week 0 - arrival

[vicedirector]

seven vices arrival ♫ saturday & sunday 36 players remaining You remember happening upon something awful and nauseating. What it was, precisely, is lost to you, but you have the instinctive feeling that by escaping from it, you've avoided something terrible. When you open your eyes, you find yourself laying in bed in a dark, dusty room, facing a digital alarm clock. Its face, reading 12:01, is one of the only sources of light in the room. The other comes from the window, shadows flickering about. Opening the blinds will reveal that it is nighttime, and what looks to be a massive bonfire has been lit in the street at the front of the building. A wooden talisman hangs around your neck, with one of seven symbols carved on the back. Attempting to take off the talisman will result in a wave of intense dread, and the all-too-familiar nausea. A brass key engraved with a unique room number lays on the bedside table beside the clock, as well. But you won't get any answers just sitting in your room all night. >Investigate? This is an open mingle for arrival in the town. Waking up just after midnight on Saturday, characters will have the weekend to explore and socialize before the plot begins. The profiles and IC rulebooks (both the personal ones and the public one at the chapel) have not been revealed/given out yet. The kitchen will still 'prepare' breakfast on these days, and the bonfire will burn continuously into the daytime. Per items: smaller items that a character could easily carry with them will be in their rooms. Animals and larger objects will either be waiting outside or in the hotel lobby. cast setting

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[minogame]

( A guardian spirit! And a prince too?! Weh... he's a very important spirit, then and Urashima stands up a little straighter. He's just a humble sword spirit, even if he is a treasured one.

Once Dhaos is finished explaining, he bows low, his hair messily falling over the top of his head and bangs over his eyes. He can't help but get the feeling that this guy is... frustrated with humans? Something about his words rubs him the wrong way...

Standing up straight again, he shakes his head no, )

No, no! Uhm... they made me one but it wasn't like that! ( Not by force! ) I don't really get it but I was just a normal sword at first. I was given to a family to take care of and they cared for me for over a hundred year which is how I got my spirit. ( His spirit was literally born from the attention and love poured into him over a century. ) When I was born, I was already a treasured sword! And they kept taking care of me for as long as I can remember...

[friendboned]

[in his excitement, he fails to realize what is coming for him. Which means that both he and Sans are both about to be treated to Papyrus's new least favourite game (after snow wrestling)]

NOOOOOOOO!!

[and down they go.]

[Now he looks uncool in front of the moon!! THIS IS TERRIBLE]

MOON WRESTLING IS EVEN WORSE THAN SNOW WRESTLING!!

[jackhole]

[ WHOOPS SORRY. one brat and one jackass, it's set in stone now. ]

I was inquiring about the location of my friends. That's all I was doing!

[friendboned]

[How does he know]

I AM AND I HATE IT!!!!

[but anyway, Papyrus is scouting the place out]

NO MORE JOKES, SANS!! WE HAVE TO START MAKING PUZZLES FOR ALL THE HUMANS!! THERE ARE SO MANY OF THEM!!

[thebonezone]

ok. [he is quiet, as if accepting his fate and thinking very hard of puzzle ideas.] how 'bout a maze?

[minogame]

( UGH DON'T SEND HIM BACK TO KBC HELL )

Huh? ( He looks at the coat and then up at Gilbert then at the coat again before quietly accepting it, bowing his head in thanks, ) Uhm... thanks.

( It's big... definitely big but he'll put it on, pulling it close around him. He's also quiet for all of a few seconds like this jacket is a huge deal to him? The gesture reminds him of something his brothers would do for him and he's worried because not only has he not seen Kamekichi but... he hasn't seen them or any of his friends either. )

Uhm... Kamekichi... is probably cold too. ( The cold is no place for a turtle. ) I was going to check near the fire next...

( Since it's warm... )

[dhaosu]

[ Dhaos had never quite heard of tranquilizer needles until now, so now he's keeping the possibility of it being that and magic being the reason they were stuck here. Until proven otherwise. Then again, it could also be magitech. ]

However, it could also be that we had, only that the outcome was not... preferable in our favor.

