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Do it for The Vine! ([personal profile] streamy) wrote in [community profile] thevine2026-02-15 04:10 pm
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✦ 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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[personal profile] famem 2026-02-21 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
... This is big?

[ Well.

She can't really say, but she has the feeling she's right.
]
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[personal profile] staghunt 2026-02-21 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
Subjective, I guess. How big are the ones that travel from... planets...? Do you mean like moons and stuff?

[ he doesn't know. he's dumb. ]
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[personal profile] famem 2026-02-21 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
... Yes.

[ All she knows that it's big.



and that's about it.
]

Bigger than this thing.
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[personal profile] staghunt 2026-02-21 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
Huh... got sky ships back home, but they don't really go that far.

[ not that he's aware they've tried. ]

That's pretty damn big. Do you travel with a lot of people to need that kind of space?
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[personal profile] famem 2026-02-21 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)
No, I don't travel, but...

[ That trails off without any subtlety whatsoever. ]

It's bigger than a lab, at least.
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[personal profile] staghunt 2026-02-22 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ we love it. just hums slowly at that. alright. ]

A lab - that where you were before they had you sign up for this...?
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[personal profile] famem 2026-02-22 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes. It's not much, but it was a place to be.

[ Sure. Not even a home. ]
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[personal profile] staghunt 2026-02-22 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Sometimes that's all you can get... not even what we want, just what we have.

[ not even a home. just a place to be. it strikes him quietly, awkwardly even as he has to take a second. his eyes trail over her shoulder and just sort of stay there, looking distantly for a moment longer before he speaks. ]

Hope this place is stacking up to be better than the last digs you had.

... I'm Valiant. What's your name?
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[personal profile] famem 2026-02-22 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
N--

[ She pauses, thinking about something.

...


... Narja. Are you a human?
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[personal profile] staghunt 2026-02-22 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Narja. Got it...

And far as I'm aware, I am, unless someone hasn't told me something in nearly three decades.
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[personal profile] famem 2026-02-23 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
... You act differently than I expected.

[ Curious. ]

You're really... calm.
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[personal profile] staghunt 2026-02-23 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ hums, arms folding a little as he tips his head. ]

What'd you expect instead?
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[personal profile] famem 2026-02-23 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Avoidance while being loud about it.
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[personal profile] staghunt 2026-02-23 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Are you usually avoided... loudly?
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[personal profile] famem 2026-02-23 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
No, but there haven't been any chances.
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[personal profile] staghunt 2026-02-23 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't really see any reason to avoid you - you're just as stuck here as the rest of us. I imagine you had your own reasons for agreeing... yeah?