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Azume Mods ([personal profile] azumods) wrote in [community profile] azume2018-06-02 11:55 pm

Welcome.

AWAKENING.

You're asleep, and the first thing you're aware of is the pulse.

It comes quickly, flooding through your system and jolting you awake; the room you're in is dimly-lit but the bed you're in is soft, and while all of this is jarring you'll soon become rather aware that you aren't going through this alone. The room you're in is lined with beds not unlike the one you're in; you'll be able to hear other people stirring, coming awake as they respond to the pulse too, and...

...And it will soon become evident that whatever just happened, something is wrong.

Whatever your response may be to waking up in a low-lit room full of people is going to be highly amplified, the emotion rubbing your nerves raw in a way that makes you feel like you're experiencing it for the first time, and whenever you manage to sit up, you'll feel something...strange on your head, tickling the sides of your face, and as you turn your head a little you'll catch a glimpse of an odd, synthetic-looking green.

A wig...?

Your clothes, too, are different from whatever you remember last (because whatever you remember last, it wasn't this room, it wasn't this place - ); they feel warm, designed to withstand cold weather, and if you throw the blankets off at any point (or even just pause to look beneath them) you'll be greeted with an outfit made of thick material that's alternating parts black and white and glossy silver, with an emblem inscribed on the chest - a G inscribed in gold and black.

Whatever's happening here, you aren't given much time to dwell on it; everyone here seems about as confused as you are. There are twenty-four of you in the room altogether, and you're all going through the same thing; whatever you're experiencing, the door is closed, so at least you're experiencing it in relative privacy.

For now.

It isn't long before a voice can be heard, soft but agitated-sounding, as though trying very hard to not awaken everyone in the building; it sounds like a man, and you can hear his footfalls pause just outside your door as he speaks to someone else, voice soft and androgynous.

"And you're sure they're gone?"
"Yes, Commander."
"And don't you think something should be done about that...?"
"Right away, sir."


With that, the man and whomever he was speaking to can be heard parting ways, one moving rapidly down a corridor and the other pausing, shifting a bit before eventually moving on himself.

You have several options.

I. You can sit here for a while and get to know each other, seeing as none of you know what happened. That might be a good idea, all things considered, and as long as the door remains closed there's no rush. It's the middle of the night, after all, and it isn't as though anyone is going to come looking - despite the urgent conversation outside, there isn't any alarm going off, nor is there any reason for most of the building to be on high alert.

II. You can explore the building. Should you do that, you'll find several winding corridors leading to what look like dorms, with several rooms containing sleeping people and areas such as formal break rooms; exploring a little further will let you find conference rooms and other large, empty spaces that don't seem to have much of a purpose. There are signs and notices in several places referring to "Team Galactic" and its protocol, all adorned with the same emblem that's on your clothes. Some of these corridors also lead to doors that are, unfortunately, locked and staying that way; some of them lead to people dressed exactly like you, bizarre wig and all. They seem to be a little strange, however; they'll greet you, and they'll speak to you if spoken to, but they look odd and dead behind the eyes and there's not much to their answers, and asking them about preferences or any personal information will just net you a blank stare. It's going to be a long strange journey through the building, but at least you're traveling light; you don't seem to have any belongings with you - save for the outfit you woke up in and the red and white capsule attached to your belt...

III. You can also pause to try to figure out what's going on with those capsules. They each contain something very important to you, after all - a creature that seems to have been assigned to you specifically. They don't seem to have anything on them indicating a name or another person that owns them, at any rate, so it's probably safe to assume it's yours. That said, something seems decidedly wrong with it - it seems alarmingly apathetic, the look in its eyes dull and resigned as opposed to alert and emotive, and while it's willing to follow you (it's almost a bit too willing to follow you, it will stay close by your side in the manner of a dog trained to heel if you try to walk away from it) it doesn't seem to be due to any sort of genuine affection. It's all very...sterile, for lack of a better term.

Welcome to Sinnoh. Glory to Team Galactic.

[OOC: Welcome to Azume! Feel free to use this log to get to know one another iCly; you can use the prompts given or come up with your own, though for now you're confined to the building. The Commanders are currently not present in the building (anywhere that you can find them, anyway). For now, have fun getting your bearings.]

enjoymyatelier: lemongrab el-melloi (UNACCEPTABLEEEEEEEEE)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2018-06-03 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
[okay.

Okay. This is not first class and he does not wear wigs. So that's going right off his head and onto the floor immediately! Fuck that! That's the most important thing right now! Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald does not wear tacky wigs, and someone has clearly shoved this thing on him without his consent.

