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WEEK ZERO: ARRIVAL

WEEK ZERO: ARRIVAL
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Whatever each character was doing—chatting with friends, going to bed, saving the world—ceases. In fact, it's likely nothing more than a groggy memory now, as they open their eyes to unfamiliar surroundings. Apparently, they took a nap right in the middle of a small town, plopped outside on the paved road. Ow?

Oh, but it looks like they've been given a goodie bag. Everyone likes gifts, right? Inside, it contains:

a single random one of the following headbands

a rock that resembles the galaxy

a single random one of these pillows

Should they boot up the device, the screen helpfully informs them that it's a Participant Help System (PHS). Not much on it, but it does have a few apps, including a memo one for taking notes. There's also a messaging system, though it's only capable of receiving messages, not sending any. As a matter of fact, there's an alert for a new message already. Maybe it'll explain what's going on.

Good evening, everyone. Uh, how are we sure they’re arriving in the evening? Just say “hello”! Or “greetings”! Greetings is fancy, right? Oh that’s true. Greetings, everyone. That’s better? Yes! Except maybe we take out the that’s better part in the final version. Will do!

We’re sorry that we’re not here jklk oh no how do i erase what i wrote. Where is the question mark. Help press backspace. What is a backspace it’s written on the keyboard. Do you even know how to read? right now. There are a lot of things happening that’s so vague? Could we maybe TRY to not be ominous, guys??, It’s going to be ominous no matter what we say, so who cares so we need time to best prepare for you all. We will greet you properly soon, so please make yourselves at home! There are a lot of places to explore, and the kitchen has a lot of delicious food. Please don’t be shy, but also, don’t damage anything. It’s a little inconvenient. They’re going to do it just because you sound so fucking whiny. I’m sorry oh this is how you write somewhere else. Please do not fight or do. We don’t control your life choices. No please do not fight how do i make an exclamation mark maybe we should’ve gotten someone else to write the draft of the message? No offense. I’m sorry Sorry stop apologizing. No one else volunteered. Maybe we’ll luck out and none of them know how to read

Thank you for your time! We’ll see you soon. Also, we promise you haven’t been kidnapped or anything!

Oh dear. I don’t know if this is going to be edited, so if it isn’t, then I do apologize to the participants for our lack of organization. We’re doing our best! Probably.

Er, what? Unfortunately, it seems as though that's the only info they're given for now. In the meantime, why not explore the surrounding area? A number of buildings are locked, and the Planetarium appears to be closed, but there's enough to keep the characters occupied for a day or two. They might even want to get to know their fellow "participants" better, while they're at it.

NAVIGATION

locations ₓ˚. statuses *+:｡ ic profiles :ₓo ic rules ･ﾟﾟ･｡ audience requests
murder proposals ｡✧o private conversations ･ﾟo｡ curfew ･ﾟ✧ memories

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Ah?

[ oh! there's someone else there. please give him a moment. xie lian wiggles a little and pops his head back out of where he was looking! confetti in his dark hair and eyes wide, he blinks at this person across from him, and then gives her a sheepish smile. ]

Oh... um, just... looking for scraps?

[ well

he was. ]

[ forget the goodie bag, izumo is too much in a state of grogginess and shock to really understand what is going on with what’s in her hands. her body hurts there’s a soreness and she can’t piece together what happened—wasn’t she..? not that it matters because the goodie bag that she picked up as an automatic response drops from her hands as soon as she spots renzou. ]

You…! [ get ready, punk. she’s small but marching up to him with every bit of fury that she can muster. so what if she stumbles a few times—tripping over her fabric of her hakama—there’s a face that she really hates right in front of her. ] You have some nerve.

[ maybe she’s a bit desperate too? there's certainly a wild look in her eyes. ]

Where are we?! What did you do this time?

[He wanders over to the train as well, but seems like he's planning to just sit on a bench and wait. However, when Sora speaks up - ]

No. There aren't any ghosts in there.

Whoever made them is probably dead by now. Don't worry about it.

[Oh, finally, the manager.]

Hey! Yeah, hey, what’s up— I want to go home? That would be the thing that I want to do. I wasn’t scheduled for any post-credits appearances until next month or so, this is definitely not in my contract.

Ohh, I see! And the tracks would guide us to our next destination? Does the 'train' follow the track?

[he will make an open-handed gesture to beside him on the bench! there's room to join!!]

[looks at hajime.

looks at the device.]

...they do?

Edited (i didn't tell you which prompt but it was probably obvious) 2020-09-25 23:02 (UTC)

[ hIKARU HONEY

suddenly, there's a voice behind him while he's looking! really, this thing went a bit deeper than he expected, and he was half thinking it might not have a bottom, at first, so he was just trying to make sure he didn't miss an apple core or something...

but then the nice person is saying things about him being stuck. xie lian sticks his hand out of the trash can - ruoye wriggles out from around his wrist and seems to look at her, despite not having eyes. ] Oh - it's alright, I'm not stuck! Thank you, young lady!

