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[enjoyers]

Characters: Everyone!
Date: August 11th
Rating/Warnings: Nothing as of yet. Mark anything that qualifies a warning in your subject line!
Summary: Arrivals.
You want happiness. A company called RECOVERjoy has offered it to you, so you've signed up with them. Gaining happiness can't hurt, right?

Suddenly you're in a room, an apartment, with three other beds and unfamiliar faces. This is your assigned room, and it's quite crowded. You don't get much of a chance to think as your phone beeps--it's not your phone, maybe you've never had a phone, but there's one in your hand so you check it. It's a smart phone, nothing special about it, but now you've received a text from RECOVERjoy.

Welcome to Joywick! We're so happy to have you!

You've arrived in your assigned room, we hope you like it! Don't worry, you can move out once you've collected enough joypoints. Speaking of, if you'd like to check your balance, there's a special application that tracks it for you right on your phone! Handy, right?

... Did you check? If you did, you'll notice you have no joypoints. But don't despair! We're giving you a special mission. Make three (3) friends and get 200 joypoints! Gee, that's easy! Of course, we can't put a level on something like friendship, so just get to know people. Don't miss out on these easy points! We'll give you more information about joypoints once you're done.

Wishing you happiness,
RECOVERjoy : )

You're in this for 1 million joypoints, aren't you? Might as well get started.

(AFTER THE MISSION HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED OR ONCE 24 HOURS HAVE PASSED)

You receive another text from RECOVERjoy.

Great job on the mission! Or not so great job for those who didn't do it. : (

Well, you probably want more joypoints either way. Here's how! Look for another person. I bet they look fairly happy, right? Why are they happier than you? Because they've got the joypoints you need! The only way to get those joypoints is to steal theirs. How? Take their happiness away. It's easy! Maybe a rumor here, an injury there... but if you want the big points, be creative!
You want to be happy, don't you?

Wishing you happiness,
RECOVERjoy : )

... Not quite what you expected when you signed up. You can't leave, though, you still owe RECOVERjoy 500 joypoints and, well, you came here for a reason.

Comments

[mellowyellow]

Someone with a serious citrus boner, that's who.

[Masaomi cocks his head from several paces behind the boy taking pictures, straining his neck to get a look at the very top.

The high school student is still none-too-pleased about the way everyone arrived, but it quickly became clear to him that this is just going to be another one of those things that he has to accept. That doesn't mean he can't sniff around a bit though, or talk to others doing the same.]

Or maybe color blind...?

[gatto]

[The words entirely unexpected, Rin laughs, quickly lowering his camera.

He turns around to face the boy, a wide grin on his face.]

Jeez, whatever it is, I dunno if this was such a good color to pick. It's pretty tacky.

[mellowyellow]

If they wanted to stick out so badly, they could've at least gone with something like purple! Just as crazy, but it doesn't make your eyes water when you stare at it long enough.

[He matches that grin, glad for an enthusiastic response, and leans forward with a wink.]

Kida Masaomi, self-nominated president of the Save Our Eyes Foundation! We need those to ogle chicks.

I wonder who this excellent photographer I've found is~?

[gatto]

They could've gone with a whole lotta colors! But orange? Someone's got some real bad taste.

[Still grinning, he leans forward slightly as well, raising his camera again. Well, he's not about to ogle any chicks, but that's not such a bad name...! And he does appreciate comments about his photography!]

President Kida, eh? I'm Rin!

[mellowyellow]

Rin, huh? Short but sharp. Works for me! I could really get used to "President Kida" too~

[He elbows him lightly.]

Nice to know someone around here has great taste!

[gatto]

You did say you were the president, eh? No one calls you that?

[He stretches his arms above his head, grinning up at him. ...Aw, man, everyone is taller than him.]

That's not so hard in this place! You gotta wonder what they were thinking.

But it's nicer than some places I've seen, I'll give you that!

