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

[almightyconflagration]

[Yeah, for all that McBurn isn't into reading, he actually did read it. Because he knows very well that knowing rules is important or else he can't figure out how to break and bend them. So of course he's thinking Eric is being a moron and admitting to considering murder.]

Didn't think you'd be so eager to commit murder or die if their "punished accordingly" means what I think it means.

[poorlovefool]

Murder? Punish... [Okay, he is just going to turn to face him directly on that.] What the hell are you going on about?

[Eric can definitely be a moron in a lot of ways, but not in this specific way at the moment. He just didn't see a connection to "Glister" and himself, so he left the thing alone.]

[almightyconflagration]

You read the rules on the letter, right? Only way out is to murder someone and not get caught.

[poorlovefool]

[He tilts his head, only vaguely remembering the letter, but that?]

S-Seriously?

[He actually doesn't look as shocked as he could be, all things considered. He even mutters something else.]

But there wasn't even an X-Door...

[And actually, he's not sure what not getting caught has to do with it. Either way, this seems like a great time to stop fidgeting with axes.]

[almightyconflagration]

What does a door have to do with this?

[poorlovefool]

Oh... well. The last place I remember being in before I woke up here, 9 of us were trapped in this underground shelter, and the only way out was a door with six passwords. To unlock the passwords... well...

[Maybe he can guess?]

[almightyconflagration]

[Guessing would require effort though!]

Yeah, well I was on an airship with a bunch of windbag nobles. I have a war to return to so you aren't alone in wanting to get back.

[poorlovefool]

[...Well, he's not gonna complain about not having to talk about that, but he's a little puzzled that he'd admit this freely too.]

Oh... are you a commander or something? [Someone who has troops counting on him for victory, he guesses, if getting back soon is important.

It does not occur to him that maybe he just really wants to fight]

[almightyconflagration]

[Yeah, McBurn accepted this mission because it had a potential for a good fight. He very much was looking forward to the chance to fight a Divine Knight.]

Nah, I'm an Enforcer.

[poorlovefool]

...That's not a normal military rank.

[???]

[almightyconflagration]

It's still one of the higher ranks in the organization I belong to. Doubt Abyss will be pleased to find out I'm missing. [Or maybe she'll be glad to hear less bitching from Duvalie, who knows.]

[poorlovefool]

Huh. Does the leader of your organization call himself that? Abyss?

[Because that is pretty sketchy seeming, but if this is some kind of secret society with code names then why would this dude even tell him stuff.]

[almightyconflagration]

That's just what I call her because it amuses me.

[Though she's not exactly the leader, just the one in charge of the project he's working on.]

[poorlovefool]

Oh... really? I don't really get the joke but, I guess that makes sense.

[How does one earn a joke name like Abyss though. Does she eat so much it's like her stomach is an abyss?!]