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[murdergame]

blood match day one



game start

28 players remaining

The morning the game starts, all pairs will be escorted from their rooms by friendly robot buddies into their own underwater shuttle waiting to take them to the arena. Should anyone try to resist, the collar around their neck will start beeping ominously and their friendly robot escort will become a lot less friendly and a lot more forceful. While in the shuttle, each player will be stripped of whatever clothing or items they have on them. The robot buddies will give each player the following:

- a uniform consisting of a light water-resistant jacket, a t-shirt with the words BLOOD MATCH '15 emblazoned on it, track pants, and standard-issue undergarments. All clothing has been tailored to the player's size perfectly and comes in a classy shade of steel grey.
- a small backpack which holds: three matches, a small canteen with a day's worth of water, and a day's worth of packaged rations
- a digital watch
- a booklet with all the character information cards in it
- a randomly assigned tool

The shuttle ride lasts for around half an hour, docking in a large garage. A friendly robot buddy will then guide each pair into their own elevator and a countdown will begin from 10. Once the countdown hits zero, the elevators will rise and the players will emerge in a shallow bay of what appears to be a volcanic island.

(OOC: Please update your character's info card with the ranking they would have likely received based on observation of their stay at the training facility. Rankings should be between 1-10.

Also, when starting a thread, please put in your header the following: ZONE # - TIME - AREA. This will hopefully make it easier for everyone to keep track of which character is where.)

Setting
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Weekly Check-in

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ZONE 0 - SUPPLY HUT

[murdergame]

[Only a few hundred meters away from where you emerge in the beach is a large hut. You can immediately see from this distance that there are temptingly large backpacks and supplies surrounding the exterior of the hut. Of course, some of your other competitors are probably eyeing the hut as well....]

[fjords]

[ With one glance to Iceland, Norway takes off for the backpacks. He isn't incredibly speedy, but he is guarded and prepared for attacks. As soon as he can grab onto a backpack, he'll take off with Iceland. ]

[cygni]

[ Surprisingly, Atsuko and Mayu also head this way. Traversing through the sand and water, she's not the speediest, but she knows the right footholds for staying upright and getting maximum distance out of her steps. Atsuko's entirely focused on grabbing one of the backpacks, leaving the scouting up to her handy pigtailed guard. ]

[murderring]

[Yeah, Bakura's quicker on his feet than you might expect a nerd to be, with Yugi a few feet behind, but after he snatches up the backpack, he lets out a particularly girly shriek at his partner, announcing:]

Yugi, hurry!

[As he takes off again, with Yugi behind. OOPS.]

[chronic]

[ Fuck everything, he's going for it. Without so much of a glance at his partner Kenny's dashing for the supplies. He's small, but he's pretty quick. He'll try to grab a backpack off the edge and then run the fuck out of there again. ]

[afterdusk]

[Yona doesn't hesitate to head after the backpacks. She has no idea of what to expect, but if it could be useful... She's not looking to hurt anyone, but she's careful of those around her. She's small, so she can move quickly. It doesn't take her long to grab the backpack and take off.]

[whiterosefoes]

[As a small white blur races toward the packs, Harriet stays near for backup. Like Mayuyu, she's not starting any fights, but something glints in her hand. She's keeping it at her side so that it's not so easy to see as she runs after him, but she's looking out for any enemies that they could need to defend against.]

[birdflip]

[He's near Kenny, but Craig isn't looking out for him just yet, because he's too intent on grabbing one of those backpacks. He'll be shoving, punching, kicking, maybe even biting anyone who gets in his way. Anyone meaning anyone. Craig fights dirty.]

[blastardise]

[ Two idiots are now in Zone 0, too. Sougo has strapped his machete on his back by tearing a part of the robes they wore at the suites. ]

Now, to just find Colonel Sanders.

[ That was a Higurashi reference for the unaware.

And he is indeed trying to find him. He's holding a walkie talkie with one hand as he peruses the area. ]

This is Katpiss from team Peeniss. Did you find the Colonel yet? Over.

[quncertain]

[Bull and Cole actually emerge from their elevator with...Cole riding on Bull's shoulders and using his horns as a grip. SAD. Are they using this as a strategy to keep together or is it just for fun? Nobody knows.

At any rate, he'll take one look at the hut and brace himself.]

Hold on tight, kid!

