YOU-kai start!

[idolpro]

Who: YOU-kai
Where: The YOU-kai dorms
When: Day 355, morning

[ You all wake up in bed with your smartphone at your bedside, all of you in your sleepwear, with a message on your phone.

Good morning, newly departed guest stars! You've got new co-stars to meet, a new dorm to explore, and the television in the main room with the "names" of everyone in your unit with flashing empty boxes next to them, waiting for you to each assign yourself a personal color as well as a mythological creature (if that is available to you—some of you will have that option grayed out). Or assign them to each other, really, no one's stopping you.

Once you've chosen your color and creature (or, once it's chosen for you), your closets will unlock with 3 sets of traditional Japanese clothing fitted exactly to your size. Additionally, upon choosing your creature, you might find yourself suddenly with some new appendages (check Player Notes).

Also, the front door is currently locked. It looks like you actually have no choice but to get to know each other for an hour or two before those open up. ]

Comments

[venerance]

[Have a tall man staring with interest at the television while he waits his turn to pick a color.]

You're all being such good kids and introducing yourselves... just know if you get in my way I'll have to kill you, okay?

[What a way to introduce himself.]

[daios]

You presume you could do such a thing.

[Really though, the guy could probably beat most of the people here, Hiroto supposes.]

Just play nice with those we need in order to win. Anyone else is expendable.

[venerance]

Do you want to find out?

[He smiles, genuinely serious.]

Hm. I guess that's true. The more points the better, right?

[daios]

I would find it distasteful to kill someone meant to be on my 'team' so soon after arrival.

[He's also serious, but not smiling at all. The golden marking on his head glows a little in annoyance.]

That's right. Like a children's game.

[venerance]

Hm. Wouldn't it be more fun to get rid of the weaklings first? They could just hold us back.

['Us' because he's already decided he likes that he doesn't intimidate this one.]

I'd say I like children's games but I can't seem to recall any.

[daios]

They do not need culling. Even a small trickle of points will bring up our total. All can be useful.

[Though if it is an average... He would not mind it. Still, he isn't much for killing children.]

Hmm. How much have you forgotten?

[venerance]

If you say so~! I'll have to take your word for it.

[He still thinks the extra nice ones might be too weak for this kind of place. It's almost a mercy if they die, right?]

It's hard to say, I guess. My name, for starters.

[He would know his "Idol" name if he bothered to try and check his phone, not that he knows how to use it.]

[daios]

Save your slaughter for opponents. This is all I ask.

[He doesn't have to LIKE them!]

The powers that be will have assigned you a new name in that case. I do not know you, so I cannot help anything but for skills. If you have need to be reminded of how to do something, I will offer support.

[venerance]

I’m not some helpless baby bird, you know. I can figure out basic things.

[This is his way of saying thank you.]

[carrionmywaywardsun]

Oh my, and we only just met! Well, right back at you, buddy.

[venerance]

[That earns a laugh.]

What a good attitude. Normally when someone threatens to kill a person, you'd be scared right?

[He likes you already, stranger.]

[carrionmywaywardsun]

[The feeling is mutual!]

Why be scared? Death happens. And you know what they say... Talk is cheap.

[venerance]

And if what we're told is to be believed, I guess we're already dead. I wonder... can people die a second time?

[He wants to test it.]

[carrionmywaywardsun]

[very confidently:]

Of course. Nothing escapes oblivion in the end.

[venerance]

Wow, you sounded cool just now. I guess I can't kill you if you're this fun.

[At this moment, anyway. He'll probably threaten it again in this very conversation.]

[carrionmywaywardsun]

[Eh, he's used to it. Is it really a proper conversation without a few casual death threats?]

Thank you, thank you~ That was gonna be my line too!

[venerance]

[The start of a beautiful friendship.]

Great minds think alike. Have you learned anything interesting about this place?

[ibedeadpeople]

Doesn't seem like that'd be all that helpful, but okay...

[venerance]

If all the weaklings die, then that means those who are left have a better chance of getting points, right?

[ibedeadpeople]

If anybody can run "lives," then you should want as many of us out earning as possible! That's child labor 101.

[venerance]

My apologies, little girl. I guess we should really put you to work, then!

[Heh.]

[ibedeadpeople]

Hey! I'm not like these other squirts, I'm a legal adult!

[venerance]

Oh? I don’t believe you.

[But his wolf ears do perk up with interest. He likes picking on kids. Or adults. He isn’t picky.]

[ibedeadpeople]

Ask away, I know about all kinds of adult things, like...

[uh]

...Taxes. And, uh, those fancy embroidered pillows that somehow not comfortable despite that being the whole point of a pillow.

[venerance]

I don't care about stuff like that. I care about killing anyone who gets in my way, that's all.

[He's a man of simple desires.]