a new arrival

[vivariummods]

T H E  W A R E H O U S E 【 day 44 】 Hello newcomer, 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 subject. Thankfully(?) enough, no one has disappeared for this "replacement" to appear. Lucky you, you can still be a sickeningly happy family without anyone leaving. Calhoun will just pretend to barf over here while you can have your free bath of the week.

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[ day 44 ]

[vivariummods]

new arrivals.

[vivariummods]

[ You Found It! ]

[ You've solved the puzzle and you've escaped the elevator, but now you only find yourself here in this warehouse. You may either be soaking wet or mostly dry, depending on how you've solved that puzzle. Either way, you're in an unfamiliar area surrounded by unfamiliar faces. Better start introducing yourself. ]

[worrywirt]

[ When the elevator doors open, Wirt is tense and looking very, very uncomfortable. It doesn't help that he's dressed like an idiot in a cape and pointy red hat, or that he is, for the most part, almost entirely wet. Not because he was close to running out of time, but because he had slipped and fallen into the water while trying to solve the puzzle. Which is unfortunate because he's pretty sure there aren't spare clothes anywhere, and he doesn't like the way the wet fabric clings to him.

He's relieved to be free of course, but at the same time, this situation is less than ideal, and he has no idea what he's supposed to be doing. He doesn't know if he can trust anyone or if there is even a legitimate way out or if this is just some sick, twisted death game. But he tries to be optimistic, he really does. It just doesn't work so well.

He looks around at the others, tries to get his nerves under control, and then slowly raises a hand in greeting. He feels a little dumb, addressing a room full of strangers, but at the same time, there's not much else he can do right now. ]

Uh--hi, everyone. Hello. [ He laughs awkwardly, tries to keep his voice from cracking. ] Guess we'll be stuck here for a while, huh?

[puzzlinglad]

That's one way of putting it. [Hey, try to be reassuring to the new, wet people. Seriously that hat though, Hershel has to regard it a moment before realizing how incredibly rude that is and hastily rifling through his bag for...

A rag about the size of a head. Great. Wow. Still, it's dry and he offers it to Wirt.] Ah here, not that it will help much but- [Murdergames are fun, what did you even say to this.] Um, welcome, I suppose. I'm Hershel Layton.

[worrywirt]

[ Luckily, Wirt is well aware of how ridiculous his hat is. He can't remember why he was wearing it, but he's pretty sure it's not his normal get up. Or...well, he hopes it isn't. He'd hate to find out he's the weird kid in school.

He takes the rag and just. Looks at it for a second. ] Thanks. It might not do much, but it's better than nothing at all. [ He manages a half smile. Really, he is grateful. He's just not really sure what to do with it? So he kind of dabs at his face a little, and takes off his hat to ruffle his hair with the rag. He considers dabbing at his clothes or something, but decides that would be pointless, and holds the rag back out for Hershel to take. ]

I'm Wirt. I--Uh. It's good to meet you?

[blind_badass]

A positive attitude will get you far here. *This from a tall lanky man with a princely air who doesn't seem to open his eyes.* I take it you've just emerged from your first puzzle.

[worrywirt]

Uh. Yeah, I guess. [ Wirt doesn't really sound all that convinced about positivity being helpful here, and shuffles around uncomfortably for a few seconds before continuing. ] The puzzle was...ah, yeah. Do they always try to drown us?

[babygangsta]

"Yeah." Kuzuryuu's greeting was a tad terse as he approached Wirt. There'd had been a parade of new people lately, and he hadn't exactly had the best time with one of them, but at least this one was acting suitably nervous for the situation at hand. Normal even, excepting the weird outfit he had on. Was he a gnome or something? Not that Kuzuryuu could talk much, with his bloodstained pinstripe suit, recently broken nose and general look of exhaustion. This was very clearly a fun place to be.

"We're supposed to be able to leave once our BP hits 63, but who know if Zero's not just planning on killing us once we try to." Because Zero was the absolute worse. "Anyway, I'm guessing you have questions. If your room was anything like mine the rat explained approximately jack shit."

[worrywirt]

Wirt didn't even know what he was supposed to be. All he knew was that he felt really, incredibly dumb in it. At least people were talking to him, though, so maybe he wouldn't be judged too harshly for his getup. He hopes so, anyway. Speaking of, Wirt couldn't help but stare at the bloodstained suit. He knew this wasn't a walk in the park, the elevator had been proof enough of that. But it hadn't really sunk in until now.

"Mmm...that would be. Not good." Understatement of the century, but Wirt didn't really know what else to say to that little tidbit. He didn't want to dwell on it, that's for sure. "But, uh. Yeah, an explanation of everything would be...nice. That Calhoun guy wasn't exactly the most helpful." And Zero was even less helpful.

[detectiveofthewest]

Screw it, Heiji was going to push his own worries aside for a few moments and try his best to welcome the nervous guy.

"Guess so!" he said, holding out his hand for a shake. Worries about his friends aside, his smile was sunny and clearly well-used. "I'm Heiji, nice to meetcha! Glad you got outta there okay."

[worrywirt]

Wirt looked from Heiji to his outstretched hand a little hesitantly. He didn't want to be rude, though, so he took it and gave it a good shake. He wasn't really sure what to make of Heiji. He seemed nice? But a little too cheerful for the situation at hand.

Hmh.

"Thanks. I'm--glad I got out of there, too. It was pretty nerve-wracking, when the water started rushing in." He cleared his throat and adjusted his hat. God, it was so dumb. Why was he still wearing it? He looked like an idiot with it on. "But it's, uh, nice to meet you, Heiji. I'm Wirt."

