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

[amygdalae]

I agree. [A nod.] As long as we stay cautious and keep our heads cool, I'm sure we'll find a way out.

[bloodisthicker]

Precisely. There's no point in panicking and giving up right away. I... really don't know what we're going to be looking for, but if this was going to be easy we'd probably have found the exit already.

[amygdalae]

We've only just arrived here. There's still much we have to figure out, I'm sure. There's no way we're going to be stuck here for the rest of our lives.

[For everyone's sake, rather than his own.]

[bloodisthicker]

That's right. As much as you all have proven to be pleasant company, I think we all have better places to be than here.

[amygdalae]

[Well Bruce doesn't exactly have anywhere else to be, but he'd rather not have people be trapped here with him.]

Indeed. I doubt none of us would be content with quietly remaining here.

[bloodisthicker]

If nothing else, I have absolutely no intention whatsoever of being quiet about it.

[amygdalae]

Likewise. The Kingmaker will have to try harder to trample over us like this.

[bloodisthicker]

I really, really hope he finds himself regretting all of his decisions once we're done with him, because this was an absolutely terrible choice.

[amygdalae]

I couldn't agree more.

[bloodisthicker]

...you know, I do really wonder what he's trying to accomplish here in the first place. I mean, I could ask, but I'm obviously not going to get a straight answer.

[amygdalae]

He doesn't seem to be giving us any answers at all, from the sounds of it.

[Yeah Bruce isn't pleased.]

Why bring us all here? And why us, specifically?

[bloodisthicker]

That would just be too easy, wouldn't it.

...and see, that's what I'm having trouble with. I can understand people like me, who have enough enemies that one of them might be crazy enough to want to try this... but what are the teenagers here for?

[amygdalae]

A question I want an answer too, as well. Its already bad enough for all of us, but to bring in so many young people...

[Not that he's looking down on them, but. They're still so young, compared to him.]

[bloodisthicker]

If they actually were being "saved," I'd probably have a more positive opinion of the whole thing.

...but it really obviously isn't.

[amygdalae]

Its hard to keep any of this positive for long.

[Between the rules and now this Kingmaker... yeah, its hard to see anything good coming from this.]