[mellowyellow]

Nobody but me is in the foundation yet! I just started it when I got here. Wanna be the first member?

At least these guys look to have the money to fix it. [He points to the camera casually.] You could mail them a ton of pictures and force them to look at their own handiwork. I bet they'd repaint it in no time!

[gatto]

I dunno... [His grin turning downright mischievous, he raises his voice and thinks back to Kida's earlier words.] The "Save Our Eyes Foundation. You need those to ogle chicks..." Sorry to disappoint, but that's not really my kinda' thing!

[He looks down at the camera again, raising it even higher again to snap another picture.] We could put up the pictures all over the city, too!

[mellowyellow]

Hmmmm~? Have I stumbled upon a deep, dark secret?

[He seems to have no problem with playing along.]

Should we put that up all over the city too?

[Rin can take that as a "Yes, let's post these pictures of awful architecture all over the city."]

[gatto]

It's not exactly a secret!

[But he can play along too. He flaps a hand at him, turning back around.]

We can put that up all over the city too, if you wanna help me.

[mellowyellow]

Sounds like the best waste of time I never asked for!

[gatto]

[And the camera's back out!]

Okay! So to commemorate our meeting, how about I take a picture of you?

[mellowyellow]

I'd say "just as long as you get my good side!" but I don't have a bad side! Fire away!

[He chuckles as he poses, a wink and the classic victory sign molded into something new by his boundless energy.]

[gatto]

[He laughs as he raises the camera to his face, taking several steps back.] Okay, I'm taking it!

[The perfect subject for a picture! One he doesn't even need to tell to smile! Aaaand...

Snap.] Gotcha!

[mellowyellow]

[With the picture taken, he quickly jumps forward toward the photographer.]

You next, you next! Even the camera's owner needs a picture, right? We can't leave you out!

[gatto]

Eh? I don't usually take pictures of myself...

[Still, he shrugs and quickly turns the camera around, smiling brightly. He's got this, Kida!!] I'll take it now!

[mellowyellow]

One, two, three- [But instead of "cheese," he waves his arms in a chopping motion toward Rin.] Flinch!

1/2 or something...!

[gatto]

[He doesn't quite flinch, but he stops and lowers his arm. For a moment, he only stares, completely still, not a hint of his usual smile.]

[gatto]

[--Then, nearly instantly, he's back into motion, his usual animated self.]

Ehhh? You really surprised me! That's rude! The picture's probably all blurry now!

[mellowyellow]

[Masaomi is well aware of the pause, for one short second convinced he screwed up, before everything tumbles back into place. He hops back over to peer over the other blond's shoulder.]

That was the idea! I wanna see it! Can you view it on the camera?

that should be +10 to masaomi for the scare, by the way!

[gatto]

You wanted a blurry picture?

[Well then! He turns the camera around and holds it up, revealing that it's an old, but still very much functional, digital camera. He presses a button and there's the picture-- in all it's out of focus, blurry glory!]

There! See, it didn't turn out so good.

Haha, oops.

[mellowyellow]

But you, my friend, were hilarious.

[A pat on the back before he pulls away, still chuckling.]

You can take another one if you want. I promise I won't do anything this time! Hands tied behind my back!

[And he does hold his hands behind his back at this ridiculous announcement.]

A fitting first loss...!

[gatto]

[The claim's ridiculous enough to make him laugh and, before he even points the camera at himself again, he's taking another picture of the guy, with his hands behind his back.]

Sorry! I had to take a picture of that.

[But he does finally turn the camera back on himself aaaand-

Snap, there's one that isn't blurry.] All done!

Then Kida graciously accepts!

[mellowyellow]

Oh? Does that make me a model now~?

[He's grinning wide, hands still behind his back as he leans in to get a look at the new pictures.]

Cue the applause!

[gatto]

[He holds out the camera, to let him get a better look at the pictures.]

I dunno! I've never met a model. Are you a good one?