[stupidly]

[WHAT A really weird guy, honestly... A weirdo. But that means Gilbert's totally in his element, so after a brief pause where he just sort of scrutinizes this poor stranger, he nods once. What's he nodding about? A mystery.]

...You were looking for someone when you were screaming earlier, right?

[Maybe they were names, maybe it was just vaguely name-shaped caterwauling.]

SWEET JESUS

[jackhole]

[ he just got punned at and then puzzled...?? at. rhys doesn't actually know what's going on with his life anymore. agh.

so just going to aggressively wag one of his socks at them, desperately trying to treat this like a sensible conversation. ]

That was a really really bad pun! And really obvious! Because you are skeletons. Why are you skeletons?

[ wait no he's losing track again -- ]

I don't want any puzzles or to think about your body!

[ bam, got it. ]

[friendboned]

[There is no escape, Hanyuu.... No escape from friendship]

HUMAN, THERE IS NO USE IN DENYING IT! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, AM CAPTIVATED BY YOUR WEIRD AND INVASIVE CAPTIVITY.... OF FRIENDSHIP.

[though, now that he's noticing the horns]

WOWIE, I I DIDN'T KNOW HUMANS CAME WITH HORNS!

[jackhole]

[ rhys is kind of a weirdo, you're not off the mark there. you would think rhys would have reason to be a bitch to gilbert but he... really doesn't. mostly he's just like who is this random beanpole who i assume is judging me because of my own issues with projection!!

... shit, what's that nod about? time to get on the defensive again! ]

Yyyyyeah but they're obviously not here or they would have found me. Probably. I mean, or... or it's their fault I'm here? No! No, Vaughn wouldn't betray me like that. We're bros! Except, shit, maybe? No, it's definitely Fiona.

[ a gasp!! ]

Oh my god, Fiona sold me into slavery. That bitch.

[stupidly]

[IT'S A LONELY VOID WHEN NOT EVEN YOUR PET TURTLE IS THERE...

But Urashima just gets a little sound that's presumably meant to be a stand-in for "you're welcome", because he can be a little short on words with strangers even in good circumstances. BUT THIS IS FINE, they're fine, they'll be fine, they'll find the turtle...]

All right. You can check to the left and the area around there, and I'll check the right.

[dhaosu]

[ Dhaos opens his mouth to say something, but the words don't come out when Urashima bows, because he was about to indicate such a thing was not necessary. But the moment's certainly passed (due to his own question) and surely it may come up later once more. ]

... So, they doted upon you until you were able to manifest due to it. Such diligent humans; yet I had not thought they would be so patient in order to make such an event occur. And they still took care of you as well.

[ That pang that went through his chest right there. He cannot believe he is getting a teensy bit jealous. ]

Hmph. A little surprising, but it is far from a bad action on their part.

[thebonezone]

relax. it's going tibia ok.

[if you concentrate, you might be able to hear the distant sound of a rimshot.]

[jackhole]

[ guess who can't help but make a shitty comment even though he's bundled up in a stupid amount of layers. why cold, why this! ]

Cheese. A giant ball of cheese.

[ rhys, you live on a space station and probably have been on a moon at least once in your life, don't be an asshole. ]

[minogame]

( They'll find the turtle princess and Gilbert will surely also be invited to the Dragon King's palace under the see some day... except they won't find her! Because she isn't here!

With a nod, Urashima is already taking off, searching around the fire for Kamekichi. He'll call out to her and search every inch... under every patch of curiously shaped snow and even close to the fire. He doesn't seem to mind the heat of being up close to the fire for periods of time, curiously...

But there's no turtle. No sign of his turtle companion. )

Kamekichi...! Come back!

( Ugh, his spirit is beginning to get down.... He coming closer to the center where the two of them will have to meet and he gives Gilbert a hopeful look, silently asking if he's found his friend. )

[friendboned]

[Methinks the lady doth protest too much]

[Apparently Rhys just can't stop thinking about his body???]

