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You know how the story goes by now. One minute you’re somewhere familiar, and the next you’re suddenly somewhere else. Unlike previous times before, the source of your rude awakening isn’t a mystery. A harsh jostle causes your body to lunge forward as a tire jumps over a pot hole in the road. Try as you might, it’s hard to ignore the steady thrumming of an engine and the gentle sway beneath you. The faint scent of gasoline seems to waft from the outside, but as you look around you’ll notice that the windows are locked, tinted, and impossible to see through. Likewise, the door ahead of you appears to be locked as well.

Perhaps the scent is your imagination…?

Regardless, though the lighting is a tad dim, it becomes apparent that you’re inside a large bus dotted with the occasional seat and amid a jumble of other bodies. The people you were last with may be among your fellow passengers. Perhaps they are not. But worry not; there’s plenty of time to look around and get to know one another on this long, strange trip. It may even be wise to examine the staircase at the other end of the bus. Who knows what awaits you on the other floors?

Ah, but before you move too far it may be best to assess the situation. On the bright side, any injuries you incurred have been healed! Isn't it nice to have your limbs in place again? Miracles happen. But...what happened to your clothes? You’re fairly certain you weren't wearing this t-shirt before...and what's with the denim shorts? Maybe you were fortunate enough to get the knee-length version, but for those of you waking up in bootyshorts...well, we're sure you look great! And what better way to tie the whole look together than white socks and tan sandals? At least you'll be comfortable for the ride.

Lucky for you, your new threads aren't the only gift you'll receive upon waking up. Attached to your waist is a high-quality bag filled with some fun goodies for every passenger! For those of you who unzip your bag to check its contents, you will find:

-Dry shampoo
-Wet wipes
-Deodorant
-Travel pack of toilet paper
-Travel toothbrush + toothpaste
-Poncho
-A stylish travel guide

No other items are on your person at this time, even if you were holding onto it as you began your previous departure. That's a bit troublesome, isn't it? Not really; it's still a bus. Be grateful for the extra elbow room, alright?

Oh, and one last thing...on the wrist of every passenger is a small, equally fashionable white scrunchie. Not your style? Perhaps it's a good idea to give the travel guide another read.

Searching the bus from top to bottom will net zero results in the way of an escape. All of the windows are similarly tinted and locked, and the only exit door appears to be the one on the first level that can't be opened at this time.

But hey. You're all old pros at this, right? You know what to do next! Get to know the people around you, trade stories with your fellow passengers, and...well. Buckle up for the bumpy ride ahead.

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[Yeah, he's waking up pretty quickly after that pothole. He sits up, looks around quickly, then frowns. Then he's going up to whoever is nearby and saying something.

If it's someone he doesn't know, he'll say this:]

What's going on? And what's with these shitty clothes?

[If it's someone he recognizes, however, the answer is slightly nicer:]

Why are you here? We shouldn't have ended up in the same place, right?

[Tensely:]

Oh, yeah, let me explain this entire situation to you, because I clearly know what's going on and am in no way just as confused as you are.

[Hm. She seems tense and maybe a little upset at waking up in a weird place. A wise person would not take the sarcasm personally and would try to calm her down.

But Chuuya is not a wise person, so. Time to escalate the situation]

Not confused enough to be an asshole about it, huh? Maybe if you shut your mouth and opened your ears, you'd learn a thing or two.

[Unfortunately for the both of them, she is reacting in the exact same way and glaring, before:]

At least I know not to ask stupid questions in the first place!

It's not a stupid question! I know nobody's gonna admit to knowing anything, but I can tell when people are lying.

[He absolutely cannot, but he also can't lose this fight.]

[She crosses her arms, raising an eyebrow slightly.]

Really? How do you do that, exactly?

[Oh no it's time to BULLSHIT AN ANSWER]

Easy. People who're lying can't make eye contact without really, really trying. So either they're looking away, or they're trying too hard to look you in the eye. Both are pretty easy to see if you know what to look for.

Uh huh. Right.

[It's 1/2 that she isn't sure whether he's telling the truth, and 1/2 that she would have said she didn't believe him anyways, honestly.]

I'm serious. I can prove it right now if you wanna see.

[He will absolutely track someone down for this.]

Yeah, see, the thing about that is, I don't actually care that much.

[...]

What's your name?

Dazai Osamu.

[Unlike the fake info he gave on lying, he can actually look at people while he lies.]

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I do not know.

[She looks ... really apologetic about not knowing, at least??]

Yeah, me neither.

[A pause.]

Okay, this might sound really strange, but have you ever been in a situation like this before? Where you woke up somewhere weird without knowing how you got there?

...unfortunately, yes.

[This is becoming a trend and she doesn't like it.]

[Trends like this are terrible.]

Locked in one spot, with any powers you had gone?

[She nods.]

...and then told that blood would be spilled and that we must be the ones to do it? Yes.

[Yep, that sure sounds familiar.]

With promises of 'kill someone to get a nice reward' or 'we're going to do this stupid thing to you, if you want it to stop you have to kill someone'?

...ah... not exactly.

We were told that a certain number of us needed to be killed before time run out, or else none of us would be able to return home.

I'd say that's close to the same idea.

[And he doesn't like it one bit.]

What kind of being was in charge where you were?

The island itself. It was cursed, and that curse influenced some of us to act in ways we might not have, otherwise.

That's like the house I was in. It was the one trying to make us all kill each other. It turned some people into monsters too.

[A house, an island...what's with these cursed locations?]

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We've all been kidnapped again.

[ she frowns at Chuuya's socks and sandals, and then frowns at her own ball of socks. yeah she took those off asap ]

... By Americans...? Oh, but I guess they don't have the monopoly on bad clothing taste.

[Let him have terrible fashion.]

You know what we got where I was before? Fancy suits and dresses. This is such a step down from that.

[After having to wear suits for two months, he's found that he likes being fancy. And now all he has left of the fancy life is his hat.]

... That's so lucky...

[ she's jelly. man, why weren't there fancy clothes on her abandoned island adventure? ]

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