tropicalgetaway | week one: mingle

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week one: mingle

WEEK ONE

The sun rises on your third day on the island. The hours have passed almost seamlessly since your arrival, though it's difficult to say what time it truly is. The previously roaring sea has calmed to gentle, rocking waves and the weather is prime for taking a swim. Have you settled into your camps? Made a few friends? Perhaps now is the time to meet and greet those you haven't spoken to yet...it's not as if you'll be going anywhere anytime soon.

Regardless of how you spend your morning, as the sun reaches the highest point in the sky all will begin to hear a low, deep thrumming sort of sound. The humming slowly turns into ringing, a drawn-out signal that grows louder and louder until it seems as though all other sounds on the island fall to a hush.

It's then all will hear an unidentifiable voice:

"Welcome aboard. Your arrival is no mistake, and your will is your own. All of you have been brought to this island to partake in an ancient ritual. No more than ten of your own may leave this island alive; eleven of you must be prepared and offered as sacrifices to ensure the survival of these ten. If you run out of time, the outcome for all will be dire. You have two weeks' time before all shall be lost."

Just as quickly as it came, the announcement comes to a close. No matter how hard one searches the island, it will be impossible to locate the source of the announcement. But don't let that stop you. Maybe it's time for a deeper exploration? Make the best of your daylight hours.

After all...when the night falls, things may be a little different. Watch your backs, everyone.

OOC NOTES

Welcome to week one! Congratulations on surviving the weekend, we're excited to get the game rolling!

At this time, characters are now free to further explore the island! All comments will be screened, but please be as thorough as possible in your requests.

On Wednesday, your modteam will post A THING that will impact all in-game. Stay tuned, and perhaps it's best to set your prompts for Monday and Tuesday...

...speaking of prompts, please specify if your prompts are in the day or during the night on this mingle! This may be in your header, or you may specify in your comment itself. There may be a fun surprise or two waiting for you.

And finally, please be sure to submit any weekend PCs to the appropriate subthread on the PC page, and please be sure to submit week one PCs as they're created! If you have not mass added everyone, please be sure to do so.

Please feel free to ask questions in the question channel on Discord, or you may DM Britt & Ty privately. We will also have announcements regarding curfew and body announcement on Thursday and Friday. Thank you, and have fun!

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FRIDAY MORNING

[It’s hard to say what happened the night before. One moment you were settled down, or perhaps you were exploring the island again. The next, however, you found yourself in a dreamless, deep sleep with no explanation. On Friday morning as the sun begins to rise all will begin to hear a low, deep thrumming sort of sound. The humming slowly turns into ringing, a drawn-out signal that grows louder and louder until it seems as though all other sounds on the island fall to a hush.

It's then all will hear an unidentifiable voice:]

“Time is running out…though it seems some of you have taken action. In a game of survival of the fittest, what will you do to win?

Four of your own have been eliminated from the competition. Bon voyage Anaido, Marie Antoinette, Wen Ning Qionglin, and Isabelle.

The main game shall now begin. The culprit hides among you. Will you make them repent? Tomorrow when the sun is at its highest point, gather together on the beach. A meeting of the minds is required to find a culprit and sentence them to death.

Refusal of your cooperation will lead to an outcome worse than death. You will have until the sun sets.”

[And just like that, the voice disappears. No matter how hard they look, they will not find a source. It will become clear to all that a trial must take place…and failure to execute one of their own will bring upon a fate unlike any other.

In addition, should anyone look toward the ruins, they will find the area in flames. Well. That's unfortunate, isn't it?]

[It’s hard to say what chose these three, but as they look up they will find that the light in the lighthouse shines brightly, spinning out over the ocean and back to the island itself.

Will they follow?]

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[ well wherever the heck she wakes up, rachel sees that light and immediately charges for it. she's, like, marching toward the lighthouse to figure out what the deal is? though she may pause to grab a nice, sharp rock, just in case. ]

Hey, you're in the jungle camp, right? [ dimitri. ] Were you there last night? Did you see what happened?

[ Dimitri is rattled and looks the part, but he's on his feet in an instant, running like moth to a flame as soon as he catches the light. It's only when he bumps into two others that he slows down, shaking his head. ]

No, I hadn't returned to our camp before... [ Whatever the hells happened. ] What about you, Miss Kocho?

[ Shinobu had to run all the way across the island to get closer to the lighthouse, but she doesn't seem winded. It's fine.

Her usual smile is gone from her face. Four are dead, and who knows what's going to happen next? ]

I don't know what happened, but something must have happened near the ruins.

