from that room?

[Basically a room key can only be used by the people who belong to that room, y/n?]

[fauxtetsu]

Craftly, could someone be locked out of their room, like if they forgot their room key when they left during curfew?

[thawedheart]

Just to confirm... the wires in the laundry room that we use to hang our clothes on. If someone had taken one earlier in the week, would it have been replaced since we need it to wash our clothes? Or would it have stayed missing?

[pinesforyou]

Soooo.... What's with the kazoo? Were you showing off your hidden talent?

[wristbands]

[having taken a look at the voting sheet just out of curiosity, she can figure out what it's for. but...]

What is this line for? [she points to the blank at the bottom.]

[splinten]

This is more of a general inquiry than anythin'. We'll get knocked out so we don't witness things that give it away, but we'll be woken up to make sure we at least get clues. Is that how the rules work? Makin' sure it's a fair game.

[curedham]

A word, if you please.

[apparently she's at least a little capable of doing things that aren't screaming over abdominal muscles]

I wish to request a clarification on the function of a role. The bootlegger. What, precisely, is the method of items being smuggled? Might someone use this skill to steal another person's role-bequeathed belongings?

[thawedheart]

[and she's back with another question]

Craftly-san, once something is used... like a weapon or an item, or even one of the abilities... what happens to it? Can it be used again, or does it disappear after it's served its purpose once?

[g101]

Hiiii, Craftie! Your tentacles look so cute today. Can I put bows on them?

[ .........shes serious actually sorry

anyway theres a point she'll get to it but more importantly can see please put bows on his tentacles ]

[intolerable]

Hey. One last question.

Can the ghost see the weapons of the person they're possessing? Not any weapon, just the one they were assigned.

[godly]

[He's here with a question that might be too obvious, but he doesn't want to assume.]

If the Ghost possesses someone, I assume the possessed individual would have no recollection of the event? Or would there be even a hint of something being amiss, after the fifteen minute time limit is up?

[crimsonsparrow]

[Okay, bro, Suzaku just needs to address a specific Something with you.]

While I do appreciate your musical efforts, as one musician to another, I must ask...why choose such a juvenile instrument?

[splinten]

Hey, dude, I'm hopin' this is one of the questions you can answer. If the Ghost possessed someone to kill, who would the game itself, so to speak, consider guilty?

[g101]

Hi, I'm back!

[ thanks for that, hajime. ]

Just a thought, hum. If someone dies, their key doesn't go away, right? Like, disappear? It stays here, or in the hand of the person who took it?