lockdownmods: (Default)
The Lockdown Mods ([personal profile] lockdownmods) wrote in [community profile] locked_down2018-08-12 11:24 am
Entry tags:

Awaken...

[ 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? ]
sendintheclown: (I cant open the door right now im in the)

[personal profile] sendintheclown 2018-08-12 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[AHHH!! What a scary tone!! It makes Gogol jump from his skin!]

Humans?! Where?!
machrophage: ([doin the yell])

[personal profile] machrophage 2018-08-12 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
What do you mean, where?

[There is now a very sharp claw pointed in your direction, clown. Because, uh, aren't you a human?]
sendintheclown: (who is there)

[personal profile] sendintheclown 2018-08-12 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Eek!

[He quickly checks around him in a panic. Seeing no one there, he looks back to the beast-man.]

Gosh, you don’t mean...me, do you?
machrophage: ([getting loud])

[personal profile] machrophage 2018-08-12 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
You and all of the others - nothing but humans in sight!
sendintheclown: (docter)

[personal profile] sendintheclown 2018-08-12 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[Very suddenly, Gogol begins to laugh.]

Oh, you are much mistaken, beast man.
machrophage: ([to look on])

[personal profile] machrophage 2018-08-12 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well, at least he got the species right, funnily enough.

The aggression is now more suspicion.]


Then what are you?
sendintheclown: (​Knock knock)

[personal profile] sendintheclown 2018-08-12 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Is that not obvious?

[Striped pants, ruffled shirt, fluffy boots, a Cheshire grin...]

I’m a clown.
machrophage: ([tch irritant])

[personal profile] machrophage 2018-08-12 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
...

...

...

That's a profession, not a species.
sendintheclown: (Default)

[personal profile] sendintheclown 2018-08-12 05:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Are you sure about that?
machrophage: ([to look on])

[personal profile] machrophage 2018-08-12 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Absolutely.

[Don't test him...]
sendintheclown: (you lol)

[personal profile] sendintheclown 2018-08-12 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Then I’m afraid you have no idea what a clown really is.
machrophage: ([arms fold])

[personal profile] machrophage 2018-08-12 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
They're not exactly common. The Spiral King prefers... other sorts of entertainment.
sendintheclown: (THE SHORT STORY ONCE THERE WAS A FOX .HE)

[personal profile] sendintheclown 2018-08-12 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I’m far from a court jester, I’ll have you know.
machrophage: ([to look on])

[personal profile] machrophage 2018-08-12 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[Another 'if you say so' look.]

...Regardless, such people only operate in the capital.
sendintheclown: (​Knock knock)

[personal profile] sendintheclown 2018-08-12 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Then I’ll forgive you for being mistaken, juuuust this once.

[His tone is cheerful, but there’s something of a threat there.]
machrophage: ([tch irritant])

[personal profile] machrophage 2018-08-12 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Viral eats implied threats for breakfast.]

Tch. Human or not, you're no beastman, that's for certain.
sendintheclown: (you lol)

[personal profile] sendintheclown 2018-08-12 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, yes, that is true. [His face softens from the harsh smile from before.] Is it a better existence? To be a beast, rather than a man or clown?
machrophage: (Default)

[personal profile] machrophage 2018-08-12 09:54 pm (UTC)(link)
If nothing else, we're physically superior to humans.

[How is he supposed to know if he's never been anything else, man.]
sendintheclown: (what is very very ugly)

[personal profile] sendintheclown 2018-08-12 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Just physically, huh?

[His face falls, and he sounds distant.]

That's a shame.
machrophage: ([tch irritant])

[personal profile] machrophage 2018-08-12 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
That's just the arena we were designed to excel in.There are both intelligent and stupid beastmen, but almost all are stronger and faster than humans.
sendintheclown: (you lol)

[personal profile] sendintheclown 2018-08-13 06:23 am (UTC)(link)
I see. That is a shame.

[He sighs.]

Are there birdmen, too?
machrophage: ([tch irritant])

how did I miss like, all of these tags

[personal profile] machrophage 2018-08-16 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
Quite a few, yes. Most of them serve on the flying fortress Dai-Gunten, under Cytomander.
sendintheclown: (what is very very ugly)

[personal profile] sendintheclown 2018-08-16 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Gogol maintains a smile, but his eyes betray an uncharacteristic melancholy.]

How unfortunate. To be a bird, yet a man at the same time.