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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[uncoincidental]

[But is that softness genuine or is it just to make her think he's not such a grumpy brat so she'll keep feeding him...

Let's just say the broth and meat are coming along nicely enough that she can dump the vegetables in now. She stirs the stew as she talks, making sure that the vegetables and the meat are dispersed more or less evenly.]

I don't think I'd want to live that way forever. I'll just have to become powerful enough that no one can tell me what to do even when I'm living with the comforts of home, right? [She grins.] That would be the best of both worlds, I think.

[cheats]

[ At least this time it's genuine since when it's fake I surround it in sarcasm. ]

Er— [ He's a bit startled, but nods ]

You want to become powerful?

[uncoincidental]

...is that a strange thing to say?

[But, even if it is... that doesn't really seem to bother her a whole lot.]

Having the power to shape your destiny with your own hands... I think that's something everyone wants, deep down. There are a lot of things I still want to learn, but I can't learn them if I'm not strong enough to win the answers for myself, right?

[cheats]

[ He seems to consider her seriously for a moment, but shakes his head with a sigh. ]

No, I mean, I agree with you... But it's not often something I hear.

[ "From girls" but he knows better than to say that. ]

It's just the way of the world, so you're right. Everyone wants strength and power, even if it comes in different forms. That's what being human is about, I guess.

[uncoincidental]

[You have narrowly avoided being ranted at about how Sheba can be "every bit as heroic as some guy," Ciel... Good job... You're better at this than Moapa...]

People don't really say "I want to be powerful" very often, I guess. It makes them look power-hungry, and then people get suspicious of them. [The stew is coming along nicely... ish... time to season it with some pepper and salt. A few more minutes to simmer and it should be okay to eat, probably.]

...this is almost done, I think. Sorry if it's not what you're used to eating, being an earl.

[cheats]

[ He chuckles, then raises a hand as if to stop her from apologizing. ]

No, it will be just fine. I believe otherwise I would have been fighting with a can of food to open it, so this is better than that, easily.

[ ugh... ] Thank you.

[ he said thank you, he has to go vomit now bye ]