graveyard

[productions]

the theatre



You awaken in a darkened theatre.

In front of you is an enormous cinema screen. On it plays everything that's currently happening in the castle, accompanied by appropriate sound effects and background instrumentals when fitting. The seat you're sitting on is large and plush, and while there's many of them, there's enough room in the theatre for you to fully recline the seat into a comfortable bed if you wish. Under each seat is a sleeping mask and noise-cancelling headphones, in case you'd like to take a break from watching the show.

Follow the stairs up and you'll reach what should be the projection room. There are no projectors in here, however; it is simply a large and well-lit room above the main seating area, and a good place to hang out with your fellow eliminated contestants if shouting at each other across the aisles proves too much to handle.

If you leave the theatre through the door in the back, you'll find yourself in a hall. On one end is a concession stand. It's stocked with standard movie snacks - popcorn, candy and the like - but if you're feeling the urge for something else, you'll be able to find it stocked somewhere in the back. On the other end is a table with thirty wrapped bags and a placard reading 'A star for our stars! Please accept these lovely giftbags as a token of appreciation for your hard work, sponsored by [illegible smudge]'. Each bag has a tag bearing the name of someone in the mansion; you will only be able to open the bag with your name on it. As soon as you open it, any memories that have been taken from you, including those of the other people in the mansion that you may have forgotten, will be returned in their entirety. Within the bag are also objects from your home that you may want for your stay here, though you will find no weapons.

Past the hall is another door, this one wooden and seemingly decayed. If you go inside, you'll find a fairly simple, wooden room, that is empty except for a very large machine. It is difficult to tell what the machine is for; it has a touch screen that appears to be a control panel, as well as a large open space that seems to be part of the machine, but the machine is dead and won't turn on no matter what you do.

Still, at least you aren't alone here. You have your fellow players, as well as a few guests to keep you company.

Oh, and one more thing. At midnight following each execution, once all those who've died that week have woken up, a video will begin to play on screen.

Comments

[ladyofthehouse]

[It took her almost a solid month to realize it. At least for non-petty reasons.]

You're the computer expert, ja? [Austria doesn't really understand too much about technology, she's a little old fashioned in that respect.]

This must seem even more ridiculous to you.

[hacklimate]

Super High School Level Programmer, yes. It's... [ s i g h s ] I built an AI myself, so I can believe that. Virtual reality is even plausible. It being corrupted isn't far-fetched.

It's the details that are ridiculous. Nanami-san doesn't behave like a rogue AI, particularly one that wants us to murder each other, and... well, obviously despite having been "killed within the program" we're still here. And where would the television show fit in...? It's just so... [ there's no word for it ]

And it's just terribly obvious, isn't it? Secret key in a passageway they had to find for the investigation, just so happens to lead to a safe behind Nanami-san's portrait... and it happens to claiming all these things, and telegraphing the idea that Nanami-san needs to die... it's a set-up. Honestly, I'd not be surprised if the entire trial is a set-up, just to drag them on some idiotic goose chase.

[ also dr marlowe cmon he knew her for five minutes that woman was not an doctor pls pls ]

[pasodoble]

Then it sounds like they made their story a little more believable this time.

( Virtual reality? Plausible. World war plague ghosts that reveal themselves when confronted with Russian medals and the like? H e h. )

It's still ridiculous, of course.

[hacklimate]

[ Nodding. Man, who'd believe in a plague ghost? Wow. ]

It is. I'm not sure why they would even try to pull such a thing... they can't think everyone is that stupid, can they? Otherwise... what is their purpose?

[pasodoble]

They've been trying to get everyone to catch the mastermind for a few weeks but they really messed up with the tape. ( The tape that was so heavily edited it was pretty obvious they probably shouldn't follow the script. ) Do you think that's why they left these clues? When no one bought the edited script, they had to make another way to convince everyone to go along with it...

Maybe they're just getting desperate for the outcome they want. It makes you wonder what they'll do when no one buys this.