Murder Mysterium - Night 1, Lounge

[idolpro]

[ HEART SOLDIER SENSHI and AVANTE EN GARDE enter the lounge.

Through the lounge’s golden lamps, the place looks to be preserved in amber. The chaise lounges and armchairs scattered about speak to an earlier age, but they show no wear from the time that’s passed. Everything shines, the side tables and the glasses atop them gleaming. The drinks cabinet is full of bottles and decanters, filled with liquids. At the far end of the room the wood steps up twice to a rounded stage, just large enough for a grand piano and a bench seat.

Beyond the usual decor of the room, several bladed weapons are embedded in the floors and walls—easily within access for anyone who wants to pull the weapons out and fight.

Both units will find the weapons fairly easy to wield—it is their selection of weapon, after all. They're also aware that, by the end of the night, they'll probably end up hurting themselves on these. ]

Comments

[unbr8kable]

[Well, Nemesis is here, dressed in a nice trousered suit. She does not reach for any of the weapons]

[adorabilities]

Thanks for arranging this.

[purrrnicious]

[Stumbling from the direction of the garden with, like, twigs in her hair and stuff.]

Why did they even put that in this game?!

[unbr8kable]

Oh-- You got stuck in this after all.

[purrrnicious]

[Combing her hair out with her claws.]

Yeah, can't give us a break, that's too easy.

[heavyliesthecrown]

[ BLINK BLINK BLINK ]

Kohime-san??

[ How-- when did she even.. ]

[purrrnicious]

[She's just irritably trying to clear vegetation out of her hair. The downsides of an 80's hair poof.]

Oh. It's you.

[adorabilities]

Kohime!

At least that worked out for us.

[purrrnicious]

––Adora?

[bb y r u here with them in a room full of knives]

[leaveofabsence]

. . .

Are you quite all right?

[purrrnicious]

I'm fine. They just decided to drop me in the middle of some stupid forest place.

[...squints at him]

It's just the three of you?

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Hurricane's here, too, in a dapper suit]

[He's not going for the weapons, either - is just going to cross to the steps up to the stage and sit himself down]

[unbr8kable]

[Sits next to him,]

[crossmyheartandhope]

[There's a beat or two of silence, and then he leans against her]

[leaveofabsence]

I am sorry your idea did not go as well as you had hoped.

[crossmyheartandhope]

S'cool.

Kinda how it goes sometimes.

[adorabilities]

Hey…

[she’s going to sit next to him]

[crossmyheartandhope]

Hey.

How you doing?

[heavyliesthecrown]

[ Not... touching any of the weapons. ]

Since it seems to be only us... it feels a pity, now, that we brought weapons at all. But I am relieved that, in the end, we wound up in a position where no one else showed up.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Yeah. Least no one bit it.

[leaveofabsence]

All choices have inherit risk in them.

Plus the act of choosing a weapon itself might have also served as a diversion to some.

[leaveofabsence]

[ Takes a seat in one of the chaise lounges, glancing over at the piano. ]

It appears that the sheer amount of bladed weapons is unnecessary.

[unbr8kable]

Quantity over quality's generally how this place rolls.

[adorabilities]

[gonna eventually sit next to him, very thoughtful]

JUST BEFORE DAWN

[idolpro]

[ You might already be injured, whether by accident or sparring (or actual fighting). Regardless, abruptly the house shakes, and a few blades drop from the walls—just close enough that they unfortunately cut a number of you, though not to any degree beyond grazing. It hurts, but you’re not in any danger of death.

The door unlocks. Everyone is free to head on to the next day. ]