Along with the rest of this shitty outfit!]


Are you. Is this someone's idea of a joke. Where is my coat!?
discutio: (one maniac at a time we'll take it back)

[personal profile] discutio 2018-06-03 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
[i]

[Upon awakening, the young man with the prominent facial scars ditched the wig rather quickly, running a hand back through his hair. These clothes felt all wrong, too light to be the coat of the Kingsglaive. And this place...he knew where it wasn't, and it certainly wasn't Hammerhead. He was silent at first, listening to the conversation outside; once that fell silent, he called out in a quiet, cautious voice:]

Prompto? Gladio?

[ii]

[Once it was clear there was no immediate threat and he'd had a chance to investigate the capsule on his belt, Ignis took to examining the building as best he could with an Absol close beside him. He occasionally had one hand on the wall to guide himself when he wasn't listening to the creature's motions as an indication on where to go, and seemed to be concentrating on working out some kind of floor plan of the area.]
discutio: (you know time crawls on)

[personal profile] discutio 2018-06-03 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
Don't shout, you've no idea what attention you'll draw.

[Ignis snapped that in a harsh whisper in Kayneth's general direction, smoothing his own hair out and checking over his lack of pockets.]
bloodspent: (28. when you were there first)

[personal profile] bloodspent 2018-06-03 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
[You know, this isn't the first time he's awakened in clothes that aren't his, and as such he's just gonna - yeah no fuck this, he's with the screaming idiot over there, wig on the floor.

Although seriously?]


You're doing a great job of drawing attention to yourself, old man. Keep it up, maybe they'll focus all their bullshit on you. Noble sacrifice. Stupid, but noble. I'll remember it.
semistableman: (❅ to hate everything)

[personal profile] semistableman 2018-06-03 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
[He's going to get the most beleaguered stare.]

Try not to draw attention to the rest of us.
semistableman: (✪ they were crying when their sons left)

[personal profile] semistableman 2018-06-03 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
I
[It's not the first time, or even the third time, Bucky has woken up without realizing he's fallen asleep, but waking up to green hair in his face, he makes a noise not unlike a strangled cry, ripping it one-handed from his head, letting it drop to the ground.

It's done one-handed because taking one look at him will make something immediately clear: he doesn't have a left arm. The uniform's sleeve hangs limp from his shoulder.

He looks down at himself, and anyone looking carefully will notice how quickly he goes from looking troubled and confused to shutting down completely. He stands up, very deliberately and clearly takes in the people around him, and then walks away very carefully, throwing the blanket around his shoulder.

Yeah, this one doesn't seem all that interested in talking.

Bother?]


III
[It takes him a long while to make himself look at the strange looking device on his belt, picking it up, weighing it curiously in his hand. He finally clicks the button, and look on in fascination, and then in what is clearly abject horror as a strange, partially green, goat looking creature emerges from the ball. He takes one more look at the thing before tossing it to the other side of the room, and stooping down into a crouch to pet the goat, like he's trying to soothe a frightened animal.

It doesn't get any response at all, and that only seems to bother him further.]
Edited 2018-06-03 04:40 (UTC)
anythingforyou: (🌹 Two.)

[personal profile] anythingforyou 2018-06-03 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
[I]

[You know, the last thing she remembers is getting her rear end handed to her by her darling sister and trying to think of how she was going to face her own death by her father's hands. It's...something else entirely, waking up and dealing with an unfamiliar room entirely. The emotions flooding through her come out a little too easily, irritation and dread making themselves all too apparent on Camilla's face. It's taking all of the woman's willpower to not simply rip the wig off and try to stomp her way out.

Of course, it's going to take a little longer than anticipated, but once Camilla gets up off of her bed, she is going to be making her way to another person--very likely you--to try and stir up some kind of conversation. May as well get to know one another.]


I trust that you haven't the slightest idea of what is going on either? I must say, this whole situation...it's exceedingly dreadful, and perhaps we should have a word with whomever is in charge...if at all possible, of course.

[It's elegant, practiced, and though her expression seems to be smiling, it's hiding a storm behind it for sure.]

[III]

[Otherwise...well, she is going to check out what's going on with those capsules at some point after getting herself acquainted. She can't say she's expecting a fairly large black and blue creature to come out and greet her, but she can almost instantly be found cooing over it! So much for that elegant composure.]

Well, aren't you adorable! I haven't any idea of what you are, but I've never seen anything so darling in my life...

