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

[shoutoku_administrator]

...Then they'll be stuck here, as will we. I doubt it can be avoided that easily.

[fanbase]

But how do they know they've chosen people who will kill? It's not like a lot of people are going to be alright with just "kill people and win."

[shoutoku_administrator]

I believe that those who won't kill when given sufficient motivation are few and far between.

[fanbase]

That'd make sense if there was actually a motivation here. Who's dumb enough to look at these rules and think all this is worth killing for?

[shoutoku_administrator]

Do you honestly believe we're being told the complete rules here?

[fanbase]

No, but it's still stupid to assume that these are even real in the first place just because someone said so.

[shoutoku_administrator]

Perhaps. However, I shall prepare for the worst.

[fanbase]

How are you gonna do that?

[shoutoku_administrator]

For now, there is little we can do beyond keeping a close eye on each other and memorizing the rules.

I will want to speak to the group, but this is not the time. Everyone is still in shock.

[fanbase]

[ She wants to ask 'What will you do if the group's not real?' but know that won't get them anywhere. ]

How do you know if the group won't try to convert you? I mean... they could be any one of us. Any of them could be listening to us right now.

[shoutoku_administrator]

By "The group," I meant all of us, not only the enemies. However, let me ask you a similar question: What will you do if you are converted after the killing begins?

[fanbase]

Well obviously I don't have anything to kill for, so I'm not gonna kill. It's not that easy to entice me.

[shoutoku_administrator]

It won't be that simple, though, will it?

Once one person dies, then it's open war between the guests and the VIPs. If they don't continue to kill, they will be executed by the others.

Are you willing to die for that conviction?

[fanbase]

You must be great at parties.

It's not a conviction if it hasn't actually happened. I'm just saying hypothetically, it'd be really hard to get me to do something like that. For all we know, we could wake up tomorrow and it'll all just be some dumb prank.

[shoutoku_administrator]

Then let us hope that, as you say, this is all an elaborate prank.