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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[jingler]

Wheeee! This is so much fun! Though I wish it was a little faster. Oh I wonder if we could get our picture taken on this ride.

[Don't feel sorry for him, he's having the time of his life right now.]

[royalizing]

[ Natalia's definitely growing more alarmed by the minute as she feels her head, and winces slightly in pain. ]

'Victor'? You know who the person behind this abduction is?

[siggey]

Former possessions? What do you mean?

[ I have a bad feelings about this... ]

It's an amusement park. Like this one, but with way cooler rides, better maintenance, nicer decorations, and sees tons of visitors every day. The main mascot is Mickey Mouse, a black humanoid cartoon mouse. Uh... The theme came from Disney's animated cartoons, first created by a guy named Walt Disney, which is where the name came from.

[ That's more or less what everyone should know, right? ]

You really don't know anything about Disney? Where are you from?

[ I glance down, noticing her shoes. Wait a second. ]

Disney should be popular, even in Asia! ...And why are you wearing wings, anyway?

[ The flash were so blinding, I barely noticed until now... ]

[paws_and_rewind]

[ Who is a good boy it is him heck yes it is him. Missile's so excited that he's squirming around in circles...

...What's that she's looking at? Oh! That beeping thing that was under the white cloth he chewed off earlier. Yeah, he doesn't like it either. Chewing it off didn't work before, but maybe it will work this time??

It does not work this time. A few pictures and words come up like on the big box his mistresses like to look at, but they don't move or anything and Missile can't read, so they're not important. ]

[sparklyrichbastard]

I am a child of two lands! A child of the world!

I'm guessing you're... American? Or Canadian.

[crueltobekind]

[He lets out a sharp laugh, more tension than anything.]]

Creepy's a pretty big understatement, isn't it? What kind of weirdo brings this many people here?

[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?

[photonement]

Okay, here you go!

[Click! Mahiru hums proudly as she checks her viewfinder.]

You've got a *nice* costume.

[uncoincidental]

Someone with a lot to gain... but a lot to lose, too. Whoever it is has taken a pretty big risk with their choice of targets.

[She doesn't actually know who Kaoru is but... well. She's not exactly a nobody where she came from; chances are, no one else who's been kidnapped is a "nobody," either.]

[murimurimuri]

[The pause in the sheep's motion is enough for Simon to catch up and scoop up his naughty monkey.]

Thank you so much! I'd have lost my job if I lost this little guy.

[edealistical]

Hmm...

[It's a good point.]

So many of us in this large, open prison. Perhaps you're right. ...Perhaps the point is to manipulate us into punishing ourselves.

...Then I'll swear that no matter what happens, I won't lose sight of the truth. Black is black and white is white - And I won't forget the blackest fiends of all. On my honor as an Eternian knight.

Re: Petting zoo

[murimurimuri]

[Whistles loudly to catch the dog's attention.]

[shoutoku_administrator]

Black is black, and white is white...

Tell me, how will you avoid losing sight of a truth that you haven't even seen?

[edealistical]

Your hand!

[Edea will gasp and run over to try and pluck the cigarette away.]

Look! ...But what a pitiful attempt - I bet it explodes after a few moments of burning! Are you unharmed?

[........it is pretty clear at this point that she has never seen anything like a cigarette before.]

Malik Ishtar | Various

[obeytherod]

A; Barracks
[Malik is in a panic, waking up without Rishid nearby, in a strange room with his head throbbing. A million scenarios run through his head, but none of them fit. He's not sure how anyone could have captured him, or how they would have known.

He can't calm himself down, breathing short and shallow breathes as his hands shake terror. It's some time before he can grit his teeth and exit the room. When he does, the bandages around his head are starting to come loose as he keeps touching them, halfway between wanting to tear them off and knowing he should keep them on. His wrist is also bleeding from where it seems he tried to claw the bracelet out, with no success.

Malik's just looking for another person, and who whoever he comes across is going to be stopped swiftly in their tracks.]

Hey! [Now that he sees another human being, that fear is turning into fury.] Who are you?!

B; Petting Zoo
[After finding everyone else seems to be just as confused as he is, Malik's found the petting zoo. He's staring vacantly at the animals there, not really watching them at all. He's merely focusing on them as he thinks.]

[edealistical]

The land of the free? ...You don't mean brigands? You belong to a roving band of thieves?

[The suspicious squint has returned.]

Eisenberg is in Eisenberg. I don't know how much clearer that gets. It's a continent.

[siggey]

Blame it on the responsible jerk who kidnapped us in the first place. I still can't believe how many kids I've seen since I woke up, but malnourished animals to boot? This amusement park is messed up.

[ I was going to stand up until I realized what the costumed man said next. ]

Wait... what?

[ WHAT?? ]

[murimurimuri]

[Keyes jumps and then freezes; luckily for Money he's used to this sort of thing and has no trouble hanging on.]

Er... no? Yes? I'm sorry?

[edealistical]

Victor S. Court.

Genius physician, brilliant scientist, and a complete loony. If he's involved, we're really in a pickle...

I'm surprised I don't see my friends, though.

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[fanbase]

[ Clash raises her eyebrow at how angry this dude is. Why's he yelling at her? It's not like it's her fault, she's a part of this too. ]

I'm— [ She bangs her wrist cymbals together. ] Clash! Who are you?

[godwhisperer]

Hmph.

[Yeah. Yeah, pretty much.]

You see, that particular design was created specifically to blaspheme against me and my Four Dark Gods of Destruction.

[edealistical]

The truth is always there! You just have to figure it out for yourself - and act.

And right now, the truth I know is that most - if not everyone here - is blameless for this crime.

[godwhisperer]

Mm, the inmates and not the tournament master. They must know that if they showed themselves, I'd unleash my power and turn their little park to rubble.

It is incredibly insulting...if that abomination isn't behind these circumstances as well...

[shoutoku_administrator]

It's just a thought from a conversation I had earlier. The mastermind behind all this could easily be among us, disguised as a victim.

[chronic]

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