locked_down | 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

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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? ]

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I'm not.

[At least he's getting used to this now.]

Check my profile on the tablet if you don't believe me.

Okay, but do you know who that was?

Because it's pretty fuckin' awful of your parents to name you after some goth-emo author.

In the brief time i've been here, I've had around four people ask me if I was this guy who apparently is an occultist and is also an author like me.

[It's annoying.]

That.... is all I know about this doppelganger I've suddenly gained.

[Not.... gonna comment on the comment about his parents.]

So you're trying to tell me you seriously don't know Edgar Allan Poe? Quoth the raven, "nevermore," and all that?

[ Wow............. wow. ]

That... sounds similar to something I've written.

[Creepy...]

You got a crush on your cousin, too?

[ hey, hank does like classic literature ]

Excuse me!?

[That's probably the highest his voice has gone in years.]

I- what- no! No! God no! I can't even remember the last time I saw my cousin!

[That applies to all of his family at this point, but whatever.]

What, no Annabelle Lee? You're letting me down, man.

[ He's just enjoying this now, I guess. You get named after an author, you get shamed like an author. ]