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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

[minus]

『Too strong a word, but same general principle! With a terrible expression like that, you'll scare everyone off.』

( He shuts up long enough to take a look at the phone, however, and then around the store like 'duh who doesn't'. But he has also taken note of things such as Meredith's clothing, his general disorientation with his surroundings, the way he holds the phone.

Kumagawa smiles nice and wide, and gives him an answer. Whether it's a straight one or not, Meredith might have to gamble on. )

『I am. Would you like me to help you?』

[bound]

[ Meredith, shockingly, doesn't find Kumagawa quite pleasant enough for him to say yes. Although to be fair, he wouldn't hand it to anyone; he figured he might actually need it eventually.

Instead Meredith puts the phone away decidedly and shakes his head. ]

Where are you from?

[minus]

『Japan.』

( Easy answer! Give him another question, another! )

『But I might have been destined to arrive elsewhere. Who knows! I never knew my parents, but I was often told in the orphanage that they were visitors to the country who never wanted a child, and left me when the opportunity presented itself.

But enough about me, where are you from?』

[bound]

[ Oh.... Well that sounds kind of familiar. At least he's beginning to see why this child was here in the first place. ]

Melbourne. [ Since Australia was kind of broad. ]

You're here by yourself? [ Not that he's one to judge by age but, someone needs to keep an eye on you.... ]