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

[assent]

I would like to believe that... yet, I must put my people before my own desires. [ She sighs. ] I already asked for so much by being allowed to study in Japan for a while, it would be rather disgraceful of me to keep requesting more.

[artisticliberty]

You carry a lot on your shoulders... your dedication is admirable, but who will benefit if you deny yourself even simple pleasures?

[assent]

[ Her gaze drifts to the side at that, clearly conflicted. ]

I cannot deny that. Thank you, Yusuke. I will try to bear that in mind. I apologise for bringing up such a dreary topic as well, I am sure you did not wish to hear about my problems given where we are at the moment.

[artisticliberty]

It is no trouble, although I am concerned about our surroundings. I have been told that the game we are expected to participate in will be harmless... but the history here disturbs me.

[assent]

The history?

[ Her head cants to the side, completely unaware of what he’s referring to. ]

[artisticliberty]

This school was formerly host to a murder game. My friend was forced into participating.

[assent]

A murder game...?! I presume that could not be what they call a prank either, no? That is... quite concerning.

[artisticliberty]

Not to mention distasteful.

For that reason, please be wary of the chinchillas.

[assent]

I cannot say I have heard of anything like that before either, even back home...

[ She glances off to the side, looking thoughtful. ]

It is just quite unusual to me, as I was in a similar situation where I woke up on a tropical island with my classmates and a rabbit mascot told us to become friends. There was no danger there, and we completed tasks such as making flower pins or building a house to improve our friendships. Perhaps I am being too hopeful it will be similar here as well?

[artisticliberty]

You have been part of a romance game before?

[assent]

It was aimed more at friendship than romance, though I suppose the option for love would be there for the others, yes.

[artisticliberty]

What an odd reason for a game... to summon people from multiple dimensions merely for the sake of fostering relationships.

[assent]

Oh! [ She didn't actually say that clearly enough. ] In my case it was not quite the same. I was sent on a trip to a tropical island with my classmates, though we were rather new to each other at the time, it is not as though we were from different worlds as this seems to be.

[artisticliberty]

My apologies, I was referring to the situation we find ourselves in now. Still, the way you describe it... it sounds like a strange version of a school excursion.

[assent]

My apologies! [ There's just too much going on, apparently. ] I suppose it could be that they believe our soulmates were in other dimensions and they just wished to help... but that sounds like something out of another drama, does it not?

[artisticliberty]

I would not know, but I trust your judgment in that regard.

[assent]

It just simply seems like something that should be impossible, yet here we are.

[artisticliberty]

And if it is possible, then anything can happen after this point.

[assent]

Yes, I agree. [ She looks thoughtful. ] It may be a good idea if we were to all stick together at the start, just in case.

[artisticliberty]

I agree. We are all quite unprepared for what is in store for us, I think.

[assent]

[ Well a huge group of them suck at dating, so probably still true. ]

Whether we are unprepared or not, we shall have to just do our best, yes?

[ The smile she gives him now is a bit more encouraging. ]

And if we are able to make it through this, I would like to recommend more things for you to try.

[artisticliberty]

Please feel free. I am interested in learning more about these dramas. In the meantime, let us both try hard.

[assent]

Yes, of course. [ She bows her head slightly. ] It would seem we'll have to question everyone to see if anyone knows anything, so I will leave you be for now, Yusuke. Thank you for talking to me.

[ What a weird thing to say. ]

[artisticliberty]

You are welcome, Sonia. Thank you for speaking with me, as well.

[weird is yusuke's comfort zone]

[assent]

Yes. I shall speak with you later.

[ With that weird goodbye done, she will go find someone else to chat with. She will, however, remember him as someone pleasant and perhaps trustworthy so that's something. ]