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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

[1/2]

[ushishishi]

...

[You actually got him thinking, and one day you'll realize what an accomplishment this is. Taking a hand to his chin and stopping the knife tricks for a second, Bel seems to be in deep thought.]

[True, there were people in his room and competing against him, and as a prince this was something that was Not To Be. Slaughter was the usual solution for this sort of thing. But, at the same time, using people was the best way to get points, it seemed, and to use someone they typically have to be alive.]

[Such hard decisions Bel had to make when first coming here.]

[guielliotine]

<sub>[Now that was...well it was just sad. He couldn't be mean to a little girl now, certainly, especially if she'd never been on a swing of all things before.

Putting on his best smile, Elliot got off the swing himself, crouching down a bit so he could be on her level.]</sub>

They're not too hard. Want me to show you?

[2/2]

[ushishishi]

[Eventually, he comes to a conclusion, and that insane looking grin is back on his face. However, he doesn't look so ready to use the knife as he did before.]

Alright, then. I'll play along with your game for the time being. But don't think this offers any sort of protection.

[He grips the knife ever so slightly, for emphasis.]

'shishi! Prince Belphegor. And you are?

[iknowthatfeel]

[It's a small blessing that Sakura is a brick wall when it comes to creepy things. She's mostly just confused on what this man is doing. Building up an immunity is really helping her out here.]

...Because there isn't much stored in the kitchen right now. You'll have better luck going out I think.

[guielliotine]

Just because you talk to people doesn't mean they're going to be your friend.

_{[Logic, Clearly this guy had it.]}

[mellowyellow]

The only other explanation I've got is alien invasion! If you don't want little green men charging in here, feel free to update the list yourself!

[Frustrated, exasperated, a little freaked out. Also dizzy. His spinning comes to an abrupt stop when he grabs at the edge of one of the beds.]

I will totally kiss you if you can.

[gatto]

[Oh, he does have a point there. But as if Rin's actually going to acknowledge that.]

Eh? Why not?

Besides! How're you gonna know if you can even be friends with them if you won't talk?

[ushishishi]

[Bel loves annoyed faces. It just means he's doing it right. Nicknames mean you're entertaining enough to live. For now.]

[Yotsuya's stare is met with a phone blocking his face, with a large grin behind it.]

Ah, ah, what an ugly face. Remove it from my view and my bed.

[Thus begins the territorial war of Room 109.]

[...."Have to make friends" what the hell is this. Bel stops smiling for a moment.]

yes!! josh --> shizuo --> marx, and we can go on like that until shouichi shows up? :') also 1/2

[noisy]

Oh, and ever full of exuberance we shall be.

After all, it's not like we're in this game because we're an unhappy bunch of folk, right?

[ haha. what a motley crew of characters this is turning out to be, he thinks. there's mr. ball-of-sunshine in (an oddly familiar getup) of black and white, and mr. almost-too-friendly already moving in to shake his hand.

nice sense of balance, he'll admit. he takes Marx's hand easily enough, giving it a brief, yet firm shake. ] A pleasure, I'm sure. Name's Joshua Kiryu. I can already tell we'll be the best of buds.

electronics store

[bound]

[ Well, since it seems Meredith only has enough roommates to fill a third of his quota, he decides to get out. Better explore now than later...

Everything, everything is different. Coming from a world of Model A automobiles, Meredith is in a state of culture-shock to say the least. He isn't exactly the best to approach for social interaction, but well, that's what he agreed to, right?

Meredith figures 24 hours is more than enough to allow him time to get used to everything before he's caught off-guard with anyone. Right now, he's just outside the electronics shop, phone in hand and studying both it and the flashy gadgets in the window.

... He might be just a little off-put by all of this. ]

[sockswithsandals]

[This is not going as planned at all. When did teenage girls become this stalwart? (Yotsuya has a very loose definition of stalwart.) He squeezes the doorframe, making his knuckles white, but that's less his creep act and more an indication of serious internal debating about what to do now.

Get to know people to earn points, right... he likes points, probably, maybe. He wants something to drink. So he pushes himself back from the...door... and shoves his hands in his pockets before he slouches into the kitchen properly. Ignoring Sakura, mostly, and scrutinizing the available facilities...

christ he can't cook a damn thing.

SUDDENLY ROUNDING ON HER:] Is there any soup in here?

[iwagmyhair]

[Well that's one way to say hello.

Tomoko replies to that with a startled yelp and stumbles back, hitting her bed, and more falling down onto it than sitting on purpose. At least she ends up there instead of the floor. She stares at Shiro a moment longer, the surprise fading away to confusion once she realizes it's only another girl.

Even if she's a weird one.]

Haa... huh? Pudding? What pudding?

[guielliotine]

<sub>[It's a bit startling when Elliot hears the female voice from beside him. Had he been so wrapped up in himself that he hadn't noticed her sit down beside him? Casting a glance toward her it takes him a moment to register her words.

