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!

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Mabel Pines | Around!!

[ineptus]

A Around the working rides

[So despite the headache and the scar and the bracelet imbedded in her wrist and the fact that this place doesn't look 100% safe, this little girl certainly does not look out of place in a giant amusement park. Her face is alight with excitement as she bounces around, flitting from this ride to that attraction, asking if anyone's home and looking for attendants.

You might find her on her toes, peeking into places that look closed down, or maybe considering one of the rides that actually look like they're working. When she spots people passing by, however, she is quick to chase them down.]

Hey! Have you seen any ticket vendors around? There are lots of rides just waiting for me to throw up all over them, but you can't really get through without tickets! Or is this bracelet thing like a dizzy pass?

B Wandering the park

[After riding all of the rides, she took to the food court area because what's better than greasy, sugary foods at a place like this? So in the afternoon, you'll find her wandering the park, looking at everything, arms and face full of cotton candy and ice cream and just about any other sweet treat she could find. She'll even be kind enough to offer you some if you want!]

C Back by the barracks

[Okay maybe trying to go on so many rides and then consuming so much sugar wasn't such a good idea. Her head is killing her now and she has to just sit down for a while, despite the fact she's still got a bunch of energy to spare.

...So instead of harrassing passer-bys about the rides, she'll harrass them about other things.]

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

[If you didn't catch that because she said that as fast as you are most certainly supposed to, she'll gladly repeat herself.]

C!

[loveisanopendoor]

Uh, probably as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck, if a wouldchuck could chuck wood! ...Which is probably a pretty good amount of wood chucked, if I had to guess...

[ineptus]

But what if the woodchuck is just a baby woodchuck? How much wood could it chuck then?

[Are you sure you want to get involved in this debate? You'll be here all day. Guaranteed.]

[loveisanopendoor]

[...Let's go, kiddo. Let's go.]

As much wood as a baby woodchuck could chuck, if a baby woodchuck could chuck wood.

[ineptus]

Okay, I'll give you that. Buuut what if this baby woodchuck also had braces?! How much wood could it chuck then, huh?!

[Spoilers Mabel is pretty sure the answer is not much. She just has this nagging feeling.]

[loveisanopendoor]

Who's to say that the baby woodchuck chucks wood with his teeth? Maybe if a woodchuck could chuck wood, the woodchuck would chuck wood with his little paws?

a!

[mediumburgers]

[ There are so many small children around, it's kind of not making Maya feel better. Who kidnaps little kids...? And it just makes her worry about what her little cousin Pearl is up to...

But she smiles brightly when Mabel approaches. ]

I haven't seen any vendors, sorry! I don't think anyone works here, actually. But some of the rides work anyway! Not all of them, which sucks. The teacups and carousel do work, at least.

[ The teacups Maya can definitely attest to, she spent some time screaming and puking on that ride herself. ]

[ineptus]

Oooh!! Do you want to go on one of those with me maybe?

[Mabel lights up like a Christmas Tree, bouncing on her toes a little. Free rides? Hell yes! Nothing is better than free rides she's pretty sure.]

[mediumburgers]

Sure! If you want to, we could ride all of the working ones. Which one do you want to ride first?

[ Maya would say free food > free rides, but both are pretty rad and happen to be available in creepy horror park land. ]

[ineptus]

[Free food and free rides are pretty equal in her opinion. She'll happily switch between the two if Maya wants to eat more.]

The teacups, definitely! And then after that the carousel. And then we can look around at all the others too! How many are working?

[mediumburgers]

[ As if she hasn't already eaten half the carnival by now. ]

The coaster does! There's some sort of weird merry-go-round on the eastern side, too. I haven't checked out the western area yet, so who knows what's over there. [ Deathtraps, probably. ]

B.

[terci]

[Dipper had been wandering for a couple of hours, looking for a way out but more importantly looking to see if his sister was around. For whatever reason, he was sure she was here with him. Call it a special twin thing or someone already told him in a currently nonexisting thread set prior to this meeting.

So he searched, and searched, and searched. He checked inside of old buildings, inside the seats of some of the rides, just about anywhere he could search. And he was about to give up when he spotted a big mess of brown from afar, and he immediately recognized it as Mabel's long hair.

Without hesitation, he began walking towards her, which turned into jogging, which turned into sprinting. And when he was close enough, he threw his arms around her neck, which may or may not cause her to fall over or at least stumble a bit from the force.]

