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

[photoshot]

I'm a news reporter. I need photos to accompany my stories, obviously.

[cheats]

[ That gets Ciel to frown, since he doesn't exactly care for news reporters, since he tends to be the one getting things written about him, but... He won't say that, of course. ]

Then you should have plenty to photograph that isn't me. We've been kidnapped to a bizarre park. That should be enough.

[photoshot]

And of course I'll turn my lens to other subjects in due time. You just happened to be one of those subjects, that's all! [ ... apparently this is supposed to be reassuring or something. ]

[cheats]

[ Flatly, and with an irritated little huff: ] That doesn't make me feel any better about it! Destroy it immediately!

[ oh he lost his temper a little, oops... ]

[photoshot]

What did the innocent photograph do to you? I promise I took a flattering shot!

[cheats]

[ He just points at her with a threatening face, but... It's not really as threatening as Ciel wishes it was. He's an adorable thirteen year old boy, but the scary hellion he wants to come off as. ]

I don't care. I hate getting my photograph taken in the first place, much less without my permission.

[photoshot]

What's wrong with having your picture taken? It just means that someone thought you were memorable enough to be worth a shot, right? [ look on the bright side! ]

[cheats]

Or you stole my soul with the damn thing.

[ He's from Victorian England ok, don't judge... Judge for the fact that he doesn't even believe that superstition. ]

[photoshot]

In that case, I'll happily return it! I just want a picture, not a soul.

[cheats]

No, it's just— [ ugh ] There are plenty of other people to photograph!

[photoshot]

Not to worry, those other people are definitely on my to-photograph list!

[cheats]

Well, put them at a higher priority!

[ He makes another huffy noise. Life is hard when you don't have your OP demon butler to do everything for you... ]

[photoshot]

My priorities are perfectly fine.

By the way, would you care to elaborate on the soul-stealing process? I was never aware of that property in cameras, and I'd hate to think mine is defective.

[cheats]

It's simply a superstition.

[ He shrugs, since he doesn't actually know much about it, which makes it clear he was just being an overdramatic little punk ]

If you get your picture taken without permission, the camera steals your soul, supposedly.

[photoshot]

What a curious superstition. I'll have to test it out further, just for investigative purposes. [ not that she needed an excuse to be annoying paparazzi. ]

[cheats]

Just test it out with someone else.

[ someone else can suffer through this annoyance ]