[ i guess he's fine ? ]

[what is this an anime mascot cat cafe]

[Hansa lets his hand fall to his side, letting out a sigh.]

Ah...sadly I don't. Can you take a little pity on a poor priest, though...?

[it's the combination of the shortness and the red hair that manages to get him to pause for a moment -

and then it is gone, easy to miss as he looks a bit concerned]

Mm? Is someone missing? A description might help.

[Oh, there it is. Looking down. Hm.]

Oh, great, another one of these— Hey! Did someone leave their small . . . thing around? Hello? Come get your thing. It’s looking at me.

Oh no, it's not the location. I've been kidnapped to plenty of weirder places than this. It's the lack of getting tied down to something, or kidnappers around to make threats.

As for why... [ Bucky waves his hand vaguely. ] Plenty of reasons. Bait, ransom, personal revenge plots, government conspiracy...they run the whole gamut.

[As soon as he sees him, rushing over! He looks some combination of relieve and annoyed.]

Dimple! Is that you? I woke up in this weird place and lost my phone!

[She looks like she had a date with a lawnmower for how badly cut up she is, but that WON'T STOP HIKARU. She spots Hajime with the strange whatever-it-was, with a light on, and she is running over like her life depended on it.]

Hey, no way... you figured out how it worked?

What does it say??

[ at first, shima seems quite excited to see her! he perks up when he hears her voice, turning around-- ]

Oh, Izumo-chan!

[ her stomach growls in response. does that answer his question? ]

Perhaps a snack.....

[Oh, totally normal.]

[Yeah, he's just going to go over and pour himself some coffee once Pikachu is done. Its fine. This yellow cute animal is fine. Hansa just lifts the cup up like he's doing a little toast to the creature once he's done.]

Cheers.

[He has questions he does but first!!! Coffee time.]

Edited 2020-09-25 23:05 (UTC)

It totally hurt, dongus.

[He does, however, just accept her hug - though he seems a bit confused. Just making a face while he’s squeezed.]

Okay, I’m like— I’m not a super genius or anything, but I’m gonna judge from this reaction that maybe something is up?

[ She hesitates for a pretty long moment, but does come to sit down. Clementine is used to explaining things like this - it's just usually to a five year old. ]

Yeah. They can take you from city to city, really fast. Much faster than cars.

No? It looks very festive. I imagine she would wear it well.

What would she prefer instead? Something like this?

[he holds another perfect accessory]

[ this guy is a disaster. ]

My god. [ she says dryly. she scoots across the room, pulling her hair into a ponytail. it goes really well with the sunglasses and the pink heart headband. ] Okay, well. We're not going to do that, okay? Are you hungry?

[ who the hell is dimple. is he being mistaken for some kid's lost pikachu? pikachu turns around with a baffled expression, holding his now full coffee cup. he takes a sip. ]

Pikachu.

[ he shakes his head. there. clearly that should clear things up ]

Options?

[Looking around, worried.]

I can just put them back. I wanted to get something for Ritsu while I was here, and they had this keychain, but -

lobby

[ hewwo murderfriends. it seems that the less-than-cushy awakening has had no effect on one alyssa zaidelle, who nyooms right to the inn to start sleuthing around for answers as soon as she's given herself a thorough patdown and assured herself that she is in one piece (for now). she can be found inspecting the reception desk, rifling through the papers, trying to turn on the computer, pocketing some pens, but all to no avail...

at some point, she gives up and takes a seat on the desk—not on any of the chairs like a civilized person, mind you—as she pulls out her mysterious handheld device. she soon starts fiddling with it, first by familiarizing herself with its functions as she swipes at the screen, then taking a closer look at the device itself... ]

Hmmm... I'll be the first to admit that comm devices aren't my forte, but there has to be some way to reverse-engineer this thing... logic would say that if there's a way to receive messages, there should also be a way to send them, right?

kitchen

[ once she's decided she's had enough of trying to mess with technology, alyssa can be found in the kitchen, poking through the walk-in pantry with her back turned to the entrance. she's so into inspecting the various goods and ingredients that she doesn't notice that she's not alone, and she suddenly startles once she realizes. as she turns around, it'll also become obvious that she's holding... a knife! ]

Wh-what do you think you're doing, sneaking up on a girl like that? [ she looks at them. looks at the knife in her hand. looks back at them. then holds her hands up in the "i'm innocent" sort of gesture, which is only slightly compounded by the knife still in her grip. ] Don't look at me like that, I'm just taking precautionary measures! I know it doesn't look great, but—can you really blame me in this situation?

wildcard

( yall know the drill, hmu on discord or just yeet a random prompt here if neither of the above suit your fancy! )

Oh, that is a problem.

Could you possibly illuminate me on the details of your contract? I'd love to become familiar with your body of work.

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