WEEK 1

[strangerpeople]

WEEK 1


[So, once Zero has said his peace, everything is quiet as the week dawns. A new Game. Nonary, Decision, Murder. All three. It doesn't matter. Everyone is here to kill or die. The coin has been tossed, the die is cast. The rules are set; the watches are active.

The question now is, why? Why is this happening? Why you? Surely no one is so desperate to kill on this ship, right? Not when the people onboard are so interesting and varied. Perhaps everyone can get along; perhaps there's a way off the ship without bloodshed. Of course, if there is, it might be be best to be prepared for a long stay-there's no doubt Zero won't make it that easy to escape. Then there's the matter that-apparently-people have new powers they did not possess before, while those the strangers once had are gone. Perhaps it's time to test those out and see what they can do if you're not Kira.

So, let's see what happens this week. Hopefully it will be a peaceful one.

There are currently 19 strangers on this ship.]

Comments

[leaderoftheresistance]

Baum eyed the woman in front of him and frowns "Oh? How so? Not many people tend to find me otherwise."

She's playfully poking him.

[yesorwoof]

"I am a hunter of Devils. I had to develop the skill to distinguish their scents, and my coworkers too."

Wow, she was right on the money with him being tense. If he doesn't take the bait of their common attributes fighting against some menace, she's not sure if there's much else she can bother to do.

[leaderoftheresistance]

John eyed her "I'm a hunter of terminators, which can be considered your devils. Yet we fight for different causes."

"We seem a little more... similar in an odd enough way."

John, however, is still tense and ready to fight.

[yesorwoof]

"Terminators?"

She sighs and leans back against the wall. Carefully chosen so she couldn't be seen from the doorway even with her dramatically billowing long black coat. So she doesn't draw extra attention to John.

"So you don't have to deal with the phenomenon of Devils either... Even though that sounds like a dream come true - Terminators aside, of course - it's so disorienting from my perspective."

[leaderoftheresistance]

John nodded "It's purely another name for what we call them."

The General looked slightly tired "Been fighting them nearly all my life. "Terminators."

[yesorwoof]

Makima gave him a sympathetic look. That emphasis on all - had he been through some trauma even as a child? It was common for children to lose their parents in Devil attacks, or be targeted themselves, but direct combat usually started in high school at the very earliest.

Still: "That's not what I meant." She clicks her tongue. "The specific heroes who fight against Devils - like Chainsaw Man - none of you have heard of them. There are some Devils that can modify memories, but I wonder if something even deeper is at work."

[leaderoftheresistance]

"It's complicated to say the least. Chainsaw Man, no. I haven't heard of this man either. Who is he?

"Are you saying that our captor is making us forget memories and possibly more?" . That now makes sense. John tries to rack his mind and some things still weren't adding up.

"What about you? Did a "Devil" delete traces of your memories that you can't think of remembering now?

The soldier sighed "It's hard holding the weight of the human race on your shoulders from birth."

[yesorwoof]

Makima nodded. "There are gaps in my memory. Chainsaw Man can transform almost like a devil to ravage foes and save people. He really is like a superhero, albeit a gory one... But according to my memories, it's as if one day a few months ago he suddenly appeared like he had always been there in my reports. I should remember that day vividly, beautifully..."

She was clearly somewhere else mentally and had to almost tug down on her long sleeve to nudge herself back into place.

"Whatever you remember, it clearly burdens you a great deal. Would I be right in saying that you've been avoiding the rest of us at other times as well...?"