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The Helpful Islandia Staff ([personal profile] islandiastaff) wrote in [community profile] islandia2015-01-03 11:19 am
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DAY 0 - Morning



[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!]
wildrhythm: (MY LIFE IS SO HARD)

[personal profile] wildrhythm 2015-01-04 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
Who cares if it's cheating? I don't want to be on an abandoned island!
carptricks: (From ten thousand lightning bugs)

[personal profile] carptricks 2015-01-04 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
I'm pretty sure no one does. [he says wryly]

But at the same time. . .

[spreads his arms and gestures at. well. everything]
wildrhythm: (It's hard and no one understands)

[personal profile] wildrhythm 2015-01-04 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
We even have a boat, and it's no good...
carptricks: (the tunnels all around me)

[personal profile] carptricks 2015-01-04 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
[glances over at the wrecked plastic ship and sighs]

Maybe you should've been more specific. . . a "working boat."
wildrhythm: (IT'S THE END OF THE LINE)

[personal profile] wildrhythm 2015-01-04 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
All right, I'll ask.

[Hibiki faces towards the jungle, cups her hands, and shouts.]

HEY, WISE GUYS! HOW ABOUT A BOAT THAT ACTUALLY WORKS SO THAT WE CAN GO HOME?!
carptricks: (and I keep them in a jar)

[personal profile] carptricks 2015-01-04 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
[YIPES. he sudden volume causes Kaito to start once, and he nearly trips off of the rock]

. . . volume control! Volume control! Who're you even yelling at?
wildrhythm: (Or something like that)

[personal profile] wildrhythm 2015-01-04 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
...Apparently nobody. I figured it might be worth a shot.
carptricks: (to sing the world goodbye)

[personal profile] carptricks 2015-01-04 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
[. . . golf claps for sympathy]

I'll give you points for trying.

And maybe a few extra for being able to yell that loudly.
wildrhythm: (Maybe nobody cares what you're saying)

[personal profile] wildrhythm 2015-01-04 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
I'm yelling because this is freaking me out! Where even is this place?
carptricks: (that I fell through)

[personal profile] carptricks 2015-01-04 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"Where" is a pretty good question that most of us probably don't have an answer to.

I've got a few educated cases on "what" it is, though.
wildrhythm: (I think so Brain but)

[personal profile] wildrhythm 2015-01-04 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Me too, but let's hear yours first.
carptricks: (Default)

[personal profile] carptricks 2015-01-04 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
. . . did you receive a weird envelope right before waking up here?

[contrary to his earlier jovial, joking exterior, this question is phrased in a more serious tone]
wildrhythm: (Not so sure really)

[personal profile] wildrhythm 2015-01-04 05:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I did. I tried to open it, and next thing I knew, I was here...
carptricks: (Oh but you'll survive)

[personal profile] carptricks 2015-01-04 05:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[he nods]

Me too.

Using that envelope as a starting point, I'd say this place is called "Islandia." Pretty apt name, I guess.
wildrhythm: (No problems)

[personal profile] wildrhythm 2015-01-04 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Not a bad name!
carptricks: (If ten million fireflies)

[personal profile] carptricks 2015-01-04 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
It's appropriate, but it doesn't tell us much about this place. I wonder what kinda island it is?

[a beat]

Other than deserted.
wildrhythm: (Maybe nobody cares what you're saying)

[personal profile] wildrhythm 2015-01-04 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
The tropical kind? I mean, at least the weather's nice.
carptricks: (And your sighs)

[personal profile] carptricks 2015-01-04 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[in a deadpan]

That much is obvious, too.

. . . but I suppose you're right about that. It could be raining, so I guess we'd better appreciate what Lady Luck gave us for now.