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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

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I see. Do I need to know the name of its occupant...?

Hmm... in this case, no, you can just say the room number.

Do you think there's any point to trying?

[since they can just. go in there now, i guess.]

Hmm... well, I couldn't really say what, if anything, you might find in there. Especially if there doesn't seem to be anyone living in there...

It's very strange, isn't it? That it simply appeared now of all times?

Not any stranger than all the weird shadows around, this week...

A little stranger. I know the shadows are likely the result of someone who is very angry, but the room is a mystery. You don't know who it belongs to, do you?

Mm... well, yes, but it's not something I can say.

[souji...]

Do you believe there will be more shadows and more murder this week?

The boss hasn't given us any reason to believe that there won't be...

[a sigh.]

Alright. I suppose I'll pick someone, then.

[nods - and then, softly, as they glance briefly at a shadow cast by something in the room, which doesn't seem to be doing anything out of the ordinary:]

...it's what he expects to see. The longer he sees what he expects, the safer it is for you all to plan whatever it is you're doing.

[ah, okay. she nods.]

Understood.

[they drum their fingers on the edge of the desk.]

Any thought to what you'll be taking from them this week?

Well, certainly it depends on whether or not I find evidence of murder. If I don't, well...

I thought I was safe to change what I was taking, but they read so much into the flowers. It may just be underwear again.

Did you have a different suggestion?

It's... honestly sort of impressive how much people read into those things.

I can't really give any suggestions, myself. I was just wondering what was on your mind.

[obviously i put down claude because i can't believe after all this time i never stole claude's underwear...]

I continue to prove to myself that no matter what anyone says, choosing options that are "humorous," so to speak, are the most effective. I won't have my strategy called into question.

[missed opportunities...]

...right. I think if your priorities were different, you'd be using a different strategy, but - for what it's worth, personally, I'm glad you're not.

My priorities? Such as?

I can think of some people I've known who would have used something like this to frame people they wanted to get rid of for murder.

...Technically I did do that. It just didn't work

[they shake their head]

I can think of ways it would have been made - much more incriminating. And I don't think framing your enemies was ever your priority. Or at least, it didn't seem that way to me.

...No. I did want to use this to help, somehow.

[it's impossible to tell, what with the veil, but they sound like they're smiling.]

That's what I thought.

Well. I only managed to do so much.

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