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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c. near the lake?

[bacchic]

[ She's easy to spot with all the gesturing and common sense suggests maybe to stay away but he finds himself walking in her direction once he's convinced she's probably not possessed. ]

Excuse me. [ She still hasn't moved from the ground and he's no longer entirely convinced he'd been right but he clears his throat and smiles politely, trying not to look incredibly uncertain. A dozen other questions are set aside for: ] Are you alright?

[mediumburgers]

[ If she was possessed, that would actually be an improvement. She opens her eyes and looks up with a smile. ]

Huh? Oh, I'm fine! I'm just channeling. ... Well, or I would be channeling if it were actually working.

[ Getting up, she'll dust herself off (is this ground even safe to be on, that lake over there looks pretty gross). ]

But it isn't so I guess I'm just a girl who sits on the ground right now.

[bacchic]

[ His eyebrows lift in surprise at the sudden smile; startled for the moment just before she speaks. She doesn't sound possessed.

Though it still seems like a possibility. ] Oh.

[ But he sounds interested. He twitches like he's unsure whether to help her up or not, finally laughing a little helplessly. ] Has it stopped working, then? Since… [ Arriving here? he hedges, uncertainly, not sounding as doubtful as curious. ]

[mediumburgers]

Well... it wasn't working so great at home, either. Only when I'm in big trouble. [ Or when her boss is. ] But being kidnapped to an amusement park and stuff, that kiiiind of feels like big trouble, you know?