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The Lockdown Mods ([personal profile] lockdownmods) wrote in [community profile] locked_down2018-08-12 11:24 am
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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? ]
machrophage: ([to look on])

[personal profile] machrophage 2018-08-13 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
Then what do you intend to do about it?

[HE STILL WANTS TO FIGHT.]
throwabookatit: (like records playing out of tune)

[personal profile] throwabookatit 2018-08-13 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
I...

[ What's...closest? She doesn't actually want to break the tablet, and- and she'd rather avoid physical violence. Not with someone who looks...

Her eyes can't help but stay lingering on his mouth. Those teeth, those fangs, and his earlier shout seems to catch up with her, about... Humans.

He's almost a whole foot taller than her, but Rebecca tries to raise herself up to be tall as she can. Stand her ground. ]


We're supposed to be... [ ...Dang, she just can't look away from them chompers. ] We're supposed to be listening to each other and taking opinions into consideration, as fellow captives. I intend to give you a firm reprimand every time, y-you hear me?
machrophage: ([smiiirk])

[personal profile] machrophage 2018-08-13 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
A firm reprimand.

[His tone shifts from faintly incredulous, to... Honestly, kind of amused.]

Well, you've got spirit if nothing else, I'll give you that.
throwabookatit: (📚 so i'll flood the raging fires)

[personal profile] throwabookatit 2018-08-13 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
D-don't you underestimate me, ye hear?!

[ ...Her accent shifts, just a little. A distinctly...Scottish tone slips through, as she raises her chin more. ]

I won't stand for bullies.
machrophage: ([smiiirk])

[personal profile] machrophage 2018-08-15 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[As though that means anything to him. What's a Scotland?]

Of course. I'll be sure to remember.
throwabookatit: (»then your mouth starts moving«)

[personal profile] throwabookatit 2018-08-16 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
I mean it! Just because I'm not a...a...wh-whatever you are- [ starting to...back away a little now ] doesn't mean that I'm not a resourceful woman who can hold her own!
machrophage: ([to look on])

[personal profile] machrophage 2018-08-16 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Beastman.

[Since she didn't quite ask.]

And I'm sure you are. Not everyone can excel at physical strength.

[He... might be throwing her a bone, there?]
throwabookatit: (when you're standing next to me)

[personal profile] throwabookatit 2018-08-16 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ Don't show weakness. Or pout. ]

I don't appreciate being made fun of, I... Just...what is a beastman?
machrophage: ([arms fold])

[personal profile] machrophage 2018-08-16 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
A being created from human and animal DNA, designed to be stronger and faster than a human.

I'm more human-looking than most of my kind.
throwabookatit: (like records playing out of tune)

[personal profile] throwabookatit 2018-08-16 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Created...? Like- like scientific experimentation? Genetic modification?
machrophage: ([to look on])

[personal profile] machrophage 2018-08-16 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
The latter. The Spiral King has been creating our kind for over a thousand years; at this point, the process can hardly be called experimentation.
throwabookatit: (i keep losing myself)

[personal profile] throwabookatit 2018-08-17 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
Thousands of...years...

All of this sounds like...something from a story, not actual reality, but...given how you...look, I'm...inclined to believe it.
machrophage: ([tch irritant])

[personal profile] machrophage 2018-08-17 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
[And then they pilot mecha.]

It's just as strange for me to see so many humans who don't have any idea what beastmen are, I assure you.
throwabookatit: (when you're standing next to me)

[personal profile] throwabookatit 2018-08-17 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ gurren lagann is a menace to logic ]

Well, if everything works out for the best, we'll all just be able to go back to what we're familiar with, soon.
machrophage: (Default)

[personal profile] machrophage 2018-08-17 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
[This isn't even the most illogical thing that happens. Ask this guy about piloting the moon someday.]

If we're lucky.
throwabookatit: (and my veins are pumping)

[personal profile] throwabookatit 2018-08-17 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ One thing at a time, thank you very much! ]

...If we're lucky.