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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

[terribubble]

[ feferi was out, trying to make friends! of course, to her making friends should be totally easy. all it takes is a simple hello to get the conversation going right? ]

Hello!

[ she approaches the boy with a bubbly voice, not really too sure what the swing was about. ]

What are you doing?

[varmint]

[Like this, Meredith!! Elijah holds it up and laughs into the receiver.] All wireless! But all spectacle aside, this will most likely be the only useful thing we'll have to ourselves during our stay here. [He hangs up, and slips his phone back into his pocket.]

I'm in room 204...so we're not too terribly far away. [He glances around the shop, then back to Meredith.]

You're not in a rush to go back, are you? [he already knows this answer, and yet.]

1/2

[cosmicella]

[ She kind of blinks at that. A bit surprised but she doesn't seem taken a back either. ]

... [ Somehow this reminds her of something... Rather someone but-- ] I-

[cosmicella]

Um! Is it okay if I ask a question first? [ oh wait that's already a question in itself- ] Is it that you just don't want to talk to me or...? If it's that then I don't mind but...

[bound]

[ So much that he doesn't even have to answer. ]

Right next door, in fact. [ With some relief. ]

Don't we have a ..task to do? [ And he says it with MUCH disinterest.. because what kind of mission was based solely on 'making friends'. ]

Re: OUTSIDE THE STADIUM.

[cosmicella]

[ Can I join in on the freak out Neku thread???

Okay, no, no. Ranka, however, is wandering about a bit lost. Having been circling the stadium for a bit she sees a boy staring at... the wall? Oh, but maybe he can give directions! Let's try calling out to him. ]

Um! Hello! No, wait-- I mean, excuse me? Excuse me!

[bound]

[ Well luckily, Meredith has enough reflex in him to carefully avoid getting hit. In fact, he places a hand carefully on her shoulder to make sure she doesn't trip over his foot or anything; it was kind of a close call.

He looks at her, and if only a little concerned- ]

You should be careful. [ Ground-breaking advice. ]

[outfoxing]

[He raises a hand to his chin at that, looking pretty amused by the thought.]

Wouldn't that be nice? This room would seem even smaller if we had to deal with arguments every time one of us came back.

[The movement catches his attention and he can't help but to raise a brow, tone growing a little more curious.]

Looking for something?

[outfoxing]

[One day he's going to wake up and his door will be llama stickers. PERFECT REVENGE.]

Waiting for what, exactly? [not that he doesn't already know, but he's hoping to get some points off of this one-sided friendly banter. It would be hilarious to show Yotsuya his point chart and say 'you helped me with these!!'] Most people are outside exploring the city right now. If you want to make friends, you should go out there.

[varmint]

[Elijah looks just as disinterested with the 'task, mission' whatever they wanted to call it.] We have to socialize for 24 hours with at least three people. Or so the note said.

It seems a little too elementary, but...I don't see why we can't socialize amongst ourselves. [He gives Meredith a knowing look, and gestures to the door and out to the street.]

Let's walk.

[compliant]

[ Anri is sitting on the edge of a bed, her skirt tucked neatly underneath her and the phone held in her hands. She isn't quite looking at it, or him, or anything.

It takes her a few seconds to realise he's spoken, and a few more to remember what he said. Finally, she nods. ] ...yeah.

[bound]

Will we still get our points? [ Not very convinced. That's why they were there in the first place, right? Not that Meredith was eager to fulfill it- but those points would help.

He walked out anyway, though, and glanced up and down the street, still sort of taking it in. ]

I have a map.. [ Just in case. ] But where should we go?

ROOM 108

[ex_surplus655]

[The room itself is far too bright to wake up to, bright orange fills the walls, the furniture, everywhere, so he can't really help but tug the front of his hood down even further, trying to get rid of some of the colour from his sight.

It doesn't help much.

He spots the others in there as well, instantly feeling a little uncomfortable that they're sharing. But, this needed to be done to get what he wanted.

As his phone buzzes, he reaches out to read the message.

'Make three (3) friends to earn 200 joypoints'

That sounded simple enough, right? If everyone who arrived at once was going to get a similar message, it only made sense to take advantage of the situation. He didn’t have his fortune here, that meant he had to compromise. And there were three others in here with him.]

If you're all awake, and everyone has to take part in this welcome mission, I propose to be anyone’s friend for a set fee. Everyone would gain something from it that way, wouldn’t they?

[There's no greetings, straight to business fellow roomies!]

[vytis]

[Oh, dear. Lithuania isn't really sure what to think of the rooming assignments now--it can't be comfortable for her to be the only girl in the room, can it? He smiles, though.]

It's nice to meet you, too, Miss Ryuugu. I'm Lithuania--I hope you don't mind the rooming arrangements.

[vytis]

[Lithuania accepts the handshake.]

