WEEK ONE

[lesmodsalouette]

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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Comments

[arbalestrier]

Yes, I hope so too. It's best when these sorts of disputes are resolved without lasting harm to anyone.

[so oblivious.]

It was an interesting scenario. Did you come up with it?

[fourtuity]

Agreed! [ Let's not leave a line of dead bodies unless it's the king's??? But she's looping around to finding this funny. ]

Haha, I didn't. It's a short story by Frank R. Stockton. Or now that someone mentioned it, maybe a fairy tale? Not sure what sorta lesson you're supposed to get from this though.

[arbalestrier]

[Food for thought, indeed...]

An example of ineffective governance, perhaps. A chance-based judicial system that rewards criminals isn't an effective deterrent for those who would disrupt the public order. If any insurgents escaped punishment because of this system, it could result in the kingdom's downfall. What a foolish man...

[fourtuity]

Even if it's only for cases that catch the king's attention, you're right! His actions don't make any sense. Just one case uses up waaay too much manpower for the lady alone.

But I guess that's part of being a fairy tale? Warning kids about people who act like that. Or want to act like that.