[lameton]

[Alfendi's rather new himself, having just arrived in the warehouse a few days ago, so he understands the whole being incredibly confused while looking like a drowned rat situation his new buddy Wirt has found himself in. Sorry about that, bro. He's one of the latter test subjects to approach the new kid, coming in on the tail end of everyone else, but he'll still do his best to fill in any questions Wirt might have about, like, what life is like when you're at the mercy of a robotic mouse and his gas masked friend. because that's a pretty daunting and overwhelming topic, probably.]

Hello. [He calmly offers his hand - a hand which is currently covered in bandages, but that's totally fine, that's totally normal - and adapts a welcoming tone of voice.] Dreadfully sorry about that whole almost drowning to death business. I'm happy to see you made it out alive.

[His hand falters, however, when he finally takes notice of what Wirt is wearing. that... sure is special. his eyebrows pinch a little and he briefly wonders how out of touch he is with the youth of today if this is considered fashionable, but. he'll gloss over it without commenting.]

I like your hat, by the way. [or not.] Can I help you with anything?

[worrywirt]

[ Wirt doesn't pay the bandages any mind. Given what he's heard so far--and with the almost-drowning-in-the-elevator business--he's pretty sure such things are normal around this place. Not that that's a very comforting thought. Wirt would rather avoid getting horribly injured, but alas.

Speaking of things he wants to avoid, his outfit. He's seriously questioning the life choices he can't even remember making. ] It's okay, you don't have to--I-I mean, I know it looks dumb, so.

[ He self consciously adjusts the hat on his head, as if that might make it look a little better somehow. ] But, uh, thanks, I guess. Making it out of there was definitely better than the alternative. [ There's a nervous laugh as he tries to figure out how to answer Alfendi's question. The only thing that would help right now is getting out, but that's clearly impossible. So he just kind of skirts the question awkwardly and asks one of his own. ] How...long has everyone been here, anyway?

[not_that_sasuke]

[Wirt may not notice Sasuke right away - his steps are nearly silent, and dressed in a nice black shirt and pants it's very, very easy to miss him.]

...Something like that, anyway. Are you alright?

[He looks soaked through. That can't be much fun.]

[worrywirt]

[ Wirt jumps a little in surprise. He hadn't really been paying attention to his surroundings very well outside talking to those around him, so he didn't notice Sasuke approach. ]

Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm. I'm fine. [ As fine as one can be when discovering they're now part of a murder game. ] I figured out the puzzle okay, I just...slipped in the process.

mingle.

[vivariummods]

[ Yet another free bath, but as usual, the water is freezing. Plus, there's only one elevator this time, so don't fight over it too much. That, or find something else to do during this time. ]

[puzzlinglad]

[After taking a fun elevator shower Hershel can be found nearby, fully clothed but still damp and more so with hair drooping in his face like he's a wet sheep dog. He seems a bit frustrated because he's sighing as he tries to get his ridiculous hair under control, more so as it absolutely refuses to cooperate and sticks out in even weirder angles as he tries to dry it with a rag as best he can before it just flops right back in his face.

Eventually he gives up and can be found in the cafeteria, looking at a water bottle full of black/brown liquid? What is that??]

[detectiveofthewest]

Heiji sat down next to Hershel, looking a little more glum than usual. "Hey. What's in the bottle?"

He wanted to get back to keeping watch over Snake, but he did have to eat, so...

[fairsfair]

[ Jake has taken an elevator bath a bit earlier, like, right after the new kid got out, so he's mostly dry. There's that whole new hair business that he has to take care of (it's probably still short), but not that big of a deal. He just lets it dry off. ]

[ After leaving the washroom (where he was to dry off and check if his injuries are okay now), he heads back to the warehouse where he finds his favourite doormat to bother. ]

If you don't shave that off, it's going to have a mind of its own.

[lameton]

[Alfendi will probably catch Hershel somewhere between the elevator and the cafeteria, looking somewhat gaunt due to a lack of sleep and food. He doesn't comment on Hershel's hair, really - though he could, because the kid looks like he's wearing a wig made of waterlogged steel wool. but. in any case. his hands are still rather gross looking, so he's keeping them tucked in his coat pockets as he approaches him.]

Hello, Hershel. [blank stare.] We should find you some hair ties. [but not hair claws because you're not a heathen like some people]

[blind_badass]

*Snake heads into the cafeteria because he is ravenous. Even for crappy gruel. He can sense someone is also in the cafeteria but not who.*

[skyentificmethod]

[plopping down near him at the caf, a tray of delicious* food* in front of her]

--Did you make prison wine?



[* words may be overstatements]

[blind_badass]

*The first thing Snake is aware of is being near someone warm, which is quite nice. He sleepily nuzzles against whoever he's sleeping with because obviously they're sleeping in a bed together after a wonderful night.

Except he's getting a faceful of someone's beret and he begins to realize he's rather clothed. His left shoulder aches in that way it does if he sleeps with his prosthetic on. He leans up to scrub at his eyes. Reason catches up on where he is and that he's apparently spooning Clive of all people? He starts in surprise and then falls off the couch.*

[detectiveofthewest]

And promptly hit someone else. Namely, Heiji, who had fallen asleep on the floor right in front of the couch and had been in the same watchful position for god knew how long.

The instant he was even semi-conscious, though, Snake had better have prepared himself, because Heiji was going to give him a giant hug for real this time, and there was nothing particularly shounen about it.

"You're awake! You been out for days!"

[skyentificmethod]

[at some point after cuddle time, Ema is going to come back around]

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