day zero

[guestcontrol]

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!

Comments

[belgian]

[Offering him the knife! Handle first, of course.] You cut, and I'll teach you the rest.

[5_9]

Acknowledged.

[ At least Legion doesn't seem bothered at all! In fact, it stands up and moves towards the food that Missile had been trying to get to. It doesn't exactly eat, so it just picks up the first thing that seems like a dog would eat and crouches again to offer it. ]

Behavior analysis indicates that you were hungry.

[poyoyon]

Must be!! Ibuki's friend is Mahiru Koizumi, she's the Super High School Level Photographer.

[ Ibuki hops out of the teacup, stretching. ]

Hm hm hm...shall we go to the coaster, next?!

[photonement]

What kind of explosive IS THIS???

Would other people get caught in it too??

[eventhandler]

Those sound terrifying.

[ROYCE TELLS IT LIKE IT IS. At her next statement, he tilts his head, frowning.]

...What are beavers?

[poyoyon]

Ibuki didn't even realize it was December! But she will get right on that!

[ if she remembers............ ]

Where's the snow, though?! Unacceptable!

rules

[guestcontrol]

[Once everyone is gathered in the Hall of Mirrors, a voice speaks up over the intercom. The voice is cheerful but mechanical, as though spoken through a voice distortion software. It seems to be reading from a script. You can follow along from the rulebooks you've been given.]

"It's time to play an exciting and fun-filled game, everyone! You see, all of here were brought here to be our guests, in a way…but the truth is, seven of you are actually special VIP guests with special perks!

VIP guest perks include being permitted in the park at night, getting access to exclusive areas, exciting snack and drink service, and permission to murder one regular guest every night. Fun! But we don't want the rest of you to feel left out. And that's why, every day once the killing starts, you'll be permitted to pick one person to kill yourselves, as a group!

You can kill whoever you want as guests, but as a bonus challenge, why not try to find and kill the VIPs? If all of them are found and killed, the killing will stop and all of you will be permitted to leave. Anyway, the rules get a little complicated from here on out, so please read them carefully and ask for help from a friend if you don't understand!"

Basic Rules

1. Each night, the seven VIPs will meet and decide on someone to kill.
2. Each day once the killing begins, the guests as a whole will meet in the afternoon and vote on a guest to execute.
3. If no one is executed, the VIPs will be allowed to invite somebody new to join them!
4. If a VIP is executed, the guests can vote on a guest that they don't want to die! That guest will have a chance of protection!
5. Keep enjoying the park and playing games, too. There may be additional special prizes to be won that can help you.
6. The game ends when the VIP outnumber the regular guests, when all the VIP are dead, or upon triggering the Super Bonus Special Sudden Death Round.

"There are several guests who will be given abilities to help you if you want to play the VIP-finding challenge! There profiles are listed below, and every day we will post a bulletin with the profiles of the ones who are still alive!"

Jobs for Guests!

Detective: Every night, will learn the alignment (guest or special guest) of one player. Will also be alerted whenever there's a successful conversion.

Buddy Cops: Meet at night. Every night, chooses one player to learn the alignment of. Will learn the alignment of that player. If one buddy cop is killed, the other may be able to survive one more day before dying, and cannot be saved. If one buddy cop is converted, they will still attend cop meetings, but their vote will technically not count.

Medical Team: Meet at night. Every night, choose one player to protect from being killed. If a protected player's buddy dies that night, they will survive. If one of the medical team dies, the other may be able to survive one more night before dying. Cannot protect themselves.

Conversion Busters: Meet at night. Every night, chooses a player to protect from being converted. Their protection will extend to that player's buddy as well. If one of them dies, the other may be able to survive one more night before dying, and cannot be saved.

Detonator: Meets at night. Chooses one player to receive a key that can, at any time, detonate another player's guest identification bracelet and kill them.

