1_800_hotline | Week 1 [Day 1-Day 3]

[After a long stressful day like this has been, maybe you want to curl up in bed and try to sleep this whole thing off, or maybe you stay up all night desperately trying to find a way out of this town. Whether it be asking the cops for help, trying to steal a car, or just simply trying to walk out of town, you will unfortunately find your attempts to escape fruitless.

Even with it being obvious something strange is going on, no one has shown their face yet to even hint that they're the ones behind it. And you have no idea if or when they will.

However, in the very least you have a whole town to explore, and at the start of each day, and the beginning of every night, no matter where you are, you'll suddenly hear a radio crackle to life. Whether this is comforting or unsettling? Well, that's up to you to decide.

Just have a good time and try not think about the letter you got earlier, okay?]

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((OOC: Welcome to Week 1 of Hotline! As you can probably tell by the fact that Day 2 and beyond are frozen, we will have no grace week so we can get right into the murder!

And if you want to investigate the town, you just need to write INVESTIGATION in your header! Have fun ;) ))

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[Well... that call he got this morning wasn't great, but he's going to try to stay optimistic. It was a vague threat, after all! And while there's a lot he could lose, he didn't want to kill for a "maybe".

First of all, he found these strange coins in his room, and they seem to go with the gatcha machine in the convenience store!

And he gets... Well, it's something. Ray is particularly worried about the Ecto Cooler he got and stares at it for a few good minutes.]

Are they expecting me to drink straight ectoplasm? I'm not sure that's safe for human consumption.

[He is going to wear that lettuce shirt the rest of the night, however. You can't stop him.

Later on, he's doing his best to distract himself by going bowling. After all, he hasn't done it in forever, and it

Still... it's awkward alone, so when someone comes into the bowling alley, he immediately calls out to them:]

Hey! You wanna go bowling with me? It'll be fun!

[Join him!!!]

[ villanelle is the sort of awkward where she has no quarrels about playing alone, and intended to do so. she's never actually bowled before, just watched other people do it. seemed like fun, rolling a ball so hard it smashes into pins. friendly fun violence. and when she hears a man call out her head turns and it takes her a few beats to realize he's addressing her. ]

Me? [ she darts her eyes and sees no one else in sight. a shrug then- ] Ok. But gotta warn you - I'm really good at it.

[ so good at this game she's never played before, totally. ]

[If that was intended to discourage Ray from bowling with Villanelle, it definitely didn't work. He's still beaming and waves off the comment.]

Don't worry, I'm not playing to win! I'll probably get nothing but gutter balls my first round.

[ well, she has to live with her lie now. sounds about typical of her. she makes her way over with long lazy steps, pair of bowling shoes already on her feet from an earlier request. ]

Who doesn't play to win? Everyone likes winning.

[Ray's not the only one getting his gacha fix. Nearby, there's another guy marveling at his own cheap treasures- well, the erasers and the tablets, he might get some practical use out of... but the real thing that makes his eyes gleam with joy are those beautifully useless metal discs known as Satan Badges. Sure, he can always stare in the mirror for hours if he wants his fix of looking at himself- but he sure missed the feeling of seeing his face printed on anything with the surface area to accommodate his massive jawline.]

[...he snaps out of his self-indulgence enough to overhear Ray's comment. Ectoplasm? Oh boy. And just when he thought the only good thing about this place was the absence of fakers peddling bogus "supernatural" nonsense. Well, he's not gonna let this schmuck get suckered in on HIS watch.]

Ectoplasm? Son, you best be talking 'bout the part of a cell- by the way, I'm the guy who killed Cell if that means anything t'you- ...and not that phony baloney paranormal junk.

[Ray was just trying to have a decent day when this asshole comes in.

He is gently giving him a Look as he speaks.]

First of all, I think you're thinking about cytoplasm.

Second of all, please tell me you're not someone who doesn't believe in the supernatural. There's overwhelming evidence towards their existence!

[tsk tsk tsk] Oh, c'mon now, any moron could tell you that ectoplasm, from a microbiological standpoint, refers to the clear ungranulated exterior OF cytoplasm! [laughs] Y'might call that splitting hairs, but I say it's just being right! Just like I'm right not to buy into the special effects and sleight of hand behind every so-called bit of supernatural "evidence", unlike some folks! [He flashes a big, condescending smirk at Ray like he can't read the subtext of that statement.]

I'm surprised you know anything about biology.

[Said just loud enough for Satan to hear.]

Do... do you think there's nothing supernatural about what's going on? There are people from other times and dimensions here. Not to mention the spectral activity I've experienced in my own universe!

[Oh, so this whackjob's in the same "kidnapped in a motel" boat, huh? Great.]

Bud, I couldn't care one bit about time travel or parallel universes or how we got here, all I wanna know's how we're getting out, 'cause some of us have more urgent matters to consult with than whatever our Ouija boards tell us!

[>:(]

I'll have you know I've been trying to make a portal to get out of here.

Do you have a plan on how to escape?

Ooh-hoo-hoo- a portal... sure thing, Dr. Briefs. Lemme know how scrounging for scrap to build that highfalutin escape hatch works out for you.

Me, I'm thinking of scoping out the place, see the way we're being walled in, find some weakpoint in their defenses and BAM! [He punches the air and cackles triumphantly.] Free as a bird! ...and my BACKUP plan is to bide my time 'til whoever's keeping us shows their face, and then I beat the hell outta them!

Dr. Briefs...?

[Is that an insult...?]

So your plan is to punch your way out of this?

Nah, I'm gonna be throwing in a couple kicks, grapples, and a'course a buncha backflips and somersaults in there, too. [laugh] Gotta put on a good show for the cameras- 'specially since I'm guessing this place's rotten with the things.

[Ray gently eyes around him, seeing if maybe there was a camera.]

Good... good luck with that, then.

[...]

So what did you get from that thing?

[He means the gatcha.]

I'm GLAD you asked. [He flips one of the pog-size metal coins in the air and slaps it on the back of his hand- uncovering it to reveal his face printed on top of a glossy gold striped backdrop.] This, my good man, is a Satan Badge! Very trendy, in-demand valuable collector's item. Different kinds have different values- this one right here's a Super Rare- goes for about 15,000 zeni. Second-best rank. The legendary right above it sells for twice that! Pretty incredible, huh!

Oh, and... I also got some erasers shaped like army dudes... disclosing tablets, but who cares about that? None of it's Satan brand, so it might as well be worthless! [laughs]

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