[And he'll go ahead and bullrush (ha ha ha) his way towards the hut to grab two backpacks, passing one up to Cole. He won't attempt to hurt anyone else running towards the hut, but he won't hesitate to defend himself either.]

4PM

[volcanoes]

[Iceland and Norway have returned to the starting zone--this time with a very thick jungle branch. Well, Norway is carrying that. Iceland is keeping eyes and ears out for anyone else nearby. If they have to, though, they can head for the magma field, which Iceland and Norway can both navigate with their eyes closed.

Their goal is the crates. They can use the branch they've dragged to pry open the crates and see what they contain. Hopefully no one else is even here. If not, well, they're not defenseless. For example, they have a huge tree branch. Also daggers, but the tree branch is more intimidating, probably.

This is terrain Iceland is intimately familiar with, at least. If he's confident about anything, it's his ability to move around in this zone.]

Zone 0 -> Zone 1 - ~9:30AM - Zone 0 Beach -> Ocean -> Zone 1 Beach

[volcanoes]

[The ocean, thankfully, doesn't look too rough to prevent swimming to the mountainous area they're heading to--though it would take more than rough waters to sink Iceland, swimming too far in it certainly would. They have boats for a reason, after all.

But this is easy enough; better on his feet than running will be, he's sure, and the jacket seems water resistant enough. They'll have to check supplies more thoroughly (they'd only done a quick search to grab anything that would be ruined by the water and secure it more carefully), and once they know what they have they can work from there, but Iceland's probably skipping ahead a little with the way his blood is pounding through his veins.

On the shore, he doesn't even stop to dry off before he continues the trek; the beach is pretty exposed, so of course they're not staying there.]

[fjords]

[ Norway has one goal in mind: mountains. They're what he's used to and what he knows how to defend himself in. Not to mention, the high ground in any fight is good. They should be fine in these two zones; he can't imagine anyone has more experience with mountains than him.

Once they arrive in the shade of a few mountains, he stops and drops the two backpacks he has, the small and the large. ] Let's see.

zone 1 - ~3pm - mountains/lighthouse side

[dramatist]

[Guess who's out here in the gross, arid desert? IT'S TWEEDLE DEE AND TWEEDLE DUM. Jack's got Mayu on his back like a human backpack while Mayu is carrying their small standard-issued backpacks it's backpackception...

They're taking their time to get through the rough terrain, breaking frequently and keeping somewhat sheltered to stay out of the open. While they're both keeping on guard, neither of them seem poised to attack, and anyone who approaches in a friendly way will be met in kind! They also seem to be keeping an eye out for something or someone, but the overall hostility remains low.]

[onewith]

[Mayu has one hand over her eyes to act as a visor from the sun, and that makes her the dedicated lookout to Jack's packmule. Poor, unfortunate Jack...]

I don't understand... [She peers around and then twists a little to look back the way they came, then straightens back out and tilts her head up to look at the sky.] I thought most islands had people living on them. But it seems like it's just all of us.

1/2, Yugi's coming in after me

[murderring]

[Well, these two are friendly enough!! They're even getting a little winded traversing the terrain. Bakura doesn't bother to disguise his presence, waving towards his NEW BEST FRIEND and that girl he WANTED TO TAKE TO DINNER]

Hello! Jack-san! Mayu-san!

Zone 0 to Zone 1 - 9:10 am - Tunnels

[bloodvow]

[The supplies would be essential to pick and hoard--life saving, even.

Tokaku decides to pick them off other people, instead, whipping around to clasp a decisive hand around Yona's wrist, one tug to remind her of their agreement before sprinting northward towards the tunnels. Away from everyone else. There will be time later for everyone else.]

Caves -> Zone 3 | 10:30AM | cave exit

[flatview]

[ Much to Nui's chagrin, she had trusted Haruhi's decision that taking the left side cave would send them to the desired zone. What she didn't say, however, was that she surely would have protested more if the choice really irked her. So really, it's both of their faults. ]

...is this a jungle?

[ what the fuck ]

[kouyouensei]

[Haruhi cranes her neck trying to see the top of the infernal trees and she can't really do it. Her heavy overly long hair is getting her off balance as she's leaned so far back. She grips the strips of her backpack and digs her heels into the down, puts one foot in front of the other. Already the terrain protests a little underneath her feet.

