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!

Comments

[obeytherod]

[He glances down at his hand, but he doesn't look like he has any intentions of going along with that.]

Let's try it on someone else first. Someone who doesn't need their hands. Just in case it's rigged to detonate if we tamper with it.

[Malik looks around, and then points at the dog.] I'm sure no one will miss a mutt.

[mediumburgers]

Why do you need your hands anymore than anyone else...?

[ Wait wh ] No!! Leave the poor puppy alone! That's a terrible idea!

[obeytherod]

I can't drive a motorcycle with one hand.

[He also needs it to hold the Millennium Rod menacingly at all times, and play card games.]

The dog's not going to live long anyway, better it than us. I could pick a human, if you'd prefer.

[mediumburgers]

Have you ever tried?

So mean! Dogs can live for a long time! [ And is not allowed to ever die, how can you be so ruuuude. ] How about we ask for a volunteer, instead? We shouldn't forcibly chop anyone's hand off, probably.

[obeytherod]

... [He's not even dignifying that first part with a response. Just a sour look.]

Go ahead. [Malik sweeps his hand out irritable, gesturing towards the crowd of people.] There's no better time than now, with everybody in the same room.

[mediumburgers]

[ Wow rude it was a valid question! ]

O...kay okay! [ Maya wolf-whistles to get everyone's attention. ] HEY, EVERYONE! Does anyone want to volunteer to have their hand cut off? It's very important! Unless someone has a better idea to get the bracelets off, which would be really appreciated!

[flatview]

Why don't we just break someone's hand? Smash it into a bunch of pieces and slip it through the bracelet like that. I mean, it's better than cutting it off.

[ this would normally be the part where she volunteers her hand for sacrifice, but she doesn't have her handy regeneration here oops ]

[obeytherod]

It's under our skin, how do we know it's not rooted to something even further down? I tried taking it off already, but if you want to try breaking somebody's hand, I won't stop you.

[mediumburgers]

Oh, that might be a better idea! Broken hands can heal better than stumps! And we wouldn't need to find an ax.

Does anyone want to volunteer to have their hand broken into thousands of pieces?

[ no ]

[godwhisperer]

[Considering.]

Hmm...not a bad plan. All right.

[photonement]

Tanaka, no!

We are not going to mutilate our bodies just because that person made us think it would be a good idea! Amputation's not safe! You could have a... a... [she learned this word from Mikan, what was it -- the recollection combined with the situation makes her shout:] Embolism!

[mediumburgers]

Really? Ok! Now all we need is an ax or giant knife-- or something heavy and blunt if you'd rather have your hand broken like that girl suggested.

[ This is a bad idea Maya no. ]

We could also use a doctor, but I don't think we have any on hand.

[paws_and_rewind]

[ PEOPLE ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO ME, HURRAH. Missile thumps his tail, totally oblivious to the content of the discussion. ]

[mediumburgers]

[ POOR MISSILE... Maya will come over and pet you and protect you from mr "let's chop off a dog's paw". ]

[obeytherod]

Well, I think he's volunteering! I don't see why we can't just use the dog...

[Come friend, he has a dog treat for you in the back of his limb-severing van. Except not, because Malik's fairly certain everyone will try to cut more than just his hand off if he tried.

It's just a dog...]

[edealistical]

No one is cutting off any part of the dog!

[screeching just a little]

No one is cutting off any part of anyone yet until we learn more about this!

[obeytherod]

[Malik winces, because his head still hurts and the last thing he needed was screeching over a mutt.]

Calm down, I'm not doing anything!! [He folds his arm and leers over at the girl.]

It's just a matter of time before someone gets desperate, and I'm sure it'll be a human acting like an animal long before this dog does. We'll just have to see what this game is all about.

[paws_and_rewind]

[ Missile listens to the discussion with blissful ignorance from the comfort of Maya's petting radius. They keep saying dog! They're talking about him! He feels pretty positive about the girl with the hair that flips up. Maybe it's because he understands what's going on to some extent, and maybe it's because she sounds like a cat when her voice does that thing. Missile likes cats! They often don't like him, but that's life. ]

[obeytherod]

[He hates you so much right now, small oblivious dog thing. A dog would be the perfect volunteer but no, everyone has to be all noble about it.]

[edealistical]

Your wild predictions for the future don't have any bearing on what we do! We're going to listen to what they have to say... and then we're going to smash them.

[She seems quite sure about this.]

[obeytherod]

And I'm sure they won't blow you up before you get there! [He's just sneering at her. Malik's less than optimistic.]

[mediumburgers]

No! He's not allowed to volunteer, he's a dog!

[obeytherod]

Why not? Better the dog than a person.

[mediumburgers]

That's terrible logic! Dogs are nicer than some people are!

[obeytherod]

We can chop off a person's hand, I don't care! The dog just won't complain.