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Cartesio NPCs ([personal profile] cartesio) wrote in [community profile] cartesianism2018-05-06 12:25 am

WEEK 0 — ARRIVAL



Week 0: Arrival
When you wake up you immediately feel something’s off. You sit on the bed and find it’s not your bed, and this isn’t your room either. You seem to be in a rather normal-looking motel room. To your side there’s a trunk, if you open it you’ll find a military uniform, the key to your room, a set of rules and a debit card. Don’t lose those items! Or do lose the rules, you'll find a brand new copy the next day under your pillow. There’s also a calendar on the wall, you can see today’s date. The year is unreadable, but the month and day are very clear:

March 28th

There it says ‘Meet the Sergeant at the Lodge, 9:00 AM’. There’s also a circle around March 31st, with the word ‘END’ scrawled there.

For now leaving your motel room would be a good choice. When you reach the lobby, you see the receptionist’s desk— no one’s manning it. There’s a rack filled with maps, marking several locations in the town.

There are also many strangers here – and you’re one more. For now it may be a good idea to take a map and explore the town.

After all, looks like you’re stuck here in the boonies for a while.

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londonstar: (ten.)

[personal profile] londonstar 2018-05-06 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[ oh my god...he had a bad feeling this would be the case.

el melloi sighs, pinching his nose in visible irritation. ]


Yes, Lady Millium. If you woke up in a motel room like I have, then there must have been a rule booklet.
doublelammy: (☆ 35)

[personal profile] doublelammy 2018-05-06 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[Huh. This guy reminds her a whole lot of someone she knows! Which is to say, she likes him already.]

Well, yeah, I did, but I didn't really spend much time looking around. I didn't think I was gonna figure out a whole lot without going outside. ...And also, I really, really just wanted to get outside.

Think you can give me a quick rundown?
londonstar: (six.)

[personal profile] londonstar 2018-05-06 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ oh no.

he will, however, not leave millium in the dark because he's certain that it'll be much worse to leave her unknowing. ]


Very well. It seems that we have been brought here by someone with the title of Sergeant. There's a series of rules here-- [ he hands her the list for her to read. ]

Though many of them seem reasonable, there are some that obviously point out that our situation is not as safe as you may believe.
doublelammy: (☆ 36)

[personal profile] doublelammy 2018-05-06 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Millium takes it, giving it a quick scan. Enough to digest most of it, anyway.]

Sargeant, huh? ...Kinda weird getting orders from someone in the army, but okay... [She's just kind of talking to herself, but she's not exactly quiet about it. Still, she hands it back after a second.]

Well... can't say you're wrong about that. Still, I'm not gonna worry. I've been through bigger-scale missions than this! I'll be fine.
londonstar: (five.)

[personal profile] londonstar 2018-05-06 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ she's not going to worry? good god this girl is either an innocent fool or she has enough power to feel confident about herself.

either way, he sighs as he takes the rules back. ]


I see. Well, I'd still like to warn you not to run around the town so carelessly.
doublelammy: (☆ 46)

[personal profile] doublelammy 2018-05-06 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[Have you considered: both?

Granted, she's a lot less powerful without her handy dandy robotic best friend around, but hey! She'll be fine. Probably.]


Ehehe. But what's the fun in that? So long as I don't break anything and I run away from any bad guys, I'll be good!
londonstar: (four.)

[personal profile] londonstar 2018-05-06 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he groans, rubbing his temple. one thing is being optimistic, but another is being stupidly optimistic. ]

Did you not understand a word of what was on the rules or anything that I said? You have to be careful.
doublelammy: (☆ 34)

[personal profile] doublelammy 2018-05-06 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, yeah. I know! I'm not dumb.

[That's... debatable. Still, she offers him a catlike grin.]

But, y'know. If I were really gonna be careful, I wouldn't be talking to you at all, now, would I? 'Cause right now, I don't have any way of knowing you're not one of the bad guys. And you don't know that I'm not, either.
londonstar: (two.)

[personal profile] londonstar 2018-05-06 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ah, there we go. she may be an idiot, but she's not hopeless. at least that gets waver to relax a little, sighing. ]

That is true. However, my Lady, I assure you that I'm far too weak to commit any sort of crimes. [ he shrugs. making comments about his lack of physical strength is not something new for el melloi ii. ]

In relation to you, well, I'm somewhat decent at figuring people out. If you do end up being dangerous, then I suppose we shall cross that bridge if we get there.
doublelammy: (☆ 27)

[personal profile] doublelammy 2018-05-06 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Ehehe. It's not just strength that might make you scary, y'know? 'Cause I'm a lot more dangerous than I look, too.

But if you wanna just save that for later, that works for me, too! I don't like serious stuff like that. [Nooo, really? We couldn't tell.] So, hey. Why don'cha make yourself a little less scary and tell me who you are, big guy?
londonstar: (eight.)

[personal profile] londonstar 2018-05-07 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ good lord, this is a lot for waver to handle...but he's handled this kind of person daily. he can do this. ]

My name is Lord El Melloi II. I apologize if I appear frightening to you, my Lady.
doublelammy: (☆ 37)

[personal profile] doublelammy 2018-05-07 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
I'm Millium! [And she just grins widely before -] Nice to meetcha, Melly!

[He's doomed.]
londonstar: (four.)

[personal profile] londonstar 2018-05-07 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[ and in that moment millium can see him make the most disgusted grimace an englishman can make. ]

Even if you’re incapable of calling me by my title, don’t make such a ridiculous nickname! Call me Professor, at least!
doublelammy: (☆ 33)

[personal profile] doublelammy 2018-05-07 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
'Kay! Professor Melly it is!

[He's doomed.]