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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Comments

[distain]

It's basically just war with fewer rules.

[Her explanation is reductive, both of chess and of war. Why should she have bothered learning the nuances? And besides...]

I find it a bit boring. [Such a sentiment might suggest that she knows how to play, though she isn't offering her tutelage.] I never played many games, either.

[littlegentleman]

It's like war?

[Junior frowns as his head fills with violent imagery, wondering just how chess was similar to such a thing. But if she said so...maybe he didn't really want to play, either. He puts the piece in his hand back to its position on the board.]

Do you know any that you don't find boring?

[distain]

[Oh, now she's given him the wrong idea. Is dealing with children... always this difficult?]

In that it's strategy, I mean to say. Taking and removing pieces off the field, planning moves that will disable your opponent... Perhaps that's why.

[She sounds a little removed from both - war and games. ]

I didn't know many other children. I liked to read or be read to.

[littlegentleman]

I see.

[It's hard to say whether Junior is more or less difficult than your average child. It's really a unique scenario all around.]

That's alright. I don't know many other children, either.

[With some clear awkwardness, he attempts to continue the conversation. Witch had said to try and get along with everyone!]

Do you prefer fiction or nonfiction books?

[distain]

Fiction for me. When it comes to historical texts, I'm not as good at studying them or memorizing their concepts, even if I try...

[Suppose she'd be a bit more useful if she was more acute in learning things like that.

Though he's abandoned the chess board, she twists a piece back and forth in her fingers.]

I know someone who loves mysteries, but she always guesses the culprit at the beginning. I've had so many spoiled for me.

[littlegentleman]

I mostly only read when I need to learn something.

[He'd never had any particular interest in reading as a pastime, otherwise, but...]

I know someone who loves books, too. The one who likes mysteries, is she your friend? Is she nice?