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: ) ([personal profile] enjoyers) wrote in [community profile] overjoylogs2012-08-10 08:54 pm

OPENING LOG.

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.
adieuche: (watch me set this house on fire)

[personal profile] adieuche 2012-08-19 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
It would depend on the person, I think. Some people are scared even if they know something isn't real, after all. [He's not speaking from personal experience. Not at all.]

It would be rude to address someone so much my senior like that.

[A beat.]

Yotsuya-san.
adieuche: (run for cover underground)

[personal profile] adieuche 2012-08-19 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, my apologies. I believe you were the one not watching, though.

[Yagyuu offers a solicitous hand - but only after he brushes off his jacket.]

Are you alright?
adieuche: (what are you doing showing me no fear)

[personal profile] adieuche 2012-08-19 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
[Yagyuu glances to the side at his fellow window-shopper and offers a rueful smile. He can guess at the reasons for the frown on Mammon's face - even though he's probably wrong on most of them.]

Are you also having some trouble deciding?

[personal profile] kingshizuchan 2012-08-19 12:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's probably something he's used to, really. When people realized who he was, they usually stayed still if they weren't pleading for forgiveness or mercy.

[Shizuo was listening to Kida's words properly, though. All the attention on the boy, and whatever went through his mind led to some kind of conclusion. Later, Kida's body was reported on JOYnews headlines. No excuses, no weaseling out of a bad situation, and no bragging...

[He let go of the teenager's shirt. After adjusting the sunglasses.]

Right. Then we'll start from the beginning.

[And so came the strike! The ever-powerful flick to the forehead!

[...

[Except it didn't actually have the concussive power that it normally would have, or a person from Ikebukuro would expect from Shizuo Heiwajima. Actually, while he was surprised himself, the glare of the sun on the shades managed to obscure it. Not that this was the first time that there was an issue with his strength, but. Er...]

If you knew me and are serious about this, then you should've addressed me properly.

People gathering just to see their standstills.

[personal profile] kingshizuchan 2012-08-19 12:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's probably just coincidence that the older man seemed to be used to quickly stepping around knives, even when going for a charge. What one was accustomed to working against, though, didn't mean having trained skill.]

[So with the brat having avoided his punch, Shizuo managed to take a few steps away before kicking a leg out as he went to face the other blond again.]


[Not even five minutes, and they caused a kinda-broken faucet sink, holes in the walls and probably wherever else those newest two knives landed.]

[personal profile] ex_surplus655 2012-08-19 05:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[No, even if it is he's using it as well.

Though sorry, wasn't that his tactic to make people lose points?]


You heard me.

[personal profile] ex_surplus655 2012-08-19 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
In your imagination, Bel.

[He shifted a little so Bel could read the options from behind him, and clicked through a few more pages. It was rather obvious what he was doing. Each menu seemed as unhelpful as the last as they only went up in price.

Where were they even supposed to store the food.]


We have no idea how long it is until the next set of points is made available.

it's okay work killed me this week so I'm also delayed!!

[personal profile] ex_surplus655 2012-08-19 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Unless that is the type of present that friend would enjoy.

[That probably sounds worse than it is.]

[personal profile] ex_surplus655 2012-08-19 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Some of them, at least, but it's difficult knowing what people are thinking when half their face is covered by a huge black hood.]

Mu... Of course.

[He glances towards Yagyuu from underneath his hood.]

Are you?
techissexy: (the most unsure)

[personal profile] techissexy 2012-08-19 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ a shrug. ] I guess i that's what you're into.

[ but it's sort of her job to keep asking questions, especially about weird things. ] So you're trying to become a school legend? Scare people like ghosts? Not bad, for some pranks.
outfoxing: (you silly kids)

[personal profile] outfoxing 2012-08-19 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[WAVING HIM OFF you silly kids and your silly teen romances.]

All right, all right. Just be careful next time! You wouldn't want her to have to be the one visiting you at the hospital because you ran into a door or tripped on the sidewalk, right?

