bloodmatch | week 0 - training facility

The main hub of the facility consists of the residential area. Each pair has their own suite that they’ll be staying in for the week. The suites come with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a common area with a small kitchen and fully-stocked minibar. You’ll be able to find clothes of all various styles within the wardrobe in your room, including outfits similar to what you would wear at home. Each room also comes with a state of the art television hanging on the wall that will broadcast information about the game as it comes. If you find yourself in need of service or any small luxuries, you can call up a friendly robot buddy that will try to assist you within reason. At the center of this building is an auditorium where the players will gather for any live announcements that may occur. The auditorium will be locked shut at all other times.

Edited 2015-03-07 05:49 (UTC)

The shuttle north leads to the melee training grounds. The building here is modeled after an enormous gym. The racks lining the edges of the gym hold a wide variety of melee weapons, from swords to axes to polearms and more. You’ll also be able to find various types of armor in the cabinets here in styles ranging from medieval chainmail to modern day vests. The rest of the gym has been corded off into areas where you can practice melee or hand-to-hand combat against training dummies, friendly robot sparring buddies, or even other competitors - though any attempt to seriously injure another player will result in a reprimand and likely some sort of penalty during the game. There are also small rooms nearby where you can watch instructional videos on basic self-defense and beginner’s tips for melee combat.

The shuttle east leads to ranged training grounds. The building here is modeled after a vast indoor track and field. You’ll be able to find ranged weapons such as longbows, crossbows, and throwing knives, though you may notice there aren’t any firearms available. The field has been divided off into two areas. The first is a shooting range where you can use the weapons provided without risking hitting any of your fellow players; attempting to do so anyway will result in a reprimand and likely some sort of penalty during the game. In each station are panels where you can control the size, number, distance, and mobility of your friendly robot target buddies. The second area is a large track for anyone who wants to go for a run. There are also rooms nearby where you can watch instructional videos on the basics of archery.

Edited 2015-03-07 06:19 (UTC)

The shuttle west leads the survival training grounds. The building here has been modeled after a school. In each classroom, you’ll be able to find the materials to practice basic outdoor survival skills such as fire-making, rope-climbing, trap-building, camouflage, first aid, and constructing a shelter. There’s also a small library with books detailing various species of plants and animals and the edibility thereof, as well as basic tips for surviving in the wilderness.

The shuttle south leads to the dining and recreation center. The first floor of this building is a large cafeteria/dining hall that will serve cuisine from every player’s homeland; should you be in the mood for something else, the friendly robot chefs can whip it up for you as long as it’s within reason. You can mingle with your fellow competitors at one of the long dining tables, or brood by yourself or with a friend at one of the smaller ones. The cafeteria serves breakfast from 6AM to 10AM, lunch from 11AM to 2PM, and dinner from 6PM to 8PM. Light snacks will be served at all hours.

Occupying the entire lower level of the recreational building is a hot dance club. During the evenings from 8PM to 2AM, you can tear it up on the dance floor accompanied by bright lights and super hip music. You can even request your friendly DJ robot buddy to play songs from your home, though have some common courtesy for your fellow dancers and try not to ask for anything too terrible.

Or if dancing's not your scene, you can head to the lounge next door that's been soundproofed so none of the overly loud music can filter in. Here you can find games from all of your homeworlds and a home theatre system fully stocked with DVDs that seem like suspiciously similar knock-offs to famous movies back home. A friendly bartender robot buddy will mix up any drinks you might want (provided that the ingredients are within reason). The lounge is open at all hours.

On the upper floor of the recreational building is a spa and pool. Bathing suits in your size are provided, so you can practice your swimming in the Olympic-sized pool whenever you'd like. There are flotation devices and friendly robot lifeguards for beginners, and a sectioned off deep end with adjustable currents for experts. Or you can simply take a break and have fun with the wide supply of pool toys provided.

If you want to relax instead, you can head to the luxurious spa next door. Here you can find a large Jacuzzi, a sauna, and friendly robot masseurs to get all those kinks out of your back. The robots will even bring you champagne and snacks if you ask. Both the pool and spa are open at all hours.

[ Training, eh? It's a pity he doesn't have his bazooka, because that is what he is ALL ABOUT.

He picks up a longbow. May as well try a new weapon while he's here. He's pretty excited about the killing, not gonna lie. And while he knows he's capable of causing a ton of shit, it would help to be sharper than he really is.

And he might even get to kill his partner in the process.

Each time he fires an arrow, he yells: ]

Die, Hijikata! Die!

[ Yeah, that's pretty disturbing, wouldn't you think? ]

[ yeah, screw all those intro shit. after he watches it, he just goes back to bed. ]

OIIIII-!

[The screams of pain echoing from the training room might be a signifying notice that the games have started. Wait, no. That doesn't seem right, does it? Aha! It's the sound of a brand new partnership flourishing in a positive way, paving the road for good times to come. Wait, that doesn't seem right either . . . ]

You almost pierced my ass, you bastard!

[Ah. It's the sound of morons. That's what it is.]

[ As deadpan as possible, he responds: ]

I'm so sorry.

I can try again, if you want me to, Hijikata-san.

