ROOM 7

[dramatispersonae]

[You enter a pleasant sitting room: there are nine plush comfy chairs in a semi-circle in front of a crackling fireplace, and a table set with various finger-foods and two carafes, one of water and one of wine. It'd be a very nice room ... if not for the dummy lying facedown on the floor with a giant butcher knife sticking out of its back and a little bottle by one of its hands, marked with a tiny skull and crossbones. There's a hangman's noose around its neck, though the other end looks rather frayed.

The pleasant voice of a woman -- not the persona -- begins to speak:]

Hello and welcome. I wish it could have been under better circumstances, but today has some interesting circumstances. As you can see, my good associate, Mister X, has met an unfortunate end. I've reason to believe it might be one of you! Shall we see if I'm right?

Comments

Re: CONCLUSION

[fraternalorders]

I believe the culprit is the hero. He's weak, which would explain his use of poison, and he has the most in common with the victim, being that they were both involved in the betterment of the community. It's likely that they traveled the same circles and the hero could have formed a grudge. The victim may have started canceling projects to avoid the hero, or perhaps the canceling of projects was a motive for the murder. Either is possible.

Moreover the hero seemed more interested in critiquing my acting and flirting with Tsunami than in putting forth any effort or attempting to ask useful, relevant questions. It distracted rather than added to the investigation, which is suspicious.

Re: CONCLUSION

[dramatispersonae]

[there is a gentle spattering of applause, and the way back to the Ring appears]