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blood match day three

open arena

20 players remaining

The morning begins as another hot and muggy day on the island, though there's a little more of a breeze, and as a result, the weather is slightly more pleasant. It's a calm day out on the seas, too, though there are a few clouds gathering in the skies. This morning, the birds in the jungle are chirping loudly.

As the sun rises, an announcement plays:

Good morning, contestants! You must now switch zones from where you were last night. You won't be allowed back into that zone until you hear from me again. Don't test the rules, or you might regret it!

Now, today will be a special day. There will be fun surprises all day long, so stay alert!

True to these words, throughout the day, you'll notice a number of dangerous situations seem to occur roughly every few hours, though trying to time your watch to it won't work perfectly. Still, you can expect the following throughout the day:
10 AM: An earthquake! The earthquake lasts about five minutes, and rumbling aftershocks take place throughout the hour. You might want to avoid anywhere rocks or trees could fall, and to try and avoid inside spaces, caves, or other shelters that could collapse. You might also want to avoid the beaches and seek higher ground, as dangerous waves crash onto the shore.

11 AM: Rain. A heavy rainfall will fall throughout the hour; if you're outside in it, you're liable to get soaked, but inside spaces may get flooded. During the rainfall, the waters will be choppy and dangerous.

1 PM: Lightning. In Zone 4, the zone hums with live electricity, sparking small fires and breaking windows. You should try and get away from anything electric. In the other zones, lightning strikes trees and sparks jungle fires. In Zone 3, the swamps become particularly toxic, and panicking animals are likely to attack.

3 PM: An aerial attack. Small devices, too far away to really see what they are, are up in the sky, and will drop items. The items may contain poison gas, may contain explosives, may contain food and water. The attacks will take place at random intervals for two hours - when one begins, you had better run and scatter.

6 PM: The volcano on Zone 0 rumbles ominously, and projects smoke into the sky. The smoke is thick, dark, and makes it hard to see and breathe. But nothing else happens. While immediately at this time the smoke is thick and dangerous, it dissipates but never completely leaves.

You can try to hide, run, or fight your way out of these situations. It's very likely that at some point you and your partner or crew will get split up, or have to run for it, but it's up to you where you go and what you do.

(OOC: 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.

Please remember to update the Weekly Check-in with your character's planned movements. Check in is due by Monday at 9 PM)

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Who is it? [Which isn't the smartest thing to ask, and entirely pointless when she turns around anyway, one hand still on the door. Dark hair. Glasses. Dead ringer for Koko. For his sake she hopes he isn't as clumsy at that useless assassin.]

You went around memorizing everyone's names?

Kyouya Ootori.

[He puts his hands up in a gesture to show he means no harm, though he can easily reach for the stun baton clipped to his waistband if he needs to.]

I make it a habit to be aware of that sort of thing.

And why let yourself be known? You can see I'm in no shape to chase you around. Even then, you're risking others paying attention to you.

I haven't seen anyone around I don't know except for you. Hence my introduction.

If we're both in the same area, you can't fault me for wanting to be aware of your intentions.

I can't hurt you. [A complete lie, as much as Tokaku is capable of lying.] Not with anything on me, anyway. How's that for intentions?

What about you?

I don't have any inclination to make enemies, and I'm certainly not hunting for victims.

[He says nothing about whether or not he can. He doesn't know her or her skills well enough, but his athletic ability isn't anything impressive. He has no intentions of getting in a physical confrontation when his greatest strengths lie elsewhere.]

My partner and I are making our shelter here. If you aren't out for targets either, we won't have any trouble with one another. I can tell you who to avoid if you want to know who will make trouble for you.

Edited 2015-03-31 03:33 (UTC)

And what do you get out of it? [her tone is sharper than intended, dulled only by exhaustion] You're not making enemy, but it wouldn't be a great loss to you if I died.

What is it you need?

Maybe I want to make a friend?

[His tone isn't saccharine, though. He can tell she's a no-nonsense sort of person, and isn't trying to make any sort of appeal to her emotions.]

I appreciate knowing when someone is a threat to me, and also when we may help one another. There aren't any permanent alliances in this game, but a temporary understanding would suit me. Is that amenable to you?

Fine, as long as you believe I'll be useful to you.

[And there's no modesty in her tone, either.]

I need a high source of sugar, and a weapon. The rest I can find myself but not in my current state. I can pay you back for that when the time comes.

[Opening his pack. He has a few pieces of fruit and vegetable still in there, as well as some much better quality food. But that he's saving. He tosses her a fruit and a couple carrots.]

I can do that much. I don't have a weapon to spare you. But you can find weapons in the crates on the first island. I'll gladly go with you for cover if you need it, but not right now. I have other matters to attend to on this island.