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🐍 ([personal profile] gatonina) wrote in [community profile] notagain2020-06-06 07:42 am
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WEEK ZERO: ARRIVAL - OVERFLOW

ARRIVAL

▽ FULL NAVIGATION
▽ LOCATIONS
▽ STATUSES
▽ IC PROFILES
▽ IC RULEBOOK
▽ MURDER PROPOSALS
▽ PCS
▽ CURFEW
▽ ???
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▽ ???
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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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[personal profile] fishingforcompliments 2020-06-06 03:22 pm (UTC)(link)
...

Last time it was about half of us that needed to die for us to return home. Why would it suddenly be all of us?
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[personal profile] bittybat 2020-06-06 03:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Flayn is a sweet summer child who happens to know the word bullshit.]

Because "last time," we all were required to die to have access to the train to return home.
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[personal profile] fishingforcompliments 2020-06-06 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[the fact that she was taught that word is a blessing, thank you anna

anyway hmmm, this sounds bad.]


I see... hopefully, that is not the case now. It would be rather unpleasant to die.

[there's an unspoken "again" there.]
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[personal profile] bittybat 2020-06-06 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[STOP, I MADE A MISTAKE]

Even if all of us being dead is not the outcome we need to return home... I suspect many of us are going to die because we'll be required to kill.
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[personal profile] fishingforcompliments 2020-06-06 05:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[IT WAS NOT A MISTAKE

anyway wow flayn really hates this, but he's probably not wrong]


...that is what happened the last time I found myself in an unfamiliar place, yes.
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[personal profile] bittybat 2020-06-06 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I believe it's something we all have in common, yes.

[god help all of them]
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[personal profile] fishingforcompliments 2020-06-06 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
...you would think whoever is responsible for this would leave well enough alone. We were meant to be going home!

[she mad]
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[personal profile] bittybat 2020-06-06 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
A noble hope, but a foolish one. Our host promised this wouldn't happen again, but here we are.
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[personal profile] fishingforcompliments 2020-06-06 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Yours made you a promise? Ours merely threw a tantrum when we broke the curse and earned our way home.
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[personal profile] bittybat 2020-06-06 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hm.]

Unsurprising. The only reason ours made a promises--which was apparently a lie--is because he could easily scoop up others in a different variation of the same game. Like this one, for instance.
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[personal profile] fishingforcompliments 2020-06-06 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
What a duplicitous snake.

[bad! hal is bad! flayn thinks hal is bad and she doesn't even know his name yet.]
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[personal profile] bittybat 2020-06-07 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
He was only doing what he was programmed to do. He's an android.

[gestures to wherever Threepio is right now who I will pretend Damian doesn't know what a single Star War is to spare the fourth wall.]
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[personal profile] fishingforcompliments 2020-06-07 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
[she follows his gesture to C-3PO.]

...oh, that one is called C-3PO, and he is quite nice, actually. I had thought that most of them would be. Why would anyone program one to be cruel?
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[personal profile] bittybat 2020-06-07 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Hal is just indifferent. His job comes before anything else is all, regardless of what he feels. Someone killed his cat, and he was angry, but couldn't do anything because it'd be interference.

[He frowns.]
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[personal profile] fishingforcompliments 2020-06-07 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[


oh]


That almost makes me feel sorry for him...
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[personal profile] bittybat 2020-06-07 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[The way she says it...]

Did you not have a host?
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[personal profile] fishingforcompliments 2020-06-08 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
Not one that we saw. We heard a voice every so often that gave us instructions, but for the most part, we were on our own.