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]

[K preps the ride to start, giving it a short delay so he has enough time to pick an animal. He goes for one of the larger ones, hoping it isn't too old to hold what he imagines is his heavy weight.]

Well I am wearing underwear underneath this suit if that's what you mean. The toga I have nothing to do with, but I admit it has grown on me. It's very..."stylish" in my opinion.

log flume

[harepiece]

[SUDDENLY SHE IS NOT ALONE.

That is, Oz has been wandering around pretty much everywhere, since he's packed full of a ridiculous amount of energy despite being a noble and thus doesn't suffer from the Easily Tired Curse. But as soon as he spots this struggling nerd leaning against the flume, he's rushing right over.]

You should be careful, miss! The water out here is dangerous!

[What if she falls in and becomes an algae zombie.]

[paws_and_rewind]

[ These things happen when you're that low to the ground and any inconvenience that comes out of it does not stay in Missile's head long enough to form a grudge. He's a good boy oh wow. Well, he knows he is, of course he is, he's the best. HELLO. Missile wuffs in the traditional pomeranian greeting and sits back to evaluate this stranger.

He... smells like blood because everyone does and it's making him a little nervous, but what's that scent under it? It's an animal scent and kind of like rats but not really? This requires investigation. What is the best place to sniff. Hands? Face? Long purple thing? There are so many choices. (The answer is sniff everything he can get away with because that's how dogs work.) ]

b

[poyoyon]

Yes! Ibuki will show you!

[ OH HELLO OZ the random teenage girl is hooking her arm through yours and towing you towards them????? Do you want to escape because if so you should probably get on that immediately or you might not have a choice... ]

Let's spin around and around!

[missformed]

It's a great first step! I'm sure everyone will feel a lot better once they've eaten.

[Belgium sure would be a weird name to anyone who's familiar with Earth countries! Sadly, this is not one of those people.] I'm M'gann! Oh, but you can call me Megan if you want. [Keeping her secret identity is pretty much a lost cause with it right on those bracelets, after all.]

[jingler]

Ha Ha.

[His laugh comes out robotic, even more so than his words.]

You make a good point. I suppose I have been stuck in it for long enough that I don't feel too discomforted by it. Although I would very much like to be freed of it. I was told there is a keyhole on the back of the suit, but without a key I can't exactly unlock it.

[loveisanopendoor]

...Oh my goodness, those are awfully big teacups...why would anyone possibly need to drink tea out of something that huge?

[Anna doesn't mind being dragged over at all, but, she's incredibly befuddled!]

You mean they're like carriages that are shaped like cups? That's so weird...

...I like it.

B

[mediumburgers]

[ Awwwwww baby rabbits!! Ok, she has no idea what this guy is mumbling to himself about but she'll approach anyway. ]

Baby rabbits don't seem disastrous to me! Unless cuteness is a disaster.

[chronic]

[ Under the suit... huh. Maybe it's some kind of armor...? He said it wasn't a costume... ]

Haha. You didn't pick it out yourself?

c

[poyoyon]

[ He couldn't have picked a more cheerful person to talk to! ...Well, maybe he could have. There are some pretty sunny people around. Ibuki seems to be in good (?) spirits, though.

Possibly because it's just a change in kidnapping location more than anything else... ]

I to the B to the U to the K to the I! Put it together, and what do you get?! Ibuki's name! Mioda Ibuki! But hey hey hey, Ibuki didn't get a name in response?! Does that mean she gets to name you?

[sunshade]

[ Patchouli twirls around quickly, most certainly knocking something down with her mound of hair. However, she pays it no mind and studies K, instead. ]

I seem to have been drugged for a long period of time, so not precisely. [ ... ] As much as I would like to, sitting around won't help me figure out what's going on.

[ and she figures he really doesn't have a clue either, because someone concerned about her wobbly walking sure wouldn't have been one of the ones to cut open her head in the first place ]

[jingler]

I agree with all of that...although the throwing up part wouldn't be quite as enjoyable as the rest of it I imagine.

[Especially if he throws up inside the suit...he can't imagine how uncomfortable it'll become to be inside this suit, more than it already is.]

There is a large contraption in this park that I think fits your description however. [He points toward the roller coaster in the short distance.] Do you want to go on that one?

Kyouya Ootori | various

[glasshole]

A.