[ She tries to see if the light is pointing out in a specific direction. ]

[As they make their way toward the lighthouse, they'll find that the light doesn't seem to be pointing in one specific direction. It shines and guides them through the island toward its base, but as they approach they'll find a few things. There are some footsteps smeared in the dirt, as if someone were approaching the lighthouse itself. The light begins to dim the closer they get, and at the base of the lighthouse lying among several pointed, jagged rocks....is a lump of some sort. Hm.]

Yeah, they're on fire. I'm surprised our names weren't on that list.

[ grumble grumble. when she spots those footprints, she frowns, but keeps walking until they find the rocks and... a. a lump? what? ]

If that's a dead body, I'm leaving.

[ she might be dead but that doesn't mean she wants to deal with other people's corpses!! ]

[ The light seems to notice that they've arrived, already starting to retreat again as they make their way towards the coastline.

Where they all see The Lump. His chest goes tight at Rachel's words. Surely it's not, but... ]

Stay back if you want.

[ But he's going, heading immediately off towards the rocks. ]

Our? Who is our? I would like to check that the smoke hasn't harmed any of you too much.

[ Also, who she should judge. Because why were you at the ruins?

The lump is bad! It makes Shinobu smile because she absolutely hates this, but she also can't leave it alone. If it is a corpse, they need to collect whoever it is for a proper burial, and it may hold clues for how. ]

Please be careful, Dimitri-san. Make sure to observe first before you try to touch anything. I'll follow close behind.

[ Evidence!!

And she doesn't want him to stab himself on the rocks accidentally. ]

[Evidence!!

They should be careful not to slip. The rocks are still a bit wet with ocean spray and...well, in some places with blood, especially as they get closer to the lump.

...of course, it isn't much of a lump at all? In fact, when they approach and are all gathered at the base of the lighthouse, they may be surprised to discover a familiar face.]

[It's Anaido.]

[Here he is, laying among the stones. Wait, isn't he supposed to be dead? And yet, as Shinobu and Dimitri get closer, they might see that he's still breathing, his chest rising ever so slightly with shallow, obviously pained breathes.]

[He's in a terrible state, his body askew and broken among these jagged rocks, some of which have some carved numbers on them. Anaido's eyes slide over to the two coming close, but his gaze is dim. He does seem to recognize Dimitri, at least, since a brief smile passes his lips - but as he tries to say something, his body wracks with a cough, and a trickle of blood makes it past his lips.]

[With shaking, shuddering hands, one wrist which is obviously broken from the way it flops on his arm, he manages to twist his hands into his ever-so-familiar finger-guns in their direction...]

[And then they flop down as quickly as he raised them. He takes one last breath, body shuddering as if letting out a sigh, and closes his eyes, looking so peaceful that one might think he's gone to sleep.]

[But, sadly, Anaido is dead.]

[ well rachel is going over there so hm ]

So? What is it?

[ He doesn't answer right away, on account of his seeing his friend broken across a smattering of rocks, blood poured out of him. Dimitri is visibly stunned, his expression going vacant for a moment after Anaido's last, triumphant finger gun. He sounds distant, even to himself. ]

...His name is Anaido.

[ Was? Ah. He's present enough at least to listen to Shinobu's wise advice, not quite approaching the body, though he stays nearby, perched carefully atop some of the sharp stones. When he finally finds more words, they sound pained, fading out. ]

Who would...

[ She places a hand on Dimitri's arm gently but briefly to tell him he's not alone, and she's here. ]

Someone who wants to escape and believes in that voice has murdered.

[ Although she's smiling, the way her voice goes soft is dangerous, but as quick as she smiles, it's gone as she takes in the state of Anaido. ]

I would like to give him a proper burial, if you both would help.

[ He didn't deserve to die like this. ]

Uh... Sure, but how? Can you guys even get him out of there without getting hurt first? And how are we going to dig a grave, anyway? There's no shovels.

[ if she could morph then neither of those things would be a problem, but... ]

[ He looks to Shinobu's hand briefly, answering with little more than a nod before he looks to Rachel. ]

Between us, we should be able to move him.

[ It's not like they have to worry about exacerbating his injuries anymore, and with people to help carry the burden they shouldn't have to risk slipping themselves. ]

But I agree... we cannot leave him as-is. The ground here is soft, and we will make do.

[ He'll dig by hand if he needs to. So, there he goes, stepping down the stones to one side of Anaido's body. ]

Nature can be our tools, if necessary.

[ It's not impossible. It won't be easy, but it'd be easier than hands.

And she's fine getting a little hurt if it means not leaving Anaido there. It's fine? It'll be fine.

Shinobu steps down to help on Anaido's other side. Her strength stat is nothing, but her agility and dexterity is maxed. ]

Right... Just try not to get hurt getting him out of there.

[ she'll just. try to scout out a decent spot and some makeshift tools, i suppose. ]

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week one: mingle

A THING....

????, Friday, post-announcement: RACHEL, SHINOBU, DIMITRI

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