COULD IT BE?! HUMANS ONLY WANT ME FOR MY BODY?!

WELL, MY BULGING BICEPS AND HANDSOME FACE ARE IRRESISTIBLE.... I SUPPOSE A HUMAN LIKE YOU JUST CAN'T HELP FALLING FOR ME!!

[when will Rhys appreciate him for more than just his looks.... he's more than just a pretty skeleton face!!]

[friendboned]

[finally!!! it's about time he stopped being a lazybones and actually contributed to Papyrus's brilliance!]

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA, SANS!!! IF WE ADD DEADLY SPIKES, EVEN THE KIDNAPPED CHILDREN WILL LOVE IT!

[Wait for it....]

[stupidly]

[INCREDIBLE. Today is a historical day - the day in which Gilbert Nightray found a person even more paranoid than he is...

This random judgmental beanpole was definitely judging before, though, that much he totally wasn't imagining. In fact, he's doing it again! Right now!!]

I don't think this is a case of being sold... Probably. [PROBABLY. Well, he is a duke. He would probably sell for a lot of money??

That sure doesn't explain Break, though.]

[minogame]

They didn't know it would happen! ( Heh heh... ) They were just normal humans, you know?

They couldn't see me so they never knew about me... it was just me and Kamekichi that whooooole time.

( And he goes quiet because... he can't find Kamekichi? He's been with his turtle for literally as long as he can remember and now they're separated... )

[jackhole]

[ rhys just jerks to look behind him because what... was that sound?! he was nearly certain it was a badum-tssh but it could have easily been a badum-ching.

he looks back to the skelebros a moment after. pointing at sans! ]

That one was way better!

[ and then back to papyrus. ]

I'm not falling for anyone. Instead, I would actually really like to throw something at you now because I'm embarrassed but there's only bones around here and that feels kind of redundant!

[ he may have been yelling a bit more towards that end of the sentence there. ]

[stupidly]

[Geez, he sure is dedicated... That makes Gilbert want to put in as much effort as possible, too - not that he wasn't before! He's just. Going to put more effort into it now, because wow, wouldn't it suck if their combined efforts still weren't enough??

Yeah, their combined efforts still aren't enough.

Gilbert sloughs his way back through the patches of snow to the fire at the center. If he noticed anything about Urashima's unusual heat intolerance, he doesn't say anything. Instead, he just shakes his head.]

I checked under everything and I looked for tracks in the snow, but I didn't find anything.

Saturday inside

[smileleftbehind]

[Cheshire isn't exactly a master of chill, either, and not as good at hiding it as some other cats.

Despite looking mostly human, he hisses in reaction to the attack. He jumps back and slashes his claw at the iron, not concerned about the safety of the girl's hand.]

[minogame]

( He's a carefree spirit that would rather play first and work later but when he sets his mind to something, he gives 100%...

Urashima deflates when Gilbert's own search comes up fruitless. )

I should have found him by now... Unless someone took him... ( Some times Tsurumaru would hide Kamekichi away for a few hours as a joke but that was all harmless fun back at the citadel. This is a case of Kamekichi being missing and possibly being held by a stranger in a weird place. ) I don't think he'd leave me here either...

( The signs are pointing to Kamekichi straight up not here or being held by someone and he doesn't like that. He doesn't want to quit looking either but it's cold and dark and he's roping people into his search who probably have their own concerns... )

... Thanks for helping...

[jackhole]

[ welcome to borderlands universe level capitalism, gilbert! everyone betrays everyone for the sake of sweet, sweet cash monies.

... !!! all this judging. rhys is really not okay with all this judging. you don't know his life! actually, if you did, you'd probably judge him more! please don't know his life. ]

Yeah, what makes you say that? We're hot commodities, right? Attractive, young gentleman. Living large and doing... things. I mean, you even have all your parts!

[ rhys doesn't have all his parts. he has a robot eye and a robot arm and probably more robot things under his clothes, who knows! the boy is down with the cybernetics. ]

We're totally slaves now.