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Entry tags:
- !event; countdown; day 21,
- alucard,
- chikusa kakimoto,
- featherine augustus aurora,
- jaune arc,
- jirou sakuma,
- koujirou genda,
- lenka utsugi,
- louis,
- mako,
- makoto fukami,
- minako arisato,
- mitsuru kirijo,
- miu matsuoka,
- nakigitsune,
- nobunaga oda,
- okuyasu nijimura,
- pharos,
- raidou kuzunoha xiv,
- sakuya kira,
- sion astal,
- tatsuya suou,
- yuuri katsuki,
- yuuto kidou
COUNTDOWN : MORTALITY
Many had thought it over, but a few days ago it happened again. Bodies slashed and mutilated beyond recognition so that that only dental records could be used to ID the victims. Pieces of bodies strung along power lines and roofs.. The same horrifying events as nearly a year ago...
Back then, the response from the Eddan city council and its police force, however draconian it seemed at the time, was necessary. As death after death of normal citizens began to pile up and a pattern emerged, a lockdown was ordered after sunset. Companies shifted their hours around and before long, the city had adjusted to a daytime only work and school schedule. Many businesses opened dormitories to house those employees stuck working late. Only police, hospital and firemen units operated at night for emergencies.
The city seemed to return to normal. Horrific deaths were few, and blame was usually placed on the victims having for breaking curfew. Despite extensive research and cameras stationed around the city, no culprit for the murders was found. The murder(or murderers) simply were nicknamed Shadow(s) by the media.
Before this new string of murders, many had pondered if the curfew could be lifted soon, that the culprit was a serial killer from another country that left the city after the police came too close to narrowing them down. But now the murders are starting again.
And that's about when you come in.
You could all say it started with a strange icon that popped up on your phone that day. May 13th, 2017.
Did you press it right away out of curiosity? Did you press it accidentally trying to dismiss it? Or did you wait long enough for it to cover your entire screen, forcing you to interact with it? Either way, congratulations! You've got...a Terms of Service popping up in front of you?
Terms and Conditions ("Terms")
Last updated: May 13th, 2017
Please read these Terms and Conditions ("Terms", "Terms and Conditions") carefully before using the http:/www.applenet.net website (the "Service") operated by AppleNET ("us", "we", "our", "horse", "goat", "etc.").
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By accessing or using the Service you agree to be bound by these Terms and agree to be part of The Team. If you disagree with any part of the terms then that's too bad. You already agreed to them by reading this far.
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You quickly notice there is no contact number or address. Uhh---
Yes | Hell Yes
It really seems like you don't have much choice. After pressing one of the two buttons, a new screen greets you.
21 DAYS REMAIN BEFORE AWAKENING
Welcome, stray lambs! We'll be your friends for a tiny bit. I'm sure the others are looking forward to meeting you in the future, but for now, we are asking you to answer these questions as truthfully as you can. Don't worry if the answer sounds 'bad'. After all, you're already hired!
Are they... acting like they’ve just hired you for a new job?
The first (and only) question for today is:
You find yourself in a neighboring city where the police have captured an individual who has stolen bread from a grocery store to stay alive. For the sake of this morality lesson, let us say that the penalty in this city is death, and a very painful one. This individual is a childhood friend. Knowing all of this, what do you do? Please pick one of the following:
1) I stand up for them and propose to be their lawyer so that they get a fair trial.
2) I stand up for them and propose to be their lawyer so that they get a fair trial. I have no idea what being a lawyer could even be, but that way I can figure out a way to save them and give myself more time.
3) I stand up for them and propose to hire a lawyer so that they get a fair trial.
4) I let the city decide, as the law rules above everything else.
5) They shouldn't have let themselves be caught. It's their own fault and I just let it happen.
6) They bullied you as a kid despite being a friend and you're just happen to see them getting their just desserts. It's pretty great actually.
7) Society is unfair. I'm are already preparing to bust my friend out of the jail so they can escape.
8) I visit jail that night and give them items so that they can escape but no one can pin it on me. The rest is up to them.
9) I show up that night in jail to kill them to save them from the future suffering from the death penalty.
10) I use my vast amounts of fortune / skills to put the blame on an innocent so that they can get out. Hey that other guy is a stranger, so it’s not my problem!
11) What do you mean I showed up in that city? I can barely find my way around this one.
12) I propose to exchange my life for theirs, then I try to bust myself out. Take that, corrupted justice system!
13) I go back home and watch the trial on the local network with a fresh bowl of popcorn. This shit's gonna be good.
As you go to pick out an option...or try to exit out of it, you witness an all-too brief memory of a life you think isn't yours. A flash that makes you think you were hallucinating. Your head hurts, your heartbeat increases dramatically, and you can barely see anything ahead of you...
