Trash Squad Day 1 - GAME START

[chinhotta]

[ Maybe you were going about your business and blacked out, maybe you were dead. Either way, when you come to, you are in what looks like the entrance hall to a school, except for the very well secured front door. Before you can really get your bearings, a voice rings out on an the intercom. ]

Welcome, kiddos! —How does that sound? 'Kiddos'? Too daddy kink? Eh, let's go with it for now. Anyway, welcome to a once-in-a-lifetime chance at romance and passion, with fabulous prizes! Find love beyond the boundaries of time and space! Original concept, do not steal.

Pick up your tablets and get settled in! A little later today, we'll have our first heart-pounding get-to-know-you event!

—Oh, also, no violence allowed! I know some of you kids are into the murder thing, but that's not the kind of game we're running here.

[ In fact, there are several boxes of electronic tablets around the room. When you pick one up, it displays the gameplay and rules.]

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Comments

[aria_ardeinae]

I suppose it's selfish of me to leave the future of the herons solely in my sister's nest, but I'd sooner not do so at the whims of these creatures.

[ Speaking of sisters- ]

Mist and Commander Boyd had one of those beorc ceremonies. The last I saw of them, they were a happy couple.

[starinhereye]

[couldn't call myself*]

Ah, that. Nothing makes them different except the person you do them with.

[lacrimose]

Huh. I'm going to go take a look.

[What if they're demonic puppets......]

[motorcycle_noises]

[ Maybe we should petition to get our damned Personas back. ]

Yes. Good luck to you and your friends.

[motorcycle_noises]

That sounds like the right amount of exciting to me.

[starinhereye]

[nods]

Yeah . . . Ah, thanks for the explanation. I think I'm going to need to be brought up to speed a lot here.

[flamingprick]

[When Akechi says that, Rin lifts up both his button-up shirt and the t-shirt underneath. He doesn't lift it too high, just high enough for Akechi to see part of his stomach. There's at least half-a-dozen healed-over stab wounds there, and the promise of more further up on his chest.]

Trust me, I haven't forgotten.

[aria_ardeinae]

Sword, then?

[ She'd better not be an archer. ]

[lacrimose]

Really? Where are you from?

[afailedmurder]

Ah... I hadn't thought about that. I'd rather not have to pretend that there's nothing between us...

[discerp]

[Mikan still looks a little apprehensive, but she shakes her head with a fond, wistful sort of expression that's not really directed at him]

Y-you remind me of one of my friends... I think h-he'd say something similar if he were here...

But, um, pl-please be careful regardless. Oh! Um! A-nd if you get hurt, I can help! A-as long as you don't die, I can d-definitely help! I'm a nurse, so, um...

[lacrimose]

Like the bird? Does that mean you can grow a beak?

[Asking all the important questions, here.]

[lefthandpath]

If that's what you would prefer. Then... please, do call me "Allen", Miss Sonia.

[aria_ardeinae]

Staying true to yourself. Fighting against those who oppress the weak. Not letting anyone order you around if they've done nothing to earn it.

[lacrimose]

[He pauses, clearly thinking it over.]

... Fine, I'll do things your way for now. But if I think anyone's in danger, I won't hesitate to do something.

[afailedmurder]

The bright side is, we did escape before. If we work together, I'm sure we'll make it out again.

[liftoft]

It sounds like we don't really get a choice on who we're dating all the time though, which makes it a little harder...

[lefthandpath]

I'd appreciate any help if I run into trouble!

And it's... funny, because. You remind me of a friend from home, also. And she's also... someone who wishes everyone to stay safe. So I'll definitely take you up on your offer if I should need it.

[assent]

It was what I did during my school trip at home, I think the same would be beneficial here, also. [ She smiles. ] Thank you for being understanding, Allen.

[discerp]

Eep! [She goes still at the hands on her shoulders, quietly staring up at him as she struggles to make sense of it all.]

I-it wasn't a nightmare, it d-d-definitely wasn't...! Because-- Because... I wish it could've been... [But she definitely knows better. Doesn't she? Mikan pauses and then looks down, rubbing lightly at her head, feeling a headache stating.]

I-it doesn't matter, I guess... Th-there's more important things to worry about, r-right? [She'll just keep assuming he's lost his memories and/or they're stuck in some VR thing again. That's all she can really do at this point, she figures]

[aria_ardeinae]

Of course! It's more suited to projecting my voice than it is to battle, but it's a perfectly serviceable beak.

[lefthandpath]

... oh. By that definition, I suppose I am virtuous.

[funny that.]

[aria_ardeinae]

There you have it. You'd make a splendid pirate, were you not bound to the land.

[tocatchafallingapple]

I'm glad you agree.

[tocatchafallingapple]

Oh is it? How can you tell?