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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

[ushishishi]

'shishi! If I did, he'd be flayed soon enough.

[When Yotsuya does give him a reason, he stops and gets a contemplative look on his face.]

[...It looks like he's just staring, but maybe he's looking you up and down?]

[Eventually, he smiles again.]

I suppose that's true. Your face is disgusting.

[You bought some time!!!]

[sockswithsandals]

[He pauses, brows furrowed thoughtfully.]

Disgusting... How close would you rank that to creepy?

[We're not saying he's a seasoned veteran of practicing making weird faces, but he's a seasoned veteran of practicing making weird faces.

He pauses again, then throws caution to the wind and tries to maneuver his way out of there, by ducking suddenly and, if he is quick enough, flailing across the room YEAH GO GO GO.]

[ushishishi]

Not even close~

[Bel's idea of slightly creepy is everyone else's idea of High Octane Nightmare Fuel.]

[If it were anyone else, he'd slit his throat right there and then. But this boy seemed entertaining, and why stop the fun now when you could party for much longer? Still giggling, he moved aside and let Yotsuya fly past him.]

Prince Belphegor. Take care to remember that.

[...He says as Yotsuya barrel rolls out of there.]

[sockswithsandals]

[NOT DEAD!

And not creepy. Woe. Well, there is time to improve. He will rank up, rest assured.

Yotsuya stops himself from flailing into the wall and looks down, checking for... knives... no injuries!! Better than expected.]

Prince, okay. Got it. [...] Yotsuya.

[does this count as making a friend...] Can I go back to my bed now?

[ushishishi]

[Ushishishi'ing all over the place as Yotsuya looks himself over. Don't worry, the knife wounds would come later.]

Pleasure to meet you, Yoyo~

[that is your new name apparently. But it totally does count!]

[To his question, Bel does nothing but grin wider, and flop down on the bed Yotsuya was trying to make a claim for. Sorry, but it's been annexed.]

No. It's the prince's territory now.

[Pulling the phone out of his pocket with one hand, he gives a dismissive wave with the other.]

You can sleep on the floor. Not next to me, of course.

[sockswithsandals]

[No, that's... he messed that one up special.

He makes a face at the nickname (why did it have to be nicknames), but before he is easily offended he is territorial, and that one is his. He stalks back over to loom over his usurped bed and stare down at Bel, unblinking.]

Get out of my bed.

[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.]

[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.

[ushishishi]

[How disgusting- Bel even makes a bit of a face at that. Ah, well, that won't be the bed he's sleeping in, now will it.]

[Bel points back, and makes generally the same gesture.]

All of these beds belong to the prince. Feel fortunate that I'm allowing you to stay here.

[Reading over the details of this mission ho hum)

[sockswithsandals]

[It's like dealing with a stupid child... Must resist urge to drive fingers into his own eyes.]

Go sit on one of those, then.

[ushishishi]

[Considering his emotional level is still stuck at 8 years old when he's 16, that feeling is quite accurate.]

[Pocketing the phone, he goes back to grinning.]

But this one seems the most comfortable. Friends give way to their friend's wants, you know?

[You are totally a friend for the purpose of this mission ok.]

[sockswithsandals]

[Why would you remind him of the friendship challenge? He cringes, but it's due to the concept of warm fuzzy friendship more than Bel himself. Bel is part of it, though, how flattering.]

I don't.

[ushishishi]

[Because making people cringe is sort of Bel's thing, bro. He's anything but warm and fuzzy]

[He tilts his head, looking at him with a falsely judgmental look.]

What a terrible friend you are.

[...Like he's one to talk.]

[sockswithsandals]

Ha!

[Yotsuya claps his hands down on his knees and leans forward as if he has something very important to share, in case anyone forgot how serious he is about owning this tiny mattress.]

That's too bad. Move.

[ushishishi]

[Just to tick him off further, Bel bounces up and down on the bed a few times.]

'shishi! Make me~

[Yep. Mentally 8.]

[sockswithsandals]

[Wow be like that. There is only one response to this stunning display of maturity, and that is to be the actual adult in this situation.

...

By leaning back and, after a moment, shimmying down so he takes up even more space and gets his feet all over even more things, including Bel if he keeps bouncing like that.

Adult.]

[ushishishi]

[Princes are well known to be mature, responsible figureheads that always approach a situation with rationality and grace. Ergo, when one is putting feet in your space, protocol must be taken to stop such a childish action.]

[In Bel's case, this meets kicking his feet over and at Yotsuya, sort of. flailing them around.]

[Mature.]

Off.

[sockswithsandals]

[Yotsuya spends all of his social time with a girl who dropkicks him, these kicks do nothing!! He just kind of...swats. at Bel's kicking. As if he does not care.]

Nope.

[ushishishi]

[Well then you know what this means?]

[KICKING HARDER]

[This might turn into a kick war watch out]

Get your filthy feet away from me.

[sockswithsandals]

[Please, he is a seasoned kick veteran!!!

Although this is starting to veer into "actual pain" territory. He holds up his arms to prevent any kicks in the face, but he will not be defeeted so easily!! ha ha! ha]

It's my bed, I can put my feet anywhere I want.

[ushishishi]

[Well Bel has big ass boots on so that gives an advantage right?!?!?!]

[Still, at this point it looks like Bel has convinced himself that he's a kickboxer rather than an assassin prince, so he just keeps kicking away at Yotsuya's face :T]

They're in my face, and it's not your bed, idiot peasant.

[sockswithsandals]

[Well it makes this really challenging!!!!]

It's been my bed since I woke up in it. Would you-- [ow his shoulder] --are you done yet?

[ushishishi]

[Bel is always up for a challenge!!!]

And it's the prince's bed, because it's my room.

[He gives another kick, just to be an ass.]

I'm only done when you get off.

[sockswithsandals]

[screm why does this happen]

If I leave I'm taking the sheets with me.

[This is totally serious for the record.]

[ushishishi]

[Because Bel]

I wouldn't lay in those now that you've tainted them.

[So...that's an ok on taking the sheets?]