[Of course, it...gets a rather blank sort of body language from the Pokemon in question. The pause is a little awkward, to say the least, and the creature just kind of stays where it is while Camilla finds a way to lift it up. It's heavier than it looks, but Camilla lifts axes to fight. It's cool.]

We'll grow fond of one another in due time, dear. I assure you of that! Oh, looking at you up close just makes you even more lovable! Why don't I see if we can find you a delicious little treat. Would you like that?

[...This poor thing is so lost. And Camilla's just gonna keep Blofelding the poor damn thing. Someone please get her priorities back on track.]
Edited 2018-06-03 04:31 (UTC)
fatalstrikes: (✵ 026)

[personal profile] fatalstrikes 2018-06-03 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
I;
    [There are probably several things that should be going through Yuri's mind right now, but the first thought is why am I under the blankets because Yuri Lowell is not a sane person and sleeps on top of the blankets just like most Tales characters.

    So after throwing off the blankets and sitting up, Yuri's greeted with the weird sensation that is not having his hair down his back and instead pinned up under a wig. That's. New. So that gets removed quickly too. All that leaves are the stupid clothes...]


    Not really my style.

    [He doesn't sound all that bothered though?? Yuri gets up out of bed and surveys the room. Huh. This is definitely not what he remembers... After a moment he'll turn to the closest person.]

    Do you have any idea where we are? This place doesn't look familiar at all.


II;
    [Well, this is weird. After wandering the building for a bit and figuring out that the red and white ball somehow contains a dog, Yuri's parked on the floor of the room he woke up in, just sort of watching everyone come and go. The dog is sitting beside him, though she doesn't look very interested in what's going on around her.]

    So... Hi. Nice to meet you. I'm Yuri.

    [Is he talking to you?? Nope. He's definitely talking to the dog. She doesn't respond.]

    Sorry for keeping you stuffed in that ball. Seems like it'd be pretty cramped in there.

    [She looks up at him, but doesn't say anything.]

    What should I call you? "Hey you" seems a little impersonal.

    [She barks then, and it sounds like "rock".]

    Roc, huh? I guess I can work with that.

    [...Do you want to interrupt...? Please spare this man from himself, he will continue to talk to the dog if you don't step in and he's certainly not going to be making any progress like this.]
eudaimonikos: (critique of pure reason)

[personal profile] eudaimonikos 2018-06-03 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Hissed:] Shut up, idiot!

[Michael's dropped his own wig on the floor, very much not here for that shit, but he's gone over to listen by the door instead. Just for a second, just to see if those people are coming back.]
hyruglyphics: (to be using them)

[personal profile] hyruglyphics 2018-06-03 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ I ]
[ This is not where she should be... this is not where she expected to be. Honestly, her long golden hair barely fits underneath the wig, and when she takes it off it goes cascading down her back. Her features form into a frown as she considers both the space and the people around her.

...

I mean, nothing ventured, nothing gained? People's ears looked a little strange but most of them looked more or less like Hylians, so she's just going to take this time to go up to people and greet them by way of, ]


It would seem we've been called into this situation together. Might I ask your name?

[II / III]
[ ... So the next order of business is to fiddle with the red and white capsule on her belt. Because this thing is fascinating. A smile's on her face as she examines it from a few angles and then finally works out how to open it. And out appears! ]

Oh, what a wonder you are!

[ Namely, the Beldum that appears. ... I mean, it doesn't look near as enthused. But it does float there, allowing her to examine it from every angle. She's positively elated. And once she gets an understanding that this little miniature Guardian is going to follow her, she's going to set out to explore the building.

... Anyone can come with if they want. ]
perfectselfie: (what the? ♡)

[personal profile] perfectselfie 2018-06-03 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
I:

[To say that Aya woke up with a start would be an understatement. She sits straight up and gasps, frantically looking around the room. She doesn’t recognize anything or anyone else, and she’s wearing some sort of strange costume. It’s a little too much for her, and tears form at the corners of her eyes. After a long moment, she gets up and starts walking around the room.]

U-um, excuse me, but do you know where we are or what is going on?

III:

[After a little while, Aya decides to take a closer look at the red-and-white capsule at her waist. She doesn’t really mean to press the release button, but she manages it. She can’t help but smile at the cute, pink creature that pops out.]

Oh my gosh, aren’t you just the cutest thing? Why were you in there?

[She might not get any answers, but she is going to try!]
Edited 2018-06-03 04:34 (UTC)
bloodspent: (04. never get mad)

I.

