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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

[ho_ohs]

According to what we know, the island's existing structure requires the superhuman energy of a living being to maintain its existence and facilities. This is a very demanding resort, you see.

It's unfortunate, but we'll have to ask you to kill each other to keep this operation going.

[townmusician]

[OKAY WAIT HOLD ON THERE ARE SO MANY QUESTIONS--]

I'm not a superhuman.

[ho_ohs]

Hmm. That's too bad. I did say our mechanism isn't perfect.

[dakicover]

[ let's put a pause on bullying rapt0r because-- ]

What?!

[ho_ohs]

Which part was unclear?

[finalforte]

For serious?

[ho_ohs]

Dead serious.

[Given the synthetic tone this is said in, it's completely unclear whether the joke was intentional.]

[immortalpoet]

[CLOSES HIS EYES]

That so.

[sounds like L corp bs to him if he knew L corp wasn't around]

[divector]

Huh. You act like you're not on this kill list?

[passetemps]

What? Doesn't that defeat the purpose if it needs living beings?

Or do you mean it requires blood?

[conchy]

If sacrifices must be made, why not offer yourselves up to the cause?

[gravitys]

Why the hell would we want this resort to maintain its existence and facilities?

[gluttoning]

[Oh the tiny redhead was right. Hm.]

Why would we do that? No one wants to kill each other over a vacation resort.

[diabolizes]

[ Well. He doesn't really like this. ]

Really? You know no one is really going to be willing to do that.

[felame]

[ this some city bullshit right here ]

... How irritating.

[conceivesfrenzy]

Oh, so you're both cowards. This makes more sense.

[microtransactions]

And why does a cursed resort like this exist, again...? Like, who asked for this?

Because I'm not going to lie, it sounds super cursed.

[hearnoplague]

. . .

[ He knew this was coming from the moment someone uttered the word "sacrifice."

He, who once demanded such sacrifices from his followers, now potentially being offered as a sacrifice himself.

His blood runs cold. He cannot let this happen to him. Not again. But how to escape this...? ]

[dancing_flames]

[... okay, you guys are managing to be even worse than Demon Card. THAT is impressive.]

And if we refuse?

[skyworp]

[Oh this just got interesting.]

A game with high stakes is all the more fun, don’t you think?

[chrysaline]

What?! Why would you even think of something like that?

[ honestly there are too many questions right now ]

[butcherspice]

[Oh. Is that that case then? They're putting a bunch of Supes on an island and telling them to slaughter each other?

Oh, this is great. Billy just barely manages to hold in his laughter with a tight, malicious grin.]

Now that's just fucking diabolical.

[And frankly, something he'd love to set up, if he had the means and wasn't concerned that the person he'd want to trap in there the most wouldn't just kill the competition anyway. Now he's intrigued, though.]

Y'got a help desk, Ho-ho? Some of us might have some more personal questions.

[mysticpowerbroker]

[ Uh what- ]

When you said you were a party organizer, I didn't think this was what you had in mind? Let it be known you're a terrible host and you should feel bad!

[ God isn't he annoying. If so that is the exact point. You brought this on yourselves. ]

[rhythmaction]

...I'm starting to think that this isn't the beach vacation I thought it was.

[stilllovesyou]

[Nona frowns. She doesn't really... get what's going on, but.]

It doesn't really sound like you're asking us at all. You're just telling us. [She's cracked the case.]