✦ WEEKEND ZERO

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✦ 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!

🔗 FULL NAVIGATION

STATUSES // IC PROFILES // LOCATIONS // MURDER PROPOSALS // CYOA SIGN-UPS // AUDIENCES // CURFEW // PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS // REPORTING // AC & EVENT SUBMISSIONS

Comments

[frostythehitman]

a. [pink voice] let's get this party started

[ here is a man all dressed up! he looks around, curious and suspicious. He starts opening cabinets, checking doors, even scrutinizing the ceiling and the disco ball.

You can find him trying to jump, white boy, jump to reach the disco ball, even trying to do acrobatics off the tables and counters to do it. but he just keeps failing. at least he rolls gracefully into the fall instead of just eating shit on the floor. ]

b. obligatory booze

[ ooooor you can find him a little later at the bar, pouring himself a nice glass of vodka. ]

Well, this is all...nicer than expected so far.

b

[becomingpotatoes]

Oh? What did you expect, exactly?

[In Rui's opinion this all is lacking. They don't even have their own beds! You all don't, really, he has half of his mind in taking over the king-sized bed in the warm room]

[frostythehitman]

Something a lot more....death trap-y, I guess.

[becomingpotatoes]

There's still plenty of time for that. This might be a reality show where the goal is to survive in a deserted island, obtaining from the land all we need to live just one day more.

a.

[katzepaw]

[stands nearby and watches him jump over and over again.]

[frostythehitman]

[ after a few rounds of being watched he just glances over ]

Can I help you?

[katzepaw]

[wilts under this judgmental gaze, pulling up his coat lapels.]

...No. I don't mean any trouble. I'm sure you have a good reason for leaping again and again for a ball covered in glass.

b

[abracatdabra]

[ there is a cat on the bar counter. cait do you even wash your boots do be doing this ]

Is it? Seems to me like accommodations could be a lot better.

[frostythehitman]

[ oh! talking kitty! he blinks for a few moments but then carries on. this is not his first rodeo with an intelligent cat. ]

I was expecting more of a death trap or an evil lair or something.

[abracatdabra]

Evil lair? Now I wonder what that would've looked like. Maybe a dark, gloomy cave...?

a

[starpitcher]

[ politely claps at one of his sick flips ]

10 points.

[frostythehitman]

...out of?

[starpitcher]

[ well, she was thinking ten but now ]

15. Minus five for missing.

[disdainer]

Is this your way of attempting to provide entertainment…?

[ cat wand but make it human man (?) and disco ball ]

[frostythehitman]

No, it's my way of trying to find whatever hidden surveillance or communication equipment they must have hiding in here.

[disdainer]

Not scared of going against our contractual obligations?

[ just a short of laughter. ]

Assuming you're here for the same reason everyone else is. Unless you're not, in which case, you couldn't have picked a worse boat to stow away in if that's your fear. We're here to be watched.

[ still, she doesn't seem particularly pleased about it, either. kind of just resigned acceptance but with thinly veiled 'i am ready to wring someone at next minor inconvenience' energy. ]

b

[0202]

[Good drink choice.]

Nicer than expected?

[frostythehitman]

[ nods ] Much higher quality than I would've anticipated.

[0202]

Maybe it's because rich people own the boat? They do like fancy things.

a

[bangforyourboo]

[ just suddenly barely stopping before he nearly parkours right into her passing by ]

—Waugh!

[frostythehitman]

[ as he misses the disco ball and tucks into a roll: ] Watch your step!

a

[eldans]

[

throws a biscuit at the disco ball like he's helping ]

[frostythehitman]

[ the biscuit is timed such that it makes contact with bucky right as he's at the apex of his latest jumping attempt and gets smacked with it right to the face

when he lands, he whips his head over in the direction where it came from ]

Hey, what was that about?!

b.

[bawanggong]

[ pour a man a shot please ]

If it's to do with the contract shit then... I dunno. Maybe they'll be trying to keep us in a good mood for now.

[frostythehitman]

[ is he just staring expectantly at bucky for this shot ]

Well. That's better than the alternative I guess.