WEEK ZERO: ARRIVAL PT 2

[gatonina]

ARRIVAL PT. 2

▽ FULL NAVIGATION ▽ LOCATIONS ▽ STATUSES ▽ IC PROFILES ▽ IC RULEBOOK ▽ MURDER PROPOSALS ▽ PCS ▽ CURFEW ▽ AUDIENCES ▽ CAMP STORE ▽ REPORTING

POPULATION: 41 The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round, the wheels on the bus go round and round…until they suddenly stop. Just as quickly as the bus ride started, the sudden jolt of the bus hitting the brakes may disrupt you from your current activities (whatever those may be.) It’s hard to determine just how long you’ve been on this road trip, but some of you may be able to tell it’s been nearly forty-eight hours. Where could you have possibly been traveling? Worry not, dear travelers! Why, if you’ll wait one moment, the doors of the bus will gently open… …and the floors of the bus will tilt, spitting every single one of you out onto the ground with little warning before the doors slam closed and the bus begins to drive away. As you gather your wits and regain your bearings, the first thing you may notice is the very distinct scent of pine and the lingering scent of rain in the air. Beneath your feet, the words BUP STOP have been spray painted into the dirt and above you a large wooden sign proudly declares that you’ve arrived at your destination. Welcome to CAMP GATONINA. Well-maintained greenery surrounds the area with trees as far as the eye can see, and a dirt path seems to lead straight into camp. Fog looms in the distance, though perhaps that’s from the rainy weather. Come along, don't be shy. You’re welcomed here, after all! As you make your way forward, you’ll soon be greeted with the sound of a bright and almost cheerful voice that seems to be amplified somehow, gathering the attention of all. "Right this way, ladies and gentlemen. Your lovely hosts await!" A cloud of fog parts, and in the center of the path sits a three-tiered platform. Three figures stand on the platform before you, two of whom hold a white basket with depictions of the sun. Despite looking directly at them, it’s hard to make out the features of these three outside of their very unusual outfits. You’ll have plenty of time to explore the camp later, but for now it seems that the figure in the top hat has a megaphone in hand and an announcement to make. "That should be all of you. Let's not waste time, shall we? You'll need these sooner than later, I imagine." The figure with the top hat begins to call out names as the other two figures hold onto the basket, using their free hands to distribute small keys with different wooden keychains shaped like animals. When the final key is distributed, the megaphone is lifted once more as the figure without the basket gestures to the space around you. "Welcome to Camp Gatonina. We look forward to your stay." [ooc: for the sake of your mods, please choose only one NPC to speak to for now! Should we feel confident with our tagload, we may open this up to more tags later, but don't worry! There will be more opportunities to speak with them in the future... Please be sure to read all of the new information provided to you! In addition, please keep in mind that this is not the week zero mingle! A new mingle will go up tomorrow to officially begin the game, so please do not use this post to toplevel regarding the new locations! You may, however, PC to your hearts' content ♥]

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[gatonina]

[a giggle.]

Sure, we can both be sport.

[preowned]

Great!

[ be less excited ]

So, sport. Where are we?

[ he

doesn't know what a summer camp is ]

[gatonina]

We're at camp, sport.

[no one should have to know what summer camp is.]

[preowned]

[ he just

looks at them ]

[gatonina]

[they? stare back?

probably. it's hard to tell, given the face situation and all.]

[preowned]

And camp is...?

[gatonina]

[...]

Do you not know what a camp is?

[preowned]

I know what it is, but... this isn't the type of camp that I am picturing?

[ he knows the type of camp that soldiers will set up when they need to rest, or things along that line but

this is not that. ]

[gatonina]

What kind of camp are you picturing?

[preowned]

Like a temporary base? Something that you can build quickly, and then dismantle when you move onto the next location.

[gatonina]

Ooooh, okay. I get it now. This camp's different. It's permanent, for one. Like, we live here and stuff.

[preowned]

Ah, I see...

[ that's interesting ]

Just the three of you then?

[gatonina]

Yeah. Just the three of us. We never really wanted anybody else to come here... But since you're all here now, we might as well show some hospitality.

[preowned]

Sorry for showing up then.

We will attempt to be on our best behavior until someone dies.

[gatonina]

Dude, what the fuck? Stop acting like you're going to kill each other!

[preowned]

[ THESE POOR HOSTS I'M CRYING ]

I'm not sure why you're surprised by our disbelief?

[gatonina]

Because literally none of us are telling you to kill each other? We're, like, begging you not to kill each other.

[preowned]

Where I was before this, both of the people who greeted us also did not think there would be any deaths.

[gatonina]

We're not those people, and we aren't in the same place. I get you're all scared and traumatized, and that really sucks! But there's no corruption here, okay?

[preowned]

Well, we'll see.

It's not that I think you're lying, but sometimes things happen that no one can predict.

[gatonina]

Like, what? An accident? I think you guys worried about dying enough that nothing like that's gonna happen.

[preowned]

Probably not.

If things turn out like you say and it's fine, I'll apologize. But until then I'll be wary.

[gatonina]

Can't argue with that. How do you plan to deliver that apology when the time comes?

[preowned]

Ah... do you like grand gestures?

[gatonina]

If they're from a sword swinging badass like you? Sure. I love them.