HOUSEKEEPER.

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HOUSEKEEPER

Today, when Harrowhark is in her bedroom, she will receive a message on her typewriter.

You didn't think you'd just get to laze around all day, did you? Get up. You've got a job to do.

Immediately after she finishes reading the message, she will feel compelled to walk into the elevator, inside which a shadowy elevator attendant appears as a guide. Once she arrives at the destination, she will find herself in a room.

It looks vaguely like a combination of office and supply closet, with shelves against one wall that have a variety of labeled boxes on them - "Cleaning Supplies," "Linens," "Poisons," "Uniforms," and so on. Normal stuff. Along the other wall, there is a desk with ink, a quill, some papers, and a few binders. Two chairs are in font of it, in case Harrowhark would like to take a seat.

Vulpecula is standing by the entrance, their arms crossed, and they give a little huff as she passes through the entryway.

"About time. Okay, let's make this quick, before anyone notices you're gone."

They procure a few pages that are bound together, then flip to the very last one and hold it out to her. It's labeled PARTICIPATION CONTRACT: ADDENDUM.

"Read this over and familiarize yourself with it. This isn't a negotiation, so you'll either sign it or you won't - but if you won't, you might not like what happens next."

RULES

1. Once a week, after at least one murder has been committed but before the discovery of the victim (or victims), you will perform housekeeping duties.
2. These duties will be performed in exchange for THE BODY's safety. If these duties are not performed, THE BODY shall be wiped from existence.
3. Prior to the murder(s), you will choose three (3) guests whose personal rooms you will visit. This choice will be communicated to Vulpecula, who will ensure that you are granted access to these rooms.
4. On Thursday night, you will be responsible for searching your three chosen rooms for any evidence that the occupant may have committed a murder. Any such evidence must be deposited in the housekeeper's cart in the Housekeeping Room.
5. You must select a minimum of one belonging from each room to put into the housekeeper's cart, whether evidence of a murder is found or not. You may select more than one item from each room if you wish.
6. Once you have made your selections, be sure to clean the rooms thoroughly, change out the linens, and make the beds. Be sure to include a mint on the pillow. Customer service is key!
7. You may encounter a "DO NOT DISTURB" sign on one or more doors in the course of your duties. If that is the case, you will not be able to enter, but will still be given credit for performing your duty in that room.
8. You are not to disclose that you are performing these duties. Discussing them with anyone other than authorized Hotel Staff will be considered breach of contract and will result in the destruction of THE BODY.

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█ LOCATIONS █ STATUSES █ PROFILES █ AUDIENCES
█ REPORTING █ PRIVATE CONVOS █ MURDER

Comments

WEEK 5

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TALK TO VULPECULA

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[they are here if you have any questions!]

[outsidebones]

[she's in a good mood today!]

Good morning, Vulpecula. How are you?

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[hmmm. why in the world could that be. it is a mystery.

vulpecula seems a little distracted, not quite realizing when harrow arrives, but - they straighten up when she speaks.]

Oh! Oh, I'm doing well. Thank you. And - you? [a beat.] You and your friends must be pretty happy.

[outsidebones]

We are.

[but frowning slightly.]

...Are you alright?

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I'm fine, I'm fine! I just didn't see you come in.

[outsidebones]

...Ah. Senses?

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[they sigh.]

Yes. It will pass.

[outsidebones]

...I'm sorry. Is there anything I can do to help?

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Like I said, it will pass - don't worry about me! I'm just fine.

[they sound like they're smiling.]

[outsidebones]

...If you're certain.

[hmm.]

I suppose I ought to check in - am I still limited to only speaking to Lup? Is there anything I ought to be doing to find the other...I assume two? The gravedigger and the telephone-director, perhaps?

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[they make a pleased-sounding noise at that, produce her contract, and feel around for something to write with. it takes a few tries and is a little pathetic, but once they get hold of it, they write something down. it comes out a little messy, with some lines overlapping each other.]

10. In acknowledgment of the Housekeeper's work, they are permitted to discuss it with one additional person to the above. It may not spread any further than that, or else it will be considered a breach of contract.

[with that done, they hold it out to harrow.]

Sign there. I really can't tell you anything about if there are other people doing things or what they might be. But what you do is done rather independently - I wouldn't say this is a situation where you're meant to seek anyone else out at all. This addendum is more so that you have someone to confide in about what you're doing... Keeping secrets can be exhausting.

[outsidebones]

[oh! she'll poke her pen in her cheek to draw her own blood and sign it!]

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[the nice part about sense loss is they don't have to see her do that this time.]

[outsidebones]

...I'm sure I cannot tell them about Lup, but am I allowed to mention I'm aware of why it happened?

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You can only talk about your own duties. If you say anything about Lup's to anyone else - even if it's just hinting... That counts as it spreading further than just you. Which would be fine for your contract so long as what you told Lup spread no further, but...

[outsidebones]

But I would be risking her contract, and she mine. Understood.

Would I be permitted to say something along the lines of...I suspect the burying people on Thursdays, the phone calls, and the returning people to life are being done by a role like mine, but it is only conjecture? I only ask because I imagine whoever I speak to will most likely be curious.

DECISION

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[please submit the names of three guests whose rooms you wish to search no later than wednesday at 8pm EST!]

[outsidebones]

Shinobu
Dimitri
Tsurumaru

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[harrow's decision has been made! stay tuned for additional details about the state of the rooms coming thursday...]

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After being dug out of her own grave, Harrowhark will be given keys to each of the rooms she has selected - however, upon being used, they will disappear into stardust. She may look around the rooms in a little more detail before deciding which items she will relocate into the housekeeping cart.

SHINOBU'S ROOM:

Her room is neat. Nothing is strewn about really. Her bed is always made before she leaves the room.

There is some loose paper and pen on her desk, wisteria flowers from the courtyard, and some medical textbooks from the library to replace some of the fake books. Her closet door is closed.

DIMITRI'S ROOM:

Strangely, upon entering the room, Harrow's attention is immediately drawn by some shifting shadows. They lead her to a set of clothing which seems to be coated in something (although what, specifically, that something is would need to be examined later). She will get the strong feeling that this is what she must put into the housekeeping cart, and will feel as though there is no need to look around the room any further.

TSURUMARU'S ROOM:

His bed is fairly tidy, aka he makes it and doesn't have anything on top of it.

There is a bouquet of flowers on the desk that seems pretty old - the flowers are withering. His closet door is closed.

[outsidebones]

This has been such a bad night she was buried in a grave and now a guy she thinks is pretty nice has murdered.

She will put the clothing in the housekeeping cart.

She will look at Shinobu's clothes and shoes and Tsurumaru's clothes and shoes ig, and she will see if Shinobu still has the knife Dimitri gave her last week - under her bed or in her closet or in her desk or anything.

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In Tsurumaru's closet are a bunch of clothes, like the formal clothes he got from intro and the ball, his default outfit which is pretty bloody and torn, and shoes (they're all mostly traditional Japanese sandals and geta with one western pair from intro post...).

In Shinobu's closet are clothes like this. Harrow does not find the knife Dimitri gave her - or anything else out of the ordinary - under her bed, in her closet, or in her desk.

[outsidebones]

Okay. She can't bear to steal underwear from Shinobu so she will instead take one kimono from each of Shinobu and Tsurumaru.

[guestservices]

Noted, thank you!