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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Oh. Them.

[he raises his hands a little too, briefly, before shoving them in his pockets. just to show he means no harm either.]

I don't know them. I haven't seen them. I wouldn't mind a conversation, either.

It's strange not to see them around, isn't it? Even the most hands-off directors usually have an AD or two around.

[Staring at Caleb's disheveled appearance, fighting the real urge to just adjust everything.]

I don't... I don't really have experience with such things.

[maybe he is a stunt guy. anyway you should try! try to fix it!]

Really? Huh, they're casting pretty fresh for this, I guess.

[Okay, he's starting to physically sweat a little looking at that unstraightened tie/ascot thing.]

Your tie... Let me help.

[Reaching forward to adjust it because if he has to keep looking at it, he's going to throw up.]

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[he looks a little hesitant, but also he is too socially awkward to refuse, so.]

...Sure.

[it's also got lingonberry stains on it.]

[Sir how did you manage that. He doesn't have a handkerchief so he just... tries to retie the little ascot thingy so it hides the stain as best as he can. Then he proceeds to shift the vest to be centered and then smoothes out the lapels before making sure the shoulders are square...]

[well you see i had a prompt to spill things on him and one of the things someone chose to spill was swedish meatballs.

he just. lets him do this.]

Um. Thank you...?

[Good for him...

Will just keep fussing endlessly until Caleb says something which seems to break the spiral.]

Of course. You need to look your best after all.

Do I? For what.

For the cameras.

They accentuate every flaw and the audiences might pick those flaws apart.

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I don't know what a camera is. [sighing.] I don't think an audience is going to fail to notice my flaws. The last thing I want is to be seen.

[Oof.

Just going to undo the ascot/tie and retie it again. Trying to really hide that stain this time.]

If you really don't want to be seen, you can ask the producers if they'll let you off early. I'm sure they can set it up.

[Pulling at the edges of the tie, perfecting it.]

Though I don't know why you signed up if you didn't.

[Or how? If he doesn't know what a camera is... but then again an agency will sign anyone they can see potential in. Even someone who doesn't know much about modern technology.]

I don't want off.

[straightening up a little, pushing his hands away from his tie, since that seems to have triggered some spine in him.]

I don't want to, and I don't care if they think I have flaws. But I'll do what I'm asked.

[Okay well, he wasn't quite done fixing that so he'll just shove his hands into his pockets to help repress the urge to keep adjusting.]

Well, that's all you can do. And depending on how you angle it, it's not a bad thing to have flaws. Those types have their fans.

Do they?

[people wouldn't just get on the internet and stan an obviously mentally ill white boy who hates himself, right?]

Well, we'll see. If it's only a popularity contest in the end, maybe I'll have to make a change.

[Never. Especially not if they have a white-haired yaoi boyfriend. Still, he nods.]

I'm looking forward to working with you.

Ah. I as well. I am Caleb Widogast.

Nice.

[DOES THE POSE.]

Oh. Thank you.

[waits patiently for him to say his name.]

[Just keeps posing.]

...So, what is your name?

Oh, Nice is my hero name. That's what everyone calls me.

Oh. I see. That's an unusual name. Hero...?

Well, a name is more than a name. It's a brand after all.

And... just think of it as my job.

Ah. I guess I can see it.

[assuming he's some kind of mercenary.]

The branding must make you rather popular. There's always appetite in dark times for someone trustworthy to help.

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