[b]Jonas Landvick[/b]

Jonas twisted the glass of scotch he had in his hands thoughtfully as more people arrived. So far they had two men including himself and three women. The other man, Jonas noted, probably would look spiffy on any other day but it seemed like the trip had taken its toll on him. One of the ladies was eager to speak, and seemed all too glad to start up a conversation and break the ice. 

[i]"I guess you all got the invitation, too, yeah?"[/i]

Another woman who was sitting down spoke.[i] "I did. Weirdest invitation ever."[/i] She then showed them all the party popper that they had also received, bringing an amused smile to Jonas' face. It seemed like no one here was from the same area as him, some of them sounding like they were from the east coast.

[i]"Weird? Definitely. But an all-expenses paid trip to Germany? A chance to escape – well, life, for a little while? I'll take that any day, weird or not. That party popper was a bitch to clean up, though."[/i]

That was the other man. Jonas certainly couldn't argue with that. Getting away from the world was always nice, but there was clearly something strange going on here, and he wanted to find out. 

“Not sure how it all went with you folks,” Jonas began, first taking another sip of scotch to loosen his inhibitions. “but they snuck into my house, somehow. It had to have been last night, so we shoulda been able to hear 'em creepin' around.” He took another sip, relaxing in the chair a little. “But I didn't. Yah, the whole thing's kinda spooky if you ask me. Spooky in a fun kinda way.”

He took another look at the strangers. Most of them were young, and certainly not a one of them was homely. He wondered briefly if all of the winners were from a certain demographic, if not the same area. By the look of everyone else Jonas felt like the oldest person here. The one girl looked a bit nervous, but that wasn't strange at all, considering the circumstances.

“I never actually signed up for any kinda contest.” Jonas started talking again, vaguely wondering why he couldn't stop. “Wonder maybe if they were just givin' these out to whoever...”