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T H E W A R E H O U S E

【 day 41 】

Hello newcomers, welcome to the 【 Warehouse 】.

Once you escape your elevator, you will find yourself here. It's strangely empty for a warehouse. Aside from the elevators you've come out of, there's nothing else here. In fact, the longer you look around, the stranger everything looks.

Every window has been bolted shut, with no way of removing the steel coverings. The only source of illumination comes from the florescent lights above. Along the walls are numerous amounts of surveillance cameras, watching every bit of movement and listening to the sounds of everyone and everything. Every door is locked up tight, with no clear way of opening them, and there's one giant door with a 9 painted on it. It's a rather strange place, and there seems to be a lot of people here, so go introduce yourselves?

For the "old-timers" and "newly-become-old-timers", come meet your new fellow test subjects. You haven't had more than one person arrive in a long while, so what a surprise! This also means that there are two elevators that you can jump into and have a nice, long, cold bath in! How generous of Calhoun.

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"Yeah, that's right," said Heiji, with considerable vehemence, much more than he'd shown about anything else so far he had a lot of complaints about this ok.

"It's just awful stuff, day in and day out! No fish, no yakisoba, not even any miso soup! "The one time we could make our own meals was way better, 'cause at least we could make whatever we wanted." Of course he'd also been poisoned but worth it. When he got out of here he was totally going to learn to cook, fuck this shit.

... Well, I mean, I don't care about any of that. [sorry heiji but alfendi only eats pasta and fast food

but still. he's getting fired up about this too, apparently. the dude's been totally listless since he got here but this is the thing that finally gets his attitude going.]

The cafeteria is one of the greatest systems mankind has ever designed. I mean, cooking for yourself is totally inefficient - a complete waste of time - but a team of designated chefs organizing meals for a large group of people in bulk? Brilliant! Serving us gruel and tepid water is just... turning something structured and wonderful into a mockery of all things good. I don't like it.

[SIGH.] There's no honour in this.

Edited (i forgot to change the subject linE I CAN'T TAG EVER APPARENTLY) 2014-11-09 19:12 (UTC)

"The cafeteria?" UNACCEPTABLE. Heiji couldn't believe what he was hearing. "Dunno what kinda cafeterias you've been going to, but if you're talkin' chefs, you're lookin' at a restaurant.

"Besides, meals prepared in bulk just don't taste the same. Once you're producing food for a whole mass of people, it's tougher to provide the same level of quality that you can find on a smaller scale. And it goes without saying that there's no personal sentiment to be found in food prepared in bulk! It's way better to eat a nice meal together with your family or friends."

"...I agree about gruel and hot water being totally heinous, though."

He did like pasta...

No, restaurants are terrible. You don't know what you're talking about. The very notion of spending an entire evening going out for a meal... I have no idea how that concept gained as much traction as it did. It's such a waste of time. [unacceptable. he completely dismisses heiji's opinion with a wave of his hand, and that should have been the end of it, but. no. he has more to say, apparently.

glossing over the whole finding personal sentiment in food comment - ridiculous, heiji - he folds his arms across his chest and shakes his head disparagingly.]

Listen, when it comes to food, home delivery is the only viable option. All you have to do is pick up a phone, dial a number and wait for someone to bring you a meal in exchange for money and minimal social interaction. That's how all businesses should run.

"D...delivery?!" Heiji looked absolutely appalled. "You're not one of those shut-in weirdos who stays in and eats fast food, are ya? What's wrong with goin' out and talking to people once in a while? Especially people you like!"

"Plus, eating delivery all the time is totally unhealthy. You're gonna pay for it in your old age if you just eat that stuff all the time." Although honestly, Alfendi was already looking a little rough.

[heiji how dare you. alfendi is a delicate and handsome dandy gentleman of a youthful 29 years of age. he is as charming today as he was the day he was born]

The fast food industry is a titan of the culinary field and deserves your respect. There's no need to be judgmental. Besides - I've said it before, I'll say it again. Individuals catering to themselves is a total waste of time and energy. Pizza delivery is the answer.

