bus

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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

[feminitis]

[sei's pajamas are so stupid but are also loose and comfortable enough to not make it super obvious that she's a girl (and also the clothes she was wearing from home included cloth bindings for her chest so she looks even flatter)

she has used the shower to wash her regular clothes and has left them up to dry though, and leans into the touch when wrio pats her shoulder. she's checking up on their supplies to make sure they aren't going to run out before the end of the week.]

I'm feeling a little stir-crazy, but I think I can manage. Some tea would be nice though, thank you... Would you like to join me for a cup, Wriothesley-san?

[frostfist]

[ THOSE PJS. beautiful. ]

Nice pajamas. [ can't believe they're all here living their best lives except aventurine. someone spritz him with water. ] And sure, I'd be happy to. I'm used to taking a cup every day in the afternoon anyway.

[ time for him to rummage through their supplies for tea bags and water....at least those won't be in danger of running out. hopefully. ]

Any preference on what kind of tea?

[feminitis]

Thank you! It's nothing like the clothing from home, but... it does remind me of home just a little bit.

[that moment when your troop is called wolves but like in a derogatory way but you miss your comrades so bad that you'll take literally anything that reminds you of them.]

I prefer matcha, if they have it. Any other kind of green tea if they don't, though. Unless you have something in particular you would recommend?

[frostfist]

Got it.

[ there's probably some green tea in here, even if it's dubious quality. this ain't emirates they're flying riding. the click of the electric kettle fills the air, along with the gentle clinks of mugs being set on the tiny countertop. ]

If you like black tea I have plenty of recommendations, though I haven't had as much green tea. Harder to get access to it.

[feminitis]

In that case, black tea is fine! I can't say I've had it before, but I do like trying new things...

[they do not have a lot of black tea where she's from.]

Is it a regional difference, then? Green tea leaves don't grow in Fontaine, but black tea leaves do?

[frostfist]

[ me with my zero knowledge of tea despite playing a tea freak. ]

I think it has more to do with the processing, actually. Though there's probably some regional difference to the leaves as well.

[ the kettle goes off and he pours an adequate amount of both tea bag-filled cups. ]

Either way, they do taste pretty different. And like you said, it's always worth trying new things.

[feminitis]

I see! How interesting...

[in theory it would be possible to learn to make black tea in her canon...? food for thought.]

Is there a particular way you prefer to take your tea, Wriothesley-san?

[frostfist]

[ without missing a beat: ]

With two cubes of sugar.

[ how he doesn't have a million cavities by now, we simply don't know. but he'll pass sei her mug of green tea while keeping hold of his own. ]

Any cream or sugar for you?

[feminitis]

Cubes...?

[me frantically googling to see if first class offers sugar cubes or if it's just sugar packets all the way down]

...I don't think I've ever taken sugar in my tea before. But now I wonder what it might taste like.

[frostfist]

[ what's the consensus ]

Very sweet. It works better for black tea than green tea.

[ anyway....what's going on with the living today as their 24/7 free entertainment blasts in the bg. ]

They seem like they're having fun over there though.

[feminitis]

[inconclusive results unfortunately

sei sips at her tea.]

...yes, it does seem that they are. It's a shame that people aren't brought together like this for peaceful reasons. It would be nice to get to meet and spend time with people without the kidnapping and murder.

[frostfist]

I'm guessing that wouldn't be as entertaining for whoever's running these.

[ in another universe, they're all on dating shows instead of murder sprees. ]

[feminitis]

Hmph. Whomever finds this sort of thing entertaining is just a freak.

[frostfist]

You're telling me. Almost makes me wish we could round them up and make them participate in one of these games.

[feminitis]

Oh, I'd love to see how they would handle such a thing themselves. Heck, I'd love to see how they'd handle just being in an enclosed space like this for as long as we have. I bet they'd do much more poorly than us.

[frostfist]

They do seem like they would be high maintenance, if this is the kind of entertainment they enjoy.

[feminitis]

I imagine they'd be prone to violence as well, if watching this sort of thing is what they'd like! Imagine if one of them took too long in the only bathroom... they'd start fighting so quickly.

[frostfist]

If they did that, they wouldn't have any bathroom left.

[feminitis]

It's what they would deserve for being the kind of people who would put dozens of us through this sort of thing on purpose.

[frostfist]

I wonder if we'll get to meet them. It'd be nice to give them a piece of my mind.

[feminitis]

If we meet them they'll definitely be getting more than just a piece of everyone's minds...

[frostfist]

[ help ]

Do you have something in mind already?

[feminitis]

Many of these experiences have had items that can be used to curse other people. If I can, I'd like to hoard as many of them as possible and unleash them all on the auditors at once!

[frostfist]

Items? Is that what causes the curses?

[ and here he thought they just happened randomly ]

[feminitis]

In some cases, yes! It others, it's not. It can vary. Regardless, if we have some way of inflicting curses on people, I want to use them on the auditors.