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WAKE UP TIME

WAKE UP TIME

[The first thing you feel when you wake up is...nothing.

You don't feel much different at all when you wake up, no doubt from a very pleasant sleep, even if you may not remember what you dreamed of. If anything, you would have thought it was another normal day.

That thought would have vanished the moment you took in your surroundings. This is not your bed, this is definitely not your bedroom, and well, this is definitely not your home. In fact, this place isn't anywhere you've been before.

Before you can question anything much further, your cell phone starts beeping, flashing a message on the screen for a good several minutes, before flashing your profile, also for a few minutes. Yes, now you have a Title, and a power, even if you've never had one before. And yes, you have a cell phone. Even if you didn't have one, and don't know what the hell a cell phone is. You get the feeling you'll need to keep it on you.

The profile fades back to the home page of your phone - don't worry, you can still access your profile, and everyone else's, on that little lime icon if you really want - even though you have so many questions now. (The help button may... attempt to be helpful in that case.) Where the hell are you? Why do you have a Title? And can you get out?

Perhaps, if you're strong enough. But, in any case.

Welcome, Titled.

There are fifteen strangers in this place.]

((OOC: Welcome!

If you haven't filled out the resident profile or current residents information yet, please do so!))

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[When Akechi wakes up from what's probably the best sleep he's had in a while, he's at first relieved. He's been under a lot of stress lately, but maybe he just wore himself out too much for it to keep him awake?

Then he opens his eyes. This is Very Definitely Not his apartment, and various possibilities instantly run through his head. Kidnapping? By who? Someone angry at him over his work? Ransomers? Or worse than both, fangirls? He's so caught up in his own thoughts that he jumps at the sound of the phone (that isn't his), but...it at least explains things a little. But it raises more questions, even as it draws attention to the blanks in his memory. This. Is not good.

Once he leaves his room and talks to Akira, he has his mission. So, whoever you are, whether you're calm, panicking, or understandably angry, you'll get a serious but strangely composed teenager waving at you with his left hand.]

Pardon me. I'm aware we're all in a very stressful situation, but may we talk for a bit? You see, I'm a detective, so in a situation like this, I feel as if I should try to gather some clues that might help figure out our kidnappers' true motives. It's a bit disturbing to simply assume we were chosen at random for no reason other than blood sport, don't you agree?

[Waking up in an unfamiliar place isn't the weirdest thing Yuuri Katsuki has done, but those kinds of things usually happen after a night of heavy drinking. Though with Onsen On Ice looming, he hadn't touched a drop of alcohol in days. In fact, he remembers the feeling of Victor's borrowed costume clinging to his body, the bright lights on the Ice Castle rink contrasting the shadows, the fading roar of cheers for Yuri Plisetsky's routine right before he woke up here.

No, the last thing he remembers is throwing his arms around Victor and trying not to think of how the scent of the man's cologne calmed something in him.

"You'll watch, won't you?"

And now he's here in this weird bedroom that feels like an IKEA display, but things don't improve when he cautiously exits the cubicle. More cubicles he can't enter, and beyond them a department store devoid of people... and beyond that an empty, seemingly abandoned mall. He's without the ice, without the costume, without Victor, wearing his warm-up gear and sneakers and....

A golden ring on his right hand?

(He's so shocked by that, he completely ignores the message popping up on his phone. It must be spam anyway with all those colors and emojis.)]

What the--?

[He stares at the shining thing as if not only it but his entire hand actually belong to someone else. It looks too much like a wedding band but he's not married or engaged or anything what in the world is this?! Breathing hard, he stumbles to a bench and sits down heavily without taking his eyes off the gleam of gold. Was going to Onsen On Ice a dream, or did he fail miserably (as ~~expected~~ feared) and get so blitzed on shochu or sake afterwards that he forgot his (probably dismal) performance? Did he get so incredibly wasted that he did something monumentally stupid? Can people get quickie marriages in Japan like they do in Las Vegas? Did he fly to Vegas and marry some stranger? Did Phichit join him, get drunk, and now they're married?!

About this time, he leans forward and nearly puts his head between his knees as he tries not to hyperventilate. His vision swims and darkens. Where are his parents? Where is Victor?]

Edited 2017-11-26 17:37 (UTC)

[ Ursula Callistis awakens in Bedroom 5 with a jolt thanks to her phone, which she had picked up half-asleep to examine and nearly dropped the moment it started flashing, fumbling with it with her right hand and then dropping it into her left. She lets out a half-squeak half-yell as she nearly drops it to the floor trying to keep it steady. She then reads the message, and quietly says: ]

This is... it sounds like something Akko would say... but... what kind of ridiculous...? Lime...? Oh, I'm just not good with technology... at least, not as good as she was. This has to be some kind of joke!

