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WEEK ZERO: ARRIVAL - OVERFLOW
ARRIVAL | |
| â˝ FULL NAVIGATION â˝ LOCATIONS â˝ STATUSES â˝ IC PROFILES â˝ IC RULEBOOK â˝ MURDER PROPOSALS â˝ PCS â˝ CURFEW â˝ ??? â˝ ??? â˝ ??? |
You know how the story goes by now. One minute youâre somewhere familiar, and the next youâre suddenly somewhere else. Unlike previous times before, the source of your rude awakening isnât 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, itâs 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 youâll 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 imaginationâŚ? Regardless, though the lighting is a tad dim, it becomes apparent that youâre 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; thereâs 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? Youâre 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 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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that said, he'll be thinking of what he could cook for memory and it's a bit on the short side of things. does onigiri even count as cooking?? ]
Do you cook often?
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Not as much as I probably should, lately. [He was revived and immediately started eating out on Lan Wangji's dime.] But I cooked a fair amount back on the boat. It's one of the best ways to cheer people up, you know?
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I know.
[ he thinks of a particular meal he shared with someone. ]
The island didn't have much of resources. We all had to make due with what there was available.
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Mm, up to scavenging? That is a difficulty... No one should have to worry about where their next meal will come from when they're also worrying about whether or not they'll live to see the next week. The pantry here is a small blessing, in that way!
[Only a small one though. Very small.]
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also he'd tell wwx that they didn't have proper bedding or shelter either but it's fine? one step at a time, maybe. ]
It wasn't too miserable. There were only two weeks to worry about.
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He blinks at that, though, visibly surprised.]
Two weeks? Did you run through your people that quickly? Did you even have trials at that sort of speed?
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We were given two weeks to sacrifice eleven people or otherwise we would have all died.
[ which they did succeed in the end but also did a double good. ]
...except they also found a way to break the curse.
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I heard the part about the curse being broken. Good, good - I'm glad you all found a way. What was it?
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To kill the person who was responsible for it.
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[AGAIN, HE'S SURPRISED. That's... that is so straightforward.]
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They almost didn't find the person who was responsible for it all.
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Were they hiding somewhere far away or hard to reach? Posing as another person?
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[ there's really no point in dragging it out any further, honestly. ]
The person that was killed was me.
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He actually does look a little more somber at that, though. Understanding, certainly. If anyone knows how rough possessions are, it's the necromancer who went through demon hell.]
—What would have happened if they hadn't found you? Only the living got to leave and the cycle would have repeated? Did you know you were possessed, or was it a covert sort of possession?
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If they had just killed the right number of people then the remaining survivors would have been able to leave. All of the dead that were on the island would have remained their trapped by the curse.
It would be hard to say when the next cycle would take place but another ritual would be called for.
[ so, you know, that's good that wasn't the route that they ended on. ]
I didn't realize I was under any kind of control or influence until I was killed. [ he gives wwx a moment to digest if needed. ] ...and even after I was freed of it, I remember what I've done.
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[All possessions are insidious, but also, he has personal experience with the "you don't even realize you've lost your mind" variety. It ain't fun!!]
It sounds like a difficult burden to carry - but it's a good thing you were freed. Being able to carry that burden is the better of a largely miserable set of alternatives.
[Even if it was a close shave, apparently.]
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however, he isn't blind to wwx's reaction to all of this—how he is handling it all very seriously. the lack of jokes in this matter speaks in volume about his character.
just a shame that there aren't any words that giyuu can follow up with. rather, better words that he could follow up with... ]
It's not a burden that would break me.
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A good thing, then! We'll need to have, ah... what was the saying-- "all hands on deck" for this? It would have been much nicer if we'd had a moment to breathe, but luck will be luck, hah.
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[ clearly it doesn't look like either of them are that optimistic, but giyuu isn't going to go out of his way to find those people who think that way and shame them. now if they cross his path that's another thing entirely. ]