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]

[ another job well done (?)

aventurine can also get some honking sounds sure ]

[tactic]

You might have been hanging around too many geese.

[frostfist]

I spend more time around otters, actually.

[tactic]

Don't tell me you manage otters too.

[frostfist]

[ new question time!!! ]

What is the meaning of your name?

[tactic]

[ WHAT THE ]

I was named after the aventurine stone. It's a stone known for its luck and typically has a green hue.

[frostfist]

[ looks at aventurine's outfit



nods slowly ]

[tactic]

[ YEAH ENJOY HIS PEACOCKFULNESS ]

Care to share the origin of your name in turn? It's rather unique. I've never heard anything quite like it.

[frostfist]

[ he prefers less showy birds thanks ]

It's Fontainian. I'm not sure it means anything at all. Maybe the name of some old forgotten town.

[tactic]

[ Myna..................... ]

There's an almost regal quality to it, I think.

[frostfist]

Because it's long and sounds fancy?

[tactic]

Exactly. The sort of name you have to practice beforehand, to avoid embarrassing yourself when meeting the person.

[frostfist]

The same could be said for your name, Mr. Aventurine.

[tactic]

I'm not sure about that. You don't seem easy to embarrass, Mr. Manager.

[frostfist]

[ takes another card. looks at it. ]

What's the most embarrassing thing that's happened to you at work or school?

[ hm ]

[tactic]

And if I'm also not the type to get easily embarrassed...?

[frostfist]

The card just said most embarrassing. It doesn't actually have to be that embarrassing.

[ this is why they have to go back to their this or that questions. ]

[tactic]

Well, seeing as I never went to school, I guess it would have to be when I found two of my associates acting rather inappropriately together during company time.

[ Scandalous. But not for him. ]

[frostfist]

...That seems to happen a lot, doesn't it?

[ the not going to school part, or the coworkers acting inappropriate part? ]

[tactic]

Oh? Have you got your own stories?

[ YEAH WHAT PART ]

[frostfist]

Let's just say I have a pair of employees who act awfully suspicious when they think no one's looking. And sometimes even when people are looking.

[tactic]

You've got yourself a pair of exhibitionists! Maybe they're hoping you'll ask to join in one of these days.

[frostfist]

I would hope they know better than to bring their boss into something like that.

[tactic]

Handsome man like you, some people are willing to push their luck.

[frostfist]

Does that include yourself?