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

[poyoyon]

All riiiiiiight! Let's go on the pink one!

[ Oh look it's a smile...Ibuki takes Mahiru's hand eagerly, and leads the way to the teacup. ]

[photonement]

[AN IBUKI SMILE IS WORTH THE UPCOMING TORTURE. So Mahiru sits down in the pink teacup and lets go to grip the safety rail... except there... isn't a safety rail.]

Okay, when does this start?

[poyoyon]

As soon as we're both in! Ibuki's gone on it once or twice so far!

[ And indeed, once they're both in and seated, the ride begins to move. Ibuki's hands immediately go to the spinning wheel thing for the teacup.

Guess how much she's going to spin it. GUESS. ]

[photonement]

[This amount of spinning is too much for Mahiru. Her eyes bug out as she struggles to keep her mouth clamped shut. That's better than screaming, she hopes. Her fingernails dig crescents into her palms. White knuckles ahoy.]

[poyoyon]

[ meanwhile, crazy laughter from Ibuki's side of the ride. wow. ]

[photonement]

[The ride slows down at last. Mahiru tries to get up. She sits back down. She tries again. She fails again. Thousand yard stare. This is the real war never mind Teruteru and Byakuya.]

Woo...

[Give her a second...]

Hoo...

[poyoyon]

Ehehehehe! Mahiru-chan, Mahiru-chan, want to go on the coaster next?!

[ Ibuki, aren't you even a little worried about what's going on... ]

[photonement]

[Gingerly steps out of cup. Wobbles over to pick up camera. Clings to the cord. Fails to make eye contact with Ibuki.]

Yeah...! Sure... it looks like--Fun. Is there a line to wait in though?

[poyoyon]

Nope! Ibuki hasn't seen a single line in this entire park!! And she's done legwork all over the place!!

[photonement]

The whole park? Just how much of it have you seen, Ibuki-chan?

[poyoyon]

A lot of it!! Ibuki's been jogging around, you know!? And there's nothing bear-themed!

[ IT'S WEIRD. ]