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]

The tinman's an explosive expert if you can get him on board.

[captainobnoxious]

What else could I be talking about?

[captainobnoxious]

I love my work. And they're at the top of my hit list.

[amygdalae]

We can mull over it later.

[aka get together and discuss this shit because boy does Bruce want answers himself.]

[captainobnoxious]

Well, what's your opinion of this whole game?

[kingmakereffect]

You're welcome.

[ignorantly]

The tinma--? ...Oh, you mean the robot.

[lackinginfaith]

You either have the dirtiest mind I've ever seen or no sense of the flow of a conversation, Miss It's-Not-Technically-Cannibalism.

[penduli]

I think it's the latter.

[captainobnoxious]

I enjoyed trying to knock it around, but that thing is heavy. What's behind it?

[penduli]

...right. [ ... ] You really have trolls and the like in your world?

[ if so: their worlds aren't too different. Granted, their monsters are, but... anyway. ]

[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.

[prismbloom]

Neither will I. I'd like more answers, but despite what we've been told, this Kingmaker doesn't seem willing to cooperate.

[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.

[amygdalae]

Somebody who thinks another person's life is more valuable than another doesn't deserve that kind of authority or power.

[He agrees with you 100%, Aqua.]

[prismbloom]

After we've had time to gather information, if there is any way to.

[cherryblooded]

Hmm... [He considers that for a few seconds.] That the Kingmaker is an unreliable source of anything, and that I'd like to believe nobody will give into pressure and murder someone, but I can't be sure.

We'll deal with that when we get there, I suppose.

[penduli]

[ So they'll just find them lying around.

...okay. ]

I think that's about it--oh, er... You said our phones could contact you, right? [ B|b good on that one guy for asking. ] Are we allowed to do so at any time about anything we want, or are there restrictions on that?

[captainobnoxious]

Yup, and they're as disgusting as you could ever imagine them being. They're caused by the Illness.

[prismbloom]

[ you tried ]

[penduli]

[ well that's good. ]

Glad to hear it. [ do they have anything like that... he'll check the kitchen again later. ]

[amygdalae]

We'll just have to do whatever we can.

[If there's one thing he can be confident of, its his smarts. They can all figure this out together somehow, he's sure.]

[prismbloom]

I agree. If someone is crowned king, then who's to say they won't do the same exact thing if they escape?

[goodforsomething]

Well, it looks like a good time to toughen up. And hey! We've got the perfect target!

How 'bout you tell this Kingmaker guy what you think of him?

[captainobnoxious]

That's fair. Now, if someone succumbed to the pressure and tried to kill you, what would you do?