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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Game navigation

Comments

[artisticliberty]

You said that there was originally a portal inside that would allow us to return to our home dimensions... how do they intend to send us back this time?

[purrtagonist]

Maybe they'll send the Monavan to pick us up.

[SO DRY. he steps forward, running his hand across the boards, as though searching for a weakness]

In all seriousness, I don't know. The same way they brought us here, probably.

[artisticliberty]

[yusuke also looks at the boards, searching for somewhere to pry them off, some crack they can peep through, but to no avail]

... it appears to be thoroughly barred. I do not think we can simply barge our way through.

[purrtagonist]

. . . no. We might be able to, if we tried.

[his arms fall to his side, and he takes a step back, hand brushing against the scar on his cheek]

But it's best that we don't.

[artisticliberty]

[glances at him]

Joker?

[really, the codename just slipped out]

[purrtagonist]

It's fine, Fox.

[tilts his head, flashing Yusuke a smile]

The last time I broke into this room, I got caught up in a few traps. That's all.

[artisticliberty]

[... he nods after a moment, and removes his hand from the boards]

Will we be laying low for the time being, then?

[purrtagonist]

Yeah.

[rocks back on his heels as his hands seek out his pockets]

According to the rules, we aren't in any immediate danger. But I think it'd be stupid for us to let our guards down completely.

We'll stick together, take things as they come, and decide where to go from there.

[artisticliberty]

Unsatisfying, but perfectly logical. Very well. We will play their game up until the moment they betray us.

[purrtagonist]

[unsatisfying. . . he makes a face, brows furrowed, and rakes a hand through his hair. sure does feel great to become a puppet all over again]

I'm surprised they even brought us here again. Last I checked, we blew up the control room with the transportation portal.

[artisticliberty]

[#akiralyfe]

Let us explore more of the building in the meantime. There may be other areas that have changed since the last time you were here.

[purrtagonist]

[AKIRA LIFE]

Good idea. We can start from this floor and make our way down.

[FOLLOW LEADER FOX, HE IS HEADING OUT]

[probably to go to the aquarium tunnel first?]

[artisticliberty]

[where you go, he follows]

[and will make a soft impressed gasp at the aquarium, SO PRETTY]

[purrtagonist]

[IT IS VERY PRETTY]

[but nevertheless Akira kind of. . . stands at the entrance awkwardly for a moment, before he shakes his head, steps forward, and runs a palm across some of the glass]

They must have patched the glass. There were holes in the aquarium the last time I checked.

[artisticliberty]

[looks HORRIFIED at the idea]

They let these beautiful creatures live under such dangerous conditions??

[purrtagonist]

It isn't surprising, considering the conditions in which the game participants lived.

[annnnd he pulls away]

Whoever built this place, orchestrated this game, has very little regard for life itself.

[artisticliberty]

[his mouth twists, and eyes narrow]

How despicable.

[purrtagonist]

Yeah. They're completely twisted, all the way from the inside, out.

[he closes his eyes for a moment, brows furrowed]

I want to rip their hearts right out from their chests.

[artisticliberty]

[yusuke may not be very good at reading people, but even he can hear the undercurrent of fury in akira's voice. he takes a step towards him and puts his hand on akira's shoulder]

[purrtagonist]

[the hand on his shoulder grounds him, helps some of the tension seep out of his back. his gaze flickers up, meeting Yusuke's, studying him for a moment as his angered expression softens]

[thanks, friend. his smile is both apologetic and grateful all in one]

This school has an art room on the second floor. Why don't we go straight there?

[artisticliberty]

[yusuke wants revenge too, for akira's sake, but he doesn't want that anger to consume someone so dear to him. he lets his hand drop]

Please lead the way. If there are any supplies, we can steal them.

[ways to cheer up your phantom thief: steal shit]

[purrtagonist]

[hell the fuck yeah]

Last I checked, there were definitely more than a few things worth pilfering.

[TO THE ART ROOM]

[artisticliberty]

[TO THE ART ROOM]

Hmhmhm... now this is more like it. I can certainly find a use for these.

[purrtagonist]

[things that Akira will never say aloud: he totally got laid here]

I thought you might. Someone needs to spruce this school up a bit.

[artisticliberty]

[dude do you know how toxic paint is]

I was thinking of redecorating the entrance hall, at the very least... perhaps a Phantom Thieves mural?

[paint, brushes, palette, sketchbooks, charcoal. it is all going in yusuke's room]