Chapter 1: Arrival at Sunnyside Mansion

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Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! Come on Nick Wake up! No wait, just relax first. 10 days ago you found a strange letter with an invitation for a seemingly innocent dinner party, but before dessert could be served, you found yourself in the middle of a murder mystery. Let's go over the story one more time, before waking up.

The invitation said:

''Dear Sir/Madame,

Due to your history with the host, you are selected to attend a formal dinner party at Sunnyside Mansion. This two-day- event will start at 6 PM on the date of 22-07-23. The address is Kings lane Road 1. Food and sleeping accommodation will be provided for you all. Please make sure you look representable. The meaning of this event will become clear at the end of the evening and there will be a big surprise for all of you the next morning.''

Reading this invitation you are left with more questions than answers.                                                        What is the meaning of this? What big surprise? And who is the host? Your curious nature decides to accept the invitation. A couple days go by and you step in the car heading for Sunnyside Mansion. It's a dark, rainy evening and you are a little late. You have to find the way to Sunnyside Mansion. In order to do that you have to follow the correct route.

You are relieved that you quickly found the correct route

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You are relieved that you quickly found the correct route. You don't want to imagine what could have happened if you kept searching for much longer. You arrive at the address from the invitation to find a large, grandiose mansion, miles away from nearby towns or police stations. You walk up to the door and take one big breath before ringing the bell.                                              You feel a little bit nervous, but also excited. The door opens and you are greeted by a butler. ''Good evening sir'' he replies. ''Hey sir, I got an invitation and...'' Before you can finish your sentence the butler says ''Yes we were expecting you, please come in'' You step in and the butler takes your coat. He introduces himself as Edward Maddoux. However he clearly explains that you may refer to him as ''the butler'' for this evening.

You nod. The butler asks you to follow him to the lounge. He explains that with your arrival all the guests have arrived. You follow the butler and look around the mansion.                                Everything looks modern and expensive, but also comfy at the same time. You pass through the dining room, where you see a long lavishly decorated dinner table. You notice cutlery for a three course meal and eleven seats.

Then you arrive at the lounge room. The other guests are already waiting in the lounge. Everyone is dressed very formally and they all seem to be around the same age.                      Luckily for you, you are also wearing a nice suit with a light blue tie, so you won't stick out like a sore thumb. The butler explains that dinner will be served In 15 minutes. With that said, he leaves the lounge.

You are quickly approached by a guy In a grey suit. He says '' good evening my friend, how are you doing?" who introduces himself as Jase. Jase gives you a firm handshake and after politely introducing yourself, Jase starts to introduce you to the other guest.                                                    The guy in the orange suspensers is James. James is the light of every party and has somehow managed to already get a cocktail. Looking further on the couch. The lady with a pink lapel flower is named Ani.  She seems to be having a one sided conversation with Lisa, a blonde girl wearing yellow earrings.  At another table you see a tall guy, who wears a brown blouse. He is talking to a beautiful red haired lady in a red dress. She is fixing her make-up next to him, but does not seem to give him any attention. Jase tells you that their names are Archie and Cheryl.    Lastly you see a guy in a green sweater sitting alone in the corner of the lounge. He is looking quite angry for no apparent reason. Jase tells you that the angry looking guy is Caleb and that you better keep your distance from him. Jase says he is going to join the table and asks you come along. You follow Jase, when you bump into a black haired women in a dark blue dress.  Or did she bump into you? Anyway you apologize and attempt to start a small conversation, not seeing that Jase has already moved on. The blue dressed girl is named Michaela. You complement Michaela her outfit. Michaela Is really happy with the compliment, because she designed the dress herself. She explains that it has always been her dream to be a fashion designer. Unfortunately her dad, who is in the military has not been supporting her with this passion. Before you can explain more about yourself, the background music suddenly disappears. .

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