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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[billows]

You're joking. [ But he's handing her the camera back. ] Just get rid of it, alright?

[obeytherod]

Ugh. [Malik winces at the noise. Somebody was just rooting around in his head, he doesn't need this!]

Do you have to do that?! Now answer me, what do you have to do with this place? [He's not bothering to answer her question at all.]

[jingler]

[He takes a couple deep breaths, trying to calm down a little from all the excitement, so he can answer the question.]

I'm not certain, but I suppose that may as well be the case. I have amnesia you see and I can't remember anything about myself - not even my own name. So for me, this really is the first time riding on this.

[glasshole]

Likewise. What an utterly hideous device.

[Showing her the snake bracelet. It's tacky enough that he's actually sort of amused by it, but doesn't comment.]

Bandages on the temple as well? No memories of the circumstances of being abducted?

[uncoincidental]

Usually it's for a ransom, or to use the safety of whoever they've taken as a bargaining chip. But...

[Her brow furrows a little.] Maybe it'll be easier to figure out what they want once we know what everyone they've kidnapped has in common. There has to be some reason they picked who they did, right?

[royalizing]

The... Vestal of Fire? [ ?? ]

I'm afraid I don't know what that means.

[jingler]

Yes, I believe that is the case. I cannot see my own head wound, but I can feel it on the side of my head. Everyone seems to have the same head wound, but the reason for it seems to be mysterious.

[edealistical]

Most people who harp on about freedom and deposing the king are bandits, in my experience.

[It's not her fault you're so suspicious.]

And I've never heard of the places you're talking about, either. One of us hit our heads, anyway.

[Her gaze settles on Sigma's head bandage.]

...Or maybe both of us.

Unless... well. It's a stretch, but time travel is possible, after all.

[fanbase]

You really think I have something to do with this lame place? Look at me. I wouldn't be caught dead here!

[unbridledjoy]

No. I am a Teen Titan.

[That is not going to make any sense to him, Starfire...]

[jingler]

Yes, let us go.

[He gladly goes to enter it first, though he only barely fits into the cup because of the suit's size.]

If you cannot fit in with me there are other cups you can go on.

[billows]

[ He really isn't expecting that, so she manages to get the cigarette away from him pretty easily. After a moment of just staring at her, he reaches his hand out. ] Excuse me? Give me that! Have you lost your mind?

[glasshole]

[He is absolutely going to let a fifteen year old climb the ferris wheel. But he'll at least soften it.]

Hm...it may be dangerous. If the structure doesn't seem stable, or if anything else doesn't seem right, you should come back down immediately. Oh, and try not to drop my phone, please.

[obeytherod]

If you ask me, you match the ugly decorations perfectly. [But more to the point, he shoots her an accusatory look.] I don't believe you.

[jingler]

Yes that seems to be the case. I just hope I didn't go overboard with it.

[Well he'll just keep this way for now.]

What about you miss? What did you take out of there?

[edealistical]

...You don't know what that means?

[Edea frowns and springs up again, beginning to pace.]

...My name is Edea Lee. My father is the Templar, leader of Eternia. I was on a journey to restore the world through the power of the Vestal of Wind, my good friend, Agnes Oblige.

[point again!!]

You don't know what any of that means, right?

[glasshole]

I honestly have no idea. It does let us know they're already aware of our identities...

And frankly, some of the information in here is absurd.

[uncoincidental]

[breaks a leg, sues the ootori family...]

It's not that high up! [Yes it is.] I've survived falls from greater heights, anyway. It'll be fine.

...don't worry, I won't drop it!

[sparklyrichbastard]

[He stops and looks at his own bracelet.]

How so?

[jingler]

[He'll take her good mood as a sign that she feels better now.]

An excellent idea Anise. Here, allow me to lead us out into the park. I've walked around a little already and it seems to be quite large.

[siggey]

I am Sigma. A guy your size would be hard to forget. I have no idea who you are, but you are wearing a mask...

[ I narrow my eyes. Could he have been the kidnapper, too? You can't get any more suspicious than how this man is dressed. ]

So how'd that happen, and when was that?

[glasshole]

Oh, I wouldn't rule out the possibility they have an agent or two here, but I'd be surprised if it was anyone high ranking. Of course, that's just me; I would presume the person in charge of such a massive operation wouldn't risk their own life. But there's little sense predicting the thought process of a person fitting us all with cartoon animal bracelets.

[edealistical]

What? No! This is some sort of weapon they've planted!

[Snuffing out the end because don't play with fire, kids!!]

I wonder how it works? I'm sure it's like one of Qada's inventions - the Salvemakers are such a devious bunch.

[obeytherod]

[Close enough!

Malik narrows his eyes as she holds up her hand, his eyes looking for the bracelet. As soon as he sees it, he understands and closes his hand around the bracelet embedded in his own wrist.

He still sounds angry, but only his frustration seems to be aimed at her now.] Do you remember how you got here?

mess hall

[glasshole]

I didn't bother looking inside. Was that an oversight?

[And noticing the map.]

Ah, I see. A map seems like a useful thing to have.