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]

[Her lips immediately twitch into a smile at "confectionaries" - is he using that fancy schmancy codeword for candy? That's the most adorable thing she's ever heard. To her credit, she doesn't outright laugh; as a Super High School Level Photographer with a friend who's the freaking Super High School Level Gamer, she's got some ability to appreciate people who really put their back into esoteric talents that benefit the world in general.

(It's a good thing that if Mahiru ever gets any idea just how shady Earl Phantomhive really is, that'll have to happen after Kuzuryuu has died.)

She's done with this round of vegetable chopping too and has no more left given how dedicated she is to delegating that task onto certain kitchen disasters who ruined one or two pots of rice between them, so she gets up to dump both of those into the stew and commences stirring, still looking at Ciel.]

I've never heard of it... but I don't know a lot about candy brands. When I have some it's usually what my friends share with me and sometimes they unwrap it in advance.

Hey... if you've really got your finger on the pulse of the industry, do you think the stock that they have in the candy shoppe gives us any information? [That's how it would work in a class trial. Everyone's talent comes in handy eventually]

[cheats]

Well, that's not surprising. [ He says simply in response to her not knowing, and he waves a hand dismissively. ] It's 1888 where I'm from. I've already ascertained that this is hardly the case for most of the people here...

[ He kind of had an idea when he first saw Legion, and probably stared at Legion for a long time because he really just did not understand what he was seeing, but. By now, he's just not thinking about these things much since it's a little bit easier.

To her question, he looks surprised, since he's unsure of why she's asking at first, so he takes another bite to mull it over. But ultimately, Ciel just shrugs. ]

Um... I don't really know much though, no. They're all fairly generic. A bit low-quality, by my standards. [ His standards are high, though. ] Nothing I recognized, at least. Though it was rather bare by the time I got to it. Oz said he and someone else had picked through it already.

[photonement]

[Sure enough, she frowns. 20XX Mahiru Koizumi has decided not to believe any of that time travel, demon, fairy, monster, alien, robot stuff. But she's polite, especially to a little boy who is already stuck in the trappings of the nobility and clearly lacks the requested information either way--and furthermore, the frown turns into a more respectable curled, concentrating mouth, until she stamps her foot at the recollection.]

Honey! Of course! I saw him in there myself the first day we got here! He must have cleaned it out... what a bad boy. He should share more. Plus if he eats it all himself already he's gonna feel really bad later when we're all out.

[cheats]

[ At this point, it dawns on him, and Ciel's face twists into an indignant little frown, since he's a grumpy child. But Honey. You were the one to deprive him of full gluttony. ]

The one with the stuffed rabbit.

[ The way he says that makes it seem like he's grossly offended?? ]

That store was nearly empty by the time I got there!!

[photonement]

Yeah, him. I guess you two will have to talk it out, huh? Be careful. [Good lord. She hopes they don't kill each other. Meanwhile, she hopes this soup is still good... She raises the ladle to her lips and frowns.]

Hey, Ciel. I might need more pepper in this.

[You're good for something, right?]

[cheats]

[ He was about to fly off into buttfurious candy-related rage because Ciel is a big baby, but thankfully, Mahiru provides a distraction. His sour expression softens. ]

...Do you want me to taste it?

[ If there's anything Ciel is good at, it's being a critic, so you have the right person for that. ]

[photonement]

[Mahiru hadn't thought of it that way - she'd purely wanted someone who could move away from the stove to pick up the pepper shaker - but he has a good point.]

Sure, if you really wanna. But I'm gonna need the pepper first. Don't you see it? Over on the table. [Maybe this is an English thing - she remembers it's sometimes a whole vegetable - so she clarifies:] The black stuff.

[cheats]

Oh, well—

[ He looks a bit flustered at misunderstanding, but he grabs the pepper all the same and hands it to her, though he glances away. ]

...I do know what pepper is. [ He says like a petulant five year old... ]