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!

Comments

[fanbase]

That'd make sense if there was actually a motivation here. Who's dumb enough to look at these rules and think all this is worth killing for?

[obeytherod]

It's under our skin, how do we know it's not rooted to something even further down? I tried taking it off already, but if you want to try breaking somebody's hand, I won't stop you.

[siggey]

That's a really weird name. Were you always called that? And you said you don't remember too, so just assumed you were also kidnapped?

[ Now that I'm making a better effort at breathing, I should bring up some of the other stuff he mentioned earlier that sounded suspicious, too. ]

...

Why do the lambs upset you?

[I glance back at the animals, but my attention ends up on the rabbits again. They've hopped away. Huh... ]

[edealistical]

I was hoping you'd say that.

[Edea smiles.]

Why don't you keep a lookout for me - I'll let you know if I think the coast is clear once I'm near the top?

[poyoyon]

[ ...transitions into beatboxing ]

[edealistical]

There's all kinds of magic in the world. I'm sure there's a way to bind someone's abilities - I'm guessing you mean more than just something like a Silence spell.

[harepiece]

[MISSILE NO...

After Oz is done trying and failing to fully calm down and help other people stop frothing at the mouth in terror, he'll eventually crouch down wherever Missile is, holding a hand out.]

Hey, you... [Please let him pet you friend, he needs Fluffy Dog Time.]

[obeytherod]

We can chop off a person's hand, I don't care! The dog just won't complain.

[crueltobekind]

[Kaoru's just more amused the more annoyed Dipper gets.]

We'll see about that.

[mediumburgers]

Oh, that might be a better idea! Broken hands can heal better than stumps! And we wouldn't need to find an ax.

Does anyone want to volunteer to have their hand broken into thousands of pieces?

[ no ]

[terci]

[Dipper turns around at the sound of the voice, still obviously spooked from the announcement.]

W-what?

[edealistical]

Archaic?

I thought you were calling me a 'kid' just now. You should make up your mind about this.

[harepiece]

[CANDY OMELETTES...

Oz would try them.]

You don't need to apologize! It's definitely an unpleasant situation... [TO SAY THE LEAST.] But we'll find our way out soon enough, so it'll be all right.

[harepiece]

["SOME PEOPLE FIND THEM FUN" says Peko while clearly leaving herself out of that category. Wow...]

I guess... [In response to her basically saying in Polite Peko Terms that riding it is a dumb, dumb idea and that he'd probably die the death if he tried.]

Um— I haven't! I haven't heard of them until I woke up here, actually.

[obeytherod]

And I'm sure they won't blow you up before you get there! [He's just sneering at her. Malik's less than optimistic.]

[shoutoku_administrator]

Yes... something like this was inevitable, wasn't it?

As suspected, there are enemies hiding among us. It's a game of kill or be killed.

[harepiece]

[Life is good for Oz and dog. He'll pretty much keep petting Missile until he gets tired of it... And talk to him at the same time, because he's one of Those People that talks to animals.]

Did that taste all right? Huh... It's okay for you to eat stuff like that, isn't it? [Probably should have thought of that sooner, WHOOPS.]

[harepiece]

[The first part gets a thoughtful look, but the second one just earns her... nothing but confusion. Definitely no recognition at all. Oz doesn't even recognize "Halloween" as a holiday...]

I haven't heard of any of those before. Are they some type of concert?

[harepiece]

[HE'LL KEEP THAT IN MIND...

But wow, he's just thinking something along the lines of this girl has the worst luck.]

—It's going to be okay. Just because they've said those things, it doesn't mean that anyone will listen, right? So take some deep breaths.

[harepiece]

[Kaoru managed!!!

But Oz looks a little surprised by that, in a pleased sort of way. More shitty kid nobles?! He has hit the jackpot, clearly.]

They must really not like you, giving you clothing like that. [Unless Ciel is from some bizarro planet where nobles all dress like Break.]

[obeytherod]

[He hates you so much right now, small oblivious dog thing. A dog would be the perfect volunteer but no, everyone has to be all noble about it.]

[mediumburgers]

Yes he will! He'll scream and cry and whimper and feel betrayed by humans and never be happy again!

[harepiece]

[Wh... ???? ?? Somehow he's stumbled across a weirdo.]

Oh... So you don't have to sleep at all? That's pretty convenient! [Oz why...] I wonder why they gave you a room, in that case.

[jingler]

They are dying of starvation. I feel sad that there may be no way to help them and yet I wonder why they are here at all. So far they seem to be the only living things here, aside from all of us.

[That all aside...]

K. It is the name I picked myself. ...This is going to sound incredibly suspicious to you, but when I woke from my kidnapping I suddenly came up with a case of amnesia. I don't remember anything about myself, name included, so I picked the letter "K". It feels...familiar to me, somehow.

[5_9]

[ It seems curious about being the best Geth ever, but doesn't comment on it. ]

This is an accurate assessment. A delusion of oneself is a major psychological crisis. Geth are unable to experience such a thing. Organics respond with great stress to them.