day zero

[guestcontrol]

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

[edealistical]

...What? Are you saying this weapon is yours?

[She holds the limp two inch long deadly weapon in her hand and squints.]

But what were you doing with it?

[billows]

What could something like that possibly do except leave a little burn? Look, I was smoking it. You've never heard of a cigarette? [ Cautiously pulls another one out of the pack in his pocket, but he is keeping it at a safe distance from her. ] It calms my nerves. Where are you from?

[edealistical]

'Smoking'? What, you were making smoke on purpose? ....Breathing smoke makes you feel calm?

[what a weirdo!]

That's the strangest thing I've ever heard.

[billows]

I've heard stranger. [ With a pointed look because obviously she is the strange one. ] It's all very chemical, didn't you go to school?

[edealistical]

Of course I did! And I learned not to breathe in strange vapors - or to set things on fire, either, even if they're little things.

...And I'm not sure it makes me very relaxed. I just feel asphyxiated.

[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?

[edealistical]

Those are obviously different.

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

[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.

[edealistical]

Stretches for loosening up after a battle!

[She won't bother asking about the yoga.]

A knight must always be prepared to take up their sword at any moment. We're the masters of relaxing in the brief moments we have.

[billows]

[ He hopes this is some sort of metaphor. ] That's all well and good, but do you have any suggestions for non-knights? My battles are few and far between.

[edealistical]

Relaxation applies to everyone equally!

It feels best after a few hours of exercise and training, but we probably don't have the time for that right now. Unless you want?