WEEK 1

[strangerpeople]

WEEK 1

[Awaken.

Fifteen strangers have been gathered to the Depths.

When the strangers awaken, they will feel nauseous in their stomachs. No doubt confused. Maybe a little sick, Perhaps, even terrified. And certainly, there is a good reason for it - they are not where they were before. If they had powers back where they came from, they seem to be all gone. And it appears that someone has left...guidelines for them. All of them addressed to a specific Title.

Their Title. Somehow, each person knows, upon seeing this, this is their Title, even if it seems to make no sense whatsoever. And its clear that whoever wrote these things knew it as well. Who was it?

Its uncertain. So far, there seems to be no one else save for them, and those who dare to venture out of their rooms - save, for some reason, the individuals in rooms 1, 8 and 7 - in this hot and stuffy place. No...'intercessor' to be seen yet, certainly. No outward signs that there's anyone else aside from the people with 'Titles'.


So, Titled: welcome.

There are fifteen strangers in this place.]

Comments

[zephyranthe]

You keep talking about mira and all.

[Shrug! Although, well, if he's going to look at his own hand, then Fie'll follow his gaze. The new knowledge that he's engaged apparently doesn't deter her, though.]

Wow. You really did buy love, didn't you. Congrats.

[poorlovefool]

Well... yeah... [He just stares in confusion.] What, do you know her or something?

[But now that she's caught him looking, he hastily puts his hands up in defense.]

Listen, whatever you're thinking is wrong, okay!? I just woke up wearing this thing.

[That just makes it sound even worse though?!]

[zephyranthe]

[Oh... it's a person's name? who names their kid after money anyways Or maybe he's just in denial.]

Nope. Is she a real person?

[But wow Eric, how many holes can one person dig for themselves??]

So you got yourself engaged after a wild night out. I think Sara'd be jealous.

[Although if it was with a guy like this then... maybe not.]

[poorlovefool]

Sara? ... Wait, that's impossible. I'd never cheat on Mira! There's definitely got to be some other reason I don't remember.

[He has a pretty good idea what that could be, too, but he's not sure that Fie would have heard of it. It's so rude of her to ask if Mira's real, like he'd be pathetic enough to actually make up a girlfriend!! But... the last time he spoke with her was one of the only times she actually confirmed (in his view) that she loved him, so he's smitten enough that it's all he can think about if he has to talk about her. He'll even go back to that point, repeating her question with only the slightest indignance.]

Man, is Mira real. She's so wonderful that sometimes I ask myself that, too. But she is, so that just makes her an amazing person. Even more for her to smile at a guy like me. I'm honestly the luckiest man in the world...

[As his heart fills with love, tiny glimmers of bright light leap out from his head, dissipating only after they've hung in the air around him for a few seconds and being replaced with more. It's like a halo made of the gentlest white fireworks, but in midair. He's literally sparkling.]

[zephyranthe]

Wow. You actually said that with a straight face.

[And wait... is he...

...

...She's just going to put her goggles on.]

[poorlovefool]

[And as if on cue, the sparkles go out. He never noticed them.]

...

You'll get it more when you grow up, all right? Why'd you put on your goggles, though...

[zephyranthe]

I don't think I wanna grow up like that.

[Seriously, Rean can be cheesy af but he's better than this... Well, that's what she tells herself, at least.]

You were glittering, and I didn't wanna be blinded. [They're still on, for the record. She doesn't want to be caught off guard if she sets him off again.]

[poorlovefool]

You may not, but you could meet someone else that's crazy about you.

[And break their heart, probably. Oh well, not everyone can be as generous as Mira!!]

Glittering... Hey kid, did anyone ever tell you you're a smartass?

[He hasn't lost his good mood though. If he looks like he's glittering when he talks about Mira then that's probably a nice thing, right?]

[zephyranthe]

[She hasn't put that much thought into it let's just say Rean went the bromance route idk since she's mostly been preoccupied with the idea of having found another family, but maybe one day she'll care about that stuff... maybe.]

I'm okay with what I have now.

[But wow, she was actually not bullshitting here!! Geez.]

Might've heard it once or twice. I was being serious, though. There were sparks flying off you and all.

[poorlovefool]

Oh... yeah? Who's that?

[He might as well ask since he brought it up.]

Hmm.... I do feel sparks flying when I look in her eyes!

[✨OH GOD THEY'RE BACK.✨]

[zephyranthe]

My family. I don't really need any more than that.

[She doesn't quite smile or anything, but there's the sense that she's contented when she says that.

Which promptly evaporates when he starts glittering again oh Aidios no]

It's happening again. [Where's a mirror when she needs it??]

[poorlovefool]

[Don't tell him she's a sibcon like Carlos... well, that will have to wait because he's confused that she seems actually serious about this.]

?!

[He's going to feel so fucking gullible if there's no actual sparks, but he'll turn his head to look around and ... well too bad this isn't the armory thread where she could grab a reflective shield or something, but he'll catch a glimpse before they vanish anyway.]

...

Oh dear god.

[Not really something to curse angrily about but THEY'RE REAL and now he's just going to hold his head like he thinks he's going crazy.]

[zephyranthe]

[WOW NO Eric she's not a sibcon what the heck!! Who even does that shit. But anyways, as fun as it would be to have played him again, the horrible truth about himself finally comes out.]

Told you so.

[/popcorns]