WEEK 1

[strangerpeople]

WEEK 1


[So, once Zero has said his peace, everything is quiet as the week dawns. A new Game. Nonary, Decision, Murder. All three. It doesn't matter. Everyone is here to kill or die. The coin has been tossed, the die is cast. The rules are set; the watches are active.

The question now is, why? Why is this happening? Why you? Surely no one is so desperate to kill on this ship, right? Not when the people onboard are so interesting and varied. Perhaps everyone can get along; perhaps there's a way off the ship without bloodshed. Of course, if there is, it might be be best to be prepared for a long stay-there's no doubt Zero won't make it that easy to escape. Then there's the matter that-apparently-people have new powers they did not possess before, while those the strangers once had are gone. Perhaps it's time to test those out and see what they can do if you're not Kira.

So, let's see what happens this week. Hopefully it will be a peaceful one.

There are currently 19 strangers on this ship.]

Comments

[exequte]

[How strange!! Lets just get down and see if it can be pulled out, or at least seen better.]

[strangerpeople]

[It can be, and-


It’s...trash. Like, someone was hoarding this trash. It’s really weird.]

[exequte]

[That is really weird. What kind of trash is it? Is there anything significant about it?]

[strangerpeople]

[At first glance, no, it just looks like garbage paper.

However, Akane is Akane, so she’s Smart. So, as she sifts through the trash, she will start to notice a pattern In what she finds.]

[exequte]

[Very interesting! What is the pattern she notices?]

[strangerpeople]

[Unpaid bills.]

[exequte]

[Boy of all the things she expected to possibly find in a possibly living murderboat based on an early 20th century luxury ocean liner with a checkered past this sure was not one of them.

Are there other papers, or any other kind of garbage, besides these bills? Also any unifying thread between these bills, such as names, dates, addresses, etc? Is there more than one copy of any of them, as though something had been sent more than once? Do any of these have envelopes?]

[strangerpeople]

[it’s mostly just plumbing and electricity bills. They seem to span a few decades, at least 20 years. Most are single copies.

However, it appears that someone took the time to rip off the names and addresses of whoever these belonged to. No envelopes, either. It’s...odd.]

[exequte]

[HM.

Okay, so based on things like the average amount due, as well as any amount that's carried from month to month, do all of these bills appear to have been for the same place? Is there anything that might provide some sort of geographic clue? Based on the average costs of everything, could she estimate a date range? Is the paper crumpled, stained, neatly folded? How was it stored? Stuffed messily under the bed or was there some sort of method to it? Based on the condition of the paper and the condition that it was in while under the bed, is it likely that it was placed there by someone other than the person who originally was keeping these bills? Was the pile under the bed something that had apparently taken 20 years or more to accumulate, or was it something that apparently was placed there in a relatively short time frame?]

[strangerpeople]

[Mostly stuffed in, and it’s indicative of being recently put there. Namely by someone who probably just hoarded them for whatever reason.

As for other variables, it’s in dollars, and it’s reasonably high, so…these bills probably originate somewhere in a first-world North American country. It’s likely from around, or close to, Akane’s time. And indeed, it seems to be the same place…and it’s either something big or just…badly insulated if the electricity bill is anything to go by.]

[exequte]

[UM. HM. well, uh. Based on the seasonal variation and price fluctuation within that how likely is it that this mystery building is, oh, in a desert? Like in Nevada. For example. Additionally, does the amount of electricity usage indicate that perhaps an unusually large number of electronics were being run?]

[strangerpeople]

[Its a more than fair worry on your part, all things considered Akane.

Buuuuuut Akane can conclude that this building was not in a Nevada desert.]

[exequte]

[Well. She guesses that's... something??

Can she make any further deductions about the type of building and/or climate?]

[strangerpeople]

[Probably the best guess is that this building is in a big city.]

[exequte]

[Well, unless there's anything further that can be gleened from this, was there anything else relevant with all these bills? Or irrelevant?]

[strangerpeople]

[Nope! You're good to go, Akane!]

[exequte]

[Akane doesn't suppose there's anything else in this room, then.... she'd given it a fairly good once over already.

No harm in making a second sweep, though. Is there anything else unusual in here that she's missed?]