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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Mitsukuni Haninozuka | Ouran Host Club | various

[cakelover]

barracks, locked to takashi

[ Honey's actually worried, for once. Being kidnapped is one thing: he could understand why that might happen (if not how, since of all people to kidnap, he should be a little difficult...) but the clear signs of his head being cut into...the device implanted onto his wrist? These things are actually legitimately scary and real. His stuffed rabbit was in the box of things from home, and clutching Usa-chan to his chest makes him feel a little better, but this doesn't seem like something that's going to make sense easily.

All the same, the worried look eases into something more relaxed after he's gotten out of his own room and barracks. Because after he's out of Kitten's barracks, Honey spots a familiar figure. And if he's not alone, it's all right - or at least more acceptable. ]

Takashi! [ That's all the warning his cousin gets before Honey launches himself at Mori's back, clinging. Really, it's probably all the warning he needs. ] Usa-chan and I were getting really worried, you know?!

pleasant street candy shop, ota

[ A little while later, the short blonde can be found in the candy shop, poking around. Or, well. Sticking some of the candies in his pockets, may as well stock up!!!

Since he has no idea when they'll be restocked... ]

Usa-chan, what kind do you want? [ Why yes he is talking to his stuffed rabbit why do you ask ]

near the fence, ota

[ And a while after that, Honey gets close enough the fence to start his bracelet beeping, after which he jumps back quickly, eyeing it with trepidation. ]

Maaaa...getting over that fence is one thing, but that makes it seem like a bad idea, ne?

[ Go figure. Although is he implying getting over that fence would be easy, even though it looks almost impossible? ]

near the fence

[glasshole]

I think you have the right of it, Honey-senpai.

[Suddenly standing nearby, taking some notes. It's unclear how long he's been here, but if he's surprised to see a classmate, he doesn't show it.]

After all, in all likelihood someone will soon start to panic, and we may learn what we need to know about the bracelets from that example. Let's not engage in unnecessary recklessness.

[cakelover]

Oh, Kyo-chan!

[ And anyone who heard that exchange is likely baffled, as the younger-looking boy skips over to the elder-looking one, swinging his stuffed rabbit around as he does so. Were Kyouya any of the other hosts Honey might hang off his arm or back, but since it's Kyouya, he refrains. ]

Ne, ne, is everyone else here, too? I found Takashi, but...

[glasshole]

Not everyone is accounted for, but there seem to be a number of us! Whoever our mystery host is, they've made some curious choices in the guest list.

[cakelover]

Eh...I don't quite get it, but all of us would be fairly hard to take like that...even if your family's guards are easy to beat.

[ honey you only think that because you can take them all down easily...for normal people that's not the case...

but takashi and mituskuni in particular...capturing them... ]

Though, Usa-chan is also here, so that's good!

[ he knows you were worried about that yes ]

that prompt with my name on it

[dotdotdotstare]

[Even he was unsettled when he woke up in a place like this... though plenty of theories crossed his mind, none of them quite make sense without the missing piece of his memories and the headache thereafter. Hearing Mitsukuni's voice, his head throbs again... whatever this is, he's certain his cousin ought to have no part in it. But he is, and so as far as Mori's concerned, this is no different than usual. It is up to him to protect him. Obviously, his back is a prime location for that, so Mori stands still and 'catches' him. But after that, he turns to look at the other boy. He has the same scar... frowning, he taps his head, immediately wanting to take care of him.]

Let me see.

[cakelover]

[ Mitsukuni obediently holds still so Mori can fuss at him, hanging over Mori's shoulder so that his cousin can check out the scar on his head. ]

On my wrist, too! But, it's even weirder with Takashi here...

[ Who could manage to get both of them unawares? They're...sort of terrifying to deal with when it comes to fighting. ]

[dotdotdotstare]

[He's just gonna take a little peek, but after determining it's exactly the same, he's not too inclined to mess with it... it's already bandaged and stitched, what more can he do? Clean it up a bit? And the bracelet is just bizarre, so the only thing he can do at that is frown intensely. ... Well, cleaning it isn't a terrible idea, so once he's satisfied, he'll nod and start walking to look for supplies, carrying Honey along. Honey, who has a point.]

Yeah.

[With both of them, there's just no chance in hell. Which narrows it down slightly.]

Wasn't a battle...

[Knockout gas, maybe some kind of drugs...? He's not going to trouble Honey with his suspicions.]

[cakelover]

[ Honey obviously will just calmly allow himself to be taxied along. This is a perfectly normal occurrence for them - the Mori ferrying Honey along part, at least, even if the rest of it is really, really weird. Honey isn't bothered by Mori's quiet, terse responses, either.

That's just how his cousin is. ]

Noooooope. We'd have won that! So they did something sneaky...I don't like people who do things like that.

