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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[5_9]

[ At the very least, it's not like he's going to hurt Legion or anything... Its hand is unsurprisingly cool to the touch, but with a firm grip, Oz will be able to feel the synthetic muscle shifting under the surface of Legion's "skin." NEAT. ]

Acknowledged. This facility seems to house seven people total.

[sunshade]

...so you do have a bracelet. Interesting.

[ really, why would a dog get kidnapped unless it was of some grave import? ]

Now, what's your name... [ instead of trying to look for a dog collar, she flips through the bracelet profiles instead ] 'Missile'?

[impheired]

That's a little far away, don't you think?

[He noticed that awkward pause and the look on her face. He's...not quite sure how to respond to it though. Ibuki was easy enough to get off the topic of what happened to his eye, but somehow he doubts Koizumi will drop the topic if he just lets her wear it. So clearly the best course of action is to just not talk about it at all.]

[royalizing]

Likewise. My name is Natalia.

[ She'll let her door closed behind her at that. ] Shall we be off?

[cheats]

[ He seems to consider her seriously for a moment, but shakes his head with a sigh. ]

No, I mean, I agree with you... But it's not often something I hear.

[ "From girls" but he knows better than to say that. ]

It's just the way of the world, so you're right. Everyone wants strength and power, even if it comes in different forms. That's what being human is about, I guess.

all good!

[royalizing]

[ This is the first Natalia is realizing there's something underneath the bandages so she pulls them off, and her expression twists at the bracelet... in her arm.. ]

This... What is this?!

[billows]

[ Francis's lips are pursed petulantly, watching Charles's hand with suspicion, but actually ends up glaring more when it turns from him. ] You've always had so much confidence in your abilities. [ He turns away a little, idly poking at the sore spot which likely isn't helping his mood. ]

I don't know. We'd need to consent, and... [ The frown he ends up with a bit more distant, like he's troubled with himself. ] Well, hopefully you haven't hit that out of me.

[terci]

I'm not going in that thing, man. [Anyone with the right mind wouldn't even go near this ride thing!]

[edealistical]

I know... It's so bleuuugh.

[Evidently Natalia hadn't picked up on what she meant by grotesque medical violations earlier. Edea will look duly sympathetic.]

I'm not sure I like the sound of this. Do you think we should risk it anyway?

[terci]

Sure. [He takes the headpats, but only because Tamaki is being so nice. Don't get used to patting him though because it seriously annoys him..]

[billows]

What a life that must be, living without cooked meals and any foreign smells. [ Mostly just irritable because he gets that 'smoking is bad' talk too often. ] I would offer to let you try it, but you've just wasted one of my very limited supply. Why don't you go find your own?

[terci]

... [He rubs his arm awkwardly.]

Y-yeah, you're right. They have to be lying. There's no way they'd be able to even put a bomb in us, right? [He doesn't sound so sure, though.]

[royalizing]

[ Give her a second...

Once she regains her composure, she frowns. ]

If they can tell we're approaching the fence... then perhaps this is a warning for us to stay away.

[godwhisperer]

[Oh, okay. He's intuitive enough with animals to pick up on what Missile is thinking of when he sighs sadly.]

It's all right. Good boy. Even if he is not present, I will see to you until the day you may return home.

[Punctuating that by bending down and scratching his ears.]

I, too, am far from home. But I swear all of my powers to your aid.

[edealistical]

Those are obviously different.

Anyway, if you want to be relaxed, I can just show you some cool-down stretches.

[godwhisperer]

That captor is not one to simply allow us to leave with not a repercussion.

Yet...he also could not resist showing himself, I think.

[terci]

Oh! Yeah that makes sense. [He nods.]


No, I haven't heard of it, though. Is it in like, Europe or something?

[terci]

[He nods at her first statement, to agree.]

I haven't been able to get into the Tunnel of Love, no. But I think I have an idea of what it looks like inside.

[godwhisperer]

That's true! Could he resist showing himself and subjecting us to his inane ramblings for so long? I think not!

[billows]

[ Eyeing her like she's just offered some crazy substance. He puts the unlit cigarette back in his pocket. ] Do you mean yoga? I'm afraid I don't understand the point of stretching.

[photonement]

An idea...? You mean from experience, or do you have some way of sensing it out?

[a metal detector would be in character for this nerd]

[godwhisperer]

As I said, I am capable of traversing dimensions.

[No, but, bingo.]

As for the rest...you see, for me, who has experienced the equivalent of eons upon this plane, the concept of memory is so inexact! If it was insignificant in the grand scheme of my life and great plans, in truth I admit there is a chance I would have cast it aside, as a grain of sand in the vast desert. However, I do remember the circumstances through which you lost your eye. I also remember that funhouse, though, cruel irony, it was neither a house nor fun!

[terci]

Uh well I mean, I've ridden a Tunnel of Love before. [IF ONLY THEY MADE METAL DETECTORS SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT IN HIS VEST AND cheap enough for him to actually own]

[paws_and_rewind]

[ SHE KNOWS HIS NAME yes hello I'm Missile HELLO! Given how he perks up at the word, Missile seems to be it indeed! ]

[harepiece]

Do you think we should wait until then? I'm not sure it's a good idea... Some people have been working on finding a way to leave, but I think that going near the fence might be dangerous.

[He glances down at his arm while talking, where the little rabbit has made itself at home and seems to be dozing. If they're gonna find a way out, it's going to have to be animal friendly...]