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day one

dreamland day one

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There are no clocks in your dorm room to help you mark the passing of time, but at a certain point, in the early hours of the morning, a cheerful chime tune plays over the loudspeaker. Whether you're awake or asleep, the door to your dorm room is now unlocked. You'll have about a forty five minutes, in which you can get ready or grab some breakfast, before the door that allows you into the park unlocks. By this time, you may or may not have noticed that one of your number is missing.

The chimes play again, to announce that the park is open, and the rides and music begin to come back to life as a voice plays over the loudspeaker.

"Looks like it's time to get started after all! To all our guests, have a magical morning! Dream big and have fun, but don't forget to look for the body! We'll see you in the afternoon at the Hall of Mirrors when it's time to vote, okay?"

You will have until 4 PM to explore the park and talk amongst yourselves. Somewhere in the park, you'll find the body of Malik Ishtar.

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And you're really sure that all of this is supposed to be fun...?

[She doesn't like the thought of wasting time when they could be investigating, but they've spent all day arguing, and her brain really just needs a break!

Also there's like... pretty much nothing to investigate.]

It kind of just looks... depressing.

Supposed to be fun, that's the key word here. [For example, the stuffed animals in this shooting gallery look way too cheap and Russian.]

What really matters is that we could earn tickets from the prize machine and maybe even get items that help us.

[a slight gasp]

Oh! You're right! I forgot all about that!

If we don't have anything to investigate, we need to get as many of those prizes as we can! ...I mean, I don't really trust them, but what else can we do right now?

C'mon! We only have a few hours before they force us to vote!

[Edea will... literally try to sprint now towards the prize machine if no one holds her back.]

That's the spirit! [Mahiru takes Edea's hand eagerly.] So, time for us to win some prizes right! [Sorry for leaving a word out that implied you could maybe just pump tickets into the machine without earning them from games OTL...]

So, ever play this before? [Skee-ball. Mahiru plays up the underhand ball toss to demonstrate, and gets the lowest ring.]

Hmm..... Nope!

But it'd be faster if you do it this way, right? You could just keep on going!

[BAM she hurls it like a baseball towards a hole! Unsurprisingly, it wildly ricochets away.]

...Oh.

Yeah, you want it to loop up, like...

[She tries harder; this bounces off the third ring and rolls off again.]

Darn!

[Edea almost grudgingly tosses it underhand in the manner of someone who has never done things underhandedly in her life.

Somehow, it sails straight up without even getting near a hole.]

. . .

I'll practice.

At least we don't run out... [See these balls sliding back down to the row. Mahiru takes one out and gets it into the second-lowest ring]

[Edea will indeed practice! She is untiring, it seems, and she launches ball after ball. Though the majority don't get anywhere in particular, she'll improve... marginally. With time.]

...Mahiru, right? Thanks for inviting me along.

It's no big deal--Edea-chan?

[When she sees a marginal improvement, Mahiru whoops moderately.]

Hey, that one was great!

Oh - just Edea!

[No doubt Mahiru has heard that objection many times already...]

But do you think so?

If I practice constantly, I bet I'll be winning prizes left and right soon.

That's the only way to get better at something, doing it all the time. Especially when there's aim involved! Your target isn't always where it looks like in your eyes... you have to learn a better way to be sure where it is.

[the things one learns practicing on a twin lens reflex camera for the sake of it. she doesn't immediately take in Edea's objection because yeah this isn't the first time... it's hard to remember and Edea-chan's cute!! Crud, she did it again in her head. Silly Mahiru trying to fit in]

Aim, huh? You'd think I'd be better at this somehow since I've used a bow before...

[But alas, someone has stolen her Runter Asterisk. Edea will give it a few more tosses before she speaks again.]

Mahiru - you're from the same place as... the other people marked 'SHSL', right? The one where...

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[ Ugh, Natalia's taken some hits to her optimism after discovering the body but as they head to the carnival, she regains her energy. ]

Very well... For the sake of ending this senseless violence, we must play with all our strength to gain a prize!

[ WHERE'S THE DARTS GAME ]

That's right! We'll win so many prizes, we'll be out of here before sundown!

[Probably not how it works, but she's got to cling to something here.]

Is there a game where you fight mock soldiers on a field of combat?

[no]

Yes, between the three of us, the prize machine will be empty in no time!

[ As for her second question... ] Hm... I don't think there is a coliseum here, Edea. If there was, they would stand no chance against our combined strength!

[Oh good someone who understands what she's talking about.]

That's too bad... I'm not sure how well my skills translate into games, but I'll do what I can, nonetheless!

...Er.

Hm.

[Edea will wander over to one of those water gun type games. A slight pause.]

This is...

It looks like a gun of some kind.

[ She look from the gun and then at the game. Gears turning... ] Perhaps we're meant to shoot them at the target. Though it doesn't seem like much of a challenge...

[guns....]

Of course.

[Edea can use broadswords, longswords, scimitars, claymores, shortswords, spears, lances, halberds, glaives, tridents, axes, rods, staves, maces, knives, daggers, bows, katanas, and iron knuckles.

She has never touched a gun in her life.]

Let's see, so --

[She proceeds to squirt herself in the face.]

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[ oh my god Edea

both for the long list of skills and for squirting herself in the face ]

My... Are you all right? Perhaps it is more difficult than I assumed.

[After spluttering for a few moments, Edea will wipe herself off and try to pretend nothing happened.]

I was testing its force!

[smooth]

It's. Definitely adequate.

I see. [ Looks like.. she may have bought it??

Natalia sits herself down on the seat next to Edea and grabs one of the guns for herself. She's been curious about them since she had to fight someone who used them... Though she didn't know they squirted water??

She'll squirt some at the target and then- ]

Oh! It moved!

Oh!

[Edea will respond in kind before taking up her own gun and holding it somewhat less idiotically.]

Then the point must be to follow it!

[Take that, target! Edea will squirt at the same one Natalia is aiming for. Double power!]

[ Tag team!! Natalia continues to squirt her gun and watch it move...

...

Is this really it ]

I thought it might be a bit more exciting...

Hm.

It's awfully slow, isn't it?

[Maybe they're at Level 1 or something...]

Well, it doesn't matter, as long as we get the promised prize. The important thing is to find the clue.

[...........though this could take a few years.]