[personal profile] bloodspent 2018-06-03 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Jake just...kinda snorts at that. All this shit going on and she's talking about finding the manager. It's almost impressive? Mostly just kinda unreal.]

Lady, I hate to break it to you, but somehow I think the management's not gonna care.
semistableman: (★ someone that i never knew)

II

[personal profile] semistableman 2018-06-03 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Bucky just sort of stands there for a while, watching this. He looks very much like he's not sure whether or not he should intervene, because that sure is a man talking to a dog like he's expecting it to talk back.

Even if it's not acting like dogs are supposed to any more than the goat he has isn't acting like a goat.]


It's a little weird naming a dog after its bark.
fatalstrikes: (✵ 013)

III

[personal profile] fatalstrikes 2018-06-03 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Yuri comes across Camilla in the process of hefting up her adorable little monster(?) and he pauses, one hand on his hip. Roc's at his feet, though the dog doesn't seem particularly interested in what's happening.]

Hey, that's a pretty interesting creature. Did it come out of a red and white ball too?

[He seems totally at ease despite waking up in an unfamiliar place.]
bloodspent: (01. cheated and lied)

[personal profile] bloodspent 2018-06-03 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
II.

[Okay, so this is the worst fucking game of You Wake Up In A Room that Jake's ever seen. While he's about nine thousand percent not here for this stupid-ass outfit, at least it seems warm, and that's better than the previous few times he's played this game; the wig, however, can go straight to hell and it's staying on the floor where he left it. If anyone asks, he lost it somehow, who knows.

It becomes obvious pretty early on that no one's going to ask.

The first time he runs into one of the blank-eyed weirdos is in one of the break rooms - or at least, he finds out it's one of the break rooms after he kicks the door in like an absolute savage, sending the thing banging loudly against the wall as it opens and revealing someone who's way too apathetic about this turn of events for his own good. Jake stops for a moment when he sees the guy, just staring at the dead-eyed abyss while said abyss stares back over a cup of coffee, and he's way too calm about all of this and the whole thing just screams of "I don't like it" being the only sane response, and after a moment the guy moves to put the coffee down and manages to send it crashing to the floor as he does it while trying to not take those damn eyes off of Jake.

The noise it causes is loud. Jake's reaction is purely spinal, firing off before his brain has any say.

...Those of you that hear the crash that ensues can find Jake with a Galactic grunt on the floor, pinned down by Jake's knee planted on his chest, and he looks like he's about to punch the shit out of the guy with the sole thing stopping him being the fact that the damn grunt hasn't changed expression. He's just...looking at him, and all that his face is providing is "this might as well happen", and it's weirding Jake out on such a fundamental level that he can't even bring himself to hit him.]


What the fuck is your problem?

[It's loud and weirdly kind of desperate; come on, man, react or something...]



III.

[You know what, okay. Okay, there's an open area over here and no one seems to be swarming the place yet, weird though that is, and as such Jake is taking a minute to crouch down with his back against the wall, toying with that capsule between his fingers for a moment before pressing the button and deploying it.

Thankfully, it's not an explosive? That would have been bad.

What it does end up giving him, though, is a lizard with a thousand-yard stare, which is creepy as hell - or at least, it would be, were it not for the- ]


...Pants?

[Of...of all things.]

You've got pants.

[Maybe if he just...keeps repeating it something'll happen.]
takestheblame: 5 (5)

[personal profile] takestheblame 2018-06-03 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
[Looks like Kazuma Kiryu is once again in a situation he didn't ask for. He's not surprised, he's just annoyed. That's why he leaves the room without even trying to talk to anyone else in the room, he wants to find out what's going on and what they want. He leaves the room, throwing that ugly wig to the floor.

II

His annoyance turns into puzzlement once he realizes what state everyone else is in. This is highly abnormal, and he doesn't like it one bit. He waves a hand in front of a young man's face, not getting much of a response. Kiryu steps back, sucking air through his teeth]


Something's very wrong here.

[To say the least.

III

Once he realized things were very abnormal, he examined the wig, and found there's a capsule attached to him. Kiryu is sitting on the bed, turning the sphere in his hands. There's a button there, but he's not going to press it -- you don't press buttons in devices you don't know. When someone's nearby, he beckons them and asks the question:]


What can you tell me about this?

