In the quiet suburban streets of Kami-Ikebukuro in Tokyo stands a three-story house that looks no different from the rest. Inside, however, youths wearing historical Chinese costumes are absorbed in trying to solve a murder.
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By Jill Martin Wrenn
image copyrightJen Ferguson
image captionJen Ferguson was happy to don fancy dress for her firm s murder misery virtual away day
Firms seeking to boost the morale and togetherness of home-working staff over the past year have created a pandemic novelty - the virtual away day.
Jen Ferguson doesn t usually wear fake facial hair in front of her workmates, but she was determined to get into character.
She and her colleagues at Edinburgh-based business consultancy Remarkable were playing a murder mystery game over Zoom, and they had all been asked to wear fancy dress.
Ms Ferguson had taken on the role of the detective. I had a bowler hat, and a selection of fake moustaches, she says.
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