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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.

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[Lithuania is rather disoriented, suddenly appearing in a room that seems to have gone a bit overboard on the orange. The phone, which he pulls out automatically when it alerts him, is just as orange (and not his, but that's not as important right now).

Roommates. Well, of course something that said they would become happier would be popular enough that space would be limited, right? Might as well address the others in the room.]

Ah--hello. Did you just arrive as well? [He's not sure how long this operation has been going on.]

( After slipping the phone and accompanying text message back into his pocket, this youth with the giant, shark-like grin is just going to take a measured look around the room he's been assigned, and the people who are henceforth assigned to bunk with him. Yeah, he's swinging his legs off the side of his bed too, like he's got too much energy and not enough room to burn it off.

Mission one: 'make friends', doesn't sound too hard, but he doubts that the corporation, or his roomies, have ever dealt with anyone like him. )

『I suppose introductions are in order!

My name is Kumagawa Misogi, I am seventeen years old, my sizes are impressive and I am here because I'd like to know if someone like me can ever be "happy". I think, in that aspect, we'll all have something in common.』

[One guy in the room isn't checking his phone when the phone buzzes. Instead, he's frowning as he looks at his new roommates, obviously not pleased with the situation at hand.]

[He's unhappy enough to reach into his pocket and pull out a handful of knives, apparently.]

I'll give you three seconds to run out of the room that belongs to the prince.

[But soon, he cracks a wide grin and giggles.]

Ushishishi~! Better hurry, or I can't promise you won't find yourself skinned.

[Sorry, roomies. You got the crazy one.]

Edited 2012-08-11 04:27 (UTC)

[Make three friends?

Well, that shouldn't be hard, Blanche thinks. There are suckers on every corner. It shouldn't be too hard to find three saps to buddy up to. Besides, the more people she's nice to, the more people she'll have when she needs them around to do something for her.

The park is peaceful and even kind of pretty, and seems like a good place to start. Blanche is wandering one of the paths, chewing her lip nervously, doing a fantastic job of looking lost and confused before she spies someone. She runs over to them and taps them on the shoulder.]

Ah! I'm sorry. I don't mean to impose, but I think I've gotten lost.

[They'll probably notice that her dress doesn't look like something any modern person would wear. It's large, floofy, and very old-fashioned.]

[Marx didn't expect his physical appearance to change from winged puffball to human upon joining the game, but it's a minor setback that shouldn't decrease his chances of gaining points. Still, he best get used to his new body and fast, since it's already time to play the game. And he loves playing games.

Getting to know others who are also involved in this shouldn't be too hard, though it'll make things a whole lot easier knowing your other roommates first. They can be a friend, enemy, or somewhere in between, Marx doesn't know. But he's going to put on his friendly mask and give the first mission a go]

Hey hey hey, will you be my friend? [He asked the one nearest him. With large innocent-looking eyes and a playful smile, who wouldn't want to?]

[Well, this seems like an easy enough mission! Except for the whole fact where she has to be friendly.

Being friendly...]

Hello. I'm Matou Sakura. I hope we can get along well in such close quarters.

Edited 2012-08-11 04:36 (UTC)

[Making friends seemed like a strange request, but it also seemed pretty easy. Roommates were nice enough, but she felt like exploring, stretching her legs. After being in the ship so long, Aisha was more than a little restless.

She'd stumbled along this arcade, and it'd been ages since she'd gotten to go to one of those! The only problem was, she didn't see any way to play them . . . but she wasn't going to give up so easily.

Kicking things always worked, right? Of course it did.]

[Unlucky roommate #1 spared his new phone a glance, saw the words "make friends," shuddered and got up to skulk around. He is currently skulking the way of looking under his new bed. Is it spooky under here... (no)

It's awfully hard to stay inconspicuous in a room where everything is apparently bright orange, though, so he doesn't bother pretending he's not there when some kid starts talking. He spares a look up before pulling on the sheets, disinterested.]

You're not subtle at all.

[Roomies, you'll have to forgive Elijah if he isn't paying attention to his surroundings or to...anyone else. He's currently staring at his new phone, this- thing, that is suppose to be a phone. Where he's from phones are still the size of a small microwave so when he hears the buzz and reads the text, it's something of a surreal, ominous kind of foreshadowing.

He stuffs his phone back into his pocket and his face is completely blank, which usually means the cogs in his head are furiously churning and he is definitely not comfortable, so naturally the one thing to do is-

smile right up at you.] I take it you've just arrived as well. I'm terribly sorry!

My name is Mr. Gabriel.

