DAY 0 - Morning

[islandiastaff]

[Good morning, contestants!

One moment, you were receiving a mysterious envelope marked "Greetings from Islandia". The next moment, you're waking up on a beach.

Twenty-four people are scattered across the sands of a beautiful tropical beach, all somewhere in the middle of waking up. To your right, a sunrise over a gentle sea. To your left, dense, vibrant jungle.

There are two signs of civilization here! One is a shipwreck, about half of a good-sized ship emerging morosely from the waves. The other is a wooden sign at the edge of the jungle, showing simply an arrow pointing deeper into the island. Looking a bit closer, there is a narrow but well-maintained path into the jungle.

Welcome to Islandia!]

Comments

[collateraltsunage]

[Denied]

[...]

You sound as though you've had some prior experience.

[collateraltsunage]

You don't mind getting kidnapped for a so-called competition by a mysterious man with a mailbox for a head who refuses to provide a straight answer on how we've been brought here, among other things.

[Sharp and flat, just like she is. Rather, his current demeanor is more familiar and thus pushing her buttons, as she doesn't like this kind of behavior anymore from this weird priest than she does from a certain idiot]

[Now that the novelty of the foliage and water has worn off, she's also gone back to her default state: judgmental]

[collateraltsunage]

...You may want to slow down.

[Holy crap, man.]

Re: THE LOUNGE

[zerotodoro]

[The frog is going to pile his plate with slices of fresh fruit - including all of the starfruit if no one intervenes.

The gold coins were quickly hidden away from view as he walks around - seeing all that's there]

Sturdy rooms...

[exfired]

Personal experience? Nah. I'm a well-traveled guy, though. You hear all kinds of story out in the world.

[exfired]

Uh... [that's kind of the opposite from what HE figured...] What makes you say that?

[livefreely]

Hmm. Suspicious. Rather suspicious... But! I won't ask, because that's impolite!

[Except you just did. A few seconds ago.] I've been on a camping trip before, so I guess that counts...

[fullonbraced]

[Just... stomping around, kicking sand, generally being very angry at the fact that they were that stupid.

The boat seems pretty happy, at least. If boats can be happy.]

[fullonbraced]

Whoa! Everything?!

[fullonbraced]

[Muffled from the food in her mouth.]

Mhh? Sorry! I was just really hungry!

[fullonbraced]

Do you think we're supposed to say "good luck" or anything? I guess this is supposed to be a fair game!

[fullonbraced]

There's lots of awesome food here! WE have to eat it!

[Like so.]

You gonna have any?

[collateraltsunage]

[Somewhere, Meryl is getting a terrible feeling....]

[collateraltsunage]

Really.

[She sounds so convinced]

[exfired]

[waves it off] Nah. I've been told to never accept food from strangers. Maybe later.

[sure axel pretend that last bit makes sense]

[exfired]

[laughs] You don't sound convinced. It's the black coat, innit?

[s2g]

[ another quick show of teeth. he wonders if she feels it, like they're in a prettied-up cage, surrounded by the kind of stuff he figured they'd only ever see if they made it to Eden—and all of it way beyond the scope of what he or she or Vash know how to deal with. they can't swim. it's too hot here, like there's water even in the air and it's slowly drowning them.

they're stuck, whether they like it or not. ]

If ya hadn't noticed, they didn't leave a whole lotta room for argument.

[teethteethteeth]

Well, I could be wrong, but it reminds me of a movie set or something.

[collateraltsunage]

I mean for your sake, not mine.

[GIRL YOU GONNA CHOKE]

[collateraltsunage]

Among other things. Including how specific that was.

[teethteethteeth]

Yes, everything. That's why I've got to hold back and leave some of this.

[collateraltsunage]

[She's already feeling her patience dwindle. She was hoping to get a little more out of him than blithe attitudes and facts she already knew.]

[Why is she even talking to this guy]

Yes, I've noticed. [Clipped!] Are you intending to play along then, Mr. Wolfwood?

[part_time_overlord]

I think the protocol here is to say "good luck" and not mean it.

[part_time_overlord]

Wishes alone aren't enough, here. You've gotta earn them too.

[part_time_overlord]

Well...I dunno.