Cognitive Logic in Understanding Evidence; Wednesday, Second Period [01/06].

[died8yearsago]

The class instructions would direct the students to meet at the danger shop for each class, unless otherwise noted by the teacher, and if they were new and had trouble finding the danger shop, well...they probably weren't going to do too well in a class about finding things out, were they? Either way, as they arrived, they would find themselves on the doorstep of an elaborate, ostentatious mansion in the middle of a dark and stormy night. A butler greets them at the door before ushering them in, welcoming them to the party. "Mr. Corpse shall be down shortly," the butler assures them, leading them into the dining hall, where a long table awaits with chairs becoming progressively filled by classmates and your teacher. "He apologizes for the delay, but implores you to please, get started without him! So have a seat, and we'll begin!"

Once everyone was there and seated, the class did begin, twofold. In the butler moving around to place before everyone the first course of what is clearly a very fancy meal, and in Rosa looking them all over and explaining.

"Welcome," Rosa said, "to Cognitive Logic in Understand Evidence, a practical look at solving a very specific crime. For the purposes of this class, you don't know each other. You've never seen each other in your entire lives. We are all strangers here gathered under the invitation of a mysterious Mr. Corpse. Do you know Mr. Corpse? Is he a stranger to you? Who are you and what are you doing here at his party? All details that only you and our host are privy to....

"So," she picked up the glass of 'wine' that the butler had just filled before moving on to the next cup, peering thoughtfully around the table, "who might you be? And how is it that you know our dear Mr. Corpse? That will be our first class, getting to know our fellow diners, on this night where absolutely nothing could possibly go wrong..."

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Sign In - CLUE, 01/06.

[died8yearsago]

With a potential alias!

Re: Sign In - CLUE, 01/06.

[howareyanow]

Wayne Wayne.

Arrive & Mingle - CLUE, 01/06.

[died8yearsago]

Feel free to take some time to shake off the rain, boggle at the incredible mansion, perhaps try to figure out what exactly is going on before you're lead into the dining hall where others are already waiting or will be joining you shortly.

Re: Arrive & Mingle - CLUE, 01/06.

[notfinishedyet]

Entering a room that turned into an entire new reality was definitely new experience for Enola. Not to mention getting rained on while indoors!

It took a bit of concentration to make sure she took the time to concentrate on what she was supposed to be doing not ogling the magic that created this room.

Re: Arrive & Mingle - CLUE, 01/06.

[snowdroplace]

"Goddess," Elli murmured, looking around with clear delight. "If I didn't know this wasn't real..."

Re: Arrive & Mingle - CLUE, 01/06.

[lovethatjourney]

Alexis had totally been in way bigger mansions before, and ones that may have included more people in varying states of undress.

This totally did look like a murder thing though.

Re: Arrive & Mingle - CLUE, 01/06.

[nicedragonsfinishlast]

Julius kind of twitched a little. After the debacle of FFO and being trapped in a video game world for what felt like a year, 'immersive computer simulations' were not his most favorite things.

Re: Arrive & Mingle - CLUE, 01/06.

[thebeastofhouston]

Ugh, Arabella's hair was going to be a nightmare after it had gotten wet. She'd just straightened it! Whatever, it was fine.

The house was fancy, all right, although she'd been in fancier. Mostly Connor's mom's place.

Re: Arrive & Mingle - CLUE, 01/06.

[unusual_sith]

Lana used the Force to keep off the fake rain, then looked around curiously at the Earth version of opulence.

Dinner Party Introductions - CLUE, 01/06.

[died8yearsago]

"So, who might you be? And how is it that you know our dar Mr. Corpse? That willbe our first class, getting to know our fellow diners, on this night were absolutely nothing could possibly go wrong..."

Rosa grinned a little into the lead up, quirking a chin at the person sitting directly to her left (and the order of response will indicate positions around the table!).

"You first."

The idea, of course, is to make up your own character for the purposes of the game. Or don't! Rosa's sure you're all characters enough on your own without making things up, too!

Re: Dinner Party Introductions - CLUE, 01/06.

[notfinishedyet]

“Oh! Right. Allow me to introduce myself. I am May Beatrice Posey. I am a recent widow as my husband Raphael recently passed away in a bizarre gardening accident.”

She pretended to dab her eyes with a hanky and sniff in sadness.

“Mr. Corpse is my brother-in-law’s cousin twice removed. Unfortunately both my sister and brother-in-law died a year ago after attempting to cross the Thames in a rowboat so we aren’t that close.”

Enola made a note to wear her widow costume for the next class.

Re: Dinner Party Introductions - CLUE, 01/06.

[howareyanow]

Wayne frowned down at his plate a little for a moment, chewing his bite and swallowing it before revealing his absolutely brilliant character for this whole tom fuckery of a class.

"Name's Wayne," he said. "Erm. Mr. Corpse...bought one of our dogs."

So he wasn't good at the whole make-believe thing.

And Mr. Corpse had a dog now, apparentleh?

Re: Dinner Party Introductions - CLUE, 01/06.

[snowdroplace]

Elli hesitated a bit, listening to other peoples' introductions to get an idea of how to play this.

"I'm Piper Grace," she said, taking a moment to note how weird it was to have a last name. "My mother and Mr. Corpse are old friends, and out of the goodness of his heart, he's been generous enough to sponsor me to nursing school."

