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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[cakelover]

Oh, I see...! My favorite kind is strawberry, so I can kind of understand that feeling.

[ Candy is life ]

[photonement]

[The ride slows down at last. Mahiru tries to get up. She sits back down. She tries again. She fails again. Thousand yard stare. This is the real war never mind Teruteru and Byakuya.]

Woo...

[Give her a second...]

Hoo...

[photoshot]

[ ... OH RIGHT time to tuck away the wings. they fold up and disappear, like magic. ]

I don't! But if they wanted to call me in to do a story, they didn't have to go as far as kidnapping me.

[fanbase]

It's all in the wrists.

[ Seriously though Clash is sucking this up and loving every moment of the attention. Clash sits back as casually as one can in nearly-too-small teacups, not knowing what to expect after not riding them for a couple of years. ]

Are you in a band too? You totally look like you could be!

[cakelover]

Oh?! What would you like, miss?

[ so polite ]

[photonement]

You'd get along with Hiyoko-chan for sure...!

I'm Mahiru Koizumi, what's your name?

[photonement]

[Photojournalist gal-pal nod.]

This is way out of hand. We should sue if we get out of here.

[that's pretty pessimistic though Mahiru]

[cakelover]

Eh?! What kind of fruit?

[ IS IT STRAWBERRY...sparkling shoujo eyes ]

[cakelover]

[ Honey has already taken so much candy...he is going to have a literal horde in his room and no one can stop him. ]

Eh? Oh, hello!

[ Stuffs more candy in his pockets ]

[photoshot]

Suing would be letting them off lightly. We ought to teach them a harsher lesson, don't you think?

[impheired]

[Wow that's a little surprising. She didn't even fuss a little bit. Once the patch is back in his hand though, Kuzuryuu wastes no time in pulling it back onto his head.]

Like I said, I'm not wearing it because I want to be a pirate, dumbass. [He pulls his hands away from his head as he finishes adjusting the patch.] I'm wearing it because I can't see out of that fucking eye. Anyway...going off of what you were saying earlier, I'm guessing I'm the first of our classmates you've run into, yeah?

[Wow since when did he refer to himself as part of the group. KUZURYUU WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU.]

[cakelover]

Right! Maybe through one of the shut-down areas? Usa-chan and I couldn't get into all of the rides!

[ or the adventure playhouse is that a ride we just don't know ]

[cakelover]

It seems like - I can show you how to look at them, if you want.

[ AND LOOK THERE WE GO, CHEAP PRIZE WON! ]

[sunshade]

[ s q u i n t s

Okay, she'll stoop down to his level, studying him intensely. ]

Either you can understand what I'm saying with moderate human knowledge of speech, or I'm sitting here having a one-sided conversation with a Pomeranian.

[ okay, so, maybe this dog wasn't a shikigami....? But if he was, he must be separated from his master. Maybe that was why he couldn't talk. ]

If you can understand me, bark three times.

[royalizing]

Don't you think there are more important things to be doing right now? Like finding out who or what brought us here, and why?

[cakelover]

Of course! We wouldn't let anything happen to you.

[ If nothing else they can be relied upon for that... ]

[perfectstrike]

...!!

[Oh. Okay. There he is.

Peko wheels immediately at the sound of his voice, before he can even finish her name. There's a moment where she's at a loss to hear him referring to her by her last name, then a longer one as all her attention goes to the eyepatch. And then immediately over his shoulder to make it look as if she isn't staring.

Act like regular high school students.]

I am fine, [she manages after a too-long beat. There's a subtle waver to her voice, but her expression remains as stony as ever.] Kuzuryuu.

[Her gaze flits back to the eyepatch, and she swallows before following his look to the door. Right. Okay.]

...Would you like to come in?

[Yes. That is the normal response to a classmate outside your door. #Nailed it. Nothing weird about this situation at all. Just a conversation between classmates.]

[cakelover]

...Takashi and I won't let anything happen to you, Kao-chan! It'll be okay!

[ Pats his arm... ]

[cakelover]

Mitsukuni Haninozuka - but most people call me Honey!

[ Presumably from the "Hani" in Haninozuka. ]

Is Hiyoko-chan your friend, Mahiru-chan?

[photonement]

Well, I'm not very good at that kind of--besides, that could get really dangerous. Maybe this is a... I don't know, misunderstanding.

A

[murimurimuri]

[He peers out the front door and takes pause at the sight of someone there. Well, she seems distracted enough. Maybe he can sneak around.]

[photonement]

Yeah, she is... but I'm pretty sure she didn't get taken with us, because she would have headed for this place right away.

[Yep... looking for her... Hiyoko should just wear one of those "please return to Mahiru Koizumi" shirts]

[photoshot]

This is quite the number of victims for one misunderstanding. And the charges include more than just kidnapping.

[sunshade]

[ ...............why is this place filled with so many odd people. why. ]

...I don't need a piggyback ride.

[ no, she probably does, but rather she doesn't want one. ]

[photonement]

Maybe so, but... gosh, this is probably getting into international law.