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15 STRANGERS ROUND 7 TEST DRIVE
TEST DRIVE  1. ARRIVAL It's time to wake up in your berth on this not-so-fantastic voyage. Why are you here? What happened to your powers? Memories? Who are these other people that've also been abducted? And...what is that smell?... 2. POWER It turns out you have been...'gifted' a power. It's not something you asked for, but you've got it now. It might be best to figure out how they work. Or don't. It's up to you. From chaos comes order, after all! 3. HOME Well, may as well make yourself comfortable for the foreseeable future on this ship. It's not like Zero is letting you go anywhere they don't want you to go. But perhaps you can find something that can help you get out of this situation! Or...maybe you want to give up and just drink in the lounge. That's an option too! Either way, you and your fellow Strangers won't be bored, at least? 4. MINIGAME Apparently Zero has decided you're not entertaining enough on your own, so now you're being tasked with playing in this game. And why not? You're technically on a cruise ship, so why not have some games? You could put some effort into the game, or maybe you're just done with this [BLEEP] by now-it's your choice on what to do. 5. MOTIVE You knew this was coming. Zero has decided they've waited long enough to see some bloodshed, and have released a motive to incentivize you into killing someone else. How are you feeling about it? What motive has Zero come up with? And...are you thinking about doing it...? 6. DEATH It's happened. One of your number has passed on-killed by another Stranger left in your group. There they lay, clear as day. It's officially time to investigate. How will you do so? Look over the body? Look around the room for evidence? Find a room that you believe is suspicious and search there? Or maybe you aren't up for investigating and would rather mourn your loss or pass out. It's up to you. 7. TRIAL It's time to focus-either you solve this case, condemning someone to death for the murder they committed, or you vote incorrectly, executing an innocent person. You've got a limited time to figure out what happened, and if you get it wrong, everyone dies. Take a deep breath, look at the evidence, and do your best to nail down the guilty party before its too late! 8. GUILTY ...Oh. It turns out you were the one responsible for what happened-you are the murderer! Why did you do it? Was it the motive? Was it something else? Are you sorry? Or was everything that has happened between you and the survivors a means to an end? Now is the time to confess everything-you're not likely to get another chance before you're executed! 9. WILDCARD Have an idea that wasn't mentioned above? Do it! Go crazy! |
Re: Arrival
I am not currently aware of everyone's circumstances and for all we know, some could very well have made agreements to be here that we do not presently know about.
[ In other words? His mood hasn't changed much, but his enthusiasm seems to have softened a little in the face that this young lady was most certainly still a teenager. ]
That said, I do find it quite disagreeable that they have chosen to take someone so young away from their family without her proper consent.
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[By people wanting to be here, or the fact they didn't only take people who wanted to be here? Why not both, honestly.]
And thank you, I have enough to deal with as it is, I don't need to be dragged into - whatever all of this is!
[Just. Gesturing to all of their surroundings.]
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[ For a second he'd gotten lost in his musings, soon shaking his head and his friendly demeanor returned as if it had never left. He nodded in clear agreement of her words, a sort of softness clear on his face along with the slightest hint of sadness that shined in his eyes. ]
I completely agree. [ A nod of his head. ] I am not fond of civilians being pulled into such an unsavory situation and hope to know what our captors' reasons are for doing so.
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[She didn't care so much about other people wanting to be here if they really wanted it, just why did she have to be here.
Though that wording, it gets an eyebrow raised at Roland.]
Civilians? Wouldn't that include you? Or are priests considered more important figures now?
[She's pretty sure this guy is a priest, anyway. And she hasn't exactly been to church in a while, so she's not ruling out the possibility that she missed some sort of announcement along those lines.]
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Oh, non! That's not it at all!
[ Most people wouldn't just assume the average priest walked around with armored gloves, though him lacking his weapon didn't help any misconceptions. He was absolutely happy to clear this up! ]
I work within a branch of the church, but I am no priest. [ Roland nodded as if that would have explained it. So simple. Though he supposed some elaboration wouldn't hurt. ] My line of work means I engage in dangerous battles frequently, which is why I say I find it truly distasteful that they have chosen to involve underage civilians in such a situation as this.
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Though that is more...what wording and subject matter.]
You...regularly get into fights? Like, deadly fights? As a member of church branch?
[Is she talking to a crusader? Is this another person who was alive decades - more like centuries ago? Please let it be something else, she is not ready for another Emily, especially so soon after Emily herself.]
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[ There's an unspoken level of confidence he speaks with, nodding his head though his expression is a touch more serious now. ]
I wish for nothing more than to protect the people and keep them safe from harm.
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[On one hand, this man sounds absolutely insane. Lock him up in a strait jacket in a padded room stuff. A guy so openly talking about fighting vampires and being from a branch of the church that does as much? It just sounds crazy.
On the other hand...literally everything she had to deal with because of Emily...]
And you're just...telling me all of this? About vampires being real, and the church having a whole branch for fighting them off?
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Why wouldn't I? All of it is true and I have nothing to gain by making any of this up or lying to you about what it is I do as a profession.
[ His tone is absolutely level the entire time and it should be clear as such that he's serious about every word he's said up until now. ]
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[Oh boy, how does she say this without sounding like a complete b!tch...]
I'm trying to figure out what else is wrong about this? Because it doesn't sound like vampires are a secret as far as you're concerned, and I haven't heard of any that are actually. You know. Real. And I'm kind of worried about what that might mean.
[A lot better than "I'm afraid you might be crazy or we might be experiencing something even more insane than what we first thought," yeah?]
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[ He put a hand to his chin in thought, genuinely putting in some thought about what this could mean. Initially he had just thought this was a very thorough kidnapping on his part, and he was on a ship somewhere still in his home.
Most people, while they avoided vampires would still typically know OF them and knew they existed. That's why Chasseurs like him were a need in the world. So for this young lady to not ever have heard of vampires being real was quite surreal in itself. ]
Someone who can bring together all kinds of different people at once... it's truly a dangerous power.
[ While he won't ever say the words 'from different worlds', it's only because he doesn't really know the wording or can't grasp the idea of such a thing existing. ]