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

[punchestumors]

Well, arrow signs don't sprout up from the ground... I want know who they are too. Only one way to find out, I guess.

[He's dithering because doing so also requires throwing caution to the winds. Then again, this jungle couldn't possibly be more dangerous than the one in the hunter exam. He straightens his tie, nods at Kaito, and heads on in.]

[carptricks]

[Kaito shoves his hands into his pockets and ambles behind him, keeping a sharp eye on their surroundings as he does so]

We definitely weren't learning anything new by hanging around the beach.

[punchestumors]

[Leorio shoves his hands in his pockets as they go a bit further, looking around at the sides of the trail as they walk. The sound of birds is natural enough, though coming across some markings on the trees, he muses aloud]

Wonder what kind of wild animals live here... If we have to hunt for food, I don't wanna be stuck with just papayas. We'd have to rename this place Fruit Fart Island.

[carptricks]

[. . . lets out an amused snort]

Papayas, huh. . . makes me think we're somewhere in the tropical Americas. I don't know what kinda animals are indigenous to those regions, though.

[punchestumors]

[blink.]

Americas? Hell if I know. I've never even heard of the place.