[Technology definitely isn't his strong point]
swiftasacoursingkawa: icon by <user name=kufufutofu =livejournal.com> (uuuweeehhh)

[personal profile] swiftasacoursingkawa 2018-06-03 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
[i]

[Sena's used to uniforms, given that he's a high school athlete. He's also used to weird costumes, given that he's a high school athlete with Yoichi Hiruma as a team captain.

A uniform that's a weird costume might be a bit much, though.]


A...aliens?!

[No, Sena, this isn't the American team's uniform, as spacey as it looks.]

[ii]

Hieeee...

[What's that moaning sound echoing in the hallways? Is it a malfunctioning machine? A ghost? A ghost Pokemon?

nah it's just Sena. He's doing what he does best and is being a terrified scout, edging around to peek around corners before dashing off at top speed to the other end of the hall. And by "top speed," I mean "professional athlete speed". The kid's fast. Between him zooming around before anyone can spot him and the soft keening wail he's making, it'd be no surprise if anyone mistakes him for a ghost. At least until he bumps into them, anyway.]


Gack - sorry, sorry! Uh - hi?

[iii]

[Sena doesn't actually notice the capsule attached to his waist until he accidentally knocks it off during one of his dashes down the hall. He picks it up sheepishly, looking it over...and then accidentally presses the button on it, releasing the Chimchar inside and making him jump.]

Hiiiieeegh! W-what the-?!

[That's a monkey! A monkey that's on fire! That's exactly the kind of thing Hiruma would somehow come up with for some kind of hellish training which would involve this monkey breathing hoops of fire and then they'd have to jump through them while also getting chased by Cerberus, and if they got even a single scorch mark on their clothes, Hiruma would-

...Oh. It's not doing anything.]


Um... [He kneels down.] Are you, uh...okay? [It doesn't answer. He'd almost feel like he's talking to Shin, but even with Shin's stoicness there was some kind of intensity to it. He's not getting anything from this...monkey thing.]

Er... [He looks up at the closest person.] What is that...?
anythingforyou: (🌹 Three.)

[personal profile] anythingforyou 2018-06-03 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, she's got her priorities...somewhat in line, if nothing else. It gets a bit of a smile out of Camilla, never the less, though she seems to hide her amusement behind her hand.]

I suppose I should have figured as much. I would have rather solved this peacefully, but I suppose two can play at that game.

[Camilla is going to give a look around to the room, honestly, though she doesn't seem to like what she sees. Or, well, perhaps the lack of it.]

I suppose they were smart to leave us with so little, however...
takestheblame: 2 (2)

I

[personal profile] takestheblame 2018-06-03 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
I don't think whoever brought us here is anywhere in this building.

[Kiryu had just returned from walking around and being baffled, not liking anything he saw]

Everyone has the same uniform and ridiculous wig. It's like they're the same than us in terms of rank.
fatalstrikes: (✵ 69)

I

[personal profile] fatalstrikes 2018-06-03 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
[He absolutely feels your pain with the "long hair somehow contained under this wig" thing. Hi, Zelda. Yuri seems totally at ease despite the situation, and when she greets him he turns to her and tips his head a bit.]

Yuri. I'd say it's nice to meet you, but this situation's a bit strange, even for me.
takestheblame: 10 (10)

III/II

[personal profile] takestheblame 2018-06-03 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
You got a machine?

[A...living machine of some sort. It's strange. Kiryu at least had a living creature, not this...odd being that's floating there.

He's definitely not judging, but it's making him be even more confused than before]
semistableman: of my own (★ never had a cherry valance)

I

[personal profile] semistableman 2018-06-03 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Bucky seems pretty taken aback by her, staring opening at her ears for a moment before he seems to catch himself, smiling.]

Name's Bucky. And you are, Miss...?
bloodspent: (38. gravity's pull)

[personal profile] bloodspent 2018-06-03 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, that went from "are you fucking serious" to "holy shit, marry me" in point-six, awesome.]

See, now you're talking. You capable of working with what they left us?
anythingforyou: (🌹 Four.)

ii

[personal profile] anythingforyou 2018-06-03 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, Camilla finishes making her rounds easily enough and ventures into the halls. It's not too long before she finds Ignis wandering about, currently carrying her Deino around before pausing in her steps.]

Are you looking for something in particular...?
discutio: (one maniac at a time we'll take it back)

iii

[personal profile] discutio 2018-06-03 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
[The flying capsule was halted by a quick motion, Ignis catching it in one hand before it collided with his head as he walked in. The Absol at his side was in much the same condition, blank and apathetic. When no further attack or threat came, he found it fairly safe to assume the source was one of them.]

...Is yours in a similar state?
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