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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[sacredchants]

[ ...

...uh. ]

You're worried about it being "eye-pleasing"?

[arcsplainist]

It matters not to me, but I can hardly see them being popular for the likes of furniture, either.

[ But he's a prim and proper little twerp, so. ]

[sacredchants]

[ hm. she folds her arms across her chest. ]

They can come in different colors than what you see here. [ you know like black. there's nothing gaudy about black. ] But you're right—it's more that people do it to show off what you can do or impress someone.

Not that I would know much about that.

[arcsplainist]

Are you certain?

[ He slips out a light chuckle, a hint that it's only light, harmless teasing. ]

Anyroad, regardless of the end result, it does appear to require some level of skill. I would hardly know where to begin, myself.

[sacredchants]

Of course I am.

[ harmless teasing is fine and she's walking herself into another thing because...i just can. ]

But do...you want to try them out? I could show you—it's not really that hard to figure out. Anyone could.

[arcsplainist]

[ There are probably better things they could be doing right now... On the other hand, he can't help but feel as though he'd disappoint her by turning her down. ]

... Well, you could color me curious. No harm in giving it a go.

[sacredchants]

[ there are definitely better things to do but there will also be plenty of time for that later. only l*gos now, which is to say that she's totally just going to waltz over and grab them each a bucket without any second thought.

she'll hold one out for him to take before moving to popping the lid off of her's and looking at the contents. ]

Here.

[arcsplainist]

Oh— Ah, thank you.

[ Mimicking her, Alphinaud peels open the lid and looks inside. ]

These are... unexpectedly small. [ He lifts up a red block between a thumb and pointer fingers. ] I can already see why a person must be dedicated in order to build anything of note with these.

[sacredchants]

Dedicated is one way to describe it.

[ she'll just randomly take a few pieces are start snapping them together. for now, she starts off making a box or square with the fatter blocks before pulling out a long skinny one. ]

I think it's obvious, but they come in different shapes and sizes as well as colors.

[arcsplainist]

[ he nods. ]

Yes, I believe I understand now. The boxes that these are stored within came off as rather odd to me upon first seeing them, but they are actually quite simple.

[sacredchants]

[ she'll nod back in return. ]

Yeah, it's a bit of a challenge when you want to make something not so... pointy.

[ angular? square? something like that. she's not as verbose and that's just fine. either way, now she's trying to make a popsicle shape. which...is strange and looks quite terrible, actually.

...hm. ]

Do you have ideas of what you'd make?

[arcsplainist]

Hm...

[ After briefly thinking about this: ]

Mayhap I should attempt a chair—on a much smaller scale, mind. But its shape is simple enough for a first attempt.

[ Now he's gonna start picking out some pieces...! ]

[sacredchants]

[ mayhap... either way she'll hold up her ""popsicle"" ( this kind ) to him just to show off. it's. half done but at least it's sturdy?? ]

Just a normal chair? Not going to try to go for anything fancier?

[arcsplainist]

When attempting something new, 'tis best not to grow too ambitious.

[ he says, while beginning to put some blocks together. ]

One must always begin with the basics when learning a new craft, regardless of what it may be. As this is my first time, anything more intricate than this may well be above my current level of skill.

[ it's literally just l*gos but here we are ]

[sacredchants]

[ hewwo anais ]