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!

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Re: C

[chainjailer]

Your bracelet. [He holds out his hand for it, obviously wanting to do more than just look.] I'll explain in a minute.

[shoutoku_administrator]

Surely you can understand why I might hesitate, if you won't explain what you want with it.

[chainjailer]

If I tell you, I can't be sure I'll find what I'm looking for. But I'll compromise.

[He holds out his own arm, the one with the bracelet intact. It looks like he tried to find a way to remove it, judging by the bruising.] You can look at mine first.

[shoutoku_administrator]

Very well, then, I suppose I won't get far if I'm too mistrusting of others. If you do anything suspicious, though, be confident that you'll regret it.

[Have a wrist! Her bracelet-area is not damaged at all.]

[chainjailer]

For now, everyone here should be approached with caution.

[He takes her wrist to get better look at it, but he's gentle so as not to irritate what is likely a sore area still. As soon as he's done he releases her and lets out a small sigh.]

It looks real enough. Did you just show up here today?

[shoutoku_administrator]

Yes. What were you expecting to find just now?

[chainjailer]

Evidence of a fake implant. [He tapes his wrist, not even wincing.] Whoever set this up may be infiltrating the group and pretending to be a guest--that's my best guess right now.

It's possible they have a real one too, but there's not much to go on right now. We need to start somewhere.

[shoutoku_administrator]

If there was an enemy spy, I doubt they would be that easy to uncover.

[chainjailer]

No, probably not, but it's best to get the obvious out of the way first. We can start narrowing the list down from there, or...they might decide to show themselves.

Personally, I'd rather find them out first. [His eyes narrow, just slightly.]

[shoutoku_administrator]

In all likelihood, a spy would be revealed by their actions, not their possessions.

[chainjailer]

I've been looking for that too, of course. [But he doesn't seem inclined to share any further on it.]