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superhell2023-01-22 11:19 pm
hellscapes) wrote in superhell2023-01-22 11:19 pm
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INTRO WEEKEND - SUNDAY
Well hey there! Have you been getting along with your fellow newly dead? Sure hope so! The jail cell's probably starting to feel a little cramped by now, huh? Without a way to tell the time or even guess what day it is, you might be feeling a little stir-crazy. The buffet is starting to run low, the soap is just about gone, and you're likely on the last square of toilet paper. Yikes.
You don't have time to worry about those things though before a faint sound breaks through the chatter of you and your cellmates. It's quiet at first, hard to pinpoint and very far away. It gradually begins to grow louder, and soon you may come to recognize them as church bells.
Without warning, all of the lights go out. Silk-like hands wind around your face, tying a thick piece of fabric over your eyes before you're forced to march forward. Try not to move too fast, lest you bump right into the person ahead of you. You can hear the cell door swinging open, and soon after there's the sound of something like water lapping against a shoreline. You take a few steps forward, but as you come to a stop you feel yourself sway in place briefly before promptly passing out.
Whoops.
When you come to, you're aware you're in another location. A tomato-y smell wafts through the air, and a slight draft blows through the room before a door slams shut behind you. Your blindfolds fall off with ease and you regain control of your limbs just in time to see the lights flickering on and off rather quickly.
"Welcome…to Hell…" a few voices say, tone low and dreary. The lights flicker faster and the voices chant the same mantra in rapid succession before there's suddenly a startled yell. With the rhythm lost, the lights flip back on and a dormitory common room comes into view.
The TV is playing some kind of gardening show with the volume low, and the remote is nowhere to be seen. There's plenty of seating for everyone whether you choose to sit on a couch, a beanbag, or the floor. Of course, if you sit on the floor you run the risk of sitting in a pile of confetti or on a used party popper. How messy. From here you can see the stairwells leading upward, but given the baby gates that have been set up it doesn't seem like you're going to leave anytime soon. Likewise, the front door to leave the dorm all together has been locked. What's your hurry? Stay awhile. Lunch has been provided in the form of lukewarm cafeteria-style pizza with cups of flat soda to wash it down. There's plenty of that for everyone, too. However, it seems like someone beat you to the welcome party; there's a sheet cake sitting on the other end of the table but it's already half-eaten. It doesn't even appear to have been cut into neat slices, so, uh, scoop some up if you want. There's also a life-size cut-out of this dapper gentleman for some reason.
You're probably distracted by what's at the front of the room, however. Standing below the hanging welcome sign are six figures. They might seem a little intimidating given their size in comparison to you, but don't be shy! Each one bears a name tag introducing themselves as your personal demons, eager to please and ready to help...probably.
Okay, fine, that's a stretch. But they do seem to be here to greet you and supply you with a few things. To the demons' left is a table with room keys and cell phones for each of you. Your keys are labeled with your names and room numbers, but you can always check the directories on the walls in case you get lost. Meanwhile, not only can your phones make calls, they already have a few apps on them including a radio, a camera app, and something called Bicker, a social media app where you can share your thoughts about Hell via text, photos or videos. Be sure to check out the profiles of your new mutuals! You won't be able to unfollow anybody for a while, but you can bug them to your heart's content.
Most importantly, to the demons' right is a whiteboard that looks as though it's seen better days given the sheer amount of marked-up scribbles on its surface. There may have been useful information on the board once, but now there's only two messages remaining.
SEVEN WEEKS AND SIX DAYS FROM TODAY
WELCOME TO HELL
Q&A IS NOW IN SESSION
Welcome to orientation. You're bound to have plenty of questions by now, right? Feel free to mingle and get to know your demons before exploring the dorm. Any attempt to jump the baby gates immediately will end in the gates rising up to block you, but we're sure you'll figure out how to get around those sooner or later.
Hello, happy Sunday! Thanks for playing with us so far. Here's some new notes!
-You are now able to explore the dormitories! Please check the dorm page for information about the building, what's available, and for your rooming assignments.
-You do not have to stay with your assigned dormmate for your whole stay, it's just for fun.
-You do not have to ICly stay for the whole Q&A! If your character would just disappear and try to jump the baby gates, they can do that. They will be stopped on their first attempt but they are free to go after that.
-For anyone talking to the NPCs, please stick with one for now just for mod loads! We will let you know when we are open to you guys tagging more than one.
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... Could you tell us if someone is here? That might not be a newbie.
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[ a little blunt... ]
I don't know everyone who's in Hell right now? That's asking too much any way you look at it.
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[ of course. well, helpful and detrimental, right? ] You'd know, I think. He'd be making a ruckus.
[ it's affectionate, maybe a little distant, before he shakes his head. ] Well - thank you anyway, Blue Hawaiian. If you ever do hear the name Monoeye Hawk, would you tell me?
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If you end up sticking around, you can just look him up. He'll probably have some kind of profile. [ is this helping. but also, wait. ] Monoeye Hawk?
[ THE FUCK KIND OF NAME ]
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also i forgot a d up there its fine ]
Monoeyed Hawk. [ he confirms, with a laugh - affectionate again, a little brighter. ]
Actually, his official ID says something like... [ a pause, and lu bixing affixes a more gruff tone. ] "Monoeyed Hawk, Surname Lu (I picked it at random, my name ain’t Lu Monoeyed Hawk)."
He's my dad.
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[ help. help? also leave blue's name alone. it's a great name. it has a color. ]
Your dad is a one eyed hawk? [ peeeering. it is unclear how serious they are about this question ]
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[ and his tombstone, but lu bixing doesn't say that. ]
He's - well, it fits his personality, a hawk. Sometimes they say he's more like a Persian cat, though.
But, the 'monoeye' part was because his eyes were two different colors. [ he taps under each of his own eyes in succession. ] One gold like a hawk. The other one as blue as you are.
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[ tilting their head. they are clearly imagining something weird, here. ]
You can't be monoeyed if you've got two eyes. That's dumb. He needs a better nickname. [ the man is dead, blue. ]
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[ monoeye would probably greatly enjoy whatever blue is imagining at this moment, actually, but thats besides the point because he is dead. :( ]
I just called him pops, though.
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[ IS IT TOO LITERAL OR NOT LITERAL ENOUGH? they do not pick a side yet because they are distracted by sad explosion backstories ]
So your dad died... [ wait. ] Should you be so convinced he's in Hell?
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[ love you, dad ]
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What weird familial love... [ but their tone implies they sort of get it. ] Well, if he is, you'll see him eventually!
[ is that a good thing ... ]
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[ ominous
anyway ] You cheered me up - thank you.
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[ they sound more baffled than anything ]
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[ with a smile, a little softer. ] So... thank you.
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Um... You're welcome? You can't just talk about Daddy Hawkitty normally?
[ WHY THAT NAME. ]
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funnier than it should be, and he giggles in a way that's a little hysterical, just one sort of snorted noise, covering his mouth. ]
It's - um. It's a little hard to explain, but, just trust me. I can maybe tell you why another time?
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Sure. We're not doing one-on-ones tonight, but I'll open up my DMs sometime.
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if he looks at lin jingheng at some point in this moment don't worry about it. anyway. ]
I'd - I'd like that, sure! Haha. I'll slide into them.
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double pistols and a wink ]
I accept pics!
[ OF WHAT ]
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Haha! I'll remember that!
[ be ready for your extremely cute selfie dm tomorrow thanks ]
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