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Trustfell Mods ([personal profile] trustharder) wrote in [community profile] trusthell2016-02-28 12:00 am

Welcome.

You last remember feeling safe.

You don't know what caused that response, now that you think about it; you can't remember what you were doing before the warm, comfortable feeling came over you, a sensation somewhere between relief and the light contentment that comes with the knowledge that you're safe enough to sleep and god, are you ready to. It feels like you may have been sleeping for a while before this, even; your limbs are heavy in the memory, and you recall how difficult it was to open your eyes.

Turning your head is likewise difficult, it feels kind of like it's full of sand. Weighted-down by sleep. It's so much easier to remain still, and so you do, and before you haze out again you can vaguely hear a voice.

It's no one you recognize, and it sounds strange and vaguely distorted as you start to drift off again.

"Everything'll be fine."

There isn't an answer that you can hear; the voice speaks once more.

"...you ready?"

You don't remember what you wanted to say to that. Always, maybe. Or Ready for what? Or perhaps What's happened to me?

But none of it matters, because consciousness slips away from you too quickly for you to respond.

---

You wake up some time later; the comfortable, safe feeling from earlier certainly isn't dampened any by the bed you wake up in. Whether you like it soft as a cloud or firm enough to support the most finicky of spines, the bed you're in is nice, and it's pretty much exactly what you've been looking for in a mattress.

Shame the rest of the room is probably going to be a bit jarring when you wake up properly.

The room you're in is completely unfamiliar, all concrete and steel and almost nothing that makes it yours - but there's a trunk near the bed and there's what looks like a smartphone sitting on the trunk, and you might want to grab that before you leave the room. Trying to text or call out won't do anything for the time being, unfortunately, but it's something. A lifeline, maybe.

If you're looking to see if anyone is here with you, maybe you can find someone as you wander through the main corridor; after all, there are a few places to explore here, even if the bulk of the place is pretty much a straight shot down the center. If you're looking to gather, the dining hall is probably the best place for it, as it's large enough to accommodate all of you.

Wherever you choose to go, however, there are a set of rules posted in every room; the far wall of the dining hall, across from the entrances, also has a bulletin board with twenty-seven pictures, along with some...interesting information, posted on it. The board is large enough for all of you to look at it, but you might not want to try to get at anything posted there; just like the rules, there's glass in front of it, and it's looking to be extremely shatterproof.

Sorry about that.

There's one more thing you'll notice on your wanderings through the corridor – there are no windows, and there are no doors that can possibly lead outside.

Looks like you're trapped. Might as well get to know those that are here with you.
lackinginfaith: Caren looking to the side with disdain. (you got told)

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[personal profile] lackinginfaith 2016-02-28 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
King, huh.

[Caren frowns and looks the weird-looking bird over. She shakes her head.]

We're definitely not in your bird kingdom, if there are so many humans. Unless you're a king of those somehow instead.
neverafters: (Been all the way around)

[personal profile] neverafters 2016-03-01 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
No, The King is indeed a king of birds... [ And he certainly doesn't think he'd know enough about humans' nuances to rule over them, unless his old methods would continue to work. ]

... You are also royalty?
lackinginfaith: Caren making a discovery. (i don't know how to comment on that)

[personal profile] lackinginfaith 2016-03-01 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
I guess there's no point in denying that, if it says so on the sign. Though how someone knew, and I'm still-- regardless. Sorry, I don't see any other birds.
neverafters: (the king did not understand)

[personal profile] neverafters 2016-03-01 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
... The King knows. The King feels the same about his old name.

[ Not that he'll be explaining why he wants to be away from it anytime soon. ]

The King thought he might not mind... but he probably will later... aahh... [ In other words he'll try be okay with it, but it might not last long. ]
lackinginfaith: Caren giving an unsure face at Seira. (1 child doesn't like the dead goldfish)

[personal profile] lackinginfaith 2016-03-01 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
So you used to be called something else, but now you're just the King? I'll call you that, then. It's probably important to you.
neverafters: (Please respond)

[personal profile] neverafters 2016-03-01 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
... The King finds that very kind. [ His feathers also slightly fluff up in happiness. ] The King says thank you.
lackinginfaith: Caren and Noel fangirling. (i don't know why i'm singing titanic)

[personal profile] lackinginfaith 2016-03-01 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
You're... welcome. I've never met a talking bird, I don't think. I haven't had the occasion.
neverafters: (the king was content)

[personal profile] neverafters 2016-03-01 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
Oh...! The King said, he hopes he is making a good impression. [ Thank goodness she wasn't one of the people who saw him running around screaming earlier... right........ ]

The King has seen humans before, but never met as many as now either. The King is similarly honored.
lackinginfaith: Caren frowning and leaning on a table. (iiiii'm just gonna chill here)

[personal profile] lackinginfaith 2016-03-01 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Caren raises an eyebrow and nods slowly, one hand at her necklace.]

There are a lot here, aren't there? I wonder why the imbalance. I'm sorry if any of them freaked out at you. They don't usually know.
neverafters: (the king had a flower)

[personal profile] neverafters 2016-03-01 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
The King does not know, but--The King has met some nice humans already. [ Even if so far they almost all did freak out, internally. ] ... The King thinks he might be okay.
lackinginfaith: Caren frowning and leaning on a table. (iiiii'm just gonna chill here)

[personal profile] lackinginfaith 2016-03-01 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
Let's hope. I'm Caren. ...My title's ridiculous, I know. "Aqueous." Why even use that?
neverafters: (the king was exasperated)

[personal profile] neverafters 2016-03-01 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
"The Aqueous"... feels strange, The King concurs. The King also finds "Conscious" weird.
lackinginfaith: Caren in shock. (like the worst game over)

[personal profile] lackinginfaith 2016-03-01 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe it means you know more about what goes on around you?
neverafters: (the king explained)

[personal profile] neverafters 2016-03-01 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ Hm... that doesn't feel quite like it, but he nods. ]

The King is reminded of interpretations of poetry... but these are of single words? But The King does believe they should have meaning. A "title" is something of great value.
lackinginfaith: Caren looking nervous and contemplative. (she's just a bunch of pixels)

[personal profile] lackinginfaith 2016-03-01 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sure they mean something -- I know they do. But that just makes it more worrying.
neverafters: (the king was meek)

[personal profile] neverafters 2016-03-01 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
The Princess thinks it might be bad? Ahh... That is a point. It is bad enough with all this other info.
lackinginfaith: Caren in shock. (like the worst game over)

[personal profile] lackinginfaith 2016-03-01 02:27 pm (UTC)(link)
How did they know all these things? They weren't all common knowledge.
neverafters: (the king felt his nerves)

[personal profile] neverafters 2016-03-02 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
The King hopes it can be explained... The King thinks it is mysterious, and that this mystery is bad.
lackinginfaith: Idol!Caren rejecting the others. ([i] FINISH HIM)

[personal profile] lackinginfaith 2016-03-03 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
Don't we all. Something's definitely impossible here.
neverafters: (Flyby; Even if we never)

[personal profile] neverafters 2016-03-05 04:30 pm (UTC)(link)
One being having knowledge they could not have known is always suspect.

[ He exhaled softly. ]

Especially, The King added, when they may have trapped others in boxes. The King hopes we find answers soon...
lackinginfaith: Caren in shock. (like the worst game over)

[personal profile] lackinginfaith 2016-03-05 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Boxes... you mean this place, right?
neverafters: (the king's tears flowed)

[personal profile] neverafters 2016-03-05 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
The King is reminded of them, from the shapes.

But this one, no one has found an opening. The King is... frightened.