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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[belgian]

Right before I give them a good kick in the face for doing this. [She still sounds cheerful as she says this, chopping up some vegetables. She glances over at M'gann standing there.] Are you looking for something?

[crueltobekind]

[That's not worrying at all or anything. Kaoru crosses his arms uneasily, resisting the urge to fidget with the strange bracelet again]

They got him too . . . ? Have you seen anyone else here?

[poyoyon]

[ AND SUDDENLY, SHE GASPS AND TURNS TOWARDS HIM, way more dramatically than necessary. ]

Oh my my! Is Oz-chan a psychic?! Ibuki didn't even introduce herself! Ah, ah,! Tell Ibuki her future! Tell her who she marries right now!

[sunshade]

[ frowning deeply ]

Can you speak? ...you do understand me, yes?

[billows]

[ It's working. ] Kidnapped? No, the police would be here by now. Don't you think? Well, my family would have paid the ransom long ago.

carnival!

[harepiece]

[Oh no oh no that dog is trying so hard... Oz would normally offer a hand immediately, but this dog just seems so determined that it would be a shame to throw off his groove by scooping him up from the ground to set him on the table.

So instead, he will do what is clearly the next best thing and cheer the dog on to victory...]

You can do it! You'll definitely make it this time!

[belgian]

You've got good taste. [She likes him already. How can she say no to at least trying?] There's a little bit of fruit, let's see what we can do!

[poyoyon]

Heheh! That would be good! Ibuki doesn't want to have to redo school if she doesn't have to...! But hey, K-chan, you're not a student, riiiiiiiiiight?

[ This isn't a Hope's Peak thing, is it? ]

[loveisanopendoor]

An inhaler..? Do you have trouble breathing, then? Were you overexerting yourself when you came here..?

[Anna will pat her on the back as she coughs and hacks, hoping that'll get everything out of her system...]

Come on. You're not going to be able to get much searching done if you're dehydrated. Your health comes first, after all!

[As a Princess, Anna definitely knows that the well-being of all of her subjects needs to be prioritized, and though this girl might not be technically a subject of hers, she was still someone who needed her help!]

We can sit under the entrance to that, um, big green mouth thing, until you start to feel a little better.

[She's referring to the inside of the gaping maw that serves as the entryway to the track coaster...]

[glasshole]

[That was the most pressing concern.]

A good point. And an excellent reminder to look into the compensation level for the security force, it currently strikes me as excessive.

Now, I'm only thinking aloud, but isn't it more likely we've been drugged? Hm...that would be troublesome, though. I can't allow that kind of damage to our reputation as a club.

[poyoyon]

Nice to meet you, Anna-chan! Now...sit down and let the ride begin!

[ say goodbye to a settled stomach, Anna. Even if the ride weren't halfway broken and jerky, Ibuki is going to spin this wheel madly for all she's worth.

While cackling madly.

REGRET YOUR DECISIONS... ]

[belgian]

As long as you don't mind canned and frozen food, I should be able to dress up things a bit. It won't be a five-star meal, though. [She seems quite sad about this.]

[jingler]

Hm. No, I don't believe I am. I'm uncertain because of my amnesia and I don't even remember what I look like, but I feel as though I am past the age of mandatory schooling at the very least.

[Short answer: no.]

sadly no

[sunshade]

[ huh well maybe this kid isn't a total idiot ]

Perhaps, but I don't intend...to spend all of my time here...

[foetida]

Is that so? [The sympathetic part of her is horrified to hear about someone being kidnapped so often, but the frightened part of her is abruptly furious that this weird girl could be so calm in this situation when Nanami is terrified out of her wits. It's the second part that wins out as a poisonously sweet smile curls her lips.]

I see...I suppose it makes sense that someone incompetent enough to be kidnapped so often would be resigned to her fate.

[dotdotdotstare]

[He's just gonna take a little peek, but after determining it's exactly the same, he's not too inclined to mess with it... it's already bandaged and stitched, what more can he do? Clean it up a bit? And the bracelet is just bizarre, so the only thing he can do at that is frown intensely. ... Well, cleaning it isn't a terrible idea, so once he's satisfied, he'll nod and start walking to look for supplies, carrying Honey along. Honey, who has a point.]

Yeah.

[With both of them, there's just no chance in hell. Which narrows it down slightly.]

Wasn't a battle...

[Knockout gas, maybe some kind of drugs...? He's not going to trouble Honey with his suspicions.]

[ineptus]

Oh my gosh yes! [K, which one of you is the little girl here?]

We'll need a picture for every ride! We could start a scrapbook! Make a funny face in each picture too, like we have to be super serious going down the big roller coaster. Or we could look like we're having a tea party!

[Hey, she can just grab his hand and start dragging him (or trying to) towards the coaster, right? Is that something she can do?]

[harepiece]

[Everyone will be sO JEALOUS.]

Yep! [Just one, though, since he doesn't want to snatch up all the good candies before other people have a chance to peruse through the shop.] Did you see the jar near the front of the store? There are some salted caramels inside that are really good, too.

Re: teacups!

[poyoyon]

Ibuki is Ibuki!

[ And she will head straight for a purple teacup LET'S DO THIS THING, GIRLFRIEND. ]

1/2

[poyoyon]

Buuuuuuuuuurn! Ibuki's on fire!!!

2/2

[poyoyon]

[ And then .5 seconds later: ]

Ah, Ibuki didn't catch your name! [ And then, sing song: ] Mioda Ibuki! That's Ibuki's name!

[belgian]

[Belgium's first instinct is to play off how she feels, but in the interest of comparison, she decides it's best to disclose things more clearly.] I've definitely got a headache. It was worse earlier when I was waking up. And trying to think about what I was doing before I woke up here--it's hard to focus on it.

[harepiece]

[A TRUE MIRACLE. Oz for the "not as dumb as he looks" award.

But speaking of not intending to spend all of her time here...]

...Do you need some help back? The walk out here is pretty long!

[harepiece]

Of course! [It would be the pinnacle of rudeness to be like no that is not satisfactory, good lord.]

...Is there anything that I can do to help?

[foetida]

[She hesitates - she can't really argue with that, but his perkiness when she feels like she's about to be hysteric is really bumming her out.]

It's just some dumb children's ride! [Because she is obviously not a child...] We should be focusing on how to get out of here and getting these weird bracelets off, not on things like this.