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bus
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.
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anyway, the answer's easy enough, isn't it? he shrugs once. ]
I did. Then I fell off a [ what was it called again ] roller coaster, supposedly died, and woke up somewhere completely different, separate from everyone else save for those who had also [ supposedly ] died.
[ archons, that was such a shitty vacation. he smiles grimly. ]
I don't suppose you remember dying, by any chance?
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The previous times? Certainly. This time? Not at all.
[ Crosses his arms over his chest and gives a little click of his tongue against the roof of his mouth. He hadn't even been in a dangerous situation, he'd just gone to bed in his home and then woke up here, tf... ]
You think it's death that separates us from them, then?
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It's just a guess. One instance doesn't exactly make a pattern.
[ though the fact that both of them have people here they recognize sure is concerning. hm! ]
If you have other ideas, I'm all ears.
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No. It's a suitable guess. It would explain these [ points at all the TV screens ] and why we're able to watch them from here. In my experience, this was only possible once you had died.
[ Damn... This is bummer news to wake up to, but Aventurine doesn't seem all that pressed about it. ]
Pardon me if this is too personal for your liking, but what was the final outcome of your previous encounter with this sort of thing?
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but tragically for me, wriothesley has more brain cells than i ever will and actually takes things seriously, and as such he takes a moment to dig through his memory archives for the result of his particular 'vacation', canting his head to the left as he does so. ]
If I recall correctly, we had to destroy the device keeping us stranded in one place and deactivate further devices to escape. Once we did, we were allowed to go home. [ another pause. ] There seemed to be a lot of technology in play that I was unfamiliar with. I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to explain any of it even if asked.
[ when you're from the equivalent of industrial revolution france. ]
You?
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Let's just say they were similar. [ haha yay! ] Two for two, then. I can appreciate those odds.
[ He will simply get out of this current predicament as well. ]
But where are my manners? I believe introductions are long overdue.
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the lack of detail is noted, shuffled away, but not commented on. far be it from him to judge other people for their mannerisms, even if it will affect how he goes about interacting with this guy in the future.
instead, he sticks out a hand. ]
Wriothesley.
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[ Their long ass names i'm gonna explode. ]
While I wish the circumstances were more in our favor, I have to say that this is better than having to go at it alone.
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[ i hate it here ]
I can't say I know too much about our circumstances, but I'm happy to help where I can.
[ but i refuse to talk tactics (ha) this early in the game so instead wriothesley will nod back towards the television. ]
Which of the ones gathered in there are your friends?
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He'll pat the seat next to him for Wrio before turning to observe the people on screen, expertly shuffling the deck in his hands for something to do. ]
The cowboy cyborg, the glum, purple elf with the cat, the girl whose face you can't make out, and... [ squints ] oh, the ordinary-looking one there.
[ He's talking about Todomatsu. ]
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Interesting assortment. [ though the same could be said for his own group. ] I wonder why only some of them are here and not all.
[ also he did take a seat i just forgot to write it earlier ]
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But Aventurine wonders the same thing. He stops shuffling the cards so he can drape an elbow over the back of his seat. ]
Maybe we're just the unlucky few. [ His mg luck is so... bad... ] What about you? Who are the ones you recognize?
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Mine?
[ he looks at the television screen, and then starts listing off each person out one by one. ]
The young lady with the bright pink hair, the energetic gentleman in the yellow coat, the woman with the long ears and lovely red hair, and [ hm ] the gentleman with the striking yellow eyes and long golden hair.
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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. ]
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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. ]
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[ STRAIGHT TO THE BUS WITH THEM ]
Hey, how early did you die anyway? The previous time.
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The day after I arrived.
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That would be impressive, wouldn't it? But I actually prefer being alive over being dead, despite what these repeat occurences might suggest.
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[ Looks back to the screen... ]
If this is the same as before, we'll find a way out.
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You the optimistic type?
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Something along those lines. Don't tell me you're the doom and gloom type.
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Do I look the type to you?
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Anyway, he's going to give Wrizzley a once-over, and then look back at him like really, my guy? This goth punk aesthetic? ]
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he will keep staring back until he gets an answer. ]
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