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( TRIAL - WEEK 1 )
 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: 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. 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 voting | profiles | menu | locations | ic rulebook |
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. . . you and I should establish a timeline, too. Tell everyone else what we heard that morning.
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Right.
I've been thinkin' about this, and here's how I think things went.
[drops his legs and leans forward, setting hte menu aside and crossing his arms over the table]
Jason returned to the room after curfew. Sometime after that, an unnatural force put us both to sleep. We woke up sometime early Friday morning, though we're not sure of the time, to hear someone fiddling with our doorknob. I assume that's when the culprit tried to pick the lock and break in. After that. . . we fell asleep again.
[drums his fingers against the wood]
If we assume Jason left around that time, then there's no way he could've been dead more than a few hours. I asked Hana of Room 111 if his body was still warm, and she said her roommate confirmed this fact.
[tilts his head]
So he had to have been killed sometime early Friday morning. Not long before we all woke up.
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[ so there's that. ]
I agree that's the most likely timeline though.
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[leans back in his chair again]
If he was taken, then wouldn't there have been more of a scene in our room? Unless he was put to sleep, too.
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The scratches sorta suggest the attempt was a failure, but lemme check the lock again. Just to make sure.
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Hard to tell if the picking was successful, but there are scratches inside the lock, too. Something was definitely inserted into it last night.
And I'm pretty sure it was the coat hanger found in Room 111.
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[because no one has two roles, right?]
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. . . not that that thought's very comforting, but you know what I mean.
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