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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[motorcycle_noises]

[ Tatsuya stares at Akira for a moment. Then he pulls a zippo lighter out of his pocket and flicks it open and shut in an absentminded way before responding. ]

...I see. Yes, this is much better.

[ But.... ]

Does that have anything to do with what that guy is yelling about?

[ He gestures towards the angry redheaded guy. ]

[purrtagonist]

[ah, yes. Ichigo making great first impressions]

Yyyep.

[popping the p for emphasis]

Don't worry about him, he just has a lot of feelings.

[motorcycle_noises]

I can tell. Murder tends to do that to people.

[ Though that guy's more energetic than most. ]

What happened, then?

[purrtagonist]

Just a bit.

[rocks back on his heel, kicking at the ground idly]

The mechanics were similar to the rules they've given us now. Only instead of date nights, they were killing nights. People could partner up with each other to form alibis, but if you trusted the wrong person, then--

[and he trails off, because it's pretty obvious what he means]

[motorcycle_noises]

[ Tatsuya flicks his lighter open and shut again, frowning as he does. ]

So it's not out of the question that it could happen again.

[purrtagonist]

[heh]

You're sharp.

Can't trust a chinchilla any more than you can trust a raccoon.

[motorcycle_noises]

Not even as far as you can throw 'em.

[ Tatsuya gets it. ]

[purrtagonist]

[same page, get!!]

Akira Kurusu, by the way. And you?

[flipping his tablet in his hand to scroll through the profiles as he asks]

[motorcycle_noises]

Tatsuya Suou.

[ He glances over as Akira scrolls through the tablet. ]

[purrtagonist]

[Tatsuya, Tatsuya. . . stops on his profile, brows rising to his hairline]

. . .

Can you do busses, too?

[motorcycle_noises]

[ Tatsuya's eyebrows raise. ]

...What does that thing even say about me?

[purrtagonist]

"Ultimate Motorcycle Impersonator."

If not busses, how about airplanes?

[motorcycle_noises]

[ Oh. ]

I can do buses. And airplanes. And construction drills.

[purrtagonist]

[oh SNAP]

You're a man of many talents. I'm especially impressed by "construction drills."

[motorcycle_noises]

Thank you, that one took a lot of practice.

[purrtagonist]

. . .

I want a demonstration.

[motorcycle_noises]

Sure. Gimme a sec.

[ Tatsuya clears his throat, then starts making sounds that do, in fact, sound remarkably like a construction drill. ]

[purrtagonist]

[holy shit]

[this is AWESOME. as far as useless talents are concerned, anyway]

[he's totally giving Tatsuya a nice golf clap at the end]

[motorcycle_noises]

[ Excuse you, that talent was surprisingly useful against demons.

Tatsuya gives a little bow at the clapping. ]

Thank you.

[purrtagonist]

Of course. One day, I hope you take your show on the road.

[motorcycle_noises]

...I don't think I'll really have a chance.

[ He's got a post-apocalyptic alternate reality to return to. ]

[purrtagonist]

[ah. . . well, he had meant that as a joke, so the sudden serious turn in the conversation gets him to drop his dryly humorous demeanor]

You say that so seriously. . . why not?

[motorcycle_noises]

[ Tatsuya shakes his head slightly. ]

Sorry.... I didn't mean to bring the mood down. Forget about it.

[purrtagonist]

No, it's okay.

[he rubs the back of his neck, slightly sheepish]

Sorry if I accidentally brought up bad memories. I was kidding, anyway.

[motorcycle_noises]

I know.

[ Tatsuya smiles weakly. ]

I promise I can usually take a joke.