[personal profile] heyheyhey 2012-08-19 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah...

[Marx takes his hand and uses it to help himself up, only to let it go afterward to brush the dust off of his clothing]

You was in my path, so get out of the way next time!

[After a short pause] Why are you standing around here anyway?
mellowyellow: (drink on it)

[personal profile] mellowyellow 2012-08-19 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[Um.

Heiwajima Shizuo just flicked his forehead.

A hand rises to the spot as Masaomi blinks stupidly up at the fortissimo of Ikebukuro. It actually hurts, which is more than can be said for any normal flick, but it's rather anti-climactic for Heiwajima.

Isn't he going to throw him across town or something? Break every bone in his body?

...

Was he hoping for that?
]

R-Right. Sorry.

[He hastily rubs at the spot before dropping his hand to his side, still confused and feeling no less restricted now that Heiwajima's let go of him.]

Wasn't expecting to see any familiar faces, let alone...

[And he leaves it at that.]
mellowyellow: (mr. saxobeat)

[personal profile] mellowyellow 2012-08-19 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[Right. That's how he'll end up in the hospital. Yeah. Sure. Crap.]

I think we're gonna skip the hospital altogether and search for a love hotel instead! Best way to end the day, amiright?

[And with a salute, HE'S OFF.]
sockswithsandals: (his fingers are too long for his hands)

[personal profile] sockswithsandals 2012-08-20 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
[He frowns, a little disappointed. That kind of assumption...]

I don't prank. I create horror stories.
sockswithsandals: (nasty)

[personal profile] sockswithsandals 2012-08-20 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
There is a difference. You go into a haunted house expecting to be scared. There isn't any mystery in that. The response is too excited--more adrenaline than fear. I don't like it.

[A blank look, after that; what did he just say...]

It's rude to disrespect your senior's wishes, in that case.
sockswithsandals: (dead girls can't pay checks)

[personal profile] sockswithsandals 2012-08-20 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
This isn't any kind of sea.
sockswithsandals: (guuuuurl)

[personal profile] sockswithsandals 2012-08-20 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
[No... nnnno, the plan was to make people scream. Prioritizing.]

You aren't making sense.
adieuche: (i'm a bomb)

[personal profile] adieuche 2012-08-20 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
You prefer something unexpected, then? Perhaps you're the type to play pranks on his friends.

[He returns a bland smile.]

Then I apologize for the rudeness.
adieuche: (counting down to detonation)

[personal profile] adieuche 2012-08-20 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
[How rude. There's no sense picking a fight here, though, so he'll just ignore that first command.]

I was thinking of arming myself with something for self defense. I'm not sure it would be a good decision, though.
adieuche: (counting down to detonation)

[personal profile] adieuche 2012-08-20 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
To be honest, I'm not sure if purchasing a weapon is really the best solution for my problem. It may only make things worse.

[He sighs and adjusts his glasses as he glances back at the shop window.]
sockswithsandals: (are you sure about this)

[personal profile] sockswithsandals 2012-08-20 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
[A sharp frown.]

Pranks are funny. Barely. I create horror legends.

[personal profile] heyheyhey 2012-08-20 05:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Marx peered through the window of the shop to see all sorts of weapons, from knives and grenades to machine guns and bazookas. Even though he doesn't know how to use any of them, he could tell that they will cause a lot of damage to people and property]

Why not? We're supposed to hurt people, aren't we?
ushishishi: (when princes can dress like a total slut)

[personal profile] ushishishi 2012-08-20 07:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Bel barely bites back a response, but it turn creates an unusually long silence for him. He attempts to make it fade with a few forced giggles, but the effect is nothing but strange.]

[He did, however, stop giving giggles when he noticed the price of a full meal plan.]


They don't plan to starve us if they want us to live through this game.
8fold: (We 8n't too proud.)

[personal profile] 8fold 2012-08-20 01:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Wow, this kid is actually kind of sad. ]

I guess that's better than nothing. [ Another shrug. ] But we don't need a voice of reason in here, though. Leave that at the door.