Anyone entering the main room of the mansion just now is likely to be greeted by a rather unpleasant spectacle.

( Cut for gore. )

His entrance is very understated -- it's obvious he doesn't want to be noticed, but knowing the various inhabitants here, he probably will be. At any rate, Alan Campbell enters the mansion -- trying to stay in the shadows and heading upstairs to his rooms. He is, of course, welcome to be bothered or stopped.

Eliza hasn't been out much since her arrival, and so far the venture out of her room has not been a particularly pleasant room. At present she is standing in the main room, a few smears of blood on her clothing, holding a large paper sign. It reads:

"There is a dead man in the library."

She waits patiently for someone to notice, solemn and silent ( Read more... )

To Whom It May Concern

Would you mind detraumatizing Gaheris, and/or getting the annoying dead girl's soul/mind/animating spirit out of my boyfriend? If neither of those is possible, you owe me a drink. Several.

Reply soonest.

Regards,
Mordred.

The girl opens her mouth to speak and then closes it again, covering it with a hand as if to stop up the sound. Under one arm is a bundle of thistles, the handling of which may explain the angry-looking red scratches on that pale hand, but despite the prickly unpleasantness, she clutches it tightly to herself ( Read more... )