Awaken...

[lockdownmods]

[ Everything still feels a bit hazy when you pull yourself out of bed this morning. Bed... not all of you may remember going to bed. It may take several long minutes for that feeling to die down. Several things may seem immediately wrong. But even if the basics are familiar-- there's a sort of uneasy feeling of wrongness that lingers as you come to. That feeling will probably never go away entirely.

Attached to your wrist is a small plastic wristband, almost like a watch, but without the numbers. Try as you might, it won't come off. For those of you who are familiar, it is designed with an uncanny familiarity to a Fitbit.

And then there's your current abode-- the room is fully furnished for one person-- and you are in fact alone, which may be a relief... or a great concern. The basics are all there: desk, lamp, bed, closet...

As the little things go though, it's almost completely bare of any personal flare. No personal effects at all...

With one exception.

On the desk sits a black tablet. And almost immediately after you find it, the thing starts going off one rapid fire 'ding' after another. Check it out and you will find several messages have popped up on the screen for you to scan through. The source and the content is... well. As questionable as everything else this morning I'd say. ]

meguman22922 ▼   X

meguman22922: mornin'! hope you slept well. meguman22922: orientation will be held in the main classroom in an hour. that's in the school building on the 1st floor meguman22922: but first you should introduce yourself. the others should be waking up about now too. meguman22922: you're in the dorms now, so dont forget to check the maps meguman22922: the tablet can help you with that. anything else, we'll get to at orientation. so! see you in an hour! :D

[ It would seem that you have much to investigate. Perhaps discussing it with these "others" may be the most beneficial way to proceed for now. At the very least there is a promise of answers in the near future. Whether or not they'll be to your liking though... highly doubtful at this stage, really. But who knows! Going back to school (or to school for your first time) can't be so bad, right? ]

Comments

[yourfuture]

Oh no, I'm pissed because I think I know what kind of shit we're in for, don't even worry.

[ she makes an... annoyed noise ]

If Todd shows up, I know exactly what's happening.

[whatsmytalentagain]

Todd?

[Oh, finally! Someone with some answers!]

Wait, who's Todd and what's going on with him?

[yourfuture]

Todd is the edgy motherfucker who locked me up in a school with a bunch of strangers the last time. This is a little too fuckin' similar to be a coincidence.

[whatsmytalentagain]

So you've been somewhere like this before.

[He's listening...]

Mind telling me what happened the last time, then?

[yourfuture]

Uh blah blah blah "kill someone," I saw a corpse, you know, normal team-building exercise shit! Since trust falls are so last year, I guess.

[whatsmytalentagain]

...

[His expression visibly darkens from hearing that. What is he feeling, some kind of... He can't put a finger on it, but this can't be good.]

That doesn't sound normal to me.

[yourfuture]

Oh good, you found the sarcasm. But yeah, let's just hope there's no murder this time! Murder's a fucking bummer.

[whatsmytalentagain]

Cool, do I get a prize for that?

[He manages a smirk for a moment or two before it drops.]

Seriously, I've been having a bad feeling about this from the get go. Thanks for the warning.

[yourfuture]

Yeah. Not a one hundred percent guarantee of murder, but keep your eyes open. The other shoe can and will drop.

[whatsmytalentagain]

Gotcha.

Oh! Guess we should introduce ourselves. Name's Amami Rantaro, and you are?

[yourfuture]

Oh, uh... Tess. Tess Rubikov.

[whatsmytalentagain]

Huh. Nice to meetcha, Rubikov-san.

[Ever met a Japanese guy before? They tend to use surnames first.]

[yourfuture]

That's- ohhh, okay, you're doing the Japan... name... thing. Yeah, alright, I'll allow it.

[whatsmytalentagain]

[Oh, right... "Tess Rubikov" is a western name. Probably belonging to a westerner.]

Yeah, that's a hard habit to shake. Why, you want me to call you something else?

[yourfuture]

I mean I like Tess and Tess accessories a lot better, so like. Tess-san, I guess? ...Do you want me to do it back?

[whatsmytalentagain]

... Sure, Tess-san. Let's go with that.

[She's right, it rolls off the tongue easier.]

You don't have to do the same to me if you aren't used to it, but I don't mind nicknames.

[yourfuture]

You can be, uh... Rant-o, then? It's last name first, right? My entire knowledge of your country comes from bootleg anime subtitles, I'm so sorry.

[whatsmytalentagain]

Rantaro's my first name.

[He doesn't seem to care for being called "Rant-o."]

Hey, that's totally fine. I'm used to travelling to other countries and seeing how they live, so I get you on the culture shock.