WEEK ZERO: ARRIVAL - OVERFLOW

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ARRIVAL

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PASSENGERS: 41 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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overflow ya demons, new tags welcome!

[givethemhell]

[WELL, THIS IS A LOT, AND ALSO VERY TIRING after an equally tiring couple of months in demon island hell. For the record, Wow! Wideload Xian is absolutely in the booty shorts camp because it's only right. He also ties his hair up in a ponytail with his scrunchie a few seconds after reading their very sparse rulebook. Very stylish. Give him a second here to regain his bearings, anyway, and crawl out of this pile of tired people who crave death--]

i - bar;
[After the initial "not this shit again" phase cycles out, Wei Wuxian can be found exploring! And why would he explore any farther than the bar right away after he comes across it? NOPE, he can be found behind the counter, pouring this and that into a mixer and grinning at whoever decides to grab a bar seat.]

I've gotten quite good at bartending after my last venture! Let me make you a drink, yes? Name your preferences - I'll come up with something good!

[EVERYONE GETS THIS OFFER except maybe the 10 year old.]

ii - kitchen;
[WELL, THEY ALL KNOW WHAT'S COMING PROBABLY. Life's about to get real hard once more, so he'll just shelve his sex demons trauma to make something comforting. He won't subject everyone in this tiny, cramped bus to death by pepper fumes (this time), either! Maybe. Hm. He's distracted for now, though, standing in front of the pantry and opening it and closing it OVER AND OVER as different ingredients appear each time.]

This is quite convenient, actually!

iii - reading corner;
[Second verse same as the first, of course he's going to be looking through all written publications that he can find here. Does he expect them to have anything useful?? Not at all! He's still curious, though. You can catch him flipping through home&garden magazines, squinting at their tips for growing tubers. Or, once he's come across the horror novels:]

Why is it that other worlds have so many problems with the undead biting and infecting other people? Being dead isn't contagious. ...Hah, well! Mostly, I think.

wildcard
[U KNOW THE DRILL we are here to die]

lili

[givethemhell]

[from here!]

[Hm. His nose wrinkles a little, considering, as he taps a finger against his chin.]

Were you able to come back at the end? What happened with the corruption? Where did it come from in the first place? Is that something that was driving your people to kill, or was it unrelated?

[Ah the good ol' curiosity question floods.]

natalie

[givethemhell]

from here!

Hah, it's too bad we don't have any means of creating protective talismans here.

[Not that they did any good LAST TIME... Ah, scondoms. He misses you. He sighs, running a hand through his hair and then tanking like half his drink in one go.]

—Well. All the more reason to make sure no one has any more regrets when we walk out of this place. [Then, with a smile:] My name is Wei Wuxian, by the way. Yours?

ash

[givethemhell]

[from here!]

[NOT AS TIRED AS ME!!]

Ah! The house? [The fact that so far everyone he's met can fit into "the house, the castle, the island and the boat" is hilarious honestly.] No one's mentioned a photographer yet, though... Was he a fellow player? Or the one responsible for bringing you all there? And did you have any sort of accountability system for weapons around the house?

percy

[givethemhell]

[from here!]

[Tossing the orange over! The power is his now. Wei Wuxian grabs onto his ankles instead after crossing his legs, straightening his posture a little.]

Haha, well said! What a group - we're all used to misfortune here, hm? [There's a little twinkle of amusement in his demon eye, but also some real bone-deep exhaustion.

He shakes his head at that though, pauses, and then raises his hands.]

At the end, yes. We spent most of our time on a boat.

yin yu

[givethemhell]

[from here!]

[OH YIN YU... He blinks and then laughs, waving a hand.]

Is that not the least unusual part of all of this? [What sort of life does this fool lead.] That's a commonality between all of us! I do think theirs was the only place where the house itself was trying to do them harm, though... I've heard the island had some sort of curse on it, but if I'm interpreting correcting, the house was sentient.

tsurumaru

[givethemhell]

[from here!]

[Wei Wuxian absolutely cannot participate in any kinkshaming of any sort, but he's still looking very amused.]

Hoh! So they are. Who would have known that cuddling up to a fish in bed would be a dream for so many? I wonder what the draw is... Wouldn't that be quite cold and slimy?

anaido

[givethemhell]

[from here!]

[He reaches back to shake his hand! IT'S A VIGOROUS SHAKE.]

Anaido! Lovely sound to it, hm. [10/10 good name Anaido. He'll move back to his work after that, setting out a row of four shots.]

I'll have to make these extra memorable, then! To commemorate our friendship.

[They're just friends already HE'S DECIDED THIS.]

45

[givethemhell]

[from here!]

[He pushes himself up so he's sitting, patting his chest.]

—Well! Everything still seems to be intact and inside where it belongs, so I'm doing fine, too. [Followed by a smile! HE'S DOING GREAT, IT'S FINE. He glances over toward the temperamental door.]

Hm, hm - familiar for you personally, then? I'm assuming that's the case, since it was the same for me when I looked.

flayn

[givethemhell]

[from here!]

[THAT'S. That's a good question, Flayn. A question no one needed to ask and yet.]

Hm... [He blinks, crossing his arms over his chest and tilting his head to the side as he considers.] That's a difficult call to make! I'd like to think everyone who meets themselves would be able to get along with themselves, but I guess that depends on the sort of person they are in general.

[He says, knowing fullass well that when he saw his past self in someone else's memories he was immediately like "oh my god I want to punch me so damn bad".]

magnus

[givethemhell]

[from here!]

