WEEK ZERO: ARRIVAL

[retellers]

WEEK ZERO: ARRIVAL (43 remain) 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 and sparklers - packets of tea - one unlabeled pill - a rock that resembles the galaxy - if they're of age, a mini bottle of alcohol; if they're underage, a can of Mountain D*w Baja Blast instead - a singular condom - a single random one of these pillows (how did this fit?) - a handheld device 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.

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Comments

[dawnblushed]

casually obstructing traffic;

[huh! this is not what yona's expecting to see when she opens her eyes.

what was she expecting to see? that's a secret. but she looks intensely confused as she sits up and takes in her surroundings. her expression contorts into a frown, her nose wrinkling at the unfamiliar road and then the unfamiliar-looking bag sitting nearby.

don't mind her as she just sits in the middle of the street and starts to pull out all the stuff from the goodie bag, looking progressively more and more confused as she goes. at least move out of the way, yona... some people might try to be walking here...

nope, now she's got the handheld device out and she's just reading the message, taking up space in the road like a fool.

also her clothing seems... kind of singed? she's also got some burns. and she smells faintly of smoke. it's probably fine, though, don't worry about it.]

breaking and ... not entering;

[here's yona! here's yona right in front of the planetarium. here's yona trying and failing to force the door open.]

Nnh!

[someone please tell her that continuing to slam her shoulder into the door isn't going to do anything.]

wildcard;

[want to do something else? come at me, i'll roll with anything! you can also hit me up on discord or at bloodthirstiest if you want to hash something out first!]

breaking

[exercisms]

Ah!

[He's just going to walk up, approaching, but half hanging back while she slams against the door.]

What're you doing? Please be careful!

[dawnblushed]

[Bold of him to assume Yona knows the meaning of the word careful.

...but she'll at least stop when he speaks up!]

I'm trying to get inside.

[Her voice is pretty raspy and quiet-sounding! Hm, maybe she has a sore throat?]

[exercisms]

[Well, when she says that, he'll go over and try to fiddle with the door? And then - ]

It's locked. That's probably why.

[dawnblushed]

[Yona nods, looking unsurprised.]

Mmhm. That's why I want to get inside.

not entering...yet?

[reconnective]

[he notices yona struggling, which means he's stopping in his tracks and immediately running over to her.]

Hey! Let me help. [nyoom...as he approaches the door, he looks it over and attempts to open it himself.] You think if we did it together we'd have better luck?

[dawnblushed]

We can try. On the count of three?

[Yona is ignoring the fact that her voice is all kinds of raspy and gross, just like she's ignoring the fact that her clothing is singed and there's burns on her hands. She's more focused on trying to bust this door open.]

[reconnective]

Mm. [there's an enthusiastic nod, but he's absolutely going to loop back to yona's appearance in a sec.] Okay! One...two...three!

[AND SO THEY CHARGE...and immediately do zero damage to this door.]

traffic

[laid]

[WELL Raven can't see a fancy looking pink haired teen girl and not feel an immediate urge to help out when she looks so worse for wear.]

Hey there, little lady, you'd better not sit in the middle of the road like this. Ya seem hurt, need a hand with that?
[He holds out a hand to help her up.]

[dawnblushed]

I'm okay.

[Her voice is raspy as all hell. She is not okay.

But she's sure acting like she is! She seems more confused by all the stuff she's taking out of the goodie bag than anything else.]

What is all of this, anyway?

[laid]

For someone who's "ok" ya look and sound pretty roughed up.
[Honestly... kids these days.]

I can only assume they're welcome gifts from our captors.

yona the light's red

[siblingless]

[She's about to say a quick, polite "excuse me" and move past her. Except, she looks down before she does — and her eyes widen immediately as she moves to crouch down next to her.]

H-Hey! [WHY ARE YOU SLIGHTLY CRISPY, YONA.] Are you alright? Those burns...

red means she can keep sitting there, it's fine

[dawnblushed]

I'm okay.

[Her voice sounds raspy as all heck, but she's smiling. So it's probably fine? Anyway, she holds up the PHS.]

What is this supposed to be? Do you know?

[siblingless]

But...

[YONA, YOUR VOICE... She frowns, about to argue — but then she's showing her the PHS? Well, okay.]

Um... A smartphone? I think. It doesn't seem like it can send messages, though. [Which is, you know, bad. After a pause:] Can you stand up, miss?

breaking!

[axecessory]

[ Oh gosh, this protag energy. Her lashes flutter in surprise as she watches Yona throw herself at the door, quickly shuffling over to try and land a hand on her shoulder. ]

Hey—enough of that! What in the world are you doing?

[dawnblushed]

Trying to break the door down.

[She says, matter-of-factly. Pay no attention to her raspy voice or the singed parts of her clothing.]

It's a little sturdier than I thought it would be.

[axecessory]

[ No, she's definitely going to pay attention to those things. Even though she doesn't especially want to get wrapped up in whatever mess this girl's gotten herself into...

She reaches out to tug her sleeve to survey the burn damage. ]

Um, sorry, but you don't sound like you're in any shape to be a human battering ram. It's obviously not doing any good anyway.

breaking

[suddenlybees]

[ It's been like two minutes and nothing's happening. ]

Huh... You gotta, like, take a running start, maybe? Build up speed and all that! You can do it! Let's try again!

1/2

[dawnblushed]

Oh, good idea.

[Time to back up so she has enough space to get a running start! She takes a breath and...]

2/2

[dawnblushed]

[Yeets herself directly at the door!

...which turns into her slamming directly into the door, which turns into her collapsing to the ground in front of the door.]

Ow.

[suddenlybees]

Oh. Haha, wow. You actually did it.

[ Kano, at least, trots forward to help her up— doesn't exactly take her hand or anything, but crouches down in front of her and looks her up and down. As long as there's no bleeding, they're good. ]

b&...ne!

[stillnot]

I'd try breaking off the handle with a rock or something.

[ Just, not the rock they were given. Too small? Anyway, Clementine is in full support of breaking down doors. ]

b& trying to e

[canned]

[the thudding and grunts of pain draw his attention, and all finds a clearly injured girl throwing themselves fruitlessly at a random door]

Hey now, you shouldn't be doing that if you're injured!

[what's with this town??]

[dawnblushed]

If the door would just open already, I wouldn't have to!

[yeets herself at the door again for good measure]

[canned]

[he puts a gentle, but unyieldingly strong hand on her shoulder]

I can try to open it if you'll stop trying to hurt yourself. Maybe take a break, okay?