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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[justpure]

[FREE HIM]

Urgh...

[What... Why was he face down on the floor? Shouldn't he have felt the impact if he fell? Actually, what was this place, and why was someone's voice talking on the intercom about love?]

[He tried to get up and investigate, but...]

... Hm? [He squirms. And squirms again. Something was keeping his arms and legs bound-]

Oh, for pity's sake. [He glances behind himself, and sure enough whoever brought him here didn't bother to undo the reverse shrimp tie he was tied up in.]

[As much as he likes shibari, he realizes being in this position for too long isn't really good for his health. Plus, he kind of needs to explore. He looks up at anyone nearby and calls out to them.]

Hello...? Could someone please untie me?

[HIM FREE]

[Eventually, after some kind soul frees him from his bounds, he stretches his limbs and proceeds to go investigate the tablets.]

"People will be assigned dates due to apparent chemistry?" On what grounds are they basing this?

[aria_ardeinae]

[ Reyson can sympathize here, he's a big proponent of freedom, and of not being tied to things. Just let him, ah - hm. ]

...These knots are well tied. You wouldn't have a knife on you, by chance?

[ He has delicate fingers, he's not equipped for this. ]

[justpure]

[Oh, good. A kind soul.]

Unfortunately, no. Even if I had one, I doubt I would have been able to retrieve it for you.

[aria_ardeinae]

Then I must request you hold very still. My natural weapons are not suited to such tasks.

[ ...He can't just walk away. SO it's time to be a bird in front of everyone. Not as large as he's used to being, but still. That's a good meter of heron and long pointy beak standing over him. This sure is a great start to the day. ]

HIM FREE

[purrtagonist]

[sup dude, did you want an answer to that question?]

Completely subjective conclusions based on their own personal observations?

[eh]

[he doesn't know]

[justpure]

... That's actually the most likely explanation.

[Hey, dude. He's up for theorizing.]

That might spell trouble for us, though. I don't think these two rodents will make effective matchmakers.

[purrtagonist]

Likely not.

[callin' it like it is]

Unless their only definition for "chemistry" is "what is the most entertaining."

[truthstranger]

[ By the tablets, once he's free, Shuichi finally notices him and blinks a few times in shock. ]

...S...Shinguji-kun?

[justpure]

[Oh...]

[Shuichi is here as well...]

[He regards his classmate with a somewhat tense stare... He expects some form of conflict.]

Saihara-kun... What a surprise. I didn't think we would ever speak again.

[truthstranger]

[ Shuichi looks mostly like he has no idea how to feel about this or how to react. ]

Me either. Ah... it's been several months. For me.

[bladeisme]

[After Ichigo's done yelling and has some tearful reunions, he goes to check out the other 'contestants' in this little game. He's checked out the tablets, but there's no way this is going to be that simple.]

Who knows. I don't think this is going to end up with us all falling in love and living happily ever after.

[justpure]

[You had been yelling for quite some time. Do you need water?]

Perhaps... You could become a close friend instead.

[bladeisme]

[He's a shonen hero, he's used to yelling.]

...I wouldn't mind that, actually. The last time I was here, I made some pretty great friends.

[His expression turns oh-so-fond, a smile crossing his lips.]

Besides - I'm already taken, so...friend dates are all I'm going to be able to go on.

[lefthandpath]

That's a good question.

But also... why are you tied up?

[are you dangerous? a pervert? you do have a questionable appearance...]

[justpure]

[Okay, how does he explain this without sounding dangerous or making himself look like a pervert?]

Ah... This was more of a cruel joke than anything. I'd rather not recount the details.

[... Nailed it.]

[cluelesscavewoman]

Last time they let us choose who to spend time with.

[justpure]

Hm?

[Oh, hey. You are an intense young woman.]

You've been in a game like this before?

[dismemberthename]

I'm gonna go ahead and guess on grounds of utter bullshit.

[justpure]

... Oh, this will get interesting.

[pummelgranite]

Someone never heard of "safe, sane, consensual."

[justpure]

[He glances up at the woman... How helpless he is in these bounds.]

I don't think the one who did this to me cared for my safety at all.

free

[pecker]

[Niwatori doesn't really care at all about the how of this. Either way, it's strange and inconvenient to be coerced into dates. So she's just going to give a bullshit answer.]

Hm. Maybe it's literal. The DNA with the highest compatibility... or something like that?

[justpure]

[Kiyo gives her a glance...]

[... Ma'am. Ma'am, why are you dressed like a sexy chicken? Don't awnser that, he has no room to judge.]

I don't think that's how matchmaking works.

[cantry]

[Natsuki is raising her eyebrows at his getup and aura, but by the time he's actually said his piece, she decides he's in the upper half of the cast for expressing no interest in the flirting part of this scheme.]

Isn't it this buzzword for how well two people click together? That's why they say apparent, it's not something normal you can actually see for sure.

[justpure]

[Oh, hello there.]

I'd have to agree with you on that. True love isn't something that can be determined by a third party. It's something you should find on your own.