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]

Oh, I see. I would very much like to see a rabbit eat a carrot however. I think it would be adorable to see, like in those old cartoon shows. The one about the rabbit who always tricks his hunter and gets into fights with a duck.

[bacchic]

[ She goes entirely unnoticed until she speaks and he jars slightly, startled until his gaze drops to the kettle. Which is hideous. But helpful. ] Oh.

[ Remembering himself: ] Oh, thank you. [ Lifting the coffee in one hand: ] Did you want some?

[shortcutter]

Even if they are working together, I doubt any of the seven would know something that important.

[He pauses.]

Once one of the VIPs is identified, instead of killing them right away, we could make them squeal. That's a risk they probably wouldn't want to take.

[ineptus]

[OH JEEZ. Not just Mabel but Princess Mabel take her away prince in shining armor. Where is your steed she is ready to hop on it and ride off into the sunset.

The whole 'how does he know my name' hasn't even hit her yet. She's just giggling gleefully, rubbing her arm a little and maybe toeing at the ground a bit. Oh jeez.]

Hehehe yeah...

[She'll have a more intelligent answer to this later, rest assured.]

You already know my name, I feel bad not knowing the name of a handsome prince like you.

[For now it's going to be open mouth, insert foot.]

[photonement]

That's not what I had in... [Mind will only keep him reeling so she switches to:] Thinking of.

These wristwatches seem pretty interconnected. To all the amusements. Maybe the park's owner - or mastermind - has one that'd unlock those places.

[impheired]

Don't waste your breath. No matter how nicely you ask or how sternly you command, whoever's behind this isn't going to stop this.

[bacchic]

[ What. ] What?

[ Glancing up abruptly, fully aware that he most look ridiculous, he clears his throat and laughs a little uncertainly, easing his grip on the container like he's been caught doing something Terrible. ] Oh, I was just thinking. Did you want it? [ Then, guessing at his age: ] Have you found anything… stronger?

[murimurimuri]

Good boy. Roll over.

[harepiece]

[At least he doesn't seem too fussed about being stuck on this ride?! There are slightly worse ones... slightly.....]

Thank you for giving me a tour—! [is that what this is though]

[siggey]

[ I pull my head up from the fridge to stare at K.




A few seconds later, I closed it after taking out two carrots and a lettuce. ]

Those weren't adorable, it wasn't about cuteness.

[ But the cartoon K's referencing isn't bad, so I guess he can't be a bad person if he saw them too and found them cute...

I'm just going to examine the lettuce and the carrot more instead.]

[murimurimuri]

Y-yeah. I haven't been able to find one anywhere.

[harepiece]

[HE IS NOT ONE...

Either way, it seems like Oz just accepts that answer at face value, nodding along and looking sympathetic.]

Well, I don't think that they'd have much consideration for anyone, considering that they've kidnapped us all in the first place... [Hard knock kidnappee life.]

But that's an easy enough problem to fix, at least! Ah— there's the train.

[And it is indeed puffing its way up the track!!]

[murimurimuri]

No way! If I had a choice over who was here, I wouldn't be here!

[harepiece]

[HE DOES... or the 1880s which is basically the same thing.]

Ah— ...I'm not sure what a movie is, either?

[harepiece]

Well, negativity won't get us anywhere but frustrated, right? [ETERNAL OPTIMISM.]

But— White Magic? [???] Would you really be able to take these things off with something like that?

[harepiece]

[Legion... Legion and his uncomfy bed..... Oz was going to say something about kidnappings and accommodations at first, but he is distracted by that.]

Hm... Maybe you could ask for a second mattress? Or find a lot of blankets to stack up!

[photonement]

[She shakes her head.] Nah, not really. But did you find any tea?

[She's not even sure yet which cabinet those packets came from. These mislanguaged labels...]

[godwhisperer]

Hate gophers...?

I see, you're clever. You're right to not acknowledge this beast for what it purports to be. Havel Hamster...I will never recognize your existence!

[siggey]

That's completely unrelated.

[ I sigh, giving up. Aya really likes talking in circles around stuff she doesn't want to explain... ]

Anyway, what's the last thing you remember, before waking up here?

[terci]

First we need to figure out what state or country we're even in. [He puts his journal back into his vest for now, and places one hand on his hip, and the other to his chin.]

I'm pretty sure all the rides and concession stands have mostly English written on them, so that's at least 72 different countries we could be in, counting countries where English is at least an official language. [He turns to the left and begins pacing back and forth.]

But considering the fact that there are a lot of other languages on those signs, that means we have to be in a pretty universal country. A country that's big on tourism. [He stops for a moment and thinks.]

..that means we're probably somewhere in the Eastern Hemisphere. Maybe Malaysia? Or China? [He looks at Mabel then, to make sure she's listening.]

Are you following this, Mabel?

[photoshot]

[ IT'S TRUE. flighty like a bird. ] I was out looking for stories, as usual. It seems like this is going be a big one.

You?

[royalizing]

Yes, and about adjusting to reality. [ Whatever that meant... ]

It also mentioned how they would 'start later'. I don't know what they were referring to, but there must be someone watching us.

[photonement]

So...

[Pleasures aside.]

We don't remember how we got here, we haven't anyone claiming responsibility, and we have no way out so far. What am I missing?

[jingler]

[He peers at the lettuce and carrot with Sigma, making a small 'hm'.]

You know Sigma, there was something I forgot to mention earlier. Inside the warehouse we were kidnapped to before the person who trapped us communicated messages to us through a computerized AI that looked like a rabbit. It was...not a very pleasant rabbit.

[shortcutter]

[Levi exhales quietly. He can't exactly blame the kid for his reaction — not like he's in hysterics, anyway.]

The quicker you accept the situation the way it is, the sooner you can work on surviving it. Even if it turns out to be the biggest prank ever thought up by the shittiest person in the world, you lose nothing by preparing for the worst.