What's wrong? Oh, a lot of things. Not that he'd tell her that.

...Did he really look so unhappy though?!]</sub>

Ah, I just have a lot on my mind Miss. That's all.

[guielliotine]

_{[Girl in the room. Oh no. If this wasn't going to be embarrassing enough he had to share his room with a girl?! That wasn't proper at all! Elliot himself doesn't exactly say anything; he just kind of stares, uncertain. How was he going to deal?]}

Re: OUTSIDE THE STADIUM.

[heyheyhey]

[This person seemed lost in his own thoughts, not at all moving a single inch. This gives Marx the opportunity to scare him out of his wits. Sure, he's supposed to make friends first, but he couldn't let this one pass him by.

Slowly the humanized puffball tip-toes his way over to Neko until he was only a few inches behind him. The music coming from his headphones are pretty loud, but it at least it's overlapping any noise the jester is making.

Not wanting to waste anymore time, he takes in as much breath his lungs can take and began to yell his loudest by using one single word]

BOO!!

Room 104

[cancerousnubs]

[But why is the room so EYE-SEARINGLY ORANGE? Karkat stumbles when his phone alerts him to the text. Except the phone isn't his, it's orange like everything else, and the technology is alien to him.

Well, now he's aware of his "mission", which is kind of stupid. Just making friends? Ugh, he was hoping this wouldn't be some frolickly friends-are-the-source-of-happiness project, but that seems to be the case.

Oh hey, there are other people here.]

Let me guess, you slobs are here for RECOVERjoy too. That's the name of this shameful excuse for a company you were scammed by, right?

[He wasn't aware he'd have to room with... humans.]

[guielliotine]

Because most people are irritating, that's why.

_{[Grumpy pants. He really sucks at this, clearly.]}

I guess I'll just have to find out.

adsfas thanks for working it out like this, especially if they all get rowdy in the same room 2/2

[noisy]

... However... [ and this time, he's turning to Shizuo. his tone is casual, mild and...

... well, maybe a bit too pleasant. ]

I was hoping for an activity that'd be a bit more telling, actually! A handshake's not exactly helpful when it comes to saying much about yourself.

[ his hand goes to his hair idly, brushing back his bangs. ] So how about... along with our names, we'll give one fact about us that others might find a little unique. We can even make a game out of it.

You tell one unique fact that's the truth, and you make up two lies that still sound believable. The rest of us have to figure out which one's the cold, hard fact.

[sockswithsandals]

[This is his bed and he intends to use it. So while Bel is busy playing with his phone, he plops his hobo ass down on whatever available corner of the bed he can reach. Watch him get his filthy sandals all over this pure and innocent sheet set.

Then he points at Bel, and makes a big sweeping gesture over to one of the other beds.]

Your bed is over there.

[pneumonia]

( shiro laughed a bit before reaching out to poke his nose. after staring for a bit and tilting her head side to side, she grabbed his hair and pulled on it lightly. this colour surprised her! it reminded her of vanilla pudding or maybe flan.....who knew. but it was something tasty. )

Shiro likes your hair. Can she eat it?

[adieuche]

[His grin turns sharp as he dips his head in rueful acknowledgement; theirs is a temporary truce at best, but at the least, he can home it will allow him to sleep and actually wake up the next morning. High school has hardly prepared him for dealing with someone who seems so prone to outright murder, but he thinks he can assume most people playing this game can understand alliances of convenience.]

I wouldn't impose, Belphegor-san. We're merely helping each other out. That's one friend for each of us, after all.

[He bows slightly, the barest minimum but still low enough to be polite.]

A pleasure to meet you. I'm Yagyuu Hiroshi of Rikkaidai Fuzoku.

[guielliotine]

<sub>[What is this weird girl doin-OH NO SHE DIDN'T JUST

She did. She just yanked his hair. Gloved hands on his hair for maximum defense from future hair pulling attacks is go.]</sub>

W-WHAT?! NO YOU CAN'T EAT IT!

[plucks]

Would you? [She suddenly felt like she should be shy- if not a bit more humble with her inquiries. She's only met so many adults in her life, so speaking with one is still unfamiliar territory.

Still, he seemed nice enough and not so serious as before. Her interest wouldn't let her deny the offer so-!]

Yeah, that would be great!

Near Headquarters

[gatto]

[So he can't go inside the big orange building. All right, cool, no big deal. Aside from idle curiosity and a desire to map out the entire city, he hadn't had any reason in particular for even going near it, so that suits him just fine.

Even if he is curious about just what they've got hidden in there.

So he does the perfectly logical thing upon finding himself unable to go somewhere: he takes out the camera he brought with him and raises it to his face.

Snap.

Might as well take a picture of the place. And, of course, if anyone's near, he'll address them as he takes a second picture.]

Makes you wonder who designed that thing, huh?

[pneumonia]

( well she herself is wearing gloves, a body suit, and a scarf. will that make him feel better? )

Why not? Shiro is hungry...