[ And then she glances at her hair only to notice something wrong and QUICKLY jams the hat on the bed next to her onto her head, stuffing it up into it, practically freaking out. Luckily for her, no one probably saw it before she had time to do that. Private room. You're free to run across her the moment she does this, though. ... It's fair to note her glasses sit on the bedside, as of yet unplaced on her face.

After a moment, she searches the area, and then finally says: ]

... W-where's my wand?!

[ This, a bit louder, and more obvious than before, she's clearly distressed and looking under the bed. ]

[ After that, she can be found wandering the halls of the mall, with a determined purpose in her eyes, if a very shaky looking one. By now, her glasses are on, and she's a bit more put-together, at least. She seems to be scouring the stores looking for... something. It probably looks very suspicious. She checks every single store, eventually ending up in 1W looking at varying cosmetics and sighing very, very heavily. No, what she wants isn't here at all...

Eventually, she gives up and decides to just... explore around. Maybe she can find an alternative means of what she needs. Someone has to be in charge here... ]

1. Yotsukoshi

[ .... uhm. Yeah. That's. That's kind of weird. Not terribly, terribly weird because when you live in Neo Yokio, you're used to the occasional demon crisis, but definitely noteworthy. Helena is really not fond of leaving her room, but given this isn't even her room to begin with, the damage has been done. She might as well go out and see where the hell she's been brought to. She's dressed in a hospital gown with a bandage around her head. Pants or even shoes or socks are definitely absent from her look. Catch her wandering about anywhere in the store, looking absentminded and unimpressed!

Alternatively, you can find her by the translucent wall, poking it curiously, musing out loud to herself: ]

2. 1E

[ A bit later Helena can be found in the hallway of 1E, in front of Your High Horses specifically. She's still barefoot, still in her hospital gown and extremely pissed, if the hands placed on her hips angrily and the scowl on her face are any indication. ]

[ Her voice isn't all that loud, but it's definitely cold. ]

3. Room #10

[ Fashion thoroughly ruined Helena's appetite for this mall thing, so she's immediately back in her room. The door is not fully shut though, because she has some lingering curiosity about those other strangers. Feel free to enter! ]

[ Pausing her crusade for that something, it's hard not to notice the other bedrooms here. She can't help wanting to poke her head in out of curiosity. She hadn't... thought to play with the phone to see who else is here, so she pokes her head in, and PRAYS she doesn't see Atsuko or Diana or Sucy or any of her beloved students.

But she does see someone who probably needs help, so. ]

H-hey there, are you all right?

[Britt Reid's first thought is that he got very drunk last night and wandered into some unknown place. It wouldn't be the first time he did that. His father really, really disliked that, and therefore Britt had done it a few times.

Such thought goes out of the window when he reads the message in his cellphone]

For fuck's sake, did I get kidnapped by a twelve year old girl?

[Certainly not the smashing start of his vigilante activities he wanted. It's also rather worrying he's outright stated to be a vigilante. If anyone he knew read that...well that'd be a big problem.

What's this about a power, though? You may hear the noise of something breaking in Room 2. If you peek inside, you'll find Britt staring wide-eyes at a non-bed object he just shattered with his power. He looks like he just found out the secret of life.

Later he does go outside to explore. There's lots of food establishments in this place, aren't there? He's particularly attracted by the Un-Steak my Heart place. There sure is a lot of meat here, but is it safe? Like hell he's going to try it himself. When he sees someone, he whistles to get their attention and beckons them over]

Want a burger?

Oh, good, a detective. [Britt is also kind of working on trying to find a way out, but he's not a detective. Do you know what you're doing, Akechi?]

Of course we weren't chosen for no reason. So what did you do to get on someone's bad side? Besides being a detective.

[Detectives and the such get on the hitlist of mafiosos and criminals all the time, don't they?]

[ He'll find Helena having a look around in the novelty weapons section, because while malls usually claim to sell anything, this is still kind of next level. She doesn't seem to feel all that disrupted by being approached though. ]

Sure, knock yourself out.

