WEEK ONE

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WEEK ONE

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Maybe being swept away to a fancy castle isn't what you wanted (Hickey aside), but the fact of the matter is that you're stuck here, at least for now. Thankfully there's enough food even if hot chocolate for breakfast might be a bit rich for some palates. There's at least a stock of raw food in the kitchens, but your hapless kidnapper is a Witch, not a chef, so you'll have to perform your own, manual kitchen magic if the provided meals aren't to your liking.

Just try not to burn the place down before you get the chance to take your host at his word (that you'll be leaving in a week's time, certainly, trust).

If you do get the cabin fever immediately, the grounds are a beautiful reprieve from the great indoors -- and if nothing else, perhaps you can find time to get to know your fellow guests. The weather is gorgeous all week, cheerfully sunny, which lends something to the mood.

WEEKLY EFFECT

This week, characters will feel heightened emotions periodically. If they're very happy about something, it'll feel like the best thing in the world! If they'd usually brush off something mildly annoying, suddenly it'll grate on their nerves. This effect will last throughout the week until investigation and is completely optional.

[OOC: Welcome to Week 1! Despite the lack of any threatened murder (except in Witch's direction), there will be a case this week. We'll have a small optional event on Wednesday at 1PM EDT/10AM PDT, but it won't require real time threading and can be done over the course of the week. ]

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[distain]

No, there isn't. [Just how long is eternity? Unlike him, she can't comprehend that length of time at all.]

It will die off and become ugly now that you've cut it, unless you put it away somewhere. But it's at its most beautiful moment right now.

[She tilts her head to the side to rest it on her shoulder sleepily. It would be nice to find a moment that she'd want to last for a long time - even forever. To cruelly take it by force would be selfish, though.]

[caporegrimme]

Alright, time to be honest here. Are you asking for yourself or is this a casual question?

[Does someone really ask this stuff casually, Scarlet?]

[caporegrimme]

Alright, that's acceptable. Finding anything that wasn't that bread would have been the first move of any reasonable person.

[Only because you refused to munch on the bread you were provided, Scarlet]

[caporegrimme]

Would it involve asking favors from that person who got us here...?

[He's so skeptical about anything related to the dear ol' NPC. Scarlet does diplomacy, generally speaking, but with the current situation he doesn't want to hurry up and get in touch without figuring them out a little more.

okay no it is more like i was going to but then my computer metaphorically exploded so i was unable to]

[snakeblood]

Personal, but casually taking any opinions. [ And disregarding many.... ]

[caporegrimme]

Military medals he earned during campaigns?

[There's a bit of a distinction there! Medals he earned? Then hey, good. Medals he just, like, gathered some other way? Probably not as impressive!]

[caporegrimme]

Maybe it's one of those tales you're supposed to get a lesson from. There's plenty of those out there.

[fourtuity]

Hmm, yeah, there's a lot of those... Then I think the lesson should totally be "we should totally overthrow the king"!

[caporegrimme]

I intend to make use of this...I'll have to cook for myself all this time.

[Scarlet shrugs a little]

I'd offer you all some, but I'm just an average cook, and also it'd be kind of hypocritical of me to be concerned about poisons and then try to give you all food, no?

[caporegrimme]

You're not wrong. What's important here is how they'll all react under pressure. Everything else is probably less important.

[Especially once murderrrrrs happen. Murdergames, they sure can get intense sometimes]

[caporegrimme]

...why do you all keep telling me that.

[Maybe because you're too cautious, Scarlet. I mean, not without reason, given the place he comes from, but yeah, he's being too cautious]

[fourtuity]

...Yeah, but at least it's easier than what other people are dealing with.

[ She really shouldn't say more about herself though... Not with all these people around. Still, she can't just leave any thought out there that this was something to be mad at him about. No. Never. ]

...It's not my brother's fault. And he would never betray me. We just...ended up unlucky pawns that got separated until the end. Wanted to make that clear.

[ Hoo boy, she will not be happy about that vindication at all. ]

[caporegrimme]

Fair enough point. Last thing I need is to bleed all over the place...

[He already did enough of that in his recent past, after all, golly. Scarlet takes a step back]

When I saw all those guns I was more concerned someone would get hurt because of bad maintenance. Whoever is unlucky enough to grab a defective gun will get a serious injury.

[Because really, nothing about that gun tells Scarlet they're all well taken care of. The Mars room seemed meant to overwhelm you, not to actually store weaponry]

[oncefallen]

Where I come from, it refers to the race that is neither angel nor demon. But I understand the definition may differ between worlds, so you're free to use whichever world's definition you choose... depending on whether you wish to be considered human or not, of course.

[arbalestrier]

It would be unwise to assume otherwise. Complacency could be fatal--for public safety, it's necessary that I perform an inspection.

[caporegrimme]

Too bad one can never figure out who is good at relationships just by looking at them. That'd have saved you a lot of time.

[Scarlet, you come from an otome, you're from a world where like half of the available characters can be decent suitors. Don't pretend people who are fine at relationships are a rarity]

[caporegrimme]

The lesson is 'revolts are good and healthy'.

[Really, what kind of king does this sort of stuff. One who should have been toppled ages ago, be sure of that]

[snakeblood]

[ no, he's valid though. ]

Indeed, so many liars out there, pretending to be good harmless people.

[fourtuity]

I'm down with that, too. And then they all lived happily ever after!

[ She claps just loudly enough for the sound to carry over. ]

[divineth]

[Hello, roomie!! Urianger has noted that Siffrin seems to be more of a listener than a talker, but hopefully they don't mind him checking in.]

Art thou enjoying thyself, Siffrin?

[siffriend]

Yeah. It's kind of fun, being around so many different people.

[ There's so many here... and so much going on... Siffrin can just melt into the background, as the stars intended. ]

Are you?

[thesharpestroy]

[Shiv furrows her brow at someone nearly two decades younger than her having more wisdom about how the men in their lives see them than she did back then. Eighteen-year-old Siobhan Roy naively thought she could earn more respect if she just proved herself and made her own way in the world. But that simply wasn't how the world worked, or how her father worked.]

...yep. Story of my fucking life.

[It never mattered that she was smarter than her brothers and her dad knew it. She could be the most qualified person in the room and still be at a disadvantage.]

You don't have to.

I'm Siobhan. I don't make a habit of blubbering in public bathrooms, usually, but a woman can self-indulge when she's been kidnapped, you know?

[Honestly, it's refreshing to meet a girl just as shit with comfort as Shiv herself is.]

[divineth]

'Tis an ensemble most varied indeed. I believe this to be my favorite aspect of our stay thus far.

[He's already learned so much!]

'Twas not the sojourn I expected, but it hath not been wholly unpleasant.

[thesharpestroy]

[Okay, that naive question does get a laugh out of Shiv.]

Fuck no, he never served in his life. I think he just wanted to show off how powerful he was. Like, "fuck off, look how easy I can buy your accomplishments."

[divineth]

Ah, nay... [Listen, it wasn't that dire.] 'Twas by my preference.

[He tips his head as Andrew continues, a sign that he very much doesn't know.]

Our cultures vary a bit, it seemeth. Young Sharlayan women enroll at the Studium in pursuit of their future careers.