The novella opens with an invitation addressed to Celia Bourne, or Pippa “Pip” Fitz-Amobi, inviting her to the 74th birthday party of Reginald Remy, the Remy family patriarch and owner of the Remy Hotels and Casino empire in London. The party is to take place at Remy Manor (really, Pip’s friend Connor Reynolds’s house), which is located on an island off the west coast of Scotland. The invitation ends with a reminder that the only boat to the island leaves at noon only once per day.

Along with the invitation, Pip receives an outline for her game character, a 29-year-old woman named Celia Bourne who is the niece of Reginald. Celia’s parents died when she was young, and Celia has never been fully accepted into the Remy family, which Celia is bitter about. The character outline also mentions that Celia works as a governess for a wealthy family in London. The character outline closes with a costume suggestion for Pip, stating that she would be wearing time-period-appropriate clothing for the game’s setting, 1924.

There is also additional information about the novella’s characters and their roles for the game. Pip’s classmate

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