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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[photonement]

Mmm-hmm!

[Mahiru happily makes room for the other girl.]

Yeah, please go ahead.

[royalizing]

Thank you. [ She sits down and looks over at the map. ]

Is it already complete? A map of the entire park would certainly be helpful.

[photonement]

There's some stuff I'm still double-checking. [Her index finger circles around the eastern sector with its closely clustered buildings.]

I'm pretty sure there's nothing bigger than this stuff, though; and there's a fence.

[royalizing]

A fence, to keep us trapped inside, I suppose.

Which ones did you need to double check? Perhaps I can help.

[photonement]

For starters... [She points at the empty squares later labelled "ride".] These rides didn't have signs on them with official names, and I already went on a bunch of rides in the north park so I didn't want to go on any more. What were they like?

[royalizing]

My... You went on the rides too?

[ All these people going on these shady looking rides!! Natalia took one look and NOPED... ]

I'm afraid I spent most of my time in the north park and here.

[photonement]

Unfortunately, yeah.

[IT WAS ALL IBUKI GETTING HER ONTO THESE THINGS. God got her off]

FYI, the teacups are the worst.

[royalizing]

[ Praise be god.... ]

The teacups... Did Ibuki ask you to go on them as well?

[photonement]

Yep. Saaaaaaame girl. We went to... [murder island] school together.

Oh, and I haven't even introduced myself! I'm Mahiru Koizumi.

[royalizing]

It's a pleasure to meet you, Mahiru, despite the circumstances.

My name is Natalia.

[photonement]

Nice to meet you too, Natalia-chan!

[The last princess Mahiru met appreciated this sort of thing]

So, do you have any classmates or such at the park?

[royalizing]

[ Natalia likes mystery/horror stories but not this intimately... ]

No, nothing of the sort. There is someone I know here, but it's been a while since we've seen each other.

[photonement]

Oh, I guess it's kind of different for everyone then... There are some kids from another high school who came together too, for a while I thought we might all be in little groups of five or so.

[royalizing]

I suppose so. In a way, it is a little comforting to have someone familiar here, despite the circumstances.