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

[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.]

[ignorantly]

[ sigrun w h y ]

...Isn't it too soon to start thinking about makin' babies?

[captainobnoxious]

[gotta be prepared, recruit]

It's that or killing someone.

[penduli]

[ NNNNNN CAN WE NOT TALK ABOUT THIS

CAN WE NOT??? CAN WE. ]

I, er... I'm not really interested in the idea? I'm not against it, but I think I'd like to be a little older, and I'd rather adopt? [ .....that's not. really gonna pan out here, is it. ] What about you?

[captainobnoxious]

I'll have kids someday, but I have more important work to do first. Being an only child gives you that responsibility right between the legs.

[Though... that isn't gonna work out here...]

There's plenty of other women besides me here, so I'll just protect everyone. No one here's really my type anyway.

[psychoh]

[jesus he can practically feel Mother's loathing of this girl.

WHY DO WE HAVE TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT DISGUSTING THINGS...]

[captainobnoxious]

[beCAUSE it's a REALITY, NORMAN!!!]

[isafraid]

[why]

We just woke up here!

[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... ]

[amygdalae]

[there there

feel free to use him as your human shield any day.]

[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................ ]

[penduli]

[ oh no....... this is terrible... ]

Sorry. [ ..........UH, you know, speaking of food. ] Er, Your Majesty? What do you eat?

[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.

[bloodisthicker]

...so... you've gone from wanting to eat him to wanting to make him our actual king.