[ UNDERHANDED...Only Kyouya is allowed to be underhanded! ]

candy shop! bodyslams lucys inbox

[harepiece]

[Guess who else has been drawn to the one location of easily found sugar?? (Hint: it is Oz...)

He also apparently seems entirely unfazed by this nerd child speaking to a stuffed rabbit. In fact, while he's rummaging in the next aisle over, he'll pitch his voice up to answer the question.]

The one with wrappers that look like strawberries! [A nice effort, but he's no Break and Emily...]

i don't even mind

[cakelover]

[ Wow Oz Honey is older than the age that you appear to be!!!

But he definitely doesn't act it, so he gasps. ]

Ah, you're completely right! Strawberry flavor is my favorite flavor...Usa-chan, you're a genius!

[ ...........Honey, please. But he will skip over to get a few of those before peering under the shelves to see who actually talked to him... ]

excellent....

[harepiece]

[HE DOESN'T LOOK IT EITHER, gosh. But Oz is pretty tickled pink that Honey is actually playing along, so that's pretty much earned him an ultra A+ in his books already.

When Honey looks under the shelves, he'll see another nerd child crouching down, smiling brightly and waving one hand. In the other, Oz holds two lollipops.]

Those candies are really good. It's a choice you won't regret!

[cakelover]

[ THEY CAN START A CLUB...

Honey waves back, though, a bright smile on his face even despite the circumstances. In his hands are - well, a bunch of strawberry-flavored candies that disappear into his pocket. ]

Tried them already, ne?

candy shop!

[mediumburgers]

[ Maya may also be idly sticking some candy in her clothes... The shop will soon be empty between all of them "stocking up" from it.

Aw, a cute kid with a stuffed rabbit! She assumes he's probably just a little older than her cousin Pearly, and several inches shorter than Maya. She's not using a baby voice, but her tone implies she's sorting you into the kid category, Honey. ]

Hi there! That's a cute rabbit you have there. You know, there's some real rabbits over by the mascot house.

[ pause ]

Um, though, you shouldn't give real rabbits candy, probably.

[cakelover]

[ Someday she will check his profile and be shocked. And of course he doesn't mind that - most people sort him there. ]

Eh?! There are? I didn't see them! Can we pet them, do you know?

[ Wow he's easily pleased... ]

[mediumburgers]

[ "He's only a year younger than me?? WHAT???" is what her reaction will be. ]

Uh-huh! There's a bunch of baby bunnies, even. I'd think we can. I haven't seen anyone around that seems to actually work here say what we can and can't do, anyway.

[ The weirdo checking out the buns earlier clearly doesn't, she's mostly sure. Only mostly, though. ]

party at the candy shop, why not...

[uncoincidental]

They've got some interesting chocolates over here!

[Sheba calls from the other side of the store. She's holding two empty wrappers and there's a little bit of chocolate on her cheek, oops.]

One had some kind of fruit filling, and the other was filled with more chocolate. I'm not really sure how to tell which is which before biting into them, though!

[cakelover]

Eh?! What kind of fruit?

[ IS IT STRAWBERRY...sparkling shoujo eyes ]

[uncoincidental]

Strawberry, I think!

[HONEY IS IN LUCK... assuming there's more strawberry-flavored ones left. Which there are!! They're just mixed in with raspberry and caramel and chocolate...] They might have other kinds, too.

fattydingdongs candy shop

[cheats]

[ Like a moth to a flame, Ciel has ended up at the candy shop, essentially much for the same reasons as Honey. He opens the door to the shop, not expecting anyone else to be here, but... Oh, nope, someone is totally here. At least they look around the same age, so he doesn't feel quite so embarrassed. ]

...Pardon me.

[ Is he interrupting a conversation? This kid is seriously talking to his stuffed rabbit... What a child. You know, in comparison to Mr. Mature Adult here, who makes a beeline for the candy with the highest amount of sugar to take for himself. ]

[cakelover]

[ Honey has already taken so much candy...he is going to have a literal horde in his room and no one can stop him. ]

Eh? Oh, hello!

[ Stuffs more candy in his pockets ]

[cheats]

[ He was kind of hoping that Honey would just ignore him, because Ciel sure wants to ignore the fact that anyone else exists in his general vicinity himself. He isn't stuffing the candy in his pockets, but only because someone else is here. Ciel is making an effort to not seem like a fattydingdongs in heaven... ]

I did not realize someone else was in here. [ Which he says a little awkwardly ] Er... Was there someone else in here too?

near the fence

[murimurimuri]

[You might have seen this guy at Kitten, though he ran out as quickly as possible. Now he's marching around the fence, trying to find a spot that doesn't make his bracelet beep while a small monkey rides on his back.]

[cakelover]

[ ...A MONKEY. ]

Eh...! Are you looking for a way out, too, mister?

[murimurimuri]

Y-yeah. I haven't been able to find one anywhere.