WEEK ZERO: ARRIVAL PT 2

[gatonina]

ARRIVAL PT. 2

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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 ♥]

Comments

[recrypt]

Keep your friends close, and your foes closer. ♪

[ hey 45 what the fuck does that mean. ]

Or, well, that'd be preferable if we actually had any foes and knew who they were. So I suppose you're correct.

Say, this competition though. It's all in good fun, correct? The three of you already know what the each of us are, and won't sabotage or mislead anyone from another team if we should talk to someone other than our apparent team leaders?

[gatonina]

Why would we do that? B and P are my friends, and we set this up as a way to keep you guys occupied until we can send you on your ways. What you went through before was seriously messed up, but we're not here to ruin anyone's day.

[recrypt]

Or, that could be something you're saying because that's what you want us to think, and you've secretly been waiting for an opportunity all this time to topple the other two.

[ beat

then she grins again, beatific ]

Sorry, maybe that was a joke in poor taste. ♪ But in all honesty, this setup kiiind of resembles one of the other things some of them went through before, if I understood them correctly. You can't really blame us for being concerned, right?

[gatonina]

You're not funny.

[flatly.]

I get that. But, seriously, the last thing we want is for you guys to suffer again.

[recrypt]

[ finally, someone normal. she was wondering how obnoxious she had to be before people stopped doing this weird liking her thing, but in any case her expression immediately smooths back into a more sedate smile. ]

Hmm, you all keep saying that. It might even be the truth. But... Even if we'll take your word for it for now, words are cheap. Action better proves you, but that'll take time.

You won't feel too badly about it in the meanwhile, will you? Our opinions, that is?

[ she means the fact that a good portion of the camp is probably going to be hostile to them or suspicious at best. ]

[gatonina]

[calm down, roomba.]

As long as none of your new friends throttle me, sure. I'd be super pissed off if my ride home got delayed, too.