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

[peoplediewhenikillthem]

You. [ He just had to go and ask. ]

What kinda vacation is this if it has to be shared with others?

[carptricks]

Hey now. I'm charming, friendly, and entertaining to boot. Who wouldn't want to have me as fellow castaway?

[grins]

A vacation taken alone is a pretty boring vacation, if you ask me.

[peoplediewhenikillthem]

[ Well, he did kind of succeed at getting someone antisocial to speak to him so his skill in that can't be too bad. The rest she'll decide for herself later. ]

It's a relaxing one when alone.

How can anyone rest while you're all running around like chickens with your heads cut off?

[carptricks]

Oi. Oi.

[he gives her a flat look]

I'm not running around like a headless chicken.

I'm enjoying the view from way up on top of this rock.

[peoplediewhenikillthem]

[ Note how he's the only person she's spoken to because of that reason alone. ]

So you're sitting put.

[carptricks]

Standing put, technically.

[taps the toes of his sneakers against the rock]

I can see a li'l more of the area this way. Though. . .

[ha]

There isn't really much to see other than water and plants.

[peoplediewhenikillthem]

Could've told you that myself. [ Congratulations on figuring out what everyone else knows just in a more logical manner. ]

Take it you don't know where the hell we are either?

[carptricks]

[well, he sure was hoping there would be more. it stinks that there isn't]

Nope!

[he replies with sarcastic cheer]

But I thin I might have a pretty educated guess.

[peoplediewhenikillthem]

So spill it already, boy. [ That's her way of asking him to tell her.

Take it or leave it. ]

[carptricks]

. . . did you receive an envelope with the words "Greetings from Islandia" on it prior to your arrival?

[peoplediewhenikillthem]

I don't recall. [ Usually Kokutou handles the mail, not her.

Maybe it was something she opened in a rush? Who knows... ]