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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.
goodforsomething: (⛵ mr mystery)

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[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-02-28 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Nah. Let's break into it!

[This is a far fancier vending machine than the ones Stan used to steal from, but it can't be too hard, right? Stan enters the room to circle the machine, at least as far as he can, inspecting it.]

You got a screwdriver, kid?
penduli: (69 so high so high)

[personal profile] penduli 2016-02-29 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ He's not a kid!! ]

No, sorry. [ Who'd just carry one of those around... ] There might be one in the storage room, though. It had a lot of junk in it.
goodforsomething: (⛵ shock and a bit of disgust)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-02-29 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
Nah, I was already in there. Nothin' that helpful.

[Stan presses his shoulder against the vending machine for a moment.] Geez, is this thing bolted down?
penduli: (02 life is a fire burning inside)

[personal profile] penduli 2016-02-29 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[ There's duct-tape and rope and blankets, but no screw drivers. What are they supposed to do if something breaks, duct-tape it back together? oh my god ]

I wouldn't be surprised if it was. [ also, it'd make sense, given that monster of a woman's attacks on it earlier. ] It doesn't say what's in it, it's likely bolted down, and it's the fanciest thing in this whole place aside from the kitchen. ...what's the point of this thing?
goodforsomething: (⛵ fuck you too buddy)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-02-29 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Hell, I don't know. Maybe if we take too long to kill each other it'll start spewing pistols.
penduli: (69 so high so high)

[personal profile] penduli 2016-02-29 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
...I hope not. It's not like whoever's keeping us here really wants us to kill each other. [ ....MAYBE
... ]
goodforsomething: (⛵ air quotes)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-03-01 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
Sure, that's why he's plastered rules about it all over the place.
penduli: (69 so high so high)

[personal profile] penduli 2016-03-01 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ LET'S HAVE FAITH, WHY DON'T WE. ]

Maybe that's to deter us?
goodforsomething: (⛵ air quotes)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-03-01 02:49 pm (UTC)(link)
He's offering a reward. Nobody was gonna just decide "oh, you know how I'll get outta here, I'll just start killin' all the other kidnap victims." Nobody does that.

...okay, some people. But hopefully they're not here.
penduli: (66 you just have to want it badly)

[personal profile] penduli 2016-03-01 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
We don't even know if the reward is worth it. The outside could be a wasteland.
goodforsomething: (⛵ no refunds)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-03-01 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
We're a bunch of strangers stuffed into a tiny concrete bunker. Sooner or later it's gonna start looking pretty good.
penduli: (01 life is a light shining around us)

[personal profile] penduli 2016-03-01 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
You've got a point. It's too small for the amount of people we have, even with our own rooms.
goodforsomething: (⛵ fuck you too buddy)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-03-01 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Prisons are bigger than this. And they let you go outside and see things that aren't concrete.
penduli: (79 we gotta find a way)

[personal profile] penduli 2016-03-01 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ............. ]

Do you... have experience with that?
goodforsomething: (⛵ oh yeah totally yep)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-03-01 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
...what? No. Haven't you ever watched TV?
penduli: (82 no street talk will get you out of th)

[personal profile] penduli 2016-03-01 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[ OKAY GOOD he was. sort of worried there. ]

Of course, but not a lot of it. I read more.
goodforsomething: (⛵ looking cocky)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-03-01 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, you're in luck. Looks like there's a ton of books down here.

[Kinda salty about the lack of TV tbh]
penduli: (73 to break free of all that's against y)

[personal profile] penduli 2016-03-01 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
They're cheap knock-offs of real books, and I like reading nonfiction more... which there's a suspicious lack of. [ trust us, buddy

black has been there. ]
I'm sure I'll find something to read there [ maybe they have some noir! ] but it's not looking good so far.
Edited 2016-03-01 21:11 (UTC)
goodforsomething: (⛵ see the gears turning)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-03-01 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Not much else to do. Unless you're volunteering for laundry duty...
penduli: (53 above all the cards on the table)

[personal profile] penduli 2016-03-01 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ...that reminds him! ]

Do you think a chore list would be a good idea? [ they had one for his family c: ] A rotating one. ...just for the moment. Like for laundry and making meals and stuff.

[ yeah. ]
goodforsomething: (⛵ let's think about this)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-03-01 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
...y'know, that's not a bad thought. If we end up having to ration the food, it'll be easier for everyone to eat the same meal.
penduli: (02 life is a fire burning inside)

[personal profile] penduli 2016-03-01 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
It'd be best to start soon too. We don't know how long any of this is going to last, or if whoever's keeping us here is going to be restocking the fridge whenever something goes out. [ ...that last thought is kind of creepy. ]
goodforsomething: (⛵ disgrunkled)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-03-01 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
We've got at least a few boxes of dry stuff in storage. [A few less now that Stan has been in there, tbh] But with so many people, we're already in trouble if we have to go to that.

Best case, he will restock. And we can jump the bastard then.
penduli: (65 you just have to want change)

[personal profile] penduli 2016-03-01 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not really one to encourage violence [ like at all, bless his pacifist heart ] but... that sounds like a pretty good plan. I have a few questions I'd like to ask him.

[ First and foremost: the inclusion of a vending machine, but not a washing machine. (Or a dishwasher.) ]
goodforsomething: (⛵ wrinkly old man)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-03-01 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I've got a few good ones myself.

[Stan cracks his knuckles.

It is a euphemism. He wants to beat the shit out of him!]