Wait, did you already pick something? You don't remember touching the screen, but something's already been highlighted and pressed for you. Staring at the 'saving' prompt, you would later find out it was a deeper memory from your heart. It might terrify you, what you've picked.
After that, the program displays nothing else for a few seconds before a chatroom (appleNET chat v.301.01) boots up, with a username already attached to your account and a little icon, either a sword or a ship steering wheel, next to it. More worryingly, your answer is the first thing posted from your name. Not even a hi or hello.
Well good thing no one has any idea who you are....right?
[OOC: The memory should only last for a few seconds, but it would be something significant that would surprise them. It could even related to this question!
All mentions of their own name, profession or other clues that might reveal who they are would be changed to [INFORMATION LOCKED]. The only name they can refer to themselves by is their username, which is the name of the demon you chose for their Persona. 'Family members might be able to find each other via their writing habits, but for now that's the limit.
Welcome to the game, and have fun!]
⚔ Beall
[Ayu is lying, of course. She doesn't know how to program, nor does she want to be that nerdy unless she's designing the next M*rio K*rt.]
Re: ⚔ Beall
Can't you tell? I'm magic.
Care to explain the weird morality question? Either way, request for your next victims? Make this godawful thing less orange.
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Why does anyone ask questions? It's because I'm bored, probably. ┐(´-｀)┌
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Wouldn't explaining my vast magical powers only make them boring? Maybe I have the unholy power to detect your inner thoughts. I dunno what category that's in.
Ah, boredom. What? Don't you have school or video games or something to entertain yoursle with?
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[Why'd he have to go and ask about video games, huh? She frowns at her phone and hits her pillow. She hasn't been able to afford a new game in months. Her family just can't afford them.]
I have so many video games that instead of being excited by them they just bore me instead. Isn't that irresponsible?
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Willing to sell a broke college kid a few then? I'd kill for a copy of Dark Souls.
I'm so sorry AND FOR THE EDITS
(•⌂•) But if I found a winning stick, I'd be happy, too.
Maybe that's the kind of question they'll ask next? "If you found a popsicle stick on the ground that said 'winner', what would you do?"
1) Turn it into the police, expecting a reward
2) Equip it to the weapon slot
3) Redeem it yourself
4) Equip it faster, Michelle! The aliens are coming!
5) Look for its owner
6) Just leave it there because someone's mouth was on that thing and you don't know where it's been
7) Actually, it's been in someone's mouth and on the ground, so you do know where it's been
8) Rachel!!! I'm sorry I didn't equip it fast enough and now the aliens have you!!!
9) Throw it away in the trash
10) Put it someone's hair
11) Rachel, I'm sorry I couldn't defeat the aliens in time...if only my tears could bring you back, but this isn't a cartoon show
12) Take it home and display it because you're the winner
13) Console Michelle in her time of need
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Whose Michelle?
Kids have such active imaginations.
I'm not going to equip a Popsicle stick, we'd all be better off punching an alien.
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I suppose punching might work, too, but they might be sticky.
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Unfortunately, your hands are covered with alien guts, so you and Michele both die of sickness. Do you want to play again?
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He's actually getting into it.
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[She's too into it herself. She's not taking this weird app seriously at all.]
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You punch an alien!
Your magic gloves fill you with a feeling of "hey, no one's using the restroom, so if I want to shower in peace I could do it now."
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I drop everything to immediately go grab a shower.
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With no one to protect Michelle, she apologizes to the aliens for scratching their car and driving away. The aliens accept a small cash payment and fly back to their galaxy. You saved the day!
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What a strange story, but it sure cheered him up.
You should write a book kid.
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Wait. What the heck? Ayu squints at her phone.
Well, that's annoying. Hey, don't go thinking I tried to put a dirty word in there. I was just saying that I'm [INFORMATION LOCKED].
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Friendly reminder this app isn't actually all fun and games.
It censors personal stuff kid. Don't worry, I know you probably don't know any _real_ swears.
Guts stop baiting kids.
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She's sighing on the other end. Her headache sure is coming back.
Don't call me kid, call me Boss. Also, I know a lot of swears. Too many swears, even.
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Don't tempt him into teaching kids swears. He'll do it. He'll be that adult.
Shouldn't tell people about yourself online either. Probably the only time this stupid censor's done everyone a favor.
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My mom calls my dad that all the time.
She's a child of divorce. These things happen. And that's clearly not too much information to be censored.
I'm not that scared. I'm pretty tough. I'm the kind of boss that appears at the end of a dungeon and not halfway through it.
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The details about the home life are a little concerning though. He's no genius but that sorta thing just seems stressful for a kid. Biased parents just makes a home life more complicated then it should be.
So would you say you are the Big Boss?
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She's not so young to believe he'd get pulled over, and she knows a few more words than that, but it'd be uncute to go around explaining either of those things.
In this day and age, you can't just call someone big. Maybe it's not their fault and they can't help it. Think of me more like the Grand Boss.
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