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the source of uncleanliness. ([personal profile] abhoth) wrote in [community profile] yuggoth2017-05-27 11:45 am
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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:

"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 [plurk.com profile] yuggoth.

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dva: (pic#)

[personal profile] dva 2017-05-27 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
You don't, I guess? I have no way to fight that if the only witnesses are the people you think were involved.
breaksouls: (Default)

[personal profile] breaksouls 2017-05-27 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
You also can't deny the possibility of one of you waking up before the others and then going back to sleep, right?
dva: (Default)

[personal profile] dva 2017-05-27 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I can't deny that, no — but someone in our room would have had to heard something.
breaksouls: (Default)

[personal profile] breaksouls 2017-05-27 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
You could've been drugged.
dva: (Default)

[personal profile] dva 2017-05-27 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Drugged? Wouldn't there be aftereffects? I felt fine waking up...
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[personal profile] breaksouls 2017-05-27 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
There are herbs that help with sleep, so it could've been something like that. It doesn't necessarily have to be harmful, even if it's used that way.
disinterested: (combat pragmatist;)

[personal profile] disinterested 2017-05-27 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Medicinal herbs aren't exactly thriving in this place.
dva: (Default)

[personal profile] dva 2017-05-27 05:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe in the botanical gardens....?
disinterested: (freudian excuse;)

[personal profile] disinterested 2017-05-27 05:05 pm (UTC)(link)
There is chamomile, though I wouldn't say that its effects are strong enough for this sort of thing.
dva: (Default)

[personal profile] dva 2017-05-27 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ And how would you even get someone to drink it?! ]

I only had water, though... Unless there's some super secret sleep gas or something!?
disinterested: (anti-hero;)

[personal profile] disinterested 2017-05-27 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Gas would spread too easily to target a select few.

All things considered, we're better off chalking this off to the rules of the game and leaving it at that. Some things don't require an explanation.
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[personal profile] breaksouls 2017-05-27 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't really check the botanical garden for medicinal ones, but there were plenty to use in my cooking...
disinterested: (faux affably evil;)

[personal profile] disinterested 2017-05-27 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Then by all means, tell us if you start feeling drowsy.
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[personal profile] breaksouls 2017-05-27 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I know what herbs to use! I'm not some idiot who would accidentally choose the wrong one!
disinterested: (freudian excuse;)

[personal profile] disinterested 2017-05-27 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't say you were. You're the only one insulting yourself.
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[personal profile] breaksouls 2017-05-27 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Whatever. I've been cooking for myself since I arrived and no, I don't feel drowsy.
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[personal profile] parodeity 2017-05-27 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Not really. I mean, Kaito and I were out cold. We heard the door gettin' messed with, but we couldn't wake up to do a damn thing about it.
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[personal profile] dva 2017-05-27 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
You did?! What time did you hear it?
parodeity: (NO 🎧 that sounds dumb)

[personal profile] parodeity 2017-05-27 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Lady, it was an unnatural sleep and this place hates proper clocks. No one's gonna be able to say "ah yes, at five fifteen am I heard a thing".

[ he is salty he doesn't know the exact time of shit anymore. ]
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[personal profile] dva 2017-05-27 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It was wishful thinking? :/ ]

Just trying to find anything to help, ya know.