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

[uncoincidental]

Strawberry, I think!

[HONEY IS IN LUCK... assuming there's more strawberry-flavored ones left. Which there are!! They're just mixed in with raspberry and caramel and chocolate...] They might have other kinds, too.

[uncoincidental]

It's been awhile since anyone's called me "Miss"... just Sheba is fine.

[Wow, what sort of rude jerks have you been hanging out with, Sheba...]

Anyway, it's nice to meet you! [She settles herself in the teacup and looks at the little spinny wheel in the center (god what is that thing even called) curiously. She puts both hands on it and drums her fingers on it.] We're supposed to do something with this... probably.

["Probably."]

[uncoincidental]

I won't stop you. Kidnappers are the lowest of the low.

[She has a lot of feelings about kidnappers. They're all pretty negative.]

My guess is we're all pretty motivated to pay back whoever did this to us. If I find out anything about them, I'll let you know. [Because Malik seems like he'd make them suffer and... she would really like to see them suffer... Her moral compass is a little out of whack when it comes to being kidnapped. God.]

[uncoincidental]

I wish. [She makes a face, but then returns his smile.] As far as I can tell, we're fenced in.

I could probably climb the fence if it was just a fence - I've climbed higher, before... but whatever it's made out of would probably rip up the hands of anyone who tried it really bad. They really don't want anyone climbing.

But! That's not to say there's no way out. There has to be one... after all, we got here somewhere. If there's a way in, we can use that same way to get out! It's just a matter of finding it.

[uncoincidental]

[Sorry for her subpar cooking skills, friend. It really is a shame these people are so rude... kidnapping them and forcing them to cook for themselves... They could at least have the decency to provide meals, god.]

I don't mind. [Sheba turns her head back to the vegetables, though; they're not going to chop themselves. Luckily, she isn't so terrible with a knife that she hacks her own hand off, so the chopping is going just fine.] I'm not really used to eating alone, anyway, so I think I definitely would have made too much for just me.

[She misses her friends.]

...it's pretty easy to pick up little by little, if you want to learn. [She shrugs.] But it seems like they've brought a lot of us here. Someone has to be really good at cooking, right? We should just find them and make them do it. [She has no shame, obviously.] I'd have waited for them to wander in here so I could ask them to cook for me, only I was a little too hungry to wait. I'm not sure how long all of us were out before we woke up here, but it's been a long time since I last remember eating... This place is freaky enough without facing it on an empty stomach.

I sort of assumed that was what you meant, haha!

[uncoincidental]

Remote... That's one way of putting it. [Sheba confirms with a small smile.] There isn't a whole lot out there other than ruins.

[Monster-filled ruins, which are just as fun as Dreamland, but hey, who's keeping tabs...!]

You know, it's a little strange. It seems like they've brought a lot of different people here. [She tilts her head to one side.] At first I thought we all had to have something in common for them to want all of us, but that's looking less and less likely. I wonder what they took us for, then?

[cheats]

[ He picks up on that comment with interest, and thinks to himself that this is something he can use... However, Ciel is not quite Sebastian, so he's really just being a punk because he knows that someone is going to have to feed him, so he'll definitely play nice with Sheba. ]

I don't know... I don't think I would be very good at cooking. There might be more people here that do, but I haven't seen anyone else come in yet.

[ Who knows, honestly, because the bigger issue is that he's just too dang lazy to make an effort. Keeping up with being a nice, defenseless child, he laughs pleasantly and continues, ]

But you definitely know more than I do, so I'll be really grateful if you share, Miss...?

[ionicwoman]

[SHE'S GOING TO SKIN THIS THING]

[But she picks it up around the middle instead so it's less.. painful...]

Quiet down!

[ionicwoman]

[PLEASE BE RICH]

My prince, I've fallen for you~ [She says, not even knowing his name] Take me away from all of this!

[perfectstrike]

Not... quite...

[Oh Maya honey no...]

Kidnapped and brought to a strange location with threat of death, yes.

I did not escape. I was brought here.

[ionicwoman]

[Oh, she's located the first complete jerk!]

[Time to up the charm and see what happens]

Please don't be like that, I just want a prize because I'm sooo scared~

[perfectstrike]

I concur. If you find anyone, please inform me immediately.

