Induction.

[kingmakereffect]

There's a good amount of confusion, and rightfully so. After all, aside from the rules in purple listed on the wall, there isn't much to explain how you got here or why you're here. Don't worry though. It seems like you won't be left to your own devices for very long. There's a brief moment of static - not loud enough to be particularly grating, but enough to let you know that something's about to happen - before a voice addresses all of you from somewhere unseen. "Hello. I hope you all slept well. I was a bit worried after..." It sounds like it's coming from somewhere above you. There doesn't appear to be anything it's coming from, however. There's a brief pause before the voice resumes speaking. "I'm sure you all have a lot of questions for me. I don't mind answering them. Before you ask anything, I'd like you to examine the rules again. They're posted in every room." The voice is masculine, but there isn't anything to note about it otherwise. "I am the Kingmaker. Welcome to the Vault."

[OOC: You can be heard just fine through the PA system, so feel free to ask any questions your little heart desires; brackets are fine, you don't need to use prose!]

Comments

[captainobnoxious]

They're both birds, who cares?

[neverafters]

... The King is hurt.

[captainobnoxious]

[... It's crying...

Yikes.]

... Er... Don't cry. I mean, it's just true. You are a bird.

[neverafters]

But with species... The King does not mind. The King has shed that old image.

Yes, The King thinks it is okay if he is simply "a royal bird". [ SO WHY WERE YOU CRYING??? ]

[captainobnoxious]

[SHE...

DIDN'T HURT THE BIRD'S FEELINGS?]

Yyyeah, sure. Royal bird. At least there's reason to bring you along, little king, and I'm the best soldier around so naturally I got picked up, but you agree that the rest of these guys aren't too special, right?

[The robot maybe. Though it seems it was built for sass and complaints than anything useful.]

[neverafters]

..................

The King thinks everyone is the same. Everbirdie can be unspecial. And everbirdie can be special.

[ That doesn't sound sagely at all... just kid's logic... ]

[captainobnoxious]

[dude..........]

That's wise for a bird. [Yeah.] I didn't think I'd heard something like that from royalty either. Though it's not like we've got a place for that in this world anymore anyway.

[Not in her world either. Destroyed or not, it was pretty dead in the first place. Just kind of like an eventuality if that expedition she was supposed to be going on didn't pan out.]

[amygdalae]

[KING...]

As... long as you're happy.

[neverafters]

But The King still hopes birdkind won't be insulted too much.

... The King will do his best being considerate, talking about humans too. [ He's probably met more of you elusive guys just now than his entire lifetime... ]

[amygdalae]

I'm... sure we can come to a mutual understanding.

[Bruce is STILL TRYING TO TAKE THIS IN but he's. Managing well, considering.]

[penduli]

How would you feel if someone referred to you as something you weren't just because "they're both human"?

[ LIKE DANISH. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL TO BE CALLED DANISH. OR... SWEDISH. FINNISH. ICELANDIC?? something. ]

[captainobnoxious]

A bird's a bird, and birds are supposed to be eaten.

[if the king dies blame sigrun]

[penduli]

[ ........... well ]

You're not wrong there, I guess. Quails are pretty popular food-wise. [ black no.... ] It looks like we've got anything we'd ever want in the kitchen though, so we probably wouldn't have to eat Consc... er, The King.

[captainobnoxious]

Yeah, that's true, we're pretty well stocked. Enough food to last us a few lifespans. Which is what's intended, I guess.

[...]

Say, kitten, what're your thoughts on having kids?

[penduli]

[












WHAT ]

C--come again?

[captainobnoxious]

Well, if we're surviving for lifespans and this guy thinks we're either gonna sit here and look pretty or kill each other to escape, then there's gotta be repopulation. You've gotta be able to nut up or shut up.

[LITERALLY.]

[neverafters]

......................

[ He's just going to inch away. ]

[amygdalae]

[come to Bruce King

he won't eat you

promise]

[neverafters]

[ trot trot trot

HIDES BEHIND... ]

[penduli]

[ ...........OH NO ]

I've never had quail in my life. [ ...probably. he probably ate more mutton than anything. ] A--and, er... you don't eat royalty, so royal bird isn't on the menu either?



[ HE'S TRYING SO HARD. LOOK AT THIS SMILE. PL..EASE. ]

[neverafters]

The King is... grateful...

[ But he still sounds so unsure, and now he's going to be worried about all the non-royal birds................ ]

[bloodisthicker]

...honestly, he seems more like a bird spirit than a normal quail. Even with my ethical qualms about eating something that can speak to us, I really doubt it would be a good idea to eat him.

[captainobnoxious]

Bird spirit, huh... Yeah, okay, that's not really my area of expertise, so I'll let you have that. Sounds like something a Mage would be in charge of and I am no Mage.

[bloodisthicker]

...I'm not quite sure what you're talking about, but good. I'm glad we're all in agreement that eating the King would be a terrible idea.

[captainobnoxious]

The bird's got a way with words. I gotta say, I'm thinking we could make him our head.