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

[carptricks]

[whyyyy is this lady touching a tree]

. . . it's a tree.

[collateraltsunage]

[Because she's sane. Definitely]

I've never seen anything like it... What kind of leaves are those?

[carptricks]

. . . palm leaves.

[ooookay yet another weirdo for his weirdo list]

It's a palm tree. You must not live anywhere tropical.

[collateraltsunage]

I've never seen so many plants... Or so much water.

[THIS IS SO NOVEL probably even Vash couldn't ruin this]

[Probably]

[carptricks]

[Vash ruins everything]

Eh? D'you live in a desert, then?

[collateraltsunage]

[A very true statement]

I suppose you could call it that, yes. [STILL FEELING UP THAT TREE]

[Meryl, contain yourself]

[carptricks]

. . .

Sooooo, how's it feel? Touching a tree.

[he asks casually, but there's a hint of sarcasm in those words]

[collateraltsunage]

[And that's her cue to compose herself! She straightens out with a huff]

I'm to understand you're from a different world that has these luxuries. Am I right?

[carptricks]

["luxuries?" he arches an eyebrow]

You could say that, though there aren't any palm trees where I live.

[collateraltsunage]

You shouldn't take it for granted, regardless of whether you have these specific trees.