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

[dismemberthename]

Sounds like bullshit, honestly.

[motorcycle_noises]

There has to be more to it than they're saying.

[ Tatsuya pulls a zippo out of his jacket and starts flipping it open and closed, his manner absent enough that he seems almost unaware he's even doing it. ]

They're hiding something.

[dismemberthename]

Yeah, that seems like a pretty fair assumption.

Guess it comes down to whether or not we play along, then.

[motorcycle_noises]

It probably won't hurt to go along at first.... We'll figure out more that way.

[dismemberthename]

Go with the flow, huh... it's a good way to at least figure out what they want us to believe, sure. Let's go with that.

[motorcycle_noises]

[ Tatsuya nods once, firmly. ]

It's a plan.

[dismemberthename]

[offers him a scarred-up hand.] Sounds good. I'm Sudoh, nice to meet you.

[motorcycle_noises]

[ There's a moment, barely noticeable, where Tatsuya hesitates before he raises his hand to meet Sudoh's. ]

Tatsuya Suou. It's nice to meet you, too.

[dismemberthename]

[if sudoh notices, he doesn't let it on. a firm handshake, and he lets go easily.] Let's do our best then, Suou-san.

[motorcycle_noises]

Let's do our best. At.... dating....

[dismemberthename]

...Ah, I guess? Not quite what I meant, but it sure is a thing. And I've never dated, so I'll have to try pretty hard.

[motorcycle_noises]

Sorry. I might be caught up on that detail myself.

[ Like... Why dating???? ]

And dating isn't so hard if you have the right person with you.

[dismemberthename]

It is a pretty weird detail... I'll take your word for that one.

[motorcycle_noises]

Maybe you'll even get to find out.

[dismemberthename]

I think it's cheating somehow to get a date in this situation. Like, all I have to do is not actually be eliminated round one, right?

[motorcycle_noises]

I don't think it's cheating if it comes up naturally. But I wouldn't worry about it too much for now either way.

[dismemberthename]

Fair enough. We've got bigger things to worry about anyway.

[motorcycle_noises]

Yeah. Like figuring out what this is really about.

[dismemberthename]

Mmhm.

[motorcycle_noises]

Though I look forward to getting to know you in the meantime, Sudoh-san.

[dismemberthename]

Same here, Suou-san.

[motorcycle_noises]

[ Tatsuya gives Sudoh a brief nod. ]

They said the rules are on the... tablet, right?

[ He holds his awkwardly, trying to figure out how to turn it on TBQH. ]