day zero - afternoon

[guestcontrol]

dreamland day zero 42 players remaining. [Once the announcements are over, there's no further response from the voice over the intercom. The afternoon wears on, demanding nothing more of you. The park will remain open until late in the evening, when the fireworks go off, but you can always go back earlier. In fact, it might be wise to gather your fellow players and discuss what you've learned in the mess hall.] rulebook character statuses private conversations This is a mingle following the plot revelations yesterday! Characters can gather in the mess hall and discuss what they've learned and make plans. Night will go up at the same time, and this post will be backdated.

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[loveisanopendoor]

While we're going through the rules, there's something else that's been kinda grabbing my attention...um, forgive me if this has been discussed already, but...

What do you think the "Super Bonus Special Sudden Death Round" is?

[dotdotdotstare]

Bad.

[he does not care how many fun adjectives are added on to 'sudden death.']

[loveisanopendoor]

You really think so, huh? I mean, if it's an alternative way of ending the game...

[dotdotdotstare]

Maybe. ... But it won't come easily.

[Its title has him imagining some free-for-all Battle Royale shit.

Which on second thought he'd probably kick ass at, but. If this is for real, he doesn't see why they'd put in an option that wasn't terrible.]

[loveisanopendoor]

It figures...nothing's easy about this, is it..?

[dotdotdotstare]

No.

[..... and that's it.

He doesn't say much.]

[obeytherod]

Nothing I want to participate in.

[So basically, bad.]

[eventhandler]

Maybe...well, maybe there's some sort of special case for when things don't go as planned? I actually think it might have to do if there's an equal amount of the VIPs and the others left...

[loveisanopendoor]

So it turns into some sort of extra end-game scenario if there's a stalemate between us and the VIPs?

[eventhandler]

I am not at all sure, but, if there is an ending where the VIPs win...and the others win, then there must be a scenario where there is a draw.

A "sudden death" round is also slang for when there is a tie between two players on a, er, sports match. The players play one more game to decide the winner.

[loveisanopendoor]

So it seems likely that it's some kind of a tiebreaker...but I wonder what that kind of scenario would entail?

[eventhandler]

[He shrugs.]

I do not know. Either way...it does not sound like a very good scenario. The VIPs could possibly win, if they play their cards right...

[5_9]

The title would imply a different context for death. Perhaps more. Or different circumstances behind it. Further data is needed to process this possibility.

[loveisanopendoor]

Well, more, um, data on pretty much all of this wouldn't hurt at all, I don't think.

[5_9]

This is correct. The amount of data provided at this time has been inadequate.

[mediumburgers]

Maybe it means we play trivia games for prizes...?

[ She can dream. ]

[loveisanopendoor]

It certainly would be a relief if it was that easy, huh?

[terci]

Well it has "Sudden Death" in the name, so I'm guessing something like... everything starts to explode and if we don't kill each other, it won't stop. And when one player is left alive or team or whatever, that's when the explosions do stop and then they can leave. [That's what he thinks anyway, from experience of playing video games with sudden death rounds. Also wow Dipper, you sure have been talking about explosions nonstop today]

Another option could be like, I dunno maybe if one member is killed from a team, their entire team dies? I don't know what would even trigger a sudden death round, though, and I don't really want to find out.

[loveisanopendoor]

[A little too much Smash Brothers Brawl, huh..?]

Oh my goodness! I hope it's not either of those..! Those both sound just plain awful, really...

[terci]

[More like not enough SSB]

Even if I am off the mark, I still can't imagine it's going to be much better.

[loveisanopendoor]

It really doesn't seem like there's going to be an easy way out of this...

[terci]

Yeah... [He offers Anna a smile, though.]

I don't think we really have to worry though. I mean, come on! Who's actually going to listen to some stranger and start murdering innocent people?

[photoshot]

I'm curious, too, but let's hope we won't have to find out.

[siggey]

Something we're not going to find out.

[ionicwoman]

It sounds scary!