Do you have a name?

[RIGHT, INTRODUCTIONS ARE THOSE THINGS NORMAL PEOPLE DO...]

[ionicwoman]

[Stiff-looking kid with an eyepatch, huh... He's the only one she's seen that's around her age so far]

Oh, can we really do that?

[perfectstrike]

Very well.

[SIGH. AGAIN. At least it's kind of comforting, knowing that her classmate is. At least as normal as she can get.

Also that she doesn't seem to remember the trial at all. Or maybe she's just that comfortable around a girl who's supposed to be dead?]

Come with me.

[IF YOU DON'T THINK ONE OF PEKO'S FIRST STOPS WAS THE MEDICAL TENT THEN I'M SORRY TO TELL YOU FRIEND BUT YOU'RE WRONG.]

What is the last thing you remember?

[cheats]

[ He shrugs ]

I don't see why not. It's not as if there's anyone here to stop us from doing so.

[ionicwoman]

Aren't you scared? This place is creepy, after all. [Either that was a lucky shot or this girl is better than she thought]

-Oh! You got one!

[ionicwoman]

So you'll go and get one for me?

[BATS HER EYES]

[Yeah, she said "you"]

[poyoyon]

Why did both Peko-chan and Fuyuhiko-chan ask that?! Should Ibuki also be asking it?

[ Trailing along after Peko, pouting...but Ibuki is actually obliging enough. ]

Last she knew, she was at the diner, waiting for everyone to show up! Sonia-chan just showed up....

[ Apparently she doesn't remember the trial at all! Or Koizumi's death! Wow. ]

[perfectstrike]

You haven't heard of them?

[She actually does look surprised at that! Even she, Peko Pekoyama, has been to an amusement park!]

Where are you from?

[unbridledjoy]

[Talk to Blackfire... she'll steal stuff for you, Anise. AND WILL PROBABLY TRY TO GET YOU FRAMED FOR HER CRIMES, BUT HEY. Money.]

I am very glad to be able to help you! Let us begin our search.

[First things first... time to check out their immediate surroundings!]

What is your name? I am called Starfire.

[unbridledjoy]

[No, the detectives are their juniors... but she'll let it go.]

I believe I saw a cafeteria not too far from here. There might be water there! Come, let us go see! [She'll lead the way to the mess hall! The hunt for water begins in earnest!]

[unbridledjoy]

It tastes very good as a drink, too! [You don't want to know what she orders on her pizza, Maya...] Would you like some? Come, try it!

[Just... holding out the thing of mustard with a straw in it... run while you still can, Maya.]

[cheats]

[ He seems quite put-off by the idea based on his expression, so a "no" seems like the obvious answer here. He may look thirteen, but he sure acts like a grandpa. ]

...Which one do you want.

[ It doesn't exactly have the intonation of a question and is still pretty grumpy, but it's not a "no," at least. Her attitude is already familiar enough to him that he can't say no... ]

[fanbase]

Nah. Misfits don't get scared, we get even!

[ Picking up the third (and second to last) ring, she gauges if she can reach the one of furthest poles in back. Her wrist goes back before she heaves it. It hits one of the poles too early and jumps right onto another; yet another lucky shot, perhaps? ]

For all we know it could just be some lame prank anyway. Some people have the money to pull this kinda stuff off.

[uncoincidental]

[There are better people than Sheba to be your mealticket, Ciel... Though with a park full of young teens the prospects are pretty slim, huh.

Don't mind her as she cleans off the knife before moving on to chop the meat into thin slices... in her experience, the thinner the meat is, the faster it cooks! Which is pretty important when you're camping out in the middle of Weyard trying not to get attacked by monsters. Ciel should be glad she's not feeding him Armored Rat.]

It's probably just a matter of time. Unless they're eating those weird foods in the carnival...? [Which is a possibility, but as much as she likes sweets, she's not sure stale cotton candy is really going to do it for her.] I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

...oh, my name is Sheba! Don't bother with the "Miss." No one else does, lately. [Except for Oz, but hey...] It's nice to meet you, um...?

[Name for a name, Ciel!]