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

[misterwormtail]

I'm a little more concerned that they seem to think murder is something they need to rule out, honestly.

[plsbully]

"Normal", as in "it is something I am quite used to". It's not anything of concern to me.

[thickandchunky]

Same here.

...I want to wait a bit, too. Not just to get a better idea of the situation we're in, but I just found a couple of friends I haven't seen in a long time.

[counterfaith]

That's right. It functions in that way, too. So then - if you were to hold down on the button, what happens?

[flamingprick]

[It's super-important.]

Let's stay away from other drugs too, just to be safe. And probably the booze.

[purrtagonist]

[THAT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT WHAT HE IS SAYING. AT ALL]

Mmm. So don't worry too much about it, okay?

He's with you for a reason.

[still attempting the pep talk, though]

[dismemberthename]

...Yeah. That sounds about right. [hey sudoh what if you smiled like it didn't fucking hurt you to]

[purrtagonist]

Thaaaat was going to be the plan.

[Akira's not really into mind-altering substances, thanks]

I wonder if the wine cellar is still locked.

[dismemberthename]

Oh! Spend some quality time together, then. I won't rush you.

[purrtagonist]

[THAT. . . is an interesting sort of smile, and Akira has always been a good people reader. he pauses for a second, just taking it in, before he decides it's way too early in this Confidant to comment]

Don't let your guard down, though. The rules make things seem innocent and safe, but. . .

[still can't trust a chinchilla]

[assent]

[ Tell that to her tbh. ]

Exactamente, I would not dissuade you from encouraging them, also. The more people working together, the better. That is something Usami taught me back home.

[misterwormtail]

I can't say I'm crazy about having a couple of animate plush toys making the call on what counts as "kinky" violence, either.

[dismemberthename]

Ah, don't worry about that. I'm used to some fucked up shit, so even if this place is trying to get our guard down, I'll be careful.

[purrtagonist]

And it may be easier to foster unity if the rules aren't demanding that we turn on each other at the drop of a hat.

[a pause]

Who's Usami?

[purrtagonist]

[another pause, because how does one take that??]

. . . sorry.

[that he's used to some fucked up shit, because. yeah. that sucks? but at the same time]

But-- good. And if you have any questions on how this school works, feel free to ask me.

[assent]

Rather it seems to be encouraging the opposite, would you not say?

[ She blinks, then smiles suddenly at the question. ]

Usami was our teacher for our school trip back home. I still find it rather strange that she looked like a rabbit, but... she was very kind.

[ In a world where things didn't get fucked up. ]

[dismemberthename]

Uhhh, do you know what school is in general?

[aria_ardeinae]

You don't say? You must be a real terror with the...

[ Squiiiints, what does he know about beorc and their methods of battle. She's got one of those slender builds, a mounted fighter? ]

...lance?

[dismemberthename]

...Sorry, that was kind of blunt, wasn't it? But, I take it you've been here before?

[futurebullets]

[A pause.

A long pause.

And then Hinata is sighing gustily, dragging his hands down his face. Is this his curse now.]

I can't believe this... It really is happening again...

[why does he have to suffer like this

But he knows muttering to himself isn't doing much good otherwise, so he parts his fingers to see her again and speaks through the spaces.]

This... isn't the first time this has happened to me. Before it was almost with a bear, but ended up being a rabbit in charge instead... It was a lot more harmless, though. There wasn't any previous murder and we weren't locked in an enclosed space like this school, but on an island instead. And we only had to build a bunch of objects instead of... [His cheeks get a little pink.] ...romancing each other, I guess.

[flamingprick]

The dark...what? Like, magic?

[plsbully]

Were they fortunate or unfortunate?

[truthstranger]

N-No, it's fine! It's really just getting to know people and spending some time together, right?

[plsbully]

Hmm, if I advance past the first stage would I be able to say I'm more qualified in the matters of the human heart than you are?

[dismemberthename]

[looks at his hands for a few moments, thoughtful.] ...Fortunate, I think.