Maybe it won't be too bad. Make three friends is a little--ah, childish, maybe--but it could be a worse start.

[vytis]

You're not interrupting anything--I'd be happy to walk you back. It will be good for both of us to get used to going back there, I'm sure.

[He'll start off down the road once he's sure she's coming along.]

My name is Lithuania. It's nice to meet you, Miss.

pretend i'm not late here jesus

[speckled]

[ leo was used to being around people since he lived in a some-what cramped orphanage. but since no one necessarily messed with him, he has his free space to do what he wished.

being roomed with three others wasn't a desired outcome. not to mention the state of mind he was in coming to this place. the optimism in some of his roommates was almost sickening.

but he didn't let that show. he was a desperate man, after all. ]

Not all of us can achieve happiness here, though. Considering we have to throw people to the wolves for our own.

are you ready for some feels.

[speckled]

[ the people in his room had been far too tiring. especially that green haired girl. so no one could blame him for leaving the room and wandering the town. it was better to get acquainted with the city he'd have a temporary life in.

he hadn't told anyone his true intent upon arriving here but he won't forget. and making friends wouldn't be too hard if he faked it.

but walking through the play area was a good way to relieve his mind. it reminded him a little bit of the orphange but there wasn't really anything like this. but the moment he saw someone on the swing was a chance to make a 'friend'. that's what the game wanted.

but he knew immediately who that was. he's smacked him in the back of the head too many times to forget what it even looked like. but he was dead.

Elliot couldn't--.. No.

walking up quickly behind the figure, he gripped one of the chains and forcefully tried to shove the poor boy onto the ground. he just got here and the world is already playing cruel jokes on him.

he wouldn't allow it. ]

[protagonisnt]

[ Please don't invade Tsurubami's personal space. It's only fun if he's the one doing it. If it happens to him then he is allowed to get offended. By which I mean he takes a single step back to create just a little gap between you both. ]

Aren't we already friends, Kumagawa-san? Aside from your infamous taste in manga, I can't think of a single reason to dislike you.

[ Technically untrue. Kumagawa is made of reasons to be disliked. But since you helped out with the Jet Black Wedding Feast back home, he figures a little white lie won't hurt. ]

[protagonisnt]

[ Since Tsurubami is currently without his dumb abilities, it's unlikely he even saw that attack coming. He probably just thinks this hobo was stretching or trying to swat a fly. It helps that there's no possible reason anyone would want to hit someone just for proving them wrong, and also that he is pretty much staring at the ceiling.

He just sort of keeps quiet for a couple seconds longer than he needs to. That'll show this jerk.

First he has to work out what Yotsuya never wants him to do again - be more direct, man - and then he has to process the whole pigeon manga thing. Because he doesn't think SQ runs a manga about pigeons and now he's not so sure if this beautiful friendship is going to work out. ]

Be more specific. What's the plot, who is the artist, which magazine does it run in?

[protagonisnt]

[ The library is a perfectly acceptable place for shouting when you have a voice as nice as Tsurubami does. ]

How would I know? You should brush your teeth after every meal instead of asking strangers to check them for bits of food.

[ And he nods, feeling so generous for having shared this useful piece of information. ]

I've never heard of Sailor Kepler. Are you just trying to avoid a direct Sailor Moon reference, or is that actually a thing?

[balzams]

[Scammed... well shit, what if it is a scam. It was so obvious, he should have thought of it sooner. He'd just been desperate, not thinking straight and as he sits slightly hunched over on the side of his bed he can't stop staring at the horns on Karkat's head]

W-well I don't know about scammed... You never know. It might be okay.

( Library )

[balzams]

[The people in his room seemed a little... strange but there must be others he can make friends with in a place as big as a city. It was good to get out and about and learn his new surroundings. It seemed almost second nature that he gravitated towards the library.

People with similar interests, those would be the best people to make friends with. Browsing through the shelves of the fiction and poetry he tried to see if there was anyone around he could talk to. Someone nice, not imposing. Occasionally he would sit down to read, peering over the top of his book and wondering if anyone had taken notice. If not, he would go back to the shelves and see if he could find another title that would catch someone else's attention, as well as his own]

[carsharkkonishi]

[Rhyme, on the other hand, seems completely fine with her new surroundings, although her smile does seem a bit sad. But she tries to be happier, either way. Gotta make friends, right? Shouldn't be too hard.]

I think so! My name's Rhyme. Nice to meet you.

[After a minute.]

Hey, you wanna be my friend?

[carsharkkonishi]

[Rhyme was honestly just walking around, seeing what there is to see.

And then she spotted Neku. No, was it really him? Why was he here? He wasn't fighting for Beat, too, was he? Either way, Rhyme slowly makes her way up to him, tapping him on the shoulder.]

Neku?