Welcome.

[trustwellness]

You wake with the unshakable feeling that you shouldn't be here. Perhaps you were in the middle of something, perhaps you weren't. Either way, you're waking up in an unfamiliar location with no recollection of how you got here. The room you've woken up in is sparsely-decorated, though that might be difficult to tell at first given how nice the beds are...but eventually you'll notice a few things that are a little...off. Maybe the scent is striking you wrong - it's clean, but it's not yours. Maybe your bed back home doesn't support your back in quite this way. Maybe you should be seeing sunlight through your window by now. Maybe you should have a window in the first place. This isn't right, but leaving the room won't give you any more answers. You might want to grab the silver key sitting on your trunk on the way out. Don't worry though, you aren't all alone here. Once you step outside your room into the hallway, you'll notice that a few others are emerging from their rooms as well. It looks like they're just as confused and concerned as you are. Feel free to talk to them, but none of you know how exactly you wound up here and maybe some useful information can be found by exploring. If you follow the hallway to its end (and it's a very long hallway), you'll eventually arrive in the foyer. You'll find some very interesting information about yourselves on the wall near the clock. Perhaps even more importantly, if you look on the other side of the multi-pendulumed thing, you'll find other framed information that you might want to pay attention to. It could very well be the key to escaping this strange place, after all. Don't worry if you forget the rules, you can find them in every room of the building. Of course, search as you might, you won't find a doorway or a window of any sort. Getting out won't be so easy, it seems. But who knows? Perhaps your fellow captives have something to say about all of this. Welcome to Chronos University.

Comments

[quadruples]

[ Is... that a talking rabbit in a police uniform? Viktor blinks in confusion, tilting his head as he looks her up and down. Maybe it's some sort of robot? ]

You can talk! How cute!

[officerhops]

[.....oh boy. Usually Judy would launch into a gentle correction about being called "cute", but she feels the need to add a bit more leeway, here. She doesn't know these creatures...it's very possible this is the first time he's ever even seen a rabbit, so at least that she can understand.

...of course, the first thing he said is what she really focuses on.]

Yes? I don't...what does talking have to do with anything?

[quadruples]

I've never seen a talking bunny before! [ His eyes are practically glittering with excitement. She's so cute, he's tempted to pet her. ]

[officerhops]

Oh! Well, I...guess bunnies must not be common where you are from...

[It's so hard to not make this sound weird.]

Talking is pretty commonplace among most species, but if you've never seen one before, I can understand your confusion.

[quadruples]

Bunnies are pretty common, actually! I've seen a few in the wild before. But they don't talk, walk on their hind legs, or wear clothes...

[officerhops]

...did you just say wild?

[Like, there are a few things wrong with that sentence, but that's her first concern.]

[quadruples]

Yes...?

[officerhops]

[They don't talk, walk on their hind legs, or wear clothes...that sounds a lot like how things were when animals were savage. It also explains Viktor's confusion quite a bit, but...how could you just live someplace like that?]

...uh, sorry. It just reminded me of something, that's all. Where I am from, things are different. Animals have evolved past all of that. Predator and prey live in harmony. Nothing "wild" to worry about.

[quadruples]

...Hm. [ It sounds ridiculous, but assuming this isn't some elaborate prank involving robot rabbits, were they kidnapped from different worlds? ]

Only humans are like that where I'm from. Talking animals only exist in fiction.

[officerhops]

I'm thinking we're not from the same places, then...but that's fine. All I'm looking for now is some information, if you're willing to help me out.

[quadruples]

Of course. I don't know how much help I'll be but go ahead and ask me anything, Officer.

[officerhops]

Well, my first question is whether or not the information listed in your profile is accurate.

[quadruples]

It's entirely accurate. The information's easy to look up on the internet, too; I'm a celebrity.

[officerhops]

A celebrity?

[Okay, that's interesting. And probably important.]

In that case, I figure you've had your share of...unsavory encounters with fans and such, then?

[quadruples]

I'm a world-famous figure skater. And yes, I've had my share of those, along with paparazzi trying to follow me home.

[officerhops]

That's pretty cool, actually! I've never met a celebrity before...

[Focus, Hopps.]

You don't think something like that happened, do you? Someone got a little too invested in your performances?

[quadruples]

[ He's quiet for a few seconds, thinking. ]

...It's possible. [ He tugs a little at the pink fabric of his outfit. ] This outfit is from last season's free skate program, and I wasn't wearing it before I woke up here. That's a little creepy, isn't it?

[officerhops]

More than just a little.

[Can you spell yikes]

That can't be the last thing you did, then, if it was from last season. Right?

[quadruples]

No. I was at the ice rink with my two students and had just assigned them choreographies to skate.

[officerhops]

Yeeeah. Definitely creepy.

Is there anything else you remember?

[quadruples]

The only people around were the three of us and one of the rink's owners. I didn't hear or see anybody else, and nothing was out of the ordinary.

[officerhops]

I see. Well, that's good to know either way, thank you. Maybe if I can hear from everyone else, it'll paint a clearer picture of what's going on here.

...by the way, there wouldn't happen to be anyone here you recognize, would there?

[quadruples]

No, I don't recognize anyone here.

[officerhops]

Alright, just checking. I figure if someone went to the trouble of rounding up this many people, it's possible a few could be from the same place.