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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

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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.
vigilantics: (for you boy.)

[personal profile] vigilantics 2020-06-07 11:55 am (UTC)(link)
We had several different requirements we had to hit to revive everyone and send them home. We were placed on different factions, and each faction couldn't go below three or else we'd fail.

[ she gives him a pointed look. this is what she means about not killing everyone without information first. ]

There was other stuff too, like tasks we had to complete throughout the two months and stuff like that.
getdrekt: ('Cause your words don't translate)

[personal profile] getdrekt 2020-06-07 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[wow, complicated! he's weirdly glad that wasn't him??]

...We were in a mansion that ate people.
vigilantics: (that i know what it looks like.)

[personal profile] vigilantics 2020-06-07 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh. I... see.

[ terrible. ]

And all of you made it out okay?
getdrekt: (where your soul should be)

[personal profile] getdrekt 2020-06-08 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. After everything was over, we all... all the people who had died came back to life—or at least, they did there.

Who knows how it was when they returned to their own homes.

[or DIDN'T get home in his case??]

What about you?
vigilantics: (we got double.)

[personal profile] vigilantics 2020-06-08 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ she nods ]

Pretty much. We got wishes too, based on stuff we did, so people could have done a lot with that...
getdrekt: (that need to get slew)

[personal profile] getdrekt 2020-06-08 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
Wishes?

[whaaaaat]

In what sense? For physical items?
vigilantics: (let down my guard tonight.)

[personal profile] vigilantics 2020-06-08 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
We all got wishes at the end because we accomplished one of the requirements. People could change anything they wanted from back home.

... but you would also get a wish from doing things like killing.
getdrekt: ('Cause we hate what you do)

[personal profile] getdrekt 2020-06-08 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
[what the fuck!!!!!!!]

We didn't get wishes.

We just went home. Or we didn't.

[he's still making his same face, but it seems angrier. disenfranchised.]

And you got one of these wishes, did you?
vigilantics: (if you're gonna stay then stay.)

[personal profile] vigilantics 2020-06-08 12:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Mm... we basically got these books, and we can "rewrite our stories" with them using ink we collected at the castle.

... there are some people who are going to my world to live with me. So I'm using mine to just make it easier for them to adjust. It'll be hard for them to live normal lives otherwise considering they didn't exist there until now. [ ... ] Or what would be now, if kidnapping didn't happen again.
getdrekt: (that need to get slew)

[personal profile] getdrekt 2020-06-08 01:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[for a moment, he seems lost for words

rewrite???

RE??? WRITE??????????

AND ALL THEY GOT WAS FUCKED UP PORTALS????????????????????

he's incensed—no, he's furious. did everyone get a better deal than they did? did everyone else get to rewrite their lives after everything?

all steph really sees is a waterfall of facial expressions: from stunned, to furious, to angry, to nearly pouting... and back to normal again, albeit clearly peeved.

he looks off at something extremely interesting on a wall. a poster. or a photo. or a whatever. whatever!!]


We didn't. Get anything like that.
vigilantics: (i know that we.)

[personal profile] vigilantics 2020-06-08 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ oh this is awkward

stephanie is not sure... how to pacify this angry redhead... she scratches the back of her head, wondering what to say

uh

hm ]


Well we... almost didn't get all of that. We had to do a lot of objectives, and other stuff, to earn enough ink for it...

[ awkward.........,,,, ]
getdrekt: ('Cause your words don't translate)

[personal profile] getdrekt 2020-06-08 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
I see.

[He's. TRYING. TO BE. NICE.

BUT HIS FACE IS SO ANGERY???]


It's... good. That you did.
vigilantics: (toss and turn without me.)

[personal profile] vigilantics 2020-06-08 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
... yes. It is.

[ steph wonders if she can back away ]
getdrekt: (You're losing control a bit)

[personal profile] getdrekt 2020-06-09 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
Yes.

[...]

What's your name.
vigilantics: (or losin' your best friend.)

[personal profile] vigilantics 2020-06-09 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
Stephanie Brown, at your service.
getdrekt: (You think we need to go to war)

[personal profile] getdrekt 2020-06-09 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
[nods]

Asch.

It's ridiculous we had to meet here.