She was staying with what she knew while also trying to be creative.

'Piper' lowered her eyes. "Some have said that I resemble Mr. Corpse but, of course, that is impossible. My father died in an accident when I was young."

Ah, but now she was possibly the illegitimate daughter of Mr. Corpse.

But, Goddess, what a name.

Re: Dinner Party Introductions - CLUE, 01/06.

[lovethatjourney]

"My name is Alexa Daisy," said Alexis, just a smidge overdramatic. "And I know Mr. Corpse very well, if you know what I mean." And then she winked.

...with both eyes at once. Don't mistake that for a blink! No, it was very clear that she was somehow winking with both eyes at once.

Re: Dinner Party Introductions - CLUE, 01/06.

[nicedragonsfinishlast]

Okay but what if the name you were using was already sort of an alias? Um. Asking for a friend.

Even though using it made no sense, as Justin had swaggered around with 'Heartstriker' on his nametag and Bob had laughed at him for using outside of the DFZ and basically brothers were the worst, okay?

Eventually, as Julius watched the rest of the class go around, if you were already using a fake, play off of what was real?

"I'm Julian Hart," he said, borrowing his tone from his brother David, who was an Arizona Senator - every so slightly arrogant, even under the friendly. "My family have been well-acquainted for years with the Corpses." He tried not to wince at the unintended accuracy in that statement. "We travel in the same social circles - the old man even sponsored me in several of his old clubs and societies at school. As a personal favor to Mother, of course."

Oh god he sounded like so many of his siblings such a prat.

Re: Dinner Party Introductions - CLUE, 01/06.

[canlendanear]

This was something that was a little out of her element so Alara hesitated for a bit before replying “uh... Solana Sage, I know Mr. Corpse because of my father, he serves on the board at the university and is a very generous donor with research grants, my parents have several parties at home so he’s been around a lot,”

Re: Dinner Party Introductions - CLUE, 01/06.

[thebeastofhouston]

"I'm Bella St. Vier," Arabella said. "Mr. Corpse has been something of a mentor to me ever since my father's death. They were friends at school, I believe. Mr. Corpse was also so kind as to purchase my father's business when he was ill, so we would have money to live on." She left the 'until it ran out and we were left penniless and business-less,' unspoken.

Re: Dinner Party Introductions - CLUE, 01/06.

[mylandmyrules]

"My name is..." what was it again? "Um, Marinelle - er belle - Fenster." Nell said awkwardly. Pretending wasn't a real big thing in the Church. "And I met Mr. Corpse when I was... out doing good works?"

Re: Dinner Party Introductions - CLUE, 01/06.

[unusual_sith]

"Nala Kenobi," Lana introduced herself, nodding politely to everyone. Shut up, she thought she was funny.

"I've never met Mr. Corpse before this evening. My employers are looking into striking a deal of sorts, and have sent me to ascertain if he'd be amenable."


[ahahaha i completely forgot i was in this class]

And then...! -- CLUE, 01/06.

[died8yearsago]

And then there was just one person left at the table to be introduced, Rosa herself, and she started with enough to inform them that she was a Detective, that her name must have started with a D, but she was cut off before she could complete the name.

Cut off by a bloodcurdling scream!

And, moments later, the butler came rushing back into dining room to announce, "Oh! It's terrible! Mr. Corpse! We just found his body! He's..."

Cue dramatic peal of lightning...

"Dead!"

"Dead?" cried Rosa, bolting up from her chair in what was not a totally scripted or planned moment or anything, what?

"Dead!" the butler responded with devistation. "We've just found him, lying there, definitely diseased, in the ballroom!"

"Well, then," Rosa stated, looking around the table, "I think we all know what we must do now, then. To the ballroom!"

Pause.

"...for next class, anyway. We'll get started on the cold dead corpse bright and early next Wednesday. Try to stay alive until then."

[[ and, of course, reactions, questions, comments, trying to finish up that delicious fake meal before you depart are not only welcome, but encouraged ]]

Re: And then...! -- CLUE, 01/06.

[notfinishedyet]

Enola, despite wearing a nice dress, had spent most of the meal eating like a trucker. So when the butler made his announcement she also echoed the “Dead!” But with food in her mouth.

Apologies to the person across from her who might have had a few crumbs spat in their direction.

Re: And then...! -- CLUE, 01/06.

[snowdroplace]

Even though she had known something like this must be coming, as it was part of the whole class and all, when people starting screaming, Elli couldn't help but scream too, pushing back her chair...

And then tripping over it, falling to the ground.

She stayed there, one hand to her chest.

"Goddess!"

Re: And then...! -- CLUE, 01/06.

[lovethatjourney]

"Nooooo!" Alexis fake-wailed, throwing an arm across her face in what was totally despair. "Not my beloved Steven!"

Did Mr. Corpse have a first name? Apparently he felt like a Steven to Alexis.

Talk to Rosa - CLUE, 01/06.

[died8yearsago]

Or "Detective D---", as it were...

OOC - CLUE, 01/06.

[died8yearsago]

I am still not 100% sure how this concept is going to play out, but I am SUPER stoked about it and I guess we'll just wait and see!

Re: OOC - CLUE, 01/06.

[notfinishedyet]

If someone doesn’t use the phrase “Flames on the side of my face!” I’ll be very disappointed.