day zero

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dreamland day zero 42 players remaining. [You wake up in a temporary barracks set up behind an amusement park. The weather is chilly but pleasant, and there aren't any lines for the rides - in fact, it seems you have this place to yourself. The entire park appears to have been abandoned some years ago, and though everything is in working order, it is overgrown with plants and seems rusted and unsafe. As for you, something has happened, though you aren't sure what. There's a throbbing pain in your head, and you can't focus, as though you're coming off heavy pain medications. However you think you should look, you look like a human now. Under the bandages wrapped around your temple, old and smelling like blood, you'll find a recently stitched up scar wound and the inability to focus on your memories. You have no knowledge of how you came to be here; you may even have forgotten certain aspects of your life, or feel confused about them. The fact of your missing memories is obvious, a dark blank spot. Under the bandages around your wrist, you'll find a brightly colored bracelet, decorated with the face of the smiling cartoon animal on your wall, embedded into your flesh. It beeps a merry tune and welcomes you to DreamLand Fun Park. Just then, a voice comes over the loudspeaker.] "Good morning to all of our new guests! The park is now open! We'll get started later, but for now, have a magical day with your new friends! Oh, and there may be a few nasty side effects to your medical condition. If you meet someone having trouble adjusting to reality, please be polite!" [In your room, you'll find a small box containing several personal items - no weapons, magical items, or technology advanced beyond the early 21st century, and nothing dangerous, but otherwise anything you would ordinarily find on your person is there. Of course, nothing with cell reception or internet connectivity can manage to pick up a signal. If you swipe your bracelet against the steel door, it unlocks. You may now explore your accommodations, or venture out into the park.] profiles character statuses setting This is an IC mingle covering the first day! Night roles will go up Monday at 4 PM EST, but you are welcome to continue to thread here once that happens. Make sure to follow any updates on plurk!

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[photonement]

[Unfortunately, the self-appointed Elephant den mother has come to think that it is completely normal to loot a store in an abandoned area, whether it's rocketpunch market or dreamland. ]

Hey, be careful about dropping what you have there. Shouldn't you get a bag? [Maybe they were too high up for him to reach.]

[chronic]

[ He peers at her from over the pile, just a pair of blue eyes under a hood with a green question mark springing off the top. ]

A backpack would look lame with my costume.

[photonement]

[She blinks a couple times - from a distance she had only processed "little boy in garish American fashions", not outright silly costume. With a more indulgent sort of brightness, she rallies:]

What about a sack, then?

[chronic]

Then people would mistake me for a thief instead of the hero I am.

[photonement]

[Adorable and aggravating in equal measure]

And they aren't going to think that when you're hauling around stuff with your bare hands? Are these supposed to be gifts from your adoring fans?

[chronic]

No. They're all for me. [ JEEZ MOM ]

[photonement]

In that case, why don't you take the train? The station's pretty close but all the way to the barracks is kind of far.

[chronic]

[ He hesitates. ] I don't trust it.

[photonement]

I took it from the barracks to here. I guess that's not a guarantee it goes back safely but the track sure looks circular.

[Whatever. She won't push the issue any harder; she is not his mom yet.]

[chronic]

Lotsa things can happen in dark spooky tunnels. I'd rather walk.

[photonement]

OK, suit yourself.

[With a headtilt she steps back to test the handle of another shop door, though she's still keeping an eye on the boy should he not depart immediately.]