day one

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dreamland day one 41 players remaining. 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. rulebook character statuses private conversations graveyard Voting will close at 10 PM EST on Sept 24. Though a special comment for discussion will go up shortly before voting, you are encouraged to discuss who to vote for throughout the day. Voting

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[photonement]

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

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

Darn!

[edealistical]

[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.

[photonement]

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]

[edealistical]

[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.

[photonement]

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

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

Hey, that one was great!

[edealistical]

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.

[photonement]

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]

[edealistical]

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...

[The other death game is happening.]

[photonement]

Yeah, I am, we were gonna go to the same "high school".

[But Edea sounds like she has an idea why that wasn't going to work out.]

Why do you ask?

[edealistical]

((Hunter not Runter...))

I see.

[A slight pause.]

I will support you all any way I can... It is too cruel, what has been done to you.

[photonement]

Thanks, Edea, I'm really glad to hear that. Sorry you had to find out. We're kind of lucky like this, though, aren't we? Five of us off that island...

[edealistical]

I am not so sure this game is much better than the other. Though I haven't heard anything but vague descriptions...

But I'm glad you have your friends with you, at least.

[photonement]

Awww, is Edea alone? It's okay, we can be your friends too.

[Though she says this too quickly and full of honey to be coming from a place of trust as opposed to mere altruism.]

[edealistical]

That's very kind.

[Edea's sober response accepts that for what it is.]

I shall hope sincerely that the 5 of you, at least, will survive this place.

[sorry kazoo]