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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.
cherryblooded: (smile / happy)

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[personal profile] cherryblooded 2016-02-28 06:06 am (UTC)(link)
Isn't it? I'm impressed that someone managed all this on short notice. Not that I'm hiding my age, or anything like that, but most people only know 'five hundred-ish' offhand, for me.

[He's smiling. Joking around makes things much simpler to deal with.

Cherryblod swishes his tail as he looks over the profiles once again.]


We match, somewhat. 'Dedicated'.
spearheaded: (i saw you there)

[personal profile] spearheaded 2016-02-28 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ if anyone rivaled pearl in most inhuman appearance, it would probably be this man (she hasn't met the bird yet). she regards him for a moment before replying, marveling over his odd form. he was a crustacean? she glances back at the profiles out of the corner of her eye to the man's profile, only being illuminated to his name and that he was apparently a 'homemaker'.

interesting. ]


I can't say the same for myself, but I'm not sure even I could tell you my true age without some minor calculations. [ she never particularly kept up with it, because it never really mattered. ] Yes.. Though I don't know what significance these— these designations have.
cherryblooded: (calm / not as fine)

[personal profile] cherryblooded 2016-02-28 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
[The bird pretty much wins all inhuman contests, straight up.

He knows a fair number of people who haven't kept up with their own ages, so that viewpoint is one he understands pretty well.]


Not sure, either. If they were supposed to be ways of identifying each other, there'd be no reason to give us everyone's names, would there?
spearheaded: consolation prize, sharon van etten (i came to you)

[personal profile] spearheaded 2016-02-28 06:57 am (UTC)(link)
Certainly not. If we were supposed to conceal our names, then it's impossible now.

[ a sigh. maybe the 100th time she'd sighed today alone. she didn't know what to make of everything, and that was deeply, deeply frustrating for her. ]

There's no point in staring at this list anymore. It isn't going to get us anywhere. If only there was something we could do..
cherryblooded: (smile / polka dot)

[personal profile] cherryblooded 2016-02-28 07:01 am (UTC)(link)
Suppose not. I haven't seen any doors yet, but this looks like an unlikely spot for one.

[He's pretty sure he's combed the whole area for doors and windows, though. That would be way too easy.]
spearheaded: (to find a better conversation)

[personal profile] spearheaded 2016-02-28 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes.. you're right. I suppose whoever organized this will reveal what they want from us soon enough.

[ so they'd have to wait. she hated waiting— no, she hated feeling incapable, and that's how she felt right now. ]
cherryblooded: (smile / pleasant)

[personal profile] cherryblooded 2016-02-28 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Kidnappers usually do, if that's what this is.

[An elaborate prank could go on longer, but he doubts that's likely.]
spearheaded: (and when i look)

[personal profile] spearheaded 2016-03-01 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
I fail to see how someone could kidnap so many people and go unnoticed. It seems like we've been plucked from all corners of the planet— maybe even beyond Earth.

[ because she's been on earth for a long time, and she has never seen a shrimp man. not even once. ]

It just doesn't make any sense.
cherryblooded: (calm / thoughtful)

[personal profile] cherryblooded 2016-03-01 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
Beyond one world is likely, at this point. We'd be dealing with someone extremely powerful, but I doubt that anyone normal could pull this off.

[Which kind of sucks.]
spearheaded: (into your olive colored eyes)

[personal profile] spearheaded 2016-03-01 07:15 am (UTC)(link)
Likely not a human, no. But would it be a gem..?

[ they haven't had contact with any gems for, well, a very long time. was it even possible? and why would they want just her, specifically? she was just a pearl. if anything, they'd want steven. ]

You wouldn't just happen to know anyone powerful enough to organize this? A particularly unhappy swordfish, maybe?
cherryblooded: (smile / sigh)

[personal profile] cherryblooded 2016-03-01 01:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Not really. My daughter's Witch could do it, maybe, but I doubt she'd want to kidnap her familiar's father. There's a kingdom invading, but... Don't think they could manage it.

[Tosatsu Kingdom is not known for subtlety.]
spearheaded: (lord knows i haven't tried)

[personal profile] spearheaded 2016-03-01 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Um.. her 'witch'?

[ she wasn't aware someone could own a witch. ]

Is she a subordinate of this witch?
cherryblooded: (smile / shirtless in this icon)

[personal profile] cherryblooded 2016-03-01 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
That's right - Lobco's her familiar.

[Does that clear things up any?]
spearheaded: (is don't walk away again)

[personal profile] spearheaded 2016-03-01 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I see.

[ similar to a pearl, then, for a diamond. ]

There are other witches, I presume? Would they have anything against you — or mankind — personally?
cherryblooded: (calm / say what)

[personal profile] cherryblooded 2016-03-01 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
There are plenty of other witches, but I don't know any who have a personal problem with me.

Mankind, I couldn't say.
spearheaded: (i'll give you everything you wanted)

[personal profile] spearheaded 2016-03-01 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
It's something to consider, surely. Though I'll say this place lacks a sort of.. magical flair.

[ it's certainly no candy land ]

I'll make sure to inform you if I notice anything that could be taken as supernatural.
cherryblooded: (smile / adjust tie)

[personal profile] cherryblooded 2016-03-01 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Likewise. I'd rather us share all the information we have, since we have so little.
spearheaded: (into your olive colored eyes)

[personal profile] spearheaded 2016-03-01 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Our captors likely will try to fear-monger through limiting information, so setting up some sort of network for information flow would certainly help our cause. Hm..

[ pearl is clearly getting ahead of herself here ]
cherryblooded: (calm / talking)

[personal profile] cherryblooded 2016-03-01 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's something to think about, at least.]

Could pin papers up in the dining room, since that seems to be the most logical gathering place.
spearheaded: (oh i could)

[personal profile] spearheaded 2016-03-01 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
It might be our only option, honestly. I mean, there's.. this.

[ she reaches for the smart phone she'd found in her room. at this point, she didn't know the function. ]

I'm not sure how well it works, though. Wouldn't the bunker jam any kind of signal it could transceive?
cherryblooded: (calm / thoughtful)

[personal profile] cherryblooded 2016-03-01 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know phones work very well, I'm afraid. [He's not a tech guy.] Imagine there's some use for it - otherwise it wouldn't be in here.