[Lithuania's first thought, turning to the girl, is that the dress makes her look a bit like a princess. Though new to the city, Lithuania's expression is sympathetic and he wants to at least attempt to be helpful.

Suckers on every corner indeed.]

I'm afraid I'm new to this place, Miss, so I don't know where everything is, but I'll help out if I can. Are you looking for someplace specific?

_{[Lithuania won't be the only other disoriented individual in the room. This holds true for Elliot Nightray who, upon hearing the alert sound from his new, shiny device rolls off his bed and onto the ground with a thud.

A sound of pain later and he's up on his feet, rubbing his eyes to look around the room, a hand immediately reaching to grip the handle of his sword. Just...where was he?]}

What-

_{[The sword was let go when he felt the notification from the text vibrate again in his pocket, causing him to reach in and grab the device, holding it up to read the message on the screen. Sure, Elliot Nightray had never seen a phone before, nor did he know how to use the device, but he sure as hell could read.

Let's just say he wasn't entirely happy with what he'd read. The phone? It ended up being thrown onto the mattress of the bed. Hard. So, he really was going to be playing this game.

It was only then Elliot realized he wasn't the only one in the room. That he was being spoken to. Or rather, they all were.]}

...Yeah. I did.

[Walking right over to the bed, knives still in hand, he still doesn't drop that creepy, cheshire cat-like smile.]

It's only fair to give warning, isn't it?

[Holding up one knife out of the...god knows how many he has.]

That's one second down, two to go, peasant.

[ Tsurubami has a nasty habit of sneaking up on people. It's either an unfortunate result of his inability to function like a real person or a direct result of his total loner nature.

Either way, he's decided to take advantage of his sneaking up skills and just roam around the library or the arcade until he finds someone he isn't too intimidated to talk to. Which is basically anyone if you don't look at them. It shouldn't take too long to make three friends this way he thinks to himself because three is a very small number in the grand scheme of things. And then he feels super smart and philosophical for thinking something so deep at this time of the day.

That's when either you walk past. And that's when he shouts out: ]

What's your favourite manga, stranger!?

[ If you look round then you might notice that he isn't making eye contact with you. In fact it looks like he's actively avoiding it. But there's no one else around, so he must be talking to you. ]

Edited 2012-08-11 04:42 (UTC)

Nice to meet you, Kumagawa-san! Ummm, my name's Ranka. Ranka Lee! I haven't shared a room with-

[Lithuania winces sympathetically as the man lands on the floor; this situation is incredibly odd, even if he did sign up for it. Lithuania can't help but wonder what about the message was so annoying to him that he threw the phone, but it really isn't his place to pry.]

Maybe we all did? I'm Lithuania. It's nice to meet you.

so many people before...

[ oh god, her brother would throw a fit if he found out she was sharing a room with boys? ]

[ B... BUT DETAILS. ]

I hope we can all get along! I'm sure everyone in here can be happy so-

[It's actually a few seconds before the blonde man actually even looks towards the other guy's direction. Definitely slow to start, and clearly not the fastest on the uptake right now.]

Friend...?

[Ah, but he's got that message. ~~Why did his phone turn smart and orange?~~ Re-reading the line 'make three (3) friends' at least three times, Shizuo rubs at the bridge of his nose under the purple sunglasses. Him, making friends.]

This some kind of joke, or something? Right...

[Oh yeah, someone asked him something, didn't they?]

Who're you, again?

[Wow he is really busy making a mess over here...]

Sure. I guess.

[Pulling up sheets a bit longer, before he twigs about his personal space and turns to look at this smug little interloper.

Oh, knives. Why though...] ...Your timing skills could use work, too.

So let's all do our best!

[ She makes a fist pump to herself. It's one of the least manliest fist pump you ever see. But a fist pump none the less! ]

[Of course Bel was going to get to know his surroundings- you had to know where to lay the booby traps, of course. So the arcade was his fifth stop. Video game nerds were pretty easy targets anyway. He strolls in like he owns the place, hands behind his head.]

'shishi! What cheap tricks.

[But then he sees the woman in front of one of the machines, and instantly he has a knife in his hand.]

[...Is that even human?]

[What the hell are those on her head.]

[He has to check this out.]

[He walks right on over to her, still holding the knife in stab-ready position.]

What are you? [wow rude]

_{[Maybe he should...sit down. Sitting would probably be a good idea right now.]}

I'm Elliot Nightray. It's nice to meet you too.

_{[Only not really, if only because of the circumstances.]}

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OPENING LOG.

APARTMENTS

AROUND THE CITY

AFTER RECOVERJOY'S SECOND TEXT

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