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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[chronic]

Haven't you ever been on one before?

[royalizing]

I haven't seen Ion... nor anyone else.

I don't know what's going on here, but they won't get away with kidnapping a member of the Kimlascan royal family! Not to mention, I'm sure Ion will have people searching for you too.

[chronic]

Yeah. [ he's 10, cut him some slack!! ] Why not?

[chronic]

Uh...

What?

[ he is so not following. ]

A

[uncoincidental]

[okay so i mostly just wanted to throw her at him because she's from a fantasy ripoff of alexandria.......... that's almost egyptian, right

Anyway, Sheba doesn't take too kindly to being yelled at, which is why her eyes are narrowed somewhat when she turns to look at him when he calls out to her. But she can understand fear and anger in this kind of situation, and so she only lets a little of her irritation bleed through as she holds up her hand so he can see the bracelet embedded into her wrist.]

Someone who was brought here against my will, just like you!

[royalizing]

Genius or not, he won't get away with this, if he truly is the one behind it. [ She sounds absolutely certain of that. ]

Were your friends with you before you woke up?

[fanbase]

Just wondering.

[ She looks around some more and hardly seeings anything of interest. Clash closes the door and turns back to him. ]

Nothing in there even looks real, it just looks like a buncha typical Halloween stuff. Lame.

[jingler]

What?

[He says, genuinely confused at his reaction.]

Have I...made a mistake? You are Sigma, aren't you? At least you look slightly similar to him, right down to the same clothes.

[Maybe it is a mix-up then. Or he has amnesia as well - he hopes that isn't the case.]

[siggey]

T-that's true...

[ I swallow, but what she says makes perfect sense. This place's been creepy from the start, but nothing looks like it's out to murder us... at least not yet.

I watch her eat the sandwich, before trying my best to stop thinking about that and focus on something else. ]

So... got any idea what they want? Or where in the world we are, freaky amusement park set aside?

[photonement]

Yeah... this is really getting stranger. This can't be his place - or hers for that matter - without two-colored faces plastered over everything. But why would they let us get taken away? Did somebody else get their hands on the Magic Stick?

[edealistical]

Yes, I've thought of that, too, to be honest - that's why I said 'most'. The person behind this could be disguised as one of us. It'd be the easiest way to observe us without arousing ire...

But until that's clear, I can't forsake so many for fear of the one enemy.

[chronic]

Yeah, isn't that the idea?

[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.

[siggey]

What do you mean, too, and how the hell do you know my name?!

[jingler]

Having freedom, in my opinion, is one of the most important things about being alive. I thank you for respecting it.

[Though he doesn't get the whole "fated to be vassals" thing, but K knows he isn't one to talk about eccentricities. Robot suit and all.]

If there is nothing here, we can explore elsewhere. I imagine this is a large place.

Carnival

[obeytherod]

[Malik was surveying the area when Anise approached him. He looks down at her, his expression unchanging from its usual cold leer.]

No. I'm looking for a way out, not wasting my time on some stupid game! [After waking up feeling like he's had a lobotomy, Malik gives even less of a shit than usual.]

[edealistical]

Yes. And they're the ones that Victor - and all of his associates - actually want to capture. I'm just... an extra.

[Edea will take a few steps away now to flop on a bunk.]

...But I don't think it could be about capturing Agnes. I don't know who any of you are.

[She sits up.]

You're not the Vestal of Fire or anything, are you?

[fanbase]

Well yeah, but you'd think they would have at least one thing here that looks cool. Even their make-up kits look totally low quality, they're probably expired too.

[sparklyrichbastard]

[Tamaki immediately holds out a hot dog.]

Here you are, adorable little friend! Eat up!

[crueltobekind]

I just wish I knew what they wanted us all for.

[glasshole]

Who knows? They wouldn't have left us this if they didn't want us alive.

[No threats here! Just a friendly acknowledgment that he knows and happens to have chosen to keep it to himself.]

But I wouldn't rely on it.

[jingler]

Oh my...it seems I've made a mistake...and yet you are Sigma. This is a very peculiar situation.

[Does he have amnesia then? He hopes not. K sighs and picks himself up from the ground, seeming even larger than before and towering well over Sigma.]

Please do not distress. My name is K. I know your name because we have met before.

[uncoincidental]

That, I'm not sure of.

[She takes another bite of the sandwich and thinks it over as she chews and swallows.] They could be holding us for a ransom of some kind, or they could want us to do something for them. But if they want us to do them a favor, they should've just asked nicely. I'm not really in the mood to help them out after this.

[When she says this, she frowns and taps on the bracelet embedded into her skin with her free hand.]

I'm not sure where we are, either. I've never seen anything like this place before.

[billows]

Oh. [ Like he hasn't even considered the idea of water. ] That's a good idea. Are you a student?

[siggey]

How do you even draw that conclusion? We've been a civilized society for hundreds of years, and I'm not a thief, I'm just a regular college student!

[ I can't believe this. Does she seriously not know ANY of the places I just mentioned? ]

I've never heard of that continent before, it's not in any atlas. I may not be a geography major, but even I know that much! This makes no sense. You're really not making any of this up? Or hit your head, or... something?