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

[tactic]

[ I FORGOT ICHIBAN BECAUSE THIS ISN'T SCAWWY ICHIBAN

And oh, yes. He is 100% manspreading and it's actually egregious. But he will make a mental note of these people. ]

Makes you wonder how often this sort of thing happens, doesn't it? It looks as though plenty of reunions are happening as well.

[ Watches people he does not know recognize Frumpkin which is weird. ]

[frostfist]

[ wait i also forgot yoru because she isn't final destinations yoru, WE ARE SUFFERING TOGETHER ]

If you ask me, more often than anything like this should reasonably be happening.

[ hello?? they are being ushered to their (possibly fake???) deaths for no explicable reason? that's fucked up. ]

[tactic]

Tell me about it. We didn't even get a fair chance.

[ STRAIGHT TO THE BUS WITH THEM ]

Hey, how early did you die anyway? The previous time.

[frostfist]

[ easily, like he's talking about the weather and not his own fucking death: ]

The day after I arrived.

[tactic]

... Were you trying to beat your own record this time or something?

[frostfist]

[ overly dramatic sigh!! ]

That would be impressive, wouldn't it? But I actually prefer being alive over being dead, despite what these repeat occurences might suggest.

[tactic]

We're in full agreement with each other.

[ Looks back to the screen... ]

If this is the same as before, we'll find a way out.

[frostfist]

[ can't believe aventurine doesn't want to die? aventurine looks at the tv screen. wriothesley looks at aventurine. ]

You the optimistic type?

[tactic]

[ He has Reasons to Live now, but he will look back at Wriothesley. ]

Something along those lines. Don't tell me you're the doom and gloom type.

[frostfist]

[ nehan's hole, you're right. ]

Do I look the type to you?

[tactic]

[ OKAY

Anyway, he's going to give Wrizzley a once-over, and then look back at him like really, my guy? This goth punk aesthetic? ]

[frostfist]

[ and?

he will keep staring back until he gets an answer. ]

[tactic]

... Is this your usual attire?

[frostfist]

[ he looks down at himself, then back up. ]

You don't like it?

[tactic]

I simply believe that a person's wardrobe says much about who they are. And you, Mr. Wriothesley, look as though you'd like to spend as much time in the dark as possible.

[ NO OFFENSE OR ANYTHING ]

[frostfist]

As opposed to you, who seems like the type to prefer being center of attention.

[ okay, mr. peacock colors titty window guy. ]

[tactic]

Look at that, you're getting into the spirit of first impressions.

[ That's exactly what he is!!! Yippee!!! ]

Not that it matters here, with so little of an audience, but if I'm to uplift morale, then so be it.

[frostfist]

[ wow, this guy really is something. ]

And how exactly do you plan to do that? [ jw ]

[tactic]

What? Not feeling cheered up by my presence alone?

[ Tough crowd... ]

[frostfist]

It is nice to know I'm not completely alone here.

[ aventurine's specific presence though? eh. ]

[tactic]

Less doom and gloom, and more of the serious type, I'm starting to gather.

[ Which knocks like a difficulty star off. ]

[frostfist]

Only when the situation calls for it.

[ he's a fun guy? ]

Busy assessing our personalities?

[tactic]

What better way to pass the time than to get to know each other?

[ They're stuck on a bus, after all. ]

What do you do for work?

[frostfist]

[ and so it begins.... ]

Management. I run a production facility. [ he doesn't sound like he's lying about this. ] Yourself?

[tactic]

I'm something of a traveling merchant.

[ He also doesn't sound like he's lying about this. ]

Management, huh? What is it that your facility produces?