[ And there is an Atsuko here, idly swinging around a rapier at a training dummy. It's pretty obvious she's not concentrating on practice. Her mind is definitely elsewhere, as she starts humming various tunes timed to the sword's movements. ]

[There's this teenage boy wandering around the residence halls, not the straightest path. He has to bend down to squint at placquards or whatever. He's wearing a white short-sleeved shirt, rubbing his arms with slightly sweaty palms, like he hadn't expected it to be so warm here, and there's pretty clearly a modest undershirt too.]

Seriously? They're putting us on an island. Not even trying to be subtle about the Lord of the Flies crap these days. And still wishing us "good luck". What a riot.

[If they're going to be participating in some crazy death match--and Iceland doesn't want to, but he doesn't see another choice right now--he at least wants to be prepared. He spotted his preferred weapon over in the west hub earlier, but he already knows how to use that, and he doesn't think his chances of stumbling across one wherever they're ending up are especially high. So, the best thing to do is brush up on stuff he's not as good at that seems reasonable, and that's why he's fumbling with a longbow. He's obviously used one before, but it was ages and ages ago, and he's embarrassingly rusty.

Actually, he can't remember ever firing one at anyone. His brothers mostly took care of all of that...

Never mind that. He looks almost too determined and focused as he fires arrows at unmoving targets, first being wildly off, but getting more and more accurate every time he fires.]

[Haruhi wanders over. Between her casualwear and armor choices, plus the shinai in her hand, she vaguely aesthetically resembles a kendoka. Underneath the mask, her face has a vague interest in Atsuko, typically reserved for a colorful insect.]

Is that an epee?

[And here Iceland can brush up on something he's actually good at--surviving in awful conditions. He's pulled most of the books off of the shelves and has constructed something of a fort with them as he looks through the books. At first, as he skims through a book on edible plants, it might seem like he's not paying much attention, but every once in a while he stops and studies a specific plant like that exact plant will be determining if he lives or dies next week, perhaps because it will be holding a gun and pointing it at him.

Probably not, but the point is he already knows most of the plants in the book. Maybe he doesn't really need to be hogging all of the books, in that case. Oh well.]

An...epee? [ blinking ] I'm not sure what you mean.

[This cute Japanese girl has been in a foul mood a lot of the day, but by the end of lunch her mood has flopped into a building tension. She's told other people about this idea and she has no doubts that a pool party is exactly what she needs. So here are some fun toys and... why is she taking a running jump like that into the shallow end???]

Geronimo!!!

[She's fine. In less than 45 minutes Haruhi will have gotten bored and gone to the spa, dragging off some other girls, and I mean it's a free-for-all country but Haruhi will at least designate this a girls only event.]

To be honest, I don't actually know what I mean either. I thought it was some kind of rapier, and then you have sabers plus... a third kind. I was in fencing club once.

[For a day.]

[Do you feel someone's eyes on you, Iceland? If the answer is "yes," good job! Because there's a young girl standing a few feet away, watching as he gets in some practice with the bow.

At first, she isn't too worried, but he's improving quickly - it makes her wonder just how many of the other people here already have the skill necessary to pick people off from a distance.]

...you're getting better at that.

[Well, at least she spoke up instead of just standing there silently like a creep all day...]

[All the willingness and dubious ability to bloody her hands isn't going to help her if she succumbs to the elements at any point during all of this, so here Mayu can be found, spending some time in various classrooms - though she lingers most on working on trap-building, first aid, and construction a shelter.

Building traps is of particular interest to her. If she can get the others injured, her own injury won't be such a liability... Regardless of when someone else comes across her or what she's working on at the time, however, she's tackling her task with an expression of single-minded determination. Come what may, she doesn't intend to lay down and die.]

Mio... I'll definitely find my way back to you...

[Yeah, that's not going to be concerning to overhear at all, right?]

[Iceland startles a little when Mayu speaks up, but he immediately tries to play it off, shrugging.] I'm just out of practice.

[It makes him sound like he has more skill with the bow than he actually has, which is kind of the point. As far as he can tell, the only person here he knows is Norway, so that means no one will have any idea at what he's good or bad at.]

I mean, this is all really dumb, but I might as well practice.

Then... you really think you're going to have to use something like that against all of us?

[She indicates the longbow with a slightly nervous glance, bringing one hand up to anxiously fiddle with the bow on her shirt. "Are you really going to use that," she asks, like she isn't already making mental preparations to kill people if she has to.]

It's hard to believe that something like this is really happening...

[No it isn't. This isn't the first time she's been spirited away, but she hopes she can make it the last.]

[Holden is crouched on some draping part of the post-Euclidian architecture. He can't get himself comfortable, and this is his excuse for making next to no progress in the book on plants he's reading. His bare arms crumple into his lap gracelessly as soon as Mayu passes by, probably on her way from one "class" to another.]

Who's Mio?

[Tactful as hell.]

[It's too awkward to say that yes, he's planning on using it if he has to, when this girl looks like--well, a girl. She can't be that old. She looks around his age, but he's a lot older than he looks.]

If there's some other way to get out of here I'll do that instead.

week 0 - training facility

CENTER HUB - RESIDENTIAL AREA

NORTH HUB - MELEE TRAINING GROUNDS

EAST HUB - RANGED TRAINING GROUNDS

WEST HUB - SURVIVAL TRAINING GROUNDS

SOUTH HUB - DINING

SOUTH HUB - DANCE CLUB/LOUNGE

SOUTH HUB - SPA AND POOL

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hijikata/sougo suite

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Holden Caulfield @ early morning

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Haruhi Suzumiya @ 3

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