Starting with a Bang

[onetrippony]

Who: HSS & Anyone Incoming
Where: HSS Dorms
When: Day 138 Morning

[ Good morning HSS! I hope you like being woken up by loud crashing noises because that's what's happening this morning. Inspection of the room where said crashing occurred will yield you one heavily tattooed adult (??) with his foot tangled in a blanket, looking sheepishly at his tipped over and mildly destroyed bed. To vouch for his adultness and newbieness, he's wearing a t-shirt and pajama pants. There's a flaming pony on his t-shirt. That's an important detail. ]

Ah jeez... I hope that wasn't expensive.

Comments

[onetrippony]

You all seem to still have some life in you, so I'm guessing you've made the best of the situation you've been handed and that's impressive in itself.

I'm more sorry to add to your worries.

[mapsio]

We make do where we can.

[ MMM, not a good time to bring up the disaster meeting. But. They're gonna have to explain The Thing eventually. ]

You aren't adding more, if anything. Maybe you've lessened them a little? I might worry if you fall again, though. That wasn't very good.

[onetrippony]

I'd worry too, but I think we're past that initial stage of surprise now.

Unless you've got some more of them in store outside that door.

[mapsio]

Get dressed and meet me outside the room? I'll walk you around the dorm?

[ GONNA, STEP OUT. ]

[onetrippony]

Sure.

[ And after five minutes, cue smaller crash number two. ]

[mapsio]

[ She also went and got dressed while he was getting dressed. ]

... Are you okay?

[ knock knock. ]

[onetrippony]

[ Calling out. ]

Yeah, sorry, I just tripped on something.

[ That something being his own feet. ]

[ Eventually he opens his door, dressed and hair at least a little less bedhead-y. ]

Sorry to keep you waiting- Ah, cute look!

[mapsio]

Goodness, having a rough start, are you? That's okay, no worries.

[ Gonna...offer her arm, to keep him steady? ]

[onetrippony]

My room is definitely out to make my start a little rougher.

[ Curious glance but taking the arm, he seems steady? Look at him normal walking. ]

[mapsio]

[ YOU READ THE DORM DESCRIPTION. Also (x) doubt on standing up straight.

She's taking him to the main room, where...there are a bunch of panels and junk....a table with spinny chairs-- and a mattress pile? A mattress pile. ]

So...our unit's "aesthetic" is that we are heroes. I guess, hence the name. We can buy abilities that are specific to our unit.

[onetrippony]

Heroes, huh? That's a really big title to live up to.

[mapsio]

[ ...there is a tired laugh. ]

Definitely. Especially when everyone’s definition of hero isn’t the same.

[onetrippony]

Hah, well... everyone is someone's hero in some way, I think.

Is there some kind of outside expectation on us to really be heroes? Or is that just the image aesthetic?

[mapsio]

Honestly, the outside expectation is that we will throw games to save other people.

[ Shuffling her feet a little. ]

[onetrippony]

That doesn't really sound like heroics to me... That sounds more like expected sacrifices.

[mapsio]

And when we try to change that, it just feels bad to throw someone else under the proverbial bus. The producers do this on purpose though, they make those decisions deliberately hard.

We’re all...just kids here.

[onetrippony]

Mm... I can't speak very much to whether or not you have to 'throw someone else under the bus' just to survive, but I don't think that sacrificing yourself is the only way to be a hero... I don't think doing that's any way to live a life, honestly.

But either way... that's a really rough decision to force onto a group of kids.

[mapsio]

[ Man thanks for giving her a small crisis.

Not a bad one? Just. Hm. ]

We’ve had a terrible week making that decision. It’s been a terrible week overall. Needlessly dying and suffering has been a theme.

[onetrippony]

Sounds like you guys could use a break from the theme.

How often do these games happen? Anyway you can take a break before the next one?

[mapsio]

It’s random. Those last games I mentioned? One day apart on each.

Sometimes the games are nice. So...if one happens soon. I’d like it to be a nicer one.

[ Sighs. ] Apologies for bringing down the mood so much. I’d just rather be honest.

[onetrippony]

It's fine. I appreciate the honesty, I'm more worried about how worn out you guys seem to be.

[mapsio]

Understatement almost.

[ Everyone is so...so tired. ] We can pick up the pieces, the goal is to settle you in.

[onetrippony]

Well, if it counts for anything, I do feel welcomed with all the help and information you've all given me.

[mapsio]

I’ll say it counts for something.

[ Deep breath. ] Is there anything else I can help answer for you?

[onetrippony]

Well... is there anything I definitely need to know for sure before leaving this building?