At least nobody human will try to kill them right now. Haruhi decides not to bring this up, because she's not sure Nui sees that as an advantage anymore.]

Where's the bug spray?

Zone 2 | 10:30 AM | Meadow > Jungle

[glasshole]

[Once everything begins, Kyouya and Tamaki both bolt; getting the backpacks is clearly too much of a risk, especially for an unknown quantity. He doesn't even check what he has in his bag. The goal is to put as much distance between them and any other competitors as possible. Well, not all competitors - before he begins to run down the second tunnel, he glances behind him and nods, though it's hard to tell to whom. And, of course, he's going to stick with Tamaki.

The original plan was west, but there's too much traffic that direction, it's clearly dangerous. Sometimes there's strength in numbers, but a split second decision has him running for Zone 2. Despite (or perhaps because of) being spoiled rich kids, both he and Tamaki are fast runners, able to cover a lot of ground quickly. Zone 2 turns out to be more exposed than he's comfortable with, and he immediately veers left of the dirt road - that's asking to be found.

Instead, his destination will be the jungle. As soon as there are enough trees around for some cover, he'll stop running, pausing to catch his breath.]

I think that will do for now...

[sparklyrichbastard]

Mm...

[Tamaki nods and wipes the sweat from his brow. He glances around, lingering a bit on the fruit, trying to discern whether it's safe to eat or not; or rather, he already knows it's unsafe to eat thanks to the reading he's done over training week, but is trying to convince himself that he's mistaken.]

I saw a building...

[There's a note of resignation there. He knows it's not much more viable than the fruit.]

Zone 1 | 4:15 PM | Freshwater Lake

[itadakimayuyu]

[After the hectic rush in the morning from grabbing a bag of supplies from the hut and making the swim over to Zone 1, Mayuyu and Acchan had finally slowed down to take a break. The mountainous area was exhausting. And Mayuyu was hungry. There'd been a few berries here and there, but that wasn't enough!

Things looked a little better around the lake, though. Leaning against a tree, she glanced over at her partner.]

Let's take a break. See what we can scrounge up for dinner.

[They had some rations in the bag Acchan had snagged, but even Mayu had to agree that was best used only if they couldn't find anything else. Much to her stomach's dismay.]

If things look clear enough, we could camp too.

[cygni]

[ Truly this type of setting is most tragic for Anime Food Black Holes.

Atsuko lets out a sigh and props herself against a nearby tree. ]

Mmm. I don't think we have anything we could use as a fishing rod, though. [ must they go the bear-slapping-fish-out-of-the-water-with-its-paws route??? ]

Zone 1 | Entrance | 11:00 am

[respecting]

[So near the entrance, you can find one delusional skater child shuffling around - occasionally getting on his knees to peek under rocks, looking high into trees, and groaning LOUDLY.]

Ughhhh! Stupid KNIFE! Man, where the hell did it go?

[His radius of hilariously ineffectual searching is gradually extending further away from the entrance toward the trees... which is a shame, because the dagger he's searching for is in fact laying inside a large stretch of weeds and scrub against the side of the tunnel. He could not be doing a worse job of finding it even if he was deliberately trying not to find it, looking in absurd places and facing in every direction except for the one with the knife. Despite that, it's actually kinda.... blatantly visible, when you're standing in the tunnel itself. And it sure is shiny and tempting!!]

Damn. We in big trouble widdout that dagger, yo...

[Wow. Maybe he shouldn't be advertising this to the world? Beat. What are you doing. Someone is going to get hurt.]

[goddamnphonies]

[At the other edge of Beat's search area, Holden is sitting up in a tree. He is not even hiding. He has his hand over his eyes as a visor. His arms are bare, jacket and backpack precariously balanced in his lap. Small scratches already decorate his skin from the journey up here.]

I don't get it. Where's the dagger? In those crumby dime a dozen adventure novels there's always a glint or something. Because it's metal, and there's too much sunshine. I thought California was bad being bright and sunny all the time. The roads were covered in soda cans. Knives were probably the same way. There are times snow would just fit the mood better. Because your shoes are already worn out from too much pacing so you might as well wear them on the slushy roads too. I swear, I feel like I'm liable to die of heatstroke before anything else, especially if we don't find--

Oh!! ...no, that's a rock. Damn dagger... sword would be harder to lose. It really would.