[what the hell alfendi. but anyway, being a hermit probably explains why he's already feeling this drained after talking to, like, 2 people. he just wants to go home and sleep, man]

Obviously, I can't remember what I was like before I came here, but. There's nothing wrong with valuing your own personal space, is there? [translation: he's totally a shut-in weirdo]

"Judgemental? You're the one talkin' about how terrible restaurants are and how it's such a big waste of time. I can't believe you think everyone should just order pizza or whatever." Forget it, there's no way this guy's related to Hershel; Layton must be one of those names like Baker or Johnson or something BANNED FOREVER

"Valuin' your space is one thing, but I'd say you got a problem if you can't stand the though of a couple hours outside socializin' with people. I guess you could survive if you work at home or somethin'." He wouldn't go so far as to call it living, though.

29 years old, eats pizza all the time, probably never married...

Look, I'm sure I'm capable of dealing with people in a social setting. I just think that ordering food is the only way to dine successfully. [he's probably just going to repeat himself at this point, because he's an idiot, so.] I don't understand how we got onto discussing how introverted I might be. Whether or not I can handle having friends wouldn't change the fact that I'm right about this.

Pizza delivery is the answer. Pizza is the perfect food. There's no such thing as bad pizza.

[his stomach rumbles, and he cradles his head in his hands, because too much food talk. he should have known this would only make him miserable. he shakes his head as if to chase away this foul temptress of a conversation.]

Can we talk about something else? This is depressing me.

"Hey, I ain't the one who brought up you bein' friendless." Although come to think of it, Alfendi did seem like the #1 candidate for dying alone in a house full of cats. If he ever got out of this warehouse. And assuming he even liked cats. Maybe he only liked cats that could make him pizza or something look Alfendi it's your dream team right here almost like having real friends...

"You wanna talk about somethin' that isn't food, huh...? Well, I guess the big news right now is that one of us is missing. Guy named Simon Keyes -- long red hair, brightly-colored clothes, looks like he's in his mid-twenties."

Yes, but... [well whatever. more importantly holy shit alfendi would literally murder a thousand people in exchange for a house full of pizza cat cats. if zero ever says "hey alfendi go and betray/stab/whatever everyone in this warehouse and then kill them a billion times over in order to get a pizza cat cat" then alfendi will bring out the big guns and paint this town red. with blood. and pepperoni]

That sounds... rather unbelievable. Surely Zero would be able to track a missing person down in a place like this? He and Calhoun seem to be going out of their way to give us the impression they can see everything.

Unless you're suggesting this Simon managed to find a way out?

Heiji waved his hand in a negative gesture. "Oh, I don't mean Zero ain't know where he is. I mean we don't know. He copped to workin' for Zero and disappeared after the last round of the 'game'. He must've at least gotten as far as the garden, but aside from a few blood flecks from an injury he got before the round ended, we haven't seen a trace of him since."

He was probably dead.

But if he wasn't dead, he was dangerous. So. You know, head's up there pizza cat cat buddy.

[... oh. talk about ramping the conversation up to eleven. he'd rather be at home with his pizza cat cats]

Ah. Yes. Well. [he sounds slightly more grim, but still genuinely placid and unaffected by all of this.] That makes more sense, I suppose. If you're being honest with me, that means one of the test subjects before I arrived was implanted here as a mole, doesn't it? Or at least - became one over the course of the game? That's... unfortunate.

"Yep," said Heiji. "I mean, I figured it was gonna happen eventually, but not really the way it did. So if folks are a little on edge, you know why."

Unless they were talking Kuzuryuu, who was basically always on edge. "I don't think he'll be back, but I'd watch out for yourself, anyway."

Everyone would rather be at home with their pizza cat cats...

I would have been somewhat concerned if people weren't a little on edge regardless of the mole, but thank you for the heads up. [that's kind of a hypocritical thing for him to say, because he's not the least bit on edge about any of this at all, but whatever, it's fiiiiiine]

I'll keep an eye out and let you know if I see a... what was it? Red-haired, brightly-coloured man? [alfendi's red-haired and wearing a brightly coloured sweater under his coat uh-oh, but. he looks like a skeletal old man so it's fine, he's probably not working for zero either probably]

"Depends on what you mean. People get used to all kinds of things. This place, too." Of course, who was Heiji to talk about people getting used to murder...

"...Say, is 'Layton' a pretty common last name?" He might as well ask about that even though this guy and Hershel didn't seem very similar. Or at all similar, actually.

[Alfendi is very close to saying he'll never get used to the lack of fast food in this place, but he seems to think better of it and closes his mouth. good call, alfendi.

it takes him a moment or two for him to answer Heiji's question, though, and when he does, it's with a slight tenseness that doesn't seem to match the blankness of his eyes and the general standoffishness he's been carrying around with him this entire time.]

