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šŸ ([personal profile] gatonina) wrote in [community profile] notagain2020-06-06 08:53 pm
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WEEK ZERO: ARRIVAL PT 2

ARRIVAL PT. 2

ā–½ FULL NAVIGATION
ā–½ LOCATIONS
ā–½ STATUSES
ā–½ IC PROFILES
ā–½ IC RULEBOOK
ā–½ MURDER PROPOSALS
ā–½ PCS
ā–½ CURFEW
ā–½ AUDIENCES
ā–½ CAMP STORE
ā–½ 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 ♥]

menially: (open up the ages for you to see☽)

[personal profile] menially 2020-06-08 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
True, true, but! There comes a point.

We'll just have to make sure to write that on your memorial stone. Right after we find you having taken three and a half weeks without sleep to decide between a dark roast with fifty-five beans or fifty-six beans and possibly let your heart give out of pure despair.

[He clicks his tongue.]

Tragic.
survivaltricks: (pic#13660096)

[personal profile] survivaltricks 2020-06-09 02:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[. . . CRACKS UP]
menially: (groovin' on the freeway ☼)

[personal profile] menially 2020-06-09 02:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[SHIT EATING GRIN]

See? Told ya.
survivaltricks: (pic#13010478)

[personal profile] survivaltricks 2020-06-09 02:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, yeah.

[waves a hand at him!!]

Sure thing, funny guy.
menially: (come take me out of the light ϟ)

[personal profile] menially 2020-06-09 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, I'll count that as some pretty high praise.

You'll have to tell me about some of your adventures sometime. You sound like you've had a pretty full life for as young as you are.

[he says, like his own board pass isn't only about 5 years older]
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[personal profile] survivaltricks 2020-06-09 02:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[lifts a finger to his lips and smiles]

I'll think about it. I usually only give my tragic backstory to Rank 5 friends or higher.

[he's teasing. they can def talk someday]
menially: (letting my mind wander)

[personal profile] menially 2020-06-09 03:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Fair enough.

If you don't mind, though, what cabin were you in? [He'll hold up his own key, the wooden ant looking kind of silly but identifiable enough.]
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[personal profile] survivaltricks 2020-06-09 03:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[holds up his! it has a little wooden chipmunk attached]
menially: (comes in any size ☼)

[personal profile] menially 2020-06-09 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh. Cute. [He has no idea what that is but that's fine!!] Anyone you know that's in the same building?
Edited 2020-06-09 15:57 (UTC)
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[personal profile] survivaltricks 2020-06-09 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Nope. I'm here to make new friends.

[which is the point of summer camp right??]
menially: (have you considered spiders)

[personal profile] menially 2020-06-09 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Good for you. [He still has his bus wear on so it's obvious he 1) either hasn't been over there yet or 2) just really likes the booty short look.] Given what's going on, I feel that might be tougher than normal. I'm sure plenty are paranoid.

But the effort still needs to be there, you know?
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[personal profile] survivaltricks 2020-06-09 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Akira thinks it's number two-- no j/k but he wouldn't judge if it was]

I agree.

Besides, I'm sure the only way we're going to get out of this is by working together.

[somehow]
menially: (I merely know it's true ☼)

[personal profile] menially 2020-06-09 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
That's the only way we got out of the temple. From what I heard, that's how you guys got out of that crazy house.

People can't just accept anything and everything - no one is that simple, especially after crisis. But hopefully, people won't forget what has or hasn't worked from before and build from there.
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[personal profile] survivaltricks 2020-06-09 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
There's a difference between collaboration and acceptance. Sometimes to get things done, you have to push aside your friction with others. That doesn't mean you have to like them, or trust them, or even want to associate with them afterwards.

[boy does it sound like he has experience with that]

But. . . well. We'll see how the pieces fall in the coming week.
menially: (hoped that it would help him see☽)

[personal profile] menially 2020-06-09 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
It's true. I was thinking more along the lines of just how differently people react when under stress. It's part of why our group had so many problems, despite our different situation.

[But he'll shrug.] Details for another time, though. I think our energy's best spent getting our bearings for now.
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[personal profile] survivaltricks 2020-06-09 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
. . . yeah. You guys didn't have anything in your rules that forced you to kill anyone, right?

[that's the sense he got from talking to Yu, anyway]

But you're right; finding our bearings is our first step. Once we do that, everything else will fall into place.
menially: (not gay seal)

[personal profile] menially 2020-06-09 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. You could manipulate the vote or earn a risky favor from a god if you shed blood. But it was never required. Outside a couple legitimate accidents, every death was intentional.

[It.... it sure is a thing to think about, especially considering just how bad everyone else had it around here, being forced into their situation and even being used as pawns to kill without consent. He is... very, very aware their situation could have been resolved without bloodshed from the very beginning.]

Just be careful, alright?