thevine | ✦ WEEKEND ZERO

✦ WEEKEND ZERO: PILOT EPISODE

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Good afternoon passengers, and welcome to the marvelous Scylla, heading directly for Napalm Springs... We are expected to arrive in approximately a time... Please enjoy your refreshments and entertainment while we make our way through the coral reef...

And with the startling boom of a foghorn, you awake on the deck of a boat. A superyacht, specifically! This isn't where you just were, but you should've seen this coming, right? Whether it was five minutes ago or five years ago, you signed a contract with a representative who told you they could make your dreams come true. Seems like your contract has activated! The OnlyFruits Media Group has collected each of you to shuttle off to a brand new season of The Vine, a reality show where three teams compete against each other for the chance to have their dearest dreams come true. There's always a twist (what sort of fruit would we be if there wasn't some sort of zest), but... you aren't quite sure what that twist might be just yet. Is that anxiety you're feeling, or are you just seasick? Anyway. When you wake up, you'll find that you are all dressed in dapper formal clothing. What a way to make a first impression! To both you and your... fans, potentially, since you get the sense that you're being watched, even if you're not sure how. If you have personal belongings, you won't find them for now - maybe they got sent ahead to your location already? And yes, this includes pets. Oh no. But there's nothing to be done about it. You might as well enjoy your stay on the Scylla, for now. And maybe meet your future potential teammates and rivals, while you're at it?

YO HO HO HO

In the words of Twerking With the Stars season 15 winner, Smdy Aamberg: You're on a boat! (You're on a boat!) You're on a boat! (You're on a boat!) Everybody look at you 'cause you're sailing on a boat!

It's a little packed on this ship, but for the most part? You're not too crowded. It's made to carry about forty people, so there's enough space to spread out. You can even find little places to be alone, should you so wish. Mostly. Again, you think there might be cameras, but you can't see any of them and even if you could, you wouldn't be able to break them. The main attraction of the ship is the cabin on the deck. Inside the cabin is a fully stocked bar, complete with mixers and garnishes. A fridge with pre-made meals spans across the underside of this bar, and there's enough in there for everybody on board to have at least three meals a day. How does it all fit? Just trust us, it does. If you try to take more than your fair share, you'll get electrocuted by a mysterious force, so maybe don't do that. Or do, if you're into that kind of thing.

There are tables and booths inside the cabin to hang out in, as well as a dance floor smack dab in the middle of the floorspace. There is a disco ball hanging down from the ceiling in the center of the multicolored dancefloor. From nine PM to midnight, this plays in the cabin, so enjoy your clubbing. At least it's not able to be heard outside of the cabin itself, so if you want to sleep, you can do so on the deck. There's a bunch of lounge chairs out there, go wild. Speaking of, aside from the lounge chairs, on the deck is a small pool with a hot tub extension. It's perfect for lazing about with a drink, or getting to know your fellow contestants. And why did we tell you to find a lounge chair to sleep in? Well, unfortunately all of the rooms in the sleeping quarters are locked and cannot be opened by any means, save for one. This room has one king-sized waterbed with a funhouse mirror on the ceiling directly above it, an armchair in the corner, and nothing else. The door to this room does not lock, and is weirdly warm. You can sleep here. Not sure why you'd want to, but you can. And yes, there are bathrooms. Public ones, with stalls and sinks. There is one shower. Keep that in mind. At the very back of the yacht is what appears to be the engine room, or something like it. It's locked, but the sign on the door reads:

YOUR CAPTAIN TODAY IS FLYINGWAY. PLEASE ENJOY YOUR TRIP TO THE ISLAND.

No amount of brute force or wits can break into this room. If you try to get in anyway, do let us know.

Special Delivery!

As a complimentary gift for participating on the Vine Season 69, you receive a small canvas tote bag full of goodies!

✦ A small box containing three mini key lime tarts. ✦ A cute handheld fan with a detachable stand. ✦ A pillow that definitely doesn't look like what you think it is (slightly NSFW). ✦ A book about how to deal with the stress of travel! ✦ A colorful OnlyFruits water bottle. ✦ A pack of sesame biscuits. Not cookies. These are legally and emotionally distinct from cookies. You feel this in your soul.

☰ OOC NOTES

✦ Welcome to your Weekend 0 Mingle! ✦ You currently DO NOT have your home item, any canon outfits, or your game-provided phone. Powers are off. ✦ ICly, profiles are still hidden! We will let you know when you can see them ICly. This also means your character ICly does not know what team they are! ✦ Don't forget to turn in your PCs if you start them! ✦ Have fun, and always feel free to come talk to the mods if you have any issues or comments or anything you want to share!