I can't say either way, but - personally, no, it doesn't feel that way. [which isn't something he's going to tell hershel, because stressing out seventeen year old boys isn't his modus operandi.]

It wasn't that Heiji has anything against fast food in particular, just... sitting in your house all day ordering pizza wtf dude.

Heiji believed in coincidences; they happened every day. But he didn't trust coincidences. "So possibly two of us are connected to Hershel."

[look, hershel made him pasta once, not that alfendi remembers that at all. he threw it out the window in a rage. fast food is the way to go]

Two of us? [That perked his interest.] Someone else might have a relationship with him?

Alfendi................

Heiji shook his head. "Not 'might have', it's confirmed. Clive met Hershel before he was kidnapped. Asked him some questions about an incident that happened in his hometown."

Of course, that did seem to be the only connection between them thus far. They were a rather international bunch.

Oh. I see. [while he doesn't exactly sound disappointed, it has to be pretty apparent to someone as incisive as heiji that alfendi's not exactly pleased with this answer.]

Are you at liberty to tell me about this - incident? This could be a step towards remembering my identity, so I'm curious, to say the least. [unless the incident was about a mass-murderer being caught slaughtering dozens of innocent civilians because for real if he finds out he's a mass-murderer he's probably going to be upset with himself]

Heiji considered this. He certainly could tell Alfendi about it, but --

"Neither of them mentioned you or anyone matching your description. So I think it's better if you ask Hershel or Clive about it. It's their story, y'know? Wouldn't wanna step on their toes." If either of them had mentioned an skinny old dude who really, really liked pizza, Heiji would probably have Alfendi more, but...

"I can tell you that it happened a while back. Well before either of them showed up here." One more thing occurred to Heiji. "Oh yeah, and try to be polite when you talk to Clive. He's kinda particular."

[alfendi's clearly dissatisfied with everything heiji's telling him, which is becoming more and more obvious in his expression as time goes on - because really, if there's more to this than he's being led to believe, his relationship with hershel and clive could be rather dark. incident. what a frightening term.

but whatever. because cohesive timelines in rp are confusing, alfendi's thread with clive has already happened somehow so alfendi can talk about him like they've already met. yes. shut up it's fine]

Clive's the rather confident young man in blue, isn't he? [Alfendi folds his arms across his chest, grateful for another topic to pursue.] I noticed he tends to value respect, which makes me wonder why he has such bad blood with certain test subjects. He told me Kuzuryuu didn't want to accept his help when he was wounded, so I've been wondering just how much animosity actually runs between them.

Heiji wasn't going to betray a confidence for some food philistine, so Alfendi was just going to have to bite the bullet and take on the horrifically daunting task of asking Hershel, history's greatest monster, a question. Good luck Alfendi, hopefully you would come back alive.

"Oh, them? They're like oil and water. If Kuzuryuu ain't like you, you're gonna know about it. Same thing with Clive, only Kuzuryuu ain't too big on manners. So you can see why they clashed with each other from day one. In terms of really dislikin' someone, though, I doubt Kuzuryuu's at the top of Clive's list."

What, really? Who else does he have trouble with? [because alfendi's a little surprised to hear that the guy clive had described as "paranoid, hotheaded and violent" somehow isn't at the top of his shitlist. but. not nearly as surprised as he would be by heiji calling him a food philistine while telling him to deal with it because heiji do you wanna fight i got two fists with your name on em RIGHT HERE]

How many people am I going to have to tiptoe around just to avoid getting dragged into a fight? I thought most of you got along. [because he is seriously in a terrible position by being the only 30 year old amongst a ton of young adults. he feels like the social scene here could be more explosive than the bomb in his watch and he will have to chaperone it all]

Heiji counted off on his fingers. "Zelos, who isn't here any more, plus Jake and Sasuke. Of course Zero and Calhoun are in there, too." But they were on everyone's shitlist, so.

"Don't think you gotta tiptoe around anyone. I don't. Like no one's gonna slug ya for sittin' in the wrong spot or whatever, and the only guy you really gotta worry about gettin' into a fight with is Jake. He's got kind of a short temper, but even he ain't bother you unless you get in his face. I were you, I'd just talk to everyone and be reasonably polite."

P.S. BRING IT OLD MAN

Edited 2014-11-13 22:34 (UTC)

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