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]

Wanna take bets on which one of eight lands here first?

[feminitis]

Oh, did one of them die in yours too?

[tactic]

Three out of four of ours died.

[feminitis]

Seriously?! Only one of ours did, but that was on purpose to get to where the dead were gathered to take out the original one who was supposed to be watching over them.

From what I remember reading about the others it's fairly rare for that to happen...

[tactic]

Whoa, you guys went through an entire process.

[ They just had bodies piling in one after the other. ]

But yes, one died due to an accident, and the other two were murdered by participants.

[feminitis]

[...huh.]

Were any of them killed by participants who are here now?

[tactic]

Hmm, who can say?

[ HE CAN... but sometimes you wanna protect the people you were once with. ]

[feminitis]

Um, you?

[said in a very "duh?" tone of voice. i'm sorry.]

Although it seems they may have just endeared themselves to the group...

[watches maestro kick the booze display open.]

[tactic]

[ IGNORES THE TONE to pay attention to this. ]

That's gotta be us, right?

[feminitis]

I would assume so.

[and then, like, one tag down.]

...do they not know we're here then? But if that's the case, who stocked this place up?

[tactic]

The auditors, perhaps?

[ Or maybe they're not important enough to be the welcoming committee. ]

Whatever the case, I'm hoping Maestro brings their booze with them.

[feminitis]

...honestly, me too.

[she doesn't drink much (because she is a terror when she's drunk) but god, she could really use some sake right about now.]

[tactic]

Where I'm from, you wouldn't be old enough to drink.

[frostfist]

[ what the ]

They can end up here too?

[tactic]

They certainly can. And the ones that didn't die, we were able to communicate with using a hole in the basement.

[frostfist]

Doesn't that seem a little counterintuitive? I mean, wouldn't you want the people helping you out to stay alive?

[tactic]

No one's exactly thinking straight when they've got a monster possessing them.

[ ARE YOU MISSING YOUR VACATION YET WRIZZLEY ]

[frostfist]

[ ❓ ]

Sorry?

[tactic]

You know. Monsters. Possessing the participants.

[ Taps at his temple with a finger. ]

What, you guys didn't have strange gimmicks like that either?

[frostfist]

No, I can't say we did.

[ what was WRONG with all of your games? ]

Though perhaps that was just because we didn't have enough time for it.

[tactic]

[ HMMMM... Looks back to the TV. ]

Do you wonder if that might be a disadvantage for your fellow participants?

[frostfist]

[ not his friends :( ]

They're quick learners. I have faith they'll pick up on things quickly. If not, hopefully their teammates are willing to lend a hand.

[tactic]

So you understand the value of being a team player.

[ Making more mental notes about Mr. Wrizzley. ]

[frostfist]

Well, I do like being alive. For certain definitions of the word.

[ since they might not be right now? ]

Are you not, Mr. Aventurine?

[tactic]

Care to make a guess?