[A bright smile!]

I do, I do! We came from the same place - the boat. [The sex boat with stdemons which he still has not told a single person about. STOP DOXXING THEM TONBOKIRI.]

You're his friend and traveling companion, yes? Or teammate?

akira

[givethemhell]

[from here!]

[He may be on the up and up with a lot of Modern Stuff now, but that just has him blinking, canting his head to the side.]

I wasn't aware luck had a ranking system like that! Would've been nice to know earlier - having labels probably could have come in handy, haha.

[He could slap a ZZ-rank luck warning label onto himself.]

taako

[givethemhell]

[from here!]

[There's a little huff of a laugh, because ah, it's been a whole 2 seconds and yet he missed Taako already...]

Wouldn't that be something? [HE WISHES THEY WERE ON A DEMON PRANK SHOW he hates their lore compared to everyone else's?? IT'S TERRIBLE?? Why were they the only ones who had to bang and also badended.]

—If there are any patterns, I suppose it would be easier to pick out later! But one pattern between all of us seems to be that there's no actual rhyme or reason to anything the ones snatching us up do, hah.

asch

[givethemhell]

[from here!]

[ASCH HIS ONLY PASTIME, don't take this away from him he is dying in this cramped space.]

Ah-- Alright, I'll stop! [A smile!] But I really was getting some ingredients, so if you'd move your hand...?

damien

[givethemhell]

[from here!]

[idk either i think in thots we went with him sounding fucking ancient when he speaks, like a Shakespearean actor, because Dick could read his fantasy mandarin,, SO HE'LL SPEAK IN HIS ANCIENT FANTASY MANDARIN which probably at least has enough similarities that Damien will be able to understand the gist of what he says.]

Nope! But I think China is similar to my home country, from what I've been told of it. [Then, switching back to their autotranslated dialogue:] The boat with demons.

[Hm.]

chuuya

[givethemhell]

[from here!]

Mm. While we were there.

[There's a little quirk of a smile, but it has a bit of heaviness to it. Alexa how do you tell the person you're talking to that their x-many-years-older self was killed and left behind on an island to turn into a demon...]

Ah, I see - that was a little like ours, then. [He's surprised more people weren't from possession-style games?? Y'ALL ARE TOO BLOODTHIRSTY.]

Were you able to find them all? How did things turn out in the end for you?

giyuu

[givethemhell]

[from here!]

[Ish.

He smiles at that, though; most of the people he's talked to here have been kind enough, in their own ways.]

It could very well be the case! Haha, well - we're all survivors here in a sense now, anyway. It's hard to keep someone like that from pressing onward.

[They may not be optimists on a whole but sometimes you don't need optimism when instead you just have BRUTE FORCE.]

—My name's Wei Wuxian, by the way! What's yours?

dick

[givethemhell]

[from here!]

[No don't do that they'd like it too much.]

You aren't wrong at all! [HE LAUGHS, patting Dick's arm.] Ah, well, I'll be glad to go a while without having to see any of them - presumably.

[Wouldn't it be funny if this whole thing was run by the stdemon's less frisky cousins or something.]

minako

[givethemhell]

[from here!]

[HE'S STILL WORRIED ABOUT THAT??]

Mm, very! And it's still a little troubling, isn't it? For a sweeping illness to affect so many people and be left without a cure... It's good enough that people were able to recover, of course! And even better that the infections stopped. But isn't it a concern that they could start up again someday? Worse than before, maybe?

[INFECTIOUS ILLNESSES ARE WILD.]

banana

[givethemhell]

[from here!]

Now you're just trying to encourage an early death through liver failure! I see, I see... How sad.

yams

[givethemhell]

[from here!]

Like you can? [HE SAYS, CURIOUSLY. He's already met Tsurumaru so this will click very fast, at least.]

Ah - but I suppose they can, in a sense? It takes a lot to do that, though. All you need to do is sew back anything that detaches and fill holes with whatever you can. A corpse needs to be thoroughly obliterated before it's out of use.

ogata

[givethemhell]

[from here!]

[His noodle arms...]

Haha, well, I'd hope so! But a snack might do some good, anyway. Come, come! Here - [He pops back up to his feet and holds a hand out!] Take a look around with me, won't you? I'm hungry, and we might find something useful.

[By which he means, like, a good snack and not anything useful for actually escaping.

zenitsu

[givethemhell]

[from here!]

[Wow this new baby he adopted is unusually strong??]

I will, calm down. [UP THEY GO. The fact that he can climb this without having to grab the rungs is thanks to a lot of practice in very unfortunate things, but unless Zenitsu decides to throw them both to their deaths like Mufasa, they'll make it up with little fuss!

And once they're up there:] Oh, dear - you were right. It's absolutely swarming with demons up here!

[It is not.]

hikage

[givethemhell]

[from here!]

[His gaze drifts over his shoulder to their one single bathroom........]

...This is probably stop one of two, at least. I think?

[HE HOPES. Please don't let 40 people share the same bathroom until more die.]

evan

[givethemhell]

[from here!]

Mm, alright, alright! Up this way, then--

[He'll lead Evan over to the ladder and then PUSH HIM OFF LIKE MUFASA.

Just kidding he'll move up and wait at the top for Evan, gesturing toward the bar. Fortunately there aren't many people milling about on this end of the floor for now, and there are seats to spare.]

Do you drink?