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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[snakeblood]

I didn't know it was him she was talking about! She was crying her ass off about some guy. And anyway, she's apparently a serial liar, even her sister said she lied about every aspect of her life.

And I didn't hear about it until Sora comes calling me all, hey your goh was found at the scene of the crime and ""my friend"" picked it up. And guess who ""my friend"" turned out to be?!

[fourtuity]

[






...Yeaaaah, she doesn't know the guy's name. ]

...The ho?

[snakeblood]

Yeah, that damn ho! [ tbh, he's emotional and caught up in all sorts of conversations, so he doesn't even remember mentioning Seojin's name at all.

Seojin must feel like hell, where ever he is from all this slander. ]

[fourtuity]

Okay, I feel a teeny tiny pang of guilt.

[ No, she doesn't. ]

So I'm just gonna ask. What's his name? [ Or is she just calling him ho forever? ]

[snakeblood]

Lee Seojin. [ It's on his profile, so technically, if you remember it... ]

[fourtuity]

[ At this point, she's probably read them all over multiple times for clues? So she'll just...pretend she can't recognize that name. At all. Suddenly, she can't read! ]

Okay, Lee Seojin, huh? Have I got the story for you! Just wait for the punchline.

[ She clears her throat. ]

Once upon a time, there was a king with a rather peculiar way of holding trials. Those accused of a crime that interests the king are brought to two doors. Each door represents his innocence or his guilt, with no escape from judgment.

One door holds a fierce and hungry tiger. If he chooses this one, he becomes its meal as punishment for his guilt.

The other door holds a lady suitable to his age and station. If he chooses this one, he is married to her as a reward for his innocence.

One day, this king realizes that his child, the darling princess, has a lover of lower status than her. Gasp! Haha, maybe I should just say Lee Seojin.

Anyhow! You know what he does next! He imprisons this lover for the trial and readies the doors with both lady and tiger.

Buuut the princess uses that time to find out who is behind which door. The tiger is there, of course, but the lady? The lady turns out to be the princess's rival in love. What are the chances, right?

[ She giggles before continuing her tale. ]

Soon enough, it's the day of the trial. The accused looks to the princess for a hint, a key to his fate. Will the princess decide to lose him to marriage, or to death? The Lady, or the Tiger?

So, Princess. What hint did you give him?

[snakeblood]

Why not just keep imprisoning him?

But what is that question even? If I have to choose, of course a tiger can eat him! Just give me the remains after.

[fourtuity]

'Cause the king totally wants that trial he put so much effort in! It's just a silly unsolvable problem. The story never gave the princess's answer.

[ Somehow, she guessed he'd pick the tiger, but still...what? ]

Wooow, no hesitation! What would you even do with those remains?

[dumbface]

[ ??? this is long and weird and he stopped paying attention halfway through ]

I go over to him, pick him up, and leave.

[fourtuity]

[ oh...the literal guy... yeah, let's not try to complicate this ]

Well, there's no actual answer to the question! The story never gives one. So sure, why not try to leave?

[stygiomedusa]

Why are they treating the tiger so cruelly?

[feed your pets, damn]

[dumbface]

[ this is a good point! tigers have to eat, too. ]

Can we feed the king to the tiger?

[fourtuity]

Yeah, the king's a massive jerk who likes to show off.

[caporegrimme]

This seems like a test to find out how spiteful of a person you are.

[Hmmmmm...but hey, not long after that, he sends an answer]

Will the king get upset with you if you make the hint too obvious?

[fourtuity]

Well, the king in the story sure is spiteful as all hell!

[ Anyway, when she hears the second part: ]

Considering the king's personality, I'd err on the side of yes? But I'm curious what the obvious hint would be.

[thesharpestroy]

...her lover should have been a little smarter with her dad. You'd be shocked how quickly some kings warm up to their in-laws.

[Shiv is in this story and she doesn't like it.]

The tiger's the cleanest one. But how much time would the princess have before the wedding? Enough for her lover's new fiancee to have a tragic accident?

[fourtuity]

Omigosh, that's the first thing I thought of when I first heard this!

[ She'd high five over the phone if she could. ]

In the original story, the marriage, or funeral, is supposed to happen right on the spot. It's held in an arena so they'd have an audience. As if the king wasn't crazy enough already.

[ This story is soooo weird. But that weirdness kinda makes it fun to tell. ]

So in theory, there shouldn't be time to interfere...but hey, there's always preparation beforehand!

not here

[simulacres]

[ she’s staring at her crystal like she can’t believe this is an actual conversation people are having. ]

[fourtuity]

[ ayaka's so valid ]

[the_obedient_servant]

Giving a hint at this point is worthless. Why not capitalize on the chance you were given earlier to dispose of the tiger and the rival - or if you want to go the harder route, convincing the tiger and the rival that it is in all of your best interest to dispose of the king together.

[fourtuity]

Brutal! But that should totally be a valid answer. If the princess had the time to learn which door is which, then she could've schemed a little more and ended things before the trial started.

[coldseep]

I'd sit on the side with the lady and tell him to trust that, so long as uses me as his guide, I'd never lead him astray.

He'd have to understand what I mean, though. He might be in trouble if he's not too smart.

[calamitish]

Does the King even have an audience for this trial? Or is it just him, the tiger, the lady, and the accused?

[antemeridian]

[ like ayaka she also has to just hold the crystal like 'what in the world has this conference call from hell become'. could they have done all of this via text or email instead. witch, please.

but also: ]

A hint for the lady's door, of course. Hypothetically. If those are the only two options presented at this point.

[arbalestrier]

[He has so many questions about this scenario, but Sousuke puts his meager imagination into overdrive trying to picture Clover's story. After taking a minute to seriously think it through, he finally decides.]

I would direct him to the door with the woman.