bus

[mgtropes]

BUS? A BUS???

The wheels on the bus (don't) go round and round...

You wake up on a bus.

It's a very nice bus, though. Luxurious, even! The seats are comfy and can be used as beds, with pajamas also available for you to change into. It's stocked with enough food and drink to last a week or so, along with a bathroom that also has a shower and free toiletries to use. The downside, however, is that apparently you have to share—as you're not alone when you awaken.

It seems like you're not where you should be, either. The bus comes equipped with TV screens, but rather than any movie or show, it's reality TV in the most literal sense. You might even recognize a few faces over there in the terminal, but either way, you can watch the participants go about their day. You're as equally confused as they are, after all, even if miles (?) separate you.

For that matter, that's pretty much all you can do. You're stuck on this bus. You can't access where the driver's controls would be, and there's no driver to begin with; in fact, the bus isn't even moving. The doors are shut, and any attempt to break the windows will send you bouncing back. Opening the shutters will treat you to the enticing sight of... outside airport scenery. You're on airport grounds somewhere, but you can't tell anything other than that. If you do some digging around, though, one compartment on the bus contains a random assortment of card games and board games for you to entertain yourselves with.

Better get cozy, because you might be here for a while.

RUNDOWN

• This will be your one mingle post until next Friday.
• You do not have any personal belongings on you. Unlike the other players, you also don't have a phone. Sad.
• The W0 weekly effect, once revealed, will apply to you as well.
• Your characters are able to see anything that takes place on the public mingles, including network posts, via the bus TV screens. You may also handwave them being able to see the initial notification that the players all received on their phones.
• We will have a small, pseudo-mini-event for you on W0 Wednesday at 12pm PST/3pm EST.

NAVIGATION; (FULL NAV)

INFO

PLAYER STATUSES IC PROFILES MURDER PROPOSALS CYOA SIGN-UPS

SETTING

NPC AUDIENCES LOCATIONS ROOMING CURFEW

REPORTING

PC TURN-IN MOD REPORTING EVENT TURN-IN VOTING

Comments

[frostfist]

[ my god, his tits are really just out there. unfortunately this is also where i have to google what animals exist in genshin. wriothesley thinks a moment, then offers up a tentative: ]

Crow?

[tactic]

[ OKAY. IT'S CALLED FASHION, SWEATY.

Anyway, Aventurine will jot down 'crow' even though it is not the answer. He has not been getting enough sleep and it is starting to show, and he looks up from the book a second later. ]

Nice pajamas.

[frostfist]

[ it's not his fault he's genetically predisposed towards sweating? anyway, is there space on that seat, wriothesley is wiggling his way in. the Physical Contact™, you see. ]

Thanks. There's no laundry unit, so I figured it'd be better to change than walk around in the same clothes for days.

[ we are not going to think about how bad the smell probably is even with all of them showering regularly. ]

You didn't want a pair?

[tactic]

[ Yes, he can wiggle in so that Aventurine can use his lap as a pillow while he continues trying at this stupid crossword puzzle. ]

I'll change into them at my most desperate.

[ They are not his silk pajamas, tch. ]

Enjoying the week's effects?

[frostfist]

[ 😳

but you know what, contact is contact, so after a moment of mild surprise over the ease with which aventurine casually slides on there, wriothesley just...leans back and accepts it. ]

Well, I'm not being forced to bark every time I want to talk to someone or turn into a goose, so I'd say it's not bad, actually.

[ hopefully that has not just jinxed him. ]

[tactic]

[ More scribbling at this crossword puzzle that is not crosswording right... God, he wants to (sei voice) seppuku so bad right now. ]

Wow, only two weeks and you got your fill of strange happenings.

[ Like trying to cram everything in all at once, he supposes. ]

Funny enough, this is the same effect I went through the very first week on the other side of my previous round.

[feminitis]

[DON'T (SEI VOICE) THAT!!!]

[tactic]

[ NEW WORD TO ABUSE FOR HIS LEXICON! ]

[feminitis]

[AT LEAST (HIJIKATA VOICE) IT!!!]

[frostfist]

[ has aventurine tried getting more beauty sleep...phoning a friend that isn't him? ]

Really? Maybe it's to encourage us to form relationships faster, if this really is a team-based competition.

[ the Compulsions are still there. he picks a stray strand of hair off aventurine's forehead and tucks it to one side. ]

[tactic]

[ He does not mind one bit at having his hair tidied for him. ]

You may be onto something.

[ Lowers his puzzle to glance up at the nearest TV screen when there is a sudden action sequence of Scaramouche and Childe. ]

And it looks as though some may need it more than others.

[frostfist]

[ looks at the tv





frowns. ]

So that's where he ended up.

[tactic]

Which one? You didn't mention either of them before.

[ Assumes this is more two weekers. ]

[frostfist]

[ that's because i, val, am an idiot and forgot to mention them earlier. ]

The redhead. Mr. Tartaglia. [ unfortunately he has no idea who scaramouche is, sorry rando guy. ] He was in Fontaine for a bit.

[tactic]

[ it's okay i also very belatedly remembered asa who is not asa anymore but is still asa in body ]

Fontaine?

[frostfist]

The nation I'm from. He was visiting for a time.

[tactic]

Oh! A friend from home.

[ ASSIGNS THEM FRIENDS ]

[frostfist]

[ GRIMACING but on the inside. outside, the compulsions are once again striking and he is back to idly playing with aventurine's hair. sorry nehan, this is not what it looks like. ]

Something like that. Last I heard, he escaped from prison there.

[ just casually throwing childe under the bus ]

[tactic]

[ They are all victims to affection week. Lying on Wriothesley's lap would also be a big deal if not for the fact that it feels like lying on a hard rock.

Anyway, watches Childe get knocked out cold. ]

Did he now...? He reminds me a little of myself.

[frostfist]

[ how tense do you think his thighs are, damn. ]

Have you also been to prison?

[tactic]

[ i just imagine wriothesley is built like a stone statue ]

Would you think less of me if I say that I have?

[frostfist]

[ i suppose i will allow you your delusions. ]

One of my dearest friends spent some time in prison, actually. So no, I wouldn't.

[tactic]

How very touching. Then yes, I confess, I've had my fair share of time spent behind bars.

[ And then Childe's body gets hauled away by poor Jacopo. ]

Not too worried about him, I hope?

[frostfist]

No plans to return soon, I hope?

[ there is so much going on at all times with the living. their own personal soap opera. ]

Mr. Tartaglia's a big boy. He can handle himself. [ get rekt, childe ]

[tactic]

I can't make any promises.

[ He's so good at landing himself into trouble. Anyway, he's returning to his crossword puzzle while enjoying his hair pets. ]

And I'll take your word for it. It's only the start of the week... We have so much more to look forward to.

[ Like. Tuesday. Aventurine isn't even going to bat an eyelash at everything that happens on Tuesday. ]