[ She's neither interested nor disinterested in this and it shows on her face pretty plainly. After all, if this is a demon then what's the point in treating them like a human culprit? ]

[ Torri is pretty calm, if just a bit confused. While it takes her a second to wave back—ah, yes waving is fun— she heads over shortly after looking at the boy who spoke to her. ]

Oh, hello. Talk? Yes we can talk. Detectives work with the police, so you must be trustworthy even if I'm not supposed to talk to strangers. [ There were other things you asked Akechi, but introductions come first! ]

[ Standing outside the same restaurant, also wondering if said food is edible. ]

C-can we afford that, though? I left all my money in my room in the academy... and I don't have my wand to bring it here.

[ Someone missed the memo-- ]

W-wait, you don't think they were serious about that, right? Surely it was some Samhain Festival prank, right?

It's just a burger, nobody goes broke for buying a burger.

[What's up with the witch outfit, woman? Oh well. Britt keeps any comments about that to himself]

I don't have any other enemies that I know of. Well, I've heard rumors that some members of the police force envy my success, but I can't imagine they would stoop this low.

Of course, it is possible that I have made such a twisted enemy and simply don't remember. Have you noticed any gaps in your memory?

[ "Detective". ... Er. That gives her pause. She's gonna try not to act too suspicious. God, she has GOT to find some hair dye, and pronto, before SOMEBODY here realizes she's... ]

... A-ahaha... o-of course. I... I didn't really believe it. I mean, human sacrifices happen all the time at the Samhain festival! Or... they used to...? It's probably just someone's idea of a joke. I mean, it did just end earlier.

[Well, at least she's not being uncooperative...]

My first question is fairly simple. You've seen the list of our fellow captives, correct? Do you recognize any of them?

[ Well she's a real witch, that's what's up with it. ]

Well... of course not, but you have to have money to buy it in the first place, and we ARE in a mall. You read the rules, right? Did they even give us any money...?

Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah. Slow your roll there, dude.

[The slightly less young man has turned on his heel and is raising both his hands in an "I'm not armed" gesture. His bare arms stand out thanks to the rolled up sleeves of his coat.]

I'm going to tell you my whole life story just because you say you're a detective? Nice try, better luck next time. I'm not going to let you The Mousetrap this shit.

Even close friends were strangers once, right? But I suppose it would be polite to give a proper introduction. My name is Goro Akechi.

[Or Akechi Goro, if she's hearing this in Japanese...]

Yeah, I got 100 bucks. I bet that's enough for like fifty burgers. Besides who'd buy random stuff in this mall, anyway?

[There's no way they're staying long enough to need supplies from downstairs or clothing from the other stores, right?]

[His eyes immediately go wide at the mention of 'human sacrifices', and he takes a tense step back. What kind of barbarous society...?]

Human sacrifices? Surely you aren't from a culture that practices such horrible rituals...

[ Awkward laugh intensifies. ]

Of course... n-no one would buy anything but food here, that would be absolutely ridiculous, you're completely right!

[ Helena shakes her head. ]

None at all, which is surprising. I figured I'd have heard of one or two at least.

[ She does regrettably know how to greet most of high society by name and that seems like the likeliest demon target group. ]

... you're not from Neo Yokio, are you?

[ Phantom thief seems to flashy to not have heard of it. ]

[ Sleeping, napping, they both were really enjoyable activities. Ah, no this wasn't her bedroom so-she hadn't fallen asleep after classmating, had she? That would be no good, except this didn't look like the inside of the Church either, the academy, the laboratory, or the inside of a labyrinth. Her Star Children weren't with her either.

...

After staying put for a little while and blinking in confusion at her new comms device (this was different, was it a new simulation?), Torri decides to move onward to find some answers. Approaching strangers isn't something she should do, but she has someone important to find, so it might be OK in this case.

Don't mind if a petite girl approaches you, her head tilted slightly to the side. ]

Hello. I think that I don't believe that I'm aware of who you are. Do you know where God's Gift is?

Edited 2017-11-26 18:11 (UTC)

... Oh, you must not be part of the magical community...

[ Great, just what she needed: to be surrounded by ~~muggles~~ non-magical people. ]

It was the festival's tradition at Luna Nova Academy. Not a very good one, mind you, but it was meant to appease the spectre of a woman named Vajarois. No one was ever actually killed, to my knowledge, they eventually found their way out of the ghost's digestive system every time, ah... however...

A student of mine recently ended the practice. Either way, I simply assumed it was something like that.

Gaps in my--no, nothing like that. I think.

[He thinks to last night. Yeah, he got rather drunk, so it wouldn't be strange to have bad memory because of that, right?]

I dunno. I was just hanging out with a pal last night, it's not like anything weird happened.

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