Zone One | Mountains | Nightfall

[onewith]

[Mayu is alone.

She has been for a few hours, ever since Jack went on ahead to scout out the area. At that time, the sun had been fairly high in the sky, but now it's dipped below the horizon and shadows are starting to settle themselves around her.] He'll come back, [She whispers to herself, as she paces back and forth.] He'll come— aaaah!

[Her bad leg buckles under her, and she hits the ground hard. For a moment or two she stays very still, as if weighing her options. If she keeps quiet, maybe she'll go unnoticed until enough time has passed that her leg won't be a burden. But what if that doesn't happen until sunup? If someone sees her like this -

But if she calls out, if someone makes it back here before Jack does...

She takes a breath. What if Jack doesn't come back? He promised he would, but—]

Jack! [Something inside her snaps.] Jack! Please come back! I fell, I— Jack, please..!

[...here's hoping she doesn't attract someone hostile, instead of her partner.]

Don't leave me alone! ...you promised...

[Her abandonment issues are overriding her survival instincts, it seems.]

[respecting]

[and here's Beat on the scene.... he was just going to ignore her, but something about this strikes a chord with him (aren't you supposed to be able to trust your partner?) and plus... Mayu was one of the ones with sisters, he somehow made a note of that.]

Yo, what's going on up in here?

zone 2 - around 2pm - jungle

[blastardise]

[ these two idiots have traversed through zones in hopes of killing some animals and making swords out of their bones. they talk with their walkie-talkies as they go along the trail, looking and sounding like dumbasses, but they totally don't seem to mind what their reputation might be like if they continue.

sougi in particular was the one leading, between him and his partner. he feels that hijikata is more useless than ever, being given a walkie-talkie rather than an actual weapon. whatever, at least now, he can kill hijikata and he'd be defenseless.

... that's actually a good idea.

maybe later.

he's lazy.

they managed to kill a pretty rare hyena on their way to zone 2, so that's... something, at least. it took a while for sougo to grab a good and decent bone, but he ended up carving its tip into a blade sharp enough to kill. in his standards, anyway. stupid hijikata, having to rely on him for weapon.

now they were in the jungle, collecting food. lots of it! ]

Where should we go next? And you better not be putting mayo on the fruits. I'll really kill you.

Re: zone 2 - around 2pm - jungle

[mayotaku]

You should save your energy and keep that mouth shut.

[By this point, Hijikata was starting to look a little antsy. It's kind of curious as to why, but his temper had been increasing and he's been fidgeting with his fingers endlessly. Why? Oh yeah.

The addiction to nicotine is strong in this one.

While it hasn't hit too badly yet, it's getting there.]

I wish there was mayonnaise out here, but we're just gonna have to manage to survive off of what we've got.

ARENA EFFECTS

[murdergame]

At 7PM, the following happens in each zone.

In Zone 0, the volcano begins emitting large clouds of ash and smoke, making it difficult to see and breathe.

In Zone 1, a thunderstorm begins to brew, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and lightning strikes within half an hour.

In Zone 2, the temperature drops to the freezing point.

In Zone 3, a thick fog blankets the jungle, greatly reducing visibility.

Zone 2 | 10:00 PM | Beach Cabin

[glasshole]

[Once nightfall hits, it becomes bitterly cold - clearly unnatural for this climate, so Kyouya wasn't expecting it. He'd considered going inside without Jack and Mayu too dangerous - someone else could have claimed those cabins, and then they'd be in trouble. But it's cold enough that they have to risk it, and it will solve another problem, too, as the cabins will be an obvious place for Jack and Mayu to look for them.

In the meantime, with the doors to the cabin shut, he'll be trying to put together all the wilderness courses he took last week to build a fire.]

[dramatist]

[AND IN STUMBLES TEAM MORON eventually... Jack may be carrying Mayu on his back as he'd been doing earlier, and is a little worse for wear than before. Still, he seems just as chipper as ever despite the frigid chill waiting for them in Zone 2 and the, you know. The whole murder thing that just happened.

But regardless of whether or not Kyouya's got a fire going by the time they get to the door, he'll be knocking first, too wary of traps to poke his head in even with the temperatures. He's hoping they'll be bumping into some familiar faces here, but he's ready to book it to hang out with the sheep if that isn't the case.]

Anybody home?