[He's one of the slower to leave the actual barracks. Feeling groggy and tired as he is, it's hard to get himself to wake up until he suddenly becomes aware of circumstances. Still, even after that, he takes the time to very carefully go over every inch of the room for anything out of the ordinary, to examine the small box of possessions, and to examine the wounds. They're real, so that probably rules out any benign explanations.

It all comes together to one incredibly ugly picture, so despite his head throbbing putting him in a vile mood, he finds it necessary to remain composed. Immediate action is to wait outside his room and observe as much as he can, but seeing someone pass bye:]

One moment, please.

B.

[Later, in the park, he can be found near the outskirts or any high points. He's checking the reception on his cell phone; nothing, which doesn't seem to come as a surprise.]

[belgian]

It's nice to meet you! [Belgium digs around a bit for a proper knife and cutting board.] You'd think if someone was going to kidnap a bunch of people they could at least have better food for everyone.

[poyoyon]

Thaaaaaat's right! Just trust Ibuki! Come on, let's pick that pink one! Ibuki wants to twirl around until she's sick!

[ Why is this girl speaking in the third person? Who knows. But we are going straight over to that pink teacup with the yellow daisy pattern. ]

Ibuki is Ibuki! What's your name?

[harepiece]

[Oz, to his benefit, does manage to look suitably chastised at pretty much both points that she brings up. Not that privacy in a kidnapping situation matters much, he's sure, but it's the principle.]

Ah— You're right! And I am! It's just... exploring everything is an important part of becoming familiar with a situation, probably. ["probably"...]

[ionicwoman]

Mess Hall;
[Right, wake up with a throbbing headache, fuzzy memories, no idea where she is or where she got there - this isn't suspicious at all.]

[Anyway, she needs information, so the first thing she does after getting into a public place, is take a deep breath, then scream at the top of her lungs:]

KYAAAAAAAAH! Somebody, help me!

Carnival;
[After that initial cry for attention, Anise has made her way around and located the closest possible attraction to gambling. Some kind of game. But why play if she can get someone else to? She turns to the nearest person with a hopeful look}

Hey, hey, won't you try to win something for cute little me? ♥ It'd be a great pick me up~

Ferris Wheel;
[Of course the stupid thing doesn't work! How is she supposed to get up there and get a good view?]

[She starts clambering up into one of the seats, with the aim to reach another and get higher]

[It's not exactly a great plan]

[belgian]

If there's an injury on your head, maybe whoever brought us here has it. [It doesn't look like his suit is cut through or anything.]

[foetida]

Kidnapception? What the heck does that mean? [She's pretty loathe to admit lack of knowledge in anything, but this girl is clearly super weird so...]

A.

[glasshole]

[He's in the mess hall with a notebook and clipboard, writing down a list of everything he can find. Overhearing her suggestion, though.]

Entirely so. And without an accurate count of our number, or an estimate of how long it needs to last...

But please! Don't go hungry.

b

[poyoyon]

[ Oh, hey, a familiar face! Awesome. Even if it's one of the classmates Ibuki hasn't spoken to as much, at least it's someone she recognizes, and Ibuki's drawn over like a magnet because of it. ]

Ehhhhhh?! Disaster?! Ibuki thinks there's been enough of that for one day!

[harepiece]

We'll have to make sure these little guys get their fair share of provisions too, then!

[He'll be approaching after that to get a closer look at the little bunnies, clearly wanting to... hold some, too...]

[jingler]

I did not. It was already attached to the suit when I woke up inside it.

[As he finishes the carousel jolts slightly and begins to move, the carousel tune beginning. It sounds incredibly disturbed however because of old the machinery is, but that doesn't stop K.]

Ha ha ha! [If his voice didn't already sound monotonous, his laugh sounds almost completely artificial.] How exciting. We're moving!

[sunshade]

[ THANK YOU MERCIFUL GOD by which she means thanks, Anna. There's a part of her stranger danger senses screaming here, but the other part of her wheezing her lungs out wins over. She snatches the bottle up quickly and starts to gulp it down, hacking but actually seeming more content. ]

...need to invest...in an inhaler...

[ Once her breahing evens out, she looks up a bit sheepishly. ]

...thank you. [ /hack-cough ] Perhaps that would be for the best, adamant as I am to keep searching.

[poyoyon]

Ibuki was already kidnapped before she was brought here, you know? So she was kidnapped from being kidnapped...at this point, she's a little tired of freaking out about being kidnapped...

[ It's so last kidnapping ago! ]