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

kitchen

[oyashiromama]

[...Does she say something? The animated girl is impossible to ignore, and despite the situation, it draws the smallest of smiles to Hanyuu's lips, her excitement...

She can't help it.]

It's like something from a storybook, right? [Ah, friendly and- oh, it's alright.]

[ravagers]

Mm-hmm!

[ She nods emphatically, and even though she's looked through a lot of the stuff, there's still things to discover. ]

All the food you can eat, and you don't have to hunt or gather it yourself... Pretty amazing!

[ If a little boring. Ah, well, she's not going to complain! ]

[oyashiromama]

[That gives her a moment's pause. She wasn't aware many societies still lived like that.]

I wonder just who's providing it... [That's not a nice train of thought though.] Ah, or if we are expected to simply eat and dine here?

[ravagers]

Maybe they'll show their face, so we can meet 'em and thank 'em!

[ Hmmmm. ]

Might be that way. It's a real mystery!

[oyashiromama]

[...]

I...would assume our kidnapper is the provider, so maybe thanking them isn't the first thing we should do.

[ravagers]

You think so?

[ Vanille looks troubled for half a second. ]

Well, I hope that's not the case! Why would someone kidnap us and give us this huge place to stay in and all this food to eat?

[oyashiromama]

The world of men can have confusing and troubling things... Why would we be here if we were not kidnapped? I know...I didn't come here of my own free will. Did you...?

[ravagers]

Mm-mm. [ She shakes her head. ] If I did, I don't remember it. And I would've remembered something like that, you know?

[oyashiromama]

Yes, I'm sure... ...The whole situation... Remain on guard, alright? Despite how nice this place is...there is a storm coming for all of us.

[ravagers]

Hehe, you don't have to worry about me. [ She kicks at the ground a little. ] The others... I'm more worried about them, you know?

[oyashiromama]

You're not fearful for yourself...? [At that moment, Hanyuu quietly decides to watch out for Vanille.] I do know a thing or two about worrying more for others, but you should show yourself some care too.

[ravagers]

Not much, nope. [ What brutal honesty... She doesn't see any reason to worry about herself, or for anyone to worry about her. She knows she doesn't deserve that. ] I'll be alright! I'm made of some pretty tough stuff.

listen i had to

[oyashiromama]

...A resilient girl. May I know your name?

beautiful........

[ravagers]

[ ... Well, she doesn't think she's all that strong, when it comes down to it; sure, she can take down critters that are way bigger than she is, but...

Anyway, let's start avoiding by dodging compliments! Yep. ]

Vanille.

[oyashiromama]

It's a nice one. I am Hanyuu.

[ravagers]

I like your name, too, Hanyuu! It rolls off the tongue real nice.

[oyashiromama]

[A smile.]

A- aah, ha, thank you, I believe you're the first to say that here. Everyone else has seen the collected information on the walls first.

[hai=ryuun....ieasomuuru....jeda.......]

[ravagers]

[ ... right, the information!! Vanille laughs a little. ]

Hm... it was kinda a mouthful, I have to admit. "Hanyuu"--is that a nickname?

[oyashiromama]

Yes, though I consider it my personal one now. Few humans could pronounce my name right, so my husband gave me that one, when we first met.

[ravagers]

Ahh, gotcha! There are lots of names here that I didn't get right at first... I think if I'd have tried yours, I'd have mucked it up really good.

[ But, wait... ]

Your husband! What's he like?

[oyashiromama]

[O..h......]

Ah... He was a kind and playful man, very thoughtful. The sort to look for the positives and enjoy each day. I... It was a very long time ago that I was last with him, but I still think of him fondly.