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day one

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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.)

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[That, she can kind of understand; she's seen enough ghosts in All Gods' Village. And he did come out of the Abyss, so... she sort of thinks he's a ghost... She's not entirely wrong.]

You're doing very well. [She smiles.] If I didn't know better, I would have thought you were always like this.

[She's really not wrong at all... GHOST, BUT WITH PH TWIST. Fantastic. He's looking quite pleased at that, though!]

Really? That's a relief! It's been so long that it can get a little difficult to keep track of what to do.

Really? [She hums.] I wonder what it would be like to be like that... maybe I'll find out, someday.

[CHEERFUL.]

[MAYU????]

It's something probably better off avoided, anyway. [Since where he comes from, you can only do what he did if you really heck up. HECK UP REAL BAD... Though that brings a question to mind-]

Where you come from, is the 100 year cycle of rebirth in effect?

[LOOK, IF SHE LIVES THE REST OF HER LIFE OUT IN ALL GODS' VILLAGE, IT'S NOT LIKE SHE'S GOING TO HEAVEN... especially since her sister is a dingus who won't let her become a butterfly, thanks a lot Mio]

Some people believe in reincarnation back home, but I don't know if I do. [Still...] But if I could be reborn with Mio, again and again... I'd be so happy.

[Sounds like something that needs to be worked out back home there friend...]

There's nothing saying it's impossible, right?

[Lots of things need to be worked out back home but she's too busy putting makeup on her sister and licking her tears away to do it. That is probably one of the creepiest sentences I've ever written.]

That's true... [She giggles.] Ah, I can't wait to go back. What's the first thing you're going to do, once we win?

[SOMEONE'S CONFIDENT.]

[she's usurping kaorus crown.......

THAT REALLY IS A LOT OF CONFIDENCE, THOUGH. Jack just laughs, and he'd probably shrug if he didn't have a koala on his back.]

I have some unfinished business back home, so the first thing I need to do is see how much time has passed - if any has at all. [ABYSS...] You?

Time flows strangely in that village... according to the legends. [Since he can't shrug, she'll shrug for him!] Some say it doesn't flow at all. You should be okay.

...I'm going to be with my sister again. That's all I want. We'll be able to keep our promise for real this time...

That would be nice, if things worked out that simply.

[If time shenanigans actually worked out in his favor for once...! Though he never really experienced them in the same way those who were swallowed by the Abyss did, anyway.]

That sounds like a nice plan too, though!

I hope it works out that way for you...

[She doesn't bear Jack any ill will, at least! Not yet anyway... After all, he is helping her get back to her sister.]

When we go back, we can look at some of the old writings in the village. Maybe there's more written about the thing you emerged from so we can figure out how to get you back home...

[Good hopefully it'll sTAY THAT WAY...]

That would really be a big help! Though I'm hoping I'll be put back where I belong.

...that's right. [Speaking of staying that way...] We're going to have to say goodbye when all of this is over...

[She's holding onto his hair to help keep her balance already; her grip tightens ever so slightly.]

[is that some telltale rumblings of yan goin on up there...

Jack doesn't seem bothered by his hair being gripped, at least?! He's dealt with grabbier kids before.]

We will... But! That doesn't mean it'll be a forever-goodbye, right?

[bitch it might be...]

...you're going to leave me behind and go back to that other place you came from... you can't say it won't be forever.

[Okay yeah it definitely is.]

[stop mayu 2k14]

Just because I go back there, that doesn't mean I have to stay there all of the time. The biggest hurdle is already jumped! Knowing that our worlds are connected at all, that is.

[good thing Jack's such a pro at making promises he doesn't keep to lonely girls?!]

[stop jack 2k15...........]

You're sure about that..? You're really, really sure? You won't just go back there and never come back to see me again...? I'll be sad if you're lying.

[omg i forgot it was 2k15 dammit]

I'm really sure! Look, a promise—

[And then, using his Fancy New Modern Knowledge, he hefts her weight up a little to briefly free one hand so he can hold it up, pinky extended. She'll have to do the rest though, since he can't bend his arm backward from here.]

[u will get used to it being 2k15 when it becomes 2k16]

A promise...

[Mayu knows what that means, at least - she smiles and reaches out to hook her pinky with his.]

Even after this is over, you won't leave and forget about me. And I'll remember you too... we'll see each other again. It's a promise.

[someone throw me a bone dammit]

Remember that too, okay? You have to now!

[Now that they have SEALED THEIR FATE WITH THE PINKY PROMISE. After shaking her hand once though, he'll be pulling it back so he can stop trying to carry her with one arm like a dang dingus.]

[throws u a calendar tbh]

I will. Thank you.

[She sounds content enough! Jack is spared further yanning for the moment, because Mayu isn't getting distressed. But, y'know, promises never saved Mio either, so. Oops.]

...do you think we'll find anything useful out here?

[that works too]

Mm... Maybe not by way of food or water. It's pretty sparse out here, isn't it?

[Glancing around as he says that, like the terrain will magically change if he makes a vague complaint.]

[yay i was helpful]

It is... This probably isn't where we want to spend the night.

[Even though it is west... granted, if there's mountains there's probably caves, and plenty of places to hide, but they only have so much in their backpacks in terms of food and water.]

There's only so many places people could go, though. We'll find them even if we don't stay here...

["Them" being... who, exactly? It wouldn't hurt for Mayu to be a LITTLE LESS CRYPTIC.]

[MAYU....

Jack doesn't seem outwardly baffled, at least?! He glances westward (or what they have now decided is westward), humming softly.]

We should try to hurry, though. [A beat, and then:] Why don't I find a place for you to stay for a bit while I scout ahead?

A place... to stay?

[Mayu bites her lip. Their promise is fresh in her mind, though - he wouldn't make a promise like that and just ditch her... would he?]

For me to wait for you to come back...