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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.
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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Oh? Why would you say that?
[It's as if he couldn't imagine it being anything other than an island.]
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[ Not that she has ever been to the US herself, but having seen images and movies clearly counts for a good enough impression. This place does its best to suit the stereotype anyway. ]
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This only serves to further confuse him.]
I'm sorry, "American"? I'm afraid I haven't heard of such a location. But typically, bodies of land are considered to be islands, large or small.
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[ ... well, every school Lovepon knows of. Which, she is slowly realizing, might not mean much. ]
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[He starts to argue that point, but trails off. Okay, something is going on here.]
I don't mean to discredit you, and I trust you're being sincere. It's just that I... I believe we may be from two very different places.