utried | 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.

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

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

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

[ Which knocks like a difficulty star off. ]

Only when the situation calls for it.

[ he's a fun guy? ]

Busy assessing our personalities?

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?

[ and so it begins.... ]

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

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?

[ united by the chains of capitalism..... ]

Clockwork parts. Ever heard of something called Meka?

Not at all. I'm interested in hearing about it, though.

They're intricate designs built from various clockwork gears and parts, able to perform a variety of functions.

[ ... ]

Though after some of the things I've seen, I'm not sure if they would count as very impressive to the people here.

That sounds plenty impressive to me, Mr. Manager. Maybe you can show me one of these days.

[ We love collecting skillsets that might be useful in the future. ]