week 0 - training facility

[murdergame]

blood match week zero



week zero

When you first wake up in your room, an announcement will play on the television.

You’ll be spending your first week before the game officially starts at a vast facility that has been completely submerged underwater. This facility consists of a central hub surrounded by four smaller spherical buildings. You can get to each subsection by either taking a shuttle or walking across a long glass tunnel.

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Competitors
Private Conversations

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[dramatist]

[TWO PEAS IN A DUMB POD. But it's better, he thinks, to not have the oppressive weight of an environment where everyone is scared and upset and angry.

His gaze briefly sweeps over the games that are around, returns to the movie briefly (somehow the magic wears off when you realize you're going to be missing a metric ton of pop references), and then back to Harriet.]

Harriet! I've never known a Harriet before, so I guess that'll make you the comparison. Not the least bit shifty! Hopefully if I meet any others, they won't be, either. [SHIFTY HARRIETS. But he laughs after that, raising one hand.]

I'm glad to do my name a bit of justice, though. It's a good one, I think!

[whiterosefoes]

[Oh, Harriet is angry... but she's been angry for a long time, certainly before coming here. Pretending it doesn't get under her skin is just something that keeps her feeling strong, and she's had lots of practice at it. If it benefits others around her, then good for them.]

Well, it's not bad. There's a lot of you, so it rather varies.

[She doesn't comment on herself being the point of comparison...Because if this killing game plays out, he won't be able to meet another Harriet (shifty or otherwise!) unless it's over her dead body. She can't exactly wish him luck. Maybe luck breaking the game. This seems like a good time to change the subject. Harriet takes a quick glance around. The movie doesn't seem to hold his interest anymore...]

... Do you like games?

[dramatist]

Are there? I've only met one or two other Jacks in my time. [Looking impressed! It's not a very common name where he comes from, or maybe it's just because he has Main Characteritis.

But the question seems to garner his attention again succinctly. With a nod of "HELL YEAH":]

I do! Oh, but I'm not sure I would know how to play any of the ones here... Chess is a favorite, though!

[whiterosefoes]

Shame, I like that one too. I did see a deck of playing cards though.... let's see.

[A bit cheekily:] Do you fancy Blackjack?

[dramatist]

Blackjack? [Looking equally amused. GOOD SELECTION, HARRIET.]

You'll have to explain it, since the name doesn't sound familiar. I do like card games, though!

[Since blackjack was only around in its earliest forms in the 1700s, which sure is where Grandpa Jack here comes from.]