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

[garudynamic]

...

Heh, literally.

[...is now the time to joke about your barf, Yosuke?]

[notjustawriter]

Those rules, what he's sayin'...

He brought people here, he brought us here, to kill each other.

[prismbloom]

Do you truly think anyone would willingly play into your hands?

[psychoh]

[CASUALLY GLANCES AROUND...]

... Huh. [we're all fucked] And you'll just... watch? Just watch it all happen?

[kingmakereffect]

You can speak for yourself, Resilient, but can you really speak for everyone else here?

[goodforsomething]

You left my niece and nephew to die!

[You know. If we believe this. WHICH WE DON'T]

[prismbloom]

[ ... ]

I won't allow it to happen.

[kingmakereffect]

I'm the one providing for you while you're all here, so yes. I'll be watching.

[amygdalae]

[You're being... very helpful. Really.]

Fine. Just what can you tell us, since apparently there's so much you can't say.

[This is worse than Fury, god.]

[prismbloom]

No, I can't.

[ But... ]

But I can do my best to make sure no one falls for your game.

[kingmakereffect]

I thought you didn't believe me?

[notjustawriter]

No.

Neither will I.

[isafraid]

[....no. no. no. no.]

You're wrong! [It's an impulsive outburst.] There's no way that's true!

[lackinginfaith]

And how could we just not remember? Even he has no answer for that one.

[kingmakereffect]

[maybe his title should have been "helpful"]

That's a bit vague. If you have specific questions, I can try to answer those. What else do you want to ask?

[psychoh]

Hopefully not all the time.

[amygdalae]

I agree.

[Nobody's life is worth less than the other. This is all one horrible mess.]

[kingmakereffect]

Good luck, then.

[kingmakereffect]

Unfortunately, I can't prove it to you. You can believe me or not, Sensitive.

[ratingspoint]

[You're an asshole.]

So! Did you mean what you said about all of our needs being met while we're here?

[goingdigital]

Let's say that is true.

[Even if it was possible that the worlds were destroyed, how could the Kingmaker save this group, but no one else.]</small? Then how is it that you could only save us?

[garudynamic]

I just... how else would we all be here otherwise? I know my friends wouldN'T have let someone just, I dunno, scoop me up!

[kingmakereffect]

Don't worry about that. Even I have to sleep sometimes.

[amygdalae]

["""""""""helpful"""""""""]

What exactly is this Vault? Did you build it, or is this refurbished specifically for us?

[ONE STEP AT A TIME, BANNER, YOU CAN DO THIS.]

[isafraid]

That's right! There has to be some other explanation.

[It's just... so much of a stretch.]