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

[lackinginfaith]

And how to find them.

[prismbloom]

I'm sure the others are willing to look for alternatives, too, but I can't say for sure.

[prismbloom]

[ They're on her mind, too. ]

Some of the others have made their displeasure for him obvious. If anyone got hurt because of impulsive behavior...

[wokeupdead]

There's that too. If he really was here to save us from the end of the world or something then there's no point to all these rules. Especially the condition to get out.

[She just shakes her head at the multiple worlds.]

That's even more far fetched than the world ending.

[bloodisthicker]

...I suppose I can see the logic behind it, even if it's definitely something I'm very unfamiliar with. It'd be nice to have a phone all the time in case something important happens...

[some people have lives, tarrlok.]

[devastation]

[do you even have any answers in general, because we're seriously starting to wonder here]

Then... what about my hair? Were you the one who cut it, or... was that something that happened while our home was supposedly being destroyed?

[because she sure doesn't remember doing it herself]

[kingmakereffect]

I didn't do that to you. It must have happened in your world.

[capyper]

... Yeah. There's gotta be some other objective this Kingmaker guy has in mind.

[ But... whatever, that doesn't concern him, he's pretty sure. ]

Anyway, none of it matters. We just have to find a different way to get out.

[devastation]

Oh, I... see...

[...so then, not only are we missing memories of the world ending and everyone we know and love possibly dying, but we're also missing memories of several other things in general

and, we're expected to just deal with this in the company of strangers, including someone who has currently been loudly entertaining the idea of cannibalism and making babies, with the only other option being to kill each other

...excuse us for a moment while we let ourselves cry now okay]

[pokexplorer]

[...]

I would say it's rather important, but I see your point.

[There is a lot on their plates right now...]

[happysweets]

[ Misa's quiet for a while, just letting everyone else ask questions and listening while she racks the gears in her head, before she finally speaks up. ]

...I see your game, Mr. Kingsmaker. And Misa-Misa definitely won't have any part in it at all, absotively posolutely not...

[ ...if only because imagining a world without Light is darker than the blackest night and he's gotta be lying through his teeth but... ]

But I am curious about some other things. ...Why is the information in those profiles so, um, off? I'm definitely not 24, for example, and I don't know where you got off using that picture of me...

[ STILL WITH THE PICTURE ]

And, um, I have some other concerns, too, but they're a bit more...private...

[kingmakereffect]

Is the information off? How old are you?

You can contact me with the phone that was left in your room at any time. All conversations will be kept private.

[happysweets]

19! And not a year older! What made you think I was 24?!

[kingmakereffect]

[...]

I'm sorry about the mistake. I suppose it's hard to tell, but I'm being sincere about that.

[captainobnoxious]

[Mrrrrrh.

Sigrun rubs her temples, waving her hand after a moment with a sigh.]

Alright, alright, you're not a bomb or whatever for nothing. [Mutinous tinman. Not that Sigrun's got a control on anything anyway, but getting riled up isn't helping.] I won't dismantle you, I won't laugh on your tin grave or whatever, but give it a rest. Pushing my buttons isn't going to help you any. Probably.

[happysweets]

Could you possibly fix it, then?! It's rude to put a girl's age up in public, anyway, not to mention their height and weight...

[ That said, Misa is literally the smallest person here by far, bird aside--

how the hell is she even 79 pounds ]

[prismbloom]

[ oh my god ]

Bickering amongst ourselves is going to solve any problems--it may only cause them.

[captainobnoxious]

Nnnno, no, I'm pretty sure you said something like that. You look like a tough guy, but something's telling me that you couldn't hurt a fly, so don't worry about people's thoughts on you.

[Pat pat, fluff head!]

Just keep your chin high and don't take any trash talk from anyone.

[kingmakereffect]

Is it really that important? Everyone's seen it now and you've corrected the mistake.

[captainobnoxious]

Frooom the sounds of it, a kind of world that's made me into a real spectacle to everyone else. It's just a survival thing though, it's not like I'd eat someone because I wanted to.

[... Especially since there's so many delicious things in the kitchen.]

[happysweets]

Absolutely! Misa-Misa has her image to consider, after all. I am a model, after all, and I can't be "Captivating" if everyone thinks I'm not young and all! Not that I'm trying to captivate anyone other than my Light, but still!

To me, it sounds more like you're just lazy! Hmph!

[kingmakereffect]

You can correct anyone who says anything about your age, then.

[happysweets]

Isn't the responsibility on you for putting up false information without asking me to begin with? Murder thing aside, you really are a terrible host...

[goodforsomething]

I don't!

[suck an egg, kingmaker]

But you really ain't playin' this rescuer schtick well.

[ratingspoint]

It's like I told Kitten over there - they're just words, sweetheart.

[does black have a name we just don't know

but he's heard kitten thrown around a lot and honestly he's heard dumber]

But fine. Hopefully there won't be any dying a lot between us - at least not anytime soon.