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[ i linked it in one tag-in then proceeded to never again out of laziness but also embarrassment because i didn't want to plaster it everywhere. imagine i said nothing. but here. ]

Typical…

[ she sounds so inconvenienced. but when does she not? it's practically her default state of being. ]

I'll spare you the details you won't even remember. There was a rather explicit specification regarding 'grievous bodily harm.' That is precisely why 'walking slowly' isn't going to suffice, Columbina.

That doesn't sound good.

[ she doesn't sound to worried about it, but then she pauses as she considers something. ]

Sandrone, you should be careful then. We can't have you getting hurt.

You are the absolute last person I want to hear that from.

[ she says it with utter gravity, fangs and all. eventually, sandrone comes to a stop. ]

We're at the bow of the ship. I could push you over and you'd come ri—ight back. Did you know that?

[ LIKE SHE INTENDS TO DO IT they aren't jack and rose ]

Is that right?

[ that feels right, anyway. the way the wind hits them, and how the ship seems more raised out of the water here than on the other parts of the boat... columbina takes a deep breath, smelling the saltiness of the air from the water below. ]

Did you fall off? Is that how you know?

Why was that the first conclusion you came to?! Was I the one pathetically sprawled over the floor just twelve minutes ago?

[ huffs and puffs and blows the entire ship down… ]

No! Of course not! Some idiot said he jumped off earlier. The same thing happened to him as something I threw off the ship. They came back before they even hit the water.

[ she does not say how as she still thinks it's so stupid. the fun police, it's her. ]

[ sandrone is so funny. columbina is also thinking this, and it is evident that she is due to her amused expression. ]

Are you making friends?

[ this is also not the conclusion to jump to. ]

Need I remind you that this is a competition? There is no camaraderie among enemies.

[ heated rivalry would like to say otherwise, actually. ]

… Even between you and me, ex-colleague.

You have a point.

[ not that columbina is going to take competing against sandrone too seriously, because she assumes the other woman will still help her if needed. ]

In that case.... I shall crush you fairly.

[ stop assuming things… even if they're true… ]

Do enlighten me. How are you going to do that when you can't even use your kuuvahki?

I will figure that part out.

[ ...

it has been an interesting experience so far, because even at her most powerless, it hasn't been like this. columbina figures it will likely be a slow adjustment. ]

It'll be a learning experience.

And if you don't have the time to just 'figure it out'? This isn't your domain like Nod-krai is or Snezhnaya was.

[ translation: girl

how long are you going to be stubborn about your eyes in a place you don't have the luxury to ]

[ what if she ignores that and goes back to an earlier topic. ]

You haven't pushed me off the boat yet, Sandrone.

[ then she wins because sandrone doesn't know how to be stubborn about the things that actually matter. cool.

her mood plummets. she openly frowns. this is going to haunt her so bad. ]

Push yourself off the boat. See if I care. But do it on your own time, because we're going.

[ to the next tour destination… ]

Mm, let's go.

[ she will follow along after her quietly, not sure where they're going next. ]

... I know that we are competitors here, but I am happy that you're with me.

You already said that.

[ no, she said she was 'glad' for her to be here. she makes the distinction seem lost on her, even if it isn't. stop making this more complicated than it has to be. ]

But you're about to regret feeling that way. I don't intend to lose. Not now, not ever.

I would be concerned if you did make this easy.

[ it would mean something is wrong with her...

but there are definitely far worse people to be stuck with here. imagine dottore. ]

I'm telling you to take this more seriously.

[ there are enough dottore segments to fill up half this game. don't wish this upon the other half.

but she comes to a stop… there's a pause. ]

There's a spa bath in front of you. Don't fall in.

[ unspoken: does she want to use it…? did she hurt herself falling earlier? that may or may not be why they're here. ]

[ oh.

she kneels down and slowly reaches a hand forward until she feels her fingertips touch the water. ]

... Don't worry. I'm going to take this very seriously.

[ if anything, taking away their abilities and mentioning they may get seriously hurt is concerning. ]

[ columbina telling her not to worry when she has been so justified in worrying every time. okay. ]

Are you? I can't tell. You have a wish you want granted?

[ a scoff. it's another rhetoric question. ]

You already know that everything comes with a cost. Don't come crying to me when you're in over your head.

I don't usually cry.

[ it's just a phrase, but okay. ]

... You have a wish though?

[ so she's cried…… ]

Would I waste my time otherwise? You're asking a ridiculous question.

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