MVP: This isn't a role, but a tool that becomes available whenever there is a successful execution. All remaining guest players may anonymously vote on a person to protect. Whoever gets the most votes will have that percentage of a chance of survival if attacked at night.

"Oh, I almost forgot! We wanted to know if this game was more fun for individual players or in teams. There are 42 of you here. 14 of you will be playing on your own, but there are also 14 teams of two who get to be buddies. You and your buddy are linked by your guest identification bracelets, so check now to see if you can find one! If your buddy dies, your bracelet will immediately detonate, so you have a strong incentive to work together, and it might not be a good idea to tell people you have a buddy!"

Buddy Rules

7. There are fourteen individual players and fourteen teams of two.
8. If your buddy dies, you'll also die, unless someone was protecting you.
9. If a buddy is brought over to the VIPs, their other buddy won't be automatically converted. It's also not a guarantee buddies are on the same team.
10. Buddies vote as a team, with only one vote between the two of them. If two buddies cast different votes, only the first one will count.


And the Most Important Rule of All…

11. Have fun!!!

[siggey]

[ I wave my hand irritably. If he's going to tell me an insane story and be self-conscious about it, at least save the apologies.

I just want to confirm one thing. ]

How did the nine people get trapped in that warehouse, anyway?

[poyoyon]

It's...it's definitely not there to kill people, right?

[ nooooooooooo ]

[mediumburgers]

Can you do that? I'd think you'd need to be a surgeon, I mean you'd have to cut into your wrist! And you'd have to be fast, or boom!

[poyoyon]

Ibuki will totally help with that! And of course we have to ride all the rides to be extra thorough!

[ right ]

Re: afternoon

[ionicwoman]

[Wow, this is complete bullshit?]

C-Casualties? What's going on? Iyaaaaa, poor little Anise is scared!

[5_9]

Database entries indicate that Belgium is a country located on Earth, in the Sol System. No records found for naming popularity for this name as applied to organics.

[ This is a very wordy way of saying that the robot is confused... ]

[poyoyon]

Similar but different!!! Every genre is important in the land of music! Even ukelele! Even hibachi!

Re: afternoon

[crueltobekind]

. . . This has to be an elaborate prank.

[poyoyon]

Nice to meet you, Legion-chan!!

[ LEGION... ]

You have to help spin the wheel!! Spin spin spin! Holding it still doesn't help the fun!

[poyoyon]

A-and Ibuki thought she was going to help and make a cool friend! Shot through the heart! It's too cruel!

[poyoyon]

Ibuki's gonna keep her eyes wiiiiiiiiide open!

[ YES WE ARE MOVING and this ride is actually fast. HERE WE GO, ROYCE. YOU ARE LIVING, NOW. ]

[poyoyon]

Right, like Ibuki said! Ayayayayaya-chan!

[mediumburgers]

Have you faced something like this before?

[sunshade]

[ a slight nod ] Admittedly, I can't seem to remember the events of the past day or so. I do believe it has something to do with the surgery performed on us, but...really, that only implies they've prodded at our pre-frontal cortexes.

What were the circumstances of this suit? Did you wake up one morning to find yourself wearing it?

[fanbase]

[ As she trails behind her, she actually feels a little sad that the Misfits aren't here. They all would have a lot of fun here, even if things have changed lately between her and them. Her sadness is brief or rather, she's become interested in getting along with Ibuki, and she perks up at the suggestion of the roller coaster. ]

That would be wicked! Do you think we'll be the only ones on it? I bet that would make it way more fun.

[poyoyon]

Ibuki will be a cheerleader!

[ Casually coming over to hang off of Peko's arm hi Peko hi ]

[royalizing]

A... game? I've never heard of a game that required unwilling participants!

[ Natalia is fuming as she scans her bracelet. The second someone shows up in person to take responsibility for all this, she's going to let them have it. ]

[poyoyon]

No no no nonononononono! Ibuki isn't listeniiiiiiiiiiiiiing!