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]

E-eh?! Don't comprehend it?! Ibuki will make it her mission to teach you!

[ no. no why. run legion run ]

Step one: teacups!!! [ She holds out her hand to Legion, apparently expecting it to take the hand. ]

[5_9]

[ When Legion started interacting with other organics, his response to Ibuki offering her hand would have been to mirror the movement, just letting its hand hover next to hers, but. Now it understands the gesture, at least. It does pause to consider the offered hand, then takes it. Legion's hand is cool and metallic, and the hand only has three fingers, like the Geth's Quarian creators. ]

Acknowledged. It is improbable that we will be able to process such a concept, but we will take in this new data.

[poyoyon]

[ Ibuki's apparently not even going to question this at all. ROBOTS. WHY NOT???? After Monobeasts that's pretty normal, really...her own hand is very human and warm, with painted nails and callouses from playing the guitar. ]

Ehehehe! The first step to achieving your dreams is to believe in them! If you believe you can have fun, you'll have fun! Let's go go go go!

[ And tugging to lead him over to one of the teacups. She's picking green this time. ]

[5_9]

[ And Legion will obediently follow along!! Its head turns as it watches what's going on, and Ibuki in general, since this is all new to it. There's a lot of data to collect and process once it can interface with Geth networks again... ]

This structure resembles utensils organics use to consume food. This seems misleading. This structure does not seem to be for food.

[poyoyon]

Owooooooooh! If it were to be used to drink tea, it'd have to be by a giant, right?! Or someone who wanted to take a bath in the tea! Ibuki wouldn't mind doing that! Maybe with peppermint tea!

[ What..........are you even talking about......... ]

But these are for fun!! Come it inside!

[ Hopping into the teacup and sitting down, putting her hands on the steering wheel after releasing Legion's hand. ]

[5_9]

There are some species that would be of an adequate size to use these as intended. However, current data suggests that these species would not drink tea.

[ Of course... At least Legion is someone that will totally go along with Ibuki being herself, so he sits down in the teacup as well, then mirrors Ibuki by putting his hands on the wheel too. ]

This wheel would hamper bathing or drinking.

[poyoyon]

By the way, Ibuki is Ibuki Mioda!! What's your name?!

[ BELATED MUCH, GIRL. ]

And of courseeeeeee! It's there for spinning!

[ And the ride starts up. Clearly when you spin the wheel, your cup spins. WHEEEEEEEEEE. ]

[5_9]

We are called Legion.

[ Then the ride starts up, and the plates around Legion's head move a bit more quickly, like it's startled, but Legion doesn't move at all otherwise. And Ibuki will find it difficult to spin the wheel when Legion is holding onto it, so she'll have to get it to let go and demonstrate. ]

This is unusual. This structure does not move logically. It provides too little centrifugal force to spin, Ibuki.

[poyoyon]

Nice to meet you, Legion-chan!!

[ LEGION... ]

You have to help spin the wheel!! Spin spin spin! Holding it still doesn't help the fun!

[5_9]

[ Legion removes its hands as if surprised, but with directions given— ]

Acknowledged.

[ This is where Ibuki will likely have Regrets. Because bringing a robot to help spin the teacup was not really the best idea, since as soon as Legion puts its hands back on and starts to spin it, it's with robo-strength. Nothing beyond what a very strong person could do, but Legion also doesn't tire, and his rate of spinning the teacup is very even and precise.

so the teacup might hit warp speed who knows

bye ibuki, first death... ]

[poyoyon]

[ rather than experiencing any Regrets, Ibuki seems...happy? She lets go of her side of the wheel, since Legion clearly doesn't need her help, and throws her arms in the air, squealing happily. ]

YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[ WHO CARES IF SHE DIES, THIS IS THE BEST DEATH EVER

REVIVE HER AND TAKE HER ON THIS RIDE AGAIN ]

[5_9]

[ It's a good thing it's Ibuki on the warpspeed teacup, in that case, as compared to, you know, anyone else... Legion will just keep spinning at the same rate and speed until Ibuki tells him to do differently, but will also continue the conversation, since it doesn't affect it at all. ]

Are these parameters acceptable for fun?

[poyoyon]

IT'S THE MOST FUN EVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!

[ Feel the fun flow through your veins - er, cybernetic pathways??? - young padawan!!!! ]

Isn't it fun to get so dizzy you're gonna be sick?!

[5_9]

We do not comprehend. Our data suggests that getting sick is very unpleasant and should be avoided.

[poyoyon]

It's a different sort of sick, isn't is?! Getting a cold sick is bad bad bad but getting dizzy stomach jumping out of your throat sick is good good good!

[ most human beings would not agree with her, do not be misled. ]

[5_9]

Is this similar to why organics enjoy consuming intoxicating substances?

[ Legion thinks it gets it... maybe... ]

[poyoyon]

You mean drinking?! Ibuki thinks so!! It's like a sugar rush!

[ SPINNY SPINNY SPINNY ]

Ibuki's never spun this fast befooooooore!

[5_9]

[ Legion at least seems to be... well. Legion. However, there is a very slight intonation in its voice to imply that it might be pleased. ]

This ride is within acceptable parameters for maximum fun. If Ibuki is enjoying herself, we will continue.

[poyoyon]

[ yes, you did good, robot. ]

Legion's enjoying himself, too, right?!

[ itself? whatever ]

[5_9]

Our systems are functioning within expected parameters. We are also intaking and processing new data and experiences to be uploaded.

[ that's a yes, sort of ]