Mabel I can't believe I found you! [As someone who's usually the one receiving hugs out of nowhere instead of giving them, Mabel can easily guess that Dipper was worried as hell about her.]

[ineptus]

[Dipper!!! She has food in her arms! You are making a big mess and there is ice cream on the ground and cotton candy stuck to her face and probably yours now too and--oh she's laughing.]

Wow Dipper! I figure I wouldn't be that hard to find, you know? What with my long flowing locks, dazzling smile and winning personality?

[Just going to grin and bat those eyes of hers. Yes, while there is sugary strands stuck all over her face.]

In all seriousness though have you seen this place?! It's so cool! There are free rides and free food and I'm pretty sure the carnival is all free too!

[Yeah this place is the coolest. Nevermind the kidnapping and cutting them open and all that.]

[terci]

[He let's go and laughs a little himself, while wiping the sweets off of his face and vest.]

You'd think I'd have an easy time finding you, but I've been looking for hours! I almost thought maybe you didn't come here with me... [That would've seriously scared him, if he was in this weird place all by himself.]

I guess this place is kinda cool, but aren't you at least a little worried? I mean, do you even know where we are?

[He rubs the back of his head, looking around for a moment.]

I think someone would've told us about a huge, abandoned amusement park around Gravity Falls... [This smells like something Gideon related.. but then again, Gideon was in jail...]

[ineptus]

Awww. [Now it's her turn to hug him, dropping one of her cotton candy sticks to the ground but not seeming too broken up about it.]

Well don't worry! Mabel is here! So there's nothing for you to be scared of. I'll protect you!

[Don't mind the giggles and snorts.]

And I don't know. I guess I'm a little worried, but you're here with me. So I think I can worry considerably less! What can this place do to us that gnomes, lake monsters, triangles and a giant ugly robot couldn't?

[terci]

[He lets her hug him, but looks a little annoyed.]

I don't need protecting, and I'm not scared! [Gosh Mabel he's not five.]

...I guess you're right though. We've faced things worse than waking up in a B-rated horror film setting, right?

But I kind of wish we knew what the deal with these weird bracelet things and stitches on our heads is. It's seriously creepy.

C

[sparklyrichbastard]

Ah, a philosophical question for the ages. Perhaps the same as the boards that the Mongols would hoard if the Mongol hordes got bored?

[ineptus]

[There's a sort of giddy nature to her laugh at his Mongol line, the girl tucking a little of her hair behind her ear in the process.]

If it's as much as a woodchuck could chuck, then I bet the Mongols horded a lot of boards!

[Hello you handsome, attractive guy you. Her name's Mabel.]

[sparklyrichbastard]

Almost as many as Peter Piper's picked pecks of pickled peppers, Princess Mabel.

[Gasp, how does he know that? Could he read your action tags? But no, by this point he's just met her brother and also gone through the profiles to memorize all the girls' names. But it's not creepy, right? It just makes him like, Edward Cullen dreamy. Or something.]

[ineptus]

[OH JEEZ. Not just Mabel but Princess Mabel take her away prince in shining armor. Where is your steed she is ready to hop on it and ride off into the sunset.

The whole 'how does he know my name' hasn't even hit her yet. She's just giggling gleefully, rubbing her arm a little and maybe toeing at the ground a bit. Oh jeez.]

Hehehe yeah...

[She'll have a more intelligent answer to this later, rest assured.]

You already know my name, I feel bad not knowing the name of a handsome prince like you.

[For now it's going to be open mouth, insert foot.]

[sparklyrichbastard]

Rene Tamaki Richard de Grantaine Suoh. But please, feel free to call me Tamaki.

C

[eventhandler]

[What.]

[Royce blinks. And blinks again. He runs the question through his head (something to do with wordplay? it certainly sounds very...odd), before he answers, his eyes never leaving Mabel for a second.]

...What's a "woodchuck"? "Chucking"?

[ineptus]

What's a woodchuck?! [How do you not know what a woodchuck is, mister?]

Only a cute animal with these big, fat, fluffy cheeks and these little paws and little ears and a twitchy little tail! Not the cutest animal in the world but definitely near the top of my personal list!

And chucking! You know, like throwing things?

[eventhandler]

[He comes from a world which is completely digital and has little diversity in animals. THE MORE YOU KNOW.]

...So, you are asking how many pieces of wood does this animal throw if it, uh, threw pieces of wood.

[ineptus]

[Now that's just sad. He needs to be introduced to more animals! Have you been to the petting zoo yet, mister?]

Exactly!