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[killerwaves]

INTRO

Whoever you are, wherever you were, the last thing you remember is the salty smell of the sea breeze and a distinct tickle of electricity across your body. Enough to cause alarm perhaps, but in the next moment it all goes black, or blue to be more precise. When you stir into consciousness, those fuzzy sensations are all that you have as an explanation, though there's certainly more to experience around you.

The warm bright rays of the sun, the rhythmic cresting of the waves into the shore, the unfortunate feeling of sand sticking to you everywhere, because you're lying flat on your back on a beach without a beach towel. At least you're not alone, and at least it doesn't seem like you've been completely dumped unceremoniously, as there's orderly space between you and the 27 others who share your predicament. Whoever left you here probably could have dumped you into a pile, but they have better manners than that.

However you decide to react to your sudden vacation, you'll find that you're dressed just as you last recall and that you have at least one possession of yours on hand. Whatever else you had on you appears to be affected by baggage routing, unfortunately. You'll also find a key inscribed with a particular bird and a strange device in your pocket, ostenstibly some type of cellphone from the period when blackberrys were all the rage. A pop-up window will greet you when you turn on the device, prompting you to pick a username (this pop-up can be ignored for up to 24 hours) and also walking you through a basic tutorial on its functions. For now, it seems like the public network isn't running, but the direct message function is availiable. It ends with a cheerful blurb instructing that "For further questions and help, please contact one of the hotel staff!"

As there's nary a soul that seems to actually work here on the beach proper, it might be worth it to explore. Around the resort are robots manning the buffet, sweeping, and even making cocktails if you want to drink your problems away. While they'll answer to basic commands, provide you with a map of the island, or even be happy to tell you the weather, they're incapable of engaging in any meaningful dialogue. Any questions or demands they can't answer will yield the statement to please contact the administrators.

Whoever they may be, but they'll show their faces eventually. Probably.

((OOC: Welcome to Last Resort! Poke a mod in the discord if you have any questions. The NPC meet and greet will take place at 5PM EST/2PM PST today! ))

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Comments

[finalforte]

Hyahaha ♫

You're a funny guy! Kanon likes you.

[finalforte]

If there's nothing to be afraid of, why would Kanon be scared?

[Like, duh.]

Is that lump of metal for brains not working?

[stilllovesyou]

I like watching it, it's just... sad that it's possible.

[skyworp]

[He taps the side of his head.]

Better than ever.

[And he tilts it to the side.]

Maybe you’ll find out one day. Or maybe you won’t. Either way, we’re having fun, aren’t we?

[ho_ohs]

I'm sure you could persuade one of the robots to bring you breakfast in bed, if you try hard enough.

[ho_ohs]

There are all kinds of parties under the sun.

[Merlin, you're almost as screechy as Haruka at this point. Please pause and reflect on your life choices. The voice, however, just sounds almost pleasant.]

I'm the best host I can be under the circumstances. Or are you saying we should all kick back and drink mai tais while the island destroys itself?

[ho_ohs]

There is a beach. You don't even have to do anything, most of the time. If that isn't the definition of a vacation, what is?

[The voice may have a skewed perspective on vacations. Go figure.]

[ho_ohs]

I'm relaying what the island demands of us, in a way that people can act on. It seemed like a more efficient use of our time than beating around the bush, as some would call it.

[ho_ohs]

[This is what happens when the technology isn't up to snuff. Probably. Maybe not. The response isn't clear, but it is crisp and immediate.]

We wouldn't ask you to do something we haven't done ourselves -- this isn't a stab in the dark. This is the way we've found to survive until the time is right.

[ho_ohs]

Then you'll just be dead weight. There aren't many ways off this island.

[ho_ohs]

[...]

A lack of knowledge is a lack of imagination. Regardless of how the bird may be depicted in your favorite game, it also appears in countless other texts and media as part of the common mythology. It lives in the mass consciousness.

[passetemps]

I have no strong feelings one way or the other, but I have not often seen them done.

[ he's not sure how worthwhile a pursuit stage magic would be, but he supposes he can throw it onto a list of possible things to try. ]

Nor have I seen the exact flower. [ taking a closer look ] A variety of amaryllis...?

[ho_ohs]

That's a question I'd also like answered.

[ho_ohs]

We'll be out of here before that happens.

[ho_ohs]

[The Project Moon people are all so valid for this.]

It is an irritating necessity.

[passetemps]

I see. That is indeed unfortunate. [ sigh. ] I suppose I shall have to investigate it myself if I hope to find answers.

[ho_ohs]

It's not all sunshine and roses. You're welcome to try and wrangle some of these people if you're really looking for a challenge.

[passetemps]

[ he holds up his dove key in response and nods. ]

So it would seem.

[ warily looking over this man and his snake... ]

Then you and I are meant to be roommates, I take it?

[ well, there are two beds and no one else in here right now, so this all adds up fine. it'd sure be a shame if three more people had this same key. ]

[ho_ohs]

Then this is the best way.

[ho_ohs]

That was a small joke.

[The problem is, the voice doesn't particularly inflect when it's supposedly joking.]

There won't be much living going on, or being at home, if the resort isn't kept stable.

[ho_ohs]

I'm afraid it wouldn't go very well.

[For some reason, they don't bother repeating the clarification that it's a joke. Different strokes for different audiences.]

[ho_ohs]

We have choices, but they are such limited choices.

[immortalpoet]

Tell me. Were you born an idiot, or did you just become that way?

[passetemps]

[ don't glower at him he was defending your cat instincts?? ]

I find it difficult to think of an involuntary excursion that begins with a mysterious loss of consciousness as a vacation.

[ he can't argue about the outfit being terrible in the heat, but he shakes his head at the idea of wading. ]

Speed and ease of movement are hindered in water, making it more difficult to avoid incoming attacks. I have no desire to put myself at a disadvantage.

[ho_ohs]

It's just the two of us now. But we've conducted thorough tests with what tools we had.

[Well, they did mention more details to Psyche, so trial and error might have been underselling it a bit.]

... I'm neither a speaker system nor an AI. You lot have pretty active imaginations, no wonder you get along with my colleague.

[The gamer chuu2 colleague.]